The Eagle E-Edition, Oct. 6, 2022

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Student Senate cuts allocation request for social work conference

After heavy debate, the Student Senate cut Social Work Clubs allocation re quest for the annual social work conference

USDA Forest Service hiring CSC students

Applications for fire positions due today at midnight.

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On Wednesday, The Eagle received news that the Scottsbluff Star Her

old had problems with their printing press. Because of this, there was a delay with printing this week’s edition and the distribution.

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PHANTOM: Zak Wellnitz, senior of Rushville, pretends to be the phanton during ‘The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’ dress rehearsal Monday in the Memorial Hall Auditorium.

 By Kenzie Garner Reporter

Student Senate denied an $8,000 allocation for the social work conference after a debate at its 4 p.m. meeting Monday.

Senate took the motion o of the table from last week’s meeting and discussed the allocation, which would amount to spending roughly 6% of its budget.

Vice President of Academic A airs Jim Powell and Dean of School of Professional Studies and Applied Sciences Alaric Williams both wrote letters in support of the conference that would focus on trauma and higher education research.

e conference on Nov. 2, is available for anyone who would like to attend, including the Chadron community, and visitors from out of state.

“ eir focus isn’t really on students,” High Rise Senator Porter Anderson II, junior of Russellville, Arkansas, said in the meeting. “ e focus is more about putting on a good conference than getting students to come.”

After reviewing the budget for the conference, the social work group

had $11,334 and $10,000 was spent on the keynote speaker who could not be announced at the meeting. $4,000 was to be spent on food that would not be for all students, and the remaining $4,000 was for advertisement.

Ultimately, Senate passed a motion for an allocation of an adjusted amount of $2,500 in a 9 to 6 vote.

“I think that the $2,500 was an amount that correctly re ected what I imagine to be a contribution to the conference,” Cody Kronhofman said in an email. “I believe very strongly in the message of the conference, but I consider the amount to re ect what the student attendance would be.”

In other news:

Student Senate approved allocations for ve organizations. e allocations are:

> $100 to the activity fee board for mental health ribbons.

> $320 to the Health and Well-being Committee for care packages with pencils, erasers, and candy that cost $100 and the other $220 will go to a plate smashing event for mental health awareness.

> $20 to the Events Committee for a popcorn social event.

> $1,784.10 the National Association of Music Educators convention in Lincoln that provides four days of master classes, and speakers.

Donuts with Deans to return Tuesday

Student Senate cuts allocation request for Nov. 2 social work conference AdvisingMonth

e deans will be hosting another Donuts with the Deans event next week to help students take a break during midterms.

Students can talk to their dean and snack on donuts at the north side of the Math Science Center of Innovative Learning (COIL) from 7:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m on Tuesday.

“Hosting events like this lets students know we are human, approachable, and care about their experiences,” Alaric Williams, dean of schools of professional studies and applied sciences said. “Hopefully, more and more students will be able to participate. I encourage students to get to know each of us and the many di erent roles we play. Student success is important to all of us.”

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CSC crowns Homecoming 2022 Royalty

 By Ahlonte Hair Reporter

A mountain of Homecoming activities came to a peak last ursday as students, parents, and administrators gathered together at Don Beebe Stadium for the 2022 CSC Homecoming Coronation.

Clubs from around campus nominated students from all walks of life to win king or queen. In the end, the student body made its decision.

Spencer Knuth of Holdrege, who was nominated by the Campus Activity Board, won the honor of homecom-

ing king. Along side him, Creighton Harrington of Loup City, who was nominated by the Tri Beta Honor Society, won the honor of homecoming queen.

e coronation also recognized the top two nominees for both king and queen who were not awarded the title. Philip Soto, of Scottsblu , nominated by the Pit, and Mattie Garwood, of Naper, nominated by Revive, were recognized as rst attendants.

Sage Konicek, of Ord, nominated by Blue Key, and Abigail Tidball of Edgemont, South Dakota, nominated by Eagles for Life, were recognized as second attendants.

