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regarding the status and implementation of the merger.

“I think he is very compassionate about students,” dean of student services Celeste Donovon said. “He has a strong passion for technical education.”

After June 30, Poley will be done with his five-year stint as director of the technical school and someone else will take over the duties. When the position is filled it will have a new title, division chair of industrial technologies.

Poley will spend his free time doing things he is passionate about. One of those things still includes the college. Poley would like to help get a Placement Center added to the college.

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The Saintsations dance team recently completed their second season as a team.

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College plans Challenge Morgan Al l aman News editor

Xtreme nail painting. Xtreme murder solving. Xtreme prizes.

Xtreme high school students.

Xtreme Challenge.

Xtreme Challenge, a contest for area high school students, is a good way to recruit new students and for high school students to get a good feel for Seward County and the degrees the college offers, according to Sherry Farrell, SCCC/ ATS health information management and business instructor.

The fourth annual Xtreme Challenge will take place from 8:30 a.m. until the awards ceremony at 1:30 p.m. March 25 at Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School.

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• If 787 billion $1 bills were put end to end, they would go to the moon and back, from core to core, approximately 159 times.

• If Jesus spent $1 million every day from the day he was born until now, he would still have a few more years to spend what Congress has spent in the last month.

• $787 billion would buy...

- 4.6 million homes in the United States at the most recent median price of $170,300.

- Four full months of a tax holiday in the United States.

- 27.7 million cars at the average price of an automobile sold last year in the United States.

- A check for $2,623 to every man, woman and child in the United States.

- 7.7 million four year scholarships to the average private university in the United States at the current tuition rates.

- 30 million full four year scholarships to the nation’s public universities.

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One last dance

bers struggling with education when he was younger. Now, he greatly enjoys what he does and knows that he has had a successful career.

“I love the challenge of education,” Poley said. “Teaching is a great career.”

He will also miss the staff of SCCC/ ATS. Poley feels as if the staff and faculty are dedicated to their jobs and helping the students reach their potential.

“Mergers are not always easy,” Poley said. “I am grateful for ours because it’s what is most important for the college and the technical school.”

President Barack Obama recently signed a $787 billion dollar stimulus package into law. This is such a large number, and very close to one trillion, that it is difficult for the average American to comprehend.

Breaking down the billions

Actor Anton Arnhold watches and learns as he prepares for a career in the movie industry.

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Another thing that Poley will spend some time on is helping soldiers who are returning from war. He remembers returning home from the Vietnam War and the experiences he lived through.

He wants other young soldiers to know that they are not alone and there are people who will listen to them and help them through a difficult time in their lives.

Poley will also spend time doing things such as gardening, golfing and spending time with his grandchildren.

After Poley leaves SCCC/ ATS, he knows he will miss the students and his job helping to prepare them for careers. He can relate to his students because he remem-

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The SCCC/ ATS Lady Saints basketball team finished their season with a two point loss to Hutchinson in the Regional Championship game.

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Poley retires after completion of merger Technical school director Ed Poley can finally relax and retire from Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School.

The merger between the college and the technical school was finally completed in the last month.

“I’ve been here through all of the negotiations,” Poley said. “We had finally done all that we could do.”

The college and the technical school merged last June. A visit from a Higher Learning Commission representative, last month, went well and the college is expecting a positive report

Frank Challis has been a Drama and Speech instructor at SCCC/ ATS for 33 years. He will be entering retirement after this semester.

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President Barack Obama signed into law a $787 billion economic stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, on Feb. 17.

With interest the stimulus reaches over $1 trillion, according to many sources.

Although the government is showing where the money goes, they are not explaining what a trillion really is. Many bloggers and interest groups are taking it upon themselves to show the American people exactly what that money adds up to.

According to Luke Dowell, math, science and HPERD division chair, if a person got $1 every second it would take more than 31,000 years to reach just a trillion.

Another way to look at it is if you laid a trillion one dollar bills end to end, they would wrap around the Earth, at the equator, more than 10,000 times.

The $787 billion could do a lot for the American people. If it was divided up, every man, woman and child in the United States would get $2,623.

That $787 billion could also be used to fund 30 million full four year scholarships to public universities or 7.7 million full four year scholarships to private universities in America.

The money is being used in many different places, for many different things and there is a plethora of people with opinions about whether the stimulus is a good or bad idea.

The stimulus is an “effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century,” according to recovery.gov.

Recovery.gov is a Web site designed by the government to explain to people what the stimulus is and where it will be used. A complete timeline is on the Web site, that explains when certain things did or will happen.

Also, there is a special symbol to go along with the money. This symbol will be used on anything that the money goes to.

Tech school receives bonds Jessi ca Lul f Editor

A total of $1.26 million in interest free bonds are pending approval by the Board of Trustees at the April Board meeting.

Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School received approval from the Kansas Board of Regents and the Kansas Finance authority in February.

Tommy Williams, dean of administration is positive about the outcome of the bonds and the approval from the board.

“I know administratively we have always tried to take care of the buildings. It is nice to work for a Board of Trustees that likes to maintain the buildings,” said Williams.

The turn around rate compared to what is submitted to Kansas Board of Regents and the Kansas Finance Authority to what is approved is very good for the college.

All the money that was applied for this year was approved and last year 97 percent of what was applied for was approved. All community colleges in Kansas are eligible to apply for the bond money.

If the BOT approves the bonds, the college will have eight years to repay the interest free bonds.

Construction could start immediately if they decide to go into the $1.26 million debt, however the money will not be dispersed July 1.

Projects include a greenhouse addition to the ag building, replacing the entrance doors to the technical campus, redoing the east parking lot by the technical school, updating the fire alarm system at the technical school campus, replacing or installing emergency and exit lighting at the technical campus, installing an exhaust system in the welding shop and updating the restrooms on the technical campus.

Last year $1.3 million was applied for in bonds.The $1.26 million is is just less than the $1.3 million that was applied for last year.

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NEWS BRIEFS Scholarship deadline approaching quickly Scholarship and grant applications are due on the priority deadline of April 1 for the fall 2009 semester.

All scholarships awarded must be accepted by Sept. 1 and thank you notes must be turned in to the Development Foundation.

All questions should be directed to Tammy Doll in the Development Foundation office or to the Registrar’s office.

Cinderfella contest put on by SGA

A Cinderfella contest will be put on by the Student Government Association.

Male students entering the contest will dress up as females and will compete for cash prizes.

For each entrant SGA will make a donation to the Development Foundation.

All students interested in competing should go to Wade Lyon’s office.

The contest will take place in April.

Employees raise scholarship money

More SCCC/ ATS employees are raising money for the Development Foundation scholarships.

The Business Division will be having a garage sale with proceeds going to the foundation for scholarships.

The bookstore employees are currently asking for a $1 donations with any purchase from the bookstore.

Anyone interest in donating should contact the Development Foundation.

Classes participate in national survey

75 SCCC/ ATS classes will be participating in a national survey to determine how engaged Seward County is compared to other community colleges throughout Nation.

Phi Theta Kappa membership fees due All Phi Theta Kappa membership fees are due by Friday.

Anyone needing to turn in their membership fees can take them to PTK sponsor Debbie Stafford or PTK president Jessica Lulf. Fees are $5.

Students interested in a PTK stole for graduation need to put in their order by Friday. Stoles are $18 and can be order through Stafford until March 13.

No day classes scheduled for April 2

There will be no day classes on April 2, 2009.

Sophomores will be taking Graduation Assessments on that day.

The assessment committee will be hosting a learnshop for all faculty on that day, as well. They will be working on projects involving following up on the implementation of the critical thinking activity developed in January.

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SCCC BOARD OF TRUSTEES Contributed to Crusader Following a tour of the new drafting laboratory and other facilities on the technical school site, the Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School Board of Trustees met March 2 for its regular board meeting.

Steve Merz, drafting and design technology instructor, showed the board the new classroom, desks and computers for the drafting program. In addition, he explained the Global Positioning Systems equipment that was purchased last year with a grant and is used in the drafting program.

The board also saw a demonstration of the new hydraulic lift that was installed in the Automotive Technology I laboratory, and received information on the potential use of facilities for a proposed natural gas compressor technician program.

