The Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team made its bid to return to the NJCAA national rankings with a decisive Jayhawk West sweep of No. 12 Seward County on Saturday at the Sports Arena.

Sophomores Baylee Miller and Blondie Penaflor paced a decisive Blue Dragon attack that hit .384 as Hutchinson defeated the Saints 25-19, 25-14, 25-19.

The Blue Dragons are now 21-8 and 8-1 in the Jayhawk West. The Dragons, Saints and Butler all have one league loss. The Saints fall to 18-5 and 8-1 in the league. The Blue Dragons went 3-0 this past week with victories over Barton, Dodge City and Seward County.

The Blue Dragons earned their fifth victory over a nationally ranked team this season.

Miller hit a career-high .516 with 17 kills on 31 swings with one error to pace the Blue Dragons. Miller had a stretch where she had a kill on set point to close the opening set and then had kills on Hutchinson’s first five points of the second set. Miller had eight kills and two blocks in the second set.

Penaflor hit a career-high .727 with eight kills on 11 attacks. Penaflor added nine total blocks (1 solo, 8 assists) to lead a strong Blue Dragon block.

Freshman Taniya Golden had seven kills. Freshman Anna Dean had four kills.

Sophomore setter Andrea Serrano had 21 assists with three service aces and six digs. Freshman setter Giovanna Ravenhani had 12 assists and three kills.

Freshman Perrine Blanc had 18 kills. Sophomore Sophie Connor had 16 kills.

Set 1: The Dragons took advantage of a couple of Saint attack errors and a Connor ace gave the Dragons an early 5-2 lead and force a Seward timeout. A Dean kill gave the Dragons a 9-5 lead and a Serrano ace gave Hutchinson a 12-6 lead. The Dragons built a set-high nine-point lead after a Miller kill made it 16-7. The Saints got back within 20-16 with a 5-2 run, but a Ravenhani setter dump for a kill, another Serrano aces and a solo Penaflor block upped the Dragon margin to 23-15.

Set 2: Miller’s torrid start to the second set was six kills in the first seven points and the Dragons got out to a 7-3 lead. The Saints pulled within 10-8, but the Dragons reeled off seven-straight points. Miller had a kill and two blocks as Hutchinson built a 17-8 lead. Dean’s ace capped a 3-0 Hutchinson run for a 24-12 lead. Penaflor had the kill on set point for a 25-14 victory and a 2-0 match lead.

Set 3: Three-straight Saint aces capped a 5-0 run as Seward County built an early 6-4 lead. Hutchinson went on a 6-1 run to take a 10-7 lead after a Golden kill. The Saints answered with a 4-1 run and Seward eventually took a 15-13 lead. Hutchinson answered with a 4-0 run to take the lead back. Then tied at 17-all, a Saint service error and a Dean kill gave the Dragons the lead for good. At 22-19, the Dragons finished the Saints off with a Golden kill, Miller back-row attack for a kill and a Serrano service ace on match point.

HutchCC Sports InformationThe Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team made its bid to return to the NJCAA national rankings with a decisive Jayhawk West sweep of No. 12 Seward County on Saturday at the Sports Arena.Sophomores Baylee Miller and Blondie Penaflor paced a decisive Blue Dragon attack that hit .384 as Hutchinson defeated the Saints 25-19, 25-14, 25-19.The Blue Dragons are now 21-8 and 8-1 in the Jayhawk West. The Dragons, Saints and Butler all have one league loss. The Saints fall to 18-5 and 8-1 in the league. The Blue Dragons went 3-0 this past week with victories over Barton, Dodge City and Seward County.The Blue Dragons earned their fifth victory over a nationally ranked team this season.Miller hit a career-high .516 with 17 kills on 31 swings with one error to pace the Blue Dragons. Miller had a stretch where she had a kill on set point to close the opening set and then had kills on Hutchinson’s first five points of the second set. Miller had eight kills and two blocks in the second set.Penaflor hit a career-high .727 with eight kills on 11 attacks. Penaflor added nine total blocks (1 solo, 8 assists) to lead a strong Blue Dragon block.Freshman Taniya Golden had seven kills. Freshman Anna Dean had four kills.Sophomore setter Andrea Serrano had 21 assists with three service aces and six digs. Freshman setter Giovanna Ravenhani had 12 assists and three kills.Freshman Perrine Blanc had 18 kills. Sophomore Sophie Connor had 16 kills.Set 1: The Dragons took advantage of a couple of Saint attack errors and a Connor ace gave the Dragons an early 5-2 lead and force a Seward timeout. A Dean kill gave the Dragons a 9-5 lead and a Serrano ace gave Hutchinson a 12-6 lead. The Dragons built a set-high nine-point lead after a Miller kill made it 16-7. The Saints got back within 20-16 with a 5-2 run, but a Ravenhani setter dump for a kill, another Serrano aces and a solo Penaflor block upped the Dragon margin to 23-15.Set 2: Miller’s torrid start to the second set was six kills in the first seven points and the Dragons got out to a 7-3 lead. The Saints pulled within 10-8, but the Dragons reeled off seven-straight points. Miller had a kill and two blocks as Hutchinson built a 17-8 lead. Dean’s ace capped a 3-0 Hutchinson run for a 24-12 lead. Penaflor had the kill on set point for a 25-14 victory and a 2-0 match lead.Set 3: Three-straight Saint aces capped a 5-0 run as Seward County built an early 6-4 lead. Hutchinson went on a 6-1 run to take a 10-7 lead after a Golden kill. The Saints answered with a 4-1 run and Seward eventually took a 15-13 lead. Hutchinson answered with a 4-0 run to take the lead back. Then tied at 17-all, a Saint service error and a Dean kill gave the Dragons the lead for good. At 22-19, the Dragons finished the Saints off with a Golden kill, Miller back-row attack for a kill and a Serrano service ace on match point.

