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SGA trip to Topeka

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On Feb. 13 the Student Government Association went to the State Capital and visited with Senator Ed Berger.

Blue Dragon baseball team has big offense showing against Independence.

The student voice of Hutchinson Community College

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February 23, 2018

Vol. 59 Issue 15

Decision not to cancel class proves to be icy verdict

By Merissa Anderson Collegian Editor

On Thursday, Hutchinson Community College maintained its previously scheduled class periods despite the cancellation of the Career Connections Job Fair and other nearby school districts due to ice on roadways.

“It’s not a decision I take lightly,” HutchCC president Carter File said. “We never want anyone to travel if they don’t feel safe. We have a lot of students, and the bulk of our enrollment is within a few miles of campus. What I weighed is whether we leave the college open for the majority, or call it off for the minority of students who may have to travel a distance.”

By keeping open communication with many people on campus including Don Rose, Director of Grounds and Maintenance, Brett Bright, Vice President of Student Services, and Julie Blanton, Vice President of Finance and Operations, File can make the best decision possible for the campus community.

“It was slick, but if you know how to drive and drive a reasonable speed in town then I didn’t think it was bad,” File said. “It was worse on Tuesday and we didn’t call school off then.”

Despite the efforts that File and others go through to make what they believe to be the best choice for the college, not all students were happy with the decision.

The HutchCC Facebook page became a breeding ground for many comments of differing opinions about whether or not to cancel classes.

Casey Freeman, a nursing student, was upset that the school decided to cancel the career fair as opposed to classes.

“The job fair being cancelled over school is kind of horse s--to me,” Freeman said. “So they value the safety of vendors over the safety of student and faculty?

I just feel that they should’ve put the safety of students and faculty first.”

In the nursing program, attendance is highly valued due to the limited amount of class time.

“I just don’t think it’s fair to put (attendance) back on us,” Freeman said. “The nursing program has to be strict to keep up with accreditation, so I totally get it, but I do think that there should be exceptions when safety is at stake.”

In regards to student attendance, the HutchCC Facebook page replied to Erin Hysong, who expressed concern about commuting from Wichita on the ice.

“If classes are held, we encourage you to use your best judgment in determining what’s best for you,” HutchCC Facebook said.

Hysong, who had a microbiology exam, was forced to consider the dangerous road conditions, compared to the cost of missing a vital test.

“I think their usage of ‘best

Merissa Anderson/Editor Classes were not canceled because a majority of students live within a few miles of campus. However, many commuting students had to make a tough decision on whether to risk saftey over attendance. but they were already closed judgment’ allows them to direct for parent-teacher conferences,” all the responsibility for choosing Stoecklein said. “We try not to to commute on the the student,” post things until we know someHysong said. thing more definitive we want to Despite these arguments be careful about (what we post).” voiced by many students on the Student opinions and FaceHutchCC Facebook page, there was one man who wasn’t afraid to book comments are always noted

by HutchCC and will be taken into voice his more unique opinion. consideration for the future.

“Suck it up,” he said. “Leave “If you don’t feel safe, whethearly drive safe. Life and weather er you’re a faculty member, staff does not stop.”

Merissa Anderson/Editor Denny Stoecklein, Director of member, or student, don’t travel,” The ice layering the sidewalks File said. “That’s the No. 1 thing.

Marketing and Public Relations, and parking lot was salted by Look out for your own safety. encourages people to investigate HutchCC maintenance hour We decided to go ahead and hold Facebook comments further than prior to class and most roads class because we felt that, for the the comment itself. in Hutchinson were passable majority of people getting here, “A lot of the comments were according to File. the roads were passable.” about local schools being closed,

‘The Tulgey Wood’ editor has passion for photography

By Brenna Eller Opinion Page Editor

‘The Tulgey Wood’ cut-off is Mar. 25, so be sure to send any poetry, fiction/ non-fiction stories, black and white or color photography and/or art for a chance to be in the magazine.

Kalene Nisly/Courtesy Photo Photographer and ‘The Tulgey Wood’ editor, Allie Schweizer, poses for a photo, but often times she takes her own self-portraits and photographs many other events as well such as, weddings, sports events, senior pictures and other family portraits.

