Panther Blog Blog Archives Jared A. Stark, AD May 9, 2012 - On my way out to Baseball National tournament and needed to get a blog entry done. In the meantime, a lot of amazing things have happened since I last entered anything; luckily our Development department did a couple nice stories on the Baseball conference tournament and Track's success which include two more national championships for Andrew Aragon and Shaylee Carlock. Again, there is good stories on our front page about it. The other big story is all conference teams for both Baseball and Softball. Here is the list, congrats to all these people! Baseball is listed first followed by Softball. Baseball All-MCAC First Team C - Gene Felise Baseball All-MCAC Second Team SS - Zach Garcia Baseball MCAC Gold Glove Team C - Gene Felise Softball All-MCAC Second Team Softball Honorable Mention All-MCAC April 30, 2012 - The YC athletic department had a big weekend. Here are the updates from the 3 programs still competing this year: First, Softball won both yesterday against Haskell, they run-ruled them in both games winning 11-0 and 11-1. It was senior day and we honored 3 seniors; Lexi Paspalof had a couple hits and scored 2 runs. Katie Perry had 3 hits, 3 runs and 1 RBI. Brittanie Shaw had 4 hits, 1 run and 5 RBI’s. Softball ended their season at 19-24 overall. All 3 seniors have really done a nice job and have conducted themselves with class at YC. I believe Katie Perry intends to go on to grad school and wants to work in marketing with a sports franchise. Lexi Paspalof plans to begin grad school at Nebraska in the fall, probably studying Biology. And Brittanie Shaw is looking at grad school as well, but next year plans to work at Epworth Village. Congrats ladies! York College Women’s track and field team won the Conference Championship! Mens team were conference runner ups.
Finally, last but not least, Justin Carver was named Women's Track coach of the Year for the MCAC Conference. Coach Carver really does an amazing job and his athletes are so respectful and appreciative of how hard she pushes them and how much he really loves them. April 24, 2012 - The York College soccer program welcomes the signing of Elijah Gonzalez of Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Elijah had been to campus several times and most recently decided he was ready to sign his name to a soccer scholarship and be a part of Jon Ireland's program as he begins his tenure on York College campus this summer. Elijah is a great student from a wonderful christian home and is the valedictorian of his high school class. Also, his dad is an alum and the preacher at a Church of Christ in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and a former employee of York College. It is great to have Elijah on board with us to continue a family tradition here at YC! April 23, 2012 - Great weekend for the Panthers! Baseball won all 4 against Central Baptist securing their spot high in the conference standings at #2. They have a big weekend coming up against Oklahoma Wesleyan on the road. Track had 5 new NCCAA National Qualifiers: Previous athletes who had qualified in a seperate event:
What all are you involved in on campus? Who is your favorite professor? What are you academic and career goals? Any Message for my friends and family? April 16, 2012 - York men's baseball won 3 of 4 over the weekend against College of the Ozarks at their place and then were able to make it home safely despite the weather. Softball split with Central but was swept by Southwestern Christian. The track meet was cancelled due to storms in the area. Big series for both softball and baseball up coming and senior days for both of those sports. I'll put some senior day information on here once I have it rounded up. April 12, 2012 - York men's basketball alum Corey Standefer who is now playing in the Australian pro circuit was voted by the league as Player of the month. Great to see a guy like Corey get the honor, he really was a dominant player for us a couple years ago and he's continuing to do well in extending his playing career. See the link below for the full story: http://bigv.