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
Monday, September 22, 2008
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 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).
Friday, September 19, 2008
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
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
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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.
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).
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).
Friday, September 12, 2008
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
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)
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.
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.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
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.”
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.”
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