Cougar Beat -- WNCC Athletic Newsletter -- July 21, 2018

Behind the scenes of Cougar Athletics

COUGAR BEAT

Western Nebraska Community College

July 21, 2018 Issue 11

Excellence in the classroom

17 earn NJCAA academic all-American

What’s In A Number

17 The number of WNCC Cougar athletes

that earned NJCAA Academic All-American honors for their work in the classroom. Two athletes — Andre Matzuda and Kirstee Trees each earned 4.0 GPAs and first team honors. __________________

19 The number of straight years the WNCC

volleyball team has qualified for the NJCAA national tournament. In that time, they have won two national titles, 2007 and 2010. __________________

33 The number of WNCC athletes that

earned Region IX Academic honors last year.

Baseball led the list with 11 players on the Region IX list. Softball and women’s basketball each had six recipients on the team. __________________

851 Patty Azevedo, in 2004, put down 851 kills

to hold the record for kills in a season. Second place is 823 kills held by Agata Rezende who set that mark back in 2003. Since 2010, the record belongs to Barbara Briceno, who had 639 kills in 2016.

Cougar Athletics Upcoming Events Monday & Tuesday, July 23-24

l Setter, Hitter, Libero Camp, 7th-12th grades, 9 a.m.-noon & 1-4 p.m.

Monday-Friday, July 23-27

l Recreational Soccer Camp, Landers Complex, 9 a.m. - noon

l Competitive Soccer Camp, Landers Complex, 5-8 p.m.

Saturday, August 11

l Volleyball: UNK and Metro scrimmage @ Ogallala High School

l Women’s Soccer: Alumni Match, Noon @ Landers Soccer Complex

l Men’s Soccer: Alumni Match, 2 p.m. @ Landers Soccer Complex Saturday, August 18

l Volleyball: WNCC Alumni Match, Cougar Palace

l Women’s Soccer: HOME vs. Western Wyo, 3 p.m. @ Landers Complex

l Men’s Soccer: HOME vs. Western Wyo, 5 p.m. @ Landers Complex Wednesday, August 22

l Women’s Soccer: AWAY at Snow College, 1 p.m. @ Utah

l Men’s Soccer: AWAY at Snow College, 3 p.m. @ Utah Thursday, August 23

l Women’s Soccer: AWAY at Salt Lake C.C., 3 p.m. @ Utah

l Men’s Soccer: AWAY at Salt Lake C.C., 5 p.m. @ Utah Friday, August 24

l Volleyball: AWAY at Reiver Invite, Council Bluffs, Iowa Saturday, August 25

l Volleyball: AWAY at Reiver Invite, Council Bluffs, Iowa Wednesday, August 29

l Volleyball: HOME vs. Laramie County C.C., Cougar Palace, 7 p.m.

Thursday, August 30

l Softball: AWAY vs. Salt Lake C.C., Salt Lake City, Utah, 3 $ 5 p.m.

Friday, August 31

l Volleyball: AWAY at Salt Lake Invite, Salt Lake City, Utah

l Softball: AWAY at Tooele Tourney, Tooele, Utah Saturday, September 1

l Volleyball: AWAY at Salt Lake Invite, Salt Lake City, Utah

l Women’s Soccer: AWAY vs. Colorado NW, @ Gillette, Wyoming, 1 p.m.

l Men’s Soccer: AWAY vs. Colorado NW, @ Gillette, Wyoming, 3 p.m.

l Softball: AWAY at Tooele Tourney, Tooele, Utah Sunday, September 2

l Women’s Soccer: AWAY vs, Gillette @ Gillette, Wyoming, 3 p.m.

l Men’s Soccer: AWAY vs. Gillette, @ Gillette, Wyoming, 5 p.m.

l Softball: AWAY at Tooele Tourney, Tooele, Utah Wednesday, September 5

l Volleyball: HOME vs. Eastern Wyoming College, Cougar Palace, 7 p.m.

Friday, September 7

l Women’s Soccer: AWAY vs. Otero @ LaJunta, Colo., 5 p.m.

l Men’s Soccer: AWAY vs. Otero @ LaJunta, Colo., 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 7

l Women’s Soccer: AWAY vs. Trinidad State @ Trinidad, Colo., 1 p.m.

l Men’s Soccer: AWAY vs. Trinidad State @ Trinidad, Colo., 3 p.m.

Academic Success

17 WNCC student/athletics make NJCAA Academic All-American; Matzuda, Trees earn First Team honors Western Nebraska Community College athletes received national and regional academic accolades recently.

Seventeen athletes earned NJCAA Academic honors while achieving a 3.60 grade point average or higher.

WNCC had 33 athletes earn Region IX All-Academic honors with a 3.25 GPA

Two WNCC athletes received the highest honor, earning First Team designation with perfect 4.0 GPAs last semester from the NJCAA. Men’s soccer Matzuda player Andre Matzuda of Lima, Peru, earned his second-straight honor, while volleyball player Kirstee Trees of Riverton, Wyoming, earned her first First Team honor after being on the second team last year.

“This honestTrees ly means a lot to me,” Trees said. “It just shows not only the hard work put in on the court, but as well in the classroom. I’ve worked extremely hard in school to accomplish this.”

Trees said it wasn’t easy, but she found time to study.

“I wouldn’t say it was easy by any means,” Trees, who will be attending the University of Wyoming, said. “It meant putting a lot of study time in on the bus on our long trips and a few late nights in-between. There wasn’t a lot of down-time with class in the morning, practice in the afternoon, and homework to end the day. It makes for a very demanding schedule. But, I almost did better with my school work during volleyball season because there was a set schedule that I absolutely had to follow to be successful. Once I got into a rou-

tine it was easier to follow.”

Trees will forgo playing volleyball next year as she gets her bachelors in speech, language, and hearing sciences from Wyoming. Matzuda will continue his playing career at Shaw University in North Carolina.

While Trees and Matzuda earned First Team honors, seven student-athletes earned Second Team honors (3.80-3.99 GPA), while another eight earned Third Team accolades with a GPA between 3.60–3.79.

The Cougar baseball team, for the second straight year, had the most players on the NJCAA academic list with five representatives. WNCC head coach Mike Jones said he is proud of his team’s accomplishments in the classroom.

“I am proud to say that these guys are involved in our program,” WNCC baseball coach Mike Jones said. “It’s a great group of guys who made a commitment to being good student athletes. We have a positive culture within our athletic department and great leadership from athletic director Ryan Burgner.”

Baseball players earning Second Team honors include sophomores Nathanael Andresen of Gilbert, Arizona, and Jonathan Bermudez of Miami.

Third Team honors were bestowed upon sophomore Cooper Buchhammer of Scottsbluff, and freshmen Kale Litzelman of Hotchkiss, Colorado, and Brevin Owen of Peyton, Colorado.

