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In support of RASK, library staff members hide amigurumi animals to spread kindness across campus.

The HutchCC cheerleading and dance teams went to Salina for the Region 6 Cheer and Dance Championships.

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Blue Dragons’ repeat bid denied

By Lucas Barlow Sports Editor

The dream is finally over for the Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team.

The daunting challenge of winning back-to- back national championships proved too difficult for the Blue Dragons as they exited the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in the second round Wednesday night at the Sports Arena, falling to Florida SouthWestern State 80-65.

“They’re a good team,” Blue Dragons coach Steve Eck said.

“We got their best shot tonight, and it showed.”

Many would say this is one of the more “rollercoaster-esque” seasons in recent years, as Hutchinson experienced many highs and lows throughout the past six months. They also graduate one of the most dynamic duos in sophomores J.J. Rhymes and Devonte Bandoo. However, the Blue Dragons have nothing to be disappointed in, as they finish another great season with a, overall 29-7 record and fourth straight appearance at the national tournament.

The Sports Arena was the place to be Wednesday night, as the 11th-seeded Blue Dragons took on the sixth-seeded Buccaneers from Florida SouthWestern State in a highly-anticipated second-round game.

Right from the beginning, it was apparent that the Buccaneers

Merissa Anderson/Collegian Editor J.J. Rhymes goes in for an emotional hug with a team member after his final play as a Blue Dragon on the Sam Butterfield Court. From fans to cheerleaders, many tears were shed after this season’s last game. “I also want to thank God for giving me this opportunity, and I can’t wait to see what he has for me in the future,” Rhymes said.

were hungry to knock off the defending national champions on their home court. The game was tight for a majority of the first half, with the Blue Dragons staying within 10 points, but after a media timeout late in the half, things started to get ugly for Hutchinson.

Up 37-29 at the half, the Buccaneers did not slow their scoring in the second half, as they repeatedly knocked down shots. Florida SouthWestern used its quick transition game and lethal scoring ability to put the game to rest early.

After the first media timeout of the half, the Buccaneers were up almost by 20, and the Blue Dragons didn’t have enough firepower to get back in it. Hutchinson’s season was over 14 minutes later.

The Buccaneers shot an impressive 52.5 percent, while the Blue Dragons were held to 38.9 percent.

“Florida SouthWestern is well rounded, they run good offense, they play tough defense and it was tough to score out there,” Eck said.

Eck also stated that the height mismatch was difference maker and that the Buccaneers were no doubt the best team they’ve played all year.

The Blue Dragons graduate six sophomores this year- each of them playing vital parts on this year’s squad. However, Bandoo and Rhymes will go down as two of the best players in Hutchinson history. Rhymes finishes seventh in Blue Dragon leading scorers (1,295 points), while Bandoo

finishes 15th (1,072 points). “I wouldn’t want to go out with any other group of guys,” Rhymes said in an emotional post-game interview. “We had our ups and downs, but their family that I wouldn’t want to trade for anything else, and I thank them for that.

“I also want to thank God for giving me this opportunity, and I can’t wait to see what he has for me in the future.”

All of the sophomores leave will leave HutchCC with 64 total wins, a conference championship and of course, the 2017 national championship.

Merissa Anderson/Editor Devonte Bandoo races to pass the ball to a teammate during Wedneday’s second round game against Florida SouthWestern State.

Tom Reilly, NJCAA host, helps Tournament run smoothly

By Brenna Eller Opinion Editor

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Tom Reilly supervised as HutchCC ‘s host Tuesday and Wednesday night sitting with the team on the bench.

With the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship having begun Monday, the Sports Arena has been jam-packed with junior college teams and fans from all over the country.

With that in mind, how does everything not get out of control?

There are behind-thescene people who help run the NJCAA Tournament and manage possible chaos. One of these groups are the team hosts.

Tom Reilly, a Topeka native and Hutchinson resident is Hutchinson Community College’s host for this year.