HutchCC VB: Dragons sweep No. 12 Seward County

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Never mind the placings by the Hutchinson Community College women’s cross country team on Friday at the University of Arkansas’ Chili Pepper Festival, the No. 2-ranked Blue Dragons posted three of the best times in team history, including a shattered school record.

Freshman Serenity Larson smashed Blue Dragon women’s cross country 5,000-meter record by 29 seconds to lead the No. 2-ranked Blue Dragons in the college division of the Chili Pepper Festival.

The Blue Dragons were placed in the college 5K division with some of the top NCAA Division I teams in the nation competing. The Dragons finished 27th overall with 710 points, but 7 of the 9 Hutchinson runners posted career-best times at 5,000 meters.

Leading the way was Larson, who ran a school-record time of 18 minutes, 12.1 seconds. Larson finished 83rd overall.

Larson broke the 2018 school record of 18:29.1 set by Lisayo Ewoi at the Missouri Southern Stampede.

Larson, who ran the second-fastest Blue Dragon 5K time two weeks ago at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska, beat that time by 29 seconds on Friday.

All-American third-year sophomore Louise Cocking posted the third-best time in Blue Dragon history with a career-low time of 18:45.9. That time was 11 seconds better than her career best as a Blue Dragon. Cocking placed 139th overall.

Freshman Taylor Hoskinson ran the sixth-best Blue Dragon time in program history of 19:14.5, topping her career-best 5K time by 25 seconds. Hoskinson placed 176th on Friday.

Freshman Gracie Lambert was 200th overall with a time of 19:29.7. Lambert already owns the 14th-best Blue Dragon time in program history.

Hutchinson’s fifth runner was freshman Ellie Van Zelfden who beat her best 5K time by 51 seconds, running a 20:25.1 to places 233rd on Friday.

Freshman Adaline Fulmer was 247th with a career-best time of 50:55.8, which was 22 seconds faster than her previous best time.

Sophomore Courtney Baetz knocked 44 seconds off her best career time with a 21:23.9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Baetz was 257th.

Freshman Lauren Aiden places 262nd with a time of 21:47.5, two seconds faster than her best time.

Freshman Daisy Orozco ran her first career 5K race and ran 22:01.8 to finish 265th.

Sophomore Aidyn White ran a career-best 23:41.2, knocking off 61 seconds off her best time ever to place 274th.

Arkansas’ Isabel Van Camp was the individual winner with a time of 15.58.0. Arkansas also won the team championship with 29 points.

The Blue Dragons next compete at the Ollie Isom Classic on Friday, October 14 in El Dorado.