The softball team had the most women’s players earn national academic honors with four. Sophomores Alysaa Guyman of Stansbury, Utah, and Sabrina Luttig of Kennard earned Second Team honors, while freshmen Emma McMillan of Abbotsford, British Columbia, and Reagan Solomon of Farmington, Utah, earned Third Team honors.

Also receiving Second Team honors were freshmen women’s basketball players Eva Langton of Stratford, New Zealand and Merle Wiehl of Gottin-

NJCAA Academic All-Americans FIRST TEAM Andre Matzuda, soccer Kirstee Trees, volleyball SECOND TEAM Nathanael Andresen, baseball Jonathan Bermudez, baseball Alyssa Guymon, softball Beanie Luttig, softball Eva Langton, women’s bball Merle Wiehl, women’s bball Djordje Dimitrijevic, basketball THIRD TEAM Cooper Buchhammer, baseball Kale Litzelman, baseball Brevin Owen, baseball Emma McMillan, softball Reagan Solomon, softball Olivia Wiberg, women’s bball Morgan Smith, women’s soccer Eseah Ingram, men’s soccer gen, Germany; and men’s basketball player sophomore Djordje Dimitrijevic of Serbia. Dimitrijevic will be playing next year at Mercer University, while Langton and Wiehl will return for their sophomore year at WNCC. Third Team honors went to women’s basketball player Olivia Wiberg of Hyrum, Utah, women’s soccer player Morgan Smith of Gering, and men’s soccer player Eseah Ingram of Scottsbluff.

Overall, there were 6,269 student-athletes among the NJCAA’s three divisions that earned individual academic honors. There were 1,403 NJCAA participants that earned First Team honors.

Three athletic teams receive NJCAA academic honors Western Nebraska Community College had three sports teams earn NJCAA All-Academic honors for their performance in the classroom.

The women’s basketball team, softball team, and baseball team all earned honorable mention team academic honors.

The women’s basketball team had the highest grade point average among the Cougar teams, posting a 3.30 GPA. It is the Western Nebraska Community College had three sports teams earn NJCAA All-Academic honors for their performance in the classroom.

The women’s basketball team, softball team, and baseball team all earned honorable mention team academic honors.

The women’s basketball team had the highest grade point average among the Cougar teams, posting a 3.30 GPA. It is the third straight year the women’s basketball team earned a team academic award. The 2016-17 team finished with a 3.10 GPA, while the 2015-16 team had a 3.32 average.

The women’s softball team earned academic team honor for the seventh straight season.

This year’s team finished with a 3.20 GPA. The Cougar baseball team earned the honor for the third straight season. This year’s baseball team finished with a 3.00 GPA. Chad Gibney, women’s basketball coach, said it is a tremendous honor to succeed in the classroom and on the court.

“It is absolutely huge. It shows what well-rounded student-athletes we have at Western Nebraska Community College,” the second-year women’s basketball coach said. “They did a phenomenal job in the classroom, they put together an

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Q&A with Kirstee Trees

Trees talks about what it took to become an NJCAA First Team Academic All-American with a 4.0 GPA

Kirstee Trees, a volleyball player from Rawlins, Wyoming, earned NJCAA First Team Academic All-American honors with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Trees and men’s soccer player Andre Matzuda each earned the honor.

Trees spent two seasons at WNCC playing volleyball, her freshman year as a walkon. In those two years, Trees has blossomed her academics. Just what does it take to be a first team academic all-American while juggling practice? Trees talks about the honor, how she did it, and the memories she experienced while attending WNCC.

What does it mean to you to be a First Academic All-American with a 4.0 GPA? Trees: This honestly means a lot to me. It just shows not only the hard work put in on the court, but as well in the classroom. I’ve worked extremely hard in school to accomplish this.

Was it hard to juggle volleyball and academics?

Trees: I wouldn’t say it was easy by any means. It meant putting a lot of study time in on the bus on our long trips and a few late nights in-between. There wasn’t a lot of down-time with class in the morning, practice in the afternoon, and homework to end the day. It makes for a very demanding schedule. But, I almost did better with my school work during volleyball season because there was a set schedule that I absolutely had to follow to be successful. Once I got into a routine it was easier to follow.

What advice to other athletes do you have for them to succeed in college both academically and athletically?

Trees: Believe in yourself both on the court and in the classroom. Be confident in everything you do. At WNCC there are so many people to help you. The instructors believe in you and so do your coaches. They are literally your biggest supporters. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Find a routine that works for you. Work hard in everything you do. If you can show you work hard both in the classroom and in the gym, then there will be nothing but success. It’s important

Kirstee Trees, after graduation in May. Trees earned a 4.0 GPA last year and was named an NJCAA First Team Academic All-American. Trees will forgo playing volleyball next year as she will be attending the University of Wyoming. to be strong both academically and athletically.

What are your plans for next year?

Trees: I’m going to the University of Wyoming to enter into the department of communication disorders. I plan to get my bachelor degree in speech, language, and hearing sciences. After that, I plan to get my masters to pursue Speech Pathology.

Going to play volleyball? If not, will you

miss playing?

Trees: I unfortunately won’t be playing next year. I had some amazing offers from schools in Montana, Kansas, and Arkansas, but none of the schools offered my major. I will miss playing more than I think anyone will ever know. Volleyball has been a part of my life for many years and it has been the hardest thing I’ve ever had to give up.

Many tears have been shed because of this difficult decision. I just knew my education had to come first.

TREES: continued from previous page What memories do you have of WNCC and will it be hard to leave to a new school?

Trees: I have the most amazing memories at WNCC. I have made lifelong friends, had the opportunity to meet a wonderful community, and play a sport that I love.

These are memories and people I will never forget. It hard leaving WNCC because we are a family-the cougar family. I’ve never felt more at home. Going to UW will be interesting. I am from Wyoming, but the campus and classes are way bigger. There is also a lot more people, and I’ll have to make new friends, so I’m really nervous, but excited for the new adventure. I’ll also miss the dorm life. Third-floor of Pioneer Tower was always a blast.

same semester so I was constantly in C-Pod working on one of these two classes.

How important is academics, or maintaining good grades in college?

Trees: It’s extremely important. Your academic performance can make or break you.

It’s really about the amount of effort you want to put in. For me, I’m going into an extremely competitive field and they definitely look at the academic performance from your college career to determine if you’re the right fit.

Anything else you want to add?

Trees: I just want to thank a few people.

First off Coach Binny for giving me the opportunity to play at WNCC. Also, for the constant encouragement and support that I know I will have forever. Coach Kai for the encouraging and supportive talks to keep me calm, helping me with homework, and always trying to make me a better player and person. Jolene Martin for being my supporter, mentor, and second mom. Last, but not least, Gretchen and Cory Foster.

My amazing dorm parents who were my #1 fans, second family, and gave me the best nickname of “Tot 16”.

Hardest class that you took this year and the reason that you succeeded in that class?

Trees: I would say it’s a toss-up between

Are you glad you came to WNCC for two years?

