Bruner reflects on his time with WolfPack

KELLY FENG

Managing Editor

Tim Bruner, the third-winningest men’s soccer coach at Madison College, stepped down in March to take a head coaching position at his alma mater, Edgewood College.

Bruner has a long list of accolades from his time spent here. He ended his first season with a 10-3-2 record, missing out on the North Central Community College Conference title with a 6-1-1 league mark. He was named the N4C Coach of the Year. The 2022 season showcased the Pack improving to

12-5 and securing the school’s second N4C title with a 5-1 record. Even with losing in the Region 4 championship match, Madison College was able to advance to the NJCAA Midwest District Tournament.

While this was an excellent season to end, Bruner explained that he decided to move to Edgewood based on his connection to the college, where he was a student-athlete and met his wife. He previously spent five years assistant coaching the men's and women's soccer teams.

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Madison College 14, Kankakee Community College 5

After playing to a 5-5 tie after nine innings, Madison College scored nine runs in the 11th inning to beat Kankakee, 14-5, in the first game of a doubleheader on April 15. Clayton Slack led the WolfPack with three hits in the game, while Will Johannes hit a home run and Trace Kirchberg and Grant Ross doubled. Andres Kleinsek earned the win, pitching 4.2 innings and allowing just one run on three hits.

Kankakee Community College 7, Madison College 4

A late rally wasn’t enough as Madison College fell to Kankakee, 7-4, in the second game despite scoring three runs in the top of the seventh

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The WolfPack jumped on their opponent right away, scoring at least two runs in every inning while not allowing a single run. The third inning was when Madison College really ran away with it, scoring six runs to extend their lead to 11-0.

Karis Paulson and Sammy Nelson both had multiple hits, runs and RBIs, with seven other players all recording hits.

Game two went very similar to the first, with the WolfPack winning 10-1 once again in five innings. Their shutout streak of nine innings came to an end in the fifth, when Sauk Valley finally scored a run. Pitcher Kiana Patterson went two for three at bat with two RBIs, including earning the win as pitcher.

Madison College now stands at 12-14 overall and 2-2 in conference play. Its next home game is April 23, when it hosts a doubleheader against Triton College.

Waubonsee Community College 4, Madison College 1 Madison College had eight hits but only scored once in a 4-1 loss at Waubonsee Community College in the first game of a doubleheader on April