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Send submissions to editor, Allie Schweizer, APS1020@ dragons.hutchcc. edu.

Allison Schweizer became editor of “The Tulgey Wood” last year as a Hutchinson Community College freshmen. “The Tulgey Wood” is HutchCC’s literary magazine used to display student photography, poems, fiction/ non-fiction work, and art.

Someone suggested her to be editor to her English teacher, Dan Pohl. He saw her talent and hard work, and selected her to be editor.

Schweizer, a Sterling native, kept her position as editor again this year, but got to choose a freshmen co-editor, Hannah Knoche, Abbeyville, to train.

“I have had fun reading and looking through the submissions and getting to pick and choose what is best to include in ‘The Tulgey Wood,’” Schweizer. said.

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When she isn’t going through submissions, Schweizer is hanging up ad posters, reminding English teachers, and spreading the word about “The Tulgey Wood”.

A lot of work is put into this magazine, and it is time consuming right before the deadline, according to Schweizer.

“I don’t have hardly any submissions in yet so please send stuff my way,” she said.

Schweizer also mentioned that once she gets submissions, her job is fairly easy. She then just has to lay out the picks and design for print.

Aside from the annual magazine, Schweizer is on “Dragon’s Tale”, the college magazine, takes pictures for HutchCC Sports Information, and has her own photography business – Allison Schweizer Photography – four years running.

“My favorite is senior photography, however I also do family, engagement, wedding and more,” Schweizer said. “When I am not working, I am usually out taking pictures for fun.”

On “Dragon’s Tale”, she writes, takes photos and designs which takes up hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Some of her sports pictures are even used in The Collegian. She is also taking 19 credit hours this semester.

On top of her classpacked semester, Shweizer also has a hectic schedule.

“I have a lot on my plate and it definitely keeps me on my toes, however, I think I am able to manage everything because I love what I do. I love photography and being able to work for the “Dragons Tale”, help out with The Collegian, and take pictures for Sports Information.”

What are your thoughts on the new Snapchat update?

Feb. 24 — Women’s basketball vs. Independence, 5:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m at Sports Arena Feb. 24 — Men’s Basketball vs.

Independence, 7:30 p.m - 9:30 p.m at Sports Arena Feb. 27 — Baseball vs. Redlands “Double Header” from 1 p.m - 6 p.m at Hobart-Detter Field

“It’s interesting but you can’t skip people’s stories, other than I don’t have a problem with it.”

“I didn’t like it at first but, I’m content with it now.”

“To be honest, I don’t have the update but I’ve heard really bad things about it. But like all new things, it takes time to adjust.”

“I don’t think it’s smart idea, it’s very disorganized and I like the old update better.”

— Aaron Kough, Abilene

— Destini Mathis, Bonner Springs

— Kelli Petrie, Burlington

— Jordon Penka, Hutchinson

“It’s trash because I can’t see anyone’s stories and my view count dropped from like 800 to 450.”

— Marcus Edwards, Orlando

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The Hutchinson Collegian Friday, Feburary 23, 2018

The camera generation Ice on campus

Photographing in moderation

Our view When cameras first became popular, they were used to capture special moments in life, whether that be a couple before one goes off to war, a wedding photo, or birthday picture.

There are so many moments to be captured in a lifetime. Does that mean that every moment needs to be recorded though?

With today’s technology, you can use your cellular device to take several pictures in a second. People don’t need actual cameras anymore with the advances in camera phones.

Sentimental value has gone way down since cell phones. People are getting too carried away with looking good, that they forget to just show the moment or memory as it was.

They worry about what the best filter would be rather than what the picture is about.

When you see a beautiful sunset, do you automatically go for your phone

and try to take a picture or do you just look at it and record it to memory?

There are several instances where fast photography can be handy, especially during worldwide events, but we have gone a long time without digital evidence and have actually put faith in journals or personal experiences.

One modern example of living within cell phone cameras rather than in the moment would be any sort of music concert. Whether it be country, rock, pop or somewhere in between, nearly every person in the concert venue will be recording and watching the concert through their screens.