Marvin Chance Jr. reported on the recent Kansas Association of Community College Trustees meeting and Phi Theta Kappa Honors luncheon recently in Topeka. Jett Eder, of Sharon Springs, and Sergio Padilla, of Liberal, were honored along with students from the other 19 Kansas community colleges.

SCCC/ ATS will host the KACCT quarterly meeting in June. Trustee and administrators from the 19 Kansas community colleges will be in Liberal June 19 and 20.

The Board accepted the retirement of Ed Poley, director of the technical school programs, effective June 30. The Board and administration expressed appreciation to Poley for his years of service to the area technical school and his commitment to the implementation of the merger.

Dr. Duane Dunn, SCCC/ATS president, told the board about the upcoming Strategic Planning process that will create a working plan for 2010-2017.

The plan will be designed to give direction to the administrative team over the next seven years as the college enters its 40th year of providing classes. Community representatives will join college employees to facilitate each of the planning committees.

Community members, Trustees, all employees, and students will be encouraged to participate in focus group discussions as part of the planning process. The strategic plan will be presented to the public in June.

Cynthia Rapp reported that Dr. Deborah Loper with the North Central Association Higher Learning Commission completed her site confirmation visit regarding the merger with Southwest Kansas Technical School. Loper commended the college on meeting the requirements for the merger. She will submit her findings in a written report to the Higher Learning Commission.

The site visit was designed to show that “we are doing what we

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said we would do as we move forward with the merger,” Rapp said.

The board approved a new distribution of credit hour fees for the summer 2009 semester through spring 2010. The distribution includes $4.50 for scholarships, $11 for revenue bond retirement, $1.50 for the student activity accounts and $5 for a technology fee. There is no increase in credit hour fees from the current amount, but the distribution now allows for increased student access to scholarship funds.

Ed Poley, director of the Area Technical School, told the board that enrollment is looking good for the fall 2009 semester in some of the programs that have had low enrollment in the past.

A number of students have filled out applications for admission in Construction Trades Technology, Machine Tool Technology and Drafting and Design Technology.

Poley also indicated a recent increase in individuals attending industrial programs on a parttime basis for retraining needs due to employment changes and/or relocation.

In other action, the board adopted a revision to board policy 201 that includes Dustin Ormiston as the newest member of the board, adopted a revision to board policy 503 regarding Resolution/Investment of College Fund or Designation of Depositories and Securing Deposits and Investments, reviewed the list of applied course fees for the fall 2009 semester, accepted the bid from Tatro Plumbing of Garden City in the amount of $84,500 for new ventilation in the Diesel Technology lab that meets air quality standards and accepted the quote from Innerface Architectural Signage of Atlanta, Ga., in the amount of $16,403.55 to change the directional signage and the front sign at the Area Technical School to reflect the name change.

Open positions on campus include Academic and Career Advisor, Student Development Coordinator, Social Science instructor, Drama and Communications instructor, Natural Gas Technology instructor, director of Adult Basic Education, Web site and portal manager and secretary to the Natural Science, Mathematics and Physical Education Division.

Medical Laboratory Technician site visit for reaccreditation is Wednesday and Thursday.

The University of Kansas, Dole Lecture series on Abraham Lincoln will conclude on March 17.

Spring break is March 14-22 with no classes offered but campus offices will be open.

The next board meeting is Monday, April 6.

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Throwing clay

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3-D instructor Dustin Farmer perfects a clay pot on the pottery wheel during his Ceramics II class. Farmer teaches multiple ceramics classes along with silversmithing and jewelry making, three dimensional design and art appreciation, at SCCC/ ATS. Many of Farmer’s classes are in the evening.

SCCC SECURITY REPORT On February 21, the SCCC/ ATS security department filed an incident report involving the discovery of alcoholic beverages in a vehicle located at the Student Living Center. The beverages were confiscated, however it was determined that the owner of the vehicle was not responsible for purchasing the beverages or for placing them in the vehicle. No disciplinary action has been taken at this point.

On February 25, the SCCC/ ATS security department investigated what was eventually determined to be a small accidental fire located at the Area Technical School. The fire originated in a trash can, and it also caused some superficial damage to a picnic table. Since the origin of the fire was determined

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to be accidental, no disciplinary action was initiated.

On March 2, the SCCC/ ATS security department filed an incident report in reference to the theft of property from the Area Technical School dormitories. The incident involved the loss of property in an amount under $1,000 and no suspects were named in the incident.

March 3, the SCCC/ ATS security department filed an incident report in reference to the theft of property from a shop at the Area Technical School. The theft involved the loss of a small toolbox belonging to an SCCC/ATS student.

The property was valued at less than $1,000 and no suspects were named in the incident.

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tition. “This enables students to know what the world is like in other places.”

The students have participated in numerous aspects in the field of business by having business meetings, and preparing powerpoint presentations that go along with their projects for the upcoming competition.

Seward County The Community College/ Area Technical School Students In Free Enterprise club is preparing their project for a regional competition with five other junior colleges on Monday.

The competition consists of the students creating projects in different criterias like, market economics, financial literacy, business ethics, environment sustainability, success skills.

A project for market economics is that the club sent money to Haiti to pay for a solar panel and two batteries because they do not have electricity.

“The two batteries convert electricity from DC to AC so they can power computers and other electronic devices in their schools,” said Layne Greeson, a student participant in the compe-

“It helps you to realize what kind of impact that diversity has on the community.”

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SIFE is a club for students majoring in the business field who would like to gain experience and get a taste of what the business world is like.

“I didn't know much about SIFE when I joined. As you continue to be a part of SIFE it really helps you see what it's all about. It gives you a sense of what's around you like the businesses and the diversity of Liberal,” Greeson said. “It helps you to realize what kind of impact that diversity has on the community such as the Colvin Center that teaches immigrants english and helps them get a GED so they can get a job.”

The SCCC/ ATS SIFE club will compete against five junior colleges in the regional competition, and if they are able to win regionals they will get to compete in the national competition.

HALO headed to Chicago

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The Hispanic American Leadership Organization is going to the National HALO Conference over spring break.

The conference will be from Mar. 19 to Mar. 21 in Chicago.

The conference will feature workshops and presentations that will allow students to meet other HALO members as well as learn how to be better leaders in their communities and schools.

“The purpose is to teach students leadership and to give to their communities,” said HALO sponsor Francis Brown.

Nine students will be going on the trip next week, where they will get to hear from a variety of speakers.

“You get a chance to hear a lot of speakers. A lot of famous people have given speeches before. Last year we had Jesse Jackson, I believe,” said HALO member Sergio Padilla. “We have had chances to hear from Illinois state legislators and members of congress before. I am most excited for the conference just because it is another chance to learn about the Hispanic culture. It gives you the opportunity to become a better leader and to learn to value your culture more.”

Jessica Gokey, Kasey Krueger and Kassandra Cole present their SIFE speech to students on campus as practice for the regional SIFE competition.The focus of their presentation this year is the diversity in Liberal. In the presentation, they give a summary of all of the projects they have accomplished over the past year and how they have helped those in the community that are from different backgrounds.

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Former Liberal High School student, and current SCCC/ ATS student, Morgan Allaman displays her pictures for student helpers during the 2008 Xtreme Challenge. Allaman competed in Xtreme Challenge for three years in high school and will be helping SCCC/ ATS with the competition this year.

Thirteen high schools and 207 students have already signed up for this year’s Xtreme Challenge, although the deadline is not until Monday.

Among schools coming are Southwestern Heights, Tyrone, Elkhart, Moscow, Turpin, Rolla, Satanta, Bucklin, Deerfield, Liberal, Forgan, Okla., Keyes, Okla., and Spearman, Texas.Xtreme Challengees will have nine categories to choose from and the opportunity to compete in three challenges of any category for prizes.

Students may also choose to take a tour of the campus to be entered into a drawing.

Susan Copas, SCCC/ ATS art instructor, believes the 2009 Xtreme Challenge offers more

and better prizes than previous years.

More than 27 prizes will be awarded among the nine categories, plus scholarships, Overall High School Plaque and SCCC/ ATS gear.

The first-, second- and thirdplace students in each category will win a prize ranging from night goggles, iPod shuffles and digital cameras to a Dell Mini 9 Laptop.