He is also currently the Division Labor Manager at Dillons. Hosting has mostly been a hobby to Reilly more than a job because of his enjoyment with it.

“Every team has a host, and there are 24 teams in the Tournament,” Reilly said.

“The hosts don’t know who they have until the seeds are finalized.

Once they are informed who they have, they reach out to the school and introduce themselves.”

Their job is mostly to help the team with time management, scheduling practices and supervise the locker rooms and on benches with the team they are hosting.

They cater to the coaches’ needs.

Sometimes, hosts know their designated junior college team close enough to have friends or acquaintances within the community.

For instance, Reilly knows some people in the Hutchinson community who can help him out and he knows Blue Dragons coach Steve Eck well.

Because of his connections with Trinity Catholic, Reilly got to schedule a Blue Dragon practice for Tuesday night in advance, if the Blue Dragons were to win that afternoon against Cape Fear.

Since they did win, they got to go over plays in preparation for Wednesday night’s game against Florida SouthWestern.

Reilly mentioned that he hasn’t gotten to host HutchCC until this year, and he is excited he is on the Blue Dragons’ bench this season.

“I’ve worked as a host for about 13 years,” Reilly said.

He has been through this several times and said that he always looks forward to basketball season.

That is how he got his job in the first place. He said that he was asked in 2006 if he would be willing to become a host since he was a wellknown basketball fan.

Since then, he has enjoyed the experiences he has had with the teams he hosted so far.

Brenna Eller/Opinion Editor

Reilly visits with HutchCC students and faculty members in between games. As a host, he also makes room for the team to run through onto the court.

CAMPUS BEAT Upcoming events

What are your plans for spring break?

March 26-30 — Spring Break, College Closed March 24 — BASEBALL vs.

Barton (Doubleheader), 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. at Hobart-Detter Field March 28 —SOFTBALL vs.

Tabor College JV (Doubleheader), Fun Valley at 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

“I’ll go to the beach and have fun with my family in Miami.”

“I’ll be going on a college visit to Emporia with my Mom.”

“I will be working and catching up on sleep.”

March 24 — BASEBALL vs.

Dodge City (Doubleheader), 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Hobart-Detter Field

“I will be home, spending time with my family for spring break.”

“Preparing with HutchCC Badinage to play at the Fox Theater.”

— Christian Ealey, Miami

— Katie Reisinger, Havenville

— Danielle Mason, Topeka

— Kaylene Matlack, Burrton

— Ben Pankratz, Inman

Opinion

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Mourning about morning people

Columnist

Emma Cox I don’t know about you, but I am the type of person who does not like being bothered first thing in the morning.

I will never understand those people who wake up in the morning so chipper and happy. It takes me about an hour and a cup of coffee to be fully aware of what I need to do. Sometimes, I’m still too tired to function so I’m just dragging myself around and nodding off in class.

I beg of you, if you see me walking around campus in the morning, don’t talk to me because I will either ignore you or flat out be rude.

Another thing that I can’t

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wrap my head around is how there are some people in this world who only need one alarm set in the morning to get up.

I didn’t’ know that was possible. I have to have at least five, at most eight alarms set so I will hear at least one of them and get up. They start at 5:20 a.m. and go on to about 7:05. Sometimes, I’m lucky if I actually get up to those.

I guess what I am getting at is that I love my sleep and I am grumpy in morning. I purposely stay up until about 2 a.m. when I don’t have classes, so I can sleep most of the day since I don’t have to work until the evening. There are some nights that I just can’t get sleep at all, and the coffee just won’t help.

My case Wednesday wasn’t very good though. I didn’t sleep well at all. I got up at 6:30 a.m., I made a cup of coffee, but of course I couldn’t enjoy it because, me being me, got perfume in it.

Yes, you read that right. I got perfume in my coffee. So, here’s to hoping Friday morning will go smoothly and I can enjoy my spring break.

