WNCC Cougar Yearbook
2023-24
A Look Back at the Past Season
Cougar Playing Locations
Landers Soccer Complex
Landers Soccer Complex is the home for the men’s and women’s soccer teams. The complex, itself, has been around for nearly 20 years and hosts youth soccer leagues and youth soccer tournaments during the summer and fall. Landers is also home for Scottsbluff High soccer teams.
Before Landers soccer complex was built, the Cougar soccer teams played at Southeast Veterans Park in Scottsbluff
Cougar Palace
Cougar Palace is the home for volleyball and basketball games. Cougar Palace is in its 55th year of existence. The first game played in the current Cougar Palace was in January 1969 and since then Cougar Palace has been home to many Cougar volleyball and basketball games, including many Region IX championships. On top of that, Cougar Palace has hosted high school volleyball state championships, high school basketball, youth basketball, youth camps, concerts, community events, and many more. The original Cougar Palace went from 1969 to 2000 and that was when the current gym configuration took shape.
The weight room was organized in 2019 and is much larger than what it used to be with several weight lifting bars, walkers, and bikes. It is located in the Williams Building.
The bigger athletic training room is located in the Williams building and had four treatment tables and a taping table and plenty of room for the athletes.
Cougar Weight Room
Cougar Athletic Training Room
Cougar Playing Locations
Volunteer Field
Volunteer Field is the exclusive home for Cougar softball. Volunteer Field is located behind Cleveland Field on West 20th Street and was built, or rebuilt, in the diamond it is today. Volunteer Field has been the home of many Region IX championships and plenty of All-American softball players that have played softball for the Cougars. Before Volunteer Field, the Cougar softball team played at Lacy Park in Scottsbluff and also at the Carpenter Center in Terrytown.
Cleveland Field
Cleveland Field is the home for the Cougar baseball team. Located on West 20th street, this field has plenty of history in the Scottsbluff/Gering area from being an exclusive softball field at one time.
Cleveland Field took on a major change over the summer when artificial turf was installed in the infield. The outfield is natural grass.
WNCC Athletic Staff/Coaches
2023-24 Head Coaches
2023-24 Assistant Coaches
Volleyball Assistant
Genesis Benitez
Volleyball Assistant
Shawn Hergenreder
WNCC
Softball Assistant
Coach
Nayeli Diaz
Soccer Assistant
Coach
Eseah Ingram
Soccer Assistant
Coach
Rodrigo Cercal
Women’s
Basketball Assistant Coach
Shayane Poirot
Men’s Basketball Assistant
Coach Kyle Kincey
The Cougar Athletes
The Cougar Volleyball Team
Maya Angelova
6-3 — MH Sophomore
High School: Vasil Levski Sports School #15
Hometown: Kyustendil, Bulgaria
Megan Bewley
#2
Dessiah Christopher
#9
5-6 — MH Freshman
Hometown: Naples, Florida
High School: Lorenzo Walker Technical
Kyana Gabriel
#16
5-8 — OH Freshman
Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
High School: Hilo
5-4 — L/DS Sophomore
Hometown: Gering Nebraska
High School: Scottsbluff
Dani Cruz
#1
5-9 — OH Freshman
Hometown: Guadalajara, Mexico
High School: Instituto de Ciencias
Chloe Grady
#6
Charli Blackman
#11
6-1 — OH Sophomore
Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand
High School: Carmel College
Tamika Easman
5-10 — OH Freshman
High School: Sioux County #7
Hometown: Harrison, Nebraska
5-10 — MH Freshman
Hometown: Kaneohe, Hawaii
High School: Ko’olau Baptist Academy
Shae Hardy
5-5 — S Sophomore
High School: Windsor #12
Hometown: Windsor, Colorado
The Cougar Volleyball Team
Shanelle Martinez
5-9 — S Sophomore
Jaylen Nachtigall
Carleigh Pszanka
#RS
5-8 — OH/MH Sophomore
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
High School: Burbank #4
Hometown: Hot Springs, South Dakota
High School: Hot Springs
6-0 — OH Freshman
High School: Gering #13
Hometown: Gering, Nebraska
Finah Schul
#10
6-1 — MH Freshman
Hometown: Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
High School: Landrat-Lucas
Taylor Tyser
#3
5-4 — L/DS Freshman
Hometown: Laramie, Wyoming
High School: Laramie
Lilly Zwart
5-11 — OH Freshman
High School: Waimea College #5
Hometown: Tasman, New Zealand
The Cougar Men’s Soccer Team
Samuel Acosta
6-0 — MF Sophomore
Felipe Alvarez-de Araya
Sebastian Arenas
#RS
Hometown: Manizales, Colombia
High School: San Luis Gonzaga #4
Joao Bisneto
#0
6-1 — GK Freshman
Hometown: Jaboatao dos Guararapes, Brazil
High School: Divino Mestre
Paul Denz
#19
5-10 — MF Freshman
Hometown: Laufenburg, Germany
High School: Rudolf-Eberle -Schule
5-9 — D Freshman
Hometown: Pudahuel, Chili
High School: Instituto National
Hernan Burdiles
#1
6-1 — GK Sophomore
Hometown: Santiago, Chili
High School: Alicante de la Florida
Pablo Dominguez
#11
6-1 — MF Sophomore
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
High School: Humanitias Bilingual School
#17
5-8 — MF Sophomore
Hometown: Manizales, Colombia
High School: San Luis Gonzaga
Alex Carrillo
#22
5-7 — MF Freshman