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/May_COTM_POTM/SCM___SCW_-_March.pdf April 11, 2012 - Nice win last night for the JV Baseball team as they split with Doane College losing the first game 2-5 but roaring back and winning the second game 12-2. Bryan Armstrong pitched a great game in the second game and got the win for the Panthers! April 10, 2012 - For a little while this season, our own Shaylee Carlock was ranked #1 in the NAIA in women's shot put. The team did not compete this past weekend due to Songfest and High School Days activities so she slid this week to #2 in the NAIA. What an achievement for a York College student-athlete. I decided the community of alumni needed to hear more about Shaylee's achievements and her York experience. Enjoy my interview below with Shaylee Carlock, the number #2 ranked, and NCCAA National Champion shot putter. I love the friendly, almost family-like atmosphere of York. I don’t think I could go anywhere else and find such genuinely kind-hearted people. This is the only place that I know where I could lose something important, (like my wallet) and get a text or email about an hour later from someone saying they found it. This place is home away from home, and the people actually care about you. What's the highlight of your year so far? The highlight of my year so far would have to be when Andrew Aragon and I both placed 1st at indoor NCCAA nationals. It’s always been my dream from day one at York to become a National Champion and All-American. Now that I have accomplished that I am extremely determined to make that for NAIA as well. I would never have gotten this far if it wasn’t for Coach Carver, my family and friends, and most importantly God. What else are you involved in on campus? At the beginning of the year I was an officer for Beta Beta Sigma, and an officer for BSA, (Behavioral Science Association). However, I had to step down from those positions second semester because of time conflicts with track, school, and work. Now I attend meetings occasionally when I can, and still try to find time for activities or help out when they need me. What's something about Coach Carver that you appreciate? I appreciate Coach Carver’s passion for what he does. There is not a day that goes by that he does something half-heartedly. With him it’s all or nothing, and no short cuts in between. He is the best coach that I have ever had the opportunity to be trained by, and I respect him more than anyone else that I know. My remaining goals for this year are to place first at both NCCAA and NAIA outdoor nationals, or at least place top three. I am coming back home with a banner and I’m going to do whatever it takes to get there. I also want to stay on top of my school work and continue to make good grades. What is your major and future plans? I am a double major in Psychology and Criminal Justice. I one day would like to be a criminal profiler for the FBI. After I graduate from York, if I do not go on to get my Masters first, I would like to attend the FBI academy in Virginia. However, I’m just waiting to see what God has in store for me, because I know that my plans are not always the same as His, and He tends to take me by surprise a lot!
My friends and my family are my rock. They are always there whether I am having a good or bad day. They support me in everything that I do and attend all the meets that they can. I honestly do not think that I would have made it this far without them in my life. I thank God everyday for blessing me with a loving family who adopted me out of the kindness of their hearts. April 3 , 2012 - A lot can happen in athletics in a week, much less a few weeks. Baseball dropped 4 games against Bellevue at home. I know they will do better in the conference tournament. Right now the coaches are very focused on getting their players to rediscover their edge which they had during the first 20 games or so and led the nation in so many offensive categories...baseball can be crazy because players go through slumps and once they pull out a team can go on a streak. Baseball had a couple of redemption games last night and beat Concordia at their place in back-to-back games. Also, the women's softball team split with Midland University last night and home runs were hit by Lexi Paspalof and Corrine Pearl. Additionally, Riannon Romero, our short stop had some key hits and RBI's. Softball plays next at home against Nebraska Wesleyan on Thursday. The ladies really do have great potential and I'm excited to see them gaining some momentum. However, the best news of the day is that AJ Jamarillo, a wrestler from California was baptized. That is why we do what we do here. March 22 , 2012 - We had spring break all last week and there was nothing going on at home. Softball played a couple games and went 1-1. Baseball played 7 games and went 4-3. Baseball has played their most challenging pre-conference schedule ever and came out 14-10 going into MCAC play, which begins tomorrow with home games against Central Christian. First pitch is at 2 pm tomorrow. However, today we have our home opener in the sport of Softball, game time is 4 pm. We do intend to webcast that game and offer live stats during it. The coaching staff and players are currently working hard