Trojan men's basketball drops opener to Northeastern

Men’s Basketball loses opener to #15-ranked Northeastern
Nov. 3, 2008

The Colby Community College men’s basketball team kicked off their season Sunday, Nov. 2 with a 91-77 loss against No. 15 ranked Northeastern Junior College of Sterling, Colo. The Trojans started four freshman and only two players over six feet, five inches, but outrebounded and defended well in the first half. CCC held Northeastern to 32 percent shooting in the first half. The game was tied at 34 after the first half.

“The first half is were we want to be defensively.” Head Coach John Woods said. “We work everyday in practice on rebounding and blocking out. We emphasized positioning around the basket, blocking out and defending around the basket. With a small lineup, we had to.”

However, in the second half Northeastern picked up their intensity and the young Trojan squad was unable to respond. The Trojans were hampered by foul trouble to sophomores Erick Peguero and Daray Hill. Both had fouled out with 12 minutes remaining in the second half.

“Our youth showed in the second half,” Woods said. “It’s hard to finish a game with all freshman. We asked Erick and Ray to guard their best player in Alex Garcia. They did a good job, but he’s tough to guard and as a result they were in foul trouble most of the game.”

Throughout the entire game the Trojans were able to drive to the basket and get to the free-throw line. Overall, the Trojans had 46 free-throw attempts and converted on 31 of them. The Trojans, offensively, relied on setting up 6’0” Shamar Acuay, who scored 27 points and had a team leading 6 rebounds. Acuay drove to the hoop often, and was 15-of-18 from the free-throw line.

“Shamar is a viable offensive threat. We intend to go to Shamar a lot,” Woods said. “He can score the ball, and even if they double him, he can kick it out to our outside shooters.”

Freshman point guard Derrick Thomas finished with 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field. Thomas scored 12 of his points in the second half. Charleston Smith added 13 points and 5 rebounds and Aireus Stephenson had 11 points.

Volleyball defeats Otero in four games

October 21, 2008

The Colby Community College volleyball team won their second match in three days, defeating Otero Junior College in LaJunta, Colo. The Lady Trojans defeated Otero by scores of 30-28, 23-25, 25-22, 25-18. Head Coach Valerie Armstrong said the team experienced some adversity, but responded well in the victory.

“The girls started slow in the first set, but came back and didn’t give up,” Armstrong said. “In the second set, (Megan) Dennis injured her back, so there was some confusion. But, the team re-grouped and Jessica Merino came off the bench and played hard for us.”

Stats
Da Silva- 25 kills, 4 aces 18 digs
Sena- 52 assists, 1 ace 9 digs
Schilowsky- 12 kills 4 blocks
Sheaffer- 11 kills 3 blocks
Merino- 4 kills 8 digs
Smatana- 12 digs
Faimon- 2 blocks

The Lady Trojans now stand at 13-27 overall for the season. CCC travels to Great Bend, Kan., for a Jayhawk West matchup with Barton County on Wednesday. The Lady Trojans defeated Barton earlier this season in Colby.

Women's golf 4th at OPSU Invite

October 8, 2008

The Colby Community College women’s golf team competed at the Oklahoma Panhandle State University Fall Invitational on Oct. 6-7. The team for CCC consisted of Abby Laverenz, Eva DeLuca, Alexandra Owens, Kali Brester and Megan Ryan.

Laverenz, a sophomore from Burlington, Colo., finished with a two day total of 179 which tied her for fourth place. Laverenz shot a 89 on day one and a 90 on day two. DeLuca finished tied for 14th place with a two day total of 198.

After struggling on day one with a 106, DeLuca rebounded for an 18-hole score of 92 on day two. Owens shot 116 and 125 for a total of 241 and Kali Brester shot a 133 and 125 for a total of 258. Megan Ryan withdrew from competition after day one.

The Lady Trojans finished in fourth place behind Northwestern Oklahoma State, OPSU and Dodge City.

Volleyball 2-5 at Wyo-Braska Shootout

Sept. 22, 2008

The Colby Community College volleyball team finished 2-5 at the Wyo-Braska Shootout. The tournament was hosted by Western Nebraska Community College and Eastern Wyoming. Matches took place in Scottsbluff, Neb., and Torrington, Wyo. The Lady Trojans had wins over Laramie and North Platte. CCC lost to Sheridan CC, Western Nebraska, Northwest Wyoming, Casper and Eastern Wyoming.

Head Coach Valerie Armstrong said she was pleased with the win over North Platte, who is currently ranked No. 20 in Division II. However, Armstrong said the team lost several close matches to quality teams, including losing 26-24 in game two to Casper after leading by six late in the game.

Armstrong said a switch in the lineup, moving Megan Dennis to a hitter position and Cassie Smatana to libero, improved the team play at the tournament. Armstrong said that change will continue if the team continues to play better with that rotation.

Game Scores & Stats

Colby lost to Northwest – 23-25, 19-25, 23-25

Juliana Motta Da Silva – 11 kills, 2 service aces

Lisa Faimon – 6 kills, .444 hitting percentage

Priscila Sena – 32 set assists, 2 service aces

Rexanne Schilowsky – 5 kills, 2 blocks

LeAnna Sheaffer – 5 kills, 2 blocks



Colby defeated Laramie County – 25-19, 24-26, 25-15, 19-25, 15-7

Silva – 32 kills, 10 digs

Sena – 55 set assists

Megan Dennis – 27 digs

Smatana – 26 digs

Faimon – 9 kills



Colby defeated North Platte – 23-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-10

Silva – 27 kills, 28 digs

Smatana – 24 digs, 3 service aces

Dennis – 8 kills, 2 service aces

Sena – 52 set assists, 16 digs



Colby lost to Casper – 23-25, 24-26, 17-25

Schilowsky – 11 kills, 2 service aces

Megan Dennis – 10 digs

Sena – 33 set assists

Cassie Smatana – 6 kills

Sheaffer – 6 kills



Colby lost to #2 Western Nebraska – 10-25, 8-25, 15-25

Silva – 4 kills

Schilowsky – 4 kills



Colby lost to Sheridan – 11-25, 14-25, 20-25

Silva – 8 kills

Sena – 18 set assists

Smatana – 10 digs

Dennis – 2 service aces



Colby lost to Eastern Wyoming – 18-25, 25-19, 12-25, 25-16, 6-15

Sena – 42 set assists, 3 service aces, 12 digs

Silva – 17 kills, 5 service aces

Dennis – 13 digs, 12 kills

Schilowsky – 10 kills

Cross Country results from Colorado College

Sept. 22, 2008
Women’s Results (From head coach Crystal Berndt)

The Lady Trojan Cross Country team competed at Colorado College today. There goal this week was to beat Garden City, every single girl had to run there personal best to achieve this goal. We wound up placing 3rd over all and beat Garden City by 31 points. I was very proud of each of the ladies, they all went in knowing what they had to do and they did it!!

Tonya Nero took 2nd place, with a tying time with the first place winner she got beat right at the finish line. Scarla Nero took 17th place, Maria Rodriguez 37th, Kayla Zodrow 39th, Nicole Clark 54th, Reba Schiesser 56th, Autumn Preston 69th.



Men’s Results

The men’s cross country team finished 5th out of ten teams at the Colorado College Invitational. Finishing ahead of CCC was (1) Adams State, (2) Garden City, (3) Colorado College, and (4) University of Northern Colorado.

The top finisher for the Trojans was Albert Mong’ony, who finished 31st in a time of 29:05. Other finishers were Darren Sporing (58th, 30:46), Ryan Baalman (59th, 30:52), Anthony Whiteman (61st, 30:56), Lendon Hartshorn (63, 31:00), Roberto Romero (65, 31:06), Harley Beck (75, 32:06), Chisom Spencer (80, 32:57), Joel Scott (90, 35:46), and David Barnum (96, 38:23).

Women's golf third at first conference tournament

The CCC women’s golf team competed in their first conference tournament Sept. 14 & 15. The tournament was hosted by CCC and was held in Atwood, KS.

The Lady Trojans placed 3rd as a team and came away with two individual medalists, Freshman, Eva DeLuca (Yuma, CO) placed 4th, with a 27-hole total of 132, and Soph., Abby Laverenz (Burlington, CO) placed 5th, with a 27-hole total of 137.

Overall the ladies performed very well for their first tournament. There is no doubt that we have the ability to compete within our conference. The ladies showed a lot of potential, and each lady was able to improve their scores from Sunday to Monday.



Colby Community College - 3rd Place Team

Abby Laverenz
47
90
137
5th

Eva DeLuca
42
90
132
4th

Alex Owens
62
117
179

Brittany Kersenbrock
54
110
164

Team Total
612

Fall Softball Results (Sept. 14)

The Hays tournament was canceled on Saturday due to weather. We traveled to Garden City and scrimmaged them for 14 innings and didn’t keep stats. We played on Sunday in Hays against Fort Hays and Seward.

Colby 1
FHSU 5

Losing Pitcher – Marissa Elsberry 6H 5R 2ER 3BB 7K 6IP
Leading Hitter – Tiffany Allen 1-2 2B 1RBI
Team Hits – 5

Colby 9
Seward 12

Losing Pitcher – Jaylen Reed 12H 10R 6ER 1BB 2K 4IP
Logan Wark 3H 2R 2ER 0BB 0K 1IP
Leading Hitter – Ashley Primm 3-3 4RBI 3B
Team Hits – 17

Coach Comments: I though we played better today than at Garden City. We are still making to many little mistakes on defense. You have to make the average play on defense and you will keep yourself in the game. We started slow at the plate against Hays but finished strong. Against Seward we jumped on them 6-1 after the top of the second. They rallied to score 8 in the inning but we found back. We had the winning runs on base but couldn’t get a key hit to score the runs. I thought our talk and intensity was the best it had been all fall in the Seward game. We need to focus on building from each game and not take steps backwards. We play in North Platte this coming weekend. Pool Play is on Saturday and bracket play on Sunday. Western Nebraksa, York College and Doane are in our pool for this tournament. Don’t forget to come out to the Colby Community College campus on Wednesday at noon for the backer luncheon. Cost is $6 for lunch and all the coaches from the college will give a rundown of the past week and what is going on for the coming week.

Volleyball 1-3 at NJC Tournament

Sept. 16, 2008

The Colby Community College volleyball team (8-12 overall) went 1-3 over the weekend at the Northeastern Junior College Tournament in Sterling, Colo. According to Head Coach Valerie Armstrong, the team spent a portion of the weekend trying to overcome injuries to two key components.

“In the first game with Lamar, Priscila rolled her ankle,” Armstrong said. Armstrong was referring to sophomore transfer setter Priscila Sena, the only setter listed on the squad. The Lady Trojans were forced to move freshman outside hitter Juliana Motta Da Silva to setter for the remaining games. Armstrong said Silva also suffered a slight knee injury, but was still able to handle the setting duties for the time being.

Armstrong said Sena’s availability was questionable for tonight’s game with Seward, and realistically she hoped Sena would be available for the Wyo-Braska Tournament on Sept. 18-20.

At the NJC Tournament, the Lady Trojans began with a 25-19, 25-19, 25-21 victory over McCook. Their second match was against the #2-ranked team in the NJCAA in Western Nebraska. WNCC handed the Lady Trojans a 25-20, 25-14, 25-10 defeat. CCC lost their remaining two matches to Lamar (25-22, 16-25, 19-25, 25-16, 8-15) and Air Force Prep (25-12, 21-25, 23-25, 23-25).

Volleyball defeats Barton County 3-1

Sept. 12, 2008

The Colby Community College Lady Trojan volleyball team defeated Barton County three games to one last night at the Community Building. The win moved the Lady Trojans overall record to 7-9, gave them their first conference win and moved their home record to 6-2 on the season. Head Coach Valerie Armstrong was pleased with her team’s effort after a slow start.

“The first game we came out slow and tight,” Armstrong said. “Once we passed and ran our faster tempo, things came together and we played well.”

Juliana Motta Da Silva led the team with 20 kills and Rexanne Schilowsky added 13 kills and a team-leading six blocks.

“Rex owned the net blocking and everyone played hard,” Armstrong said. “We are a good team when everyone does their part.

