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File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg Kendall Petty (74), left, freshman of Loveland, Colorado, strides toward first base after Nathalie Blattmann (16), middle, junior of Aldergrove British Columbia, throws the ball to Megan Gutierrez (13), junior of Whittier, California, during the softball game against New Mexico Highlands University, Saturday, March 26, at the CSC Softball Field.

Eagles end weekend empty handed

u By Mackenzie Dahlberg

Sports Editor

Despite some close fought games, CSC softball team took four losses for the third weekend against a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference team to Metropolitan State University of Denver, Saturday and Sunday in Denver.

The Eagles now have an overall record of 6-20, and a conference record of 5-19 placing them 11th in the RMAC.

The weekend started off with a close game, being 4-4 going into the bottom of the sixth inning, but with a four-run rally, MSU-Denver took the game, 8-4.

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Kenzey Kanno

Hometown: Mitchell Class: Sophomore Sport: Golf

Kanno lead the team tied with one of her teammates in seventh at the Hardrocker Spring Open, the last regular season golf invite, Monday. She had 87 strokes for her first round before cutting it down to 84 second round, totaling 171 strokes.

Morgan Fawver

Hometown: Granby, Colorado Class: Freshman Sport: Track & Field

Fawver placed in three events during the Central Nebraska Challenge Saturday in Kearney. He finished first in the long jump at 24 feet, 1 inch, and second in the 100 meters at 10.70 seconds. He ran the 4x100 relay that placed second at 41.08.

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File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg Paige Propp (26), sophomore of Lakewood, Colorado, slides home for a run during the softball game against New Mexico Highlands University, Sunday, March 27, at the CSC Softball Field.

In the third inning, Paige Propp, sophomore of Lakewood, Colorado, singled out to center field to send Jessie Henchenski, sophomore of Fort Collins, Colorado, who also ended the game with two hits and two RBIs, around the bases.

Paige Edwards, freshman of Firestone, Colorado, singled to shortstop, advancing each base runner one, with the run being scored by Amaya Ruiz, freshman of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, in the fourth inning.

Henchenski doubled in the sixth inning for her two RBIs even though she was out at third base.

Tia Kohl, senior of Wichita, Kansas, pitched for the Eagles in the first game and finished the game with 11 hits and eight runs. She also had two strikeouts and three walks of 34 batters faced.

For the second game, the Roadrunners scored every inning, while keeping the Eagles scoreless for the whole game, 12-0.

Gabby Russell, senior of Oceanside, California, pitched 1.2 innings and had six runs scored on her of five hits. She also had two walks and a strike out of 14 batters faced.

Paige Propp closed out the game with three hits, six runs and six walks. She faced 15 batters and pitched 77 times.

The third game, first one of Sunday, was the closest the Eagles came to taking a win, but they finished one run shy, 7-6.

The Eagles bats started off with two doubles. Propp doubled it to right field to bring Rothstein home in the first inning while Henchenski doubled to center field, bringing Propp around the bases.

Addison Spears, junior of Berthoud, Colorado, homered twice in the fourth and sixth innings to earn three RBIs of her two hits, and 2 runs of three at bats.

More runs came in the sixth following a grounder to third base from Edwards to bring in J’lyssa Martinez, freshman of Denver, in for the run.

For her second game of pitching, Kohl had two walks and two strikeouts of 29 batters faced. Pitching 90, MSU-Denver had nine hits and earned seven runs against her.

For the final game of the weekend, CSC softball team scored in the first inning but couldn’t get home after that to take a fourth loss, 11-3.

Lauren Zimmerman, freshman of Reno, Nevada, started off the scoring for the Eagles with a double and batting in Rothstein and Quijas. Spears followed with her own double to bring Henchenski home, finishing out the three runs of the game.

Russell and Kohl both found their way onto the mound again for the weekend. With 66 pitches, Russell had eight hits, six runs, six errors and a strikeout, while Kohl, pitching 63 times, had four hits and five runs on her with five errors and three walks.

Chadron State softball team’s next games are home against Adams State University both Saturday and Sunday on the CSC softball field. The weekend starts at noon, Saturday.

CSC golf team finishes regular season in third

u By Mackenzie Dahlberg

Sports Editor

CSC golf team finished its regular season to take third at the Hardrocker Spring Invitational, Monday at Arrowhead Country Club in Rapid City, South Dakota.

The team competed against 11 teams, finishing 36 holes in one day with 696 total strokes.

“It’s a long day for sure, not just physically but mentally,” Kenzey Kanno, sophomore of Mitchell, said. “I know we all wanted to do better, and we definitely wanted to win the tournament, but we were happy with third place.”

Kanno, who golfed as an individual, tied 13th after the first round at 87 strokes, but she moved up to tie in seventh after her second round of 84, with a total of 171 strokes.

“I felt pretty good but definitely did not shoot the scores I wanted to shoot,” Kanno said. “The conditions were a little tough with the wind at times which made it hard, but I was happy overall.”

Also at 171 strokes, Alpine Hickstein, junior of Chadron, remained in seventh place after both rounds, 82 strokes in the first and 89 in the second to tie with Kanno.

Kinsey Smith, sophomore of Windsor, Colorado, finished 11th after golfing 87 for both rounds with a 174-stroke total.

