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Curtis Hollis swings from the basket during a slam dunk on Wednesday’s Homecoming game. The team won 92-82.

Students partake in Mardi Gras themed homecoming activities throughout the week including skating, the assembly and karaoke.

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February 9, 2018

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Vol. 59 Issue 13

Campus couples share love stories

M AT T & L A U R E L L E

C A R O LY N & D U A N E

J A M I S O N & R AY N E

Matt LaMunyon and Laurelle Augustine are both students at Hutchinson Community College. Laurelle is a sophomore, while Matt is a freshman. Laurelle is a Blue Dragon cheerleader, while Matt dabbles in Student Government. Both are Hutchinson natives and attended Hutchinson High School.

Known for being the sweetest couple on campus, Carolyn and Duane Schmidt are high school sweethearts and are celebrating 43 years of marriage. Carolyn works as Administrative Assistant in the Student Union while Duane works as a WorkKeys Job Profiler/Instructor in the Business & Industry Department.

Q: When and where did you meet?

A: In Spanish class at their high school Laurelle’s sophomore year and Matt’s freshmen year.

At first they were best friends, but later grew into a relationship.

Q: How long have you been dating?

A: Four years this March Q: What is your favorite place to go together?

A: Their first date was at Chile’s, so they like to think of it as “their place”.

Q: Is there a certain thing you do every year for Valentine’s Day? A: They go out to eat at Applebee’s or they just spend time with each other. “We don’t really do anything big,” LaMunyon said.

Q: What is your favorite thing about each other?

A: Laurelle’s favorite thing about Matt is his humor. “He’s a funny dude,” she said. Matt answered, “Her laugh is my favorite.”

Q: What is the secret to being in a relationship for a long time?

A: They agreed that the key is to just have fun all the time and be with someone you enjoy hanging out with. They were best friends before they became a couple and Laurelle said, “Make sure the other person has a good personality.”

Q: How did you meet each other?

CS: We are high school sweethearts. We made friends first and got back the summer of junior year and he had a motorcycle and I asked him to take me for a ride.

Q: What do you do for Valentine’s day?

DS: We don’t really have any specific Valentine’s Day traditions. I buy Carolyn flowers occasionally, not nearly enough!

CS: We have Valentine’s Day all year long. Throughout the year he will surprise me with flowers, in fact, it’s rarely on Valentine’s day. He will make Valentine’s Day just anytime throughout the year that he feels like. And I’ll do the same thing. I like to drop notes in his lunch or surprise him.

Q: How did you propose?

DS: I came home from work one evening and asked her to marry me! We’ve been married for 43 wonderful years! What keeps our marriage going is Jesus Christ. Of course we’ve had disagreements through the years, but we’re able to work through them.

Q: What advice do you have for college age couples?

CS: Make friends first and think together often and have fun together with your friends. Someone once said we just look at each other like we are in love and that’s because we really are.

DS: She’s my best friend, a wonderful partner, an incredible mother, a fantastic cook, she is amazing in every role.

She is very intelligent, a lifelong learner. She’s sweet, kind, and funny – but at the same time very focused and tenacious. I never get tired of being around her.

CS: I feel like I am still in high school and so, so in love.

For most students, high school is a place to grow, meet new people and join new clubs. For Rayne Penny and Jamison Stout, it was different, they found each other. Rayne and Jamison both hail from McPherson and have been dating for almost four years. Although marriage is not out of the question, Rayne and Jamison felt no need to rush into anything. Rayne said, “We want to get through our first couple years of college.”

By Brenna Eller Opinion Editor

By Merissa Anderson Collegian Editor

By Amanda Carney Staff Writer

Q: How did you guys meet?

RP: We meet through our advisory class freshman year in high school. Jamison asked for my Snapchat and we started talking.

Q: Are there any secrets on making a relationship last?

RP/JS: You always have to be willing to compromise with each other, it’s not always about what you want.

You also have to trust the other person and you have to be able to stick together through the hard times.

Q: What does he do that drives Rayne crazy?

RP: He forgets to tell me things, so I remind to write stuff down or just text me.