Wednesday night’s contest saw the return of sophomore libero Megan Dennis. Cassie Smatana occupied the role of libero during her absence, but returned to an outside hitter role.

“Cassie stepped up by playing defense and hitting well,” Armstrong said. “It was nice to get our first conference win.”

Player stats

Juliana Motta da Silva -- 20 kills 1 ace

Rexanne Schilowsky -- 13 kills, 6 blocks, 5 aces

Cassie Smatana -- 9 kills 15 digs 6 aces

Megan Dennis -- 10 digs, 1 ace

Lisa Faimon -- 6 kills 2 blocks

LeAnna Sheaffer -- 5 kills

Priscila Sena -- 40 assists 3 aces 10 digs

Fall softball results (Cloud Tournament)

Sept. 8, 2008

The Colby Community College softball team competed at a tournament this past weekend hosted by Cloud Community College. The squad features just three sophomores, just two returning players from last season, and 17 freshmen. The two returning players are sophomore shortstop Katherine Nickel (Hastings, Neb.) and sophomore outfielder Erin Myers (Larned, Kan.).

The scores from the tournament are listed below.

Colby 0 Bethany 3

The Lady Trojans managed just three hits in seven innings, one hit each by Tiffany Allen, Marissa Elsberry and Peggy Nichols. Elsberry was solid on the mound, striking out 12 batters in seven innings and allowing three runs, two earned.

Colby 5 Barton 6

Colby had a 5-1 lead after the top of the fifth inning, but Barton scored two in the bottom of the fifth and added three more in the sixth to steal the victory. Whitney Archer was 2-for-3 with a triple and Aubri Townsend was 2-for-3 with a double and 2 runs batted in. The Lady Trojans committed three errors which led to four unearned runs. Jessica Chelewski pitched six innings and allowed 6 runs (2 earned) and 8 hits.

Colby 19 Brown Mackie 4

The Lady Trojans scored five runs in the first inning and exploded for 11 more in the second. The coasted to a 19-4 victory. Janay Rahrich was 3-for-3 with two doubles and 4 RBI. Brittany Berndt was 2-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI. Overall, CCC had 18 hits and walked 6 times. Jaylen Reed started for the Trojans, allowing just one earned run (4 total) in five innings and struck out five.

Colby 1 Salt City Crush 7

Aubri Townsend was 3-for-3 and had the Trojans lone RBI in the first inning. The Lady Trojans did have two hits and earned 2 walks, but were unable to push any runs across. Trojan starter Logan Wark allowed five earned runs (7 total) in six innings, walking none and striking out 3.

Colby 9 Cloud 1 (6)

Volleyball 4-2 at Colby Classic

Sept. 8, 2008

The CCC Lady Trojan volleyball team went 4-2 over the weekend at its home Colby Classic Tournament. On Friday, the Lady Trojans (6-9 overall) defeated Otero and Eastern Wyoming. On Saturday, they ran into two tough teams early, losing to North Platte in three sets and to Northwest Wyoming in two games. CCC responded by winning its next two games over Lamar and McCook.

The Lady Trojans opened up the tournament at 8:00 on Friday with a hard-fought three-set win over Otero (all games were best two-out-of three). The game scores were 25-21, 20-25, 15-13. The Trojans then defeated Eastern Wyoming in straight sets by the scores of 30-28, 25-20. On Saturday, the Trojans played against a tough opponent in North Platte and lost 25-17, 22-25, 15-10.

CCC then ran into a Northwest Wyoming team that was clicking on all cylinders. Northwest won by the scores of 25-8, 25-13. Colby responded by defeating Lamar in three sets, 25-18, 21-25, 15-13. The Lady Trojans struggled from the middle of the second game all the way through most of the third game. Down 8-13 in the final game, the Lady Trojans responded with a seven consecutive points for a 15-13 victory. The team then followed up that momentum with a 25-11, 25-23 victory over McCook.

CCC drops match at Hutchinson

CCC drops conference match at Hutchinson
Wednesday, Sept. 3

The Colby Community College Lady Trojan volleyball team (2-7, 0-2) lost Wednesday at Hutchinson Community College. The match scores were 15-25, 15-25, 12-25. Head Coach Valerie Armstrong said the scores were deceiving, and that her team showed improvement.

“The score doesn’t reflect how we played defensively,” Armstrong said. “I was very pleased with our defensive play tonight. We just didn’t hit the ball well, and we might have to change some things (to improve on that).”

Armstrong also said the teams blocking was effective against Hutchinson.

“We only had a couple of blocks, but we got a lot of touches,” Armstrong said. “I thought we disrupted them some, but just couldn’t finish on the offensive end.”

Sophomore libero Megan Dennis (Oakley) led the defensive effort with 18 digs and Rexanne Schilowsky had 7 kills, including five in the first match. The Lady Trojans host the Colby Classic Tournament this weekend, which features 10 teams from Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.

The Lady Trojans play at 8 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. on Friday morning and play at 12:30 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 4:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

“Our players are excited about this weekend,” Armstrong said. “We saw some of our capabilities (against Hutch) and hopefully we’ll continue to take steps in the right direction.”

Volleyball loses five-set match at Garden City

Aug. 28, 2008

The Colby Community College volleyball team lost a tough five-set match Wednesday at Garden City Community College. The game scores were 23-25, 25-19, 25-14, 18-25, 6-15.

“It was a disappointing loss,” Head Coach Valerie Armstrong said. “The match was tough, but we just checked out mentally when we needed to be more focused.”

Juliana Motta Da Silva led the Lady Trojans with 13 kills, followed closely by Rexanne Schilowsky with 11. Lisa Faimon added 8 kills and Jessica Merino added 6 kills and 11 digs. Sophomore setter Pricila Sena had 35 assists in the loss.

“Rex stepped up and hit well and Jessi Schmidt came off the bench and played a big role for us,” Armstrong said. “We just have to work on fixing the little things that hurt us.”

The Lady Trojans travel to Hutchinson on Wednesday, Sept. 3 for their next match and host the Colby Classic Tournament on Sept. 5-6.

Lady Trojans defeat McCook in straight sets

After a disappointing 1-5 start to the season, head volleyball coach Valerie Armstrong’s team responded with a straight set win over McCook at the Community Building on Monday night. The Lady Trojans won by the scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-19

CCC exacted a little revenge after losing to the Lady Indians of McCook on Friday at the North Platte Tournament. Armstrong was disappointed in her team’s showing over the weekend, but was happy with her team’s improvement on Monday night.

“We passed the ball significantly better tonight than last weekend,” Armstrong said. “Our outsides (outside hitters) attacked the ball better and we finally played defense to our capability.”

Game one started as a see-saw battle, but McCook capatilized on Trojan errors to take a 4-7 lead. The Lady Trojans responded with a 6-0 flurry and pushed the lead to 16-8 with a 12-1 overall run. Sophomore Rexanne Schilowsky keyed the run with several kills and solid play at the net. McCook never got closer than six points and the Trojans won 25-18.

The Trojans used a 6-0 run to begian game two, with freshman setter Priscila Sena serving. Early in the game, the Trojans passing was excellent, led by sophomore libero Megan Dennis. The Lady Trojans never relenquished control and went on for the six-point victory.

After falling behind 4-9 in game three and an Armstrong timeout, the Trojans began to chip away at the McCook lead and eventually tied the game at 11. CCC then stretched out the lead to six at 19-13 and went on for the victory

Armstrong said her team still has many things to work on, but feels they can be competitive with anybody.

“We continue to give away points on service errors and are still struggling converting free balls,” Armstrong said. “We need to capatilize on these to continue to improve.”

Lady Trojans go 1-5 at North Platte

The Colby Community College volleyball team opened the season on Aug. 22-23 at a round-robin tournament in North Platte, Neb. The Lady Trojans went 1-5 with their only win of the tournament coming against Eastern Wyoming.

The Lady Trojans defeated Eastern Wyoming by scores of 25-12, 25-20, 15-13. The Lady Trojans lost against Northeastern Junior College (20-25, 10-25, 9-15), McCook (20-25, 25-17, 13-15), Southeast CC (22-25, 25-22, 12-15) , Iowa Western (15-25, 27-29, 15-11) and North Platte (21-25, 11-25, 11-15).

The Lady Trojans host McCook on Monday, Aug. 25 at the Community Building. Game time is at 7 p.m.

Former Trojan Daniel Cormier withdraws from Olympics due to illness

United States freestyle wrestler Daniel Cormier became dehydrated after making weight for Thursday's matches at 96 kilograms and withdrew before wrestling.

According to national governing body USA Wrestling, Cormier weighed in Wednesday afternoon at the China Agriculture University gymnasium but became ill shortly thereafter and was treated by the USOC medical staff at the athletes' village. He was then taken to a local hospital, but is no longer having hydration problems.

After consulting with medical officials, the U.S. coaches decided to sit Cormier for Thursday's matches.

American Daniel Cormier dealt with dehydration issues less than a day before his scheduled match in the 96-kilogram class and had to withdraw. Because Cormier had already weighed in, the United States could not enter a replacement wrestler at his weight.

Cormier, the only returning U.S. freestyle wrestler from the Athens Olympics, was considered to have a good chance of medaling. He was third in the world last year and was fourth in the 2004 Olympics, and won both the U.S. nationals and the Olympic trials in Las Vegas.

Cormier, from Stillwater, Okla., also had a favorable bracket, with gold medal favorite Shirvani Muradov of Russia in the opposite bracket. Cormier also did not have to wrestle a qualification bout and would have needed to win only three matches to reach the finals.

A number of U.S. wrestlers have had trouble making weight in Beijing, including last-minute 60-kg (132-pound) fill-in Mike Zadick and 55kg
(121-pound) gold medalist Henry Cejudo, who said he dropped 10 pounds in less than two hours' time before his weigh-in Monday.

Cormier, 29, was second in the 2001 NCAA championships at Oklahoma State. He has wrestled extensively on the international circuit since 2002.

Jasper named new women's basketball coach

Colby Community College has announced the selection of Brady Jasper to head the Lady Trojan women’s basketball team. Jasper, who has coaching experience in the Jayhawk Conference, will replace DeJeanette Flournoy. Flournoy resigned last week from the position which she began in July to play professional women’s basketball.

Jasper served two years as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Garden City Community College. After being contacted by athletic director Ryan Sturdy, Jasper accepted the head coaching job at CCC.

“I am excited and happy to have Coach Jasper here at CCC,” said Sturdy. “He’ll do a great job and he has extensive experience in the Jayhawk. He is the right guy for the job. I look forward to the continuing success of the women’s program under his leadership.”

“When I began at Garden City two years ago, we were in much the same situation as CCC is this year,” said Jasper. “We had 5-7 players and had to scramble to fill the team. It will be a challenge this year but we still have until September 2 to sign players who can be competitive in the Jayhawk. I think there are still potential players who have not committed to other schools.”

Jasper graduated from Troy High School, Troy, KS. He attended Highland Community College where he played basketball for one year. He continued his education at Benedictine College in Atchison where he continued his basketball career, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in education.

In addition to his college coaching experience, Jasper coached high school women for two years in Elwood, KS and was the head women’s coach at LaFayette High School in St. Joseph, MO for four seasons.

“I loved coaching at LaFayette,” said Jasper. It was a great place. However, I really wanted to be a college coach so I made the jump and coached at Highland Community College for one year.”

Jasper was beginning his third year as assistant women’s coach in Garden City.

“We would like to thank Garden City Community College for working with us to make it possible to hire Coach Jasper, allowing him to further his coaching career,” said CCC President Lynn Kreider.

Jasper will begin his duties immediately.

“The first task is to make sure we have players who are competitive and will play to the best of their ability,” said Coach Jasper. “We will move forward with a positive attitude and I look forward to the challenge.”

Fomer Trojan begins Olympic quest for Gold

Cormier will face Michel Batista of Cuba. If he wins, he will face the winner of Luis Vivenes of Venezuela and Taimuraz Tigiev of Kazakhstan.

On Cormier’s side of the bracket is 2007 World silver medalist Saeid Abrahimi of Iran, who defeated Cormier at the World Championships last year. Also on his side of the bracket is former World champion Georgi Gogshelidze of Georgia

“As the bronze medalist from last year, he is confident he can win the gold medal,” said Jackson. “His training has gone better than it ever has. He has made the weight, probably the last time he will ever be at 96 kg. We are ready for him to wrestle.”