Journalism instructor and Crusader sponsor Anita Reed believes college students play a key role in the success of Xtreme Challenge.

“I don’t think we could pull it off without the Seward County Students, because they are a big part of it,” Reed said. “And a lot

of the students at this point have actually participated in this challenge when they were in high school, so they kind of have it from two views. They have a view of it from when they were a participant in high school and now they have an active role as one of the organizers of the event.”

Copas also believes instructors are benefited by Xtreme Challenge.

“I think for me, it’s just really exciting to see how talented the high school students are, and of course we’d like for them to come and study with us,” Copas said. “I think also as a teacher, a lot of the time, we involve our students in the Xtreme Challenge, and so I think it’s

good for our own students as well.”

Reed sees the event as beneficial to all involved.

“I do think Xtreme Challenge is good for both the college and the high schools. It’s a way for them to get together and kind of get an idea if their programs are being taught competitively, and it’s a chance for students to see what Seward County has to offer while they’re on campus,” Reed said. “It’s also a way to get to meet students that we might not get to, as instructors, meet until maybe later in the year or something. But it’s an opportunity for us to meet students early and get to know them.”

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The Saintsations perform at the Saints vs. Cloud basketball game earlier this season.

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Saintsations bring sparkle to basketball court Jose Rodri guez Entertainment editor

The SCCC/ ATS dance team the “Saintsations” have been spotted on the court on the sidelines, time outs and during halftime performing for fans of the Saints since 2007.

The coach for the team is Scarlette Diseker. Diseker has been dancing since the age of three.

“I’ve been dancing since I could walk,” she said.

Her mother owned a dance studio and Diseker began teaching there since the age of 13. Diseker was the captain of the cheerleading squad for three years from 1998-2001.

“She’s awesome and she’s a really good dancer and coach. She knows when to be serious and when to be fun,” said freshman Saintsation Kennedy Connor.

Diseker is also the person who christend the dance team.

“I started dance last year, and picked the Saintsations name” said Diseker.

Besides being the coach she is also the person who dresses the dancers by picking out costumes for the girls.

“My mother (she’s my assistant) and I went through books and we show the girls and we usually get the showy stuff,” said Diesker.

The team uses the uniforms to dress up the show and add sparkle to their performance.

“I like most of them except for the sparkly tops because they scratch up your arms like crazy but we wore them anyways because Scarlette wanted us to wear them,” said Connor.

The routines and choreography are all come up with by Diseker.

“Scarlet does most of it but sometimes we all pitch in with ideas,” said freshman Erika Llamas.

Llamas has also been doing dance for years and enjoyed her time as a Saintsation.

“I’ve learned a lot and we learned a lot as a team,” said Llamas.

The difference between the dance team and the cheerleading team is stunting.

“A lot of girls have a cheer back-

ground but one of the main differences is stunting, and dancing is also more about showmanship while cheer is about getting the crowd pumped up,” Diseker said.

Even with the years of dance combined the team still falls down.

“I was in the front line and I fell and I was backing up and it was so embarrassing and I wanted to run off the court but I thought I would trip and fall,” said Connor.

“I remember once at practice everyone was just falling and we couldn’t get it together,” said Llamas.

The dance team also offers many benefits for the students who participate in the program one of the main draws being scholarships.

“We conceived the idea for scholarships and came up with the plan to offer them to students whether it is for books or partial tuition,”

Music Review

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I knew from the moment I saw them singing, dancing, and stripping at Warped Tour that these guys were something special that were going to bring something great to a Hastings near me. That was only two months before the release of their first full length album,”Want,” and with this album the team of original gangsters from Ballerado met my every fickle expectation.

Boulder, CO based 3oh!3, named after their cities area code, was formed from a random enough encounter in a random enough classroom because of a random enough discussion over a shared musician man-crush.

Basically, Sean Foreman met Nathaniel Motte in their Colorado University physics class, and thus forth, history was made, and the world set ablaze.

Sean and Nate hooked up with Matt Squire at Photo

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Lydia Augustine, a SCCC/ ATS yoga and tai chi instrucuard tor, plays her flute during Latte in the Library wednesday afternoon.

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Disker said.

“I’m really glad I got a book scholarship from the dance team because books can get expensive,” said Llamas.

“They do get superior scholarships to other schools I’ve looked at,” said Diseker.

The team also gets along with one another.

“I’m not sugarcoating it at all.

They all get among so well there was never anything that showed tension. This year’s group of girls did a great job and there’s no sense in arguing when you love what you do.”

Tryouts for next years team do not have a set date but workshops to teach girls basic routines and sideline cheers will be set up on the Tuesday’s and Thursday’s in May.

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Black fingernails, eyeliner, and a facial piercing make Anton Arnhold stand apart from most of the students at Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School.

Arnhold is comfortable with his appearance and likes to alter it. “It’s OK to be weird as long as you know it,” Arnhold said.

Staring does not bother Arnold because while people are studying him, he is studying them. He takes in everything from their mannerisms to how they interact with other people. Besides, he thinks they look as weird as they think he does.

Arnhold’s interest in movies is part of the reason why he is constantly observing his surroundings. His interest in movies began in earnest two years ago when he started working in his aunt’s movie store.

“I had all the time in the world to watch movies.”

While he watches movies, he is analyzing elements that most movie-goers overlook. He watches the way people enter, how human emotion is conveyed through picture and sound, as well as the music that narrates the movie.

“I feel like a magician watching another magician, and I know his tricks.”

Even though Arnhold does not like how shallow the movie industry is, he recognizes that this is dying with independent movies.

“I always liked stories, but movies are the new art.”

Next year Arnhold is going to attend film school, but in the meantime he is practicing his love of entertainment by portraying the role of the Master of Ceremonies in the college's spring musical, “Nunsense.” He also was in “Fools,” the play in the fall.

In order to prepare for his current role in “Nunsense,” the main things Arnhold has done is to lose weight and study Chris Tucker in “Ruby Red.” To adapt his role of Leon Tolchinsky, a

3Oh!3 ‘Want’ Review by Tyler Savely

Finish records and laid sharp-tongued lyrics over kneeknocking beats that guarantee to have you howling the choruses by the end of the CD. One song that stands out the most on the cd is “Don’t Trust Me,” a song about a fantasy world in which all males in the world excluding Sean and Nate have died because of some horrible disease, and the scrambling desperate women that pursue them.

Another good listen is “I’m not your boyfriend, baby,” a song with a most enlightening blend of hilarious bridges and a maddeningly deep chorus that goes something along the lines of “These children learned from cigarette burns, fast cars, fast women and cheap drinks.”

The entire CD is like that intense witty lines with deep socially eviscerating choruses. This CD is a 10 out of 10, hands down, straight up, whatever. It’s good.

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school teacher in “Fools,” Arnhold also altered his presence by growing out his hair.

Beyond his appearance, he studied his instructors—everything from how they talked to how they entered the room.

“Some storm into class, and others stroll.”

Frank Challis, drama and speech instructor, was happy to have Arnhold in the casts and the musical.

“Anton is one of the most multi-talented individuals I have had in the last few years,” Challis said.

Challis went on to say that Arnhold “is typical of university level college students for his craft. I knew immediately that he was the kind of kid I would get at KU or KState.”

Arnhold’s key to adapting mannerisms of his characters is by imagining how they do the small things.

“I imagine how they would do little things: drink out of a glass, take a drag off a cigarette. The small things help a lot. It’s simple method acting,” Arnhold said.

At times in everyday life, Arnhold is playing a role. Sometimes he does not even know he is portraying a role. Arnhold borrowed a phrase from Jorge Borges that he felt describe the situation, “there was no one behind his face.”

Not only does Arnhold have skills on stage, but he is also a good cast mate.

“Anton is a jolly fellow, great to work with,” said Logan Green, one of Arnhold’s co-actors in “Fools.”

Beyond the traditional transforming himself to look the part and observing people to better emulate people in theater productions, one thing Arnhold is constantly doing is reading. He does not care what the book, he is happy reading anything.

“Even children’s books have hidden messages,” Arnhold said.

Since Arnhold aspires to be involved in the movie industry in any area, he will attend film school next year.

“As long as I’m involved in movies I don’t care. I’ll be a gaffer, they are needed too.”

