Tabor baseball and softball predicted near the bottom for KCAC race

Written by Andrew Ottoson Wednesday, 30 January 2008 11:49

The results of the pre-season Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball and softball coaches polls were released last Wednesday.

Tabor was picked to finish seventh among the seven conferThe softball team was projected to finish eighth among nine teams.

Coaching and roster changes contributed to the low rankings.

The baseball team has nine returners from last year’s fifth-place roster and will feature 11 newcomers on the roster.

“Our coaching staff is pleased by the progress we made throughout the fall,” first-year coach Chad Newhard said.

“We feel like we have a team that has worked very hard so far and is not afraid to do the little intangible things that lead to success.”

With program veterans Stephanie Regrut...

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Bluejays spring ball teams picked 7th, 8th

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Wednesday, 30 January 2008 11:44

The results of the pre-season Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball and softball coaches polls were released last Wednesday.

Tabor was picked to finish seventh among the seven conference baseball programs. The softball team was projected to finish eighth among nine teams.


Coaching and roster changes contributed to the low rankings.

The baseball team has nine returners from last year’s fifth-place roster and will feature 11 newcomers on the roster.

With program veterans Stephanie Regrut, Clancey Kelley, Alyssa Voth, and Aubrey Whitehorn returning, much of the core of the softball team remains intact.

The team went 1-15 in conference games and placed last in 2007.2008 KCAC Baseball Coaches Poll results

1. Bethany...

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HHS Boys place 7th

Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 23 January 2008 15:06

The setting, odd as it was, was somehow appropriate for the scenario: two tradition-rich programs, with a history of memorable head-to-head matchups, squaring off in a middle-school gym with the modest goal of salvaging a single victory and a seventh-place finish at the 14th annual Trojan Classic.

In the end, never mind the humbling circumstances. The intensity of the battle stayed true to tradition, with Hillsboro claiming a hard-fought 67-62 victory over Riley County on Saturday afternoon.

The Falcons jumped to an early 7-4 lead, before the Trojans rallied to post a 15-12 advantage at the first break on the strength of a late 8-0 run that vaulted HHS into a 15-9 lead.

Riley County came back to take its largest lead, 22-17, at the...

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HHS girls place 4th

Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 23 January 2008 15:03

HHSgbNeufeldP1190016.jpg   Amy Neufeld makes a move to the basket against Hesston’s Grace Easter during Saturday’s third-place contest. The Trojan senior finished with 10 points in a losing effort. Don Ratzlaff

Hillsboro’s second-half rally ran out of gas down the stretch, enabling Hesston to claim third place at the Trojan Classic with a 53-43 victory Saturday at Brown Gymnasium.

The Trojans seemed teetering on the edge of a blowout loss to the Swathers, who rode 18 Hillsboro turnovers to a 25-16 lead by halftime.

After a slow start by both squads in second half, the Trojans suddenly found their stride. Trailing 28-18, the comeback started mildly when Tiffany Rooker made one of two free throws with 3:49 left in...

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MHS boys place 6th

Written by Andrew Ottoson Wednesday, 23 January 2008 14:59

The Marion boys finished with a 1-2 record and sixth place at the Trojan Classic in Hillsboro last week.

A 61-36 loss to top-seeded Hesston in the first round set up a Thursday afternoon contest against the hosts. Marion outscored the Trojans 16-5 in the fourth quarter to win the game, advancing to face Wamego in the fifth-place game on Saturday. The Red Raiders defeated Marion 71-43.

Wamego—The Red Raiders got off to a quick start in the battle for fifth place, outscoring Marion 5-0 in the first minute and bullying their way to a 13-3 lead out of the gate.

Sparked by two layups and a fast-break jump shot from Eric Vogel, Marion put together a 6-2 run to cut it to two possessions at 15-9.

Luke Gordon put back a Calvin Jeffrey miss...

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