to get the field ready to play since we have had so much rain but it looks like we'll play ball today. It will be nice for the Softball team to be at home after having only been on the road so far this year. I know the team is excited to play and the weather is supposed to be absolutely brilliant in a couple hours, so I am excited to get outside too after not seeing the sun since last Sunday it seems. March 6 , 2012 - Shawn Howard has been named a NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athlete. Students who receive this award have to have been at their school for at least a full year, be of Junior status and have above a 3.5 GPA. There are only about 20 wrestlers in the country who received this award and Shawn is one of them. Nice job Shawn! March 5 , 2012 - The Wrestling season came to end this past weekend in Des Moines, Iowa at the NAIA National Championships. We sent 11 young men along with 3 coaches who represented York College with a lot of class and talent. 4 of those 11 wrestlers advanced to the All-American round; Robert Eklund, Jake McCoy, Nick Clarke and Brad Carls - all were 1 win away from being named All-American and all fell 1 match short - but man, did they ever make us proud. Brad Carls was on a bum ankle and lost out against the #1 wrestler in the country. The other 3 fought to the end as well but came up short. Next year I expect our success to continue. The Wrestling coaches do a great, great, great job and are amazing examples of what we represent at YC. Softball team went 1-3 over the weekend picking up a win against Sterling College. They are back in action today with an away game against Concordia. Baseball went 5-1 over the weekend and outscored their opponents by a combined 93-16 total; a lot of offense. Baseball team back in action tomorrow against Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln, NE. Feb 27 , 2012 - Wrestling team is spending their week with last minute preparations for the NAIA National Championships. York College is ranked 20th in the country and will send 11 individuals to compete in 10 different weight classes at the tournament in Des Moines, IA. Feb 26 , 2012 - Softball took the week off, but Baseball had 4 games against Oklahoma Baptist, who is top 10 in the country. They won 1 of the 4 games but are missing a couple top pitchers who are currently sitting out but will be back in action this coming weekend when they face Hillsdale, Kansas Wesleyan, and Crowley's Ridge, 6 games in all this weekend. Feb 20 , 2012 - A lot of action on the road this weekend for York College. The Softball team split a double-header and the Baseball team won both of their games against Hillsdale Baptist and Kansas Wesleyan. The news gets even better... Feb 6 , 2012 - Nice weekend for Panther Athletics, the men's basketball teams avenged their home losses last weekend to Haskell and Central Christian by going into their gyms and knocking them off! The Panther men's basketball team now stand alone at #2 in the conference with a 6-3 conference record and 13-12 overall. The ladies also had a good weekend splitting games with the same opponents and beating Central Christian by a large margin. The ladies were led in scoring by Sara Lincoln who had 20 points. Andrew Aragon, currently rated the #5 thrower in the NAIA was set to compete against a host of NCAA Division I throwers when the weather intervened. When a snowstorm dropped over a foot of snow across the state of Nebraska; Coach Carver decided to play it safe and stay home. Great news from Wrestling though, the picked up their 11th National Qualifier with Robert Eklund's effort this past weekend at the 149 pound weight class. They sent 6 to Nationals last year so sending 11 this year is an obvious improvement. I know Coach Diaz is still looking to find a 12th participant in the National Tournament which is the most any team can send. Nice job Robert. Jan 24, 2012 - Here is a quick snapshot of some of the accolades Wrestling has garnered this year. NAIA National Qualifiers
Jan 23, 2012 - Men’s Basketball won both over the weekend and are on a 4 game winning streak. They now stand at 11-10 overall after some mid-seasons struggles. Men’s and Women’s basketball play at home again on Friday and Saturday against Central Christian and Haskell. Jan 22, 2012 - The YC Track team placed top 6 in every event we entered. Here were the highest finishers: Andrew Aragon won men’s Shot Put, Jade Hodge qualified for NCCAA nationals in the Triple Jump, Warren Lannon placed 2nd in the 800, Karissa Austin placed 2nd in the women’s 800, Kawika Pedrina placed 4th in the 60 meter dash against a field of 36 sprinters and Shaylee Carlock placed 4th in the women's shot.