HutchCC Sports InformationFAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Never mind the placings by the Hutchinson Community College women’s cross country team on Friday at the University of Arkansas’ Chili Pepper Festival, the No. 2-ranked Blue Dragons posted three of the best times in team history, including a shattered school record.Freshman Serenity Larson smashed Blue Dragon women’s cross country 5,000-meter record by 29 seconds to lead the No. 2-ranked Blue Dragons in the college division of the Chili Pepper Festival.The Blue Dragons were placed in the college 5K division with some of the top NCAA Division I teams in the nation competing. The Dragons finished 27th overall with 710 points, but 7 of the 9 Hutchinson runners posted career-best times at 5,000 meters.Leading the way was Larson, who ran a school-record time of 18 minutes, 12.1 seconds. Larson finished 83rd overall.Larson broke the 2018 school record of 18:29.1 set by Lisayo Ewoi at the Missouri Southern Stampede.Larson, who ran the second-fastest Blue Dragon 5K time two weeks ago at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska, beat that time by 29 seconds on Friday.All-American third-year sophomore Louise Cocking posted the third-best time in Blue Dragon history with a career-low time of 18:45.9. That time was 11 seconds better than her career best as a Blue Dragon. Cocking placed 139th overall.Freshman Taylor Hoskinson ran the sixth-best Blue Dragon time in program history of 19:14.5, topping her career-best 5K time by 25 seconds. Hoskinson placed 176th on Friday.Freshman Gracie Lambert was 200th overall with a time of 19:29.7. Lambert already owns the 14th-best Blue Dragon time in program history.Hutchinson’s fifth runner was freshman Ellie Van Zelfden who beat her best 5K time by 51 seconds, running a 20:25.1 to places 233rd on Friday.Freshman Adaline Fulmer was 247th with a career-best time of 50:55.8, which was 22 seconds faster than her previous best time.Sophomore Courtney Baetz knocked 44 seconds off her best career time with a 21:23.9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Baetz was 257th.Freshman Lauren Aiden places 262nd with a time of 21:47.5, two seconds faster than her best time.Freshman Daisy Orozco ran her first career 5K race and ran 22:01.8 to finish 265th.Sophomore Aidyn White ran a career-best 23:41.2, knocking off 61 seconds off her best time ever to place 274th.Arkansas’ Isabel Van Camp was the individual winner with a time of 15.58.0. Arkansas also won the team championship with 29 points.The Blue Dragons next compete at the Ollie Isom Classic on Friday, October 14 in El Dorado.

Larson shatters Blue Dragon record at Chili Pepper

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – The No. 17-ranked Hutchinson Community College men’s cross country team was the top Region VI team on Friday at the University of Arkansas’ Chili Pepper Festival.

The Blue Dragons placed 22nd in the 38-men’s Men’s 8K Open Division with two runners placing in the Top 100 of the 349-runner race. The Dragons scored 540 team points.

Freshman Douwe Bentsink ran his career-best 8,000-meter time of 27 minutes, 18.5 seconds, which was 73rd overall. That time was 16 seconds better than Bentsink’s 8K time at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational two weeks ago in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Freshman Hayden Keller placed 76th with a time of 27:22.5

Freshman Martin Marquez ran a career-best 28:03.6 to finish 110th. That time was 35 seconds better than Marquez posted two weeks ago.

Sophomore Caryn Turpin placed 145th with a time of 28:30.4. Freshman Evan Avitia was 195th in a time of 29:14.4. Christian Darrah was 224th with a time of 29:54.6.

The Blue Dragons posted an average time of 28:05.88.

Drury University won the team title with 81 points. Texas A&amp;M-Texarkana’s Vincent Nchogu, a former Northwest Tech runner, won the individual title in a time of 24:53.3.

HutchCC Sports InformationFAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – The No. 17-ranked Hutchinson Community College men’s cross country team was the top Region VI team on Friday at the University of Arkansas’ Chili Pepper Festival.The Blue Dragons placed 22nd in the 38-men’s Men’s 8K Open Division with two runners placing in the Top 100 of the 349-runner race. The Dragons scored 540 team points.Freshman Douwe Bentsink ran his career-best 8,000-meter time of 27 minutes, 18.5 seconds, which was 73rd overall. That time was 16 seconds better than Bentsink’s 8K time at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational two weeks ago in Lincoln, Nebraska.Freshman Hayden Keller placed 76th with a time of 27:22.5Freshman Martin Marquez ran a career-best 28:03.6 to finish 110th. That time was 35 seconds better than Marquez posted two weeks ago.Sophomore Caryn Turpin placed 145th with a time of 28:30.4. Freshman Evan Avitia was 195th in a time of 29:14.4. Christian Darrah was 224th with a time of 29:54.6.The Blue Dragons posted an average time of 28:05.88.Drury University won the team title with 81 points. Texas A&amp;M-Texarkana’s Vincent Nchogu, a former Northwest Tech runner, won the individual title in a time of 24:53.3.The Blue Dragons next compete at the Ollie Isom Classic on Friday, October 14 in El Dorado.