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The unfortunate events of Brenna My first fully unfortunate week of this semester began Monday, March 12.

It was already a stressful day having had a bad weekend.

My Basic Photography class goes from 6-10 p.m. I was leaving my dorm room when I discovered that I locked my keys and camera inside. It took me a few minutes and some choice words to calm down, but once I did, I just went to my class.

On my way over to Lockman Hall, some guys thought I was someone else, and I just ignored them, which isn’t really how I should’ve handled it, but I was having a rough time.

When I got to my class, Charles Wheeler, my photography teacher, told me he remembered to bring a cleaner for my camera’s sensor. Of course it was the same day I locked my camera in my dorm room.

My college experience: Spring update

On Tuesday, I decided to go to my friends’ house because I needed some assistance finding Command hooks. I know, lame excuse, but I needed a little normal in my crazy life.

My best friend, Rachel, went with me to Walmart, where we both had an awkward encounter. We were walking through the parking lot when a man in a white SUV pulled up next to us and said, “Hey, ladies”, as if he was about to ask something, so I stopped and my friend who wasn’t paying attention said, ‘What?’

He asked us if we knew what a pall bearer was. We just stared at him like he was asking us a trick question. He just continued, unfazed by our confusion.

“You know, the ones who carry the caskets? What do they call them in Oklahoma?” the man asked.

I was just too weirded

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out that he was bringing up such a random subject so I answered, “Um, I don’t know, what?” He chuckled and said, “A Karae-Okie”.

Rachel and I looked at each other and then back to him and just pretended we heard the funniest joke ever, which, to be honest, was a clever one. He told us another joke, but we were already walking away.

Thursday night, I made a horrible decision to drink

a Monster Energy drink at 6 p.m. Once 3 a.m. came around I was so exhausted, but also couldn’t go to sleep. My brain was just running non-stop. I thought about nothing and everything for hours.

I tried getting up and walking around, nothing happened. I also tried listening to some music that had no lyrics, and reading, to calm me down.

There was a train that I could hear every two hours, and right when I would get relaxed, I there would either be a loud whistle or the wind blowing against the window.

At 5 a.m., I figured it was pointless to keep trying. I knew my roommate had to get up at 6 a.m., so I figured I would just sleep when she left. By that time, I remembered an algebra assignment I had completely forgot about and finished it. Then I started to get

ready for the day.

I tried everything to make myself not look like a zombie, I even dressed up and put makeup on. I have to say, for someone who pulled an accident all-nighter, I didn’t look as awful as I felt.

Every Friday, I deliver The Collegian at 8 a.m., so I was walking over to the building, another Monster in my hand, trying to hide my symptoms of fatigue.

When I was done delivering, I headed to my class and told my friends about my horrible accident of staying up all night.

The rest of the day was super hard. I had a ponytail holder on my wrist that I kept snapping on my skin to keep myself awake. I didn’t even eat until I got home, which was scary because I was so tired, but I managed to drive home fine. Once I was finally in Little River I relaxed and passed out on

the couch.

On the bright side, Saturday was a good day for me. It was St. Patrick’s Day and I actually felt more rested than ever. I was with my mom and my sister. We ended up going to Wichita to shop and two unfortunate things happened. But not to me.

I’m pretty sure it had to do with me being the only one in green. Long story short, my sister lost her phone in the Warren Theater bathroom and I had to go in and help her after she was done hyperventilating.

Then my mom lost her credit card and thought she threw it away in a gas station trash can while she was getting gas.

So we were digging through the nasty trash when my sister goes, “Here it is!” And pulled it out of the door handle cubby.

Good thing I always have hand sanitizer with me.

The Entertainment Pulse

“Love, Simon”: The movie we need now, and we need more like it.

The year 2018 has quickly become a huge staple in cinema history for diversity.

Already one of the biggest films of the year, “Black Panther”, showed us a predominately African American cast and roared to one of the biggest box office successes of all time. Proving to the world that Americans want to see diversity on the screen.

