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Braedon Martin goes over the newly released video game “Elden Ring.”
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Tor’e Alford has had an amazing season for the Blue Dragons women’s basketball team this year.
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HutchCC coaches, athletes talk about dealing with cold weather during spring sports.
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Highlights from Blue Dragons men’s and women’s basketball team wins on Tuesday.
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HutchCC nursing program among best in the nation
Photo by Shelby Spreier/Collegian
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Stephanie Fairchild (left) and Kelly Oquenda (right) are shown making demonstrations for the HutchCC Nursing program. By Braedon Martin and Mason Poepperling Staff Writers
The Hutchinson Community College nursing program is one of the best around, even winning the number one ranking on www.rntobsnprogram.com’s best community college nursing programs in 2020. Its quality is clear once you see its size and know its overall reputation. Beverly Alisha Dewitt, a McPherson native, is just one of the program’s many students. “When it came down to it and I decided to change my career I looked at a bunch of different places and options. When I settled on nursing, I heard great things about the program.” Dewitt said.
“I was just skeptical because I was so much older and going back to school … so I called the college and they set me up some time to talk to Mrs. (Janice) Yoder, and she told me about her journey with nursing and teaching and after hearing her story I had officially decided (HutchCC) was what I wanted to do. And it was probably the best decision I could have made for myself.” While most students and former students will praise the program, it’s not without its difficulties. “Some days it’s like information overload,” said Dewitt, who attends
nursing classes one day a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To her, finals are “some of the hardest tests I think I’ve ever taken. But it’s worth it.” If the COVID-19 pandemic taught the world anything, it’s what a real career in nursing is like. Throughout the pandemic people have seen the mistreatment and the sheer overworked nature of the career, and that’s something the program cannot teach. “It in no way prepared us for what nursing is really like,” said Casey Freeman, a HutchCC nursing alumna. “Experience and actually working as a bedside RN is what prepared me for positions I prefer to work such as ICU
and step down positions. Being an agency RN and traveling to different facilities has taught me more than any paid education could.” “The instructors teach you as much as possible that you need to help prepare you for the different things that will always come your way. It also makes you question what you’re doing and make sure this is exactly what you want to do,” Dewitt said. In the end, like most things, the HutchCC nursing program prepares its students for the career they are pursuing as best it can, but there are always some things one must learn through experience.
The duality of Kan(sas)
The midwest climate has newcomers thoroughly bewildered By Brendan Ulmer Staff Writer
Anybody who frequents the weather section of a newspaper, or goes outside at all, knows that Kansas weather is a moody, unruly and unforgiving beast. Especially during this time of the year where winter is winding down, and dreams of spring are dashed weekly when the average temps drop from 60 to 20. The climate and weather is probably the most common colloquial punchline in Kansas. The summers are an oven
and the winters are bitter and biting. It begs the question, what’s it like for people not from here, people who grew up in a climate where the wealthy elderly from the midwest spend their winter months. “It was pretty hard to fathom the air being cold enough to snow, because even the rain in Arizona was more like steam,” said sophomore Kaya Adams who moved See Weather, Page 5
Upcoming events March 4 — Region 6 Semifinals at Salina, women vs. Seward County, 5 p.m.; men vs. Butler at 7 p.m. March 4-5 — Silent Sky, HutchCC theatrical performance, 7 p.m. March 6 — Silent Sky, HutchCC theatrical performance, 2 p.m. March 14-18 — Spring Break
Photo by Lee Wellman/Collegian There is still ice on the pond, but South Hutchinson Freshman Mckinzie Starnes can still enjoy the weather just several days after a snowstorm.