Cormier, the team captain, is competing in his second Olympic Games. He was fourth in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Cormier was a 2007 World bronze medalist. He has made every U.S. World and Olympic team since 2003. He is from Lafayette, La. He was a NJCAA national champion at Colby CC in Kansas, and a NCAA runner-up for Oklahoma State.

Lady Trojan Volleyball begins season Friday, Aug. 22

The Colby Community College volleyball team, under the direction of new head coach Valerie Armstrong, begins its season this Friday. The Lady Trojans will be competing in the North Platte Tournament in North Platte, Neb.

The Trojans play four games on Friday, beginning with No. 15-ranked Northeastern Junior College at 2 p.m. The remaining Friday schedule consists of McCook at 3:30 p.m., Eastern Wyoming at 5:30 p.m., and Iowa Central at 8:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Lady Trojans will face South East Community College of Nebraska at 9:30 a.m. and North Platte CC at 2:30 p.m.

The first home match for the Lady Trojans is Monday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Community Building. The annual Colby Classic Tournament is Sept 5-6.

The Lady Trojans return just two players from last season in sophomore middle blocker Rexanne Schilowsky (Phillipsburg) and sophomore libero / outside hitter Megan Dennis (Oakley). Armstrong expects that both will have a positive impact on this year’s team.

“Megan can pass the ball and is quick defensively. She is also intense and will be a vocal leader for us,” Armstrong said. “Rex was a captain last season and will be a force in the middle.”

The Lady Trojans have one other sophomore on their roster in transfer Priscila Sena. A 5’5” setter, Sena, transferred to the program from College of the Southwest where Armstrong was previously an assistant. Sena is originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Armstrong said she was happy that “Pri” decided to transfer to Colby.

“She has great hands and is a smart player, but needs to improve on her quickness and aggressiveness.”

The Colby squad features eight freshman: LeAnna Shaeffer (Oberlin, Kan.); Ashley Ming (Dighton, Kan.); Jessica Schmidt (Melvern, Kan.); Michele Ferreria (Sao Paulo, Brazil); Juliana Motta Da Silva (Campo Mourao, Brazil); Jessica Merino (Belen, New Mexico); Cassie Smatana (Albuquerque, New Mexico); and Lisa Faimon (Stratton, Neb.).

With the abundance of newcomers, Armstrong and assistant coach Juliana “Ju” Todescan are in the process of finding the right rotations for the team to be successful.

For more information on the Lady Trojans go to www.colbycc.edu and click on athletics. Currently on the volleyball page are player bios, complete 2008 schedule and photos from a scrimmage at Garden City on Aug. 16.

Trojan baseball splits series with Garden City

Monday, April 21


Despite splitting a four-game set with Garden City this weekend, the Colby Community College baseball team (24-22, 14-14) holds its own destiny on whether it will host a first-round series in the region tournament. CCC maintained its two-game edge over Garden City and Dodge City in the conference standings, with just one four-game conference series left. The Trojans play Hutchinson at home on April 26-27. Meanwhile, Garden City will play last place Cloud County and Dodge City will travel to Butler.

The Trojans are currently in fourth place at 14-14, behind Seward (22-6), Hutchinson (21-7) and Barton County (19-13). They are ahead of Garden City (12-16), Dodge City (12-16), Butler (11-17), Pratt (9-19) and Cloud County (8-20). The Trojans could lock up a home series if they win three-out-of-four against Hutch, which would be a tall task.





Recaps against Garden City



Game one

Trojan starter Sean Lydon pitched all seven innings to pick up the victory in a 4-2 win. Lydon allowed two earned runs on nine hits while striking out seven batters. The offense was supplied by Steve Kletke, who homered twice, and Brennan Peterson who was 2-for-4 with a solo homerun.



Game two

The Trojans dug themselves a big hole, falling behind 11-3 after two innings. They did mount a comeback, but fell short, losing by a 12-10 score. Brennan Peterson, Jaret Chatwood and Aaron Dunsmore each had three hits in the loss.



Game three

The Trojans lost game three 5-3. Chris Urbach allowed five runs in 2 2/3 innings and picked up the loss. Josh Edwards pitched well in relief, allowing just one hit in 3 2/3 innings of relief. Aaron Dunsmore was 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored, and Steve Kletke was 1-for-3 with a double and 2 RBI.



Game four

The Trojans evened up the series with a 6-4 victory. Scott Hornstra went the distance, picking up his fifth win of the season. Hornstra allowed just one earned run, four overall, in seven innings. Aaron Dunsmore was 2-for-3 with a homerun, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI. Catcher Eric Sim was 1-for-3 with 2 RBI and Steve Kletke doubled twice for the Trojans.

Lady Trojan softball riding seven-game win streak

The Colby Community College Lady Trojan softball team swept through their home tournament, the Allen Wolf Memorial Tournament, winning all five games. Along with a doubleheader sweep on Friday of Cloud County, the Lady Trojans are on a seven-game winning streak, and their overall record is now 24-25. The Lady Trojans play home doubleheaders this week on Tuesday (against Garden City, 3 p.m.), Wednesday (Butler County, 3 p.m.) and Friday (Lamar, 1 p.m.).

The Lady Trojans travel to Cloud County on Sunday, April 27 for their final regular season action of the year. On Monday, April 29, the Lady Trojans will play a first-round playoff game for the conference and region tournament. Seedings are not yet finalized. Here are the recaps (provided by head coach Ryan Sturdy) for this weekend’s games



Lady Trojans Go Undefeated in Allen Wolf Memorial Tournament



Colby 3

Dodge City 2 (8 innings)



Winning Pitcher – Brittani Kage 3H 2R 0ER 6BB 4K 8IP

Leading Hitter – Kaylie Gomez 2-3 1RBI 2B 3B

Team Hits – 7



Colby 14

Brown Mackie 0 (5 innings)



Winning Pitcher – Ninostka Amaro 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 4K 5IP

Leading Hitter – Kaylie Gomez 3-4 3R 1RBI

Team Hits – 7



Colby 2

Lamar 1



Winning Pitcher – Kari Panno 2H 1R 0ER 1BB 4K 7IP

Leading Hitter – Ninostka Amaro 2-3 1R 1RBI HR(20)

Team Hits – 7



Colby 8

North Platte 0 (5 innings)



Winning Pitcher – Kari Panno 2H 0R 0ER 1BB 2K 5IP

Leading Hitter – Ninostka Amaro 3-3 2R 2RBI 2doubles

Team Hits – 5



Colby 5

Dodge City 0



Winning Pitcher – Ninostka Amaro 3H 0R 0ER 5BB 2K 7IP

Leading Hitter – Kat Nickel 2-3 1R 2RBI

Courtney Duell 2-3 2RBI 2B

Team Hits – 6



Coach Comments: I am very pleased with the way we have played the last three days. We have struggled all season and we are starting to do the little things to help us win games. We are on a seven game winning streak. That should give us confidence on Tuesday and Wednesday in our conference and region games against Garden City and Butler. There were different players that stepped up all weekend and got the team going when we needed it. Our pitchers threw very well and we didn’t make mistakes on defense that cost us. We are currently 24-25. We have four doubleheaders left before the region tournament. We have three home dates this week. Games start at 3pm on Tuesday and Wednesday and 1pm on Friday.

Baseball splits with Bulter on Saturday; rained out on Sunday

Sunday, March 30

The Colby Community College baseball team (16-12, 9-5) split Saturday with Butler County at the CCC baseball diamond. The Trojans lost the first game 6-5, but responded to win game two 3-1.

Runs were hard to come by in game one, as the conditions were not ideal. The wind was blowing in, making it impossible for the ball to carry. The Trojans scored a run in the bottom of the second and again in the fourth inning to take a 2-0 lead. Butler tied the game in the fifth on a controversial play at the plate. Trojan catcher Eric Sim appeared to tag out a Butler baserunner, but the home plate umpire called him safe.

Butler used the momentum to add four runs in the sixth inning. The Trojans rallied in the seventh inning, despite two outs and no runners on. Consecutive hits by Brennan Peterson, Jaret Chatwood, Scott Hornstra and Aaron Dunsmore brought the Trojans to within one run. Dunsmore was on second and Steve Kletke drove the ball into the left-center gap, but it was caught.

Sean Lydon picked up the loss for the Trojans, despite allowing just one earned run in 5 innings. Five unearned runs were allowed on two Trojan errors.

The Trojans responded with a 3-1 victory in game two. Hornstra was 3-for-3 with an RBI and Trojan starting pitcher Mark Phillips allowed just one run in 6 innings of work. Phillips allowed four hits and four walks, but struck out seven. Damien Hess pitched the seventh inning for the save.

Lady Trojans split with Neosho in Region action

Lady Trojans Softball Splits with Neosho in Region Action
Sunday, March 30

Colby 4
Neosho 1

Winning Pitcher – Kari Panno 1H 2K 2BB 1R 0ER 7IP

Leading Hitter – Mary McLaughlin 3-4 1R

Lynette Ebert 1-2 1R HR

Team Hits – 8


Colby 11
Neosho 12

Losing Pitcher – Brittani Kage 10H 1K 4BB 10R 4ER 4.3IP
Ninostka Amaro 1H 0K 0BB 2R 0ER 2.6
Leading Hitter – Chloe Jackson 3-3 3R 5RBI 2HR

Team Hits – 10

Coach Comments: We can make mistakes on defense. We hit the ball well enough today to win both games but our defense was up and down today. We started to hit the ball hard again today. We have some kids step up today that have been struggling at the plate and give us a spark. Our defense was another story. We play on the road for the next three weeks and then finish the season with a two week home stand.

Trojans sweep doubleheader from Hastings JV

Wednesday, March 26

The Colby Community College men's baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader Wednesday from Hastings JV at the CCC baseball diamond. The Trojans won the opening game 15-3 in five innings, and won 11-2 in the second game.

Russell West picked up the win in game one, pitching 4 innings and allowed one run on for hits while striking out five. Offensive numbers were:

Player Name AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
Brennen Peterson cf....... 1 4 1 0 3 0 1 0 0
Jaret Chatwood ss......... 2 3 2 2 1 0 2 1 0
Scott Hornstra dh......... 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Dunsmore lf......... 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
Steve Kletke 3b........... 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1
Jordan Smith rf........... 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Chad Johnson c............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Kurri Darby 1b............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1
Drew Ziegler 2b........... 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0

In game two, Chris Urbach turned in another solid pitching performance, limiting Hastings JV to one run on three hits in 4 1/3 innings of work. Urbach struck out six batters while walking two. Game two offensive numbers were

Player Name AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
Brennen Peterson lf....... 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
Zack Semenza cf........... 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Scott Hornstra 2b......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jerry Hildreth 2b........ 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
Aaron Dunsmore dh......... 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
Steve Kletke 3b........... 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Garrett Stone rf.......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
Eric Sim c................ 2 2 2 0 2 0 10 0 0
Dan Turre 1b.............. 3 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sean Caggiano ss.......... 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0

Softball drops two close games to Hutch

Wednesday, March 26

Lady Trojans Drop Two in Conference Doubleheader



Colby 4

Hutch 5



Losing Pitcher – Ninostka Amaro 5H 5R 3ER 4BB 2K 7IP

Leading Hitter – Jill Schmidt 2-4 2B 3B 1RBI

Team Hits – 5



Colby 2

Hutch 3



Losing Pitcher – Kari Panno 6H 3R 2ER 1BB 6K 7IP

Leading Hitter – Ninostka Amaro 2-3 2B 1R

Team Hits – 7



Coach Comments: We didn’t play with as much energy as we needed too. We make little mistakes on defense that hurt us. On offense we couldn’t get a hit with runners in scoring position. When we struggle at the plate we are letting it affect us on the defensive side. Hitting is contagious, when we are struggling as a team like we are now we need someone to step up and hit the ball to get us started. Our next action is today at Carl Adams Softball field against Barton County. Friday we take on Seward County. 3pm start time for both days.