Hometown: Quito, Ecuador
High School: San Gabriel Unidad
Simon Echeverry
#18
5-9 — F Freshman
Hometown: Bogota, Colombia
High School: Gimnasio los Pinos
The Cougar Men’s Soccer Team
Luis Escobar
Michael Escobar
Abdoulie Fatty
6-6 — MF/F Sophomore
Hometown: Aurora, Colorado
High School: Smokey Hill #9
Guilherme Lindolfo
5-6 — D Freshman
High School: IDESA #12
Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil
6-0 — CB Freshman
High School: Charter School #23
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Joao Menezes
5-8 — MF Freshman
Maxime Niyibaho
6-1 — MF Freshman
6-0 — MF Freshman
High School: Masroor Senior #20
Hometown: Brikama, Gambia
Kenny Morales
5-9 — D Freshman
Hometown: Brussels, Belgium
High School: Maris Stella #6
High School: #25
Hometown: Brazil
Eduardo Oliveira
5-10 — F RS Freshman
Hometown: Cuiaba, Brazil
High School: Isaac Newton
Hometown: Lexington, Nebraska
High School: Lexington #2
Lucas Ovalle
5-7 — MF Freshman
Hometown: Las Condes, Chili
High School: C-dar Coliegio Seportista
The Cougar Men’s Soccer Team
Roberto Rivero
5-9 — D Freshman
Hometown: High School: #3
Adolfo Rojas
5-8 — D Sophomore
High School: Smokey Hill #7
Hometown: Aurora, Colorado
Pedro Roche
#13
5-8 — D Sophomore
Hometown: Ponce, Puerto Rico
High School: Escuela Virtual de Puerto Rico
Eduardo Sena
#RS
5-7 — F Freshman
Hometown: Scottsbluff, Nebraska
High School: Scottsbluff
Isrrael Rodriquez
5-6 — MF Freshman
High School: Miami Beach #16
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Jhordy Solares
5-8 — F Freshman
Luis Terreros
5-6 — F Freshman
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Jeronimo Zelaya-Diaz
5-9 — MF Freshman
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina
High School: Kearney #24
Hometown: Gibbon, Nebraska
High School: Colegio Victoria Ocampo #5
High School: Felix Varela Senior #21 Located at 2970 10th Street Gering, Nebraska
Phone: (308) 632-6590
The Cougar Women’s Soccer
Lizbeth Barrera
5-2 — MF/D Freshman
Hometown: Aurora, Colorado
Jade Brothwell
High School: Vista Peak Prep #2 Kate Larson
Emilee Hunsley
5-5 — D/MF Freshman
Hometown: Spearfish, South Dakota
High School: Spearfish
5-6 — F/MF Freshman
Hometown: Torrington, Wyoming
High School: Torrington
5-2 — MF Freshman
Hometown: Scottsbluff, Nebraska
High School: Scottsbluff
Valentina Mejia-Cueva
5-2 — CM Freshman
Hometown: Lima, Peru
High School:
5-1 — MF/F Sophomore
Hometown: Thornton, Colorado High School: Pinnacle Charter
5-3 — CM Freshman
Hometown: Minas Gerais, Brazil
High School:
EED Milton Armando
5-2 — F Sophomore
Hometown: Aurora, Colorado High School: DSST: Green Valley Ranch
The Cougar Women’s Soccer
Alejandra Rodriguez
5-3 — D Freshman
High School: #6
Hometown: Quitor, Ecuador
Yasmin Urbina
5-1 — MF Freshman
High School: Brush #22
Ariel Veliz-Smith
5-2 — F/MF Freshman
High School: Poudre Comm. Academy #4
Hometown: Wellington, Colorado
Emily Villagomez
5-2 — GK Freshman
Hometown: Brush, Colorado
Lesley Vasquez
Ashley Villagomes
5-2 — CM Freshman
High School: #15
Hometown: Campeche, Mexico
Maria Villagomes
5-2 — D Freshman
Hometown: Aurora, Colorado
High School: Vista Peak Prep #0
Hometown: Campeche, Mexico
6-6 — CAM Sophomore
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
High School: Northfield #8
High School: #20 Located on the Scottsbluff/Gering Highway
Serving the Nebraska Panhandle Region with their electricity needs
The Cougar Men’s Basketball
Daniel Bula
6-5 — G/F Sophomore
Hometown: Belgium High School: #21
Elijah Burney
#15
Travis Easterly, Jr.
#13
6-4 — PG Sophomore
Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio
High School: First Love Christian Acad.
Griffin
#11
6-0 — PG Freshman
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
High School: West Oaks Academy
6-1 — PG Freshman
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
High School: Centennial
Junior Galicia
#4
5-11 — PG Freshman
Hometown: Dominican Republic/ Italy
High School:
JJ Harris
#0
Loren Daniel 6-2 — G Freshman
High School: Balboa School #1
Hometown: San Diego, California
Danilo Gilsovic
#10
6-7 — SG/SF Freshman
Hometown: Kragujevac, Serbia
High School: First Technical School
6-4 — G Sophomore
Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida
High School: West Oaks Academy
#RS
6-1 — G Freshman
Hometown: Scottsbluff, Nebraska
High School: Scottsbluff
Kellon Harris
Nazir
The Cougar Men’s Basketball
Noah Jones
#RS
6-4 — W Freshman
Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
High School: Broadmoor
Stephen Ovia
6-9 — C Sophomore
Marquis Morrison
#24
5-11 — PG RS Freshman
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
High School: McEachern
Anthony Simo
Kayden Nation
6-7— W Freshman
High School: Colorado Prep #23
Hometown: Peoria, Illinois
High School: #14
Hometown: London, England
6-7 — F Freshman
High School: Francois-Xavier Vogt #5
Hometown: Yaunde, Cameron
Located in communities in Nebraska and Wyoming
Serving the Wyo-Braska area
6-4 — SG Sophomore
High School: Smokey Hill/ Rocktop Acad. #2
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
6-2 — G/W Freshman