HutchCC XCMEN: Bentsink paces Dragons at Chili Pepper

Each sport in the Jayhawk Conference has its ultimate rivalry.

On Saturday at Gowans Stadium, KJCCC Football’s top rivalry will renew itself for the 99th time.

The No. 2-ranked Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons meet the No. 9-ranked Butler Grizzlies in a showdown of the only remaining unbeaten teams in KJCCC play at 7 p.m.

The latest showdown will be the 19th time the Blue Dragons and Grizzlies have played each other since the 2008 Region VI Championship game, and it will be the 16th time over that span that both teams enter the yearly matchup both ranked in the NJCAA national poll.

The Blue Dragons have a slim 49-48-1 all-time series lead over Butler, including 24-18-1 in games played in Hutchinson.

Hutchinson (3-0, 1-0 KJCCC) opened Jayhawk Conference play last week with a come-from-behind victory at Coffeyville. Sophomore running back Dylan Kedzior scored a 2-yard touchdown with 1:17 to play in the fourth quarter to give the Blue Dragons a 14-9 victory at Coffeyville.

Defensively, the Blue Dragons held Coffeyville to 221 total yards (78 passing 143 rushing). The Dragons also forced two turnovers and had four quarterback sacks.

The Grizzlies (3-1, 3-0) had an unexpected week off when their non-conference game against McDougle Technical Institute was postponed. Two weeks ago, the Grizzlies defeated Independence 27-11. Butler’s only loss this season is a 50-49 overtime loss to Snow College on September 10.

Saturday’s nationally ranked matchup is the third-such game at Gowans Stadium in as many games this season. The Blue Dragons have played No. 13 Navarro (won 42-0) on August 27 and No. 7 Iowa Central (won 31-28 in overtime) on September 10.

Hutchinson’s No. 10-nationally ranked defense goes up against the nation’s No. 2-leading passer in Butler’s Jake Wolff, who is averaging 257.8 yards per game with nine touchdowns and three interceptions.

Defensively, the Blue Dragons are allowing 152.0 yards per game through the air and are tied for third in the NJCAA with eight interceptions and are tied for fifth in quarterback sacks with 17.

HutchCC Sports InformationEach sport in the Jayhawk Conference has its ultimate rivalry.On Saturday at Gowans Stadium, KJCCC Football’s top rivalry will renew itself for the 99th time.The No. 2-ranked Hutchinson Community College Blue Dragons meet the No. 9-ranked Butler Grizzlies in a showdown of the only remaining unbeaten teams in KJCCC play at 7 p.m.The latest showdown will be the 19th time the Blue Dragons and Grizzlies have played each other since the 2008 Region VI Championship game, and it will be the 16th time over that span that both teams enter the yearly matchup both ranked in the NJCAA national poll.The Blue Dragons have a slim 49-48-1 all-time series lead over Butler, including 24-18-1 in games played in Hutchinson.Hutchinson (3-0, 1-0 KJCCC) opened Jayhawk Conference play last week with a come-from-behind victory at Coffeyville. Sophomore running back Dylan Kedzior scored a 2-yard touchdown with 1:17 to play in the fourth quarter to give the Blue Dragons a 14-9 victory at Coffeyville.Defensively, the Blue Dragons held Coffeyville to 221 total yards (78 passing 143 rushing). The Dragons also forced two turnovers and had four quarterback sacks.The Grizzlies (3-1, 3-0) had an unexpected week off when their non-conference game against McDougle Technical Institute was postponed. Two weeks ago, the Grizzlies defeated Independence 27-11. Butler’s only loss this season is a 50-49 overtime loss to Snow College on September 10.Saturday’s nationally ranked matchup is the third-such game at Gowans Stadium in as many games this season. The Blue Dragons have played No. 13 Navarro (won 42-0) on August 27 and No. 7 Iowa Central (won 31-28 in overtime) on September 10.Hutchinson’s No. 10-nationally ranked defense goes up against the nation’s No. 2-leading passer in Butler’s Jake Wolff, who is averaging 257.8 yards per game with nine touchdowns and three interceptions.Defensively, the Blue Dragons are allowing 152.0 yards per game through the air and are tied for third in the NJCAA with eight interceptions and are tied for fifth in quarterback sacks with 17.

🏈 FB: Dragons and Butler to meet Saturday

Coming off an intense Jayhawk West home victory over Dodge City on Wednesday, the Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team welcomes the No. 12-ranked Seward County Saints into the Sports Arena on Saturday.