Women's Golf Results from OPSU Invitational

Coach Lisa Stithem's comments
Abby Laverenz, Burlington, played very well. She tied for 9th out of a field of 3. Veronica Forsythe, Brush, CO, and Eryn Topliff, Goodland, also played well for their first tournament of the year. The girls were up against some very strong competition, competing against the 4 yr. schools. However, within the conference competition all three girls were very strong.



2008 OPSU Spring Invitational

Dates: 03/24-03/25, 2008

Round: 2

FINAL RESULTS

Par-Yardage: 72-5863

Fin. School Scores

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Fin. Name School Scores

T 9 Abby Laverenz Colby CC 81 87 168

20 Martha Meisenheimer Pratt CC 91 89 180

23 Alicia Kortz Baker U. 90 92 182

T 26 Jessica Porter Baker U. 93 96 189

28 Veronica Forsythe Colby CC 95 99 194

30 Amanda Willey Coffeyvill 95 105 200

32 Eryn Topliff Colby CC 105 103 208

34 Hannah Harrison Coffeyvill 107 112 219

35 Megan Yarbrough Pratt CC 109 114 223

38 Paige Fiekert Coffeyvill 121 129 250

Baseball team is 13-11 overall, 8-4 in the conference

Wednesday, March 26

The Colby Community College baseball team hosts Hastings JV today at 1 p.m at the CCC baseball diamond. This weekend, the Trojans host Jayhawk West foe Butler County for a doubleheader on Saturday and Sunday. The Trojans begin at 1 p.m. both days.

The Trojans are currently 13-11 overall and 8-4 in the conference. The 8-4 mark puts them in fourth place behind Seward County (9-3), Hutchinson (11-5) and Barton County (11-5). The Trojans are coming off a weekend split with Cloud County. In the two losses, the Trojans allowed Cloud to score in the bottom of the seventh.

Aaron Dunsmore leads the team with a .415 average, 12 doubles and is tied with Scott Hornstra for the team lead with 4 home runs. Hornstra is batting .378 and has 22 runs batted in, while Dunsmore has 21 RBIs. Third baseman Steve Kletke contributes a .381 average with 17 RBIs and a recent hot streak has outfielder Brennan Peterson hitting .377.

Hornstra also leads the way on the mound for the Trojans, posting a 3-0 record with a 1.78 earned run average. Sean Lydon has logged the most innings for the Trojans with 28, and has a 2-3 record with a 3.75 ERA. Josh Edwards is 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA and Mark Phillips, after struggling early, has rebounded for a 2-1 record in 7 appearances and a 5.12 ERA.

Softball hosts Hutch at Carl Adams Field (3 p.m.)

Wednesday, March 26

The Colby Community College softball team hosts Hutchinson today at 3 p.m. at Carl Adams Field. The Lady Trojans are 10-11 overall and 0-2 in the Jayhawk Conference. Hutch enters with a 12-9 overall record and 1-3 conference record.

The Lady Trojans last week swept a doubleheader against McCook, after struggling at their home softball tournament on March 15-16. Outside of Nina Amaro the Lady Trojans have been inconsistent offensively, but have shown signs of being a good offensive team. Amaro leads the team with a .491 average, 11 homeruns and 26 runs batted in. Amaro's 11 homeruns is third in the nation behind only Marina Gusman-Brown of Eastern Arizona and Shannon Miles of Bossier Parish.

The Lady Trojans also will host Barton County tomorrow at 3 p.m. and Neosho on Sunday, March 30 at 1 p.m.

Softball sweeps Brown Mackie (March 4, 2008)

Lady Trojans Softball Sweep Brown Mackie in Conference Opener

Game #1
Colby 8
Brown Mackie 0

Winning Pitcher - Ninostka Amaro 2H 0R 0ER 5K 1BB 5IP
Leading Hitter - Jill Schmidt 2-3 3B HR 4RBI Team Hits - 7

Game #2
Colby 13
Brown Mackie 2

Winning Pitcher - Brittani Kage 6H 2R 0ER 4K 1BB 5IP
Leading Hitter - Ninostka Amaro 2-3 2B HR 3RBI
Lynette Ebert 1-3 HR 3RBI Team Hits - 10

Coach Comments: We hit well and our pitchers threw very well. This should give us a boost going into the first region games on Thursday at Garden City. We had people get keys hits with runners in scoring position.
Overall I was very pleased with the way the team performed today. We are now tied for first in the conference. Our next two doubleheaders are against region opponents. Everyone up and down the lineup hit well today I just hope we carry it over the rest of the week.

Trojan baseball sweeps doubleheader from Pratt

Monday, March 3

The Colby Community College baseball team swept a doubleheader from Pratt last Saturday in Pratt. The Trojans won 7-4 and 12-10, with both games going into extra innings. The Trojans scored four runs in the ninth inning and held Pratt in the bottom half of the inning for the victory.

Scott Hornstra earned the win in relief in game one, pitching 4 2/3 innings and allowing 2 unearned runs. Starting pitcher for the Trojans, Sean Lydon allowed just one earned run and four hits in 4 1/3 innings. Aaron Dunsmore was 2-for-5 with a double, a triple and 2 RBI. Garrett Stone was 3-for-5 with a double and 1 RBI. Every Trojan hitter had a least one hit in the contest and the team combined for 15 hits.

In game two, it took the Trojans 10 innings to defeat Pratt 12-10. The Trojans committed 5 errors which lead to 5 unearned runs. Pratt had just six hits, but the five errors and six walks allowed Pratt to keep the game close. Max Greve picked up the win in relief for the Trojans, allowing just one hit in 3 1/3 innings. Both Eric Sim and Aaron Dunsmore homered for the Trojans.

The Trojan offense produced 18 hits, led by a 3-for-4 performance from Dunsmore. Again each hitter in the line-up had at least one hit. First baseman Steve Kletke was also 3-for-4 and Scott Hornstra, Jerry Hildreth, Eric Sim, and Sean Caggiano each had two hits.

The doubleheader with Pratt scheduled for Sunday was postponed until Tuesday, March 4.

Trojan men end season with loss to Seward

Monday, March 3

The Colby Community College men's basketball team ended their season with a 69-58 loss at home to Seward County. The Trojans finish the season 7-23 overall and 3-13 in the conference. Everson Lacerda finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds and finished the season with three consecutive double-doubles. Sophomore Andrew Engel, in his final game with the Trojans, finished with 13 points.

The Trojans were offically eliminated from the post-season tournament with Pratt's victory on Saturday, but still battled Seward to the end. The Trojans final record of 7-23 is very deceptive, considering they have battled through injuries and suspensions all season. They also lost two games in overtime and had players improve dramatically throughout the season.

Lady Trojans travel to Labette for first-round game

Monday, March 3

The Colby Community College Lady Trojan basketball team (11-19, 6-10) will travel to Labette on Wednesday, March 5 for their first-round conference tournament game. CCC is the fifth seed in the West Division and Labette is the fourth seed from the east.

Labette is 24-6 overall on the season and 14-4 in the Jayhawk East Division. Finishing ahead of Labette in the East Division was Coffeyville, Independence and Cowley County. Labette has one of the top players in the conference in 6'1" sophomore Dana Olsen, who is averaging 24 points and 7 rebounds per game. Also averaging in double figures for Labette is Brittany Brown at 14 points per game.

Looking at common opponents, Labette was defeated by Hutchinson (80-64) on Nov. 11, but defeated Hutch at the Jayhawk Shootout 62-36 on Dec. 2. Labette also defeated Garden City 84-62 at the Jayhawk Shootout.

The Lady Trojans enter the tournament on a deceptive five-game losing streak. They played tough defense against some of the top teams in the conference, but haven't been able to get shots to fall on the offensive end. In their final regular season game the Lady Trojans lost to Seward 63-55.

CCC trailed 33-20 at halftime, but an early second-half surge brought them to within four points. On several occasions, the Lady Trojans had the opportunity to narrow the lead, but missed on three-point attempts. Seward made the necessary plays down the stretch to win the game.

Men's Basketball drops game against Barton

Wednesday, February 27

The CCC men's basketball team welcomed back point-guard Andrew Engel Wednesday night, but his services weren't enough to lift the Trojans to victory. Barton County handed the Trojans a 86-70 loss at the Community Building. Barton built a 21 halftime lead, shooting over 60 percent from the field in the first half. The Trojans narrowed the lead to 13 points several times in the second-half, but they couldn't creep any closer.

Both Everson Lacerda and Erick Peguero played tremendous for the Trojans. Lacerda had a season-high 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the floor, and also pulled down 11 rebounds. Pegeuro nearly had a triple-double, finishing with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Tashaun Kelly and Jordon Ottoway each added 10 points for the Trojans. Engel didn't score, attempted only 4 field goals and hobbled around on a less than 100 percent ankle, but his ball-handling enabled the Trojans to be more efficient offensively.

Lady Trojans fall to Barton 54-38

Wednesday, Feb. 27

For the first seven minutes of Wednesday's game against Barton County, the Colby Community College Lady Trojans played tough defense and managed a 10-2 lead. However, Barton County hit back-to-back three-pointers and responded with a pressure defense. Barton took the lead back and lead by a 27-17 at halftime.

The Lady Trojans continued to struggle against Barton, the #7-ranked team in the NJCAA and also the top-ranked defensive team in the conference, in the second half. The Lady Trojans limited Barton, who averages 80 points a game, to 36% shooting for the night and 58 points. But in the end, the Lady Trojans couldn't find enough offense to keep pace.

Katie Spresser led the Lady Trojans with 10 points and also had 5 rebounds. Sandra Sormaz grabbed 7 rebounds, but was constantly double-teamed by Barton and limited to just 8 shot attempts and 5 points. Nikki Welsh added 6 points and 4 rebounds.

Trojan baseball struggles against another tough Texas team

Sunday, Feb. 24

The Colby Community College Trojan baseball team's four-game Texas roadtrip ended with a doubleheader loss to Odessa Community College on Sunday. The Trojans lost by the scores of 7-3 and 12-6. Josh Edwards picked up the loss in game one, allowing 4 runs (2 earned) in 3 innings of work. Trojan catcher Eric Sim was 1-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Trojans.

Steve Blankenship couldn't end the roadtrip with a win in game two of the doubleheader, allowing five runs in 2 1/3 innings of work. Garrett Stone was 1-for-2 with a double and 3 RBI for the Trojans.

The Trojans begin conference play with a four game set on March 1-2 at Pratt Community College.

Trojan baseball drops doubleheader to Howard (Feb. 23)

The Colby Community College baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 23 to Howard College of Big Spring, Texas. Howard CC, a ranked and undefeated team, defeated the Trojans 17-7 and 19-4.

The Trojans committed 8 errors in the game, which allowed six unearned runs to score. Sean Lydon picked up the loss for the Trojans. Trojans second baseman Scott Hornstra was 3-for-3 with a homerun, double, walk and 2 RBI. Dan Turre was 3-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI, while Steve Kletke also collected a three hit game, going 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

In game two, Howards offense remained hot, pounding out 16 hits, collecting 9 walks, and scoring 19 runs in the victory. Scott Hornstra hit his second home run of the day for the Trojans. Garrett Stone also homered in the loss.

Trojan Wrestlers finish 8th at Nationals; Hepburn 2nd & Kearn 3rd

Sunday, Feb. 24

The Colby Community College wrestling team finished 8th overall at the NJCAA Championships. The Trojans had two individual All-Americans in T.J Hepburn, who finished 2nd at 149 pounds, and Chris Kearn, who finished 3rd at 184 pounds. Every Trojan wrestler won at least one match, and several fell just short of All-American honors (7th place or better).

Here are the full results for each wrestler.

Akmal Adilov
10-7 dec. over Jon Tatro (Ridgewater); 12-6 dec. to Miles Bolin (Meramec); By fall over Ryan Lessner (Lincoln); By fall over Jared Miller (NW Oregon); and 9-0 dec. to James Airey (Middlesex)

Danny Manius
12-5 dec. over James Henderson (Mercyhurst); 8-0 dec. to Chris Notte (Nassau); By fall over Jubron Nassar (Muskegon); and 13-12 dec. to Brandon Skunk (Ridgewater).

