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April 3, 2020 – Issue 2

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NJCAA Cancels Seasons

No spring sports NJCAA cancels all spring sports, national basketball tourneys amidst COVID-19 pandemic The WNCC women’s basketball team earned a first-round bye and a 7th seed into the national tournament.

The Cougar softball team was going for back-to-back Region IX championships.

The Cougar baseball team wanted to get back to the Region IX championship game and finish that “unfinished business.”

All that came to a halt after the NJCAA first suspended all sports through March because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic that hit the United States.

The women’s national tournament was supposed to start March 17 with the Cougar women facing Florida SouthWestern on March 18. That tournament was postponed to April 20.

A few weeks later, the NJCAA canceled all springs sports and the remaining national championships because of the virus.

For spring sport athletes, they will not be charged a year of eligibility.

NJCAA president and CEO Christopher Parker said it was a tough decision.

“In light of the progressive evolvement of the COVID-19 situation, the NJCAA has decided to end all competition for the remainder of the academic year,” Parker said in a statement to the NJCAA member schools. “As an association, the NJCAA exhausted all possible avenues to potentially postpone competition for both upcoming basketball championships and spring sport competition. We believe following the recommendations of the CDC is in the best interest of our member colleges and our student-athletes.”

The spring competition includes all practices, regular season, post-season, and national championship play.

As for eligibility for spring sports, no spring sport student-athlete who was enrolled at a member college in 2020 will be charged a year of participation.

WNCC baseball coach Mike Jones said

ABOVE: WNCC’s Georgia Berry goes up for a shot against Otero. WNCC earned a at-large bid into the national tournament and a 7th seed. The tournament was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

RIGHT: Dermot Fritsch makes the second out of a triple play in a game against NJC. Fritsch caught a line drive to get the first out, tagged second and then threw to first..

it is unchartered territories, but for now the Cougar baseball, and softball, seasons are shut down.

“As of today [middle of March], we are finished,” Jones said. “The season is done. The ruling has come down. Not only games, but practices. Everything has been finished for the season. For us it is important that everyone is well taken care of at this point and everyone as plans to be

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No Spring Sports ... home with their families or to take care of themselves as they stay here at WNCC.” Along with the cancellation of competition, all on and off-campus recruiting for all sports will be halted until April 15 with further evaluation to be assessed at that point in time.

While the cancellation of the season impacts the men’s and women’s basketball national tournaments and all the spring sports from softball, baseball, track and field, and golf, it also impacts the other sports such as volleyball and soccer, who were undergoing spring practices. WNCC soccer and volleyball had spring matches scheduled, but all of that was wiped out.

“By not having spring practice and spring games can hamper growth,” WNCC volleyball coach Binny Canales said. “Making sure that kids improve through spring ball is important in the athlete development individually and team chemistry wise.”

WNCC men’s and women’s soccer coach Todd Rasnic said this pandemic will hopefully bring out the good characters of the athletes.

“There are no sports unless you watch ESPN Ocho! So it has affected every aspect of sports,” Rasnic said. “But just as sports are designed to produce character, so does world wide adversity! You will see more of the true character of a man or woman during this time.”

Canales said that the virus and all the cancellations across the board from pros to high school has brought a new focus of what is important.

“Many things that are taken for granted are in view now that we don’t have them. Sports is one of them,” Canales said.

“Growing up with sports really has always given me a complete feeling but now that they are on hold on all levels (youth, High School, College, Pro, and Olympics) makes life feel empty in some regards but makes you realize the importance of family and friends.”

The NJCAA statement said the NJCAA will explore the opportunity to expand allowable Letters of Intent for spring sports for both the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years under the recommendation

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Former Cougar Whitney Roth back in Gering amidst Corona outbreak from Arkansas University Former WNCC volleyball player and now University of Arkansas volleyball director of volleyball operations Whitney Roth is back in Gering riding out the COVID-19 outbreak.

Roth said the University of Arkansas took stern measures to try to flatten the curve of the corona virus.

“The changes directly affect my job with athletics at the University of Arkansas.,” Roth said. “All of our remaining winter and spring sports were cancelled. All of our athletes were told to go home for the remainder of the semester and to not return until Summer 2 session starts in early July.

It was a real blow to all of our athletes but it’s what’s best if we want to slow the spread of the Corona virus.”

Arkansas, as of May 26, has 349 cases while Nebraska has 73. Roth said some people aren’t taking it series, but it is a seri-

ous virus.

“I think the Corona virus is something to take seriously. At first I don’t think people took it seriously and didn’t stay at home and the virus spread rapidly,” Roth said.

“Some people are selfish and don’t think it will affect them but what they do affects others and they don’t realize it. Before I came home to be with my family, Arkansas had few cases that were in the southern part of the state. There were only limits on cases of water. Aisles were pretty well stocked but hand sanitizers were all gone. “ Roth, who returned to Gering to be with her family during all this, said the country will get through it.

“We’ll get through this although it seems really hard there are a lot worse things that are going on with other people and other countries. Be grateful for what you have.

WNCC freshman pitcher Lexi Parker delivers a pitch on March 7 against Western Texas College. The Cougars had their season canceled by the NJCAA after the organization suspended the spring sports season because of the corona virus.

No Spring Sports ... of the NJCAA Eligibility Committee. The eligibility committee will meet Thursday, March 19 to review the letter of intent increases.

Jones said the extra year of eligibility, as well as whether sophomores move on to four 4-yeear, makes for a different twist for the coaches and players.

“There is a twist on everybody’s ability to return,” he said. “According to the NJCAA, everybody will be granted their year of eligibility back. However that is a tough decision for the students with their college credits and where they are if they are going to graduate with an associate’s degree and time to move on. There are still a lot of questions but it is nice that that NJCAA

granted their eligibility back.”

Recruiting has also been impacted with no travel for the college coaches and many of the jamborees and state tournaments have been canceled or limited to family members only.

The NJCAA has said that recruiting can only be done via phone or email until April 15 because of the corona virus situation.

Canales said, “It has changed by not being able to see and evaluate live. We must rely on videos online, and speaking by phone instead of seeing the way they react to situations as the happen and seeing the look in the recruits eye as questions are asked.