ABOVE: Spencer Knuth, senior of Holdrege, and Creighton Harrington, junior of Loup City, wave to the crowd during the Homecoming football game Saturday at Elliott Field.

LEFT: Emily Hanson (left) places a Homecoming sash around Sage Konicek, senior of Ord, during the Homecoming coronation Thursday evening at Elliott Field.

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Photo by Aubrie Lawrence Caleb Haskell, of Madison, hugs Spencer Knuthm, senior of Holdrege, as he is crowned Homecoming king.

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Time to end the ‘Long era’

Time’s up.

For six straight weeks, CSC football fans have watched as the Eagles have tried but failed to win a game, with each loss cutting a little deeper.

In last weekend’s Homecoming game against Colorado School of Mines, the coaching staff and players appeared to give up on the sidelines during the second half of the game as the offense struggled to move beyond the 50-yard line into Oredigger territory.

At 0-5 with six games remain ing, many fans, including us, are wondering if we’ll win a game this year much less enjoy a winning season.

Our doubts aren’t new, arising from this year’s dismal start.

Under Head Coach Jay Long and his staff, the Eagles have posted seven winning seasons since his arrival in 2012. But three of those seven seasons the Eagles barley made it, finishing each at 6-5. Overall Long’s record of 60-43 at Chadron is .582 and the Eagles haven’t sniffed a shot at the RMAC title much less a shot at the NCAA Division II playoffs.

Even though Long has been un

able to lead the Eagles to victory in the RMAC, the Nebraska State Col lege System (NSCS) has continually given him a pay raise every year. When he started in 2012, Long was paid $78,275. This year, he was contracted to earn $105,754. He is the highest paid head coach in the athletic department and yet he is bringing in the least numbers of wins right now.

According to the CSC athletics website, Long’s highlights include:

> CSC having “the No. 1 thirddown conversion percentage in the nation in 2013, along with the league’s best rushing offense and fewest sacks allowed.”

> “The team led the conference for the second consecutive season in sacks allowed and third-down conversions in 2014, had the best net kickoff average, and was second in scoring average.”

> “The 2015 team again led the league in kickoff coverage and had the second best pass defense.”

> “The Eagles were the top pass ing defense in the RMAC, allowing only 179.5 yards per game through the air in 2016.”

> “In 2017 the team led the RMAC in kickoff return average,

net punting, opponent fourthdown percentage, and were second in sacks produced and red zone defense.”

> “The Eagles offense in 2018 gained the fourth-most yards per game in program history, and its average yards per rushing attempt was seventh-best all-time.”

> “In 2019 the Eagles boasted the No. 2 offense in the RMAC and the 21st total offense in NCAA Division II.”

> “CSC was one of only 10 NCAA Division II programs na tionwide to take the field in the fall of 2020.”

Those are impressive statistics.

But at 0-5 with six games re maining, it appears only Fort Lewis and Adams State are opponents the Eagles likely can beat to finish this season at 2-9.

In light of Scott Frost’s firing three weeks ago with a 1-2 record this season and a 3-9 record last year, this state’s football fans have a low tolerance for losing.

Because we are a smaller school, are we expected to lower our stan dards for what should be consid ered a successful football team?

With a losing season looming as

we speak; we think it might be time that Chadron State starts looking toward a new future. One that might not include Long.

Football is one of the biggest recruiting opportunities for the college.

If we continue to drop within the conference, what is stopping new recruits - players that could bring a lot of talent to the teamfrom signing with a different school because of our current ranking?

Chadron State football is the pride and joy of the college and the Chadron community. We feel that it should be treated as such.

While it easy to understand that every team has a bad season, the current track the Eagles are on needs to change.

Yes, the Eagles lost some real talent after last season, but there are still plenty of players on this team who can match it. Those changes can only be an excuse for our lack of wins for so long.

It is time to acknowledge what many have been ignoring and admit that Long is failing the team. It’s time to bring the ‘Long era’ to an end.

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We asked: What is the most childish thing you still do?

Harrison Gocke 21, Senior, York

“Everytime I take my medicine I give myself a treat.”

Aspen Lund 19, sophomore, West Point “I get into arguments over really dumb stuff.”

