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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...
Tabor bests Bethel, slides at Sterling
Written by Andrew Ottoson Wednesday, 23 January 2008 14:57
The Tabor College men’s basketball team beat Bethel College at home Thursday, then lost to Sterling on Saturday.Sterling—Starting considerably later than expected on account of the triple-overtime thriller that preceeded the men’s game, the Sterling Warriors beat Tabor 82-62 Saturday night.
Zach Vanselow led all scorers with 15 points and Mike Rousell scored 11 in the first half, including a 2-pointer that gave the Bluejays an early 10-4 lead.
Rousell opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, and Jared Hett made it 6-2 with a triple 51 seconds later. Then Vanselow connected off a feed from Kyle de Blonk for an 8-2 lead 2:59 into the contest.
Tabor matched Sterling score for score during the next 5:53, culminating when Orson...
TC Jumps to third
Written by Andrew Ottoson Wednesday, 23 January 2008 14:46
Joanna Pyle beats Jacci Tinkel off the dribble to score Saturday at Sterling. Pyle finished with 6 points and 5 assists. Andrew Ottoson A 1-1 week put the Tabor College women’s basketball team in third place in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. After taking care of business against Bethel with a 67-50 win, the Bluejays pushed Sterling to three overtimes Saturday.
But in the end, the Warriors strengthened their grip on second place by handing Tabor an 89-84 loss.
Sterling—Led by red-hot shooting from Stacie Herman, Tabor shredded the Sterling defense at the outset. But after building an 11-2 lead on three consecutive scores by Brittany Roth, the Bluejays lost ground to the...
Road losses drop Tabor to 2-3
Written by Andrew Ottoson Wednesday, 16 January 2008 14:16
A well-rounded effort by Southwestern put the Tabor College men’s basketball team on the low end of a 46-29 score following a very physical first half in Winfield Saturday. The Moundbuilders went on to win by a final tally of 76-58.Tabor was pounded in the first half at Ottawa Thursday, trailing 40-28 at intermission and falling by a final score of 88-73. Click to buy photo Kyle de Blonk blows past Alwyn Jordan on a dribble-drive in Winfield Saturday. De Blonk and the Bluejays had a tough night, as Jordan’s 18 points keyed Southwestern’s 76-58 win. Andrew Ottoson / Free Press Southwestern
With Aaron Whitelaw still sidelined after Thursday’s contest at Ottawa, the Bluejays were playing shorthanded from...
TC splits with Ottawa, S'western
Written by Andrew Ottoson Wednesday, 16 January 2008 13:38
After clobbering Ottawa 80-60 on Thursday, the Tabor College women’s basketball team faced a considerably tougher opponent in the conference-leading Southwestern Moundbuilders on Saturday.Southwestern—Behind 27 points by KCAC Player of the Week Jenna Wilson, the Moundbuilders opened up a 27-18 lead on the way to a 33-29 halftime lead.
The Bluejays pulled within a possession when Chelsea Malone drained a long 2-point jump shot from the left wing side 2:04 into the second period, but could not pull any closer.
Every time Tabor made a big shot, Wilson seemingly came out of nowhere to restore the lead. During one 7:13 stretch late in the second half, Wilson scored nine of 11 Moundbuilder points to blunt Tabor’s bid for a late...
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