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota High School: Minneapolis North #12
Located in Mitchell, Nebraska and Torrington & Cheyenne, Wyoming
Maurice Walker
Willie Wilson
The Cougar Women’s Basketball
Jamie Caron
Keyla Cervantes
Amiyah Donaldson
5-7 — G RS Freshman
Hometown: Rifle, Colorado
High School: Rifle #22
Ebere Egbirika
5-8 — G Freshman
High School: Southwark #4
Hometown: London, England
#5
6-0 — G/F RS Freshman
Hometown: Tolleson, Arizona
High School: St. John Paul II Catholic
GallLa Font
#11
5-11 — G
RS Freshman
Hometown: Barcelona, Spain
High School: The Webb School
5-7 — G
Sophomore
High School: Lutheran East #3
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Mackenzie Joseph
5-11 — G Sophomore
High School: Kinder #24
Hometown: Vinton, Louisiana
The Cougar Women’s Basketball
Helena Kuck
5-5 — G Freshman
Hometown: Blumenau, Brazil
High School: A. Konder
5-11 — G/F Freshman
Hometown: Aizkraukle, Latvia High School: Liepaja Gymnasium
Laura Montiel 5-8 — G Freshman
Kiley Smich
5-8 — G Freshman
Hometown: Granada, Spain
High School: E.S. Padre Manjon #13
Vierra
5-4 — G Freshman
Hometown: Berthoud, Colorado
Hometown: Littleton, Colorado High School: Chaparral
The Cougar Baseball Team
Kyler Adams
6-4 — C Freshman
High School: #18
Hometown: Erie, Colorado
Alex Ainsworth
#29
Valentin Blanc
High School: #7
5-7 — LHP/OF Sophomore
Hometown: Montcuq, France
Austin Cooper 6-1 — OF Freshman
High School: Gallatin #RS
Hometown: Bozeman, Montana
6-3 — 1B Sophomore
Hometown: Conifer, Colorado
High School: Conifer
Clayden Brandon
#RS
6-2 — RHP Sophomore
Hometown: West Herriman, Utah
High School: Herriman
Tucker Deal
5-11 — OF/P Freshman
Hometown: Arvada, Colorado
High School: Arvada West #6
6-3 — LHP/1B Sophomore
Hometown: Mountain View, Wyoming
High School: Mountain View #14
Caleb Caciari
High School: Valley #4
5-10 — IF/P Freshman
Hometown: Evans, Colorado
6-3 — OF Sophomore Hometown: Laramie, Wyoming
High School: Laramie #26
Gus Allred
Garrett Dodd
The Cougar Baseball Team
Tyler Easter
6-1 — C Sophomore
Hometown: Sandy, Utah
High School: Juan Diego Catholic
Hunter Garcia
Ben Firminhac
6-1 — IF Freshman
Hometown: Torrington, Wyoming
High School: Torrington
Julian Garza
David Fleischer
6-4 — LHP Freshman
Hometown: Parker, Colorado
High School:
Cooper Gilliland
5-11 — LHP Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Scottsbluff, Nebraska
High School: Scottsbluff #RS
Catcher Gladysh
5-8 — IF Freshman
Hometown: Brighton, Colorado
High School: Holy Family
5-8 — LHP Freshman
Hometown: Aurora, Colorado
High School:
Gabriel Guillen
5-7 — RHP Freshman
Hometown: Miami, Florida
High School: Miami Christian
5-10 — RHP Freshman
Hometown: Parker, Colorado
High School: Chaparral
6-1 — RHP Freshman
Hometown: Ft. Collins, Colorado
High School:
The Cougar Baseball Team
Dylan Harris
#2
5-11 — MIF Sophomore
Hometown: Broomfield, Colorado
High School: Broomfield
Steven Jackson
#RS
6-0 — OF Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Aurora, Colorado
High School:
Zane Hendrickx
#22
6-4 — RHP Freshman
Hometown: Antwerp, Belgium
High School:
Calvin Johnson
#28
6-0 — OF Sophomore
Hometown: Axtell, Nebraska
High School:
#1
6-0 — IF Freshman
Hometown: Great Falls, Montana
High School: Charles M. Russel
#23
6-0 — RHP Sophomore
Hometown: Scottsbluff, Nebraska
High School: Scottsbluff
5-8 — IF Sophomore
High School: #11
Hometown: Yamaguchi, Japan
Mathieu Levesque
#8
6-0 — OF Freshman
Hometown: Gatineau, Quebec
High School:
#24
5-10 — RHP Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Scottsbluff, Nebraska
High School: Scottsbluff
Shintaro Inoue
Hunter McCollum
Cameron Meyer
Landon Lockwood
The Cougar Baseball Team
Easton Miller
#RS
6-0 — RHO Freshman
Hometown: Cibolo, Texas
High School: Randolph
Kensei Oikawa
#3
5-7 — OF Freshman
Hometown: Miyagi, Japan
High School:
Ryan Platt
#20
Arturo Montiel
#17
6-0 — C Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico
High School:
Moises Panduro
#RS
6-0 — C Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Longmont, Colorado
High School:
Asahi Nakano
#30
6-1 — RHP/IF Freshman
Hometown: Kawagoe, Japan
High School:
5-10 — IF Freshman
Hometown: Scottsbluff, Nebraska
High School: Scottsbluff
Myttchel Pollock
#15
6-4 — RHP Sophomore
Hometown: Wheatland, Wyoming
High School: Wheatland
Bryce Peterson
#12
6-0 — RHP/IF Sophomore
Hometown: Brighton, Colorado
High School:
Ashton Ross
#13
6-0 — /1BRHP Sophomore
Hometown: Westminster, Colorado
High School: Broomfield
The Cougar Baseball Team
Jase Satterfield
#RS
5-9 — C Freshman
Hometown: Grand Junction, Colorado
High School: Grand Junction
Nick Trembley
#27
6-2 — RHP Sophomore
Hometown: Ste-Julienne, Quebec
High School: Fadette
Adrian Short
#16
6-3 — RHP Sophomore
Hometown: Berthoud, Colorado
High School:
Camryn Spence
6-0 — OF Freshman
High School: Douglas #19
Cameron Wright
#RS
BidItBob Auction Service has proudly been serving the Nebraska Panhandle and Eastern Wyoming for over 10 years! We are a locally owned, family run business, specializing in auctions of all kinds. — located at 1624 1st Avenue, Scottsbluff —