Q: What does she do that drives Jamison crazy?

JS: She talks quiet and is soft spoken so I say, WHAT I CAN’T HEAR YOU. Q: What do you guys like to do together?

RP/JS: We like play with our dog, Ava, who is a Miniature American Eskimo. We also like to go on road trips and try new restaurants together!

Q: How long have you guys been dating?

RP/JS: We started dating our freshman year of high school on valentine’s day, so about four years.

Q: Do you do anything special for valentine’s day?

RP/JS: Since Valentine’s Day is the day we started dating we try and do something special. We like to spend the day together or we try and do a weekend trip.

CAMPUS BEAT What are your thoughts on Tinder?

Upcoming events Feb. 9 — Softball vs. Pratt, 2 p.m.

Feb. 10— Softball vs. Colby, 2 p.m.; women’s basketball vs.

Butler, 5:30 p.m.; men’s basketball Butler, 7:30 p.m.; The 24 Hour Plays, B.J. Warner Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 10— 7:30 p.m. 24-Hour Play Festival in B.J. Warner Recital Hall in the Stringer Fine Arts Center

“I’ve never used the app, but if I was to the point of being that desperate to meet someone, I would get it.”

“Well I’m still single so...”

“I’m not sure what that is...” *is told what Tinder is* “Ohhh! I should download that maybe.”

“It doesn’t work as well and I think it is inactive.”

— Avery McCarter, Topeka

— Hank Goertzen, Buhler

— Akiko Tomihara, Okinawa, Japan

— Wade Bitter, Georgia

“ It’s an alright app and can be great for some people, but then again, I think that it makes people hide by being someone they aren’t just to feel accepted by others” — Luissa Fernanda Valtierra, Hutchinson

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Valentine’s Day Homecoming blues or Hallmark holiday?

Our view Valentine’s Day - The day for couples to express/ share their love in public and celebrate how long they have been together. It makes some people feel happy or blissful, while it makes others feel like they are alone or just supposed to go out to show people that they are doing something.

Surprisingly, Valentine’s Day wasn’t always about showing everyone up with the fanciest gifts and most expensive chocolates.

The whole tradition is a bit of a mystery, but started out with a priest named Valentine who died a martyr for love. The Catholic church recognized him as a saint, hence the original title of the holiday, St. Valentine’s Day. There are several theories about what really happened to him. Some believe he saved a lot of Christians from being tortured and killed and fell in love with the daughter of a jailer. The daughter, apparently, visited him while he was

imprisoned, so he sent letters to her signing with, “From your Valentine”, which is a traditional phrase that we still use today.

Others, according to History.com, think Valentine was a priest who tried to overrule the king, who forced laws that men had to wait until they were a certain age to get married. Valentine thought that men should be allowed to marry young if they wanted to, so he helped marry young lovers against the law and was put to death because he disobeyed the king.

So from those perspectives, Valentine’s Day seems like a reasonable day to celebrate marriage and admiring a loved one, but why must people spend a fortune to prove their love to someone?

Hallmark makes a lot of money on Valentine’s Day because they are good at campaigning to all audiences, and can market their products through relationships.

Couples are then influenced to buy their significant other a gift of some sort whether that be chocolate, flowers, or jewelry.

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The unfortunate events of Brenna My winter college experience

The first week back from winter break, I was alone again, except I didn’t have as many stuff as I did the first week of college. I also didn’t get lost this time.

However, I did forget my keys a few times already. Luckily, my roommate leaves the door unlocked some mornings.

I’m sure you want to know the unfortunate events that happened thus far.

Well, on Jan. 15, a week after school started, my best friend asked me if I could give her a ride to her house off campus. I got in my car, not waiting for it to heat up or anything. Who would do a silly thing like that?

Anyways, I should first explain that my 2001 Montero Sport Mitsubishi

doesn’t have four-wheel drive. So you can imagine how it handles ice. Hint – not well.

My car was making these horrible cringe-worthy sounds and for some reason I didn’t turn earlier and had to go around on Plum Street. It wasn’t salted yet, and I had to turn onto it from 16th Avenue. As I was making a left-hand turn, I started to slide on the unsalted pavement.