First serve is at 2 p.m. at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The match will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network.

The Blue Dragons (20-8) are tied for second in the Jayhawk West with Butler at 7-1. The Dragons trail Seward County (18-4) by one-half game in the Jayhawk West standings.

Seward County won the first meeting with the Blue Dragons this season. The Saints captured a four-set win (22-25, 25-22, 27-25, 25-20) over the Dragons on August 31 in Liberal.

The Blue Dragons hit .207 in that match. Freshman Taniya Golden had a team-high 20 kills on .368 hitting. Freshman Alejandra Briseno had 12 kills.

Seward County hit .222 against the Dragons and out-blocked Hutchinson 12-5.

Golden had 19 kills on .400 hitting on Wednesday against Dodge City in a match that featured 17 lead changes and 37 ties. Anna Dean had 14 kills and eight blocks against the Conquistadors.

Seward County has won seven games in a row and are 6-1 in road games this season. The Saints are averaging 11.86 kills on .203 hitting as a team. Seward also averages 2.00 blocks, 16.11 digs and 1.90 service aces per set.

The Blue Dragons are averaging 10.54 kills on .231 hitting. Hutchinson averages 1.63 blocks, 11.95 digs and 1.63 blocks per set.

HutchCC Sports InformationComing off an intense Jayhawk West home victory over Dodge City on Wednesday, the Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team welcomes the No. 12-ranked Seward County Saints into the Sports Arena on Saturday.First serve is at 2 p.m. at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The match will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network.The Blue Dragons (20-8) are tied for second in the Jayhawk West with Butler at 7-1. The Dragons trail Seward County (18-4) by one-half game in the Jayhawk West standings.Seward County won the first meeting with the Blue Dragons this season. The Saints captured a four-set win (22-25, 25-22, 27-25, 25-20) over the Dragons on August 31 in Liberal.The Blue Dragons hit .207 in that match. Freshman Taniya Golden had a team-high 20 kills on .368 hitting. Freshman Alejandra Briseno had 12 kills.Seward County hit .222 against the Dragons and out-blocked Hutchinson 12-5.Golden had 19 kills on .400 hitting on Wednesday against Dodge City in a match that featured 17 lead changes and 37 ties. Anna Dean had 14 kills and eight blocks against the Conquistadors.Seward County has won seven games in a row and are 6-1 in road games this season. The Saints are averaging 11.86 kills on .203 hitting as a team. Seward also averages 2.00 blocks, 16.11 digs and 1.90 service aces per set.The Blue Dragons are averaging 10.54 kills on .231 hitting. Hutchinson averages 1.63 blocks, 11.95 digs and 1.63 blocks per set.

HutchCC to host Seward Saturday

So far during its run of four-straight nationally ranked opponents, the Hutchinson Community College Women’s Soccer team is 2-0.

Game 3 of that gauntlet of opponents comes Saturday at the home of the Blue Dragons’ biggest rival.

Hutchinson (9-1, 6-1 Jayhawk West) travels to Jayhawk East first-place and sixth-ranked Butler at 6 p.m. Saturday at BG Products/Veterans Memorial Stadium in El Dorado.

So far during this stretch of ranked opponents, the Blue Dragons defeated No. 17 Cowley on the road 2-1, and then upset No. 15 Coffeyville 2-1 in overtime last Saturday. The Dragons complete this run of nationally ranked opponents at home on Wednesday when No. 12 Barton comes to the Salthawk Sports Complex for a 6 p.m. kickoff.

The Blue Dragons are off to their best start to a season since started 9-0-1 in 2017. Hutchinson’s only loss this season is a 3-1 setback at Johnson County two weeks ago.

Hutchinson is averaging 2.90 goals per game this season and allowing 1.03 goals.

Sophomore Hadlie Lowe is fourth in the Jayhawk Conference in scoring with 25 points. She is fifth in the league with nine goals and fourth in assists with a career-high seven helpers.

Sophomore Aimee Maher is second in scoring with 13 points (five goals, three assists) and sophomore Julia De Souza is third with 12 points (two goals, a team-high eight assists).

Both Hutchinson goalkeepers have earned KJCCC Keeper of the Week honors. Olivia Felix-Cardona with 3-1 with two shutouts. She has a 1.27 goals-against average and a .759 save percentage. Sophomore Madison Quarles is 4-0 with two shutouts. She has a 0.72 goals-against average and a .769 save percentage.