Thomar Smith 23, junior, Jesup, Georgia

“I steal toilet paper from downstairs.”

As You Said It!

Spencer Knuth 21, senior, Holdrege

“I never make my bed.”

Danielle Simpson 19, junior, Torens, California

“I always have to have the last word.”

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Anonymous apps shed light on bad ideals

are certainly the rule not the excep tion on that.

Every afternoon when the bore dom hits and I can’t force myself to study I, like a lot of college students, open Yik Yak. Now, I know there are much better things to do but like a good amount of people with the app, sometimes I can’t resist.

You just have to check and see what someone is mad about today.

What drama is happening in oth er people’s lives that shouldn’t worry you but is way too fun to hear about.

The issue is that it’s anonymous, meaning there aren’t any real con sequences for those who go too far. That’s the whole premise behind the app, you can say things anonymously for people in your area to see.

There are so many studies about how people act when they can be anonymous, and the students here

Some of the negative yaks I’ve seen recently are rumors about a ton of people having STDs, people saying homophobic slurs or ideas, a ton of things fat shaming people on campus, someone trying to physically fight people who make comments about the football team, a ton of comments about people’s love lives, calling women ‘sluts’ or ‘whores’ any time they think the person behind the screen could be a woman and many more negative things.

Now that’s not to say there aren’t some positive things. Recently I’ve seen some yaks that are optimis tic about the football team, offer relationship advice, a few just telling people to have a great day, or even the “Weather chic” who reports the weather every morning on the app.

But those are far and few between all the negative things on the app.

According to an article on physi cologicalscience.org by Joe Dawson, “Scientists have found a tendency for many people to act rudely, aggres sively, or illegally when their faces and names are hidden.” This isn’t a surprising fact; everyone knows how easily people can act very differently depending on the situation. This is especially true in group situations, no

one wants to be the one person going against the crowd.

So, it’s especially sad going onto an app where we can see how people in Chadron think or are willing to ad mit they think when their faces aren’t attached.

So many seem to be willing to ad mit and voice that they’re homophobic, fatphobic, sex ist, or overall, just full of awful opinions that only hurt others.

- Velvet Jessen

they write can hurt real people and I think that can be too easy for people to forget. They can say just put down the phone and walk away or just don’t get upset about it.

But for some people you could be voicing their insecu rities and it’s hard for them to not feel badly or take it to heart.

It might just be words on a screen for you but for other’s it’s someone telling them their biggest fears.

The people behind the screen might think that it doesn’t matter be cause no one will know it’s them. And maybe it won’t come back to directly bite them in the butt.

Unfortunately, the sharp words

It’s sad to think that these people who write such aw ful things when they can hide are the people I have to go to class with. It feels like a good number of students have forgotten what empathy is.

And although it’s not surprising, it’s sad to know the majority of cam pus thinks so poorly of each other.

Over the Garden Wall and into Halloween

u By Velvet Jessen Opinion Editor u By Adeline Beason Staff Editor

Late September marks the be ginning of Fall, our collective fa vorite time of year.

Affectionately dubbed “spooky season,” this is the season when many of us will enjoy apple cider, dressing a little more warmly, and settling in to watch our favorite comfort movies.

This October, I made time to rewatch my favorite miniseries, Over the Garden Wall (OTGW).

Set in a gloomy, New En gland-esque forest, OTGW fol lows two brothers, Wirt and Greg,

who are trying to find their way back home after mysteriously get ting lost on Halloween. As they travel through the woods, they en counter talking bluebirds, dancing pumpkin-people, and ghost-pos sessed colonial witches who help guide them.

However, not everyone means well.

Loosely inspired by Dante’s “The Inferno” epic, each episode in the 10-part series takes the boys through a few of the circles of hell: limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, heresy, violence, and treachery.

Even if you haven’t read “The Inferno”, it’s impossible to miss the creepy, old church vibes, and that’s not just because the characters

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look like something out of the Sa lem witch trials.

Like any good spooky movie, Over the Garden Wall is not com plete without its evil villain: The Beast.