Research by the BBC has even suggested that looking back on memories through photos can alter what the real experience was truly like.

Of course, photos are precious and should be used to record precious moments but, as it goes for any situation, there can be too much of a good thing.

Kourtney Sweet/Cartoonist

The unfortunate events of Brenna On Feb. 14, most people were out enjoying the warm and welcoming Valentine’s Day weather.

After all of my classes were over by 3:40 p.m., I had all intentions of being outside and enjoying the heat as well.

That all ended once I took a 20-minute nap waiting for my dad to show up and give me a sheet of paper I forgot at home.

When I got up from the nap, I had a horrible headache and felt like I had to have been traveling through time, missing the wonderful day outside.

When I met my dad and sister, we got pizza at Little Caesars. I took some back to my dorm and got ready for bed. I started

My flu experience

coughing trying to get the tickle out of my throat.

That didn’t work because when I woke up the next morning, I was burning up and it felt like the end of the world going on in my head. I texted my mom, asking what I should do. She told me to go to the doctor right away and take medicine.

I then smacked my head remembering that my car had been taken that morning to be worked on and wasn’t going to be returned until Friday morning.

Not knowing what to do, I decided to head over to the Student Health Center. I was sweating really bad already and knew I had to have the flu. I just

needed another opinion that was free.

day.

Columnist

Brenna Eller Turns out I definitely had symptoms of the flu.

So the nurse gave me a mask so I could tell my teachers I was sick and get what I needed done for the

I put the blue mask on since I had a couple of errands to run still. Let me just say that walking around campus wearing a doctor mask makes for some odd looks and embarassment for me.

On that miserable day, I had to turn in a scholarship, work on the newspaper, and take a Psychology test, not to mention study for an Algebra test the following day.

I went to the Financial Aid office in the Student Union to hand in my scholarship before the deadline, and the lady looked at me a bit frightened at first. I just handed the paper to her and left because I didn’t feel like interracting much.

Then, I had to go to the Newspaper lab to finish a story. When I walked in, Merissa Anderson, the Collegian Editor looked at me and gasped like we were in a soap opera. I just looked at her with a face that said, “Guess who has the flu!”

I went back to the dorms and emailed all of my teachers that I would be out of class on Friday and possibly Monday.

I waited for my dad to get the Tamiflu medicine.

I then waited until he was really finished with work to go home rather than get everyone sick at the dorms.

You’re welcome.

When he finally got there, I stripped my bed to get everything washed and started disinfecting the

room. I let my roommate know that I was sick, so that she was aware of the germs in the room. She offered to drive me home, but my dad got there first.

So I spent Friday at home in Little River, during its Homecoming, being sick and miserable.

My family was also a little sick, but not as bad as me I guess.

I didn’t feel back to normal until Tuesday. I guess the flu is supposed to last a week. It did.

On the bright side, I spent the weekend rewatching “The Vampire Diaries” and being fed home-cooked meals, so it wasn’t too unfortunate of a time.

Rules of the road for dummies part two No-passing zones, yield signs, and speed limits

Believe it or not, No-passing Zone signs aren’t just reading material for when you’re on the road. Nothing grinds my gears more than people dumb enough to pass in a no-passing zone.

A couple weeks ago, my brother and I were headed home, and we had just gotten onto Highway 14.

A guy in a brand-new car thought it was smart to go around us in a no-passing zone that was also a

curve. Me, being the person I am, said some choice words that can’t be published.

Another sign that work better when not ignored are yield signs. It’s not a stop sign or a sign telling you to barrel through the intersection. A yield sign means, slow your roll and then accelerate when there are no vehicles coming to cross the road.

And if there is neither a yield nor a stop sign on any side of the intersection,

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you should automatically yield to be on the safe side, because you never know how fast someone could be flying down the road.

Last, and certainly not least, are the infamous speed limit signs. I swear, some days it seems pointless to have speed limit signs because people just make up their own speeds and end up going either way too fast or way too slow.

I’m sorry, but if you are going 90 mph in a 65

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

then you my friend deserve to get pulled over and get that huge fine.