Jan 20, 2012 - Shaun Howard was the hero last night winning at 197 pounds to secure the dual victory against #13 Concordia...great job Shaun putting in a clutch performance. Wins also came from Miles Negley, Nick Clarke, Kyle Wichman and Jake McCoy dominated the #5 wrestler in the country on senior night to give the Panthers the win! However, I can't say how proud I was of Shaun Howard and his win last night; it was the key match at that time in the dual that if won or lost could swing the ultimate outcome either way and Shaun not only won but controlled the entire match. Jan 18, 2012 - Busy week this week and a busier weekend coming up. On Thursday night we host Concordia in a home Wrestling dual at 7 pm. It'll be a special night for 2 seniors: Jake McCoy and Jason Lloyd. Both Jake and Jason have had great careers at York College and you could not find any two nicer gentlemen, both married, come out and see them. And then on Saturday we host the YC Open with about 200 visiting wrestlers! Jan 6, 2012 - Been a long time since an entry, students are making their way back mostly, some teams have been on campus for a while now for basketball practice, wrestling practice and some kids are on choir tour. We have a couple games tomorrow, a JV basketball game at 11 am, and a Varsity game at 2 pm. Men's Basketball team plays Grace University; hopefully they can get back on track as they have lost a few in a row. Dec 5 , 2011 - OK, so I have been MIA for a couple weeks, sorry. Had a big wrestling weekend, here are some results for you! The team had 3 duals over the weekend in Amarillo, TX. They went 2-1 with dual wins over Wayland Baptist and Central Baptist before losing slightly to Bacone College. York had two wrestler go unbeaten on the day: Nov 18, 2011 - Typical busy weekend for us but thankfully, unlike a couple weekends ago all of our teams will be away competing. There are a lot of amazing individuals that help our home events run very smoothly and these people need a break. Brian Walth who doubles as Assistant Baseball Coach and Game Day Administrator is always thinking ahead and covering details that I might otherwise forget. Trent Hinton, our SID works very hard and continually amazes me with his tech savvy and willingness to be available when needed in ADDITION to being an amazing head women's soccer coach and finally Chad Karcher, our trainer, he works so hard and is so professional in his job and so thorough, we're blessed to have one of his caliber working with our athletes. I am continually thankful to work with the amazing, God-fearing personalities that I do, from top to bottom we have an athletic staff that I believe is concerned first with having a relationship with God and with his SON Jesus who has saved the world from their sins. York College is truly an amazing place with amazing people - we are not perfect and we have made and will make mistakes but above all JESUS IS LORD here and I am most proud of that. Oh and the teams, Men's and Women's Basketball are away at Classics in Sterling, Kansas and Peru State respectively. Wrestling is at UNK for their Holiday Open and Volleyball is in the NCCAA Central Region tourney in Kansas and most impressive of all, 8 members of our Cross Country team are out representing York College on the west coast, Vancouver, WA preparing to run in NAIA National meet tomorrow. Pray for them, pray for us. Nov 16, 2011 - JV Basketball was a winner last night on the road against Concordia JV. Coach said, "the team played real well. We had a lead of 10-15 point for the whole game until the last 5 minutes when they tied it up. Then we hit some big shots to seal it." Also, Cross Country hits the road today to Omaha, they will stay in Omaha, sleep a little and then catch red-eye flights to Seattle on Thursday morning. Nov 13, 2011 - Haven't plugged in an entry for a while but a lot happened this weekend so its time for an entry. Aside from Women's Basketball winning a tough game on the road 60-53 at Dakota State, Wrestling was on the road. I'll get some fuller results in tomorrow. However, all conference selections did come out for Volleyball and both soccer teams. Here is the list of who made it for York College: All-MCAC First Team All-MCAC Second Team Conference Newcomer of the Year Crystal Rush –Volleyball Nov 6, 2011 - Ended the weekend right with the Women's Basketball team beating Bethany College at home by a score of 70-44. Alyssa Becker was absolutely on fire from beyond the arc! Nice job ladies. Marissa Maher and Sara Lincoln also scored in the double-digits for the Panthers. Nov 5, 2011 - Volleyball wins in straight sets to defeat Central Christian 3-0 to wrap up the regular season at home at 20-11 overall. Next up, MCAC Conference Tournament which will be held next weekend...I believe at College of the Ozarks. Good luck ladies and what an amazing season you have had. Nice job Coach Fear and Assistant Coach Fear and student assistants Courtney Graff, Chelsey Quigley and Kristine Evangelista! Nov 5, 2011 - Congrats to the women's CC team, 2011 MCAC Conference Champs! Justin Carver Coach of the Year in the MCAC for girls CC...every girl runner on our team finished in the Top 11. 2 male CC runners qualified for Nationals in Vancouver along with the entire women's team - congrats to male runners Warren Lannon and Kyle Bottom! Nov 4, 2011 - Here's an interview with Kyle Bottom, freshman male runner on the CC team, the team enters tomorrow's meet ranked #4 in the conference with a shot at capturing the title. So, Kyle how has your freshman year been? It has been an extremely fun year so far. There has been tons of improvement by everyone on both the women's and men's sides. The teams have really bonded well and we've all formed a family through being united by the cross country program here at York.