Hometown: Douglas, Wyoming
5-10 — IF Freshman
Hometown: Surrey, British Columbia
High School:
All your Honda needs. Check us out at 160085 Hwy 71 Corner of Hwy 71 & CR S Gering, Nebraska
Metal Fabrication Full-line machine and welding shop
880 Country Club Road, Gering (308) 635-0081
The Cougar Softball Team
Kayli Cooper
#14
5-4 — P/1B Freshman
Hometown: North Battlefield, Saskatchewan
High School: John Paul II
Jenika Fuentes
#20
5-9 — P/3B Freshman
Hometown: Sweetwater, Texas
High School: Sweetwater
Baylie Krueger
#4
Chayse Cronquist
#16
5-8 — 1B Freshman
Hometown: Blackfoot, Idaho
High School: Blackfoot
Katelynn Czerpak
#8
Sierra Hilgner
#15
5-2 — IF/OF Sophomore
Hometown: Swink, Colorado
High School: Swink
5-4 — IF Freshman
Hometown: Divide, Colorado
High School: Woodland Park
Bailey Legere
#3
5-7 — IF Freshman
Hometown: Manitou Springs, Colorado
High School: Manitou Springs
5-4 — OF Sophomore
Hometown: Aurora, Colorado High School: Overland
Mykah Klumpp
#5
5-8 — OF Freshman Hometown: Valley Center, Kansas High School: Valley Center
Randi Mitchell
#9
5-6 — C/1B Freshman
Hometown: Greeley, Colorado
High School: Severance
The Cougar Softball Team
Anastasia Molina
#RS
5-3 — 1B/C Freshman
Hometown: Aurora, Colorado
High School: Vista Peak Preparatory
Madi VanRiper
#13
5-11 — C/3B Sophomore
Hometown: Farmington, New Mexico
High School: Piedra Vista
Bella Pacheco
#17
5-8 — P Freshman
Hometown: Laramie, Wyoming
High School: Laramie
Reagan Werth
#22
5-4 — OF Freshman
Hometown: Farmington, New Mexico
High School: Piedra Vista
Devyn Priselac
#1
5-7 — OF Sophomore
Hometown: Ft. Colllins, Colorado
High School: Ft. Collins
Kelcey Zubiate
#21
5-4 — 3B Freshman Hometown: Forsan, Texas
High School: Forsan
Find out how you can take your associate degree to the next level when you transfer your Western Nebraska Community College credits to Bellevue University.
For questions scan the QR code or contact: Jennifer Schwab Relationship Manager @ WNCC – Office G154 402-830-0548 jeschwab@bellevue.edu
Oumar Sissoko transferred from WNCC in 2020 and recently earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an Emphasis in Finance. Today, Sissoko coaches soccer full time while he considers pursuing his MBA.
The 2023-24 Volleyball Roster
The 2023-24 Men’s Soccer Roster
The 2023-24 Women’s Soccer
The 2023-24 Men’s Basketball
The 2023-24 Women’s Basketball
The 2023-24 Baseball Roster
The 2023-24 Baseball Roster
Player
The Red-Shirts for the 2023-24 Season
Hometown/High School
Clayden Brandon RHP So 6-2 180 West Herriman, Utah / Herriman
Austin Cooper OF FR 6-1 195 Bozeman, Montana / Gallatin
Ben Firminhac IF FR 6-1 190 Torrington, Wyoming / Torrington
David Fleischer LHP FR 6-4 240 Parker, Colorado /
Hunter Garcia LHP RS FR 5-11 155 Scottsbluff, Nebraska / Scottsbluff
Cooper Gilliland RHP FR 5-10 180 Parker, Colorado / Chaparral
Catcher Gladysh 3B/MIF FR 5-8 155 Brighton, Colorado / Holy Family
Gabriel Guillen RHP FR 5-7 155 Miami Florida / Miami Christian
Steven Jackson OF RS FR 6-0 195 Aurora, Colorado / Easton Miller RHP FR 6-0 185 Cibolo, Texas / Randolph
Moises Panduro IF FR 5-10 160 Scottsbluff, Nebraska / Scottsbluff
Jase Satterfield C FR 5-9 175 Grand Junction, Colorado / Grand Juction
Cameron Wright IF FR 5-10 175 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada /
Head Coach: Mike Jones — Assistant Coaches: Ryan Burgner
The 2023-24 Softball Roster
2023-24 Cougar Game Results
2023-24 Volleyball Results
8/18 — W (1-0) .......... Butler C.C. at Reiver Classic .............................................. 25-21, 27-29, 25-23, 25-17
8/18 — W (2-0) Iowa Western at Reiver Classic 25-21, 20-25, 14-25, 25-16, 15-11
8/19 — W (3-0) Dodge City C.C. at Reiver Classic 25-12, 25-21, 27-29, 25-19
8/19 — L (3-1) ........... Indian Hills C.C. at Reiver Classic ................................................. 15-25, 19-25, 22-25
8/22 — W (4-1) .......... Casper College at Cougar Palace ................................... 23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-15
8.29 — W (5-1) .......... Eastern Wyoming at Torrington, Wyoming..................................... 25-21, 25-23, 25-21
9/1 — L (5-2) Salt Lake C.C. at Salt Lake City, Utah 13-25, 25-19, 21-25, 16-25
9/1 — L (5-3) Lee College at Salt Lake City, Utah 22-25, 22-25, 25-18, 25-20, 13-15
9/2 — L (5-4) ............. Miami Dade College at Salt Lake City, Utah .................................. 17-25, 16-25, 18-25
9/2 — L (5-5) ............. College of Southern Idaho at Salt Lake City, Utah ............. 10-25, 25-20, 23-25, 17-25
9/8 — W (6-5) ............ Snow College at Sterling, Colorado .................................... 17-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-14
9/8 — L (6-6) Indian Hills C.C. at Sterling, Colorado 17-25, 21-25, 15-25
9/9 — L (6-7) New Mexico Military at Sterling, Colorado 17-25, 15-25, 17-25
9/9 — L (6-8) ............. Dodge City C.C. at Sterling, Colorado ........................................... 15-25, 19-25, 19-25
9/14 — W (7-8) .......... Missouri State West Plains at Cougar Palace ................ 25-22, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23