Trees: Going to WNCC was the best decision I ever made. It was such a blessing. I wasn’t going to play volleyball anymore and Coach Binny called me three weeks before season started and gave me the opportunity to play. I was a walk-on my first year, and I’m so happy with the result. I became part of something much bigger than myself. I not only was able to be a part of two more regional titles (18 & 19) with two trips to nationals, but part of an educational institution that generally cares about their students. That is seriously an awesome feeling.

Kirstee Trees serves the ball during a NJCAA national tournament game last November in Hutchinson, Kansas. Trees was combined athletics and academics to earn a 4.0 GPA last year.

Anatomy and Chemistry. I think I succeeded in these classes is because I did the little things. I did the little assignments that weren’t worth a lot of points, I constantly studied for my tests, asked a lot of questions, went in on my own time to study/ ask questions. I had these classes in the

ACADEMIC TEAMS: continued from page 4

unbelievable season on the court, and they were great representatives of what we want this college to be.”

Barton County Community College earned the top women’s basketball academic award, finishing with a 3.72 GPA. All-inall, 12 Region IX schools earned academic honors in basketball. Miles Community College had the top Region IX team with a 3.52 GPA. Gibney said the season his team put together on and off the court was phenomenal.

“We were an academic NJCAA team, we received an at-large bid to the national tournament winning 29 games, and we moved on seven players continuing to play at the next level,” he said. “Our last player [sophomore] has elected to go to nursing school where she will be phenomenal. To see our players move on, continue to be prepared to

be successful at their next college, is something we are really proud of.”

The Cougar softball team kept academics at a special level with their seventh straight NJCAA academic honorable mention honor. Iowa Western Community College had the highest GPA among softball teams with a 3.70 average.

For the WNCC softball team, head coach Katelyn Groves said it is special to see her team excel in the classroom.

“I am beyond proud of our programs continued success in the classroom,” Groves said, “Being able to make the list for seven consecutive years is a true statement on the emphasis our program has on the STUDENT athlete. The hard work and dedication of our student-athletes in the classroom has shown through, and I couldn’t be more proud to have been a part of it and have players that truly understand the importance of

their education. It is also a huge testament to our amazing faculty and staff that put in the time and care to help our players (and all students) achieve academic success. “ Groves added that a lot of the success not only goes to the student-athlete, but the coaching staffs as well as the instructors.

“A huge thank you to our coaching staffs through the years for spending time with our student-athletes in study hall and on the road, our faculty, staff and members of our community for additional time outside of the classroom helping our athletes, and our student-athletes for their commitment to excellence in the classroom.,” she said.

There were three Region IX softball teams that earned academic honorable mention. Trinidad State Junior College had the top Region IX GPA with a 3.55. The other school was Lamar Community College, who had a 3.12 GPA.

Putting in the work in classroom

33 student/athletes make Region IX all-Academic WNCC placed 33 athletes on the Region IX All-Academic team recently by achieving a 3.25 GPA or higher.

The Cougar baseball team led all seven teams with 12 members followed by the women’s basketball and softball teams with six players each.

Two WNCC athletes earned 4.0 GPAs to lead the list. Volleyball player Kirstee Trees of Riverton, Wyoming, and men’s soccer player Andre Matzuda of Lima, Peru, had the highest GPAs for WNCC. “I am proud to say that these guys are involved in our program,” WNCC baseball coach Mike Jones said. “It’s a great group of guys who made a commitment to being good student athletes. We have a positive culture within our athletic department and great leadership from athletic director Ryan Burgner.”

Cougar baseball players that made the list include sophomores Nathanael Andresen, Jonathan Bermudez, Cooper Buchhammer of Scottsbluff, Esai Hernandez of Gering, Tommy McRill of Parker, Colorado, Tyler Olson of Olathe, Kansas, Tyler Shubert of Windsor, Colorado, and Cole Williams of Parker, Colorado; and freshman Zach Berg of Parker, Colorado, Nathan Kolb of Cloverdale, British Columbia, Kale Litzelman

of Hotchkiss, Colorado, and Brevin Owen of Peyton, Colorado.

The women’s basketball team and softball team each had six players make the list.

Basketball players on the list include sophomores Sophie Agorakis of Melbourne, Australia; Melisa Kadic of West Valley City, Utah, Giovanna Silva of Brazilla, Brazil, and Olivia Wiberg of Hyrum, Utah; and freshmen Eva Langton of Stratford, New Zealand and Merle Wiehl of Gottingen, Germany.

Softball players include sophomores Brooke Doumer of Parker, Colorado, Alyssa Guymon of Stansbury, Utah, Madi Jackson of Herriman, Utah, and Sabrina Luttig of Kennard; and freshmen Emma McMillan of Abbotsford, British Columbia, and Reagan Solomon of Farmington, Utah.

Other members of the All-region academic team includes freshman volleyball player Logan Belford of Loveland, Colorado; sophomore women’s soccer player Morgan Smith of Scotsbluff; sophomore men’s basketball players Djordje Dimitrijevic and Milos Popovic of Serbia, and freshman Marko Rajanovic of Serbia; and sophomore men’s soccer players Eseah Ingram of Scottsbluff and Felipe Torres of Guarulhos, Brazil.

Region IX All-Academic BASEBALL Nathanael Andresen Jonathan Bermudez Cooper Buchhammer Esai Hernandez Tommy McRill Tyler Olson Tyler Shubert Cole Williams Zach Berg Nathan Kolb Kale Litzelman Brevin Owen WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Sophie Agorakis Melisa Kadic Giovanna Silva Olivia Wiberg Eva Langton Merle Wiehl SOFTBALL Brooke Doumer Alyssa Guymon Madi Jackson Beanie Luttig Emma McMillan Reagan Solomon MEN’S SOCCER Eseah Ingram Andres Matzuda Felipe Torres WOMEN’S SOCCER Morgan Smith MEN’S BASKETBALL Djordje Dimitrijevic Marko Rajanovic Milos Popovic

WNCC athletes pose for an all-athletic group picture in May. WNCC athletes were successful in the playing arena and the classrooms this past year.

VOLLEYBALL Kirstee Trees Logan Belford

Legends win fifth straight golf classic For the fifth straight year, the Legends team captured the 15th Cougar Golf Classic Saturday at Monument Shadows Golf Course in Gering.

The Legends team of Ron Johns, Dingus McKee, Matt Hessler, and Rick Gable won the overall title with a handicapped score of 51.35, to win by .55 over second place Safetyline Consultants, who fired a handicapped score of 51.9 and Team Lerma’s 51.95.

Safetyline Consultant team members were Doug Scholtz, Armando Castaneda, Ryan Burgner, and Greg Sell. Team Lerma golfers were Evan Lerma, Matt Coon, Kevin Carmody, and Chris Pieper.

Fourth place in the overall race went to Scottsbluff Screenprinting. Scottsbluff Screenprinting, who shot a 55 (handicapped score of 53.15), included Josh Wilson, Grant Maser, Vince Quijas, and Dave Rupp.