My favorite thing about YC is the Christian atmosphere. The focus and support from all the faculty, coaches, and staff is priceless. It is truly a blessing to be at a school where the focus is on God first and foremost. How excited are you for tomorrow's big race?
To my parents and family I would just like to say thank you for all the support you've given me in training during the off-season and through this season. It was truly felt and I couldn't have done any of it without you. Thank you for everything! Thanks Kyle! Good luck to you tomorrow. Nov 1, 2011 - Here's an interview with Kristin Tuttle, whose a senior from Lincoln, and she has one more semester at York College which is to student-teach, technically this is her junior year of competition and she has had a great season on the Cross Country team and has really become a leader athletically, as she always has been spiritually and academically on our campus. Enjoy! What's your favorite thing about YC? Who is your funniest teammate? How excited are you for the conference tournament? Any message for your parents or family? Oct 31, 2011 - Hard fought game last night for the women's basketball team against a very talented and #22 ranked Concordia basketball team, lost 68-50. Oct 30, 2011 - The PFTC fundraiser event went very well raising about $750 to assist Sylvia, a beloved member of our campus, also stay in prayer for her and her family. Its Basketball season, and the men started out strong winning 87-77 on their first night, Dezmond Strickland scored 21 points. Oct 28, 2011 - Play for the Cure night is tonight; the Volleyball program tonight is raising money to aid Sylvia Warren, a loved member of our York College custodial staff. She has been battling lymphoma and she is in a fight. This is a great opportunity to rally around her and her family and show love, support and a little monetary assistance. We will be selling t-shirts, having a bake sale and a silent auction during the match. Please come out to support volleyball, cancer awareness and especially Sylvia! Oct 27, 2011 - Here is an interview with freshman women's soccer player, Katy Keefer. Katy is a fab freshman on the soccer team and has gotten significant playing time. I asked her about her experience thus far: Katy, how has your year gone so far? My year has been going great so far! I love playing for the York College Women's Soccer team! What is your favorite thing about York College? Who is your funniest teammate? Any message for friends and family back home? Oct 26, 2011 - Been a while since a blog entry. Thought I'd pop something in here. I've been updating the facebook a lot more check into York College Athletics on facebook. Currently the women's cross country team is the talk of the town standing at #1 in the conference with the conference meet right around the corner. Oct 25, 2011 - Here is an interview with freshman men's soccer player, Ben Sullivan, known on the soccer team as Sully. Sully is a great addition on the soccer team and has held down a starting spot on the Panther defense all year - great things in his future. I asked him about his experience thus far: How has your year been so far Sully? Thus far my year has been awesome. The campus is so alive and people are passionate about their lives and following Christ. Soccer has been a real experience and challenging at times but the team is really close this year and we are getting nothing but better. I came here knowing nobody but quickly found a family with my dorm mates and soccer teammates which has been a blessing. Hopefully, the season ends how we want and I can continue to engage in all York has to offer. My favorite thing about York College would probably have to be the Christian atmosphere. I went to a public school back home where the christian community was small and closed off, but here everything is so alive for Jesus and loving on others. There are so many opportunities to worship and engage with Jesus firsthand through fellowship. This one is a difficult question and no matter my response I'll probably catch a lot of grief from the guys I don't choose but if I had to pick one I would probably say Renan Chaia. The guy is nuts for real all the time. He is crazy and off the wall and just keeps the atmosphere so light. He always has jokes and just his daily actions are bizarre but hilarious. He is an awesome individual who loves the team and is definitely my most hilarious friend on the team. Just to thank my family especially for all the sacrifices they have made and are making to get me here today. Driving me all over the midwest to play soccer and spending so much time and money to get me the skills I have today. God has blessed me with the biggest support net of friends and family I could ever ask for and I feel truly blessed. Oct 13, 2011 - Big game today for women's soccer against a very tough and talented College of St. Mary's squad. College of St. Mary's boasts the conference's top goal scorer, it'll be a good match-up for the Panther defense. Game time is 3 pm. Oct 12, 2011 - All of our JV fall teams played yesterday. All lost though...However, a bright spot is that Andrew Rush scored 2 goals against Morningside JV. That's exciting for Andrew, who is a local kid from a legacy family who just does everything right as a YC student--athlete, smart and spiritual kid, great example to everyone he meets. Hey, here's something else: I wanted to spotlight one of our student-athletes and I chose Danielle Bowlby, who plays on both the Varsity AND the JV Volleyball teams. She's a player who swings back and forth and since recovering from a couple of knee injuries has really come back to play great minutes for the Panthers. Here is my interview with her. Enjoy! Hello, Danielle! Tell me, how has the year gone so far?