The Blue Dragons are 10-12 all-time against Butler and are looking to snap a two-game losing streak. The last Hutchinson win in El Dorado was a 2-1 overtime win in 2014.

HutchCC Sports InformationSo far during its run of four-straight nationally ranked opponents, the Hutchinson Community College Women’s Soccer team is 2-0.Game 3 of that gauntlet of opponents comes Saturday at the home of the Blue Dragons’ biggest rival.Hutchinson (9-1, 6-1 Jayhawk West) travels to Jayhawk East first-place and sixth-ranked Butler at 6 p.m. Saturday at BG Products/Veterans Memorial Stadium in El Dorado.So far during this stretch of ranked opponents, the Blue Dragons defeated No. 17 Cowley on the road 2-1, and then upset No. 15 Coffeyville 2-1 in overtime last Saturday. The Dragons complete this run of nationally ranked opponents at home on Wednesday when No. 12 Barton comes to the Salthawk Sports Complex for a 6 p.m. kickoff.The Blue Dragons are off to their best start to a season since started 9-0-1 in 2017. Hutchinson’s only loss this season is a 3-1 setback at Johnson County two weeks ago.Hutchinson is averaging 2.90 goals per game this season and allowing 1.03 goals.Sophomore Hadlie Lowe is fourth in the Jayhawk Conference in scoring with 25 points. She is fifth in the league with nine goals and fourth in assists with a career-high seven helpers.Sophomore Aimee Maher is second in scoring with 13 points (five goals, three assists) and sophomore Julia De Souza is third with 12 points (two goals, a team-high eight assists).Both Hutchinson goalkeepers have earned KJCCC Keeper of the Week honors. Olivia Felix-Cardona with 3-1 with two shutouts. She has a 1.27 goals-against average and a .759 save percentage. Sophomore Madison Quarles is 4-0 with two shutouts. She has a 0.72 goals-against average and a .769 save percentage.The Blue Dragons are 10-12 all-time against Butler and are looking to snap a two-game losing streak. The last Hutchinson win in El Dorado was a 2-1 overtime win in 2014.

WSCR: Dragons travel to Butler Saturday

The Hutchinson Community College Men’s Golf team maintained its No. 1 ranking in the Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Division I Poll.

The Blue Dragons edged No. 2 New Mexico Junior College by four points in the latest ranking released pm Friday. The Thunderbirds had 5 of the 7 first-place votes in the poll, but the Blue Dragons maintained its No. 1 ranking. Hutchinson had two first-place votes.

This past week at the NJCAA National Preview at Sand Creek Station in Newton, New Mexico Military edged the Blue Dragons by three strokes to win the team title. Hutchinson’s Dominic Clemons won the individual title.

The Blue Dragons have two runner-up team finishes in the fall season, placing second at both the National Preview and the Samuel Proal Invitational in Pueblo, Colorado.

Hutchinson’s third fall tournament will be Monday and Tuesday at the Big “O” Classic in Elkhorn, Nebraska. The field has mostly NCAA Division I and Division II teams competing in the tournament co-hosted by Creighton University and the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

The Top 5 this week has Hutchinson, New Mexico Junior College, Eastern Florida State, Odessa College and Dodge City.

BUSHNELL/GOLFWEEK NJCAA DIVISION I RANKINGS

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1. Hutchinson (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;74&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1

2. New Mexico JC (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;70&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2

3. Eastern Florida State&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;51&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5

4. Odessa&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;46&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3

5. Dodge City&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;38&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6

6. McLennan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;36&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7

T7. Western Texas&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;35&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T8

T7. Midland (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;35&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4

9. Central Alabama&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RV

10. Indian Hills&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T8

Others Receiving Votes: Wallace State (10); Ranger (2); Garden City (2); Blinn (1).