Lyubomir Kumbarov
By fall to David Greenwald (Iowa Central); 11-2 dec. over Dale Rollett (Sprinfield); By fall over Joseph Michel (SW Oregon); and by fall to T.J. Moen (NIACC)

T.J. Hepburn
10-6 dec. over Chessjuan Monk (Highline); By fall over Andre Harrison (Nassau); 18-1 tech. fall over Dale DeBacco (Niagara); and 3-2 dec. to Albert White (NIACC).

Cole Garcia
By fall over Wade Granger (Minnesota West); 15-5 dec. to DaVaughn Perkins (NIACC); and 10-2 dec. to Mike Wiseman (Mercyhurst).

Delanno Palmore
By fall over Ted Wilzcek (Itasca); 7-4 dec. to Donald Woods (Meramec); 13-7 dec. to Josh Miller (Mercyhurst); By fall over Kris Spencer (Clackamas); and 13-5 dec. to Leon Davis (Springfield).

Scott Miller
7-0 dec. over Sean Sercu (Niagara); 21-8 dec. to Glenn Rhees (NIACC); and 16-3 dec. to Corey Greene (Northwest Wyo.).

Chris Kearn
16-0 tech. fall over Steve Catalano (Triton); 8-3 dec. over Joe Johnson (Iowa Central); 23-8 tech. fall to Deron Winn (Meramec); 12-4 dec. over Anthony Enyobi (Labette); 5-4 dec. over Joe Johnson (Iowa Central).


Final Team Standings
1. Iowa Central (138 pts)
2. St. Louis-Meramec (117.5 pts)
3. Labette (111 pts)
4. North Iowa Area CC (109 pts)
5. Nassau (88.5 pts)
6. Ellsworth (71.5 pts)
7. William Rainey Harper (64 pts)
8. COLBY (59.5 pts)
9. Clackamas (57 pts)
10. Neosho (53.5 pts)
Northwest Wyoming (53.5 pts)

Trojan men overmatched against conference frontrunner

Wednesday, Feb. 20

The Colby Community College men's basketball team went into Wednesday's contest down three players and facing the No. 1 team in the Jayhawk West. Earlier in the season, with its full compliment of players, Hutch barely edged Colby 94-90.

However, this time was different. Hutch jumped out to a big lead early and cruised to a 100-58 victory over Colby (7-21, 3-11). The Trojans had two players in double-figures led by Erik Pegeuro with 16 points. Pegeuro also pulled down 6 rebounds.

Everson Lacerda had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Tashaun Kelly added 7 points and 9 assists. The Trojans struggled once again without its top two guards, committing 30 turnovers and were unable to stop one of the premiere offensive teams in the conference.

The Trojans have two remaining home games, Wednesday, Feb. 27 against Barton and Saturday, March 1 against Seward.

Lady Trojans play Hutch tough, but fall short

Wednesday, Feb. 20

The Colby Community College Lady Trojans (11-17, 6-8) played conference opponent Hutchinson tough Wednesday night, but fell short, losing 62-50. The Lady Trojans trailed by two at halftime (31-29), and Hutchinson (21-6, 10-3) held off Colby down the stretch.

Sandra Sormaz was the only Lady Trojan in double figures with 14 points, and Lauren Fortin and Whitney Archer both added 9 points. Katie Spresser led the Lady Trojans with 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Lady Trojans have two regular season home games remaining, Wednesday, Feb. 27 against Barton County and Saturday, March 1 against Seward.

Baseball spilts four game set with Bossier Parish

by Cory Little
Littleton, Colo. sophomore

The Trojans baseball team kick-started their season this past weekend with a four game set against Bossier Parish Community College in Shreveport, Louisiana, going
2-2. The Cavaliers of Bossier Parish came into the game with an even five and five record and came out on Sunday and took the first two games.

The first game was a low-scoring affair with the Cavaliers topping the Trojans by a score of 3-1. Starter Sean Lydon gave a strong effort going 3 and 2/3 while only giving up 2 earned runs. Sophomore reliever Garret Morgan, who would prove to be a force out of the bullpen the entire weekend, came in and gave the Trojans a chance by holding Bossier Parish to zero runs the last 3 innings. The Trojans however could not quite get the sticks going against a very good Cavaliers pitching staff, as they were held to only five hits, with sophomore Kurri Darby getting Colby's only RBI.

Game 2 of the doubleheader was more of the same for the Trojans, as they were downed 4-3. BPCC pitcher Jordan LeGross turned in a dominating performance, striking out 12 Trojan batters through 7 innings. The Trojans got down 2 early but managed to scrape their way back to a 2-2 tie with two crucial sacrifice flies; one in the top of the 7th by sophomore transfer Dan Turre to get the Trojans on the board, and the another in the top of the 8th by Zach Semenza to knot the game up at 2. The Cavaliers battled back in the bottom of the ninth though and managed to scratch out a run out of two softly hit singles to win the game.

The Trojans were able to flip the script on the second day though, and went on to capture both games of the doubleheader. Colby got a great start out of freshman Josh Edwards, who went 5 innings while only giving up 2 earned runs. Edwards battled through adversity throughout the game, stranding at least one Cavalier runner on base each inning. Colby's big inning offensively came in the 6th, with Garret Stone leading off the inning with a big double to the gap. Freshman Scott Hornstra immediately drove him in with a single up the middle. The Trojans went on to win the first game by the score of 4-2.

The last game of the series proved to be the best of them all for Colby. It was a back and forth game up until the 8th inning when, with the score all knotted up at
4, the Cavaliers scored twice to go up 2 entering the top of the ninth.

Bossier Parish quickly got the first two outs but the Trojans showed tremendous heart and managed to scrape out two runs with two outs on a single by Steve Kletke. Reliever Garret Morgan proved to be huge once again for Colby, coming in and shutting down a good Bossier Parish lineup for four innings. His work gave the Trojans the chance to win the game in the 11th inning which they gladly took.

With one out Hornstra singled and Kletke singled him in with another clutch RBI. Sophmore Aaron Dunsmore, who had 4 hits in the game, cemented the lead with an RBI single to drive Kletke in. Morgan then closed the game out with a quick 3 up 3 down inning to pick up his first win of the year.

The Trojans are on the road again this coming weekend with a 2 game stand against Howard College of Big Spring, Texas and Odessa College of Odessa, Texas.

Trojans lose 84-58 at Cloud County

Saturday, Jan. 16

The Trojan men's basketball team's task of making the post-season conference tournament just got extremely tougher. Already down two starters, Andrew Engel and Mike Boyd, due to injury, the Trojans also lost leading rebounder and second leading scorer Koance Davis, who decided to quit.

The remaining squad played tough Saturday night, but lost 84-58 at Cloud County. Tashaun Kelly led the Trojans with 13 points and also had 9 rebounds. The ever-improving Everson Lacerda had 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Jordon Ottoway had 10 points.

The Trojans committed 26 turnovers while trying to find offensive production without their top three leading scorers. The Trojans were able to hold Cloud to 38% shooting from the field, but Cloud had 29 more shot attempts, thanks to Trojan turnovers and 21 offensive rebounds.

Lady Trojans lose at No. 21 Cloud County

Saturday, Jan. 16

The Colby Community College Lady Trojans lost 79-49 Saturday at No. 21-ranked Cloud County. The Lady Trojans trailed by six at halftime, but Cloud opened up the game, out-scoring the Lady Trojans 47-23 in the second half.

The Lady Trojans struggled offensivley, shooting 33 percent from the field, and made just 4-of-20 from three point range. CCC also committed 24 turnovers.

Erin Goodhue came off the bench to lead the Lady Trojans with 11 points. Goodhue was 4-of-6 from the field, and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. Sandra Sormaz had 9 points and attempted only six shots from the field. Whitney Archer had 8 points, Samantha Ciani had 7 points and 6 rebounds, and Lauren Fortin led the Lady Trojans with 7 rebounds.

Rotich continues running for Crimson Tide

Friday, February 15

Former Colby Community College cross country and track and field runner Betty Rotich made her debut for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in January. Rotich made her debut on Jan. 19 at the Clemson Invitational. Rotich, a native of Nakuru, Kenya, won the 3000 meters in a time of 10:05.69.

Rotich also also competed Feb. 9 in Lincoln, Neb., finishing fourth in the mile with a personal best time. The University of Alabama track and field team is compteting today (Feb. 15) in Fayetteville, Ark. If you wish to keep track of Rotich's progress at Alabama, their athletic site is at www.rolltide.com.

Lady Trojan basketball moves to 6-5 in the conference

Saturday, Feb. 9

The Colby Community College women's basketball team improved its record to 11-14 overall, 6-5 in the conference with a 72-63 victory over Dodge City Community College.

Sandra Sormaz led the Lady Trojans with 19 points, and also contributed 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Whitney Archer added 18 points and 6 rebounds. Katie Spresser had a double-double for the Trojans, finishing with 14 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Spresser also had 5 assists.

The Lady Trojans forced 21 turnovers and held a 46-39 rebound advantage. The Trojans shot just 37% from the field, but grabbed 18 offensive rebounds. CCC has five remaining games this season, three on the road and then the final two games at home. Their road contests are at Butler on Feb. 13, at Cloud on Feb. 16 and at Hutchinson on Feb. 20.

The final two regular season games are home contests against Barton on Feb. 27 and against Seward on March 2.

Trojan wrestling qualifies eight for Nationals

Saturday, February 9th

The Colby Community College wrestling team qualified eight members for the NJCAA National Meet. The regional qualifier was held in Rock Springs, Wyo. on the campus of Western Wyoming Community College. The Trojans placed second as a team and head coach Steve Lampe was named the Western Region Coach-of-the Year.

Qualifying was Akmal Adilov (4th) at 125 pounds. Adilov lost 3-1 to Tommy Edgmon from Pratt, but rebounded to pin Donte Bulter from Neosho. Adilov was injury defaulted in the match for third and fourth, but qualified as a wildcard.
"Akmal has a half-tear in his miniscus, and we wanted to rest him," Head Coach Steve Lampe said. "Hopefully it will be fully healed by nationals. Akmal has worked very hard over the last few weeks."

Danny Manius finished 3rd at 133 pounds. Manius defeated Luis Carranza of Northwest Wyoming by 7-4 dec., lost to Western Wyoming's Nick Mamalis by fall, defeated Kyle Beebe of Pratt 9-1 and won by fall over Rory Kendall of Neosho.

Lyubomir Kumbarov finished 2nd at 141 pounds. Kumbarov defeated Jeremy Lawled of Neosho 2-1, but lost 4-2 to Derek Ward of Labette.
"Lyubo wrestled very well," Lampe said. "He was called for stalling in the match against Ward, which we felt was questionable."

T.J. Hepburn continued his impressive streak over the past few tournaments, finishing first at 149 pounds. Hepburn won by techicall fall over Eric Cress of Pratt and pinned Ty Jaquess of Neosho.

Cole Garcia finished 2nd at 157 pounds. Garica pinned Thad Zempel of Western Wyoming, but lost in the finals to Joe Cornejo of Labette by a 3-2 decision.
"Cole ran into a little bit of trouble in the finals match," Lampe said. "He struggled with bottom control, but he'll be alright. It was the first time wrestling against the Labette wrestler, but he will be fine for nationals."

Delanno Palmore qualified 2nd at 165 pounds. Palmore won by an 8-5 decision over Kenny Carney of Neosho, but lost to ranked wrestler Mickey Morgan of Labette by 8-4 decision.

Scott Miller qualified 3rd at 174 pounds. Miller was probably the story of the day for the Trojans, wrestling for the first time this season. He lost the opening match by fall to Joe Yust of Labette, but rebounded to win by fall over J. Thomas of Pratt and win 4-3 over Corey Green of Northwest Wyoming.
"(Scott) was way to exicted in his first match," Lampe said. "He started quickly, but ran out of gas and ended up being disqualified because he couldn't finish the match. After that, he settled down and wrestled better and smarter as the day went on."

The final qualifier was no surprise as Chris Kearn finished 1st at 184 pounds. Coach Lampe said Kearn started slow, but finished strong. Kearn defeated Kirk Fairley of Pratt 8-6 and defeated Anthonyt Enyobi 7-2 in the finals.