Funniest teammate has to be Ana Moyers, and maybe it just helps that she's my best friend. :) But really, she just makes practice and my life so fun and encouraging! I miss my parents and family a lot right now, but I just want to thank them for supporting and believing in me, in everything. And that I love them all! Thanks Danielle, continue having a great semester! Oct 11, 2011 - 3 JV teams in action today, the JV women's soccer team is on the road to compete against Morningside JV, as are the men's JV and the women's JV Volleyball team is home tonight against Cloud County Comm College. Best of luck to them, I think I'll try and grab a couple of players, 1 from each team and do an interview for the blog. Look this up tomorrow and see who gets featured. Oct 10, 2011 - I am way overdue for a blog update. Women's soccer sits atop the MCAC in the a 3 way tie for 1st place with very important games coming this week. Wednesday the women's team will welcome College of St Mary's and on Saturday during Homecoming they will meet Bellevue, also at home. The actual Homecoming Game will be the men's game versus Bellevue at 1 pm. Busy weekend coming up with the Homecoming schedule looming. We have JV Volleyball and Varsity Volleyball on Friday night in addition to Men's and Women's soccer games previously mentioned on Saturday. It'll be a busy weekend but I think fruitful and its always good to see former fellow students of mine and former athletes return to the campus they love so much. Also, the women's Volleyball team made an appearance in the National Christian College Athletic Association top 25, coming in at #22 overall and boasting a 14-9 record - they deserve it. Sept 26, 2011 -great article in Panther Press on Cross Country, see it here:http://www.york.edu/pantherpress/new_page_8.htm Sept 26, 2011 - Women's Volleyball picked up two more wins over the weekend to improve to 11-7 and undefeated in conference, currently our Women's Volleyball and Women's Soccer teams sit second in conference; Bellevue is in first place in both of those sports. Huge games coming on Tuesday! The Varsity soccer teams play at 2 and 4 pm and its sketchy tuesday! Sort of a local holiday that only is relevant at YC. And on Tuesday night our VB takes on Bellevue; really hoping for a raucous crowd. JV Men's soccer picked up their first win of the year; Ingo Miranda played the hero in my eyes creating several scoring opportunities. Ingo drew a PK by forcing action in the box. The PK was actually taken by Luis Arevalo and after he netted that goal Morningside came back to tie things up in the second half. Ingo again creating havoc with his mad foot skills put a left footed shot in the upper 90 past the keeper and then the Panthers held on for a 2-1 win. Women's JV lost but never gave up, and many players are getting important experience on those teams. On Cross Country for the weekend: the men's team was led by Warren Lannon who set a PR (personal record). Also, Jake Nugen Pr'd on the course by over 30 seconds. The women's team had a fantastic meet according to Coach Carver. Kameryn Brewster led the women and had a big day along with Karissa Austin and Kristin Tuttle. Women's team not only broke the school record by over 2 minutes, but also beat the # 4 in the conference (College of St. Mary ) by over a minute and 15 seconds. Nice weekend for basically all of our teams and now looking ahead to this week; Tuesday should be fun. Sept 23, 2011 - Both JV men's and women's soccer teams competed hard but lost yesterday. Hannah Sheldon however got her first goal of her career in the away match against Hesston in Kansas. Hannah is the daughter of Todd Sheldon who works as VP of Finance here at YC and she is an excellent student and example to everyone and an up and coming soccer player here. The men's JV hosted Hastings College. I knew before the game York was in for a challenge because Hastings Varsity is defending national champs in the NAIA and current nationally ranked #1. Actually though, we really controlled most of the game. Nathan Towell scored a goal off a shot that bounced off the goalie. The initial shot was taken by Ingo Miranda. Ingo is a pretty cool student scenario. He is a brazilian who grew up in London, so he has a British accent...I