The COED division was won by Team Lashley. Team members included Dave Lashley, Regina Lashley, Jody Miles, and Lucretia Miles. Team Lashley fired a total gross round of 63 and after a handicap, won with a 55.1 score.

Second place in the coed division went to Team Time, who shot a 68 (55.7 handicapped score). Team Time team members

included Doug Jones, Luke Stobel, Katelyn Groves, and Laramie Greene.

Each first place team member split a $400 pro-shop credit. Second and third place teams were drawn. Second place and a $300 pro-shop credit went to Platte Valley Companies team of Tim Propp, Tam-

my Hoffman, Ladd Harrison, and Audrey Murphey. Third place and a $200 pro-shop credit went to Shankopotomus team members Jen Buttle, Lacy Krakow, Molly Bonucci, Adena Hagen, and Ali Kuhlman.

Hole prizes were also given. Longest putt by a women (hole 2) went to Regina Lashley; longest drive by a man (hole 4) went to Dave Lashley; closest to the pin in two (hole 5) went to Zach Smith; shortest drive by a man (hole 8) went to AJ Kuxhausen; closest to the water (hole 9) went to Grant Maser; longest drive by a women (hole 10) went to Tammy Hoffman; closest to the sand (hole 12) went to Dan Dickenson; closest to the pin on a tee shot (hole 13) went to Kevin Carmondy; shortest drive by a women (hole 15) went to Jennifer Buttle; and longest put by a man (hole 18) went to Ron Robles.

2017-18 Athletic Highlights and Honors Volleyball Coach: Binny Canales (4th year) Assistant: Kaila Kikugawa Record: 33-8 NJCAA Tournament -- 11th Place REGION IX CHAMPS All-Region Players Brooke Kaawa, Syenna Masaki, Kaili Tuisamatatele, Genesis Benitez Region IX All-Tournament Brooke Kaawa, Joise Maldonado, Kadara Marshall, Genesis Benitez OWH All-Nebraska JUCO Team (Brooke Kaawa, Syenna Masaki, Genesis Benitez) OWH All-Nebraska Honorable Mention Joise Maldonado, Kadara Marshall, Kirstee Trees, Sarena Bartley, Jayme Commins, Kaile Tuisamatele) Region IX All-Academic Kiirstee Trees, Logan Belford NJCAA All-Academic Kirstee Trees (First Team) Women’s Basketball Coach: Chad Gibney Assistant: Morgan Broussard Record: 28-5 NATIONAL TOURNEY PARTICIPANT Region IX All-Region Jaleesa Avery, Merle Wiehl, Karli Seay, Anastacia Johnson Region IX All-Region Defensive Player Anastacia Johnson Region IX All-Tournament Team Melisa Kadic, Jaleesa Avery, Merle Wiehl, Karli Seay OWH All-Nebraska Captain Merle Wiehl OWH All-Nebraska JUCO 1st Team Merle Wiehl, Karli Seay OWH All-Nebraska JUCO HM Melisa Kadic, Anastacia Johnson, Giovanna Silva, Jaleesa Avery Region IX All-Academic Eva Langton, Merle Wiehl, Sophie Agorakis, Melisa Kadic, Giovanna Silva, Olivia Wiberg NJCAA All-Academic Eva Langton (Second Team), Merle Wiehl (Second Team), Olivia Wiberg (Third Team) NJCAA Academic Team Men’s Basketball Coach: Cory Fehringer (2nd year) Assistant: Roybell Baez, Billy Engel Record: 27-8 REGION IX CHAMPIONS

Women’s Soccer Coach: Todd Rasnic (12th year) Assistant: Jim Miller Record: 1-14 Region IX All-Academic Morgan Smith NJCAA All-Academic Morgan Smith (Third Team)

Region IX All-Region Vinnie Shahid, Marlon Sierra OWH All-Nebraska JUCO Captain Vinnie Shahid OWH All-Nebraska JUCO 1st Team (Tyrell Williams) OWH All-Nebraska JUCO HM Djordje Dimitrijevic, Trent Harris, Jervay Green NJCAA All-American Vinnie Shahid (Second Team) Region IX All-Academic Djordge Dimitrijevic, Milos Popovic, Marko Rajanovic NJCAA All-Academic Djordje Dimitrijevic (Second Team) Men’s Soccer Coach: Todd Rasnic (13th year) Assistant: Seedy Sarr Record: 12-6 All-Region Players 1st Team — Lawan Abary, Silvio Xavier-Henrique, Ramses Atahualpa, Ade Oshikoya 2nd Team — Eseah Ingram, Andre Mazuda, Thomas Franze Region IX All-Academic Eseah Ingram, Felipe Torres, Andres Matzuda NJCAA All-Academic Andres Matzuda (First Team), Eseah Ingram (Third Team)

Baseball Coach: Mike Jones (17th year) Assistant: Ryan Burgner, Bob Hessler Record: 15-38 All-Region Second Team Jonathan Bermudez (DH) Omaha World Herald All-Nebraska Team First Team — Jonathan Bermudez, Alex Oehme, Brandan Maher Honorable Mention — Nat Andresen, Zach Berg, Claude Bova, Esai Hernandez, Tyler Olson, Mitch Lightbody, Jacob Pekol, Harrison Yates, Blake Slaymaker Region IX All-Academic Nat Andresen, Jonathan Bermudez, Cooper Buchhammer, Kale Litzelman, Brevin Owen, Esai Hernandez, Tommy McRill, Tyler Olson, Tyler Shubert, Cole Williams, Zach Berg, Nathan Kolb NJCAA All-Academic Brevin Owen (Third Team), Cooper Buchhammer (Third Team), Jonathan Bermudes (Second Team), Kale Litzelman (Third Team), Nathanael Andresen (Second Team) NJCAA Academic Team Softball Coach: Katelyn Groves (2nd year) Assistant: Christy Malara Record: 21-32 All-Region Players Madi Jackson and Michaela Kelly Omaha World Herald All-Nebraska Team First Team — Madi Jackson, Emma McMillan, Michaela Kelly Honorable Mention — Alyssa Guymon, Brooke Doumer, Gabby Loya, Reagan Solomon Region IX All-Academic Alyssa Guymon, Beanie Luttig, Emma McMillan, Reagan Solomon, Brooke Doumer, Madi Jackson NJCAA All-Academic Alyssa Guymon (Second Team), Emma McMillan (Third Team), Reagan Solomon (Third Team), Beanie Luttig (Second Team) NJCAA Academic Team

Former Cougar Moran signs with Lincoln Saltdogs

Moran joins independent minor league team, played first game as a DH Former Western Nebraska Community College baseball player Joe Moran is achieving his dream of playing professional baseball after signing with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association. The Saltdogs are an independent team in the American Association.