To say I was startled is an understatement. I think I saw my life flash before my eyes because I swerved out of control and then somehow, by the grace of God, swerved back into control.

The bad thing was that there was a line of cars and all of those people saw what I did. I made the stupid

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decision to look at one guy who saw me and his mouth was hanging open like a cartoon character. I just waved as a sign that I was OK and took a deep breath.

Once I finally made it over to the Parker’s Student Union Parking Lot, I parked in the worst parking spot I could find, even though it

was the nearest to the front door, and caught my breath.

When my friend got in my car, I told her everything and she laughed of course. Then, as I was trying to back out of the parking spot, I noticed that my tires were spinning and wouldn’t reverse.

So I tried gaining momentum by going forward a little bit and then back. After burning rubber a few times, I not-so-subtly backed out and drove to Rachel’s house.

The rest of the week, I made sure to turn extremely slow.

Another event I experienced was getting locked out of my family car. Here we go. So, two weekends ago, I went to a wedding of a family friend, and it was

all very beautiful. My mom and sister came to pick me up because I didn’t have my car that week.

Before the wedding started, my family was fashionably late, as always, but somehow we pulled it off to where people didn’t really notice us. We got there right before the wedding party walked down the aisle. Yeah, we got there that close.

After the wedding, we went to Kohl’s because mom wanted to go shop before the reception.

We ended up getting a whole bunch of stuff, and once we left, there was still time to get to the wedding reception, but since we have bad luck with keys, mom forgot that she had left her keys in the car.

So, we had to call my dad, who wasn’t very pleased, to have to drive 45 miles to bring the spare key.

We waited inside the breezeway of Kohl’s and it freezing outside, of course.

When my dad came finally, we ended up not going to the reception, because it was awkwardly late and we didn’t want to have to explain everything that happened.

On the bright side, my sister went home with my dad while my mom and I went to Olive Garden to catch up and just spend time together.

We ended up having a pretty great time despite missing a wedding reception and feeling awful about not telling the happy couple congratulations.

A new semester calls for new stress

A new semester is in full swing and a truck of stress has come with it.

This semester is completely different for me than my first semester at Hutchinson Community College, mostly because I was living on campus and was jobless those five months.

This semester, my brother and I decided that we should commute back and forth from Kingman to HutchCC and save more money. It turns out, fellow Collegian writer Amanda Carney certainly knew what she was talking about when she

wrote the article about her and her twin sister commuting from Wichita. I haven’t done all the math like she did, but I know I have saved a lot of money without the dorm fees and meal plans.

Now, I am living back in Kingman, and I got my old job back at our local grocery store.

Since I only have classes three days a week, I am able to work all the other days so I can have some form of income for gas and other necessities.

With being a full-time student and working a part-time job, I have ran

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into quite a bit of stress.

I stress out a lot about finding time to cram all my homework in and study for any class I need

to study for, and stay on track so I don’t get behind.

I usually take time when I get home from school to work on some of my classes, and because I procrastinate too much, I put off some of my school work till the next day.

I work typically 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., or 9-6, depending on the day, so when I get stressed, I tell myself that I need time to relax and I will get to it later, and I usually do it later, surprisingly.

A lot of times, I don’t have time for friends, which sucks, but school

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Editor: Merissa Anderson Opinion page editor: Brenna Eller Sports editor: Lucas Barlow Adviser: Brad Hallier Staff members: Pablo Sanchez, Emma Cox, Amanda Carney, Jack Greenwood, Allie Schweizer, Kourtney Sweet.

is one of my top priorities, and they will soon learn that once they get to college as well.

More of my stress comes from work. I mostly work the dairy, but a lot of the times, I am needed on the register, carryout, grocery, and sometimes, but not too often, I help in the produce department.

They have a lot of expectations from me, which I brought upon myself from working so hard. I shouldn’t complain about too much, but when few people pull their weight, a lot of it gets thrown on me, and I am

learning to just roll with the punches and do what I need to do from the time I get there to the time I leave.