HutchCC Sports InformationThe Hutchinson Community College Men’s Golf team maintained its No. 1 ranking in the Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Division I Poll.The Blue Dragons edged No. 2 New Mexico Junior College by four points in the latest ranking released pm Friday. The Thunderbirds had 5 of the 7 first-place votes in the poll, but the Blue Dragons maintained its No. 1 ranking. Hutchinson had two first-place votes.This past week at the NJCAA National Preview at Sand Creek Station in Newton, New Mexico Military edged the Blue Dragons by three strokes to win the team title. Hutchinson’s Dominic Clemons won the individual title.The Blue Dragons have two runner-up team finishes in the fall season, placing second at both the National Preview and the Samuel Proal Invitational in Pueblo, Colorado.Hutchinson’s third fall tournament will be Monday and Tuesday at the Big “O” Classic in Elkhorn, Nebraska. The field has mostly NCAA Division I and Division II teams competing in the tournament co-hosted by Creighton University and the University of Nebraska-Omaha.The Top 5 this week has Hutchinson, New Mexico Junior College, Eastern Florida State, Odessa College and Dodge City.BUSHNELL/GOLFWEEK NJCAA DIVISION I RANKINGS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Points&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Last Poll1. Hutchinson (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;74&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12. New Mexico JC (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;70&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23. Eastern Florida State&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;51&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;54. Odessa&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;46&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;35. Dodge City&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;38&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;66. McLennan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;36&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7T7. Western Texas&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;35&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T8T7. Midland (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;35&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;49. Central Alabama&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RV10. Indian Hills&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T8Others Receiving Votes: Wallace State (10); Ranger (2); Garden City (2); Blinn (1).

Dragons maintain No. 1 ranking in Golfweek Rankings

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Students from Hutchinson Community College are benefitting from a scholarship program offered by EAGLE Media and the Robert E. and Patricia Schmidt Foundation.&nbsp;

Nancy Swain, General Manager at EAGLE Media in Hutchinson, had lunch this week with Hutchinson Community College students who were awarded scholarships from the Schmidt Foundation. Bob Schmidt was the original founder of Eagle Communications, which now includes more than 30 radio stations, including Country 102.9, My 93-1 and KWBW, as well as nine community Post sites, including Hutch Post. Before his death, Bob sold the company to its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, making Eagle 100% employee owned.&nbsp;

Bob and Pat Schmidt were always determined to contribute to the success and well-being of the communities they served. They believed if you give back to your community, it begins a chain reaction of good and creates a place where we can all grow and thrive. Hutchinson Community College's endowment association was very thankful to receive funds from the Schmidt Foundation that provides scholarships to students at Hutchinson Community College.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Students from Hutchinson Community College are benefitting from a scholarship program offered by EAGLE Media and the Robert E. and Patricia Schmidt Foundation.&nbsp;Nancy Swain, General Manager at EAGLE Media in Hutchinson, had lunch this week with Hutchinson Community College students who were awarded scholarships from the Schmidt Foundation. Bob Schmidt was the original founder of Eagle Communications, which now includes more than 30 radio stations, including Country 102.9, My 93-1 and KWBW, as well as nine community Post sites, including Hutch Post. Before his death, Bob sold the company to its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, making Eagle 100% employee owned.&nbsp;Bob and Pat Schmidt were always determined to contribute to the success and well-being of the communities they served. They believed if you give back to your community, it begins a chain reaction of good and creates a place where we can all grow and thrive. Hutchinson Community College's endowment association was very thankful to receive funds from the Schmidt Foundation that provides scholarships to students at Hutchinson Community College.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp;&nbsp;

EAGLE Media, Schmidt Foundation announce scholarship for HutchCC students

Bonnie Lou Neville, 82, passed away at her home in Chandler, AZ, on July 15, 2022, after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 19, 1940, in Grand Junction, CO, the first of two children born to Dorothy Pauline (Williams) and James Thomas Coons.&nbsp; Bonnie was the last surviving member of this family.

Bonnie was the rock, beacon, and compass for her family.&nbsp; She organized and hosted every family gathering, including most Christmases for over 60 years. &nbsp;While her family mourns the passing of their matriarch, her many friends and hundreds of former students mourn the loss of a beautiful and vivacious woman who was always willing to lend a listening ear, offer advice, consolation, or a pep talk; serving as a trusted friend, mentor, confidant, and motherly figure over the decades to most that she knew.&nbsp;

Bonnie and her little brother Tommy were raised in Goodland, KS in the 1940’s and 1950’s in a community that personified a thriving, safe, small American rural town.&nbsp; Her childhood was filled with happy times, a loving home, and constant family gatherings which included some of the older generations of the Coons and Williams families; some of whom were original Kansas pioneers.&nbsp; Bonnie listened and learned oral stories and songs from her family and surely entertained the grownups with her precocious song and dance. &nbsp;She took her first dance lesson at the age of 5, launching her into a talent and vocation she pursued over the next 70 years.&nbsp; Bonnie graduated from Sherman County Community High School in 1958.&nbsp; She was popular with her friends, twirled the baton for the marching band, sang and danced in many community and school productions, lettered in Vocal Music, and her dance card was full at every sock hop.&nbsp; She attended Kansas State University for a year and half of college, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi, served as an attendant in the Homecoming Court, was Queen of the Blackfoot-Whitefoot Ball, and performed in several college productions.&nbsp; Bonnie maintained her many close high school and college friendships until her dying days.&nbsp;

In 1959, Bonnie participated in and won the Miss Northwest Kansas beauty pageant. She went on that same year to compete in the Miss Kansas pageant, where she performed a song and dance of “June is Bustin’ Out All Over” for her talent with a dress and parasol made by her mother.&nbsp; After Bonnie’s time in college, she lived and worked with a friend in Denver, and learned how to ski on the weekends.