Now comes “Love, Simon”, the first mainstream romantic film to feature a gay protagonist. The film stars Simon (Nick Robinson) who begins a relationship with a mystery man online. When

Simon begins to be blackmailed, he finds himself in a compromising intersection with his own personal status.

The movie continues to show what a day to day life is like for a gay teen, including issues of coming out and homophobia.

Many industries in Hollywood believed that a gay-centered story could never sell to a mainstream audience of mostly straight people. Simon sets out to prove once and for all, that no matter what sexuality a character is, the story matters most. We can all resonate

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Jack Greenwood with good stories and good characters, no matter if we are gay or straight.

It is the first of its kind, and here is to hoping it isn’t the last. The film is the first to show a gay teen in a mainstream light.

For decades, the LGBTQ+ has had to wait patiently for a film that shows their stories on the screen, similarly to those that didn’t see their race shown on a major screen.

Many (including myself) are hoping that “Love, Simon” does well at the box office will equal more films that feature LGBTQ+ characters.

Before Simon, gay characters were limited to small indie

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movies or the supporting roles in straight character films.

Already 2018 is proving to be the year of diversity in film. Between both Panther and Simon, Hollywood studios should be learning that audiences can resonate with characters regardless of race or sexuality.

What is even more remarkable is the impact films like these have had. When “Love, Simon” first debuted, stories of gay youth coming out to their schools and families emerged on Twitter and Facebook.

Many said the film gave

them the courage to come out and be open about who they are. During the filming of Simon, Robinson’s brother actually came out as gay because he felt the film gave his brother a new perspective of LGBTQ+ lifestyle.

With 2018 being such a diverse year for film, we can hope that it means a new dawn for cinema. A new day is on the horizon, one where we can all enjoy a film regardless of the characters sexual identity or race. And one where everyone can see their stories told on the big screen.

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HutchCC cheerleaders compete in Region 6 Championships

Holli Rowe/Courtesy Photo The HutchCC cheerleaders and dance team went to Kansas Wesleyan for the Region 6 Cheer and Dance Championship where they presented their routines to three judges.

By Amanda Carney pete at more competitions each year.” thought the cheer team did well enough to win the comEvery year, three judges are hired for cheer and petition. Yet, Augustine was still proud of the squad.

Staff Writer three judges are hired for dance.

The teams then do their “We had so many people quit on us this year, and Hutchinson Community College’s cheerleaders had routines, and the judges give their scores.

Only Region 6 we had to change the routine so many times,” Augustine a chance to compete at the Region 6 Cheer and Dance cheer and dance teams compete at this competition. said.

Championship two weekends ago in Salina.

The HutchCC cheer squad ended up placing second, The dance team finished fifth in the team routine It was a big event for the teams, as cheer competiright behind Garden City, who took first. and second in hip-hop. The team also had two individual tions like this are rare.

Sophomore, Laurelle Augustine, who is a cheer competitors with Aubrey Myers coming in fourth and “We only compete at the one competition,” cheer captain along with sophomore Tristin Padgett, said she Jasmine Merrell as second. coach, Holli Rowe said. “Some of the other teams comOverall, the dance team (right)placed fifth in the team routine and second place in hip-hop.

Aubrey Myers came in fourth place and Jasmine Merrell got second place in individual routines.

The cheer squad (left) finished in second place during the Region 6 Championship.

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RASK inspires weekly amigurumi scavenger hunt

By Merissa Anderson Collegian Editor Following the recent involvement of the RASK Force (Random Acts of Selfless Kindness) on campus, Leanna Coon, Writing Paraprofessional at Rimmer Learning and Resource Center, along with Desiree Coon, IT Support Analyst, have worked together to hand-crochet and hide tiny stuffed animals known as amigurumi.

Since the idea came about in February, the pair has hidden five amigurumi.