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In an early role, Arnhold poses in his Bamm-Bamm costume.

During a Colonial Fair in fifth grade, Arhold poses with a “friend.”

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If Frank Challis could write his life as a play, it would be a comedy, and a very full and busy one at that.

Challis has been teaching, advising and directing at Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School for the last 33 years; after this semester he will pick up his costumes and get ready for retirement.

He will not be taking many of his creations, he plans to leave them for future productions at SCCC/ ATS. “When I look at all the props and all the costumes I made for this college, I ask myself how in the world I’m ever going to get all of this stuff put away before I leave,” Challis said.

Challis came to Liberal after one year at a four-year university in Oklahoma. After finishing college, he took a job at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. At the time, SWOSU was making cutbacks, so he began looking for another job, and he found a small, young community college. Then dean, Don Guild asked Challis to come to Liberal for an interview and offered Challis the job on the same day. Guild was part of the reason Challis accepted.

“Don Guild was indeed our inspiration back in the early days of Seward County Community College,” Challis said. “He was the diplomat of all diplomats.”

While at SCCC/ ATS, Challis has taught a variety of courses, everything from children’s literature to intro to art. He has also been teaching summer school since he came to the college.

“To my knowledge, I am the only teacher at SCCC that has taught nonstop consecutive summer school for 33 years,” Challis said.

Challis has also directed many plays. He can no longer recall just how many total productions he’s been a part of at SCCC/ ATS. The years vary, so it is difficult to keep track of how many plays the college has produced.

Challis has also made thousands of costumes. He currently runs a costume business called Costume Originals of Kansas, which he started in 1984. After retiring, he plans to spend more time with his business. It is currently licensed in Kansas and Oklahoma, so he plans to remain in Liberal for the time being.

Challis also plans to spend more time with his three dogs, Keze, BZ and EZ, who are like children to him.

Although he has traveled the world during his time at SCCC/ ATS, he plans to travel more when he retires. He wants to visit some “warm” countries, such as Costa Rica and Buenos Aires.

While Challis is traveling, working on his costumes and doing things he’s missed out on in the last 40 years, he will miss his students.

“I will miss the students tremendously because they give my life meaning and fun,” Challis said.

As far as Challis’ job, as they say in theatre, “the show must go on,” so the college is currently looking for someone to fill the shoes of Frank Challis.

Although it will be difficult to find someone that does what Challis does, the humanities department is currently looking for a speech and drama instructor. According to Dale Doll, humanities division chair, 41 applications were received and are currently being narrowed down.

Challis enjoyed his years at SCCC/ ATS so much that he would consider teaching a night class or helping with the drama productions if he was asked and his schedule allowed. For now though, he will work on starting a new life, away from the college.

“When you spend 33 years of your life at an institution, it becomes a very important part of your life, so much so that you’re torn when you do retire between giving up that part of your life and trying to start a new life that will make the final years of your life as much fun as the years that you put into your work.”

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Teachers giving during tough times Our view....

Due to the current economic crisis many schools are trying to save more and spend less in order to keep their doors open and their students supplied with scholarships. Although Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School hasn’t suffered a major hit, we are also trying to save money because the future is uncertain.

Thirty-seven percent of faculty and staff at SCCC/ ATS have recently donated to the Development Foundation scholarships. So far, $15,101.47 has been donated by people employed by the college.

Although these donations are appreciated by students trying to continue to further their education during difficult times, many don’t think about the fact that the employees giving these scholarships are also facing similar troubles.

We believe that the faculty and staff members that have given their own money are selfless. They know that some students couldn’t be here without these scholarships. These people truly understand their students and want to help them. They know that without the students SCCC/ ATS would not be able to keep going.

Though we cannot speak for all students we greatly appreciate what these SCCC/ ATS employees have done. They have taken small incentives, such as seeing Tommy Williams and

Dale Reed and Tommy Williams cross the finish line during the Men’s Pacer Race on Pancake Day. Reed and Wiliam’s scarves and aprons were made especially for them by Celeste Donovan.

Dale Reed dressed as women, to raise money.

When Ed Poley ran in the Pancake Day race the apron he was wearing, from Billy’s Mexican Grill and Q, was worn for a $100 donation. Williams

and Reed ran after the faculty and staff raised $10,000. Currently the goal is $20,000 by April 1 and $30,000 overall.

There are ways for people that are not employees of the college to donate. The easiest way is to visit www.sccc.edu. There you can find a tab that says “Ways to Give.” This links you to a website with many options for making a tax-deductible donation. All of the online donations are done as credit card transactions and give the donor the option to choose when and how they will donate.

Online you can give to the annual fund drive, the Presidential Scholarship fund, the Endowed Scholarships, or you can give a memorial or tribute gift or name a green seat.

When donating online you can leave a comment telling when and where you want this scholarship used or why you decided to donate.

You can also mail donations to the Development Foundation.

We encourage everyone to give if they have the opportunity. We like to see that the employees care enough for us to give their own money and we urge them to meet and exceed their overall goal.

We also prompt the community of Liberal and the surrounding towns to contribute, with your help we can keep students going during this difficult financial time.

Friendships should not be taken for granted “Guys will come and go, and when they do your friends will remain the same. “

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If you think of a time when you were heartbroken, hurt or close to jumping off the edge, you’ll always think of the person who wouldn’t let you jump. You’ll think of that friend who put a hand out, smiled at you and said that if you promised not to jump that everything would be OK. The friend who took your hand and led you through the dark until you found the light. The friend that refused to let you hit rock bottom, the friend that never gave up on you, the friend that never let you jump.

How often do we recognize those friends for who they truly are? How many times do we thank them for never giving up? Do we take those friends for granted? The friends who keep you from jumping are hard to find but easy to keep.

We shouldn’t take those friends for granted. We owe more to those friends then we realize. Not only do they keep us from jumping, but even when we are blindsided by love or greed, they never give up on us. They never turn their backs on our selfishness and they never let our hands go even when we’re tugging away.

Our friends see us through the worst of times.

When your heartbroken, they will be the first ones by our sides.

They will greet you at the door with a tub of ice cream, a large pizza and lay on your bed with you and list all the gory ways you could kill your ex. Not only will they be there when you’re down, but they will be the ones to bring you back to life, never asking for a thank you or for something in return. They will stand by your

side until you can finally walk without stumbling.

When you’ve failed yet another math test, that friend will be there with her math book to prepare you for the next test. And if your friend is just as bad at math, she’ll bully the first math nerd she sees until he tutors you.

Never underestimate the power of friendship.

Most people say that love is strong and can make you do crazy things. But that person must not have had a best friend. Friendship is the strongest force in the world.

Guys will come and go, and when they do your friends will remain the same. People in your life will pass on, and when they do, your friends will wipe away your tears. When you run out of gas in another state, your friends will be there with a tank of gas to see you home. And when you leave to college, your friends will send you a coloring book to get you through those boring night classes.

If in life you never accomplish anything and you fail miserably at everything you attempt, if

you die with at least one good friend, then you’ve been granted life’s greatest asset. Always thank your friends for everything they do.

Never take for granted the time you get with them. Remember to hold your hand out when your friend feels like jumping and never worry when your friend shows up in a black ski mask and a baseball bat. She’s just going to teach that no good cheater, who broke your heart, a lesson or two.

Keep in mind that even when life gets you down and nothing is going your way, that your friends will always have their sock ’em boppers on, waiting to fight for you.

Like Winnie the Pooh says, “If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together. There is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart.. I’ll always be with you.”

We the people can’t forget what this nation is about “This is also in effect to college students but demanding 100 hours a year on their behalf.”

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We are privileged to be citizens of an amazing nation, a nation that was founded on freedom.

We are Americans.

Our founding fathers set up our government in a way that allows us to have a dream and be able to reach it. As Americans we are given the opportunity to strive and work to climb as high as we want and to reap our rewards.

Americans are also allowed to fail, allowed to sit back and keep to themselves and to live on welfare, if they so choose.

There are no limits as to what we can or can’t do. We can get a degree, own a business, make money. We can also drop out of school and live by those means. Our basic right is the right of choice, the ability to choose our own destiny.