Moran, who was impressive in eshibition games before injuring his elbow, saw his first action of the season on Wednesday night in an 8-5 loss to the Kansas City T-bones. Moran was the DH in the game and finished with an RBI in five at bats.

“My whole life it has been a dream of mine to play professional baseball,” Moran said. Signing with the Saltdogs means a lot. I have put in a lot of work and it feels great to see it pay off.”

Moran impressed in spring training this year but suffered an injury just before Opening Day, which resulted in his release. He provided a boost of speed to the lineup and smacked three doubles in the exhibition season opener against the Sioux City Explorers.

The lefty enjoyed an outstanding career at NAIA Bellevue University where he slashed .384/.423/.547 with 37 extra-base hits and 60 RBI while appearing in 104 career games. Additionally he was successful on 24 of 29 stolen base attempts, scored 94 runs, struck out just once every 10.72 plate appearances, and was near automatic in the outfield.

A key cog in the Bruins 2016 World Series run, Moran hit .444/.459/.631 that season with 19 extra-base hits and 26 RBI after joining the team on March 22. Moran went on to earn first team all-NSAA honors (2016-17), NAIA Opening Round – Davenport Bracket all-tournament team accolades (2016), and an NSAA

Gold Glove (2017) in his career.

In his two seasons at WNCC in 2014 and 2015, Moran was an all-region pick both seasons as an outfielder. Moran played Legion baseball for the WESTCO Zephyrs under his dad, Mark Moran.

Moran said his time at WNCC and Bellevue helped him as a player.

“I have improved every year from my freshman to senior year of college,” he said. “Playing at WNCC and Bellevue were huge parts of me making it here today.”

His path to playing professionally was detoured a bit early this season after an elbow injury. While he is still recovering from it, he can swing a bat.

“My injury was a strained UCL in my elbow,” he said. “I still can’t throw full strength, but I can hit just fine. Sitting out and rehabing is not fun but it is some-

thing that you have to get through.”

The Saltdogs season runs through Sept.

3. The Saltdogs will next be in action July 13-15 at conference-leading Sioux City Explorers. The Saltdogs play in the South Conference of the American Association along with teams from Sioux City, Kansas City, Wichita, Cleburne and Texas.

Moran is just one of many former Cougars in the minor leagues. Former Cougar and Bellevue graduate John Timmins is with the Augusta Greenjackets of the Class A South Atlantic League. The Greenjackets are affiliated with the San Francisco Giants. Timmins has pitched in 13 games with the Augusta team with 20 strikeouts from the mound. The Class A South Atlantic League is the same league that former Cougar Phillips Orta played in back in 2009 when he played for the Savannah Sand Gnats.

Sakou’s pro soccer dreams still alive with Nashville FROM THE LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY STUDENT NEWS SERVICE For complete story and photos, visit http:// luminationnetwork.com/sakous-pro-soccerdreams-alive-kicking-inter-nashville-fc/ Former Lipscomb soccer standout Ivan Sakou is hoping his foot skills – not his math skills – help him get a job soon.

The Cameroon native is spending the summer playing for Inter Nashville FC, a National Premier Soccer League team based at the International Indoor Soccer Complex in Antioch. He’ll then return to school this fall to complete his degree in mechanical engineering.

Sakou leads the team with eight goals and said he is enjoying playing in the NPSL, which is widely considered to be part of the fourth tier of American soccer.

“This season has been up and down,” Sakou said. “NPSL teams have a lot of guys coming in and out, and I think that’s affected us a lot. But we’re on an upward slope.”

He first landed at Western Nebraska Community College in 2014 and then transferred to VCU for the 2015 season, before playing his final two years at Lipscomb. Sakou finished his college career with 30 total goals and 14 assists, and he was named MVP of the 2017 ASUN tournament, which Lipscomb won with a 2-1 victory over Jacksonville.

Not bad for a guy who came to the Unit-

ed States to focus on school, not soccer.

“Coming from Cameroon, I didn’t think I would have this many opportunities to play soccer,” he said. “I came to the U.S. to study more than anything else. But I’m thankful for the opportunity to keep playing.”

Along with former Bison teammates Ivan Alvarado and Eduardo Reza, Sakou was a trialist for the USL’s Nashville SC in a friendly match against his former Lipscomb team on March 1.

It felt awkward to play against my former teammates,” Sakou said. “But playing with the pro team was really nice. It was a huge change of pace from college soccer.”

Alvarado (Texas United) and Reza (Colorado Rapids U23) are now both playing in the Premier Development League, which offers a level of play similar to the NPSL. Meanwhile, Nashville SC recently loaned four players – Ian McGrath, Jordan Dunstan, Michael DeGraffenreidt and Ramone Howell – to Inter Nashville FC for development purposes. As part of the partnership, Sakou has been invited to participate in several more Nashville SC practices.

“I’m trying to get looked at by different

Former Cougar Cruz helps Mexico top USA in FIBA World Cup qualifying

Former WNCC Cougar Francisco Cruz scored 24 points while helping Mexico to beat United States 78-70 in a qualifying game for next year’s FIBA World Cup. According to USA Basketball, it was just the second loss by the U.S. in 30 games against Mexico — with the other defeat coming in the 2011 Pan Am Games.

Orlando Mendez-Valdez added 20 points for Mexico, which held the U.S. scoreless for the first 5:51 and forced the Americans into missing their first 10 shots from the floor.

“Mexico dominated us from the start

and that’s on me,” USA coach Van Gundy said. “We were not ready to compete at the level Mexico did. Give them all the credit, they played a great, great game.”

Under FIBA’s new qualifying format, teams are playing home-and-home games against teams in their region to earn places in the World Cup in China, which begins on Aug. 31, 2019. That tournament will qualify seven teams for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Cruz played two seasons at WNCC before going on to play at Wyoming. Cruz has played in pro leagues in Mexico, Latvia, Argentina and Spain.

teams, right now it’s mostly been Nashville SC,” Sakou said. “Hopefully my performance in the NPSL will get my name out there so I can get a (pro) contract.”

Sakou is working a part-time job on campus and will graduate in December.

After that, he’ll be free to attempt to secure professional tryouts in the United States or elsewhere.

“The plan is to finish my degree and then look for some tryouts in the USL,” Sakou said. “If it doesn’t work here, I’m thinking of going overseas to play. Maybe Northern Europe, Asia or South America – I’m not quite sure yet.”

For now, Sakou is focused on leading his squad to to the NPSL playoffs. Inter Nashville FC (5-5-2) currently sits in fourth place in the Southeast Conference standings, and it must finish in the top six to make the playoffs.

The team has two regular season games remaining, including a match at Chattanooga FC on July 4 and a home match against Greenville FC on July 7.

Sakou may not have chosen the easiest path, but he believes he’s set up for success.

Even if pro soccer doesn’t work out, he’ll have his engineering degree to fall back on.

“That’s why it’s taking me five years,” Sakou said with a laugh. “It’s been tough studying mechanical engineering and playing soccer. It’s been hard, but it was worth it.”