9/15 — L (7-9) ........... Laramie County C.C. at Cougar Palace .......................... 21-25, 23-25, 25-23, 21-25
9/15 — W (8-9) .......... Central Wyoming College at Cougar Palace .................. 25-19, 25-22, 23-25, 25-17
9/16 — L (8-10) ......... Iowa Western C.C. at Cougar Palace .................. 12-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 12-15
9/16 — W (9-10) ........ Gillette College at Cougar Palace .............................................. 25-19, 25-17, 25-13
9/19 — W (10-10) ...... McCook C.C. at McCook, Nebraska ........................ 23-25, 25-14, 25-22, 23-25, 15-11
9/22 — W (11-10) ...... Lamar C.C. at Lamar, Colorado ..................................................... 25-15, 25-12, 25-23
927 — L (11-11)......... Northeastern J.C. at Cougar Palace ........................................... 21-25, 13-25, 22-25 10/3 — L (11-12) Laramie County C.C. at Cheyenne, Wyoming 24-26, 18-25, 14-25
10/5 — W (12-12) ...... Trinidad State College at Cougar Palace ................................... 25-21, 25-21, 25-21
10/6 — W (13-12) ...... Otero College at Cougar Palace ................................................. 25-12, 25-13, 25-14
10/10 — L (13-13) ..... Casper College at Casper, Wyoming .................................. 19-25, 20-25, 25-16, 23-25
10/13 — W 14-13 ...... Lamar C.C. at Cougar Palace ........................................... 25-11, 24-26, 25-23, 25-18 10/14 — L (14-14) ..... McCook C.C. at Cougar Palace ....................................... 25-15, 18-25, 23-25, 20-25
10/18 — L (14-15) ..... Northeastern J.C. at Sterling, Colorado ......................................... 10-25, 17-25, 20-25
10/24 — W (15-15) .... Eastern Wyoming at Cougar Palace ............................... 25-20, 23-25, 25-21, 25-16
10/27 — W (16-15) Trinidad State College at Trinidad, Colorado 18-25, 25-27, 28-26, 25-21, 15-11
10/28 — L (16-16) Otero College at LaJunta, Colorado 19-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23, 8-15 Regionals at Sterling, Colorado
11/1 — L (16-17) ........ Laramie County C.C. ............................................... 25-19, 25-18, 23-25, 13-25, 11-15
11/2 — L (16-18) ........ Central Wyoming College ................................................... 25-14, 20-25, 23-25, 10-25
2023-24 Men’s Soccer Results
9/30 — L (5-3-2) ........ Lamar C.C. at Lamar, Colorado ..................................................
10/7 — T (6-3-3) ........ Otero College at Lander’s Field ..................................................
10/11 — L (6-4-3)....... Northeast C.C. at Norfolk, Nebraska ..........................................
Regionals 10/21 — W (8-4-3) ..... Laramie County C.C. at Landers Field .......................................
1-0 — Final: 2-1 10/28 — L (8-5-3) ...... Otero College at LaJunta, Colorado ...........................................
2023-24 Women’s Soccer Results
8/19 — T (0-0-1) ........ Iowa Lakes C.C. at Sterling, Colorado ........................................
9/2 — (0-1-1) ............ Casper College at Casper, Wyoming ..........................................
9/4 — W (1-1-1) ......... Central Woming at Casper, Wyoming .........................................
9/8 — L (1-2-1) .......... Northwest College at Landers Field ............................................
9/9 — T (1-2-2) .......... Central Wyoming at Landers Field .............................................
9/22 — L (1-4-2) ........ Casper College at Casper, Wyoming ..........................................
9/23 — W (2-4-2) ....... Gillette College at
10/21 — L (4-6-3) Laramie County C.C. at Landers Field
10/20 — L (4-7-3) Laramie County C.C. at Cheyenne, Wyoming
2023-24 Men’s Basketball Results
11/01 — L (0-1) Casper College
11/8 — L (0-2) Laramie County C.C. at Cheyenne, Wyo.
46-43 — Final: 74-80
52-37 — Final: 110-105 OT 11/10 —W (1-2) Colby Community College at Goodland, Kan.
11/11 — W (2-2) Northwest Kansas at Goodland, Kan.
11/17 — W (3-2) Northwest College at Powell, Wyoming
11/18 — L (3-3) Central Wyoming College at Powell, Wyoming
11/21 — L (3-4) Western Wyoming CC at Rock Springs, Wyo.
11/24 — L (3-5) College of Southern Idaho at Twin Falls, Idaho
11/25 — W (4-5) Colorado Northwestern at Twin Falls, Idaho
11?26 — W (5-5)
12/1 — W (6-5)
12/4 — L (6-6) Laramie County C.C.
12/7 — W (7-6) Williston State at Gillette, Wyoming
12/8 — L (7-7) Dawson C.C. at Gillette, Wyoming
12/9 — W (8-7) Miles Community College at Gillette, Wyoming
1/8 — W (9-7) Eastern Wyoming College at Torrington, Wyoming
1/10 — W (10-7) Western Wyoming C.C.
1/15 — W (11-7) Lamar C.C. at Lamar, Colorado
1/19 — L (11-8)
1/20 —
1/23 — W (13-8) North Platte C.C. at North Platte, Nebraska
1/26 — W (14-8)
2/2 — W (15-8) Otero College
2/6 — W (16-8)
2/12 — W (18-8) Northeastern J.C.
2/16 — W (19-8) McCook C.C. at McCook, Nebraska
2/20 — W (20-8 ......... North Platte C.C. .................................................................
2/23 — W (21-8) ........ Trinidad State College at Trinidad, Colorado ......................