America is a nation of free enterprise and capitalism. Our constitution was built this way to allow our freedom, to involve less government, to give the power to the people. The newly elected wants to bring about change, major change. Primarily change to take away our choices, redistribute our money and take from those who have worked to climb the ladder.

One thing in particular is what our president calls national “service”, community service if you will. We have the right to choose whether to assist in our communities or not, right?

As our newly elected president is African American, one would believe he’d be against slavery. Though this seems common sense, it just isn’t so. He wants to make it mandatory for high school and middle school students to accumulate more than 50 hours of community “ser-

Connections handy “The reason that I find these relationships unique is because they help us prepare for the real world.”

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Recognition is not something that every college can offer a student. At large colleges, such as the University of Kansas you are one of hundreds of student in your general studies classes such as English.

One of the things that is neat about Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School, is that you are more than just a name to the administration, faculty and staff.

I know that when I go to the cafeteria at noon when the deans are there as well, they all say hello to me. As a student I think that the fact that the deans are easily accessible and easy to talk to is unique.

If I have any questions or concerns I

know that I can approach Dr. Dunn, the college’s president or Celeste Donovan, dean of student services and they will be open to hear what I have to say.

The administration is always quick to congratulate and thank students. It is not just the deans that know you either. Most of the instructors say hello to me as I walk down the halls too.

It has reached a point where when I am not heading to class, I have to allow 20 minutes to walk from the main building to the dorms, just because I run into people that I know and end up having a conversation with them.

The reason that I find these relationships unique is because they help us prepare for the real world.

By having the open communication between students, teachers and staff it breaks down the fear of authority that is instilled in us as children. It allows us to see how much can be accomplished when we utilize these relationships for the good of whole. Besides, who would not want to be recognized by the president of the college for the work that they do for the college.

vice” a year, and that he will attach strings to educational monies to make sure that they do.

This is also in effect to college students but demanding 100 hours a year on their behalf.

Our government is built around freedom. This isn’t community service, this would be involuntary servitude, slavery, something the 22nd Amendment to our constitution protects. This constitutional right would be abolished if the forced servitude were to go into effect. Obama has said he doesn’t like the Constitution, I guess our founding fathers were just ignorant.

Not only does our freedom of choice lie on the brink, but also our freedom to reap the rewards of hard work. Our president wants to redistribute our money. Those people who have worked hard to attain their goals and reach the top will receive, in essence, nothing for their dedication.

Their money will go to people living off welfare, sitting at home with no incentive to do anything to better their situation. Those people have the choice to do that, and that's what makes our nation so beautiful, but don’t punish our cit-

izens who have worked so hard to get where they are.

What it is coming down to is socialism, something our country has fought against with the Soviet Union and many other nations, something some of our ancestors were trying to escape in coming to America.

Socialism is government control. Socialism says tax the rich, tax the corporations, have the Government regulate, let the government oversee and let the government have ownership. No. This is what our ancestors worked so hard to escape, to be free from tyranny, to be free to have choices to live their lives the way they wanted to live.

We are America; we are free; we have ambition; we have dreams and we can reach them. We have the rights, we have our choices, and as long as we want to fight for our rights we can have them.

We the people can have a plan, and we the people can make a stand.

Peer pressure tough in college “I am learning that no matter what the decision or situation is there are always consequences that follow.”

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Peer pressure has been a part of every teen’s life. It is one of those diseases that just spreads from person to person. We have all experienced it at some point in our lives.

No matter how small or big the decision is, it still in some way affects who we really are. Peer pressure was never really an issue for me while I was in high school. I always stood up for what I believed and thought was right. I never did or said anything I did not want to.

Well, college is a completely different environment. I never thought I would have to make so many tough decisions while in college. I knew it was kind of like the real world, but I honestly was not ready for what was coming.

From skipping class to going out on a school night, saying “no” became hard.

Our decisions come to affect us in different ways. There have been times where I have fallen

short and went ahead and did the opposite of what I thought was right. I believe that before we learn to be mature and responsible, we have to make mistakes and learn from them. I am learning that no matter what the decision or situation is there are always consequences that follow.

I have gone out with my friends on Thursdays when the next day I had an 8 a.m. class. Not just any class, but English Comp II, which I learned was not the smartest choice I have made.

It is hard saying “no” to your friends sometimes. Most of the time, if you say no they will make fun of you and say you are lame and boring. Even though they are just kidding, I still want to be a part of the fun so I say yes and go.

It is not like this always, and if it was I do not think I would be sitting here writing this column. I have said “no” to them many times.

While they are having fun, I am in my dorm doing homework and studying. I guess we just have to learn how to say “no” and be responsible at some point in our lives.

College has been a good place for me to learn this, and has helped me take action into my own hands. If I do not worry about my grades, then who will?

Peer pressure is almost like a drug you could say, it tries and sometimes succeeds in bringing us down. Personally, I am learning how to say “no” and focusing on what really matters. Not a fun, late night with my friends, but my education.

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NO. 10 SHEILA WASHINGTON works her jumpstop on a drive to the basket as teammate Megan Lassley walls off a Lady Cardinal defender. Washington finished the play for two points, she had six points on the night.

LADY SAINTS celebrate following their final second win over Cloud County via clutch free throws with 14 seconds on the game clock by No. 1 Vaneza Junior to go up and win by 1 point, 55-54.

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National hopes fade in final seconds Rustin Watt Sports editor

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MEGAN LASSLEY drives the baseline in the Regional Championship game versus Hutchinson Community College Monday night.

Second half puts Seward over top Rustin Watt Sports editor

The Lady Saints defeated Labette Community College 8767 in the second round of the Region VI playoffs to advance to Sunday’s bracket play.

For the second time this year, the Seward County Community College/ Area Technical School

Lady Saints beat the LCC Lady Cardinals.

The first half was a back-andforth battle, but when Lady Saints No. 20 LaNell Taylor hit a three at the halftime buzzer, the Lady Saints took a 36-30 lead into the locker room.

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Final second free throws save Saints Rustin Watt Sports editor

In a do or die game in the semi finals of the regional tournament, Seward County showed they are still hungry for more.

The Seward County Lady Saints won over Cloud County Sunday afternoon in a thriller.

With just seconds to play and down by a point Vaneza Junior drove to the basket. She went up and was fouled to go to the free throw line with 14 seconds to play.

“Vaneza just took it hard got the contact and got the foul,” said Lady Saints head coach Toby Wynn.

Junior sank both free throws to put the Lady Saints over the top, 55-54.

It didn’t come easy for the Lady Saints against the Lady TBirds. Cloud began the game strong and took the momentum right after the tip with an and one play. Seward was down by eight with eleven and a half minutes to go in the first half, 17-9.

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With a regional championship and a national tournament birth on the line the Seward County Lady Saints took on the Hutchinson Lady Blue Dragons.

The Lady Saints fell last night to the Lady Dragons but put on a great display of heart and no quit attitude.

Seward faced a deficit nearly all night long as they saw as high as a 13-point Hutch lead in the second half and a 10-point Lady Dragon lead with just over three minutes to play. Seward was able to cut it down to two points, but fumbled the ball on their last possession to come up just shy of a regional championship and National Tournament bid with a 53-51 loss.

Seward began a little shaky with a shot clock violation on their first possession, but were able to hold and draw first blood with a three-point basket by Megan Lassley. It was quickly answered by a Lady Dragon three-pointer to knot it up.

Seward played tenacious defense to start the bout but Hutch started to roll near the midway mark. With a little more than 12 minutes to play Seward had attained a five-point lead, 12-7, after a Rachel Barnes basket. After that shot the Lady Dragons kicked it up a notch and went on a 21-3 run. The Lady Saints final basket of the half was at the eight-minute mark by Rachel Barnes. Hutch’s 21-3 run gave them a 13-point cushion and a lot of momentum and confidence as they headed into the locker room up 28-15.

Seward was five for 25 from the field and shot 20 percent at

the break. A key factor to the poor shooting was Seward’s missed opportunities down low.

Points in the paint were not easy to come by for the Lady Saints as they rimmed out many close shots.

The second half was wild.

Seward began the half strong as they “ connected on some shots and got the ball in low to A m a n d a Pierson and began with a 6-0 run after the break to cut Hutch’s lead down.