Jones said this whole COVID-19 situa-

Hunter Nelson celebrates after finishing the third out of a triple play against NJC on March 5.

tion is new to everyone one.

“All across the world right now is a strange circumstance,” Jones said. “Nobody has a lot of experience of dealing with this. It is brand new to all of us. I am sure there is trial and error that will go on.

But the main thing for us is to make sure everybody is safe at this point. We will then move on and worry about next year after all this is over.”

Canales said his thought is to keep everyone healthy and the country comes out of it.

“I just hope we get healthy as a country and planet,” he said. “We will hopefully learn from this and put preventative measures to insure that this does not happen again.

WNCC freshman McKenzie Bakal throws to the infield during a game with Western Texas.

Life without softball

Hogan, rest of softball players had season cut short, adjusting to online classes, no softball

For many of the Western Nebraska Community College softball and baseball sophomores, their season was cut short after the NJCAA and the other college sports organizations like the NCAA and NAIA canceled the spring sports seasons because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

WNCC’s Sidnee Hogan took everything with stride and now the sophomore from South Jordan, Utah, has tough decisions to make whether to come back to redo her sophomore year after the NJCAA and NCAA said all spring sports participants would not be charged a year of participation or do other things.

The reality of ending her sophomore year hit home after the Cougar softball team played their final games in a doubleheader at McCook Community College on March 11.

“When I heard it was canceled for NCAA, it was right when I got back to the bus after our doubleheader against McCook.” Hogan said. “Coach [Katelyn Groves] tried to keep us playing as long as she could. She was doing everything she could telling us that it could get canceled but to see in our eyes that we were still playing. Ultimately when they were canceled, the thing that kept crossing my mind was that my parents wouldn’t get to see me play one more time.”

The question to return was in her mind, but the thing that affects most of the softball players is they will have their degree and will it be worth to come back for another year of softball after they get their associates degree in May. That was the question facing Hogan.

“I had thought that this was going to be my last year since October,” she said.

“I can’t imagine playing anywhere else so I have thought of coming back to put on a Cougar uniform for one more season. I just can’t see the reality of it since I will have my degree and would have to start a new one.”

The hardest reality for Hogan and the other Cougar sophomores – Lindsey Allie, Hannah Baesler, Tylar and Sam Davis, and Emma Glawson was the fact they would not have a chance to claim back-to-back Region IX titles.

“Not having the chance to go back-to-back is kind of upsetting,” she said. “I wanted another chance to fight for that and make it to nationals in St. George, Utah, so more of my family could come. Having it stripped from us as even a possibility to go to nationals is hard to think about.”

What she and the other sophomores can think about is their freshman year where they put together an unbelievable season in capturing the Region IX title with a win over McCook Community College. WNCC then fell to Butler Community College in the district finals at Volunteer Field.

“Nothing can compare to winning the title as a freshman,” Hogan said.

“We put in so much work and to see it all happen was surreal. Being there and watching it all unfold the way it had was so exciting and I wouldn’t trade that for anything.”

This season, Hogan was the starting first baseman and had the third highest batting average on the team when the season was canceled in early May. Hogan was batting .294 with one double and three stolen bases. Freshmen Cortney Rhees and Mackenzie Bakel led the team in batting average at .422 and .366

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Life without softball ... respectively.

Hogan said softball at WNCC is a special bond which makes it hard to leave the program after two years.

“Nothing will ever compare to the culture and standards held by WNCC softball,” she said. “The coaches here have always held themselves at a high level of wanting people to respect and cherish our time here. it’s about respect for yourself, team, coaches, teachers, dorm family, and everyone else in the community that helps us. Being able to look into the stands and see a crowd full of people cheering is something I’d never had before, and I loved it.”

While the team was supposed to have another two months together on the field and off, that reality of the season ending hit hard when players had to leave for home early because of the corona virus.

“The hardest part of season ending early is everyone leaving,” Hogan said. “A lot of us don’t have any other reason to be here but for softball with classes going all online. Saying goodbye to everyone two months earlier than anticipated is hard.

“I think it is really taking a toll on everybody. All we came to Scottsbluff to do was to get a chance to keep playing ball. So, without it, everyone is going home. it’s sad to say goodbye to your friends that have become your family two months earlier than you thought. It’s hard knowing my likelihood of seeing these girls again, on a daily basis, and having my best friends living 2 doors down will probably never happen again.”

Hogan, though, is one of those that is still on campus as she is a residence life assistant. With only a handful of students still here, she is here to help watch the dorms.

“Fortunately for me, I don’t have to leave right away. I work for housing as an RA and as long as I feel comfortable here, I can stay,” She said. “I’m not ready to leave Scottsbluff and the people here, so any day longer I get to spend here I will.”

So far, she feels comfortable here. The pandemic hasn’t really hit the Panhandle yet. As of March 26, Nebraska has 64 reported cases from North Platte to eastern

WNCC sophomore Sidnee Hogan (right) poses with fellow sophomore Sam Davis before a home game against Western Texas College. Hogan and the rest of her teammates had their season cut short because of the corona virus outbreak.

Nebraska. Utah, where Hogan is from, had 346 reported cases.

Hogan said this whole pandemic is different.

“This whole pandemic is crazy!” she said. “I think the funniest part is running out of toilet paper and not being able to find any.”

For Hogan, while the COVID-19 has changed her scheme of things for the next two months with all the classes online, she will take plenty of things from her time at WNCC. “Some of my favorite memories are meeting the girls and having the chance to get so close with them,” she said. “You

never really think that you’ll get family from all over, but that’s what going to a JUCO is like. Everyone in this town is your family and that is probably my best memory.”

As for next year or her future, she is kind of up in the air, so to speak.

“My future plans originally included taking a gap year and being a flight attendant to get money to pay for online school, but the airlines are going through a panic so that probably won’t work,” she said. “Maybe eventually, I’ll come back here and help coach, who knows!

For now, I’m just following the wind and seeing where I’ll land. “

Former Cougar wraps up career at Peru When Giovanna Silva came here in the fall of 2016, she didn’t realize what adventures her basketball playing would take.