The happenings around campus
College Student Weather Report Friday High: 76; Low 56 It’s going to stay warm for the introduction of March Saturday High: 77; Low 28 Kansas is giving its citizens all they can handle Sunday High: 48; Low 22 An unfotunate shock back to reality Weather source: accuweather.com
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Generation of change
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Growing up female
Growing up as a girl is a lot harder than growing up as a boy. Many people probably wouldn’t disagree, but many people probably don’t realize just much harder it is to grow up as a girl. Here is a challenge for anyone who is reading this: think of something a teen girl likes that she won’t get made fun of for liking. If you can’t think of anything don’t worry - that’s the point. Young women are constantly poked fun at for enjoying simple things. Justin Bieber is a prime example of that. Before Bieber got into all his scandals, he was hated for no apparent reason, but because young girls liked him he became a target for vicious attacks. Not only are women always made fun of for enjoying themselves, they are also sexualized from a very early age. Imagine being a 13-year-old girl, and having to be sat down to be told that you can’t wear certain things or go to certain places alone because people will assume the worst of you, and may harm you for it. Take Billie Eilish for example. She reached stardom before the age of 18, and when her 18th birthday hit, many people were making jokes about her finally being “legal.” Growing up as a boy is hard too, but it doesn’t compare to having to grow up as a girl. -For the Collegian editorial board
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I was born in 2000. I don’t feel like I belong to a certain generation on its own. I’m not really a Millennial, but I also don’t associate with Generation Z. Many others are in this dilemma as well. In fact, the term “Zillenials” has been coined to describe us. For a generation who are kind of like the middle child of generations, we have gone through a lot. We’ve been around for numerous historical events. For starters, we were just starting our lives when 9/11 happened in 2001. Of course, we don’t remember what we were doing at the time, but we were alive and it had an impact on how we were raised. Growing up, I remember constantly hearing about the wars overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2003, the Columbia shuttle exploded. Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook the Haiti in 2010. In 2013 the Boston Marathon was bombed. I remember this one very well.
I was in middle school at this point. Fast forward six years, and the world is shutting down and we’re going through a global pandemic. Almost three years later and we’re still dealing with the repercussions of COVID-19, but now we’re adding in the possibility of another world war as Russia has invaded Ukraine. Each of these events have impacted us in so many ways, whether we realize it or not. I remember the earthquake that destroyed Haiti. I remember doing
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several service projects with my church to help them and just wishing I could do more. Watching the news about the Boston Marathon as a 12-year old was scary. It confused me and hurt in ways I didn’t understand. I found myself again wishing I could do more. None of these events (thankfully) happened close to home, but they still left a lasting impact on me and many others around me. Each time, I found myself wishing I could do more. I wish we, as a society, would have this mindset as well. It’s so easy for us to not even try to think of ways we could change simply because it’s not happening directly to us. We are a generation that has gone through so much, but what if we were also a generation that changed so much. We’ve shown our resilience, so why don’t we take this strength and use it to improve our world and not just survive it? Laci Sutton is a Nickerson senior studying nursing. She is the Collegian opinion page eiditor.
This new video game is a ringer Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone else, the time has finally come. The art form that is gaming has peaked. Nothing gets better than this. What is this you may ask? Why of course, it is the next game from Dark Souls developers, “Elden Ring”. I won’t get ahead of myself, but if you don’t have time and only read this, then it must be said. “Elden Ring” is one of the greatest video games of all time. With the usual stellar writing one expects from From Software, and added in is the creative input and writing assistance of the man behind one of the biggest fantasy fiction phenomenon of our time, George R. R. Martin. Say what you want about the “Game Of Thrones” TV show, (which in my case, isn’t a lot. Couldn’t get into it). Martin has a talent for worldbuilding. And that’s precisely where his influence on “Elden Ring” shines. Upon starting a new game, a cutscene plays to introduce you to the world you will be