— Final: 87-67
31-35 — Final: 99-95 2OT
40-39 — Final: 89-72
41-36 — Final: 74-82
—
—
—
—
—
— Final 68-84
43-34 —
26-33 — Final:
—
—
—Final: 105-76
—
25-39 — Final: 74-69
48-27 — Final: 88-74
33-31 — Final: 77-76
2/27 — W (22-8) ........ Lamar Community College .......................................................................... Forfeit Win Regionals at Scottsbluff, Nebraska
3/14 — W (23-8) ........ Northwest College ..............................................................
3/15 — W (24-8) ........ Casper College .................................................................
35-27 — Final: 84-72
38-41 — Finals: 82-78
3/16 — L (24-9) ......... Trinidad State College ......................................................... Half:19-37 — Final: 56-81
2023-24 Women’s Basketball Results
11/1 — W (1-0) .......... Colorado State Club ...........................................................
11/3 — W (2-0) .......... Gillette College at Riverton, Wyoming ................................
11/4 — W (3-0) .......... Central Wyoming at Riverton, Wyoming .............................
11/10 — L (3-1) .......... Western Wyoming C.C. at Rock Springs, Wyoming ...........
11/11 — W (4-1) ........ Laramie County C.C. at Rock Springs, Wyoming ...............
11/17 — W (5-1) ........ Northwest College at Powell, Wyoming ..............................
11/18 —
12/1 — W (8-1) ..........
12/2
12/14 — W (13-1) Laramie County C.C.
1/6 — W (14-1) Central Wyoming College
1/8 — W (15-1)
1/10 — L (15-2) Western Wyoming C.C.
1/12
1/15 — W (16-3) Lamar Community College at Lamar, Colorado
1/19 —
1/23
1/26 — W (20-3)
2/2 — L (20-4) Otero College at LaJunta, Colorado
2/6 — L (20-5)
2/14 — L (20-6)
2/16 — W (21-6)
2/20 — W (22-6)
2/27 — W (23-6)
3/2 — W (24-6)
Regionals — First Round at Scottsbluff, Nebraska
3/8 — W (25-6) Trinidad State College
Regionals — at Casper, Wyoming
3/14 — L (25-7)
—
—
—
—
—
55-22 — Final: 100-51
2023-24 Baseball Results
2/9 — L (0-1) New Mexico Military at Roswell, New Mexico
2/9 — L (0-2 New Mexico Military at Roswell, New Mexico
2/10 — W (1-2) New Mexico Military at Roswell, New Mexico
2/10 — L (1-3) New Mexico Military at Roswell, New Mexico
2/18 — L (1-4) Barton Community College at Great Bend, Kansas
2/18 — L (1-5) Barton Community College at Great Bend, Kansas
2/19 — L (1-6) Barton Community College at Great Bend, Kansas
2/19 — L (1-7) Barton Community College at Great Bend, Kansas
2/24 — L (1-8)
2/24 — W (2-8)
2/25 — W (3-8)
3/1 — W (5-8) Dawson Community College
3/1 —
3/6 — L (8-9) Northeast C.C. at Norfolk, Nebraska
3/6 — L (8-10) Northeast C.C. at Norfolk, Nebraska
3/10 — L (8-11) Madison College at Mesa, Arizona
3/11 — L
3/13 — L (8-15) South Mountain C.C. at Phoenix, Arizona
3/14 — L (8-16) Mesa C.C. at Mesa, Arizona
3/15 — W (9-16) Paradise Valley C.C. at Phoenix, Arizona
3/22 — W (10-16) Luna Community College Final 10-9
3/22 — W (11-16) Luna Community College Final 13-1
3/23 —
3/23
3/29 — W (14-16) ...... Trinidad State College at Trinidad, Colorado ................................................
3/29 — W (15-16) ...... Trinidad State College at Trinidad, Colorado .................................................
3/30 — W (16-16) ...... Trinidad State College at Trinidad, Colorado ................................................. Final: 5-2
3/29 — L (16-17) ....... Trinidad State College at Trinidad, Colorado .............................................
2023-24 Baseball Results
2023-24 Softball Results
2/16 — L (0-1) ........... Cisco College at Brownwood, Texas ........................................................... Final: 1-10
2/16 — L (0-2) Navarro College at Brownwood, Texas Final: 3-16
2/17 — L (0-3) ........... Midland College at Brownwood, Texas ........................................................ Final: 3-10
2/17 — W (1-3) .......... Western Texas College at Brownwood, Texas ............................................... Final: 6-5
2/24 — L (1-4) Otero College at LaJunta, Colorado Final: 2-12 2/24 — L (1-5) ........... Otero College at LaJunta, Colorado ........................................................... Final: 11-15
2/25 — W (2-5) Otero College at LaJunta, Colorado Final:15-10
2/25 — L (2-6) ........... Otero College at LaJunta, Colorado .............................................................. Final: 1-7
3/1 — L (2-7) Dawson Community College Final: 0-8
3/1 — W (3-7) ............ Dawson Community College ..................................................................... Final: 16-15
3/2 — L (3-8) Dawson Community College Final: 6-17
3/2 — W (4-8) ............ Dawson Community College ....................................................................... Final: 10-2
3/9 — L (4-9) Lamar Community College at Lamar, Colorado Final: 6-14
3/9 — L (4-10) ........... Lamar Community College at Lamar, Colorado ............................................