Silva was part of two NJCAA national tournament teams during her freshman (2016-17) and sophomore (2017-18) year and then went on to have a successful season at Peru State University.

Silva said her time a WNCC and Peru State has helped her become a better player and person.

“I’ve grown a lot as a player like being confident with myself and my game,” she said. “Even with me playing mostly one position, I’ve improved a lot on other aspects of my game.”

At WNCC, Silva started all 34 games her sophomore season, averaging 9.4 points a game. That was double what she averaged her freshman year when she averaged 4.0 points a game.

Silva said her time at WNCC will be cherished.

“Of course, going to nationals two years in a row was something that I’ll never forget,” Silva said. “God couldn’t have placed me in a better place than WNCC.” A lot of her success and improvement came from head coach Chad Gibney.

“Just trust the process. WNCC is a great place to build you individually and as player,” she said. “Coach Gibney is a great guy and a coach that only wants to help his athletes.”

Silva took those talents to Peru State and became just as successful. Peru State won just four games her junior year but had a much better season this year with 12 wins in NAIA. “I loved my period at Peru State. It really helped me grow as a person and player,” she said. “I expected more of myself my senior year, but I guess all I can do is get over it and get better.”

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Silva received many honors at Peru State in her two years. Last year as a junior, she was the Heart of America Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete and Omaha World-Herald NAIA/NCAA DIII All-Nebraska Honorable Mention. This year she got All-American Strength and Conditioning Athletes of the year by the

Giovanna Silva goes up for two points in a game this season for Peru State. Silva finished her collegiate basketball career in March.

NSCA. The Omaha World Herald honors have not been released as of March 23.

“My team got a lot better this year,” she said. “Last year we only won 4 games and this year we won 12. There was a lot of improvement and I believe we are only going to get better.”

Playing at Peru State was special, especially when Peru State played Missouri Western and her former Cougar teammate Anastacia Johnson. She said that was a fun game.

“I only played against her this year but it was fun,” Silva said. “She did good and I also missed her and it was good to see she was playing just as hard as she used to play at WNCC.” Silva is still in eastern Nebraska at Peru State during the COVID-19 situation. She said that is her only option right now.

“I’m still at Peru. I don’t have any other options right now,” she said. “So, I am staying to study and also work on campus.”

Silva said the corona virus is something everyone needs to be aware of. The virus is especially high in eastern Nebraska.

“I just think it is something we all need

to be aware of its danger relating to contamination and we all need to be careful and stay inside in order to be safe and help with each other’s safety,” she said. “There is a couple is cases in a city 15 minutes away from where I live. We are all have online courses now, but the campus is still open with only faculty and staff working. We are being very careful with hygiene. Hopefully, we won’t get any cases but we’ll never know.”

After this year, Silva has plans to try to play professionally someplace.

“I am going to pursue my dream which is being a professional basketball player,” she said. “If that doesn’t work, I’ll try to be a strength and conditioning coach or a personal trainer.”

For Silva, she is just thankful for the opportunity to get her education in the states while getting through this pandemic experience.

“I think the fact of finishing my career here in such a great school will be the best memory,” she said. “I am just happy to be finishing school. It was a tough four years but we can all get through it.”

Allen, Strawbridge make South All-region A couple Western Nebraska Community College men’s basketball players earned South All-Region honors that was released after the men’s Region IX basketball tournament.

Teddy Allen, a sophomore who led the nation in scoring, was a first-team South All-region selection. Allen averaged 31.4 points a game and shot 88.1 percent from the free throw line. Allen is a University of Nebraska verbal commit.

WNCC’s Kenny Strawbridge, a freshman athletically, earned South All-region third team honors. Strawbridge averaged 15 points a contest in his first year at WNCC. Other first team South All-Region honors went to Northeastern Junior College’s Ryan Bagley and Otero’s RayQuawndis Mitchell.

Second team South All-region went to Lamar Blayton Williams, Otero’s Romon Douglas-Watkins, and NJC’s Mohamed Dialo. Third team honors went to Trinidad’s Bilal Shabazz and McCook’s LaTre Darthard.

North all-region honors included First teamers ; Second team members Western Wyoming’s Dayne Prim, Sheridan’s Jovon McClanahan, and Gillette’s Mason Archmbault, and Third team members Central Wyoming’s James Wood and Darius Guinn, and Gillette’s Bradley Akhile.

The All-tournament team was also announced and no WNCC players made the all-tournament team despite making it to the semifinals after defeating Trinidad State 90-82 in the first round and then Casper College 112-108 in overtime in the quarterfinals, and then falling to Northeastern Junior College 94-84 in the semifinals.

All-tournament team members included five players each from Region IX winners Western Wyoming Community College (Mariel Ayol, Trevor Trost, Sindou Cisse, Trey Marable, and LaChaun Duhart), and runner-ups Northeastern Junior College (Mohamed Diallo, Ryan Bagley, Cyler Kane-Johnson, Dalton Knetch, and Andrew Ferrin).

The rest of the All-tournament selections included Gillette College’s Jayden Coke, Mason Archambault, and Issac

WNCC sophomore Teddy Allen goes up for two points in a first-round playoff game against Trinidad State Junior College on Feb. 29. Allen was a first team South All-region player.

WNCC’s Kenny Strawbridge drives to the bucket in a game against Otero second semester.

Strawbridge earned South All-region third team honors.

Mushila; McCook’s LaTre Darthard, and Casper’s David Walker.

The Region IX South coach of the

year went to NJC’s Eddie Trenkle and the North coach of the year went to Western Wyoming’s Steve Sosa.

Lady Cougars earn all-region, all-tourney honors

The Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball team had several members of the 28-2 team that earned a 7th-seed into the national tournament receive post-season honors that was announced by the Region IX recently.

Four Cougars earned South All-region Honors with three earning Region IX all-tournament honors.

The four receiving all-region honors included sophomores Tishara Morehouse, R’Manie Pulling, and Yuliyana Valcheva, and freshman Lidsey Mahoukou.

Morehouse led the team with 21 points a game average while making 38.2 percent of her treys. She also averaged five rebounds and four assists a game.

Valcheva averaged 12.3 points a contest and seven rebounds a game, while Pulling averaged 11.5 points a contest. Pulling was also put on the South All-defensive team.