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WNCC players, coaches part of Western Nebraska Pioneers

The first-year collegiate wood bat baseball league has plenty of Western Nebraska Community College ties to it.

The Western Nebraska Pioneers, who play their games at the new Oregon Trail Park Stadium in Gering, are the hottest team int he Expedition League. The Pioneers as of July 18, are 13 1/2 games in first place in the Clark Division with a 32-13 record. The league has wight teams from around Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

WNCC head coach Mike Jones is an assistant coach with the Pioneers and WNCC athletic trainer is serving as the trainer.

WNCC had or still have several players involved in the team. WNCC and Gering graduate Esai Hernandez has played with the team all season. Hernandez is batting .269 with the Pioneers with 18 runs scored and 10 RBIs. Hernandez has played in 36 games.

Jack Pauley, who played for WNCC for a season before transferring to Division I University of Northern Colorado, has appeared in 22 games and has a .299 batting average with five home runs, seven doubles, 19 runs scored, and 17 RBIs. Other Cougars that played with the Pioneers during the first few weeks included Alex Achtermann, Brandon Bachar, and Claude Bova. Achtermann saw action in 11 games and has an .356 batting average with two doubles, a home run, nine runs scored, and nine RBIs. Bachar has one of the best batting averages on the at .356 with a double, two triples, eight runs scored, and six RBIs. Bova saw action in two games and tossed 6.2 innings with four strikeouts.

The first-year Expedition League are teams of collegiate players with eligibility left to play baseball during the summer.

Players from all levels of college baseball and different parts of the states travel to the cities in the league to play for three months.

The Western Nebraska Pioneers have players from the west and east coast on the team. The Pioneers are coached by Jimmy Turk, an assistant at South Mountain College with his assistants Mike Jones and Mark Moran from Scottsbluff, and Josh Teichroew.

Another current Cougar is also playing in the league for another team. Wellington Mariano, who will be a sophomore for the Cougars this coming season, is with the

Western Nebraska Pioneers Remaining Home Games July 21............................. Spearfish July 24..................................Casper July 25..............................Badlands July 26..............................Badlands July 30..................................Casper July 31..................................Casper Aug. 1....................................Casper Aug. 4............................... Spearfish All remaining home games start at 6:35 p.m. Get tickets at wnpioneers.com, at their 10th street office in Gering, or at the gate.

Casper Horseheads of the league. Mariano has pitched in three games for Casper and had struck out seven in three games.

There is still plenty of time to catch a Pioneers game and see the former Cougars in action. The team’s last regular season home game is Saturday, August 4 when they host the Spearfish Sasquatch. The Pioneers have eight more home games, not including the playoffs, which are slated for August 7 for the divisional playoffs and August 10-12 for the championship series.

Former WNCC baseball player Jack Pauley slides into third base during a game with Hastings on July 17 at Gering’s Oregon Trail Park Stadium. Pauley and the Pioneers lead the Expedition League standings and have eight more home game left.

When the Pioneer season started in May, these five WNCC Cougar baseball players and coaches were members of the Western Nebraska Pioneers. They included (l-r) Brandon Bachar, Alex Achtermann, Claude Bova, Esai Hernandez,and coach Mike Jones.

Soccer camp slated for July 23-27 Scottsbluff High School graduate Morgan Smith has attended the Western Nebraska Community College soccer camp for at least 10 years. During those 10 years, Smith has elevated her soccer skills to where she will continue her playing in college.

Smith, who played the last two years at WNCC before graduating in May, will continue her soccer playing at the 4-year level at Black Hills State College next season.

Smith said the WNCC soccer camp has helped her in many respects.

“I loved getting to come together will all different ages of people and get to spend a couple hours during the day training,” she said. “It’s a great camp to teach techniques and the basics of soccer.”

This year’s soccer camps will be held July 23-27 at Landers Soccer Complex in Scottsbluff. There are two camps available for campers. The recreational camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon and is for all ages and abilities to learn in a more relaxed atmosphere. There will also be an 8-under camp for youngsters from 9-11 a.m.

The second camp is for advanced/competitive players and will run from 5-8 p.m.

This camp will be a more competitive camp with more intense training sessions.

The camps will be conducted by WNCC soccer coach Todd Rasnic, his assistants, and current and former players. Rasnic has been the head men’s and women’s coach at WNCC for the past 13 years, taking over the position in 2005.

Smith, who was a standout soccer player at Gering and Scottsbluff High Schools as well as spending the last two seasons playing soccer at WNCC, said she has had the opportunity to not only attend the camps when she was eight, but helped out coaching and instructing the last two summers.

“I have had the opportunity to help for the past two summers,” Smith said. “I will help again this year as a bigger role since assistant coach Jim Miller won’t be doing it this year.”

There is no limit to the number of participants in the camp. The cost for 8-under campers is $75 and $90 for the other campers. If a camper signs up for the morning and evening session, the discounted rate is $160.

Smith said this is one of the best soccer camps in the Panhandle in learning fundamentals.

In a photo from 2010, Morgan Smith goes after a ball during the WNCC Cougar soccer camp. Many campers in the camp have gone on to play college soccer from the area.

“I think Coach Rasnic is a great coach,” she said. “We are lucky to have a camp like his in our town to help train kids from a young age to high school kids.”

For camp registration information, visit the WNCC athletic website at wnccathletics.com and click the soccer camp banner.

Individuals may email Rasnic for more information at rasnict@wncc.edu or register the first day of camp.

Baseball, softball campers learned a lot

Basketball camps had plenty of participants

Team volleyball camp won by Gering, Scottsbluff

All 10 Months of 2071-18 $100 Club Monthly Winners

September Winners

February Winners

October Winners

March Winners

November Winners

April Winners

December Winners

May Winners

January Winners

June Winners

$150 — Kimberly Belford, ..............Ft. Collins, Colorado $100 — Jeff Peck, .............................. Gering, Nebraska $50 — Shawn Hergenreder, ..............Scotsbluff, Nebraska

$150 — Sabrina Kadic, .................. West Valley City, Utah $100 — Roxie Shaul, ................................. Gering, Nebraska $50 — Scott & Amy Winters, ................ Scottsbluff, Nebraska $150 — Joan Koehler.......................... Gering, Nebraska $100 — Lynn Wolworth..............................Mitchell, Nebraska $50 — Rudy & Angie Hernandez................ Gering, Nebraska $150 — CedJuan Johnson.............Centennial, Colorado $100 — Scott Winters........................... Scottsbluff, Nebraska $50 — Jane Spillman.......................................... Hyrum, Utah $150 — Yvette Morales....................... Gering, Nebraska $100 — Gil Magdeleno................................ Gering, Nebraska $50 — Werner Liehl.................................................. Germany

$150 — Brad Shaul............................. Gering, Nebraska $100 — Peyton Simmons...........................Gordon, Nebraska $50 — AJ Jackson....................................... Denver, Colorado $150 — Joyce Gibney.........................Lincoln, Nebraska $100 — Doretta Fernandez......................................Utah $50 — Jack Berg........................... Bridgeport, Nebraska $150 — Wes Sell........................... Scottsbluff, Nebraska $100 — Clint Goldsberry............................. Hyrum, Utah $50 — Brady Shaul............................. Gering, Nebraska $150 — Mark Rein.............................. Gering, Nebraska $100 — Randy Hurlbert...................... Gordon, Nebraska $50 — John & Kim Seay........................ Chicago, Illinois $150 — Tim Fox.................................. Gering, Nebraska $100 — Desiree Tuisamatatele.............................Hawaii $50 — Ria Hey.......................... Tauranga, New Zealand

Each month the winners will be announced here as well on the WNCC athletic website at wnccathletics.com

Fehringer’s White team goes 2-1 at JA32 all-star games It was the inaugural all-star game for junior college players at the JA32 All-star Game at Eastern Florida State College.