The National Tournament will be held on Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23 in Rochester, Minnesota. The website for the national tournament is http://www.rochsports.org/2008njcaawrestling.php

Lady Trojan softball drops two in season opener

Lady Trojans Softball Drop Two in Season Opener

Game #1
Colby 3
Lamar 5

Losing Pitcher - Kari Panno 5H 1BB 3K 5R 1ER 6IP Leading Hitter - Courtney Duell 1-2 1RBI
Chloe Jackson 1-4 HR 1RBI Team Hits - 6

Game #2
Colby 3
Lamar 10

Losing Pitcher - Brittani Kage 7H 4BB 0K 6ER 7R 3.6IP
Ninostka Amaro 5BB
Kari Panno 3H 2K 1BB 1ER 3R 2.3IP Leading Hitter - Kat Nickel 1-3 Erin Myers 1-3 Team Hits - 4

Coach Comments: We didn't play bad considering we have been outside only a few days. We had one inning in each game that cost us. Our hitting was up and down but our defense play well. Our pitchers need to improve before our next game in three weeks. We need to attack pitches that we can drive with runners in scoring position. This gives us something to gauge ourselves on. Now we know exactly what we need to work on. Our next game is at McCook, NE February 29 2pm start time.

Trojan basketball defeats Pratt in overtime

Wednesday, Feb. 6

For the second time this season the Colby Trojan basketball team (7-16, 3-7) and Pratt went into overtime to decide a game. In the first game, Colby was able to steal a win on Pratt's home court. This time, Colby was able to seal a win at home in overtime.

Erick Pegeuro hit a crucial three with .45 seconds remaining, sealing a 90-84 win for the Trojans. The Trojans were tied before Pegeuro hit the three, and Mike Boyd hit two free-throws on the next Trojan possesion to ice the game. Pratt had a chance to win the game in regulation, but guard Will Collins missed an open jump shot with five seconds left.

The Trojans had six players in double-figure scoring, led by Koance Davis with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Boyd had 18 points and 5 assists, Jordan Ottoway had 15 points on 5 three-pointers, Pegeuro had 13 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Mikey Doll had 12 points and 5 assists, and Everson Lacerda had 11 points and 6 rebounds.

Pratt opened the game on a 12-2 run over the first three-minutes of the game, but the Trojans went on a 10-2 run over the next two minutes to tighten up the game. From that point on neither team enjoyed more than a six-point cushion.

Lady Trojans hold on to beat Pratt at home

Wednesday, Jan. 6

The Colby Community College Lady Trojan basketball team overcame 23 turnovers to defeat Pratt Community College 59-52. The Lady Trojans struggled to find consistency on the offensive end. The game was also very physical with few fouls called. After leading 27-23 at halftime, the Lady Trojans were able to maintain that margin.

Both teams were content shooting from the outside as Colby attempted 29 three-pointers, while Pratt attempted 23. CCC also held a distinct advantage on the boards, with a 38-23 advantage.

Sandra Sormaz led the Lady Trojans with 18 points and 11 rebounds, Nikki Welsh added 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Whitney Archer had 10 points and 4 rebounds.

Trojan men fall short at Garden City

Monday, Feb. 4th

The Colby Community College men's basketball team added to their list of close-call losses this season, losing 75-73 at Garden City on Saturday. It was the Trojans eighth loss this year by fewer than five points.

For just the second time in five games, the Trojans were at full strength as Koance Davis and Mike Boyd finished up serving suspensions from an earlier altercation in a game with Dodge City. The Trojans fell behind in the first half, and trailed by nine points at halftime.

Koance Davis led the Trojans with 28 points and 18 points. Mike Boyd had 15 points, Everson Lacerda had 10 points and 5 rebounds. Erick Peguero had 8 points and 10 rebounds. Andrew Engel was held in check in the game, finishing with just five field goal attempts and 3 points.

The Trojans are currently tied for last place in the West Division of the Jayhawk Conference. They are tied at 2-7 with Dodge City. Both Pratt and Bulter are one game ahead of the Trojans at 3-6. The Trojans host Pratt on Wednesday at the Community Building, a game crucial for the Trojans' chances of making the post-season conference tournament.

Lady Trojans pick up road win over Garden City

Monday, Feb. 4th

After trailing by seven points at halftime, the Colby Community College Lady Trojans outscored Garden City by 20 points in the second half, finishing with a 73-60 victory Saturday at Garden City.

The victory moves the Lady Trojans record to 9-14 overall, 4-5 in the West Division of the Jayhawk Conference. The Lady Trojans had four players in double figures, led by Sandra Sormaz with 22 points. Sormaz was 8-of-17 from the field, and 4-of-9 from three-point range.

Whitney Archer had 13 points, Lauren Fortin added 12 points and Katie Spresser had 10points and 9 rebounds. Also with solid contributions were Nikki Welsh (6 points, 9 rebounds) and Samantha Ciani (6 points, 7 rebounds).The Lady Trojans outrebounded Garden City 48-28 in the game and held Garden City to 31% shooting in the second half.

The Lady Trojans currently sit fifth in the Jayhawk West standings at 4-5. Ahead of them are Cloud (8-1), Hutchinson (7-1), Barton (7-2) and Seward (7-2). Following the Trojans are Garden City (3-6), Pratt (3-6), Butler (1-8) and Dodge City (0-9).

Indoor Track and Field Results (Feb. 2)

Colby College Results from:
Scottie Open - 2/2/2008
Wellness Center in Highland, KS

Women 55 Meter Dash
12, Dempewolf, Carleigh, 8.23

Women 200 Meter Dash
4, Baggoo, Sherry-Ann, Colby, 28.41.

Women 500 Meter Dash
2, Baggoo, Sherry-Ann, Colby, 1:24.09.

Women 1500 Meter Run
1, Nero, Tonya, Colby, 5:03.87.
5, Clark, Nicole, Colby, 6:51.68.

Women 5000 Meter Run
2, Nero, Tonya, Colby, 19:04.27
4, Thomas, Tiffany, Colby, 22:47.16.

Women High Jump
5, Stapp, Kaitlyn, Colby, 1.45m.

Women Shot Put
3, Schulte, Angela, Colby, 10.41m.
6, Henke, Erin, Colby, 9.70m.
13, Empson, Heather, Colby, 7.59m.

Women Weight Throw
6, Henke, Erin, Colby, 11.75m.
11, Schulte, Angela, Colby, 9.56m.
14, Empson, Heather, Colby, 8.64m.

Men 55 Meter Dash
4, Zamora, John, Colby, 6.63.
18, Mwago, Wilson, Colby, 6.82.
26, Binning, Robert, Colby, 7.17.
27, Unruh, Nathan, Colby, 7.34.

Men 200 Meter Dash
3, Zamora, John, Colby, 23.67.
11, Mwago, Wilson, Colby, 25.02.

Men 400 Meter Dash
7, Ruest, David, Colby, 57.80.

Men 1000 Meter Run
7, Sporing, Darren, Colby, 2:51.55.
11, Whiteman, Anthony, Colby, 2:56.60.
12, Beck, Harley, Colby, 2:56.65.

Men 1500 Meter Run
7, Beck, Harley, Colby, 4:31.94.
9, Whiteman, Anthony, Colby, 4:34.02.



Men 5000 Meter Run
1, Nero, Sandino, Colby, 16:22.95.
8, Chavez, Juve, Colby, 18:25.08.

Men 4x400 Meter Relay
2, Colby Community College 'A' 3:43.41.
5, Colby Community College 'B' 3:56.24.

Men Distance Medley
1, Colby Community College 'A' 11:19.35.

Men Pole Vault
5, Unruh, Nathan, Colby, 3.97m.
8, Binning, Robert, Colby, 3.82m.

Men Long Jump
14, Zamora, John, Colby, 6.02m.

Men Weight Throw
3, Guel, Ivan, Colby Commun, 13.95m.

Full results at
http://www.kjccc.org/track/08/020208scottieopen.html

Wrestling squad preparing for Regionals Feb. 8-9

Wednesday, Jan. 30

The Colby Community College wrestling team is traveling to Kearney, Neb. today to scrimmage with the University of Nebraska-Kearney team. The Trojans scheduled the scrimmage after dropping out of the Meramec duals on Jan. 24-25.

The Trojans moved from 4th to 3rd in the NJCAA National Rankings, changing places with Labette. Iowa Central remains the number one team, and Meramec of St. Louis is number two. The Trojans have five individuals ranked in their weight classes, lead by Cole Garcia, who is ranked first at 157 pounds, and Chris Kearn who is ranked first at 184 pounds. Also ranked is T.J. Hepburn (3rd, 149 pounds), Lyubomir Kumbarov (4th, 141 pounds) and Akmal Adilov (5th, 125 pounds).

The Trojans received some good news with two members rejoining the team. Head Coach Steve Lampe said that heavyweight Gabe Walz rejoined the team, and 2007 National Qualifier Scott Miller rejoined the team and will wrestle at 174 pounds.

Men's Basketball drops to 2-5 in the conference

Saturday, January 26th

Despite having four players in double-figure scoring, the Colby Community College men's basketball team couldn't stop Barton County from scoring. What resulted was an 88-73 loss Saturday in Great Bend, Kansas. For the second time in three games, the Trojans allowed a team over 85 points. Barton County hit 12-of-24 from three-point range, and shot 48 percent overall from the field.

Andrew Engel had 16 points, 5 assists and 5 steals for the Trojans. Engel was 4-of-8 from three-point range. Koance Davis and Mike Boyd also had 16 points, while Jordon Ottoway had 13 points. Everson Lacerda had 11 rebounds and 6 points.

Women's basketball drops to 3-4 in the conference

Saturday, January 26

Sandra Sormaz hit seven three-pointers and had 23 points, but it wasn't enough as the Colby Community College Lady Trojans (8-13, 3-4) lost 83-62 Saturday at Barton County. Barton County, 20-2 overall, lead at halftime 42-26, and cruised to the 21-point victory.

Sormaz led the Lady Trojans with 23 points, and Nikki Welsh added 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field. Katie Spresser led the Lady Trojans with 7 rebounds and also had 4 assists.

Box Score


Date: 1/26/2008 Arena:
Time: 9:11 pm City, State: Great Bend, KS

VISITOR: Colby ( 3-4, 8-13)


Total FG% - 1st: 10/33 0.303 2nd: 12/30 0.400 Game: 0.349 Deadball
3-PT FG% - 1st: 6/21 0.286 2nd: 6/19 0.316 Game: 0.300 Rebounds
Total FT% - 1st: 0/0 0.000 2nd: 6/10 0.600 Game: 0.600 (0,0)


HOME: Barton County ( 6-2, 20-2)

Total FG% - 1st: 16/36 0.444 2nd: 12/29 0.414 Game: 0.431 Deadball
3-PT FG% - 1st: 7/19 0.368 2nd: 3/12 0.250 Game: 0.323 Rebounds
Total FT% - 1st: 3/5 0.600 2nd: 14/17 0.824 Game: 0.773 (0,0)

Technical Fouls: CLB (0)
: BAR (0)

OFFICIALS :
ATTENDANCE : 0

SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd TOTAL
Colby 26 36 62
Barton County 42 41 83

Hepburn, Kearn take first at Worthington (Minn.) Open

January 20, 2008

The Colby Community College wrestling team competed at the Worthington Open on Saturday, Jan. 19. The squad took only five wrestlers to the competition due to illness. Neither Cole Garcia or Lyubomir Kumbarov traveled with the team.

T.J. Hepburn finished first at 149 pounds, winning his first three matches by fall and winning in the championship by a technical fall. For his efforts, Hepburn was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Chris Kearn finished first at 184 pounds, winning his first match by technical fall, then winning the next two by fall. Akmal Adilov finished 4-1 and in third place at 125 pounds, Danny Manius finished 1-2 and 4th at 133 pounds, and Delanno Palmore finished 1-2 at 165 pounds.

Palmore also was affected by illness, but still was able to compete, just not at full strength.

Trojan men come up short in 94-90 loss to Hutch

January 20, 2008

The Colby Community College men's basketball team (5-14, 2-4) lost 94-90 to Hutchinson CC Sunday at the Community Building. The Trojans were unable to overcome a 12-point halftime deficit, and fell into a tie for last place in the Jayhawk West Conference standings.