Mahoukou, averaged 10.5 points and 5.9 rebounds a contest in her first season at WNCC. Other South All-region members included Otero’s Charisse Fairley, Emma Florez, and Lea Mafua; Northeastern Junior College’s Aleksandra Ratnikava, and McCook’s Carla Torrubio-Cano and Makenna Bodette.

South All-defensive members on the team besides Pulling included Trinidad State’s Mariah Garcia, Otero’s Emma Florez, McCook’s Makenna Bodette, and NJC’s Unique Gainey.

North All-region members included Eastern Wyoming’s Ane Esnal Aquirre, Casper’s Natalia Otkhmezuri, Mya Jones, and Raquel Ferrer-Bernad; Central Wyoming’s Essy Latu; Gillette’s Kobe King-Hawea, Skylar Patton, and Molly Coleman; Northwest’s Adela Smutna; and Sheridan’s Madison Roush.

North All-defensive members included Northwest’s Raquel Turner, Laramie County’s Abby Garreaud, Gillette’s Skylar Patton, Eastern Wyoming’s Emma Strom, and Casper’s Juneau Jones.

Three WNCC players also earned Region IX All-tournament honors. WNCC fell in the regional championship game 66-64 to Casper College.

Cougars making the all-tournament team included Tishara Morehouse,

WNCC sophomore R’Manie Pulling delivers a pass in a game against Eastern Wyoming College. Pulling earned South All-region and All-tournament honors this year.

R’Manie Pulling, and Lidsey Mahoukou.

Casper, Gillette, and Otero each had three on the all-tournament team.

Casper’s members included Natalia Okkhmezuri, Ashley Tehau, and Raquel Ferrer-Bernad, while Gillette had Kobe King-Hawea, Sydney Praher, and Skylar Patton.

Otero’s three players included Leah Mafua, Charisse Fairely, and Sophie Abela.

The last members of the All-tournament team was Eastern Wyoming’s Montse Guitierrez Ibanez and Ane Esnal Aquirre; and NJC’s Alexandra Ratnikava.

The regional coach of the year honors went to WNCC’s Chad Gibney for the south and Casper’s Dwight Gunnare for the WNCC sophomore Yuliyana Valcheva dribbles to the basketball in a game this season. Valcheva earned South All-region north. honors this season.

WNCC’s Costas inks with Tarleton State for volleyball

Where 19-20 Sophomores Are Headed

Ana Costas, one of Western Nebraska Community College’s top liberos, will be taking her defensive talents to the next level after inking with Tarleton State University, a program that is moving to Division I next season, earlier this month.

Costas said playing Division I volleyball has been something she has dreamed of since she was a little girl.

“It is exciting [going to the next level] because I have been dreaming of this since I was four years old,” she said. “It is a dream come true and it is at the DI level.”

The decision to attend Tarleton wasn’t an easy one at first. It was the visit to the Commerce, Texas, school that changed her mind.

“I choose Tarleton State University because of the people said, ‘You, Ana, are a great player and they gave me the confidence,” Costas said. “I went to a couple of visits first but when I went there, I was like this is the school I wanted and I fell in love with the university.”

Tarleton State, in their final year at the NCAA Division II level last fall, finished the year 22-12 before falling in the first

WNCC sophomore Ana Costas (middle) poses with two of her volleyball teammates after she signed to continue playing at Tarleton State University recently.

round of the regional tournament to Colorado Mines.

In two seasons at WNCC, Costas finished with 1,163 digs, which is fifth on the WNCC career digging charts. Last season, Costas tallied 547 digs (4.27 per game) while finishing with 29 ace serves, and 101 assists.

Costas, who came to WNCC from Gurabo, Puerto Rico, said her time at WNCC has been memorable.

“It has been a wonderful experience,”

she said. “I thank Coach Binny [Canales] for the experience to be here. I want to thank the teammates.”

Costas, who is planning on majoring in sports management, said is looking forward to be going to a warmer climate and that she will not miss the snow in western Nebraska.

“I am closer to home and in hot weather, too,” Costas said. “I am just grateful to be here with my teammates and my family.”

Women’s Soccer Rafaella Passos ........... Bethel University (NAIA) Rafaela Ornelas ........... Judson University (NAIA) Caroline Vieira .............. Cumberland University (NAIA) Lisa Haferkamp ............ St. Thomas (Florida) (NAIA) Bethany Fuchs ............. Concordia University (NAIA) Thais Nayara ................ William Carey University (NAIA Men’s Soccer Berrnardo Torres ........... Briar Cliff University (NAIA) Daniel Matty ................. Missouri Valley (NAIA) Saul Aguilar .................. William Wood University (NAIA) Oumar Sissoko ............. Bellevue University (NAIA) Ruam Barbosa ............. Goshen College in Indiana (NAIA) Hector Salgadro............ Knox Colege (Division III) Volleyball Gabriela Canavati ......... Cameron University (Division II) Ana Costas ................... Tarleton State University (Division I) La”treva Kennedy ......... Missouri State (Division I) Men’s Basketball Teddy Allen ................... University of Nebraska (Division I) Softball Lindsey Allie ................. University of Antelope Valley in California (NAIA) Baseball Garrett Declue............... University of Cumberlands (NAIA) Kyler Harris.................... Northwest Oklahoma State University (Division II) Elliot McNeave.............. Adams State College (Division II)

Volleyball player Canavati signs with Cameron University After two years at Western Nebraska Community College, Cougar volleyball player Gabriela Canavati will be taking her volleyball talents to the next level after signing with Cameron University in Oklahoma in February.

Canavati said Cameron is closer to her home in Laredo, Texas, and it is a good school for her major of psychology.

“I am going to Cameron University,” she said. “I choose that school obviously because of volleyball reasons, but their psychology program is one of the top in the state and that is what I am majoring in.

I felt like it was the right fit for me.”

The dream of playing college volleyball was something that Canavati had since she was little.

“It always has been my dream since I was eight,” she said. “I thought about not playing [at the four-year level], but I thought I would regret it later if I didn’t.”