spending the next … long time in. A world forever scarred by the shattering of the “Elden Ring”. At this point in time I have yet to finish “Elden Ring”, having only fought 2 main story bosses in my 35ish hours of playtime. (I’ll get into why that is later) I still have no idea what exactly the “Elden Ring” itself is. Judging by the size of some things and the strange arcane symbology, I don’t think it’s just some guy’s wedding band. But of course, maybe it is some giant ring, I literally have no idea. However, From Software is a big fan of the mantra of “Show, don’t tell.” The real strength of the writing shines in its visual storytelling. The first boss you ever face is some scarab looking monstrosity of human limbs called the “Grafted Scion” and as this is a FromSoft game, well known for their difficulty, you are immediately annihilated and sent to a new area. Limgrave is where the game truly begins, and the world immediately opens up before you. Walking out of the (now totally optional) tutorial
area, you see an NPC, a join their strength with rest point, and patrolling his. Then he notices you, the hill in front of you, a and in his own words. large man on an equally “Commands you, large horse. Kneel.” He then draws You may think to youran ax bigger than you, self “Well, having talked and also a sword twice to this NPC and rested, your size, and begins to I’m going to go fight the go to town. If you can big horseback guy.” This survive long enough to is a mistake. You are snip his health down to level nine, this rider is a half its original value. struggle for me to beat at You are treated to the level 40. He will cut you Braedon Martin most terrifying cutscene down, again and again in the game. Goddrick and again. He has no care for you or slams his ax down on his own hand, your infinite respawns. and, roaring in pain … severs it The Tree Sentinel is eternal. His completely. energy never tires and he will never Roaring in pain, Goddrick once stop swinging his accursed halberd. again beseeches the dragons to lend Having met your maker multiple him their strength. And by force, they times at his hand, you likely sneak do. Goddrick sticks the nub of his around him to get to the church he is hand into the corpse of the dragon guarding. beside him, tearing its own head off There you meet the shopkeeper and and grafting it to his arm. This already find another rest point. Progression seems terrifying enough but Goddrick continues around this same line until is not done yet. you reach the gates of Castle StormThis grafted dragon head twitches, veil, where you fight the first story’s and comes to life. So now the remainrelevant boss. His name is Margit, the der of the fight is against this freak of Fell Omen. Margit is decently hard nature with a dragon head glued to his when you’re underleveled, but if you arm and spewing flames all over the approach his fight after exploring battlefield. Limgrave, leveling up, and upgrading Elden Ring’s NPCs are great. I your gear, he’s not a huge challenge. absolutely love each and every one of After defeating him, you can explore the terrifying castle Stormveil, home of the Demigod Goddrick. While exploring the castle, you hear more about “grafting” and encounter another Grafted Scion. I don’t know how hard this enemy is because I ran away from it, remembering my first encounter with the terrifying human-spider-thing. I recommend you do the same because Castle Stormveil has other, much scarier enemies to show you. Like the 2nd plot relevant boss, “Goddrick, the Grafted.” Now, the ‘The Grafted’ part of that title may lead you to some conclusions, like “maybe he looks like a scion!” no. Goddrick is worse. Goddrick has been twisted and malformed into a hulking man, covered in human arms and legs. When you encounter him, he sings the praises of the strength of dragons, and wishes for them to
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them. Your traveling companion, Melina, is very interesting, offering you “an accord” on first meeting, she becomes your surrogate FInger Maiden, the guide of this world. As you play, you continue to discover interesting NPCs, like Roderika. When you first encounter Roderika, she is distraught at her surroundings, All of her friends and escorts have been grafted, and she has consigned herself to that same fate. However, you can find a letter to her among the piles upon piles of grafted corpses within Castle Stormveil, if you deliver that letter to her, she will travel to the Roundtable Keep, the closest thing you have to a home, and take up Spirit Tuning, an art that will help you later down the line. And of course, there is the greatest NPC of all time. The Turtle Pope. Yes, you read that right. You can meet and befriend a papal tortoise. Elden Ring is the greatest video game I’ve ever played. You should play it. It took me 35 hours to get past the second story boss. I will be playing Elden Ring for the remainder of my own life and that is completely all right with me. Braedon Martin is a Hutchinson freshman studying journalism.
