TC track earns four golds at Southwestern

Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 30 April 2013 12:17

Tynan Honn, pictured throwing the shot put at Tabor’s invitational meet April 19, took the gold in the shot put at Southwestern Saturday with a throw of 43 feet, 7.75 inches, a distance that broke her school record and qualified her for nationals. The Tabor track and field teams took part in the Southwestern Relays Saturday.

The Tabor men earned two second-place finishes: Nathan Vogel in the 800 (1 minute, 54.96 seconds) and Ryan Chippeaux with a tie in the high jump (6 feet, 4 inches).

Three Bluejays placed third: Tyson Brockel in the 400 (53.03), Joel Allen in the 5,000 (15:31.76), and Michael Klaassen in the shot put (44-1.5).

The Tabor women, meanwhile, earned four gold medals: Emily Post in the high jump (5-3) and triple jump (35-6.75), Yvonne Brubacher in the pole vault (10-6), and Tynan Honn in the shot put (43-7.75, a distance that broke her school record and qualified her for nationals).

Post—who was named KCAC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week for the...

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TC tennis competes in individual tourney

Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 30 April 2013 12:16

David Simmet, pictured here competing against Ottawa April 20, has been named a 2013 second-team all-KCAC selection. Competing in No. 1 doubles Thursday, Simmet and Tyler Dort claimed fifth place in the KCAC Individual Flights Tennis Tournaments, falling to Ottawa and then defeating Friends and Southwestern. The Tabor tennis teams competed in the KCAC Individual Flights Tennis Tournaments Thursday in Salina.

“The individual tournament was delayed all morning by rain, so only the doubles was played,” coach John Ruder said. “Our teams performed well, but were hampered by missing players.

“Only one of the men’s and one of the women’s teams remained the same as during the regular season.”

For the men, in No. 1 doubles, second-team all-KCAC selection David Simmet and Tyler Dort entered as the No. 6 seed and lost to No. 3 Ottawa, 8-3, in the quarterfinal round. Simmet and Dort then defeated No. 7 Friends, 8-1, and then No. 5 Southwestern, 8-2, to claim fifth place.

In No. 2 doubles, No. 7 seeded Nate Panttaja and Jared Friesen...

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TC softball prepares for Ottawa rematch

Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 30 April 2013 12:15

Katie Henning hits a single in the bottom of the fifth inning of Game 1 against Ottawa Thursday. Henning led the team with two RBIs on 1-for-3 hitting. Tabor went on to win, 4-2, scoring all four runs in the fifth inning. The Tabor softball team wrapped up conference play with a doubleheader split with Ottawa Thursday night to end the regular season with an 11-7 KCAC record, 17-23 overall.

“I’m proud of my players,” coach Suzanne Unruh said. “We started 0-6 in the KCAC, and instead of throwing in the hat after that, these girls got stronger and went 11 straight.”

The Bluejays split their doubleheader with Ottawa (9-7, 22-13), opening with a 4-2 win in Game 1. The game remained scoreless until Tabor scored all its runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Ottawa answered with two runs in the top of the sixth, but Tabor held on for the victory.

Katie Henning led the Bluejays with two RBIs on 1-for-3 hitting. Cortnie Killen contributed one RBI...

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TC claims top seed in KCAC tourney

Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 30 April 2013 12:13

Tabor’s Kirk Rocha knocks out a single in the first inning of Game 2 at Bethany Friday as coach Mark Standiford looks on. Rocha was 3-for-4 at the plate and had two RBIs in the game, which was paused because of weather after two innings with the Bluejays in front, 4-1. Play resumed Sunday, and Tabor won, 9-1, to complete the sweep of the Swedes and clinch the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament this week. Missing a chance to control its destiny by dropping two games to Sterling a week and a half ago, the Tabor baseball team did its part by sweeping Bethany in four games last week.

Those wins, paired with a Sterling loss to McPherson, put the final puzzle pieces in place for Tabor to share the KCAC regular-season with Sterling at 24-4.

The Bluejays (36-12 overall) ended the regular season riding a seven-game win streak and, thanks to tiebreakers, have clinched the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

Bethany—Everything fell into place for Tabor last week in its sweep of the Swedes. The Bluejays opened Friday at Bethany with a 7-0 shutout in Game 1. Field conditions at Tabor prompted the move to Linds­borg.

Tabor started with a...

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