3/10
—
—
3/17 — L (6-15) ......... Trinidad State College .................................................................. Final: 5-6 (8 innings) 3/17 — L (6-16) Trinidad State College Final: 2-10 3/23 — L (6-17) ......... Colby Community College at Colby, Kansas ............................................... Final: 2-10
3/23 — L (6-18) Colby Community College at Colby, Kansas Final: 0-11
3/24 — W (7-18) ........ Colby Community College at Colby, Kansas .................................................. Final:4-3 3/24 — L (7-19) Colby Community College at Colby, Kansas Final:1-14
4/5 — L (7-20) ........... Northeastern Junior College at Sterling, Colorado ........................................ Final: 0-9
4/5 — L (7-21) Northeastern Junior College at Sterling, Colorado Final: 8-11
4/9 — W (8-21) .......... Northeastern Junior College ....................................................................... Final: 12-11
4/9 — W (9-21) Northeastern Junior College Final: 8-7
4/13 — W (10-21) ...... Luna Community College .......................................................................... Final: 17-15
4/13 — W (11-21) ...... Luna Community College .............................................................................. Final: 7-3
4/14 — W (12-21) Luna Community College Final: 11-9
4/14 — L (12-22) ....... Luna Community College .............................................................................. Final: 3-7
4/19 — L (12-23) McCook Community College at McCook, Nebraska Final: 2-10
4/19 — W (13-23) ...... McCook Community College at McCook, Nebraska ...................................... Final: 4-3
4/21 — L (13-24) McCook Community College Final: 1-11
4/21 — W (14-24) ...... McCook Community College ......................................................................... Final: 9-7
Cougar Athletics Honors, Facts, and Photos
2023-24 Athletic Honors and Recognition
— Volleyball —
All-Region First Team
Shanelle Martinez. Kyana Gabriel
All-Region Second Team
Lilly Zwart, Finja Schul
WNCC Award Ceremony
Team GPA Winner
Highest Female GPA
Megan Bewley
Outstanding Social Science Student
Maya Angelova
Region IX Academic All-Region
Maya Angelova, Megan Bewley, Dessiah Christopher, Charli Blackman, Tamika Eastman, Dani Cruz, Kyana Gabriel, Shae Hardy, Finja Schul
NJCAA All-Academic
Maya Angelova, Megan Bewley, Charli Blackman, Tamika Eastman, Shae Hardy, Finja Schul
NJCAA All-Academic Team
— Men’s Soccer —
All-Region First Team
Eduardo Oliveira, Samuel Acosts
All-Region Second Team
Pablo Doninguez
All-Region Honorable Mention
Hernan Burdiles
Region IX Academic All-Region
Alex Carrillo, Guilherme Lindolfo, Hernan Burdiles, Joao De Melo Bisneto, Eduardo de Oliveira
NJCAA All-Academic
Alex Carrillo, Guilherme Lindolfo
— Women’s Soccer —
All-Region First Team
Lesley Vasquez
All-Region Second Team
Lizbeth Barrera
WNCC Award Ceremony
RA Resident of the Year Award
Sara Lourenco
Region IX Academic All-Region
Ana Gomes, Maria Villagomez, Ashley Villagomez, Lesley Vasquez, Aileen Perez
NJCAA All-Academic
Aileen Perez, Ana Gomes, Maria Villagomez
— Men’s Basketball —
All-Region South First Team
JJ Harris
All-Region South Second Team
Willie Wilson
Region IX South Coach of the Year
Billy Engel
Region IX All-Tournament Team
Daniel Bula, Anthony Simo, Travis Easterly, Jr., JJ Harris
Region IX Academic All-Region
Maurice Walker, Anthony Simo, Danilo Gilsovic
NJCAA All-Academic
Maurice Walker, Anthony Simo, Danilo Gilsovic
— Women’s Basketball —
All-Region South First Team
Mackenzie Joseph, Gal-La Font
Faith Walker
All-Region South Defensive Team
Laura Montiel
Region IX All-Tournament Team
Amiyah Donaldson
Region IX Academic All-Region
Adelina Urtane, Laura Montiel, Helena Kuck, Gal-La Font, Kiley
Smich,
Amiliyah Donaldson, Jamie Caron
NJCAA All-Academic
Jamie Caron, Amiyah Donaldson, Gal-La Font, Helena Kuck, Kiley
Smich
NJCAA All-Academic Team
— Baseball —
Region IX Player of the Week
Shintaro Inoue, April 9 WNCC Award Ceremony
Highest Male GPA Award
Gus Allred
All-Region First Team
Shintaro Inoue, Infielder
Ashton Ross, Infielder
Region IX Academic All-Region
Alex Ainsworth, Gus Allred, Tucker Deal, Garrett Dodd, Tyler Easter, Dylan Harris, Mathieu Levesque, Arturo Montiel, Bryce Peterson, Ryan Platt, Rocco Harmon
NJCAA All-Academic
Alex Ainsworth, Gus Allred, Garrett Dodd, Tyler Easter, Rocco Harmon, Dylan Harris, Bryce Peterson
OWH All-Midlands JUCO Team First Team
Shintaro Inoue, Ashton Ross
Nick Tremblay Honorable Mention
Bryce Peterson, Tyler Easter Valentin Blanc
— Softball — WNCC Award Ceremony
Cougar Award
Baylie Krueger Outstanding Business Student
Randi Mitchell
All-Region First Team
Katelyn Czerpak, Outfielder
All-Region Honorable Mention
Jenika Fuentes, Utility
Region IX Academic All-Region
Kayli Cooper, Sierra Hilgner, Baylie Krueger, Bailey Legere, Randi Mitchell, Katelynn Czerpak, Madi Van Riper
NJCAA All-Academic
Kayli Cooper, Katelynnn Czerpak, Baylie Krueger, Randi Mitchell, Madi Van Riper
OWH All-Midlands JUCO Team First Team
Katelynn Czerpak, Jenika Fuentes Honorable Mention
Mykah Klumpp, Bailey Legere
List of where this year’s sophomores are headed
Volleyball
Charli Blackman U. of Mary (DII)
Maya Angelova ..................................Queens College (DII)
Shanelle Martinez .................................. Georgia State (DI)
Men’s Soccer
Hernan Burdile..........................................................(NAIA)
Pablo Dominguez (NAIA)
Pedro Roche.............................................................(NAIA)
Samuel Acosta....................................................................
Adolfo Rojas
Luis Escobar
Sebastian Arenas ...............................................................
Women’s Soccer
Tania Razo.........................................Shaw University (DII)
Lesley Vasquez ................................ William Carey (NAIA)
Aileen Perez Hampton University (DI)
Men’s Basketball
Maurice Walker
JJ Harris .............................................................................
Travis Easterly, Jr. ..............................................................