Even with all the stress that I have endured, I still make it through each day. I will say that it is worth it, the stress I mean, because I know that I actually care about what I am doing and I have the right goals set for my future.

I have come a long way from where I used to be, and I am proud of myself for each step that I have made that has led to progress.

Letters to the editor: The Hutchinson Collegian welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must include the author’s signature, address and phone number. The Collegian reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality and length. Letters may not exceed 300 words.

Send letters to hallierb@hutchcc.edu.

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A Mardi Great Homecoming week Photos by Merissa Anderson

As a part of the Mardi Gras homecoming theme, King Cake, a popular treat in New Orleans, was handed out for free to students. Those who found a coin hidden in thier pastry also recieved a free homecoming t-shirt.

The HutchCC pep band, directed by Chris Miertschin, plays their tunes on the sidelines throughout the homecoming assembly and the homecoming basketall games.

Dana Hinshaw and Kathy Marquez with resident life hand out gift cards to the winning students during the homecoming assembly on Friday.

Ocean Schmidt tries her hand at the skating splits game but makes her fall after a few rounds.

The even was free to all HutchCC students.

The cheer squad and Dragon Doll dance team work together to get the crowd of students at the assembly excited for the upcoming game.

Keeley Cunningham and Logan Miller of the HutchCC Ambassadors smile for the crowd after being named the spring of 2018 homecoming kind and queen.

Drama around the clock HutchCC students spend 24 hours to create original play for contest

By Pablo Sanchez Staff Writer The 24-Hour Play festival is Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and is located in the BJ Warner Recital Hall in Stringer Fine Arts Center.

When it comes to the 24-Hour Play Festival, there are four skits that the students work to write, audition for, rehearse and then, finally, perform.

“Memorizing your lines can be hard because some are short and some are long,” Isaac Glover, a Hutchinson Community College student majoring in the drama said.

“Keep moving forward,” Glover said. “Don’t give up, life moves on.”

For those involved with theater and acting, drama can be both rewarding and stressful according to another drama major, Jocelyn Reed.

“There are going to be bad days and performances,” Reed said.

When Reed on the stage, she believes that the audience hardly notices her or isn’t paying attention.

“Freshmen year is good time to express yourself,” Reed said. “It gives you an open window to experience new things.”

Reed and Glover are both involved with the 24Hour Play Festival and will be performing along with their peers on Saturday.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Reed said. “The more you fail, the more you learn. It’s more about diving into the character to get the full aspect of what you love doing the most.”

Everyone shows up at 8:30 Friday evening and does a brief introduction and audition if you’re an actor. Actors then can present any special skills they have that may be incorporated into the show.

Following this, everyone leaves except the playwrights. The playwrights write through the night and have a script done before the actors get there at 7.

Then the actors and directors and technicians have until 730 that night to prepare everything needed to bring the shows to life. Curtain

goes up at 730 and we see 6 new plays.

This year we have 42 people participating in various capacities In order for any show to happen, there needs to be lighting and sound technicians, and everything has to be as spot on as possible.

Reed and Glover both have experience as technicians and both said they loved it even though understanding when to cue the lights and sound at the right time is a challenge.

Deidre Ensz-Mattox, Director of Theatre at HutchCC, fell in love with theater in high school, where she acted and participated in plays.

She attended HutchCC many years ago, where she had her first college theater experience. Ensz-Mattox said she loves her work. She said she wouldn’t want to do anything else. EnszShe teaches all of the performance-based courses and is the faculty sponsor for the college’s chapter of Delta Psi Omega.

Keep the flu from infecting our campus

By Amanda Carney Staff Writer

The flu is back and it’s worse than ever according to reports by medical experts.

The 2018 flu season is one of the worst ever seen, especially in Kansas. More than 32 states have experienced high flu activity, some cases ending in death.

Many of the cases ending in death are seen in people over the age of 65. However, everyone should still remain cautious, even though there has not been a major flu epidemic at Hutchinson Community College – yet.

There are many ways to prevent yourself from getting the flu. The following guidelines are also encouraged by doctors.