Cameron is coached by Brandon Stephenson, who used to coach at Lamar Community College, who knows all about WNCC’s success. The NCAA Division II school went 6-23 last year in his first year.

The Cameron Aggies are slated to return eight players from last year.

Canavati’s two years at WNCC was successful. Her best year was her sophomore year where she played in 116 sets and 37 matches. Canavati finished with a consistent season tallying 232 kills her sophomore and 225 her freshman year. She also

was well-rounded, getting 80 digs in the fall with 40 blocks and 12 ace serves.

Canavati had plenty of big matches this season. She had a season high 20 kills in a fiveset win against Laramie County Community College on Sept. 3. She also had a 17-kill performance in a four-set win over LCCC on Oct. 8, and had a 14-set performance in a five-set win over Northeastern Junior College.

Canavati said she grew as a player and person while at WNCC. “I definitely thought I grew as a player and a person with the maturity. Of course it wouldn’t have happened without Coach Binny, the com- Gabriela Canavati poses with flowers and a teddy bear after munity, and my team,” signing to continue playing at Cameron University.

Canavati said emothe year taking the courses online. Canationally. “I grew a great amount and not just as a player, but in the vati, who was also a student ambassador, classroom and a person. I am very thank- said it will be hard to leave here.

“It will be very hard. Some of my best ful.”

Canavati’s time here has been cut short friends are here, so it will be tough,” she because of the COVID-19 situation as said. “It is amazing to be playing with one many players have went home to finish out of the best teams.”

2019-20 Cougar Athletes of the Week Female Athletes of the Week Aug. 28........ Rafaela Passos, soccer Sept. 4...........Bethany Fuchs, soccer Sept. 11....... Gabriela Canavati, vball Sept. 23........Leslie Lagafuaina, vball Oct. 9............ Destiny Mueller, soccer Oct. 24..........Leslie Lagafuaina, vball Nov. 7.......Yuliyana Valcheva, wbball Nov. 18......Lidsey Mahoukou, wbball Dec. 5..... Tishara Morehouse, wbball Dec. 19......... R’Manie Pulling, wbball Jan. 12............... Taylor Joplin, wbball Jan. 26......... Zarrea Coleman, wbball

Feb. 2.......Yuliyana Valcheva, wbball Feb. 16... Tishara Morehouse, wbball Feb. 23.............. Taylor Joplin, wbball March 8.. Tishara Morehouse, wbball March 15............ Tylar Davis, softball Male Athletes of the Week Aug. 28.... Washington Junior, soccer Sept. 4................Saul Aguilar, soccer Sept. 11.................Ygor Brito, soccer Sept. 23.....Bernarndo Torres, soccer Oct. 9............Hector Salgado, soccer Oct. 24................. Jack Mann, soccer

Nov. 7................. Teddy Allen, mbball Bov. 18............. Jordan Smith, mbball Dec. 5.................Sami Harun, mbball Dec. 19... Kenny Strawbridge, mbball Jan. 12........... Kalen Williams, mbball Jan. 26................ Teddy Allen, mbball Feb. 2............ Kalen Williams, mbball Feb. 16............... Teddy Allen, mbball Feb. 23... Kenny Strawbridge, mbball March 8.............. Teddy Allen, mbball March 17........ Caleb Coats, baseball

WNCC’s Torres inks with Briar Cliff soccer When Bernardo Torres came to Western Nebraska Community College two years ago, he didn’t realize the impact WNCC would have on his education and playing.

Now, after two years on the WNCC men’s soccer team, Torres will continue his collegiate soccer playing at Briar Cliff University in Iowa, a NAIA institution.

“After going to the visit and interest from other schools besides Briar Cliff, I choose there because the people there made me feel like home. They have a good academic program and also a good soccer program. They had a really good season which interested me a lot. They have some Brazilians there as well and they really wanted me to go there. I felt that was the right choice.”

Torres, who hails from Blumenau, Brazil, came to WNCC two years ago to play soccer and get an education. During that time, Torres became a solid midfielder for the Cougar. Torres said he is appreciative of the opportunity to play soccer in the United States.

“Soccer for me and the opportunity to be here in the United States is really exciting,” he said. “I am really happy to be in the sport I love and choose to play. Soccer provides me a lot of good things here in the United States. I am really happy.”

Torres said he has improved his soccer skills while at WNCC and also meet some amazing people.

“WNCC was my first opportunity to come here and thanks to coach for giving me that,” he said. “I made a lot of wonderful people at WNCC, which I really appreciated. In the two years I have created really good friendships for myself as a person, as an athlete, and as a friend. For me it was amazing.”

Torres will be going to Briar Cliff, which is part of the GPAC Conference.

He will also be playing against many of his current teammates, who also signed to play at different GPAC conference teams next year.

Briar Cliff went 13-6-1 a year ago and fell in the title game of the GPAC conference to Hastings College 2-0. The Chargers have six players from Brazil on the team now and plenty of other international and American players.

Bernardo Torres signs his letter of intent to continue playing soccer at Briar Cliff University recently.

Briar Cliff, located in Sioux City, Iowa, is about the same type of environment that it is in Scottsbluff. Torres loved being at WNCC the last two years.

“I think I will miss the people here,” he said. “The community here is really small, but it is really amazing. I made really good relationships and I love them.

I am used to them because I am far from home but it is always hard time to take it.”

On the soccer pitch, Torres said they had good seasons and times when he would sit down and cry, especially when he played his last game in the blue and gold Cougar uniform.

“In soccer the first year was a really good year for us. Unfortunately we didn’t make it very good when we lost 1-0 to LCCC, which was sad for us. We had a really good team,” he said. “For this year we played more like a family, so which for me was a really good experience. I think we have improved a lot which is something that will leave a good lasting impression for me. The moments we went to Denver and played all together.

I cried after the last game after we lost.”

Torres is planning on majoring in business administration and might go into the side of accounting.

Bernardo Torres stands and poses with his Briar Cliff T-shirt after signing to play soccer for the Iowa NAIA school. Torres is one of many

Cougar soccer players that will continue playing next year.

Gibney named World Exposure national coach of the year Western Nebraska Community College’s Chad Gibney garnered the World Exposure NJCAA Division I Coach of the Year that was released Wednesday.