Stephen Ovia
Daniel Bula .........................................................................
Women’s Basketball
Mackenzie Joseph U. of New Orleans (DI)
Amiyah Donaldson .................................... U. of Maine (DI)
Gal-La Font................................... U. of West Georgia (DII)
Jamie Caron
Keyla Cervantes .................................................................
Faith Walker .......................................................................
Baseball
Shintaro Inoue ................................... Kansas State U. (DI)
Adrian Short Ft. Hays U. (DII)
Gus Allred U. of Northern Colorado (DI)
Hunter McCollum ...................... U. of Texas Permian Basin
Bryce Peterson ....... U. of Colorado-Colorado Springs (DII)
Ashton Ross St. Bonaventure (DI)
Tyler Easter ....................... Colorado School of Mines (DII)
Garrett Dodd ........................................... Ottawa University
Alex Ainsworth Clark College
Softball
Katelynn Czerpak
Chadron State (DII)
Cougar Athletics in the Community
The WNCC athletic department gives back to the college in helping in many ways in the community.
This past year, members from the volleyball and women’s soccer team took part in National Night Out on Broadway in Scottsbluff during the first Tuesday in August. This year (2024) the National Night Out festivities is slated for August 6.
The men’s soccer team also had a bible school soccer camp in June 2023. The two teams also helped with the set-up with the St. Agnes Penny carnival. Also, from February to Ma, the team volunteered at varoius nuring homes for chapel service.
The men’s basketball team also took part in International Walk to School Day when they walked kids to Westmoor Elementary in October and then played with them on the playground.
Also several athletic teams helped out with the Monument Marathon. Behind the scenes were the softball and baseball team where the softball team was at the pre-race day festivities and the baseball team did the tearing down after the race. During the race, players from the men’s and women’s basketball team and the volleyball team helped out with the starting and also at the finish line at Five Rocks.
Action pictures from the biggest wins of the season
Volleyball team a win over Casper College. Casper earned a spot at the national tournament this season.
Women’s soccer made the playoffs and in this game they beat Trinidad State 7-1 at Landers Complex.
Men’s Soccer Team defeated LCCC twice this season including a first-round playoff win at Landers to put the Cougars in the semifinals of Region IX.
Volleyball team celebrates a point in a big win over national power Missouri State-West Plains at Cougar Palace in the Wyo-Braska Invite. WNCC made the regional tournament and fell a couple wins short of a regional title.
Action pictures from the biggest wins of the season
The men’s basketball team had a great secondsemester run as they won the South Sub-region and hosted regionals before falling in the championship game to Trinidad.
Chadron
State College’s Strength and Conditioning degree program
One of nine undergraduate programs accredited by the Council on Accreditation in Strength and Conditioning Education (CASCE)
The women’s basketball team captured back-to-back wins against Casper and New Mexico JC in December. Here, Laura Montiel goes up for a lay-up against Casper College.
big reason for
A
the Cougar men’s basketball team’s success in the second semester was two big wins over Trinidad State. Here, the Cougars downed the Trojans in the regular season at Cougar Palace.
Action pictures from the biggest wins of the season
The WNCC baseball team had a strong season as they led the Empire Conference for the first half of the season. WNCC made the playoffs and came within a couple wins of a regional title.
WNCC utility player Randi Mitchell makes contact with a pitch in a big win at home against NJC this season. The freshman was key in the Cougars season this year, including the team beating NJC, who took second at regionals.
WNCC shortstop Shintaro Inoue throws to first base during a game against Luna. Inoue became the Cougars all-time home run hitter as well as RBI leader with his offensive performance.
Action pictures from the biggest wins of the season
Katelyn Czerpak throws to the infield in a game against Dawson in the Cougars’ first home game.
New coach Fati Balza, who played for the Cougars in the 2007 and 2008 seasons, talks to the team in late April after arriving on campus to become the next volleyball coach at WNCC.
Former Cougar coach Giovana Melo came back to give a leadership speech to high school coaches and met up with friends and college personal at Hotel 21 after the conference.
Doug Jones takes a picture with John Clanton, longtime TV sports anchor, who is now at the North Platte station after the local TV closed. This was the last time John was in town, which was at the WNCC/Trinidad women’s playoff game the first part of March.
WNCC athletics: One Big Family
Graduation: Once a Cougar, Always a Cougar
WNCC Cougar Frontline Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors (1,500)
o Absolute Painting
o Allo Fiber Communication **
o B&C Steel
o Bellevue University
o FBG
o Ideal Linen/Bluff’s Sanitary
o Kendell Henderson/ American Family Insurance
o LOGOz
o Peerless Tire
o Pepsi
o Platte Valley Bank
o Regional West Medical Center
o Runza
o Scottsbluff Screenprinting
o Steel Grill
o TEAM Chevrolet/Toyota
o US Bank
Gold Sponsors (1,000)
o Ameri-Co Carriers
o Bluff’s Chiropractic **
o Dominos **
o Douglas, Kelly, Ostdiek, Ossian, Vogl, and Snyder, P.C.
o Inland Truck
o Reganis Auto
Blue Sponsors (600)
o Back-a-racks
o Bid-It-Bob
o Bluffs Vision
o Chadron State College
o Elite Physical Therapy
o Floyd’s Truck Service
o Hampton Inn & Suites
o Holyoke, Snyder, Longoria, Reichert, Rice Law
o Intralinks
o JBC, Inc.
o Monument Smiles
o Panhandle COOP
o Pinnacle Bank
o Quick Care
o R & C Welding
o Riverstone Bank
o Roosevelt Public Power
o Sandberg Implement
o Sherman-Williams
o Simmons-Olsen Law Firm
o Scottsbluff Star-Herald
o WESTCO
White Sponsors (400)
o Advantage Chiropractic
o Border States Electric
o Carr-Trumbull Lumber
o Johnson Cashway
o Rusch’s General Contracting
** Indicates providing services to WNCC athletics, including Internet at baseball/softball fields.
GOOD LUCK
