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Fall 2011 Extra Point

Tabor soccer teams preparing to exceed preseason rankings

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Written by Katie Morford Tuesday, 30 August 2011 16:38

Robert Masson, a first-team All-KCAC pick last season, returns to lead the Bluejays in 2011. The Tabor College men’s and women’s soccer teams hope to continue their climb up the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference ladder this season.

• Men’s team: The Bluejays were ranked fifth by the KCAC coaches’ preseason poll.

“I am pleased with being selected fifth by the coaches in the preseason poll,” said coach Grant Brubacher, who has been in that role since 2006. “The top four spots have been held by the same four schools for several years now, and I believe we have...

TC volleyball aiming for nothing less than a title

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Written by Katie Morford Tuesday, 30 August 2011 16:37

The Tabor College volleyball team will feature nine seniors this fall. They are: back row (from left), Corissa Bartel, Cortney Janzen, Tina Frick, Gina Hullet, Samantha Van Ranken;<p>front row, Hollie Tabor, Jessica Dixon, Mandi Phillips, Stephanie Ens. Tabor College volleyball coach Amy Ratzlaff returns for her 12th season intent on leading her team to a Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference title.

The Bluejays, who benefit from the experience of nine seniors, added nine freshmen to this year’s squad. The team was ranked second in the KCAC coaches’ preseason poll behind last year’s champion, Friends University.

The Bluejays lost in the KCAC semifinals last season, finishing with a 16-15 overall record and a 12-6 mark in the conference.

Tabor started their season Aug. 26 at Oklahoma City, losing to Oklahoma City University and defeating College of the Ozarks. The Bluejays will begin conference play Sept. 7 at Ottawa.

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Bluejays ready to climb the ladder in tough KCAC

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Written by Katie Morford Tuesday, 30 August 2011 16:35

Tabor College will have 16 seniors and all-conference players returning for the 2011 season. Pictured are: back row (from left) Clark Wozich, Johnathon Frankenfield, Spencer Brown, Jiquon Townsend, Darien McCollins, Aaron Munsch, Don Nelson, Matthew Stuck, Isain Garcia; front row, James Monroe Jr., Travis Sanford, Aziz Spellman-Smith, Aaron Annis, Colin Mainord, Jay Funk, Duray Gardener. The Tabor Bluejays, ranked sixth in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason poll, have their work cut out for them in the toughest KCAC line-up yet.

“As long as the conference stays strong like it is now, it’s going to be a climb,” said coach Mike Gardner, who is returning for the second year of his second stint at Tabor.

The Bluejays will try to improve on a 4-6 overall record and a 3-5 conference mark when they kick off their season Sept. 3 in a non-conference game at Lawrence against Haskell Indian Nations University.

Gardner said he is not concerned about statistical achievements right now as much as a healthy team mentality and the right combinations of players.

“We’re always concerned about focusing on...

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