Hutch would seem to answer every time the Lady Saints seemed within reach.

Hutch’s A r i e l l a M c G h e e made their first four baskets of the half to help maintain the Lady Blue Dragon’s lead a f t e r Seward’s run.

With nine-and-a-half minutes to play Hutch reached their second-half pinnacle with a 13point lead, 46-33.

Regardless of the score, the Lady Saints fought all night, dove for lose balls and played physical. Megan Lassley got a cut on her chin but didn’t allow referees to see by wiping it and covering it with her jersey as she

This hurts a lot, but we are going to work harder and we are going to win this next season.”

—Megan Lassley

didn’t want to come out of the game. Beaten and scarred, the Lady Saints continued to fight.

Sometimes teams lay down and die, throw in the towel when the going gets rough but some rebound. The Lady Saints rebounded.

After seeing a 13-point lead Seward went on a 7-0 run to cut their deficit to five points with near five minutes to play. After they brought the lead back down, Hutch brought it back up to 10, 51-41, with just over three minutes to play. Just like the last double-digit lead Seward began to chip it away and went on a run. Seward fed the ball down to Pierson in the post who, despite some blown opportunities early, came on down the stretch made a basket, a pass to Rachel Barnes for an assist and connected on two free throws in a minute span to make it a four-point game with a little more than two minutes to play, 51-47 Hutch.

The Lady Dragons sunk their last basket of the night with a minute-and-a-half to play to make it 53-47. Seward’s scrappy point guard Lassley connected on a three pointer with 58 seconds remaining in the game to make it a three-point game. With 14 seconds to play in the bonus a Hutch player was fouled and went to the line on a one-andone opportunity. The shot was missed and gave the Lady Saints the ball back off a rebound.

Lady Saints guard Sheila Washington was fouled with 12 seconds to play and went to the line to make one of two and made it a two-point game with just seconds remaining. Lassley was forced to foul after a Hutch rebound to give the Lady Saints an opportunity and ended her

night with five fouls and 10 seconds on the clock. Hutch missed the one-and-one opportunity again and Seward sprinted the court. In a hurry Seward fumbled the ball but maintained possession with a tenth of a second on the clock.

Seward attempted a play to tip the ball in but to no avail, as the Lady Saint’s season came to a close in another hard fought battle that just didn’t come out the way they thought it would.

“Obviously we are disappointed,” Lady Saints head coach Toby Wynn said. “We didn’t expect our season to end this way, I’m very proud of our sophomores and how they led our team, and we have a great group of freshmen. We look forward to coaching those kids the next season.”

The Lady Saints will keep a good class of freshmen with them to come back for next year and Wynn is sure on what he expects next season.

“Expect the same thing there’s going to be good players coming back and good players coming in,” Wynn said. “We are still going to play the same way, and hopefully get back to this game and have a chance to get back to the national tournament.”

Lassley spoke on behalf of her fellow freshmen.

“This hurts a lot, but we are going to work harder, and we are going to win this next season.”

Lassley said.

Rachel Barnes led Seward in the contest with 18 points along with seven steals, Amanda Pierson also scored in double digits and put up 13 points on the night. Seward ended the season 28-6 and will be looking for more next season.

THE LADY SAINTS walk off the court after their devastating loss Monday night to Hutchinson Community College in the Region VI Championship game.

Despite being down by 10 late in the contest Seward bounced back within two but was unable to get to the basket on the last possession as the team’s season and national tournament hopes ended with a 53-51 loss to the Hutchinson Lady Blue Dragons.

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The Saints had a chance to tie Cowley in the Regional Semi-Finals and send the game into a second overtime but Antonio Smith’s shot rimmed out and Cowley moved on and the Saint’s season ended with a 72-70 loss.

Saints season ends in overtime Rusti n Watt Sports editor

The Seward County Community Saints season came to a close Saturday versus Cowley County. The Saints found themselves in a familiar matchup where regulation was not enough to make a decision. Down nine with near 10 minutes to play Seward fought back to tie and send the game into overtime. The Saints had an opportunity to tie on a last stitch shot by Antonio Smith but it rimmed off and the Saints season ended in a 72-70 overtime loss. Seward began the game with a good jump start to steal early momentum and jumped up 10-3 three minutes into the contest. The Saints

maintained their lead for most of the half as they attained a nine-point lead with four minutes till the end of the half, 2516. Seward’s lead was brought to just one point after as Cowley fired back and went on an 9-1 run and brought the score to 2625 Seward. Cowley ended the final minute with a couple big baskets, their final basket before the break an alley oop with four seconds in the half to go up by three before they headed to the locker room. After the break Cowley came out strong and stretched their lead to seven two minutes into the second half. After a Saint’s basket the Tigers went on a 7-2 run and went up by ten with fourteen-anda-half minutes to play, 44-34. “I think we just lost focus there for a little while,”

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n LaNell hit a big momentum three for us, from about 25 feet out right at the buzzer,” Lady Saints head basketball coach Toby Wynn said. “That gave us a huge lift going into the locker room at halftime.”

The team seemed to come out with a mission, and the second half momentum was all Lady Saints, who cruised to a 20point victory in the first Region VI outing.

Three Lady Saints scored 20 points in the matchup. Megan Lassley posted 24 points along with 8 assists to lead Seward.

Rachel Barnes and Amanda Pierson both added 20 points as the three super Saints accumulated 64 points among themselves.

“We kind of followed Megan’s lead all night long. Megan played great tonight,” Wynn said.

At the starting buzzer, the Lady Saints came out strong, beginning the regional matchup with an 8-0 run before Labette got on the board nearly four minutes into the contest with two free throws. Then, Labette began to hit stride and scored some transition baskets to close the gap. The Lady Cardinals answered with a 6-0 run of their own. The Lady Saints maintained the lead the entire first half, but Labette did make it competitive.

The rest first half was a clash. Seward mounted an 11-point lead, 24-14, with 8.5 minutes to play before halftime. The lead wouldn’t last long as Labette went on a 100 run to make it a one-point game, 25-24,

with nearly five minutes left in the first half. Seward attained a six-point lead but a 3-pointer by Labette brought Seward’s lead to three with 14 seconds to play in the half.

That’s when Taylor hit the three to answer and gave the Lady Saints the momentum that would carry them into the second half, when Seward came out on a mission.

Near the 17-minute mark, Seward flipped the switch and began a 15-0 run that brought the lead to 18 at 54-36, with just less than 14 minutes to play.

The Lady Saints created turnovers, didn’t allow easy shots for Labette in transition, and created easy shots for themselves.

Seward ran the court and cruised to the 20point victory, 87-67, to move to the Region VI semifinals. “I think we wore them down physically,” Wynn said. “I think they got tired, and we were able to rebound and push the ball for easy baskets.”

Seward will play Cloud County Sunday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena. The teams have split in the first two meetings of the season.

“Obviously we’ve played them twice this year, so we have a good feel for what they’ll do offensively,” Wynn said. “It’s just going to come down to us. How well we defend and how well we rebound probably will determine whether or not we win the game.”

Seward coach Brian Zollinger said. “We weren't’ getting involved defensively, we committed turnovers, we just lost focus for a couple minutes and with a good team that’s enough for them to open up a lead.”The Saints began to hone in and never quit and never got out of reach as they chipped away at the lead. With ten minutes to play Seward was down nine, but kept playing with hustle and heart.

After being down nine Seward continued to scratch and claw and took the lead with three minutes to play after a Robert Sigala and one play, 60-58. Seward maintained their lead and were up two with 39 seconds to play in regulation. Cowley answered their call though, and tied the contest, 63-63, with 15 seconds remain-

ing. The Saint’s had a shot opportunity but forced a three with time remaining to drive to the basket. The shot was off, and the Saints were once again headed into overtime.

Seward struck first but the Tigers quickly answered to go up one with three minutes to play, 66-65. The Tigers maintained their lead till with one minute to play Marcus James hit a shot to tie the game at 69 a piece. After a Cowley basket and free throw and a Seward free throw it was a two-point game with 13 seconds to play 72-20 Cowley County. Antonio Smith brought the ball down and drove all the way to basket but missed the layup while being heavily guarded, and the Saints season ended with a 72-70 loss

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“We didn’t even call a timeout during that stretch,” Wynn said. “I do that on purpose to let them know that they can do it on their own.”