WNCC head coach Cory Fehringer and assistant coach Roybell Baez were one of the of the coaching staffs to coach a team in the classic.

Other coaching staffs included coaches from Eastern Florida, Indian Hills, and College of Southern Idaho.

The Fehringer-led White team went 2-1 in the three games of the all-star weekend, that showcased some of the top junior college returning players from the nation.

WNCC had two players in the all-star

classic with freshman Jervay Green and Martin Roub.

Roub played on the Blue team while Green was a member of the Black Team.

Fehringer’s White team lost just one game in the tournament and it was to Roub’s Blue team, 95-93, as the Blue hit a shot in the final 30 seconds for the win.

Fehringer said Roub hit four treys against them, including two back-to-back 3-pointers to close the game within two.

Roub said it was a fun all-star weekend.

“I’m really glad for the opportunity to play in the allstar game and I really enjoyed the whole camp,” he said. “I enjoyed especially playing against coach Cory’s team. That was actually the only game that we won. It was an honor for me to play against the best players in the classification and playing in front of so many DI coaches.

Other scores in the tournament saw the Black team top the Red 99-82, the Red team over the Blue 102-75, the White over the Red 108-99, and the Black over the Blue 8779, and the White team over Black.

Former Gering and WNCC player Hoffman to walk on at CSC Chadron State College men’s basketball coach Houston Reed announced the latest additions to the men’s basketball team in walk-ons.

Austin Hoffman, who graduated from Gering and spent last season playing for the Cougars, is one of the walk-on players

to join the Eagles. The other two are Scottsbluff ’s Devin Buderus and Gordon-Rushville’s Jared Nelson.

Last at WNCC, Hoffman appeared in 21 games and averaged 2.9 points a game while burying 15 3-pointers and shooting 45.8 percent from the field. Hoffman scored

double figures in three of the games, including a 13-point performance in a win over the Nebraska All-stars and had 11 points in a win over North Platte Community College, where he buried three treys.

Hoffman transferred to WNCC from Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Future Cougars — Signings for 2018-19 Volleyball Adia Sherbeyn.................Torrington, Wyoming Gabriela Canavati...................... Laredo, Texas Ana Costas......................Caguas, Puerto Rico Leslie Mamai Lagafuaina.............Aiea, Hawaii Santana Monroe...... Greenwood Village, Colo.

Amryi-Grace Paris................... Kapolei, Hawaii Terri Takita-Robins................... Miililani, Hawaii Camille Esselin................... Tomblaine, France Men’s Soccer Saul Aguilar.......................... Aurora, Colorado Scott Dike.................... North Platte, Nebraska Wilmer Hernandez...........Lexington, Nebraska Ricardo Martinez.......................Reno, Nevada Bryan Mejia.....................Lexington, Nebraska Jorge Pojas-Pimental...........Denver, Colorado Hector Rufferman........... Centennial, Colorado Arcy Rufferman............... Centennial, Colorado Jack Marin........... Colorado Springs, Colorado Oumar Sissoko.................Abidjan, Ivory Coast Jens van der Woude..........Haren, Netherlands Women’s Soccer Bethany Fuchs............... Centennial, Colorado Perta Guzma Ruvalcaba...... Aurora, Colorado Laramie Lake...................Cheyenne, Wyoming Lesly Miranda Limon............Denver, Colorado Amy Romero-Avila................ Aurora, Colorado Melody Kaup........................Gering, Nebraska

Merissa Espinoza...................Scottsbluff, Neb. Caroline de Freitas Vieira..... Contagem, Brazil Lisa Haferkamp................ Almere Netherlands Dayeli Miranda Limon...........Denver, Colorado Maritza Villiapando Martinez.Denver, Colorado Rafaelia de Oliveira Ornelas............................ ...................................... Belo Horizonta, Brazil Softball Lindsey Allie...................................Toole, Utah Hannah Baesler..............Northglenn, Colorado Emma Flynn.................... Longmont, Colorado Brianna George....................... Plain City, Utah Kendall Glasgow............. Ft. Collins, Colorado Emma Glawson........Victoria, British Columbia Hayley Gordon.........Victoria, British Columbia Sidnee Hogan....................South Jordan, Utah Jaila Johnson......................... Niwot, Colorado Ashtyn Meibos......................... Plain City, Utah Mykell Mills........................ Spanish Fork, Utah Arena Porter......................Miles City, Montana Peyton Propp...................Lakewood, Colorado Devon Rees..............Victoria, British Columbia Madison Simons........................... Salem, Utah Baseball\ Garrett Declue................ Centennial, Colorado Michael Felton...................Loveland, Colorado Dermot Fritsch....................Brisbane, Australia Kyler Harris............................. Magnolia, Texas

Ethan Miller....... Greenwood Village, Colorado Mitch Millen..........Highlands Ranch, Colorado Joseph Olson.......................... Olathe, Kansas Paul Panduro..................Scottsbluff, Nebraska Avery Peterson................ Longmont, Colorado Matthew Womack...........................Katy, Texas Chandler Young............... Ft. Collins, Colorado :Luis Akcantara Arias................. Miami, Florida Miguel Lopez Pantoja..................Manor, Texas Mitchell Osborne.....................Whitby, Canada Jerson Morales.......................... Miami, Florida Jacob Hubert..................................Katy, Texas Chris Christensen.........................Keller, Texas Women’s Basketball Taylor Joplin..................Garden Plain, Kansas Marisol Silva...........Albuquerque, New Mexico Yuliyana Valcheva................... Varna, Bulgaria Tishara Morehouse....... Milwaukee, Wisconsin R’Manie Pulling....................Denver, Colorado Andrijana Reljic........................ Zenica, Bosnia Men’s Basketball Elie Cadet...................... Oakland Park, Florida Christian Creech............... Hastings, Nebraska Sarni Harun...................... Stockholm, Sweden LeBeck Warren...........Grand Island, Nebraska Bryce Davis......................... Glendale, Arizona Dru Kuxhausen...............Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Middle school, high school skills camp