The Trojans went with a small rotation in the game, as just six players saw action. Koance Davis, who returned to the lineup, led the Trojans with 32 points on 15-of-27 shooting from the field. Davis also connected on 2-of-4 from three-point range and had 13 rebounds.

Andrew Engel struggled shooting from the field (3-of-16), but nearly had a triple-double. Engel finished with 14 points, 12 assists and 7 rebounds. Mike Boyd had 17 points and 7 assists. Everson Lacerda also had a double-double for the Trojans, finishing with 13 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. Erick Pegeuro added 7 points and 6 rebounds, and Jordon Ottoway had 7 points.

Lady Trojans can't solve Hutch defense

Sunday, Jan. 20

The Colby Community College women's basketball team (8-12, 3-3) lost 65-44 Sunday at the Community Building to Hutchinson. The Hutch defense held the Lady Trojans to 24 percent shooting from the field for the game, including 23 percent (2-of-16) from three-point range.

The Lady Trojans did force Hutch into 19 turnovers, but Colby's shooting woes hampered them throughout the game. Sandra Sormaz led the Lady Trojans with 9 points and Whitney Archer, Lauren Fortin and Molly Phelan each had 6 points.

Indoor Track & Field Results from Highland Invitational

Highland Classic - 1/19/2008
Wellness Center

Women 55 Meter Dash
1, Stump, Natalie, Benedictine, 7.71. 2, Ford, Jackie, Hutcinson CC, 7.72. 3,
Parodi, Michelle, Benedictine, 7.93. 4, Johnson, Cherelle, Highland, 7.98. 5,
Long, Lauren, Benedictine, 8.25. 6, Alitz, Alexis, Benedictine, 8.39. 7,
Gonzalas, Natalie, Benedictine, 8.56.

Women 200 Meter Dash
1, Ford, Jackie, Hutcinson CC, 28.10. 2, Stump, Natalie, Benedictine, 28.58.
2, Kelly, Lauren, Hutcinson CC, 28.58. 4, Parodi, Michelle, Benedictine,
28.69. 5, Baggoo, Sherry-Ann, Colby College, 29.17. 6, Denny, Megan, Benedictine, 29.42. 7, Long, Lauren, Benedictine, 30.82. 8, Alitz, Alexis,
Benedictine, 31.61.

Women 300 Meter Dash
1, Baggoo, Sherry-Ann, Colby College, 45.23. 2, Denny, Megan, Benedictine,
45.49. 3, Smith, Krystal, Hutcinson CC, 50.24. 4, Stegman, Brandi, Hutcinson
CC, 50.36.

Women 1 Mile Run
1, Nero, Tonya, Colby College, 5:29.46. 2, Harris, Reese, Benedictine, 5:52.09. 3, Figoni, Jenny, Benedictine, 5:54.23. 4, Kerschen, Amber, Hutcinson CC, 5:59.57. 5, Merz, Clare, Benedictine, 6:02.10. 6, Schurman, Andrea, Hutcinson CC, 6:03.12. 7, Delzer, Kayla, Hutcinson CC, 6:10.32. 8, Torres, Kristin,
Hutcinson CC, 6:44.02.

Women 600 Meter Run
1, Trotter, Ashton, Hutcinson CC, 1:48.28. 2, Oak, Kristi, Hutcinson CC,
1:55.91. 3, South, Kayla, Neosho Count, 2:02.10. 4, Baggoo, Sherry-Ann, Colby College, 2:11.13.

Women 800 Meter Run
1, Harris, Reese, Benedictine, 2:35.13. 2, Delzer, Kayla, Hutcinson CC,
2:45.11. 3, Marshal, Natalie, Hutcinson CC, 2:46.43.

Women 1000 Meter Run
1, Nero, Tonya, Colby College, 3:15.69.

Women 3000 Meter Run
1, Nero, Tonya, Colby College, 11:25.30. 2, Figoni, Jenny, Benedictine, 11:34.88. 3, Merz, Clare, Benedictine, 12:06.96. 4, Thomas, Tiffany, Colby College, 13:22.89. 5, Dunham, Ashley, Hutcinson CC, 14:10.15. 6, Clark, Nicole, Colby College 15:41.54.

Women 55 Meter Hurdles
1, Kerschen, Michelle, Benedictine, 9.31. 2, Hollaway, Katie, Hutcinson CC,
9.68. 3, Long, Lauren, Benedictine, 9.77. 4, Johnson, Cherelle, Highland,
9.79. 5, Alitz, Alexis, Benedictine, 10.08. 6, Bartlett, Molly, Benedictine,
10.09.

Women 4x400 Meter Relay
1, Hutcinson CC 'A' 4:29.16. 2, Benedictine College 'A' 4:33.78. 3, Hutcinson
CC 'B' 4:43.68.

Women High Jump
1, Bartlett, Molly, Benedictine, 1.51m. 2, Young, Amanda, Hutcinson CC, 1.49m.
3, Gillilan, April, Highland, 1.41m. 4, Stapp, Kaitlyn, Colby Colleg, J1.41m.
5, Hollaway, Katie, Hutcinson CC, J1.41m. 6, Marshal, Natalie, Hutcinson CC,
1.38m.

Women Pole Vault
1, Kerschen, Michelle, Benedictine, 2.89m. 2, Gonzalas, Natalie, Benedictine,
2.59m.

Women Long Jump
1, Kelly, Lauren, Hutcinson CC, 5.26m. 2, Stump, Natalie, Benedictine, 5.13m.
3, Trotter, Ashton, Hutcinson CC, 4.65m. --, Downing, Tiffany, Unattached, ND.

Women Triple Jump
1, Stump, Natalie, Benedictine, 11.04m. 2, Kelly, Lauren, Hutcinson CC,
10.19m. 3, Gillilan, April, Highland, 9.12m. 4, Young, Amanda, Hutcinson CC,
8.99m.

Women Shot Put
1, Russell, Julia, Neosho Count, 12.24m. 2, Guigui, Charlene, Neosho Count,
11.42m. 3, Sledd, Sarah, Neosho Count, 11.39m. 4, Schulte, Angela, Colby
College 10.23m. 5, Hill, Cassie, Highland, 9.96m. 6, Arneston, Kristin,
Hutcinson CC, 9.84m. 7, Dreiling, Chelsey, Hutcinson CC, 9.76m. 8, Henke,
Erin, Colby College 9.52m. 9, Koehn, Julie, Benedictine, 9.44m. 10, Logan,
Jessica, Benedictine, 9.18m. 11, Wilmoth, Lindsey, Benedictine, 8.42m. 12,
Empson, Heather, Colby Collee, 7.90m.

Women Weight Throw
1, Russell, Julia, Neosho Count, 11.90m. 2, Dreiling, Chelsey, Hutcinson CC,
11.53m. 3, Henke, Erin, Colby College 11.47m. 4, Schulte, Angela, Colby College 9.94m. 5, Logan, Jessica, Benedictine, 8.81m. 6, Koehn, Julie, Benedictine, 8.76m. 7, Arneston, Kristin, Hutcinson CC, 8.67m. 8, Wilmoth, Lindsey, Benedictine, 7.98m. 9, Empson, Heather, Colby College 7.90m.

Men 55 Meter Dash
1, Poole, Teddy, Hutcinson CC, 6.36. 2, Johnson, Randy, Neosho Count, 6.50. 3,
Jones, Markish, Hutcinson CC, 6.52. 4, Bryant, Jarvous, Neosho Count, 6.58. 5,
Punch, Raloheal, Unattached, 6.63. 6, Diggs, Melton, Hutcinson CC, 6.67. 7,
Zamora, John, Colby College 6.68. 8, Poole, Johnnie, Hutcinson CC, 6.72. 8, Barber, Adam, Benedictine, 6.72. 10, Phillips, Eron, Hutcinson CC, 6.73. 10,
Winfrey, Alex, Hutcinson CC, 6.73. 12, Manuel, Josh, Neosho Count, 6.81. 12,
Whitney, Carlton, Hutcinson CC, 6.81. 12, Ralls, Dustin, Benedictine, 6.81.
15, Gargus, Matt, Benedictine, 6.83. 16, Fuller, Aaron, Hutcinson CC, 6.95.
17, Ross, Shawn, Hutcinson CC, 6.96. 18, Fisher, Steven, Hutcinson CC, 6.98.
19, Hardimon, Phillip, Neosho Count, 7.28. 20, Ruest, David, Colby College
7.34. 21, Hollaway, Kenji, Unattached, 14:31:23.18. 22, Binning, Robert, Colby College 14:31:23.50. 23, Murphy, Aaron, Benedictine, 14:31:23.75. --, Edwards, Larry, Highland, DQ. --, Brown, Thomas, Highland, DQ.

Men 200 Meter Dash
1, Brown, Thomas, Highland, 22.56. 2, Bryant, Jarvous, Neosho Count, 23.68. 3,
Johnson, Randy, Neosho Count, 23.85. 4, Diggs, Melton, Hutcinson CC, 23.86. 5,
Barber, Adam, Benedictine, 23.89. 6, Lohman, Justin, Benedictine, 24.15. 7,
Sumpter, Terrance, Highland, 24.16. 8, Edwards, Larry, Highland, 24.28. 9,
Zamora, John, Colby College 24.41. 10, Winfrey, Alex, Hutcinson CC, 24.47. 11, Gargus, Matt, Benedictine, 24.71. 12, Punch, Raloheal, Unattached, 24.73. 13,
Hollaway, Kenji, Unattached, 25.09. 14, Fuller, Aaron, Hutcinson CC, 25.34.
15, Lager, Marty, Benedictine, 25.48. 16, Ross, Shawn, Hutcinson CC, 25.55.
17, Ruest, David, Colby College 26.18. 18, Murphy, Aaron, Benedictine, 27.00.

Men 300 Meter Dash
1, Whitney, Carlton, Hutcinson CC, 37.79. 2, Poole, Johnnie, Hutcinson CC,
37.99. 3, Ralls, Dustin, Benedictine, 38.41. 4, Sumpter, Terrance, Highland,
39.14. 5, Lohman, Justin, Benedictine, 39.58. 6, Kuhn, Taylor, Benedictine,
41.30.

Men 1 Mile Run
1, Riggs, Justin, Hutcinson CC, 4:43.76. 2, Thompson, Chase, Hutcinson CC,
4:45.30. 3, Robinson, Nick, Hutcinson CC, 4:53.69. 4, Brubaker, Mike,
Benedictine, 4:59.72. 5, Beck, Harley, Colby College 5:01.31. 6, Mahood, Jordan, Benedictine, 5:04.01. 7, Emmel, Brendan, Unattached, 5:14.29. 8,
Jackson, Ronnie, Highland, 5:14.51. 9, Parker, William, Highland, 5:14.52. 10,
Austin, Jeff, Unattached, 5:20.12. 11, Schmaltz, Corey, Highland, 5:24.98. 12, Barnum, David, Colby College 5:39.44. 13, Kleymann, Mike, Neosho Count,
5:44.94.

Men 600 Meter Run
1, Isham, AJ, Hutcinson CC, 1:26.03. 2, Tanking, AJ, Highland, 1:29.23. 3,
Fraser, Chad, Hutcinson CC, 1:29.24. 4, Powel, Chris, Hutcinson CC, 1:30.69.
5, Foster, Gary, Benedictine, 1:33.70.

Men 800 Meter Run
1, Seiler, Matt, Benedictine, 2:06.73. 2, Mantei, Joe, Benedictine, 2:06.89.
3, Livingston, Taje, Hutcinson CC, 2:09.20. 4, Scarlett, Matt, Benedictine,
2:09.58. 5, Zook, Rod, Unattached, 2:09.85. 6, Yates, Jacob, Hutcinson CC,
2:10.41. 7, Marshal, Chris, Hutcinson CC, 2:10.90. 8, Beck, Harley, Colby
Colleg, 2:12.43. 9, Jackson, Ronnie, Highland, 3:18.62.