As the name implies, The Beast is a thinly veiled version of the

Devil, whom Wirt and Greg must defeat to escape the permanent ly-Fall forest and get home.

What makes The Beast so scary is not his deep, glowing eyes or huge tree branch horns, but the slow realiza tion that Wirt and Greg are perhaps not in a forest at all, but an in-between world where The Beast is after their souls.

- Adeline Beason

If you are a fan of flannel shirts,

crunchy leaves, and the feeling of that first chilly breeze of the season, I cannot rec ommend Over The Garden Wall enough. It is end lessly charm ing and just creepy enough to be enjoyable without gore. Each episode is 11 minutes long, making it perfect to binge all the way through (and rewatch every year, like I do!). Streaming on Hulu.

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“It is endlessly charming and just creepy enough to be enjoyable without gore.”

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“It feels like a good number of students have forgotten what empathy is.”

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USDA Forest service hiring CSC students

Applications for re positions due today

 By Whitley Reder Reporter

e USDA Forest Service approached CSC students in the Rangeland Complex on Oct. 4, and 5 to inform them about applying for re positions. Region 2 will be lling re positions GS- 06 and below for the 2023 season. is includes Engine, Hotshot, Helitack, Handcrew and Fuels positions.

is job may be ideal for anyone who enjoys traveling. Ben Jech, 35, from Rushville, is the Fuel Lead for Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands. Jech has been doing this for 17 years, traveling to Oregon, Texas and everywhere in between.

“It’s a vast variety of di erent things, re is not just re and Rec. is not just Rec., there’s a lot of collateral duty stu involved,” said Jech.

ese positions are posted on the U.S. Government’s o cial website for employment opportunities: USAJOBs. To be considered for these positions, applications must be submitted by Oct. 6, at 11:59 p.m. EST. If you have troubles applying, contact FS HRM Contact Center Phone: 877-372-7248. To get further information you can visit FS Videos: Welcome to the Forest Service: Applying for a Job and USAJOBS YouTube Videos: How to Apply for Federal Jobs.

“Reach out to us, we’re available anytime, not just today,” Jech said. is employment opportunity can help students get their foot in the door for a federal job. ese jobs can be full-time or part-time. ere will be no further applications until the fall of 2023.

“It’s a great work environment, you take away what you put into it,” Jordan Price, recreational management specialist.

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Jordan Price, Recreational Management Specialist, assists Robert Hansen, Senior of Camp Crook, South Dakota, with his application process Tuesday afternoon in the Rangeland Complex lobby.

From left, Zak Wellnitz, senior of Rushville, playing How ard, gives Jar rett Bucholz, of Arnold, playing Von Schwart zenheim a sword to make meat pies of his enemies.

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‘The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’ bursts across CSC’s stage

Story by Chase Vialpando, Contributor | Photos by Kamryn Kozsek Staff Editor

The Memorial Hall Auditorium stage lights are hot and its arching ceilings once again reverberate the echoes of theatrical music, which can mean only one thing — it’s showtime.

Spearheaded by Director Jeremiah Downs, members of the CSC Theatre Department de buted their performance of “The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes”, written by Michael Kooman and Christopher Diamond, 7 p.m. Thursday, in the Memorial Hall Auditorium.

The Eagle was treated to a dress rehearsal Monday night.

The musical follows Howard Barnes, played by Zak Wellnitz of Rushville, a man stuck in a drab rut, void of meaningful relationships; who wakes up to find his life has become a musical. With help from his office crush Maggie, played by Hal le Smith of Wheatland, Wyoming, Howard must navigate through the world of musical theater. As he endures surprise situation-fitting songs, mys terious yet wise strangers, devious jazz hands and more, Howard learns to let go of the past and em brace his future. He realizes there’s always some thing to sing about.

The cast told the story well, to the degree that the resounding heartfelt message was crystal clear. But while the emotion was never too far behind in this romantic comedy, biting satire and clever fourth-wall breaks remind the audience they’re out to have a good time.