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Marching On
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High school: Derby Class: sophomore Major: physical science Position: point guard Points Per Game: 13 Assists: 120 Bucket: Getter Hutchinson Community College women vs Seward County, Region 6 Tournament Semifinal Tony’s Pizza Event Center, Salina Time: 5 p.m. today
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Madness in March
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Class: Sophomore Height: 6-5 Hometown: Springfield, Mass PPG: 3.8 RPG: 3.8 Semifinal vs. Butler Tony’s Pizza Event Center, 7 p.m. Friday Photo by Danae Moser/Collegian
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Lost in the frost Blue Dragon spring teams juggling weather, practices. By Cole Deutschendorf Co-Sports Editor
Some people love it, some people hate it. No, the subject isn’t pineapple on pizza. The subject matter of discussion is the cold. More specifically, how the cold impacts spring sports. Kansas is known for being somewhat bipolar when it comes to the weather. Recently, the weather went from a real feel of less than zero with snow, to sunny and 60 degrees just a week later. The hotter side of things is more manageable for sports, but the cold is what can really suck the life out of athletics. Frigid temperatures can make taking batting practice for baseball and softball, or spending time at the driving range downright miserable. Thus, both the Hutchinson Community College golf team and baseball team have to
pack up their equipment and head inside during freezing weather, sipping hot chocolate between fielding ground balls and practicing putting. Ryan Henderson, a freshman on the Blue Dragon baseball team, says that practicing inside doesn’t allow the team to work on a variety of drills. “It really limits what we can do,” Henderson said. “We’re basically limited to just hitting and conditioning inside.” Harry Crockett, a sophomore on the golf team, says that practicing inside makes simulating golf almost impossible. “We have an indoor bay, but you can’t go onto the golf course and play through real golf scenarios,” he said. Although the cold can complicate things for the players, Blue Dragons baseball coach Ryan Schmidt argues that cold weather makes coaches’ lives much more difficult than the players’. “The biggest impact is
on the coaches, because we have much longer days,” Schmidt said. “The other day, we were in the gym from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.” Indoor practices for baseball involve stations of sorts, with position groups getting work at different times. For example, pitchers have their own set time, there is a time set aside for lifting weights, batting practice, etc. This all has to happen in one day, which would be much easier if the outdoor space was available. For golf, a completely different problem can arise. “Drivers can sometimes break if we try to practice in the cold,” Crockett said. He said that the golf team had gone through approximately “17 drivers” during the winter. At the end of the day, cold weather was able to unite baseball players, coaches, and golfers alike, as they would all greatly appreciate it if the cold weather would stick to basketball season.
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What about U.S.? By Ben Short Staff Writer
Everyone has seen it and talked about it, the elephant in the room is the war that Russia has started by attacking Ukraine. The effects it has on the United States is unknown at this point, but there will soon be changes. Jason Knapp, a government professor here at Hutchinson Community College, showed a documentary Monday in Lockman Hall on the events leading up to the Russians attack on Ukraine.
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here when she was 5-years old. “We moved to Kansas during the warmer months so imagine my surprise when it started getting cold for the first time.” Her reaction to the Kansas winter and it’s trappings was different than what many may assume. “I definitely remember the first time I saw snow, it was probably the best day of my childhood,” Adams said, “I remember my parents making a big deal about bundling up, but I could hardly wait to play outside, we made several snowmen and I even saved a snowball in the freezer for summertime, which is something I still do when it snows.” While it’s quite apparent that there is joy to be found in the winter for those who reside, or are to reside here, what about the people in Hutch temporarily to pursue the opportunity. “I’m from South Florida, it’s humid, it’s hot, it’s over 80 all the time, it’s always sunny,” said freshman Fletcher Marshall, who also plays
As war is a horrific thing to see, a lot of Americans feel bad for what Ukraine is going through right now, but do Americans also need to worry? Will war come to our shores, or will we deploy troops to help Ukraine? When asked what effects this war has on America, Knapp said, “If nobody stops Putin, he’s just gonna keep going. Oil consumption and grain production will definitely be affected.” The United States gets oil from Russia, about
football. “The first time I came out here, the snow was different, it’s very different. It’s pretty cool at first until you realize this is a constant thing you’ll have to deal with.” The burden borne by
10% of the total consumption, so if the country goes into war, the amount we import from Russia could decline. Another question is, could the United States have helped prevent this war? “I don’t know if it could’ve been prevented,” Knapp said. “Americans and NATO countries don’t want to go to war right now.” War is a horrific event to watch unfold, but it appears Americans don’t have much to worry about. At least, not yet. those who come to Kansas from warmer climates doesn’t stop at Jack Frost nipping at their nose - he begins to nip at their pockets as well. “It was just pretty bad off the rip,” Marshall said.