The Eagles move to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament, Sunday, April 17 to Tuesday, April 19, at Whirlwind Golf Course in Chandler, Arizona.

“It’s gone by so fast I feel like,” Kanno said. “It’s just really crazy to think that we are already almost done with another season.”

Eagle file photo Kenzey Kanno, sophomore of Mitchell, lines up her shot for a putt while she returns her golf ball to the green during golf practice, Sunday, Aug. 29, at Ridgeview Country Club.

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File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg Quincy Efetury, right, freshman of Ikorodu, Nigeria, sets himself up in the blocks before a sprinting competition at the Don Holst Open, Saturday, Jan. 29, in the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

CSC track faces strong competition

u By Mackenzie Dahlberg

Sports Editor

CSC track and field team took on some strong competition, at least a dozen teams from four states, but was able to come away with a number of placements at the Central Nebraska Challenge, Saturday, in Kearney.

Morgan Fawver, redshirt freshman of McCook, won the long jump with a jump of 24 feet, 1.5 inches (7.35 meters). He also finished second in the 100 meters at 10.7 seconds.

Emory Yoosook, freshman of Casper, Wyoming, and Ishmael DePaulite, redshirt sophomore of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, also placed in the long jump in third at 22 feet, 7.75 inches (6.9 meters), and 22 feet, 7 inches (6.88 meters) respectively.

For the throws, Shane Collins, sophomore of Bison, South Dakota, threw 195 feet, 8 inches (59.63 meters) in the hammer throw to finish second.

Collins was also named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s Outdoor Athlete of the Week, Wednesday, with his NCAA DII provisional qualifying throw.

The two men’s relays, 4x100 and 4x400, finished second for both events.

Fawver; Quincy Efeturi, freshman of Ikorodu, Nigeria; Osvaldo Cano, sophomore of Oshkosh; and Brodie Roden, junior of Riverton, Wyoming, ran the 4x100 relay with a provisional qualifying time of 41.04 seconds.

Osvaldo Cano and his twin brother, Osiel Cano, sophomore of Oshkosh, joined Efeturi and Greg Logsdon, freshman of Torrington, Wyoming, for the 4x400 relay to finish at 3:18.01.

Derrick Nwagwu, sophomore of Aurora, Colorado, had a leap of 48 feet even (14.63 meters) in the triple jump to finish second place.

Brock Voth, junior of Bethoud, Colorado, took third in triple jump at 47 feet, 11.75 inches (14.62 meters), while Joss Linse, junior of Plattsmouth, finished right behind Voth in fourth at 46 feet 4.25 inches (14.13 meters).

Dylan Soule, freshman of Polk, placed third in javelin at 190 feet, 7 inches (58.08 meters).

For the women’s results, Carlie Collier, sophomore of Dunning, took third in two events. She finished the 200 meters in 24.95 seconds and the 400 meters in 57.85 seconds.

Jourdaine Cerenil, freshman of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, jumped into first place for the high jump by clearing the bar at 5 feet, 7 inches (1.7 meters).

The Eagles’ next meet will be at South Dakota School of Mines Saturday in Rapid City.

File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg Brock Voth, junior of Berthoud, Colorado, jumps toward the sand pit during the triple jump competition of the Don Holst Open, CSC’s indoor track meet, Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

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CSC rodeo places despite difficulties

u By Mackenzie Dahlberg

Sports Editor

Despite facing difficult runs in some go-rounds, the Chadron State rodeo team was still able to place during the rodeo hosted by Colorado State University over the weekend in Fort Collins.

“I think that the rest of my team performed well at CSU,” Sierra Lee, junior of Rhame, North Dakota, said. “We had three other guys place in the average in their events. We also had some competitors that missed making the short-go by only a few placings.”

Parker Johnston, sophomore of Maywood, earned 74 points with his first go-round in bull riding. Despite not remaining on for eight seconds in his short go-round, Sunday, Johnston was still able to take second.

Teigen Marchant, senior of Newcastle, Wyoming, who took a first place at the last two rodeos, went into the short go-round in third after a 5.4 second run in the first go-round. Marchant finished the weekend in fifth after timing his short go-round at 12 seconds, averaging 17.4 seconds.

Blaine Flack, senior of Crawford, who was ninth with 57 points in the saddle bronc riding going into the short go-round, moved up to sixth place with a point average of 113 after his final ride of the weekend.

“I feel that our team is a little behind where we need to be for these last two rodeos,” Lee said. “Our Men’s team and Women’s team do not have as many points as we would like to in the standings. There are some individuals that have placed really well at other rodeos, though, so they do have a chance to make nationals.”

Lee placed strong for the Eagles, earning a sixth and seventh place. She took sixth in the barrel racing with a 31.88 average run, timing at 15.81 seconds in the long go-round and 16.07 seconds in the final go-round.

“I was very pleased with my performance over the weekend,” Lee said. “I was able to make it back to the short go in both of my events, which are breakaway roping and barrel racing.”

Breakaway roping was the event Lee took seventh in with her first goround being 2.8 seconds. She wasn’t able to rope in her calf in the finals to give her a 102.8 second average.

The Eagles will continue their spring ride at Casper College’s rodeo this weekend, starting Friday in Casper.

File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg University of Wyoming cowgirl guides her horse around a barrel during the barrel racing event of the CSC rodeo, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at the Dawes County Fairgrounds.