Much of the cast members’ comedic timing stole the show, with noteworthy moments from Levi O’Dell of Chadron, who plays a series of mysterious strangers that nudge Howard along his journey. Wellnitz also excels in the play’s sit uational comedy, excellently portraying the ab surdity of the whole thing. Jarret Buchholz of Ar nold also shined with his over-the-top portrayal of the flamboyantly pretentious playwright Von Schwartzenheim, a character similar to Oz from L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”

Also impressive were the powerful vocals of Erin Hayhurst of Scottsbluff, who played Grace, Howard’s haunting ex-girlfriend.

The show’s crew also flexed their artistry and technical prowess with expert lighting, smooth transitions between scenes and impeccable cos tumes. The sets were well crafted, conveying the appropriate tones for each scene in entertain ing fashions. The accompanists, led by Kathryn Hughes, had slick timing and played during scene breaks to occupy the audience.

For those who missed Thursday’s show, the theatre department performs the musical again at 7 p.m. tonight and Saturday, and concludes with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday. Seating for all perfor mances opens 30 minutes before the show; seats may be reserved at through the theatre depart ment’s seat reservation website: www.csc.edu/ academics/theatre/seatreservation/.

Jarrett Bucholz, of Arnold, sings during ‘The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’ dress rehearsal Monday in the

A cast member sings meaningless indy music during ‘The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’ Monday in the Memorial Hall Auditorium.

Halle Smith, of Wheatland, Whyoming, sings celebrations at the end of ‘The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’ dress rehearsal Monday in the Memo rial Hall Auditorium.

A cast member walks across in a feather suit during worthy Life of Howard Barnes’ rehearsal Monday in the Hall Auditorium

A blue blob explains the meanings of musicals during ‘The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’ dress rehearsal Monday in the Memorial Hall Audi torium

A cast member recreates a scene from ‘Annie’ during ‘The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’ dress re hearsal Monday in the Memorial Hall Auditorium.

the Memorial Hall Auditorium.

LEFT: Zak Well nitz, senior of Rushville, (left) and Halle Smith, of Wheatland, Wyoming, pose at the end of ‘The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’ Monday.

across the stage ‘The Note Barnes’ dress the Memorial

From left: Erin Hayhurst, of Scottsbluff, playing Grace, sings beside Zak Wellnitz, of Rushville, playing Howard.

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A ‘out of this world’ Homecoming parade

Emma Stewart, junior of Columbus, and Treyvin Schlueter, senior of Wood Lake, dance on the Night of Country Swing (NOCS) oat during the Homecoming parade Saturday morning.

A child throws candy to the crowd out of a Chadron retruck during the Homecoming parade down Main St. Saturday.

Photo by Aubrie Lawrence

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A CSC cheerleader shakes her pom pom at the crowd during the Homecoming parade on Main St. Saturday morning.

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

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A member of CSC’s Art Guild hands out water bottles during the Homecom ing parade Saturday morning.

Members of the International Club wave to the crowd during the Home coming parade Saturday morning.

Alex Waxler, sophomore of Montrose, Colorado, hands out cups alongside members of the signing choir during the Homecoming parade Saturday morning.

A member of CSC’s Pre-Vet Club feeds a calf on the Pre-Vet float treats during Homecoming parade Saturday morning.

Photos by Aubrie Lawrence and Kamryn Kozisek

u By Eben Rosentrater Sports Editor

The CSC football team are look ing to end a five-game losing streak in Fort Lewis on Saturday after losing in another harsh 45-9 game against the Orediggers of Colorado School of Mines.

“This game was like a lot of our other games, we do some things that are really positive,” CSC Head Foot

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ball Coach Jay Long said, “and then we just do some things that don’t make a lot of sense.”

The Eagles surprised many when they finished the first quarter of Sat urday’s game with the lead. Howev er, it would be the only success the Eagles would have in the game. The Orediggers offense was relentless for the rest of the game scoring 45 unanswered points.

“We stopped their strong run

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game, passing was being mini mized,” Long said, “But they set tled in and figured us out. We got one-dimensional and they took ad vantage of it.”