Every Wednesday, clues to the amigurumi’s whereabouts are posted at the Hutch CC Rimmer Services Facebook page.

“Desiree had the idea to put out little critters for RASK because it would be a way to cheer people up, and market Rimmer by tying it to Facebook.” Leanna Coon said.

“We have clues posted before we hide each amigurumi with a note that has the website address so that people can post their photos and share them with us online.”

One such found amigurumi was a cat that was picked up by an anonymous passerby and then passed around campus before coming back into the hands of Hannah Gomez, a front desk writing tutor at RLRC. “It wasn’t originally found by me, but it was passed around to me after traveling campus,” Gomez said. “It was so squishy, and it brought me a lot of joy to look at how cute it was.”

Included on the amigurumi is a note with an inspirational quote and instructions on how to post the find on the the Rimmer Facebook page.

A faculty member’s young daughter, upon

hearing about the amigurumi scavenger hunt, used the posted clues to seek out a crocheted Ariel hiding in the ocean section of the library.

Shortly after, her smiling face was posted online and the amigurumi’s purpose was fulfilled.

“I think (the amigurumis) and RASK is a good idea to make people more mindful of others’ feelings, and just make their day a little better.” Leanna Coon said.

“I like knowing that it’s going to cheer somebody up and having a little project that I can complete relatively quickly.”

Depending on the size of the amigurumi, it can take between a few hours to several days to complete one for the scavenger hunt.

The amigurumi are free and available to anybody on Wednesdays.

From Totoros to tortises, Leanna Coon and Desiree Coon’s cute creations have become a weekly pickme-up for those who find them in the library. These amigurumis will be hidden in the future.

A young girl finds her prize after 20 minutes of searching with help from the posted clue.

HutchCC instructors also teach at correctional facility

By Pablo Sanchez Staff Writer

David Krueger, a Hutchinson Community College business instructor who also teaches motorcycle safety, also does some off-campus teaching.

Krueger is also an instructor for Hutchinson Correctional Facility, and has been teaching inmates for three years.

“I teach (construction through) National Center for Construction Educa-

tion,” Krueger said. “We teach inmates inside the prison walls for a company called Green Bush Education.”

Green Bush has a contract for the Department of Corrections in Kansas.

In addition to Krueger, there is another HutchCC instructor who teaches at the prison. Duane Banning works as a B&I construction trades trainer.

Prisoners get credit college credit at HutchCC and also get credit through

NCCER, the National Center for Construction Education and Research.

The classroom size that Krueger teaches in is about the same size as a regular classroom, but with a lab included as well.

Krueger teaches about 12 inmates. He cannot take flash drives into the classroom, as that’s considered contraband. Internet is available for Krueger in an office but not in the classroom. Inmates are given

standard school supplies.

“NCCER’s curriculum has a written test and a performance test for every chapter,” Krueger said.

“They call it a module and they have to earn a 70 percent or better on the written test after they do satisfactory on the performance test. They fill out a form that is sent to Florida, and they record it in the database that they have completed the skills. Upon release, if they go to a job, they can go to a potential

employer and say ‘I have NCCER’.”

Other prisons around Kansas host the program as well.

“El Dorado has a masonry, Ellsworth has a welding program, Norton has a cabinet building program and the Hutchinson East Unit has construction,” Krueger said.

Class starts at the end of January and ends in April.

Of course, Krueger hopes to educate all

Kansas Department of Corrections

inmates to the best of his abilities and inmates who fail the written test are allowed three tries in most cases.

“If they are showing improvement, and they each time they are getting better, they can go up to five tries, but typically we say three,” Krueger said.

When Krueger arrives at the prison, he has to go through security just like anybody else would.

“There’s metal detectors and an X-ray machine,” Krueger said. “Cell phones have to stay out, I can’t take it in. No pocket knifes, typical security.”

“I’m given a key chip and I get a radio and another panic alarm – it’s about a size of a pager radio and it also has a button on it and if I push either one of those, it’s like calling 911.”