You are not giving yourself enough time to slow down if someone else is slowing down to turn.

If there is something in the road that causes you to slam on your breaks, you will screw up your brakes and possibly rear-end the person in front of you.

If you are one of those people who drive 20 mph under on a 65 mph road when it is the most beau-

tiful day of the year, you, my friend, are an idiot and shouldn’t be driving on any highway, or you just shouldn’t be driving at all.

I don’t mind slow drivers when the elements of nature are awful. I go slow and play it safe then too.

But then again, you have those idiots who drive like a bat out of hell and cause accidents or wind up in ditches. So to that I say, read the darn road signs you hurt someone that actually does drive by the law.

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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The Hutchinson Collegian Friday, February 23, 2018

SGA travels to Capitol

By Pablo Sanchez Staff Writer

On Feb. 13, the Hutchinson Community College Student Government Association took a trip to Topeka to visit the State Capitol and to watch the process behind how the House of Representative passes bills.

Lane Wiens, sophomore at Hutchinson Community College and President of the Student Government Association, is involved in many clubs in addition to SGA, such as chess and Collegiate 4-H. It was Wiens’ second time going to Topeka, and he said it was really eye opening, even though SGA also went last year.

“It’s crazy to think that … each county and district in Kansas elected those people and they have the job of representing their constituents’ county and district,” Wiens said.

It’s more of an idea on how they can be better voices for SGA, and how they represent at HutchCC for the faculty and staff.

“When we got there, it was about 10 o’clock, I believe that was the House of Representatives just getting started, stayed in there, watched a little bit of their business processing bills, things like that,” Wiens said.

“And we met with State Senator, Ed Berger, and asked him questions on what his job is and how he got from being the president of (HutchCC) to being a senator.”

Wiens also had the change to get in on some action on a bill that was being processed. They had private sessions as well as a caucasus of what bill they were processing.

“SGA is kind of the go-between between faculty and staff and students,” Wiens said.

SGA members act as the mouthpiece to the student population for many of the college administrators and leaders according Weins.

“We also work with different organizations on campus,” Weins said. “each group has come to us some point and has been sanctioned and charted by the college. We (also) process budget and funding request for the organizations for their events.”

For those interested in joining SGA and partaking is the group and trips they take, Weins encourages everybody to join.

“There’s an organization for everybody here on campus,” Weins said.

For those interested in other groups, SGA has a big list of organizations on Dragon Zone with more specific clubs catered toward student interests.

“Every year, we have two sports sponsorships – one in the spring and one in the fall – we hand out Blue Dragon apparel to students who come out and support the sports team,” Wiens said. “Last semester, they sponsored a volleyball game and gave out flip-flops, and this spring they plan on sponsoring a baseball game and plan on giving out hats.”

SGA also has an annual blood drive alongside two other organizations who work to donate blood as well.

Wiens is a biology major, and once he graduates this spring, he plans on going up to Kansas State and majoring in Horticulture Science.

“Hutch is great place to start your education, great place to meet friends, get involved on campus, there are organizations for everybody,” Weins said.

Bible class comes to campus in March

By Amanda Carney Staff Writer Beginning in March, Hutchinson Community College will be hosting a class entitiled “The Grand Story of the Bible”.

This is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to know the Bible a little better. “The Grand Story of the Bible” will be having three sessions on March 1, 8 and 15 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m., in the Justice Theater of the Shears Technology Center.

This course will be taught by a local pastor, and lecturer Ted Wise.

The cost is $45 per person, and anyone is welcome.

Q: What is The Grand Story of the Bible?

A: The Bible’s grand story is about what the Judeo-Christian God is doing in the world.

Q: What is the purpose of the Grand Story of the Bible?

A: Everyone loves stories. We share them face-to-face with friends, create them on social media, and watch them on Netflix. But few of us know the “secret sauce”

Track

• Continued from Page 4 time in school history with a time of 8.06 seconds.

Elijah Smith placed third in the 600 with a time of 1:23.14. Richard Newman placed third in the high jump after he cleared 6-9 ½ inch.