Cougar Volleyball Schedule

Sat., Aug. 11 Sat., Aug. 18 Fri.-Sat., Aug. 24-25 Wed., Aug. 29 Fri.-Sat., Aug. 31/S. 1 Wed.., Sept. 5 Tues., Sept. 11 Fri.-Sat., Sept. 14-15 Thurs., Sept. 20 Fri.,-Sat., Sept. 21-22 Thurs., Sept. 27 Fri., Sept. 28 Sat., Sept. 29 Tue., Oct. 2 Fri., Oct. 5 Thurs., Oct. 11 Fri., Oct. 12 Sat., Oct. 13 Wed., Oct. 17 Fri., Oct. 19 Tue., Oct. 23 Thurs., Oct. 25 Fri.-Sat., Oct. 26-27 Th-Sat., Nov. 1-3 Th-Sat., Nov. 15-17

Scrimmage: UNK, Metro........................... Ogallala, Neb. Alumni Scrimmage............................... Cougar Palace Reiver Tourney..................................Council Bluffs, Iowa Laramie County..................................... Cougar Palace Salt Lake Classic..............................Salt Lake City, Utah Eastern Wyoming................................. Cougar Palace Eastern Wyoming.................................. Torrington, Wyo. Las Vegas Tourney........................... Las Vegas, Nevada McCook.................................................. Cougar Palace Wyo-Braska Classic............................. Cougar Palace Otero......................................................... LaJunta, Colo.

Lamar...........................................................Lamar, Colo.

Trinidad State............................................ Trinidad, Colo.

Casper........................................................Casper, Wyo. Northeastern..............................................Sterling, Colo.

Otero...................................................... Cougar Palace Lamar..................................................... Cougar Palace Trinidad State........................................ Cougar Palace Northeastern......................................... Cougar Palace McCook..................................................... McCook, Neb. Laramie County.....................................Cheyenne, Wyo. Sheridan................................................ Cougar Palace WNCC Classic....................................... Cougar Palace Region IX Tourney.................................Cheyenne, Wyo. Nationals...............................................Hutchinson, Kan.

Sat., Aug. 11

Sat. Aug. 18

Wed., Aug. 22

Thurs., Aug. 23

Sat., Sept. 1 Sun., Sept. 2

Fri., Sept. 7

Sat., Sept. 8

Wed., Sept. 12

Sat., Sept. 15

Sat., Sept. 22 Fri., Sept. 28

Sat., Sept. 29

Fri., Oct. 5

Wed., Oct. 10

Thurs., Oct. 11 Sun., Oct. 14 Fri., Oct. 12

Alumni Scrimmage............................Scottsbluff, Neb. .........................................................................................

Western Wyoming Scrimmage.........Scottsbluff, Neb. .........................................................................................

Snow.................................................Salt Lake CIty, Utah .........................................................................................

Salt Lake...........................................Salt Lake City, Utah .........................................................................................

Colorado Northwestern...............................Gillette, Wyo. Gillette.........................................................Gillette, Wyo. .........................................................................................

Otero......................................................... LaJunta, Colo. .........................................................................................

Trinidad State............................................ Trinidad, Colo. .........................................................................................

Northeastern..............................................Sterling, Colo. .........................................................................................

Gillette.................................................Scottsbluff, Neb. .........................................................................................

Central-Columbus..............................Scottsbluff, Neb. Trinidad State.....................................Scottsbluff, Neb. .........................................................................................

Otero...................................................Scottsbluff, Neb. .........................................................................................

Western Wyoming............................Rock Springs, Wyo., .........................................................................................

Northeastern .....................................Scottsbluff, Neb. .........................................................................................

York College.....................................................York, Neb. Northwest...........................................Scottsbluff, Neb. Central-Columbus.................................. Columbus, Neb.

Cougar Soccer Schedule

TBA 2 p.m.

TBA 7 p.m.

TBA 7 p.m.

7 p.m.

TBA 6 p.m.

TBA 6 p.m.

6 p.m.

1 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

1 p.m.

7 p.m.

5 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

TBA TBA TBA

W - 12 p.m.

M - 2 p.m.

W - 3 p.m.

M - 5 p.m.

W - 1 p.m.

M - 3 p.m.

W - 3 p.m.

M - 5 p.m.

W/M - TBA W - 3 p.m.

M - 5 p.m.

W - 5 p.m.

M - 7 p.m.

W - 1 p.m.

M - 3 p.m.

W - 11 a.m.

M - 1 p.m.

W - 1 p.m.

M - 3 p.m.

M - 3 p.m.

W - 1 p.m.

M - 3 p.m.

W - 1 p.m.

M - 3 p.m.

W - 5 p.m.

M - 7 p.m.

W - 1 p.m.

M - 3 p.m.

W - 1 p.m.

W - 11 a.m.

M - 3 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL ALUMNI Alumni Match Aug. 18, 2 p.m.

Alumni come back and show the young guns how soccer is played!

Contact Amy Winters if you can make it.

SOCCER ALUMNI Alumni Matches Aug. 11

Landers Soccer Complex Women — Noon Men — 2 p.m.

Alumni come back and show the young guns how soccer is played!

Contact Coach Rasnic if you can make it.

Where last year’s sophomores are continuing to play Volleyball Joise Maldonado......................... North Alabama (DI) Genesis Benitez.......................... North Alabama (D!) Brooke Kaawa.................... Lewis Clark State (NAIA) Kadara Marshall.................... Dickinson State (NAIA) Softball Madi Jackson..................................Idaho State (DI) Brooke Doumer...................... Colorado Mesa (DII) Women’s Basketball Jaleesa Avery............................ Morehead State (DI) Melisa Kadic......................................Idaho State (DI) Sophie Agorakis.................... Dickinson State (NAIA) Kellie Gaston........................... Fisher College (NAIA) Anastacia Johnson................. Missouri Western (D2) Giovanna Silva.............................. Peru State (NAIA) Karli Seay.................................. Louisiana State (D1)

Men’s Basketball Vinnie Shahid...................... North Dakota State (D1) Marlon Sierra.............................. Bowling Green (D1) Djordje Dimitrijevic...................................Mercer (D1) Trent Harris...................U. of Northern Colorado (D1) Austin Hoffman...............Chadron State College (D2) Baseball Claude Bova............................... Mount Marty (NAIA) Esai Hernandez.......................... Mount Marty (NAIA) Jonathan Bermudez... U. of Texas - Permian Basin D2) Men’s Soccer Ade Oshikoya..........................Central Arkansas (D1) Eseah Ingram........................... Shaw University (D2) Andrew Matzuda...................... Shaw University (D2) Felipe Torres... Southwestern Assembly of God (NAIA) Lawan Abary...............................Colorado Mesa (D2)

Women’s Soccer Morgan Smith........................... Black Hills State (D2)

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