Baseball falls to No. 1 team By Jayshaun Jones Social Media Coordinator
The Hutchinson Blue Dragons traveled down to Waco, Texas to take on the McLennan Highlanders on Monday. In a two-game series, the Blue Dragons lost both in thrilling fashion. In both games, McLennan was able to rally and come
back from being down earlier in the game. In both games, McLennan had a huge eighth inning to beat the Blue Dragons winning 9-7 in the second game. These losses drop Hutchinson down to 4-5 on the season heading into the home opener on Thursday.
Correction A photo on the front page of the Feb. 25 Collegian misidentified assistant men’s basketball coach as Anthony White. The photo is of TyReece Berry. The Collegian apologizes for the error.
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Blue Dragons break Beavers’ dam HutchCC knocks out Pratt in the Region 6 Tournament quarterfinals By Aubreigh Heck Co-Sports Editor
On Feb. 21, the Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team was defeated by the Pratt Beavers 112-100 in Pratt. The Blue Dragons returned the favor by defeating the Beavers 110-82 in the Region 6 Tournament Quarterfinals on Tuesday evening at the Sports Arena.. “The loss against (Pratt) fueled our victory tonight. We felt a little bit bitter after we lost at Pratt. We didn’t come out with the right mindset that game. We knew that if we played with intensity, we would run them,” Blue Dragon guard Kobe Campbell said. Campbell had a team high 25 minutes played, grabbing three rebounds, scoring 16 points and making 2 of 3 on his 3-point attempts. The Blue Dragons tied their record for the most 3-pointers made in one game for the third time this season, with the team making 14 out of their 29 attempts. They previously accomplished this against Fort Scott on Nov. 3, and against Northwest Kansas Tech on Feb. 14. HutchCC shot 55.3%, while only letting the Beavers shoot Photo by Danae Moser/Collegian 44.3%. Angelo Stuart goes for a jumpshot against the Pratt Even though the game remained Beavers on Tuesday at the Sports Arena.
close in the first half, after the Blue Dragons took a 21-14 lead at the 12:36 mark, the score never came close again. “I thought we settled down. We finally got a couple baskets to go in and it settled us down. This was the best we executed all year, offensively and defensively. It happened in the first half,” Blue Dragons coach Tommy DeSalme said. “I thought once the ball started going in, when you’re in a playoff game, it makes everything a little bit easier.” Campbell said, “We just came out with the right attitude. We came in with the attitude of winning.” The Butler Grizzlies defeated the Cowley Tigers 58-52 earlier Tuesday evening, setting the stage for the Blue Dragons’ next game in the tournament on Friday in Salina.. The Blue Dragons swept the Grizzlies in regular season play. “Good thing is we just played (Butler) recently, a week and a half ago,” DeSalme said. “The guys know each other, so it’ll be another really good playoff game.” Campbell said, “It’s all about intensity. We just have to come out with the right attitude and intensity against them.”
Athlete of the week
(Feb. 20-Feb. 26) Jacquez Yow, men’s basketball The week: Yow scored 46 points in two games, including 39 in a 120113 overtime win at Garden City, which Yow enabled the Blue Dragons to finish in second place in the Jayhawk Conference. He added nine rebounds, four assists, a steal and a blocked shot. The season: Yow, a sophomore from Newport News, Va., is averaging 12.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.7 rebounds a game.