The 4x400 team placed fourth after they achieved their best time this season with a time of 3:16.72.

Adriana Janic once again highlighted the women’s team as she added two more individual championships to her resume. She claimed her first championship of the day with a 8.47 second finish in the 60m hurdles. Her next one came in the high jump as she

that makes stories so memorable and persuasive. Our seminar will lift the hood on how stories work and then we’ll apply that knowledge to the Bible. While we know Hollywood is quite skilled at telling a great story, I would contend the Bible tells a pretty dramatic story itself. Everyone ought to hear and contemplate it.

Q: Who is this event for?

A: Anyone who is curious about the Bible or those who are familiar with it, yet want to see it from a new perspective.

Q: What should someone hope to get out of this class?

A: The Bible is a unique book, because it presents itself as God’s story, but also sometimes a confusing book, because it is long narrative made up of 66 books that covers hundreds of years.

For this reason, it’s easy to get lost in the forest.

What we’ll do is get in an airplane and look at the Bible’s big picture.

Attendees will leave knowing the Bible’s one, big, overarching story. cleared 5 feet, 5 3/4 inches.

Janic also repeated as Indoor Pentathlon last Thursday at Highland Community College. Out of her 66 points, Janic scored 36 of them. Alex Rodriguez placed fourth in the 20-pound weight throw with a distance of 48-5 1/2. Ocean Paul cleared 10-feet in the pole vault to place fourth. Aileen Gomez placed fifth in the 5,000 meters with a time of time of 20:03.65. The women’s team placed fifth in the Region 6, and fourth in the Jayhawk West conference.

To complete the Indoor season, national qualifiers will run in the NJCAA National Championship hosted by Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas.

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Entertainment Pulse

The biggest Oscar nomination snubs 2018

While the Academy does shed a lot of wisdom every year in who and what they nominate, every once in awhile, it seems as though the miss the mark on who should be nominated. So, in preparation for the Oscars on Mar. 4, let’s take a look at some of those that won’t be there, but should be.

BEST PICTURE SNUB – “Mother!”

This abstract film was revolutionary. The film was directed by Darren Aronofsky and starred Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem. The movie showed an isolated couple who are visited by a mysterious couple in the night. The film has been believed to show an abstract telling of mother earth vs. humanity and our faith. The film received some backlash for its style and content, but nonetheless was an extraordinary film and deserved to be nominated for Best Picture. With its complexity, storytelling ability and style, the film was without a doubt a revelation. With a powerhouse performance from Jennifer Lawrence, the film was close to flawless. Speaking of JLaw… BEST ACTRESS SNUB – Jennifer Lawrence for “Mother!”

Let me just say, Jennifer Lawrence is the Meryl Streep of her generation and will follow in her footsteps to become one of the most lauded actresses of all time. With four Oscar nominations under her belt (and one win for “Silver Linings Playbook”) Lawrence is one of the biggest names in the film industry.

Her performance in Mother! Should have earned her another nomination (and win in my opinion) however due to the controversy of the film, neither Lawrence nor the film makers received nominations. But Lawrence in this film, is nothing short of spectacular. Her ability to convey emotion so effortlessly is a gift one can only be born with. When her character felt pain, you did too.

When she felt anguish, you did too. This performance was quite simply, the best performance of 2017 of any actor.

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BEST ACTOR SNUB – Tom Hanks for “The Post” Tom Hanks is almost universally lauded as one of the greatest American actors. The academy seemed to agree, awarding Hanks back-to-back Oscars in 1994 and in 1995 for his work in “Philadelphia” and “Forrest Gump”. Yet, for one reason or another, Hanks has not been nominated again since 2001. Although he has been praised for his past performances in such films as “Saving Mr. Banks”, “Bridge of Spies” and “Captain Phillips”, Hanks has been left behind. This year, he starred in Steven Spielberg’s film about the Pentagon Papers. Many agree that the performance was one of Hanks best in recent memory, and I must agree. Hanks has a command of the screen that simply can’t be touched. However, Hanks may get another chance soon as he has signed on to play Mr. Rogers in an upcoming biopic, and I can already hear the applause for him.