1) If you have not received the flu shot, it is recommended you get one. Many doctors’ offices, including The Hutchinson Clinic and The Little Clinic at the Dillon’s Marketplace on 30th Avenue, have walk-in care.

2)

Wash your hands frequently for the length of time it takes to sing the ABC’s two or three times.

3)

Cover your cough with a tissue or your elbow. (Everyone around will appreciate it.)

4)

Wipe down door knobs or any other surface areas that people touch regularly.

5) If you feel sick, stay home. Even HutchCC president, Carter File, sent out an email suggesting any faculty member who was sick with the flu should stay home until well.

Flu symptoms consists of cough, sore throat, stuffy or runny nose muscle aches and fever.

If you feel like you are catching the flu, see a doctor. If you catch the flu within the first 48 hours, you may shorten how long you have the flu. Also, catching the flu

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within the first 48 hours can prevent how severe your flu gets.

Remember, the flu germs can live up to an additional 24 hours. Before returning to work, school or any normal activities make sure you have been on antibiotics for at least 24 hours.

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• Continued from Page 4 of the Chiefs. Smith helps foster kids earn college scholarships and donates to their organization.

Because he witnesses generous acts with the Chiefs and throughout Kansas, Mitch Holthus has a soft spot for the people and the state itself.

“I love this state, I made three career moves, yet still remained here in Kansas,” Holthus said.

He said how honored he was to speak at the Sports Arena and to share his experiences. Being from Smith Center has taught him how to be the man he is today and he seeks to find others who are different with success.

“To take the game beyond the game, it then becomes a celebration for anyone,” Holthus said.

One question that stood out to him was asked by a high school student from Inman.

She asked about his love for announcing and how he became who he is today.

“Who you are and how you were raised makes you original,” Holthus said. “We all come from different home lives, but work ethic is a huge part of making an impression too.”

He stated several times that to be a good journalist, work ethic is important, but being a journalist also comes with great sacrifices.

He has had to manage a family alongside his career, and although he loves what he does, Holthus expressed regrets for the moments he has missed, such as his daughter Hayley’s championship game. Brian, his son, had always dreamed of running on the Sports

Curtis Hollis, a freshman from Arlington, Texas, goes in for a basket while his opponents attempt to steal the ball during the game on Wednesday.

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Merissa Anderson/Collegian Editor A slide from Mitch Holthus’ lecture mentions how people of all ages can be accountable alongside a photo of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith.

Arena court like his sister had. That never man Johnson is aside from football. happened because his team never got to state.

There were many more examples and During the lecture, Holthus presented topics. One of the last differences, “Being a slideshow of the steps of differences that Different by Standing Firm”, was to show lead to success. Throughout his speech, he that people have to work for their success used a metaphor of floodwaters, such as the and shouldn’t run from their responsibilities.

Arkansas River, or Gulf of Mexico flooding “My job is to stand the post when it’s lives and trying to slow people down from good or bad,” Holthus said. “Many times it reaching their ultimate goals. He explained isn’t easy, but you still stand the post like a “Empathetic Equity” – Rejoice with those marine in front of the embassy.” who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

Finishing with the last difference where The example he used for this was one Holthus discovered his relative, who was a of his favorite Chiefs, Derrick Johnson, who poor European man that moved to Nebraska has funded about 15 reading dens in Kansas and joined the Union in the Civil War. He City and does things without expecting a stood shoulder to shoulder with the black men reward, only from the kindness of his heart. in the blue uniforms. Holthus said he was In the summer last year, Johnson spent a lot proud to be related to the man who didn’t look of time practicing football with a younger down upon the black men fighting by his side. player who hadn’t even made it through This thought led to his final statement tryouts. Holthus noticed this and thought it that we will all leave marks on the world, was generous and showed him the kind of but “what footprints will we leave?”

freshman, also placed top five in the

The men’s side was highlighted by freshman Richard Newman, who tied the school record in the high jump. He jumped 7 feet, one-half inch, en route to a victory in the event. Newman joins Tom Floyd, who jumped the same height in 1994, as the record’s co-owners. He is also the second-ranked high jumper in the country.