might not have that story exactly straight but that's the gist. Anyway the final scores on the individual team pages. Sept 21, 2011 - I don't know why the Volleyball insists on winning games only in dramatic fashion but part of me is glad they do and part of me wish they wouldn't...anyway, Volleyball went down 2 sets to none last night against former conference opponent Peru State before coming back the next three sets and winning the final set 18-16. Wow, the crowd really was going crazy and wild! Sept 19, 2011 - Cross Country competed this past Saturday in their first meet of the season. It was an extremely challenging meet with runners from Division I NCAA all the way to NAIA. Here is what Coach Carver had to say, "The guys team broke the school record for a team average. Warren Lannon led the way with an 8k time of 29:10. That's a sub 5:55 minute mile pace for 5 miles. Kristin Tuttle Broke her personal best on the course by over 4 minutes. Kameryn Brewster led the way for the ladies breaking the 25 minute mark in the 6k. Next meet this weekend at Doane University. There's an article below, sort of a preview on the season from Coach Carver. Also, men's soccer won 3-2 over the weekend and the women's VB had a 5 set thrilling win over Mount Marty, good weekend for YC athletics. Sept 16, 2011 - The words of Coach Carver, "Here is a little information about the CC teams this year. The York College Cross Country Season has officially started. In just the 3rd year of bringing the program back to York, the future is looking promising. With 5 returners altogether and 3 being NAIA national qualifiers the women's team is ready to rock and roll; Kameryn Brewster, a Junior from Casper WY; Jordan Mestas a Junior from Casper, WY, and Karissa Austin a Sophomore from Morrill, NE; all have national qualifying experience and Alice Hackett a Junior from Rapid City, SD and Kristen Tuttle a Senior from Lincoln, NE have also both ran for York College in the past and will be joining the team to run at conference. Two new solid Freshman, Emily Meranda from Goshen, Indiana and Morgan De Boer a freshman from Council Bluffs, IA will only add to the talent of this group with their strong will and great abilities. These women are looking forward to making a statement throughout the season but especially at our Conference meet on Nov. 5. Although small in overall numbers, these ladies have been running hard and it will be exciting to see their hard work pay off throughout the year. Sept 14, 2011 - Varsity Volleyball had a great win last night, their first conference game of the year and they beat College of St. Mary's on the road! Its huge to win a conference game and its very tough also to win on the road away from the support of fans and the student body but they got a quality win in 5 sets. The coaches said it was a ridiculously tense game but its good to have those and even better to win those because it builds character. Teams need to learn how to win games when their backs are against the wall, any coach will you tell you that it builds character for a team; noted that it can be exhausting, however for them to face a stiff challenge and to come out on top is a good thing. Both soccer teams tied against Briar Cliff on the road. I think soccer is the only sport we sponsor that can end in a tie. Women tied 0-0...and men tied 1-1 and Carlos Fernandes was York College's goal scorer. All teams are off until this Friday. On Friday we have men's and women's soccer at home against Sterling College, 12 and 2 respectively and then we have JV and Varsity Volleyball at home against Mount Marty, 5:30 and 7:30 respectively. Also Cross Country opens this weekend at a meet in UNL. Coach Carver is excited about his group of runners. I'll get some info from him on his group and use it for the blog tomorrow. Sept 13, 2011 - JV Volleyball beat McCook Community College last night in straight sets, nice win for them. Meanwhile, our men's basketball coach, Delton Deal and his wife welcomed their 3rd child into the world last night. He already has 2 girls and now he has a son, born about 6:30 this morning, Delton Maurice Deal the 3rd. Congrats to them! Sept 12, 2011 - Pretty successful weekend for the YC Panthers, out on the road no less. The men's