Blue Dragon women conquer Dodge City Conquistadors
By Colin Shields Staff Writer
The Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball team used big second halves from Mya Williams and Mele Kailahi to defeat the Dodge City Conquistadors 72-52 on Tuesday at the Sports Arena in the Region 6 quarterfinals. After winning by only three at Dodge City three weeks ago, Blue Dragons coach John Ontjes was able to coach the Blue Dragons to a blowout win. “Dodge City is a tough place to play, Dodge has a team that is very veteran and they have a high IQ defensively,” Ontjes said. “They are very long and caused some matchup problems for us, but we made the right plays. In the third quarter we made baskets, we executed offensively, we did a better job defensively, they dominated the boards, but at least in the third quarter we did a better job of not allowing second chance points.” Going into halftime, Dodge City’s Jenna Rose Mafua led all players with 11 points. She didn’t score again. “We did a better job of defending their ball screen action and trying to
Photo by Shelby Spreier/Collegian Chanteese Craig (left) and Kali Howard cheer on their teammates on the way to a 72-52 win against Dodge City on Tuesday at the Sports Arena.
make them not be able to use the ball screen action,” Ontjes said. “They’re very intelligent and patient with their offense, and we did a better job of keeping the ball out of the middle of the paint.”
Williams, Kailahi, Tor’e Alford, and Kali Howard all scored in double figures. “That’s what it’s going to take for us to be able to advance in the playoffs, you can’t afford to have
a bad game,” Ontjes said. “If you have a bad game, you’re going to be done for the season. I think all our kids understand we’re going to have to play at a higher level and execute while playing the best basketball we played all year long for the rest of the way out.” The defense also played a big part in the win as Alford drew two offensive charges and the Blue Dragons forced multiple shot clock violations throughout. With the win, the Blue Dragons advanced to the semifinal round of the Region 6 playoffs and will face Seward County at Tony’s Pizza Event Center, at 5 p.m. Friday in Salina. It has been a tough matchup all year round as Hutchinson is 0-2 vs. Seward County on the year with the last game being a close loss at home, snapping the Dragons’ 20-game home winning streak. “We’ll definitely study the prior two games we’ve had with them and see where we can do a better job of attacking them offensively,” Ontjes said. “They’re a great ball club, they’ve given us fits in the two games we’ve played them and hopefully our kids are really motivated to face them.”
Blue Dragon schedules. All home games, events in caps. Baseball
All dates doubleheaders unless noted Feb. 10. at Southeast Nebraska, L 9-3, W 2-1 Feb. 15, at Northern Oklahoma-Enid, W 6-4 Feb. 18, at Rose State, Okla., L 7-2 Feb. 19, at Rose State, Okla., W 17-0; W 14-2 Feb. 27, at McLennan, Texas,L 8-0; L 5-2 Feb. 28 at McLennan, Texas, L 9-7 March 3, COFFEYVILLE, 1 p.m. March 5, at Coffeyville, 1 p.m. March 10, BUTLER, 1 p.m. March 12, at Butler, 1 p.m. March 15, STATE FAIR, 2 p.m. (one game) March 22, at Cowley, 2 p.m. (one game) March 31, SEWARD COUNTY, 1 p.m. April 2, at Seward County, 1 p.m. April 7, at Barton, 1 p.m. April 9, BARTON, 1 p.m. April 12, COWLEY, 2 p.m. (one game) April 14, CLOUD COUNTY, 1 p.m. April 16, at Cloud County, 1 p.m. April 19, at Northern Oklahoma-Enid, 2 p.m. (one game) April 21, at Colby, 1 p.m. April 23, COLBY, 1 p.m. April 26, at Seminole St., Okla., 11:30 a.m. (one game) April 28, PRATT, 1 p.m. April 30, at Pratt, 1 p.m. May 5, at Dodge City, 1 p.m. May 7, DODGE CITY, 1 p.m.