The World Exposure is a recruiting service for colleges for high school and college players.

Gibney said he was surprised to receive the honor because there were many outstanding head coaches in the junior college arena that could have received it. “it is a great honor to be named national coach of the year. There are so many great coaches throughout the country and I feel truly blessed to be recognized as there are plenty people that are deserving of the award.”

There were four finalists named for the NJCAA Division I World Exposure Wom-

en’s College Coach of the Year. Besides Gibney, the other three finalists included Northwest Florida State’s Bart Walker, South Plains College’s Cayla Petree, and South Georgia Tech’s James Frey.

Gibney led the Cougars to one of their best seasons in school history, finishing at 28-2 on the season. WNCC ran off 26 straight wins before falling in the Region IX championship game to Casper College 64-62. The Cougars finished the season ranked No. 2 in the NJCAA final polls and earned their fourth straight trip to nationals, earning a No. 7 seed at this year’s NJCAA national tournament. The tournament was canceled because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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What are your memories from your time at WNCC?

Annabelle Gillen Volleyball

Georgia Berry Women’s Basketball

Ruam Barbosa Men’s Soccer

Caroline Vieira Women’s Soccer

Saul Aguilar Men’s Soccer

“My favorite memories were during home games. It was awesome to see all the people that would come just to watch us play and to hear our student section cheering us on. Our energy would be so high so that we could make our coaches and our fans proud.

It was one of the best feelings ever!”

“Most memorable moment for me was getting 7th seed to play at the national tournament. Although we lost the regional championship, our season did not come down to one game.

That itself meant our team worked hard the entire season with an awesome record. It’s disappointing nationals is canceled. It just means we come out bigger next year.”

“1. My first game for WNCC 2. Team traveling 3. Water baseball in the pre season 4. Last season’s quarter final OT win.

5. Denver trip to play the semifinals.”

“My best memories at WNCC are the travels. I loved the moments that we were on the road, being prepared for a game, concentrating with the team at the hotel. Everything is so excited. Moreover, all the friends that I made here were amazing. I had so many good moments with them. Also, I’m really grateful for WNCC and everyone from staff. I felt so welcome and I really appreciate working for them.

There are many great memories I have from the first day until today, everything has been an adventure. I will always remember preseason. We came two weeks earlier to school to prepare for the season.

It’s a feeling I will always remember because we feel like we are professional soccer players . We wake up for practice at 6 am and after that have lunch go to our rooms and rest until 12 again for the tactical session. We then rest until 5 and go to have practic. It’s one of the best moments because it’s where we get to know each other. We laugh, we scream, we play, we get mad for waking up early but we finish the job at the end we all have dinner together at the dining hall.

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Gibney, who has been head coach of the Cougars for the past 3 ½ years, guided WNCC to two Region IX titles (2017 and 2019). The Cougars have played one of the top 10 toughest schedules in the country according to the Massey Ranking, ranked 6th in the country according to the Massey Ranking. WNCC beast Top 20 teams Casper, Gillette, Otero, and Utah Valley State College, along with Region 11 champion Iowa Western Community College.

Gibney was also named the Region IX South Coach of the Year for a third time.

He was the District coach of the year in 2017 and 2019.

Gibney, however, wasn’t the only Cougar to get mention. WNCC sophomore Tishara Morehouse was a Final 15 finalist for the World Exposure Sophomore of the Year. The organization said Morehouse is “considered the best available point guard in junior college. She is currently averaging 21 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.1 assists.”

The Sophomore of the Year went to Gulf Coast’s Ahlana Smith, who signed with Louisville after transferring from

UCLA. Gibney said it is an honor to see Morehouse among the list of the top players in the country.

“Any individual accolade is a team award,” Gibney said. “It takes a village and we are truly blessed to have great players, great support staff, and a great community.”

Region IX was represented in the other two awards the World Exposure Company gave out. Gillette College’s Kobe KingHawea was named the Freshman of the Year. King-Hawea averaged 20.5 points a game. WNCC played Gillette at the regional tournament and won 77-63. KingHawea led the Pronghorns in that game with 21 points.

Gibney said King-Hawea will be a force to be reckoned with next year.

“She is really good. She is a tremendous player,” he said. “She has a bright future ahead of her. She is going to be very difficult to contain again next year. It is great for our league to get recognized with some of these awards.”

Region IX also had a couple of other

finalists. Otero’s Leah Mafua was a finalist for Freshman of the Year, while Casper College assistant coach Nate Macy was a finalist for Assistant Coach of the Year.

The assistant coach of the year went to Northwest Florida State’s Zach Banks.

With the season now finished because the NJCAA suspended the spring sports season and canceled the national tourneys, Gibney is turning to the recruiting.

For now, he can only recruit via phone and email until April 15 because of the COVID-19 situation. Gibney said this recruiting season will be different to say the least.

“I don’t know if anyone quite knows the landscape and the best way to go about things recruiting-wise,” he said. “Obviously, recruiting is a huge part of what we need to do because it is important, not only to identify the right players, but the right people to fit in our program.”

WNCC loses four sophomores that started all season in Morehouse, Vuliyana Valcheva, Taylor Joplin, and R’Manie Pulling.

Softball Isabella Coffman............ Eaglecrest High........................Aurora, Colo.

Bailey Blanchard........... Elizabeth High......................Elizabeth, Colo.

Chloe Cronquist............. Blackfoot High..................... Blackfoot, Idaho Lexi Butterfield............... Lehi High...................................... Lehi, Utah Ashley Quinn................. Cherokee High.........................Aurora, Colo.

Men’s Basketball Jasiya DeOllos.............. Scottsbluff High.................. Scottsbluff, Neb. Conner Creech.............. Hastings High........................ Hastings, Neb. Women’s Basketball Makylee Buell................ Cheyenne East High...........Cheyenne, Neb. Baseball JT Cafferty..................... Hastings High........................ Hastings, Neb. Noah Baumann............. Norris High................................... Firth, Neb. Travor DuBray............... Alliance High...........................Alliance, Neb. Gavin Harris.................. Crosby High........................... Crosby, Texas Quinn McCafferty........... Big Horn High........................Big Horn, Wyo. Sergio Tarango.............. Poudre High....................... Ft. Collins, Colo.