Freshman, Myles Hansen cleared 14-7 1/4 to place seventh in pole vault, and qualified as well for nationals with that jump. Sophomore sprinter, Kadrin Williams also earned a ticket to nationals with a 22.37 in the 200. The 60 and 200 were dominated by the Blue Dragons as they placed in the top three spots in both events. The final of event of the night was won by the HutchCC 1,600 relay team consisting of Fred Gonsalvies, Donovan Whitmore, Denilson Whitmore and Elijah Smith. They will get to compete in nationals with their qualifying time of 3:21.66. The men’s team is currently ranked no. 15 in the nation.

This weekend’s meet will be in two different locations. Half of the team will travel to Pittsburg for the Gorilla Relays and the other half will go back to Highland to compete in the Highland Invitational.

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Holthus lecture was a TD

By Brenna Eller Opinion Page Editor

Mitch Holthus, the man who paints a picture with his words as “The Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs”, spoke at the first Dillon Lecture Series of the Hutchinson Community College 2018 spring semester on Tuesday at the Sports Arena.

In his speech, “Success in Being Different”, he used several examples of being different in a giving manner.

Mitch Holthus is a Smith Center native and still gives on-air and Twitter shoutouts every now and then to the Redmen.

He and his wife, Tami, who is from McPherson, both graduated from Kansas State. She played basketball and later became the assistant coach for their daughter’s basketball team at Silver Lake, which won a state championship in the Sports Arena.

Along with announcing Chiefs and ESPN games, Mitch Holthus also does some things to help others. When Joplin, Missouri was devastated by a tornado, he helped provide water for the community.

He also helps people within his job.

A blind man, Cameron Black, one of many affected by Mitch Holthus and his ability to speak a portrait, learned to love football because of Holthus. As shown in a video from The Kansas City Star, Holthus has made a huge impact in the man’s life because Black’s daughter, who has the same disease, also listens to the Chiefs’ games.

After seeing the video for the first time, Holthus said, “It stopped me in my

Mitch Holthus, the radio voice of the Kansas City Chiefs, was the speaker during Tuesday’s Dillon Lecture Series at the Sports Arena.

Holthus is a Smith Center native, and he had a daughter win a high school state basketball championship in the same building with Silver Lake.

Merissa Anderson/ Collegian from Hutchinson, and Ashton Hawkins from Smith Center, who all have done extraordinary things at this college, and work hard in and outside of school.

At the press conference before the event, Holthus answered questions regarding his career as a well-known sports

tracks. If I mean everything to Cameron, if I can paint a picture verbally to someone who can’t see, I am helping someone by being different.”

Holthus also mentioned and introduced three HutchCC students in the crowd – Tyler Pauley from Garden Plain, Jeff Brandon

announcer. One question that was asked pertained to a possible downfall in NFL fans in the last few years.

He answered that it was a good question and that it “seems” to be a decline to some, but said that people don’t see everything with the NFL, only what is covered by reporters.

He pointed out the national anthem protests becoming a popular look on the league, but also explained that people don’t see the “behind-the scenes” action of players.

Some, like Alex Smith, do remarkable things outside See Holthus, Page 3

Blue Dragon men beat Garden City, women ice cold in rare home loss

By The Collegian staff

Merissa Anderson/Collegian Hutchinson Community College’s J.J. Rhymes goes in for a basket Wednesday against Garden City at the Sports Arena. HutchCC won 92-82

The Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team kept pace with first-place Barton Community College, as the Blue Dragons beat Garden City Community College 92-82 on Wednesday at the Sports Arena.

Sophomore J.J. Rhymes scored 21 points, leading the Blue Dragons, who remain one game behind Barton and tied with Coffeyville for second place.

Three Blue Dragons had 19 points each, including Devonte Bandoo, Curtis Hollis and James Rojas.

The win wrapped up

Hutchinson’s 52nd 20-win season, as the Blue Dragons now are 20-4 overall and 16-4 in conference play.

The Blue Dragons will have another home game on Saturday, as they welcome rivals Butler to the Sports Arena.