Sports

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Blue Dragon women bounced in first round

By Lucas Barlow Sports Editor

The Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball team made their eighth appearance to the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s National Championship on Monday.

However, the trip in Lubbock, Texas was cut short after the Blue Dragons faced a first-round exit, losing to the San Jacinto-North Gators 62-51.

HutchCC, the No. 18 seed,

had high hopes coming into the tournament, as the Blue Dragons finished the season with an impressive 27-6 record. But to start the tournament they had to face a similarly-matched San Jacinto team. The Blue Dragons struggled scoring immensely, making only one of their first 12 shots.

At one point in the first quarter, Hutchinson didn’t score for nearly five minutes, leaving San Jacinto to increase its lead.

The second quarter was better

for the Blue Dragons, but they found themselves down 13 to end the half. The second half was an uphill climb, as they tried to grind out points.

After a 7-0 run to start the fourth quarter, the Blue Dragons found themselves within four points, 47-43. However, the Gators answered with their own 8-0 run, and from there, the Blue Dragons simply couldn’t get back into the game.

The Gators shot an even 50

percent from the field, while the Blue Dragons shot 34.8 percent.

For Hutchinson, Dejanae Roebuck was the leading scorer with 24 points.

She also had 12 rebounds, which led to her 14th double-double this season. Tia Bradshaw finished with 12 points and Kelsey Brett had five.

The Blue Dragons finished with a 27-7 record and are now 1710 all-time in national tournament games.

NJCAA madness in Hutch Photos by Merissa Anderson and Brenna Eller/Collegian

Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball coach Steve Eck, center, shares a laugh with Blue Dragons Devonte Bandoo (left) and J.J. Rhymes (right) after the Blue Dragons beat Cape Fear, North Carolina, in the tournament’s first round on Tuesday afternoon.

Athlete of the week (March 11-17) Logan Sartori, baseball

The week: This may have been the easiest decision all year. Sartori was dominant at the plate all week, as Hutchin- Sartori son won four out of five games. In those five games, Santori had 13 hits in 23 at-bats.

He scored 12 runs and drove in 14 runs.

The season: Sartori, a freshman from Lincoln, Neb., is one of the top offensive threats in the nation. Through 22 games, Sartori is batting .432 with seven home runs, 30 RBIs and eight stolen bases. He also committed six errors.

Baseball, softball shuffle a few home dates

By The Collegian staff

Hutchinson Community College’s Kai Mitchell goes in for two points during the Blue Dragons’ win Tuesday against Cape Fear. Mitchell finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.

Three Blue Dragon fans celebrate a basket on Tuesday during the Blue Dragons’ first-round win against Cape Fear. The Blue Dragons once again played in front of near-capacity crowds during the tournament.

There have been a couple events rescheduled for the Hutchinson Community College baseball and softball teams.

The baseball team had a Tuesday home game with Cowley shifted to Cowley.

Now, the Blue Dragons will play Cowley at 2 p.m. this Tuesday at Hobart-Detter Field.

The softball team’s Wednesday doubleheader with the Sterling College junior varsity will now be played at 3 p.m.

Monday. The games will be at Fun Valley Sports Complex.

Roundup: Baseball, softball bats wake up, winter weather wipes out golf

By The Collegian staff The Hutchinson Community College baseball team had its best weekend of the young Jayhawk Conference season, as the Blue Dragons took three out of four games from Butler Community College.

The Blue Dragons swept a doubleheader last Thursday at Hobart-Detter Field, winning 1410 and 15-10. Two days later, the Blue Dragons and Grizzlies split a pair of 5-4 games.

The Blue Dragons got the weekend off to a bright start, as Logan Sartori, Bobby Morgensen

and Garret Stephens belted home runs. Santori added two doubles and drove in seven runs.

The next game, HutchCC belted 16 hits, as Sartori, Zach Baxley and Riley Metzger had three apiece. Stephens, Metzger and Scott Wolverton hit home runs.