Dawson Shaver............. Crosby High........................... Crosby, Texas Volleyball Eli Winkler...................... Gering High.............................. Gering, Neb. Hayleigh Fornstrom....... Pine Bluffs High..................Pine Bluffs, Wyo. Holleigh Jaime............... Soldotna High.................... Soldotna, Alaska Juliana Oliveira...........................................................................Brazil Angel Nahinu................. Kapolei High......................... Kapolei, Hawaii

Gering’s Winkler signs with WNCC volleyball Gering’s Elli Winkler had a decision to make of what she wanted to do in college.

On one hand was volleyball, the other hand was track and field. And, on the third hand, was the dance team.

After visiting Western Nebraska Community College and reuniting with her former teammates Olivia Schaub and Arianna Mitchell, along with the rest of the players, her decision became much clearer. She made that decision to play volleyball for WNCC official when she signed her letter of intent on Thursday in front of family and friends at GHS. “I really wasn’t sure about it at first, but Binny [Canales] invited me on campus and I got to take a tour with all the girls and practice and I think that really helped me decide,” Winkler said. “Practice felt comfortable and it felt like my team.”

That decision to take volleyball became a reality after weighing all the options.

“It was pretty tough honestly. I had a couple offers for track and volleyball, and dance team. I ruled those out one by one visiting places and then deciding that WNCC was best for me and volleyball was going to be best for me.”

Winkler will join a WNCC team that will have plenty of players that she played with and against. She will be joining her former teammates Schaub and Mitchell, who will be sophomores at WNCC next year. She also will be play alongside Mitchell’s Anabelle Gillen as well as current Cougar recruit Hyleigh Fornstrom, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming.

Fronstrom is her volleyball club teammate right now as part of the Panhandle 18s junior team, which is part of the NEVBC Club. Other members of the Panhandle club, who have a 10-2 record and ranked No. 1 after this weekend, include her Gering teammates Macey Boggs and Zoee Smith; Sidney’s Mattie Johnson; Chadron’s Allie Ferguson and Anika Burke; Leyton’s Madeline Watchhorn; and Pine Bluff ’s Sophie Howard.

Winkler said it will be fun to reunite with her former Bulldogs.

“It is great to be able to play with people that are familiar to me and I played with before. I am really excited to be teammates again,” she said. “It will be great [to team up with Olivia and Arianna] again] be-

Elli Winkler, middle, poses with members of the WNCC volleyball team after signing to play volleyball at the college.

cause we already have bond from previous years so it will be good to reconnect and connect on the court again.”

At Gering, Winkler made a drastic improvement her senior year. As a sophomore, Winkler hit minus .333 in 11 sets on varsity. As a senior, Winkler pounded down 417 kills at 4.1 per set. She also had an 83.3 serving accuracy with 30 aces, and finished with 76 blocks and 220 digs.

Winkler had two matches last fall where she tallied over 20 kills. She had 21 kills in a season-opening win over Alliance and then pounded home 22 kills in a sweep over Scottsbluff. She had 22 matches where she had double figure kills.

Winkler said she still needs to get better.

“I would say all areas [I need to get better in],” she said. “I need to improve on hitting, serving, and definitely passing is one I can work on.”

Gering coach Amanda Cochran said Winkler was a key hitter on the front line for the Bulldogs.

“I think Elli is an awesome player,” Cochran said. “You have an arm of steel, girl [looking over at Elli]. She can bomb away on that outside so I am excited to see what

she can do and where she fits in. I am really excited that she will be at WNCC with two big sisters from our past team.”

Winkler, who also participates in track and field and is a member of the Poms Dance team, said playing college volleyball is a great opportunity.

“It is a great opportunity,” she said. “I never really saw myself going on, but I am glad I got this opportunity to continue playing.”

When she graduates from Gering, she will have many memories to cherish on the volleyball court as well as around the school.

“It was great [being a part of Gering volleyball] and I wouldn’t trade it for the world,” she said. “This season we had a great team and it has always been great. I love my teammates and it is more like a family to me. It was great.

“It will be tough walking out these doors and not see the familiar faces again, but I am staying in the community so I will still see all these people still. It won’t be too bad; it is not like I am going someplace far away.”

Winkler is undecided on a major as of now, but is leaning towards environmental science or criminal justice.

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Former Cougars come back to visit WNCC in January Kalu and Fabiana Guasco show their kids where the two played college volleyball, basketball Former WNCC men’s basketball player Kalu Guasco and his wife former volleyball player Fabiana Borsari Guasco are thankful for making the trip up show their kids – Lucas, 6, and Giulianna (Gigi), 4, – where they played and met so many people that it changed their lives while attending WNCC. Fabiana said it is crazy back down in Houston, where they live with their two kids.

The kids are out of school, learning at home. They also celebbrated their birthdays April 1 -- Gigi is age 5 and Lucas, on April 3, is now 7.

The trip to Scottsbluff in January happened because Kalu’s dorm mom, Shari Rosso’s son proposed to his girlfriend in Colorado and they were invited. Since they were so close to Scottsbluff, they thought it would be a good idea to make the trip up Nebraska.

“Our kids have never seen snow and we wanted to take a winter trip,” Kalu said. “Our first idea was to fly to Denver and meet up with Shari Rosso because all their kids live in Colorado. The plan was to fly to Denver, meet them, and go up to the mountains. Then I was looking at cost for plane tickets and I said we have a lot of time, why don’t we drive.”

Kalu started looking at routes and said if they drive through Albuquerque they could see Junior A. They did that and spent a night to see his hold WNCC teammate, drove up to Greeley the next day to be with Shari and her family.

While they were in Greeley, they thought since they were that close to Scottsbluff, why not drive up to Scottsbluff.

“It is the first time we came back and it won’t be the last time we are here,” Kalu said.

Fabiana said parts of the college look the same, but there are new things. Plus, the town, itself, has changed. One thing they are missing was walking down to Papa Johns to get pizza.

“It is kind of weird because I see a lot of old college like Pioneer Hall, which is not Pioneer Hall any more,” Fabiana said.