Women ice cold in loss – The Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball team dug an early hole and never climbed out of it Wednesday, as the Blue Dragons suffered a 56-48 loss to Garden City Community College.

It was only the fifth time Garden City ever beat the Blue Dragons at the

Sports Arena, and it was Garden City’s first win there since 2004.

Hutchinson scored just two first-quarter points and was behind 11-2. The Blue Dragons missed 12 of 13 shots in the first quarter.

Dejanae Roebuck led Hutch with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

The loss dropped Hutchinson to 20-4 overall and 16-4 in the Jayhawk Conference.

That puts the Blue Dragons in a three-way tie for second place with Cowley and Independence, and two games behind Seward County.

Athlete of the week

(Jan. 28-Feb. 3) Kayla Barber, women’s basketball The week: Barber had a career night in a midweek win against Neosho County.

In that 91-50 win, BarBarber ber had a game-high 20 points. She added six rebounds, three steals, one assist and one blocked shot.

The season: Barber, a sophomore from DeSoto, Texas, has been a reliable presence for the young Blue Dragons. She’s averaging 6.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game for the Blue Dragons.

Janic will return to defend title

By Lucas Barlow Sports Editor

For their third indoor meet of the season, the Hutchinson Community College track team traveled to Crete, Nebraska this past weekend.

Defending national champion, Adriana Janic, qualified for nationals, where she will be able to defend her title in the 60-meter hurdles. With a time of 9.06 seconds, she is the eighth fastest in the country at the moment, and is the fourth HutchCC athlete to qualify for nationals this season.

Sophomore Maggie Lambert finished third in the one-mile run with a time 5:41.6 and close behind her was Aileen Gomez who finished fifth with a time of 5:45.09. Freshman 1,000-meter runner, Sarah Patterson, set a personal record of 3:15.34 which is sixth in Blue Dragon history. Freshman Tatyana Hopkins placed third overall in the 60 with a time of 7.96. Caitlin Schlickau (2:35.01) and Hannah Schultz (2:37.36), a pair of See Track, Page 3

Blue Dragon sports schedules, results. All home games, events in caps.

Baseball

Feb. 10, at Coffeyville, 1 p.m.

Feb. 11, at Coffeyville, 1 p.m.

Feb. 16, at Northeast Texas, 6 p.m.

Feb. 17, at Northeast Texas, 1 p.m.

Feb. 18, at Northeast Texas, noon Feb. 20, INDEPENDENCE, 2 p.m.

Feb. 23, at Rose State, 3 p.m.

Feb. 24, at Rose State, 2 p.m.

Feb. 25, at Rose State, 1 p.m.

Feb. 27, REDLANDS, 1 p.m.

March 1, COLBY, 1 p.m.

March 3, at Colby, 1 p.m.

March 6, vs. Seminole State at Edmond, Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.

March 8, at Cloud County, 1 p.m.

March 10, CLOUD COUNTY, 1 p.m.

March 14, NORTH IOWA, 3 p.m.

March 15, BUTLER, 2 p.m.

March 17, at Butler, 1 p.m.

March 20, COWLEY, 2 p.m.

March 22, at Barton, 1 p.m.

March 24, BARTON, 1 p.m.

March 27, Cowley, 2 p.m.

March 29, DODGE CITY, 2 p.m.

March 31, at Dodge City, 1 p.m.

April 3, at Independence, 2 p.m.

April 5, at Garden City, 3 p.m.

April 7, GARDEN CITY, 1 p.m.

April 10, at Barton, 5 p.m.

April 13, at Longview, 1 p.m.

April 14, at Longview, noon April 19, PRATT, 1 p.m.

April 21, at Pratt, 1 p.m.

April 24, at Redlands, 2 p.m.

April 26, at Seward County, 3:30 p.m.

April 28, SEWARD COUNTY, 2 p.m.