BEST ACTRESS SNUB – Jessica Chastain for “Molly’s Game” Jessica Chastain remains to be a Hollywood powerhouse ever since she graced our screens in films like “The Help” and “Zero Dark Thirty”. This year, she starred in Aaron Sorkins Molly’s Game, about the true story of a former Olympic skier who begins running an illegal gambling ring.

Chastain delivered such a diverse performance of power and weakness, grace and humility, that I thought for sure this would give her another Oscar nomination. However, the entire film was shut out of the Oscars, except for one screenplay nomination. Chastain will continue to make waves in the film world and is a possible contender to lead the second “IT” film.

Sports

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The Hutchinson Collegian Friday, February 23, 2018

Mickens was ready for this

Athlete of the week

(Feb. 11-17) James Rojas, men’s basketball

By Lucas Barlow Sports Editor The Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball team is once again a top-tier team in the country, as the Blue Dragons are ranked No. 23.

They are currently 22-5 overall and 18-5 in the Jayhawk Conference.

Head coach John Ontjes has put together another solid team by bringing in some quality freshmen – four of whom are from Kansas, including three from small western Kansas communities.

Jada Mickens, who is a great all-round player that can light-up the stat column, is one of those stand-out freshmen from Kansas.

Mickens grew up in Liberal, which is about three hours southwest of Hutchinson, on the Oklahoma doorstep.

She followed the footsteps of her family by playing multiple sports, splitting her time between volleyball and basketball. As a volleyball player, she received many awards including alltournament team recognition, most improved player, and most valuable player. However, after HutchCC contacted Mickens, her interest in collegiate basketball spiked.

“I didn’t realize how good the school was at basketball, so it was perfect that I had an offer,” Mickens said. “I didn’t have that many other offers, but Hutchinson has been a great blessing, and I’m happy this is the route I chose.”

Playing in the Western Athletic Conference during high school was a challenge for Mickens, as it featured some of the best teams in Kansas. Although it helped make the transition into college basketball easier, it didn’t prepare her for the height of the other players.

“In high school, I was taller than a majority of the teams we

Allie Schweizer/Collegian Hutchinson Community College’s Jada Mickens (32) takes a shot against Neosho County during a game earlier this season at the Sports Arena. A freshman from Liberal, Mickens has become one of the top players in the Jayhawk West as she is Hutchinson’s leading scorer and rebounder. played against, but playing at the college level is a whole new world, and I’m small in this one,” Mickens said.

Mickens also stated the speed of the game was faster, and the addition of a shot clock made things different. However, Mickens seems to have adapted fairly well to the college speed as she currently leads the Blue Dragons in multiple stats, including points per game (14.2), field goal percentage (50.7), and minutes per game (30.8) are all held by her.

Mickens also attributes her

smooth transition to her fellow Kansas teammates, some of which she knows well.

“Playing next to some Kansas players has actually made this whole experience a lot easier to handle,” Mickens said. “Sara Cramer (Dighton), Tia Bradshaw (Dodge City), and Briana Bradshaw (Dodge City), are three girls that I had played with on a traveling team, so we know each other pretty well. Also the Bradshaw sisters played at Dodge City High School, which was in the Western

Hutchinson Community College catcher Scott Wolverton snags a pitch during Sunday’s game against Independence at Hobart-Detter Field. Hutchinson won the game 19-12.

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Baseball bats bomb away against Indy

By The Collegian staff

The Hutchinson Community College baseball team’s home opener started with a bang, as the Blue Dragons belted 15 hits and scored 19 runs in beating Independence Community College 19-12 on Sunday at Hobart-Detter Field.

The Blue Dragons (4-3) scored early and often. By the end of the first inning, they led 7-1, as Wyatt Divis led off with a solo home run. Later that inning, Divis hit a tworun single, capping the strong first inning.

Their lead was sliced to 7-4 going

to the bottom of the fourth inning, but home runs from Zion Bowling and Brock Schaffer upped the lead to 12-4.

The Blue Dragons added another run in the fifth inning and six in the sixth, as Riley Metzger clubbed a two-run home run, giving HutchCC a 19-4 lead.