“When you go to the main building, you still have the circle.

It still reminds me of the old college but everything is different.

The town is really different.”

While they were here, they stayed with Fabiana’s dorm family, Karmen and Kalu, Fabiana, and their two kids Lucas and Gigi stand on the Randy Kleager. They court that the two played on in the early 2000s. also visited Cindy and Marvin Brandt, who Fabiana babysat their son, who is now a student at WNCC. “I have good memories here,” Kalu said. “My host family and I will never forget of how much they helped us. The dorm parent program is phenomenal, and I have talked to friends and they never had that and they are now back in Brazil.”

The two have plenty of memories from WNCC. Fabiana played volleyball here in 2002 and 2003 and then went on

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Making a return trip to Cougar Palace ... to Rockhurst College in Kansas City. Fabiana finished her career at WNCC with 835 kills.

Kalu played basketball from 2003 through 2005 and then went to the University of Missouri-Kansas City to finish his playing. The two schools were actually across the street from each other.

The two got married in 2006 just before he went to play professionally in Europe.

Kalu played in Portugal and Switzerland.

After that, because the pay in professional basketball wasn’t the greatest back then, the two went briefly back to Brazil and then back to Kansas City so Kalu could finish his degree. Fabiana worked while they were in Kansas City and then Kalu got a job offer in Houston. Kalu is a project manager for a company that installs power plants, starting there as an electrical engineer. Fabiana works for Shell.

After a few years in Houston, they relocated to Panama for three years, where their daughter was born. After Panama, they moved back to Houston.

Kalu and Fabiana said this was the first time they came back, but it won’t be the last.

While they were here, they took in a college basketball game, watching WNCC take on Lamar Community College. It was the first time their kids watched a college basketball game.

In fact, Kalu said he wanted to meet WNCC head coach Cory Fehringer, who he played against when Cory was playing for Northeastern Junior College. In their last day here, Kalu and Cory had a nice talk on the gym floor while their kids played on the court.

The time at WNCC was memorable and they had an opportunity to take in the Cougar basketball game with Lamar Community College.

What Kalu and Fabiana loved about WNCC was how the community followed Cougar athletics.

“We had the community and they always got behind the athletes. That was fun,” Fabiana said.

Fabiana was a part of two national championship teams. Her freshman year they finished sixth and her sophomore

year they took seventh.

What she loved was the mix of international and American players. Both Kalu and Fabiana are not in favor of college teams that have practically an all international roster.

“I like the limited numbers,” Fabiana said.

Kalu added, “The whole thing about colleges is to develop the players here. If you allow a whole bunch of foreigners, then you are not developing any kids here.

You should help kids from overseas, but I don’t think it should be open season where there is all foreigners because then you lose the purpose of the college here.”

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Hernandez’ baseball season cut short, will return to DSU Esai Hernandez was having a senior season at Dakota State University was going extremely well.

Sixteen games into the season, Hernandez was having an exceptional fine season.

It then all came to a sudden halt after the NAIA canceled the spring sports season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“My season at DSU was going great and one of the best seasons I was having since the start of it,” the former Gering and Western Nebraska Community College baseball player said. “We were on track for one of the better seasons up there in a while.”

The sudden loss of the season put a damper on Hernandez’ strong season.

Plus, it made Hernandez make a decision: does he come back for his senior year after all the college divisions – NJCAA, NCAA, and NAIA – will give back the spring sports athletes another year of eligibility.

That would mean Hernandez would be in his sixth year of college after spending three season at WNCC, including a redshirt season, one season at Mount Marty University, and his fifth year at Dakota State.

Hernandez said he will be back for another year, Dakota State baseball said in a release they are excited to have Hernandez back for another year.

“Esai is a great young man. He’s one of our three seniors and we’re excited that he has decided to return next season to complete his eligibility that was cut short due to COVID-19,” the release said. “Esai was hitting .378 and led the team in runs, doubles, home runs, RBI’s, slugging percentage, and ranked 19th in double per game in the NAIA when the season ended.”

Why not, too. Hernandez is a worker on the diamond, even with the season canceled. Hernandez, taking online classes at DSU since everything is now online, is still working on his baseball skills.

“I am still doing my workouts for baseball on my own,” he said. “It is something that I take in consideration for next season and I don’t want to lose what I have built from the previous two years.”

His time in South Dakota is limited.

He still has to decide if he will remain in South Dakota for the summer, with the option to play summer baseball or return back to Gering for the summer.

“Right now, I am still in South Dakota for a couple of more weeks and then I will make a decision on whether I will stay up there or come back to Gering for the summer,” Hernandez said. “Dakota State has made the decision to finish the semester online and all students who live on campus are moving out for safety reasons.”

His baseball playing might be on hold, but his game continues to improve. He credits all levels of competition that he was a part of that helped him get better.

“My game has improved so much from high school to WNCC to the Pioneers and so on,” Hernandez said. “While I was at WNCC, I learned so much about the game at a college level and took that with me to Mount Marty and Dakota State. Coach [Mike] Jones and Coach [Ryan] Burgner have been a huge part of my success and I don’t know how to thank them for what they did for me while I was there.”

Plus, he said, he is willing to keep learning.

“Another reason for my improved play-

ing has been always learning about the game and keeping a positive and competitive mindset,” he said. “As a hitter, you are always learning pitch to pitch, inning-to-inning, and day-to-day. To me, the day you stop learning about the game is the day you start becoming mediocre.

My mindset also helped me. I felt when I took a more intense competitive mindset and visualized what I wanted to do at the plate, I saw better and more powerful results.”

From the time Hernandez started playing in little league and then the Gering American Legion program, he has succeeded. He has plenty of highlights that he will remember during his playing career, attending a JUCO showcase in Arizona in October 2017. He also enjoyed being on the Western Nebraska Pioneers team, helping them win the inaugural league championship to summers ago. This season, Hernandez’ big highlight was hitting three home runs in two weekends.

While he has plenty of baseball highlights, his biggest highlight was marrying his college sweetheart Barbara Briceno over the past Christmas break. Briceno played volleyball for WNCC and then played at Dakota State for two seasons, wrapping up her collegiate eligibility in the fall.

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