Eagle punter Brodie Eisenbraun, redshirt freshman of Sturgis, South Dakota, saw the most action he’s seen all season punting 9 times for 341 yards. Punting was the story of the game for Eagles, but even that couldn’t save the team from disaster.

One of the biggest blunders of the game came after a botched punting attempt. Late in the second quarter, Eisenbraun caught the snap and im mediately kicked the ball into the back side of another Eagle special teams player, giving the Orediggers great field position to score their second touchdown of the game.

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CSC quarterback Preston Pearson, redshirt fresh man of Kearney, holds on tight to the ball after be ing swarmed by a pack of Oredigger defenders during last weekend’s game against Colorado School of Mines at Don Beebe Stadium.

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The second quarter in particular held the Eagles’ big gest blunders. A long punt return from the Orediggers, the aforementioned punting issue, a sideline interfer ence call against the Eagles, and a handful of offensive errors allowed Colorado Mines to take a quick 24-9 lead going into the half.

“Part of it’s youth, part of it is, we need to get players in the right positions to make a play,” Long said, “But it mainly comes down to that second quarter. Throughout the season, we have struggled the most in the second quarter, and it has hurt us a lot.”

The second half wasn’t any better. The Orediggers scored another 21 points and held the Eagles to zero for rest of game. The Eagles lost in another lopsided game 45-9.

As for the offense, the Eagles were led by third-string quarterback Preston Pearson, redshirt freshman of Ke arney. Pearson had a tall order placed in front of him facing the nationally ranked Orediggers in his first ca reer start. He threw for 195 yards on 18 completions and one passing touchdown. His inexperience showed, how ever, as he also threw two interceptions. The offensive

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line was not too stout in stopping Pearson from being pressured as he was sacked seven times.

The rushing game struggled the most only netting 38 total yards on 31 attempts, averaging 1.2 yards a carry. The passing game was slightly more successful. The re ceiving core was led once again by wide receiver Ahlon te Hair, junior of Live Oak, Florida, who recorded 65 yards on three receptions.

Defense struggled again, but they were led by line backer Xavier Harrell, sophomore of Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Harrell recorded a total of 12 tackles. Har vey Reynolds, junior of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Bobby Peele, graduate student of Fresno, California also combined for 17 tackles.

“Every game just seems to be a little bit different,” Long said, “We just have to get better every day and hope that it’ll be enough to turn this season around.”

The Eagles hope to bounce back as they travel to Du rango, Colorado to face the similarly ranked Skyhawks of Fort Lewis on Saturday, at noon, at Ray Dennison Me morial Field.

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek CSC linebackers Xavier Harrell (left), sophomore of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and Heamasi Latu III (right), junior of Oakland, California team up to tackle Colorado School of Mines wider receiver Mason Karp, senior of Spring, Texas during Saturday’s game against the Orediggers. The Eagles lost the game 45-9

CSC linebacker Xavier Harrell (28), sophomore of Highlands Ranch, Colora do, holds on tight trying to drag Colorado School of Mines quarterback John Matocha (10), senior of Magnolia, Texas, to the ground during Saturday’s game against the Oredigger at Don Beebe Stadium.

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

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Eagle eSports team starts of season with win

u By Eben Rosentrater Sports Editor

The CSC eSports team kicked off its fall Rocket League season strong after winning their first varsity contest of the year 3-2, against the Lions of Emerson College

“It felt great to kick off the Rocket League season with a win,” CSC eSports Student Head Coach Drew Kurtenbach stated in a text, “We had really just done a couple of scrimmages and got a forfeit up to this point so getting into a match was a huge test. But it definitely got us moving in the right direction for the season.”

The Eagle Rocket League team was set to start off its season on Sept. 30 against the Vikings of Missouri Valley College, but, due to player is sues, the Vikings were forced to forfeit, giving the Eagles their first win of the season. This meant that the Eagles would officially kick off their season against Emerson College.

The Eagles struggled in the first two games of the contest. On the verge of being swept in the third game, the team rallied back and took the next three games to win the contest in a “reverse sweep” as Kurten bach stated. Like volleyball, Rocket League matches are scored based on a best three-out-of-five system where five games are played and the first team to win three takes the match.