team logged an impressive win against Mount Marty in South Dakota winning 5-2. Goals were scored by Andrew Rush, Ben Sullivan, Carlos Fernandes and 2 by Santiago Castano. From talking to Coach Hackett, one of the most impressive performances was by Andrew Rush, who in addition to his goal assisted on two others on the day. The women's team also won 1-0 with a goal scored by Tara New. Volleyball went 2 and 2 on the weekend again with wins against Bacone College and Stephens College. The VB team now stands at 6-7 with their first conference game coming up tomorrow night against College of St. Mary's in Omaha. Both soccer teams head to Briar Cliff to compete tomorrow night and also we kick Cross Country into action as well this coming weekend. Coach Carver says he's got some real Sept 9, 2011 - I am about 36 hours late here in updating our games from Wednesday night. We lost a couple of heart-breakers on the soccer pitch. The women lost 0-1 on a goal that by many opinions didn't actually go on. The men lost 1-2 but controlled most of the action, especially in the first half. I'm excited about the men's team because they haven't yet been full strength. They just got all their varsity players eligible and then they had one of their leading goal scorer sitting out on cards, Christian Kistenoglu - they get him back this weekend and Paul Clement is healing up from pre-season injury. Paul is a prominent defender and will really help solidify the backline when he comes back. The women's team is now 2-2 and have shown very obvious improvement from a couple years ago - they are competitive and just a great bunch of girls. Volleyball team beat Union in straight sets on the same night, a relatively quick game and the Volleyball teams continues to play well and are an even 5 and 5 on the year. Again, if you're reading this, pray for our teams on the road this weekend. If you're in KC area go see the Volleyball team, check their site for locations - same for the soccer teams. Sept 6, 2011 - Volleyball went 1-3 on the weekend and apparently had a great match against Dickinson State which they won in 5 sets after going down 2 sets. I'm very pleased with their progress. I think they're figuring out as a team that they can be pretty good. Men's Soccer lost 3-1 in both games. Chris Kistenoglu scored a couple goals for the Panthers in those efforts. JV Volleyball was on the road, lost a few matches but Coach Fear was pleased with their progress in representing the college. The best news of the weekend is that Women's Soccer went 2-0 on the weekend winning games at Tabor and at Bethel. 2 road wins is not easy and they won 1 game in OT with a magnificent goal from Jaynie Brautman. The goal for Brautman earned her MCAC Defensive Player of the Week in the MCAC. Nice job Jaynie, very impressive! Sept 2, 2011 - Volleyball Varsity and JV are on the road this weekend but to separate locations. I was thinking about this the other day and the amount of exposure York College is getting by having some extra teams. York College is being represented by the JV and I think we'll be represented well here in state against Doane while the Varsity team is in South Dakota at a tourney and hopefully continuing the positive weekend they had last weekend. Meanwhile, JV men's and women's soccer play here in town today and the the varsity teams take off on the road for trips in Kansas. The York College name is getting out there and I think becoming more and more relevant nationally and in-state. Please pray for our programs, all the time pray for our programs. Pray our student-athletes represent us well on and off the field of competition. Pray they arrive to and from destinations safely and most of all, pray their lives are transformed. Sept 1, 2011 - Both teams arrived safely back home in the middle of the night. Kind of had a rough trip, both teams lost, scores on the individual pages. Women's lost in OT 0-1 on a shot from 40 yards away or so but Coach Hinton was pleased overall with his teams effort. Also, the front page of york.edu site has a story on men's soccer from the York News-Times, the local paper and they should soon be doing articles also on Cross Country, Volleyball and Women's Soccer. |
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