Men’s basketball

Nov. 1, FRIENDS JV, W 102-56 Nov. 3, NORTH LAKE, W 87-62 Nov. 4, NEO A&M, W 87-42 Nov. 7, at Tabor JV, W 125-61 Nov. 11, at Seward County, W 76-69 Nov. 15, at Cloud County, L 82-79 OT Nov. 18, at Pratt, W 109-100 Nov. 21, COFFEYVILLE, W 99-62 Nov. 25, at Neosho County, W 76-64 Nov. 29, COLBY, W 89-65 Dec. 2, at Garden City, W 68-64 Dec. 6, at Butler, W 82-81 Dec. 9, BARTON, W 81-73 Jan. 3, at Cowley, L 81-74 Jan. 6, ALLEN, W 103-75 Jan. 10, at Independence, W 76-74 Jan. 13, DODGE CITY, L 72-70 Jan. 17, SEWARD COUNTY, W 83-60 Jan. 20, CLOUD COUNTY W 95-63 Jan. 24, PRATT, W 104-84 Jan. 27, at Coffeyville, L 72-70 Jan. 31, NEOSHO COUNTY, W 105-95 Feb. 4, at Colby, W 67-62 Feb. 7, GARDEN CITY, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 10, BUTLER, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 14, at Barton, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 17, COWLEY, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 21, at Allen County, 8 p.m.

Feb. 24, INDEPENDENCE, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 26, at Dodge City, 7:30 p.m.

Women’s basketball

Nov. 1, BETHANY JV, W 81-35 Nov. 7, LAMAR, W 82-45 Nov. 11, at Seward County, L 60-47 Nov. 15, at Cloud County, L 70-63 Nov. 18, at Pratt, W 64-31 Nov. 21, COFFEYVILLE, W 63-53 Nov. 25, at Neosho County, W 75-62 Nov. 29, COLBY, W 90-46 Dec. 2, at Garden City, W 73-59 Dec. 6, at Butler, W 59-53 Dec. 9, BARTON, W 72-53 Dec. 29, Santa Fe, at Bradenton, Florida, W 67-57 Dec. 30, at Florida Southwestern, W 60-56 Jan. 3, at Cowley, W 78-70 Jan. 6, ALLEN, W 77-54 Jan. 10, at Independence, W 56-53 Jan. 13, DODGE CITY, W 74-47 Jan. 17, SEWARD COUNTY, L 62-49 Jan. 20, CLOUD COUNTY, W 66-64 OT Jan. 24, PRATT, W 71-47 Jan. 27, at Coffeyville, W 62-43 Jan. 31, NEOSHO COUNTY, W 91-50 Feb. 4, at Colby, W 93-39 Feb. 7, GARDEN CITY, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 10, BUTLER, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 14, at Barton, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 17, COWLEY, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 21, at Allen County, 6 p.m.

Feb. 24, INDEPENDENCE, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 26, at Dodge City, 5:30 p.m.

Softball

Feb. 9, PRATT, 2 p.m.

Feb. 10, COLBY, 2 p.m.

Feb. 14, at Barton, 1 p.m.

Feb. 23, at Murray State, noon Feb. 27, Rose State, 2 p.m.

March 1, at Oklahoma Wesleyan JV, 3 p.m.

March 6, at Cloud County, 2 p.m.

March 9, at Garden City, 2 p.m.

March 13, HESSTON, 2 p.m.

March 16, COFFEYVILLE, 2 p.m.

March 17, LABETTE, 1 p.m.

March 21, STERLING JV, 1 p.m.

March 23, at Johnson County, 2 p.m.

March 24, at Fort Scott, 2 p.m.

March 28, TABOR JV, 3 p.m.

April 3, at Independence, 2 p.m.

April 6, HIGHLAND, 2 p.m.

April 7, KANSAS CITY, 1 p.m.

April 11, at Sterling JV, 3 p.m.

April 13, at Allen County, 2 p.m.

April 14, at Neosho County, 1 p.m.

April 17, COWLEY, 3 p.m.

April 24, BETHANY JV, 5 p.m.

Track and field (indoor)

Feb. 9-10, at Gorilla Classic, Pittsburg Feb. 15-16, at Region 6 Championship, Highland March 2-3, at NJCAA Championship, Lubbock, Texas