Men 1000 Meter Run
1, Tekle, Yared, Benedictine, 2:41.58. 2, Thompson, Chase, Hutcinson CC,
2:42.66. 3, Riggs, Justin, Hutcinson CC, 2:42.86. 4, Brubaker, Mike,
Benedictine, 2:54.62. 5, Beck, Harley, Colby College 2:55.27. 6, Groom, Glenn, Highland, 3:05.57. 7, Mahood, Jordan, Benedictine, 3:06.23. 8, Kruse, Ben, Hutcinson CC, 3:16.97. 9, Teeter, Jordan, Hutcinson CC, 3:19.72.

Men 3000 Meter Run
1, Strawn, Kevin, Hutcinson CC, 9:12.17. 2, Adams, Wade, Hutcinson CC,
9:12.25. 3, Mahood, Jordan, Benedictine, 9:27.98. 4, Robinson, Nick, Hutcinson
CC, 9:46.70. 5, Austin, Jeff, Unattached, 10:46.74. 6, Parker, William,
Highland, 10:57.74. 7, Schmaltz, Corey, Highland, 11:01.68. 8, Barnum, David, Colby College 11:24.93. --, O'Laughlin, Ryan, Unattached, DNF.

Men 55 Meter Hurdles
1, Vondenkamp, Jeremy, Benedictine, 8.54. 2, Diggs, Melton, Hutcinson CC,
8.80. 3, Teeter, Jordan, Hutcinson CC, 8.92. 4, Hardimon, Phillip, Neosho
Count, 8.93. 5, Groom, Glenn, Highland, 9.43. 6, Kruse, Ben, Hutcinson CC,
9.71.

Men 4x400 Meter Relay
1, Hutcinson CC 'A' 3:35.72. 2, Benedictine College 'B' 3:47.30. 3, Hutcinson
CC 'B' 3:50.24. 4, Benedictine College 'A' 3:59.75.

Men 4x800 Meter Relay
1, Benedictine College 'A' 8:18.90. 2, Hutcinson CC 'A' 8:48.27.

Men High Jump
1, Butler, Josh, Neosho Count, 1.98m. 2, Jones, Dustin, Hutcinson CC, J1.98m.
3, Phillips, Eron, Hutcinson CC, 1.89m. 4, Klein, Anthony, Hutcinson CC,
J1.89m. 5, Groom, Glenn, Highland, J1.89m. 6, Washburn, Dan, Neosho Count,
1.83m. 7, Kruse, Ben, Hutcinson CC, 1.77m. 8, Teeter, Jordan, Hutcinson CC,
1.64m. --, King, Brandon, Hutcinson CC, NH.

Men Pole Vault
1, Fisher, Steven, Hutcinson CC, 3.97m. 1, Kruse, Ben, Hutcinson CC, 3.97m. 3, Binning, Robert, Colby College 3.52m. --, Kear, Chase, Hutcinson CC, NH. --, Jenne, Dylon, Hutcinson CC, NH.

Men Long Jump
1, Jones, Markish, Hutcinson CC, 7.03m. 2, Phillips, Eron, Hutcinson CC,
6.68m. 3, Fisher, Jerald, Highland, 6.63m. 4, King, Brandon, Hutcinson CC,
6.61m. 5, Klein, Anthony, Hutcinson CC, 6.44m. 6, Poole, Johnnie, Hutcinson
CC, 6.43m. 7, Zamora, John, Colby Colleg, 6.40m. 8, Hardimon, Phillip, Neosho Count, 6.22m. 9, Fisher, Steven, Hutcinson CC, 6.08m. 9, Rourke, Jake, Hutcinson CC, 6.08m. 11, Groom, Glenn, Highland, 6.04m. 12, Lager, Marty,
Benedictine, 5.81m. 13, Nelson, Lance, Highland, 5.60m. 14, Teeter, Jordan,
Hutcinson CC, 5.58m. 15, Kruse, Ben, Hutcinson CC, 5.46m.
Men Triple Jump
1, Butler, Josh, Neosho Count, 14.07m. 2, Fisher, Jerald, Highland, 13.87m. 3,
Rourke, Jake, Hutcinson CC, 13.43m. 4, Phillips, Eron, Hutcinson CC, 12.71m.
5, King, Brandon, Hutcinson CC, 12.59m. 6, Lager, Marty, Benedictine, 12.34m.

Men Shot Put
1, Robbs, Jason, Neosho Count, 15.12m. 2, Hawthorne, Taz, Hutcinson CC,
14.38m. 3, Hamrick, Kyle, Highland, 13.63m. 4, Britton, Shawn, Hutcinson CC,
13.51m. 5, Holly, Chris, Neosho Count, 12.70m. 6, Bryan, Landon, Neosho Count,
12.42m. 7, Jirak, Seth, Benedictine, 12.38m. 8, Francis, Erik, Hutcinson CC,
11.72m. 9, Schwindt, Aric, Unattached, 11.10m. 10, Wuthrich, Gavin, Hutcinson
CC, 11.09m. 11, Teeter, Jordan, Hutcinson CC, 9.67m. 12, Kruse, Ben, Hutcinson
CC, 9.31m. 13, Groom, Glenn, Highland, 8.56m.

Men Weight Throw
1, Robbs, Jason, Neosho Count, 17.51m. 2, Bryan, Landon, Neosho Count, 15.68m.
3, Holly, Chris, Neosho Count, 15.34m. 4, Hamrick, Kyle, Highland, 14.67m. 5,
Wuthrich, Gavin, Hutcinson CC, 14.60m. 6, Britton, Shawn, Hutcinson CC,
13.48m. 7, Jirak, Seth, Benedictine, 12.57m. 8, Hawthorne, Taz, Hutcinson CC,
12.56m. 9, Hainline, Casey, Neosho Count, 12.33m. 10, Schwindt, Aric,
Unattached, 11.45m. 11, Francis, Erik, Hutcinson CC, 11.32m. 12, Drake, Tyler,
Hutcinson CC, 9.04m.

Men's BB photos from Jan. 16

Pictures from Jan. 16 vs. Cloud County

Men's Basketball loses 76-51 to Cloud (Jan. 16)

The Colby Community College men's basketball team (5-13, 2-3) lost 76-51 Wednesday, Jan. 16 to visiting Cloud County. Freshman Mike Boyd returned to the line-up and led the Trojans with 21 points, but Cloud capatilized on the absence of Koance Davis and a poor showing by the Trojan squad.

The Trojans struggled to find shots on the offensive end and were out-rebounded by Cloud 48-27. Cloud keyed on Mike Boyd and Andrew Engel, constantly double-teaming both when the ball was in their hands. Engel had 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting, and also had 5 assists and 5 steals.

Erick Pegeuro led the Trojans with 8 rebounds. The Trojans shot a paltry 27% from the field for the game and committed 17 turnovers.

Lady Trojans drop game against Cloud County (Jan. 16)

The Colby Community College Lady Trojan basketball team (8-11, 3-2) lost 76-53 Wednesday, Jan. 16 to Cloud County at the Community Building. The Lady Trojans shot just 34% from the field and struggled against Cloud County's half-court pressure defense.

After a 33-19 halftime score, Cloud started the second half with easy baskets inside and stretched the lead out. The Lady Trojans committed 19 turnovers in the game and shot just 4-of-15 from three-point range.

Jessi Hilliard led the Lady Trojans with 11 points off the bench. Hilliard made just two field goal attempts, but was able to get to the free-throw line frequently, making 7-of-9 attempts. Lauren Fortin had another solid all-around game, finishing with 10 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds. Molly Phelan added 9 points and 5 rebounds for the Lady Trojans.

Colby wrestling finishes 7-0 in dual competition

The Colby Community College wrestling team competed at the Jamestown Duals in Jamestown, New York on Saturday, Jan. 12. The Trojans won all four duals, and finished their dual season with a perfect 7-0 mark.

The Trojans defeated Mercyhurst Northeast of Pennsylvania 29-15, host school Jamestown CC 44-10, Sprinfield CC of Massachussets 60-0 (fofeit due to failure to appear for match), and Niagara CC 44-12.

Match results against Mercyhurst

125 Akmal Adilov (Colby) technical fall over Greg Saumenig (Mercyhurst)
133 Danny Manius (Colby) 9-6 dec. over James Henderson (Mercyhurst)
141 Lyubomir Kumbarov 5-1 dec. over Ryan Donovan (Mercyhurst)
149 T.J. Hepburn (Colby) by fall over Shaun Spath (Mercyhurst)
157 Cole Garcia 11-5 dec. over Mike Weisman (Mercyhurst)
165 Delanno Palmore by fall over Joshua Miller (Mercyhurst)
174 Jeff Brodeur (Mercyhurst) 7-6 dec. over Gabe Smull (Colby)
184 Chris Kearn (Colby) 6-4 dec. over Nathan Kucnick (Mercyhurst)
197 Shane Nolan (Mercyhurst) by forfeit
285 Nick Maxworthy by fall over Steve Sandrock (Colby)

Match Results against Jamestown CC

125 Akmal Adilov (Colby) by forfeit
133 Danny Manius (Colby) by forfeit
141 Lyubomir Kumbarov (Colby) 23-9 dec. over Jon Bernard (JCC)
149 T.J. Hepburn (Colby) 9-2 dec. over Dusty Truver (JCC)
157 Cole Garcia (Colby) by fall over Josh Rodriguez (JCC)
165 Delanno Palmore by fall over Cole Smith (JCC)
174 Gabe Smull (Colby) by forfeit
184 Chris Kearn by fall over Dan Rosemier (JCC)
197 Jesse Hanner (JCC) by forfeit
285 Randy Pike (JCC) 15-5 dec. over Steve Sandrock (Colby)

Match results against Niagara CC

125 Jared Lemke (NCC) 5-4 dec. over Akmal Adilov (Colby)
133 Danny Manius (Colby) by forfeit
141 Lyubomir Kumbarov (Colby) technical fall over Mike Tellier (NCC)
149 T.J. Hepburn (Colby) 9-2 dec. over Dale DeBacco (NCC)
157 Cole Garcia by fall over Sean Serco (NCC)
165 Tyrell Riley 3-2 dec. over Delanno Palmore (Colby)
174 Gabe Smull (Colby) by fall over Marco Mendez (NCC)
184 Chris Kearn (Colby) by forfeit
197 Double forfeit
285 Steve Sandrock (Colby) by forfeit

Colby 60-0 forfeit over Springfield CC

Trojan basketball photos from Jan. 12 game vs. Butler

Pictures from Jan. 12 game vs. Butler

Men's basketball drops second straight game

Sunday, Jan. 13
Colby men fall to Butler County

After falling behind 24-2 to start the game on Sunday, the Colby Community College men's basketball team (5-12, 2-2) slowly clawed its way back into the game. Even without their top two leading scorers, Koance Davis and Mike Boyd, the Trojans cut the deficit down to nine at halftime.

After another slow start to the second half, the Trojans cut the lead down to four points with seven minutes remaining. However, they were not able to get over the hump and lost 83-72.

Andrew Engel led the Trojans with 24 points on 10-of-21 shooting from the field. Jordon Ottoway finished with 20 points and hit four three-pointers. The Trojans once again got solid contributions from Tashaun Kelly, who had 7 points and 10 assists. Freshman Anthony Rohr came off the bench to lead the Trojans with 11 rebounds. Erick Pegeuro added 12 points and 5 rebounds.

The men's team learned that Mike Boyd will miss the Trojan's next game and Koance Davis will miss Wednesday's game and next Sunday's game for their roles in an altercation last Wednesday at Dodge City.

Lady Trojans improve to 3-1 in Jayhawk Conference

Sunday, Jan. 13
Lady Trojans defeat Butler County

The Colby Community College women's basketball team (8-10, 3-1) defeated Butler County 65-48 Sunday at the Community Building. After a sluggish first half in which the Lady Trojans trailed by nine points, shot just 28% from the field and committed 10 turnovers, the Lady Trojans responded immediately to start the second half.

The Lady Trojans began the second half with a 7-0 run and took command of the game early in the second half. Their defense was the catalyst, forcing the Lady Grizzlies into 10 second half turnovers as well as tough shots.

Lauren Fortin led the Lady Trojans with 24 points, 19 in the second half. Fortin was 10-for-19 from the field and was 3-for-7 from three-point range. Sandra Sormaz added 18 points and 11 rebounds, Whitney Archer had 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Katie Spresser had 10 rebounds.