Miguel Reyes was the winning pitcher for HutchCC, as he gave up six hits and two runs in three innings.

The Blue Dragons go back on the road this weekend, as they will play at Rose State College today, Saturday and Sunday before coming back home on Tuesday.

Athletic Conference, so we’ve played against each other before.”

For the Blue Dragons, the regular season is just about over and Mickens hopes to end on a high note.

“We have potential to do something great and I know we can do it,” Mickens said. “We have to bring it more than ever now than at the beginning of the season, it matters a lot more now and we can do it. Stay tuned to the Lady Dragons because we’re onto something big.”

Men’s basketball suffers tough loss, while women win third in a row

By The Collegian staff

The Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team suffered a crippling loss Wednesday, falling to Allen Community College 87-86 in Iola.

The loss pushing the Blue Dragons out of first place in the Jayhawk Conference and into third, a half game behind Coffeyville and a game behind Barton.

With just two games left in the regular season for the Blue Dragons, they’ll need some help to at least share the conference title.

The Blue Dragons did not score in the final two minutes and had just four points in the final 4:05.

While Hutchinson’s record is still an impressive 23-5 overall and 19-5 in the conference, three of their losses have been to Dodge City, Allen and Cloud County. Those three teams are the bottom three teams in the conference. The Blue Dragons have also lost to Coffeyville and fourth-place Cowley.

Blue Dragon women get easy road win – The HutchCC women’s basketball team has bounced back nicely from an early-February mini-swoon, as the Blue Dragons clobbered Allen 82-48 Wednesday in Iola.

That was the Blue Dragons’ third win, all by at least 18 points.

HutchCC led 36-26 at halftime, and then outscored the Red Devils 46-22 in the second half.

The win kept Hutchinson firmly in third place and a half-game behind second place Independence. The Blue Dragons and Pirates play Saturday, and the Blue Dragons have already beaten Independence this season.

The week: Rojas had a monster game on Valentine’s Day at Barton.

In that crucial Jayhawk West battle, Rojas scored Rojas 22 points on 8 of 12 shooting - plus 4 for 4 from the free-throw line - and added seven rebounds, two assists and a steal in Hutchinson’s 85-72 win. Rojas added six points and five rebounds in Saturday’s 93-84 win against Cowley.

The season: Rojas, a 6-foot, 7-inch freshman forward from Jamestown, New York, is having a solid season, averaging 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds a game while shooting 55 percent from the floor.

Track teams fare well at regional indoor meet

By Lucas Barlow Sports Editor

The Hutchinson Community College track and field team traveled to Manhattan to compete in the Region 6 Indoor Championships hosted by Kansas State last weekend.

The No. 12-ranked men’s team placed fourth in Region 6, and third overall in the Jayhawk West conference. The sole individual champion for the Blue Dragons was Myles Hansen. He cleared 14 feet, 5 1/2 inches in the pole vault to claim first place.

However, Hutchinson had three other regional runners-up – Alex Grays in the 200 meters, Tre’Juan Cash in the 60-meter hurdles, and the distance medley relay. Cash also ran the second-fastest 60 hurdle See Track, Page 3

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

Baseball

Feb. 10, at Coffeyville, W 11-1 Feb. 11, at Coffeyville, L 7-6, W 10-1 Feb. 15, at Northeast Texas, L 7-1; W 9-7 (10 inn.)

Feb. 16, at Northeast Texas, L 15-11 Feb. 20, INDEPENDENCE, W 19-12 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.

Feb. 17, COWLEY, W 93-84 Feb. 21, at Allen County, 8 p.m.

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

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

Feb. 17, COWLEY, W 67-45 Feb. 21, at Allen County, 6 p.m.

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

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

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, W 92-82 Feb. 10, BUTLER, W 79-68 Feb. 14, at Barton, W 85-72

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, L 56-48 Feb. 10, BUTLER, L 57-54 Feb. 14, at Barton, W 75-57

Feb. 9, PRATT, W 16-1, W 8-0 Feb. 10, COLBY, ppd.

Feb. 14, at Barton, W 6-1, W 9-4 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.

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