Seward then went on a 6-0 run to climb back and make it a two point contest. It was a back and forth battle the rest of the half with five lead changes. Cloud capped off the half a little stronger with two last minute baskets to give them the lead at the break, 33-30.

Seward came out of the locker room and took the lead and held it for most of the second half. With a little under five minutes remaining Cloud tied the game at 50 a piece, the lead was back and forth after that. Seward was down by one with 14 seconds left when Junior went to the line and delivered under the pressure.

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to Cowley County.“Tony played really well and he did what we asked him to do in the in-game situation,” Zollinger said.

“He got a legitimate shot at the basket and that’s all you can ask for. Sometimes they go in, sometimes they go out that’s just the game.” The Saints ended their season with a 23-9 record. Though the Saints may not have had the ending they wished for an overall young team will have many returners next season and will look to be a very strong contender next season. “I thought our guys really competed hard and represented our school very well, and I’m proud of that,” Zollinger said.

“We prepare our kids for that everyday,” Wynn said. “We put our girls in pressure situations to make free throws and stuff in practice.”

The defense stepped up and made the stand to keep their onepoint lead and their season alive.

“It was a great defensive game both teams played great defense,” Wynn said. “They made it difficult on us and we made it difficult on them. We’ve been telling our kids you’ve got to play defense to win all year long, and one good defensive stand there at the end got it done.”

The Lady Saints will be contending for the Regional Championship and a National Tournament birth with Hutchinson tonight in Charles Koch Arena.

“I’m just really excited for my kids,” Wynn said.

The Lady Saints dominated in the first round of the Region VI tournament with another outstanding defensive effort beating Kansas City Kansas Community College 74-36 at the Greenhouse.

The 36 points allowed marked the fifth time the Lady Saints have held a team under 40 points this season.

After holding the Lady Blue Devils to 26 percent shooting from the field in the first half the Lady Saints took a 35 to 18 lead into halftime.

The Lady Saints would continue to be on lock down defensively in the second half as

they would finish the game forcing KCK into 32 turnovers.

The defensive philosophy was the same as it has been all year according to Head Coach Toby Wynn.

“We didn’t change our philosophy,” Wynn said. “We tried to challenge every shot and force turnovers.”

Three freshmen lead the way for the Lady Saints in their first Region VI contest as Megan Lassley, Rachel Barnes and Vaneza Junior combined for 43 points.

Sophomore guard LaNell Taylor also chipped in 10 points on the night helping the Lady Saints advance to the second round in Wichita.

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Marquez Patterson in the midst of a shot vs. Kansas City the first round of Regionals.

Patterson scored eleven in the Saints 77-54 victory to move on to the second round.

Lady Saints softball wins championship in Pratt Tournament

Wi l l Rector Crusader staff

The Lady Saints softball team outscored opponents 42-3 and were declared the Champions in the Pratt Tournament this past weekend at Pratt, Kan. The Lady Saints first game was against Lamar Community College. The Lady Saints took an early lead in the second inning by putting up four runs after Brittany Kent and Alicia Reyes both had two RBI base hits. Sahara Howard added a two-run home run in the sixth inning to extend the lead to 6-0. The Lady Saints would add two more runs to the score before the end of the game and won 8-0.

Cara Russell was the winning pitcher.

She allowed only four hits, no runs, and had a season high nine strikeouts in a complete game performance.

Game two of pool play put the Lady

Saints up against the Pratt Lady Beavers.

The high scoring continued with the Lady Saints putting four runners across home plate in the first inning. With plenty of offense behind her, Courtney Auger took a no-hitter into the seventh and final inning. She was one out away from a tremendous feat and Pratt catcher Breana Mathews took away the no-hitter and the shutout by connecting on a home run.

Auger got credit for the win after pitching a complete game with 11 strikeouts.

Marisa Coats was four for four in the game with two RBIs, and Jamie Gilbert was three for four in the game.

Sunday brought the Lady Saints more dominance from the pitching circle when game three starter Erin Roufosse threw a no-hitter against the Independence Lady Pirates. She struck out nine batters and walked one. Roufosse’s no-no was the first of the season for the team.

“I felt good that day,” Roufosse said.

“My change-up was working real well. I kept throwing it off the plate and they kept missing it.”

The offense was a key part in the victory also as they put up nine runs in the first three innings. The Lady Saints had seven straight hits in the first that scored four runs. They added one more run in the second, and had another four run inning in the third. The game was called in the fifth inning due to the nine run rule with the final score being 9-0 in favor of the Saints. Coats, Brianna Baron, and Howard had a combined total of 6 RBIs in the game.

Game four would be the start of bracket play, where the Lady Saints were the No. 1 seed with their 3-0 record in the tournament. The seeding placed the Lady Saints in a rematch against Independence.

For the second game in a row they scored four runs in the first thanks to two RBI singles from Jill Rodgers and

Brittany Kent. Rodgers added two more RBIs in the second during a six run offensive explosion.

The third inning was much of the same story with the Lady Saints as they added three more runs pulling away to a 13-0 lead, and once again Rodgers was a part of the action by getting another RBI base hit. Jessica Gonzalez added a two RBI double in the inning.

Rodgers continued to rack up the RBIs in the fourth when she hit a two run home run that would seal the victory 16-0.

Rodgers was four for four with seven RBIs in her monster game. “I just got released last week,” Rodgers said. “It was exciting to be back. I was waiting on the ball, and I never wait on the ball.”

Jessica Gonzalez was three for three with three RBIs, and Brittany Kent was one for two with three RBIs. Tawnee Steeman started the game pitching for the Lady Saints and threw a complete game,

struck out five, and got the shutout in another shortened five inning game.

The championship game had the Lady Saints facing Lamar once again. Courtney Auger was the starting pitcher for the Lady Saints and was able provide another dominating performance striking out 13 batters.

Auger gave up one lone run in the first, but her offense provided support in the third when Baron and Rodgers had RBI base hits, and extended their lead to 4-1 when Coats and Rodgers provided two more RBIs. This proved to be enough as the Lady Saints completed the tournament with a victory in the championship game.

“It was good to build off of for the rest of our season,” Roufosse said. “We had been splitting every time, and winning five in a row really helped our confidence.”

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Lady Saints exorcise Demons

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The average height for the Saints basketball team is 6-5, but for what Marquez Patterson lacks in height, he matches with speed. “Quez” is known on the basketball court for his smooth ball handling skills and his innate speed. Patterson has been seen swerving around long bodies and running circles around his opponents, including a 3.2 second coast to coast with a floater to win a high school game.

Patterson began his basketball career in Liberal.

He played the usual recreation basketball and also participated in junior high basketball for West Middle School. Patterson began to stand out, however, when he played for Liberal High School. He received numerous awards such as All WAC, AllState, All First Team, and captain of his high school team in the 2007-2008 season.

After his senior season he signed with the Seward County Saints to play for the 2009 season.

Some find the transition to the college level overwhelming, but Patterson has adjusted well. He was named the KJCCC Player Of The Week on Feb. 17 after he put up a career high 27 points.

Patterson displays his unique personality in the community as well. He has shown dedication to his church as a youth leader to the kids in his congregation. Patterson believes that all kids should have someone to look up to and takes pride in helping out the kids in the community with their basketball skills. Patterson knows that kids see him on the

court as a mentor and someone to admire, he also knows that his actions off the court are also closely watched by kids.

Now that Patterson has started his journey into college ball he says the feeling is the same. “I still look up in the stands to see my mom and my brother there,” Patterson said. “Every time I step on the court I thank God for all I have.”

His brother is Martrelle Patterson, a former Saints player.

Quez contributed 66 rebounds, 332 total points, 62 steals, and averaged 10.7 points a game.

“Our team chemistry is good; we’re like a family, like brothers,” Patterson said. “A lot more is demanded of us in college,” Patterson says. “The guys are a lot bigger and it’s a lot more competitive.”

Patterson chose Seward because of the coaching staff and commends Sewards Coach Zollinger for his efforts with the team. “Coach demands a lot of us, he wants us to play hard at all times,” said Patterson. “Quez has a lot of energy and good defensive presence,” said teammate Ty Hubert.