Kurtenbach and the eSports club are proud of the great start to the Rocket League season and hope that it will be an example of the team’s performance later in the season.

“I really like the energy the team brings into the room,” Kurtenbach stated, “You can tell they want to win, and more than anything, contin ue to improve.”

The Eagle Rocket League team will be back in action on Oct. 24 when they take on the Spartans of Michigan State University.

Rodeo team struggles, despite individual success

u By Eben Rosentrater Sports Editor

Despite a handful of top seven placers, the CSC rodeo team fin ished last weekend in mediocre fashion at the Sheridan College rodeo in Sheridan, Wyoming.

The Eagle men’s team struggled to find their footing throughout the weekend. Grant Turek, freshman of St. Paul and Jake Chasek, freshman of Mitchell, who finished first in tie down roping and team roping re spectively in the last two competitions, were nowhere to be found on the final results.

However, the Eagles did have some strong performers over the weekend. Jack Skavdahl, junior of Harrison, finished the competition fifth in saddle bronc riding with an overall score of 74. Colton Storer, senior of Arthur, also performed well after finishing sixth in tie down roping.

The Eagle women’s team saw their only success in the barrel racing event. Shailey McAbee, senior of Hyannis, led the Eagles finishing sixth overall. Sierra Lee, senior of Rhame, North Dakota, placed for the sec ond rodeo in a row finishing seventh overall.

Overall, the men’s and women’s teams finished fifth and seventh re spectively. CSC had no cowboys or cowgirls in the running for overall top honors, an unfamiliar sight for the Eagles.

The team will look to improve when they compete next at the Lamar Community College rodeo this weekend in Lamar, Colorado.

Members of the 2021 Eagle eSports team ride in the back of a pick-up holding up signs to promote the club during the 2021 homecoming parade.

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A bullrider gets low to avoid the bucking horns of a bull as a rodeo clown comes to the rescue and distracts the bull.

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

Sports

Eagle RMAC win streak ends on the road

u By Kennie Gable Reporter

The CSC volleyball team’s five game RMAC winning streak came soaring down after being swept in both road matches against New Mexico High lands and Adams State last weekend.

The team traveled to Las Vegas, New Mexico, to take on the Cowgirls of Highlands on Friday.

The game did not go the Eagles’ way, evident after taking a three-set loss. With the scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-23, the team could not get a footing in the match and Cowgirls took the win.

The Eagles finished the game with 22 errors in the match. Along with 27 kills, four blocks, and six aces in the three sets.

Rylee Greiman, junior, from Windsor, Colorado, found herself a stat leader in almost every measurable category. She was the third in kills with four. She was also on the leaderboard for assists, blocks, and aces. Rylee has 64 kills on the year so far, along with 165 digs.

The team continued the weekend with a matchup in Alamosa, Colorado, on Saturday. The Eagles, coming off a hard loss, had their work cut out for them against Adams State, a team who had previously beat them earlier in the season.

The game was tight throughout but did not go Chadron’s way. The threeset scores were 25-18, 29-27, and 25-21 securing the win for the Grizzles.

Overall, the team had 38 kills, five blocks, 36 assists, three aces, and 52 digs, along with 15 errors in the match spread evenly among each set.

Amber Harvey, sophomore of Centennial, Colorado, led the Eagles with 11 kills and two blocks.

Two freshmen found themselves on the leaderboard as well.

Kiley West, freshman of Colorado Springs, Colorado, had 17 assists along with one ace.

Kiera Alfred, freshman of Phoenix, Arizona, led the team in digs with 20.

The Chadron State Volleyball team finds themselves 7-10 on the season overall and 5-3 in the RMAC.

The Eagles continues their season, Friday at home in the Chicoine Center at 6 p.m. against the top-ranked MSU Denver Roadrunners.

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

Lexi Hurtado (2), junior of Aurora, Colorado, and Aiyana Fujiyama (14), sophomore of Wahiawa, Hawaii keep their eyes on the ball after a teammate lands a set during a match at the Chicoine Center.