Bluejay baseball opens new season in Dallas

Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 12 February 2013 12:03

The Tabor College baseball team opened the 2013 season at the Dallas Christian College Invitational Friday and Saturday and came away with a 2-2 record.

“Pitching allowed (us) to be successful this past weekend even though we struggled offensively,” coach Mark Standiford said. “I believe we will make some adjustments at the plate and be fine. It’s just frustrating to not take advantage of some very good pitching and only come away with two wins.”

In the first game Friday, the Bluejays defeated Dallas Christian College, 7-6. Tabor followed with a 1-0 victory over fifth-ranked Rogers State Univer­sity.

Tabor lost twice Saturday, 1-0 to Rogers State and 3-0 to the University of Texas-Tyler.

“We had outstanding pitching all...

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Tabor indoor track teams place top 3

Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 12 February 2013 12:03

Both Tabor College indoor track and field teams placed in the top three at the 2013 KCAC Indoor Track & Field Cham­pionships last weekend at Kansas State University.

The men’s team placed second with 117 points behind Southwestern (138), while the women took third place with 105 points behind Southwestern (161) and Friends (141).

The men’s and women’s teams were aided by a number of first-place finishes.

The following men claimed gold medals: Alex Grier, 200 meter (22.60 seconds); Nathan Vogel, 600 meters (1:23.90); Garrett Daugherty, 1,000 (2:32.98, also a meet record); Michael Klaassen, 35-pound weight throw (16.10 meters); Aziz Spellman-Smith,triple jump (13.70); and the men’s 4x400 relay team of Grier, Tyson Brockel...

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Bluejay women slip into KCAC tie

Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 12 February 2013 12:02

Katlyn Mary scores off a steal in Tabor’s 61-55 win over Saint Mary. Mary scored the Bluejays’ first 10 points. Forced to find a different game after leading-scorer Janelle Rust’s season-ending knee injury at Ottawa, the Tabor women took steps in the right direction Saturday with a home-court, 61-55, win over Saint Mary.

“We’re playing a different kind of system and doing some different things because of Janelle’s injury, and so we’re just trying to work through that, but there was progress, and unfortunately, we don’t have time to make slow progress,” coach Shawn Reed said.

One area in which the Blue­jays showed improvement was better execution on offense.

“We still missed some shots that we could hit, but offensively we took a step forward,” Reed said. “The first half was better than the last game, and the second half...

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TC men knock off conference leader

Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 12 February 2013 12:00

Ryan Chippeaux scores early in Tabor’s 77-75 win over Saint Mary. Chippeaux led all scorers with 18 points. The Tabor men survived another down-to-the-wire finish, defeating KCAC-leading Spires of Saint Mary, 77-75, Saturday on senior night.

The win locked Tabor in a three-way tie for second place in the conference with Sterling and Friends, each holding 12-4 records in the KCAC.

Once again, the Bluejays struggled out of the gate. The Spires burst to a 6-0 lead before Nick Sauer made it 6-3 with a three-point basket at 17:25.

“Once we hit that first bucket, I thought the ball movement was awesome,” coach Micah Ratzlaff said. “The ball was flying around from side to side and guys were being aggressive with it. We got really good looks, and then guys made some shots.”

The Bluejays showed improved focus on offense.

“I’ve been...

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