Patterson says one of the greatest feelings is knowing his family is there to support him. “My brother has come to every game that I’ve ever played, and my mom’s been there since day one,” said Patterson. “ When he’s there it makes me happy, and motivates me.” Patterson has proved himself in recreation ball, junior high ball, high school ball, and now one of Liberal’s finest basketball players, holds his own for the Saints.

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Vaneza Junior shoots her second of two free throws with 14 seconds remaining in the game. Vaneza went to the line with the Saints down by one but she connected on her first to tie and the second to go up by one and win the game, 55-54.

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Saints split conference opener

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Pitcher Travis Parker goes through his throwing motion against the Colby Community College Trojans.

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Second baseman Trent Martinez makes a tough turn on a double play against Colby.

The Seward County Saints baseball team started Jayhawk Conference play by splitting with the Colby Community College Trojans on March 7 and 8 at Brent Gould Field.

The Saints fell into a 2-0 hole when the defense bobbled two balls on the infield. Colby struck again in the fifth inning by adding three more runs to the scoreboard extending their lead 5-0.

Travis Parker put the first points on the board for the Saints by hitting a two-run double cutting the lead to 5-2. Parker added another RBI to his total in the seventh, but it wouldn’t prove to be a deciding factor in the game with the Saints losing 7-3. Bobby Doran received his first loss on the year, bringing him to 3-1.

Game two started much of the same with Colby scoring a run in the first, giving them the early lead. The Saints were able to respond quicker this game when Jared Broadbent hit a solo home run in the second inning.

Corey Collins started the game

for the Saints and struck out the side in the third and didn’t allow a run in the fourth or the fifth innings.

Keegan Morrow helped to add to the lead by hitting an RBI single. Parker was inserted on the mound in the sixth and was able to hold on for his third save of the year after Kade Kauk provided an insurance run with a sacrifice fly.

The third game of the threegame series started the next day and went into extra innings.

The game began with much of the same story as Colby once again was able to score in the first inning and added two runs in the fourth giving them a 3-0 lead.

Parker stepped to the plate in the bottom half of the inning with the bases loaded. The Saints needed a hit to score at least a run, and Parker was able to put four on the board with a grand slam that gave the Saints a 4-3 lead.

The score stayed the same until the seventh inning when Parker gave up a run on a Texas leaguer tying the game at 4-4. The Saints weren’t able to score in the bot-

tom half of the inning, but Parker was able to keep the Trojans from scoring in the eighth.

In the bottom half of the eighth, Billy Ninemire hit a double down the right field line, and Broadbent was able to score Ninemire on a game-ending sacrifice fly.

The final game of the series got ugly quickly when starter Roldan Ochoa faced four batters and was pulled out of the game.

Matt Stevens was placed in relief of Ochoa and was able to last an inning and a third.

The Saints offense was able to pull the game within reach by coming within one run, 6-5, after three innings of play. The game wasn’t close for much longer as Colby scored four runs in the sixth and added two more in the seventh to hand the Saints a 13-5 loss. Ochoa received the loss bringing his record to 0-2.

The two offensive standouts in the final game were Trent Martinez who hit a three-run homer and Mikel Huston who had three hits.

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Trent Martinez connects on a three-run home run in the final game of the Colby series. The blast pulled Seward within one run.

Saints baseball wins three of four in the Lone Star state Will Rector Crusader staff

The Seward County Saints baseball team took three out of four games in Odessa and Midland, Texas during a two day road trip on March 2 and 3.

The Saints received another solid pitching performance from Bobby Doran who lasted 6 1/3 innings in the first game of the trip earning the win in a 9-4 game.

The Saints scored three runs before their explosive fifth inning when they put six runs on the board. Travis Parker hit a

two-run home run to start the inning. Keegan Morrow followed Parker by getting an RBI base hit after two Saints were hit by pitches.

Hayden Holub came in relief for Doran and was able to keep Odessa from scoring.

The second game against Odessa provided more offense as the Saints won 16-8.

The Saints had a huge second inning in which they scored 12 runs.

Morrow had two RBIs in the inning, both off singles. Luke Campbell and Parker added two RBIs respectively with base hits

of their own. Odessa gave up 11 earned runs in the inning.

Jared Wagner picked up the win for the Saints, while Matt Stevens picked up the save.

The Saints traveled to Midland the next day and Corey Collins cruised to a victory in dominating fashion taking a shutout to the seventh inning in the first game.

The Saints won 4-1 after Midland was able to put a run on the board in the seventh. Jared Broadbent had a two RBI single in the second inning, and Campbell added a two-run double to give Collins enough run-

support to win the game.

The Saints weren’t able to take four out of four games on the road trip losing 14-4.

The stellar Saints pitching faded away going into the fourth game when started Roaldin Ochoa received the loss.

As a team the Saints gave up 14 runs on 13 hits. The game was called after the fifth inning due to the ten-run-rule.

Quay Grant and Tanner Woods were the offensive standouts in the game both going two for two, and combining to drive in three of the teams four runs for the Saints.

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Billy Ninemire reaches second base after hitting a double down the right field line. Ninemire would score the winning run in the third game.

Men’s tennis team battles wind and Swedes

Carlos Souza serves against a Bethany player during his singles match on Friday.

Souza took the win in his singles match.

Souza and team members battled the wind and overall won five of seven singles matches against Bethany College.

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Seward County The Community College/ Area Technical School men’s tennis team competed Friday. Their match took place at Blue Bonnet Park.

The Saints played against Bethany College. The weather was not in favor of the players.

The wind was blowing hard, making it difficult for both teams to perform to their best.

The men’s singles went well.

Diego Abreu had a very rough match. He scored 7-6 in his first set, and in his second set he pulled a score of 6-4, winning him the match. “ I think I am having a hard match, hard day, hard life, hard everything,” he said with a smile across his face.

Christian Romanzini also won his match. He had high scores throughout his sets as well.

Carlos Souza also had a singles match. He scored 6-1 in his first set and 7-6 on his second. “I had a tough match because of the wind,” said Souza.

Fernando Soni, also added a victory to the Saints total wining his match.

Ivan Michelli had the last victory for the men’s singles in his match. He had a tough time getting that victory, but he deserved it. The Saints played long hard against Bethany matches College.

In the men’s doubles, they did not have as much as luck as they did in the singles. Caio Rodrigues and Diego Abreu lost 8-5. Rodrigues mentioned he was not having a great day out on

the court, “I served horrible.”

While Christian Romanzini and Fernando Soni fell short 8-6.

Despite the high winds, the Saints were able to have a successful day in their singles matches, while struggling in the doubles matches.

There was also a former Saint playing for Bethany College.

Adam Hambleton was a part of the Saints men’s tennis team for two seasons from the 2005-06 season to the 2006-07 season.

Antigone Lowery lost her singles match, scoring 2-6 and 0-6 on her sets. “My opponent was a good and consistent player,” said Lowery. “It was also a challenge for me having hurt my foot the day before.”

Lowery had cut her toe the day before making it hard for her to give it her all on the court during the match.

Fabiola Wisnesky also played a hard match. She scored 3-7 on her first set and 6-7 on her second. She battled hard against her

opponent, while fighting the wind as well.

All Lady Saints team members played consistent players making it more difficult for them to come out with a victory.

Valerie Stevens had one of the longest matches of the day. She was close to a victory, but unfortunately lost her third set giving her the loss for the match.

The Lady Saints doubles were also a challenge.

Sylvia Perez, a new member to the team who transferred here at

semester, was Antigone Lowery’s doubles partner. “It was a challenge throughout the match since we are new partners,” Lowery said. “We are still trying to adjust to each other.”

Wisnesky and Stevens had a very close doubles match. They lost 6-8, coming short of two points for the victory. “The match went ok,” said Wisnesky.

“It was very windy and I was also sick.” The lady saints next match will take place on March 28 in Wichita.

Lady Saints tennis struggles against the Swedes Alma Hidalgo Crusader staff

The SCCC/ ATS Lady Saints Tennis team played their first home match against Bethany College this past Friday.

The team had a tough day, and the wind was definitely not on their side.

The Lady Saints played some rough matches against their opponents, but overall fell short in both their singles and doubles matches.

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