The Blue Dragons nearly came back from a 5-1 hole in the second game, but came up short.

Dylan Nedved had three of the eight HutchCC hits.

Sartori again led the Blue Dragons in the finale, hitting two more home runs and driving in

three runs. Mike Brown was the winning pitcher, and Dayden Lane picked up his second save.

The Blue Dragons (14-10 overall, 7-5 Jayhawk West) also had a Tuesday game moved to Cowley College due to poor field conditions in Hutchinson. Cowley won 9-3.

Softball – The Blue Dragons continued their strong season by winning three of four conference games over the weekend.

HutchCC swept Coffeyville easily, 11-2 and 13-5, and then split with Labette, losing 9-8 and winning 2-1.

Kiara DeCrame picked apart Coffeyville pitching, going 7 for 7 in the two games.

She score four runs and drove in seven more. DeCrame also smacked a pair of homers in the second game.

DeCrame Hutchinson blew an 8-7 lead in the first game with Labette, but came back in the next game behind a four-hitter from Destiniy Schulze.

The Blue Dragons have a four-game, two-day road trip

starting today, playing at Johnson County. Saturday, they’re at Fort Scott.

Golf – A snowstorm wiped out this week’s tournament in Nebraska. The Blue Dragons were to play in a 54-hole tournament in Kearney, but it was cancelled.

This is the second straight spring tournament the Blue Dragons have had called off due to bad weather.

The Blue Dragons are next scheduled top play Monday at Colbert Hills Country Club in Manhattan.

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. 18, INDEPENDENCE, W 19-12 Feb. 27, REDLANDS, W 13-5; W 6-5 March 1, COLBY, W 3-2; L 10-3 March 3, at Colby, L 5-1, L 12-9 March 6, vs. Seminole State L 5-2 March 8, at Cloud County, L 3-0; W 9-6 March 10, CLOUD COUNTY, W 11-1, W 9-8 March 14, NORTH IOWA, W 28-24 March 15, BUTLER, W 14-10; W 15-10 March 17, at Butler, L 5-4; W 5-4 March 20, at Cowley, L 9-3 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 (postseason)

March 1, CLOUD COUNTY, W 93-83 March 4, vs. Independence, W 74-59 March 6, vs. Barton, W 74-69 March 7, vs. Coffeyville, L 82-80 March 20, CAPE FEAR, W 84-60 March 21, FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN, L 80-65

Women’s basketball (postseason)

March 1, PRATT, W 82-22 March 5, vs. Garden City, W 55-37 March 6, vs. Independence, L 70-50 March 19, vs. San Jacinto at Lubbock, Texas, L 62-51

Golf

March 5-6, at Bethany College Classic March 19-20, at UNK Invitational March 26, Jayhawk Conference tournament April 9, Jayhawk Conference tournament April 16-17, Jayhawk Conference Championship April 23-24, Region 6/District 3 tournament

Softball

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, ccd Feb. 27, at Bethel JV, W 28-6; W 7-2 March 1, at Oklahoma Wesleyan JV, W 5-2; L 6-3 March 2, at Rose State, W 4-0, L 6-2 March 8, at Cloud County, W 9-1; L 6-2 March 9, at Garden City, W 5-0; W 9-4 March 13, HESSTON, W 8-4; W 10-7 March 16, COFFEYVILLE, W 11-2; W 13-5 March 17, LABETTE, L 9-8; W 2-1 March 21, STERLING JV, ppd 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 (outdoor)

March 10, Butch Reynolds Invitational, El Dorado March 15, at Southwestern Invitational April 4-5, at Tiger Multi Event, Arkansas City April 6-7, at Friends Invitational April 14, at Gorilla Relays, Pittsburg April 19-21, at Kansas Relays April 21, at Tabor Invitational April 28, at Southwestern Relays May 3-5, REGION 6 CHAMPIONSHIPS