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Nov. 3, FORT SCOTT, W 122-95
Nov. 5, ODESSA, Texas, W 92-90 Nov. 6, NORTHERN OKLAHOMA-TONKAWA, W 97-88 Nov. 10, at Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa, 10096 Nov. 12, vs.McCook, Neb., W 88-61 Nov. 13, vs. Clarendon, Texas W 97-95 Nov. 17, at Independence, W 96-91 Nov. 20, at Cloud County, W 86-81 Nov. 23, PRATT, W 106-99 Nov. 27, at Barton, W 101-75 Dec. 1, COWLEY, W 76-75 Dec. 4, BUTLER, W 104-95 Dec. 8, at Coffeyville, W 81-74 Dec. 11, DODGE CITY, L 102-96 Dec. 13, at Colby, W 83-79 Jan. 5, NORTHWEST KANSAS TECH, W 96-77 Jan. 8, at Seward County, W 81-66 Jan. 15, GARDEN CITY, L 132-127 Jan. 17, INDEPENDENCE, W 118-103 Jan. 19, CLOUD COUNTY, L 87-82 Jan. 26, BARTON, W 95-89 Jan. 29, at Cowley, L 83-80 Feb. 2, at Butler, ppd. Feb. 5, COFFEYVILLE, L 86-71 Feb. 9, at Dodge City, L 100-96 Feb. 12, COLBY, W 104-99, OT Feb. 14, at Northwest Kansas Tech, W 92-89 Feb. 16, SEWARD COUNTY, W 73-59 Feb. 17, at Butler, W 75-66 Feb. 21, at Pratt, L 112-100 Feb. 23, at Garden City, W 120-113 OT March 1, PRATT*, W 110-82
March 4, vs. Butler in Salina*, 7 p.m. * - Region 6 Tournament
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Nov. 2, BETHANY JV, W 95-24 Nov. 5, MINERAL AREA, Mo., W 75-66 Nov. 6, NE OKLAHOMA A&M, W 66-51 Nov. 9, WASHBURN JV, W 73-56 Nov. 12, vs. Labette at Great Bend, W 58-55 Nov. 13, vs. Howard, Texas at Great Bend, W 67-43 Nov. 17, at Independence, L 85-69 Nov. 20, at Cloud County, W 89-74 Nov. 23, PRATT, W 64-57 Nov. 27, at Barton, L 58-54 Dec. 1, COWLEY, W 63-53 Dec. 4, BUTLER, W 68-50 Dec. 8, at Coffeyville, L 64-63, OT Dec. 11, DODGE CITY, W 78-45 Dec. 13, at Colby, W 66-50 Jan. 5, NORTHWEST KANSAS TECH, W 7442 Jan. 8, at Seward County, L 70-54 Jan. 15, GARDEN CITY, W 60-48 Jan. 17, INDEPENDENCE, W 80-49 Jan. 19, CLOUD COUNTY, W 79-59 Jan. 22, at Pratt, W 83-56 Jan. 26, BARTON, W 73-47 Jan. 29, at Cowley, W 84-74 Feb. 2, at Butler, ppd. Feb. 5, COFFEYVILLE, W 84-60 Feb. 9, at Dodge City, W 76, 73 Feb. 12, COLBY, W 86-75 Feb. 14, at Northwest Kansas Tech, W 87-68
Feb. 16, SEWARD COUNTY, L 66-61 Feb. 17, at Butler, W 65-58 Feb. 23, at Garden City, W 55-51 March 1, DODGE CITY*, W 72-52 March 4, vs. Seward County in Salina*, 5 p.m. * - Region 6 Tournament
Softball
All dates doubleheaders Jan. 29, OTTAWA JV, W 10-0; W 14-4 Feb. 8, INDEPENDENCE, W 9-2, W 8-7 Feb. 11, vs.Northern Oklahoma-Enid, L 7-1; vs. Gray County, Texas, L 11-3 Feb. 19, at Murray St., Okla., W 4-2; L 5-4 Feb. 20, at North Central Texas, W 6-5; W 14-1 Feb. 25, CLOUD COUNTY, ppd. March 1, FRIENDS JV, W 5-3, W 15-1 March 2, COLBY, W 4-2, W 8-0 March 5, at Butler, 1 p.m. March 9, BARTON, TBA March 12, at Dodge City, 1 p.m. March 16, NW KANSAS TECH, 2 p.m. March 23, SEWARD COUNTY, 2 p.m. March 26, PRATT, 1 p.m. April 2, at Colby, 2 p.m.. April 6, BUTLER, 3 p.m. April 9, at Barton, 1 p.m. April 13, DODGE CITY, 2 p.m. April 20, at NW Kansas Tech, 2 p.m. April 27, at Seward County, 2 p.m. April 30, at Pratt, 1 p.m.
Track and field (indoor)
March 4-5, at NJCAA Championships, Pittsburg