On July 23, 1961, she married the love of her life, Lyle Neville, in Goodland, KS. They were married for 59 years before Lyle passed away in 2020.&nbsp; Bonnie and Lyle started their married life and family together in Colby, KS, where Bonnie’s first job was working at the school district offices as secretary to the superintendent.&nbsp; In 1965, she started her college teaching career with dance instruction at Colby Community College.&nbsp; While at Colby CC, Bonnie, who was only a few years older than her students, began taking small groups of them for weekend ski trips to Colorado, and this activity was soon converted into a formal Ski Club.&nbsp; &nbsp;In their home in Colby, Bonnie began instructing young girls in afternoon dance classes.&nbsp; This was always a second career she had, as a dance teacher and entrepreneur to contribute to the financial needs of her growing family.&nbsp; Bonnie’s in-home dance lessons would continue for another 50 years, and her income from that provided the clothing, shoes, gifts, vacations, extra spending money and college educations for her four children.

In 1971, Bonnie and Lyle moved their young family to Hutchinson, KS, where Bonnie continued her teaching career at Hutchinson Community College, in the Physical Education Department.&nbsp; &nbsp;In addition to instructing her college course dance classes in tap, modern, folk, ballroom, aerobics, swing, country, and even disco; she was also hired as the Choreographer Instructor, and eventual Director of HCC’s Dragon Dolls, a performance drill dance team.&nbsp; “Under the direction of Bonnie Neville…”, as the public address announcer stated hundreds of times, this ever-revolving group of young college aged women provided the halftime entertainment for the Blue Dragons’ home football and basketball games and the annual NJCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.&nbsp; For over 40 years, Bonnie maintained an office in the Sports Arena.&nbsp; Juggling her practice times in the lower practice court and the Arena’s main court with sports teams and bands, she befriended athletic and band directors, coaches, athletes and players, janitors and concessioners, and the walking public over all those years.&nbsp; The Dragon Dolls were more than just a dance team; Bonnie mentored and counseled these young women, many of them away from home for the first time, with no other female role model at college other than Bonnie.&nbsp; Every year they worked various jobs at the Kansas State Fair including as “Trolly Dolly’s” and selling t-shirt and music concessions and seat backs in the Grandstand for all the great musical acts over the decades.&nbsp; With this earned extra money, the team was able to charter a bus and make an annual trip to provide a halftime performance at the United States Air Force Academy.&nbsp; Bonnie concocted, organized, and executed all of this; and in doing so, gave many young Kansas girls the first opportunity for an interstate trip and performance and each year the trip culminated with many of them on the first and only ski trip of their lives.

Bonnie’s School of Dance was held for four decades in the basement of the Neville home on Pawnee Drive.&nbsp; This was Bonnie’s labor of love, working with girls as young as 3 years old and as old as 18 in a class setting for their first extracurricular activity and lessons.&nbsp; This experience culminated each year in the annual Dance Recital, which packed the Hutchinson High School Auditorium with a dance performance by the students and put on by helpful parents and Bonnie’s family members.&nbsp; Bonnie would work with any young person interested in dance, regardless of their challenges or talent.&nbsp; Her only requirement was that they were potty trained when they started.&nbsp; Several of Bonnie’s young students went on to have children of their own who were then also taught dance by Bonnie.

Bonnie was an engaged member of her community in Hutchinson; she participated in P.E.O., and choregraphed and danced in the Hutchinson Follies and other shows to raise money for several philanthropic organizations and helped produce and performed in the show to celebrate the Centennial of Hutchinson in 1972. &nbsp;

In the spring of 2014, Bonnie retired from her employment with the college and the Dragon Dolls after 44 years, ending her college dance instruction career as one of the longest tenured instructors at HCC.

In the fall of 2014, Bonnie and Lyle said a hard goodbye to their neighbors and friends of so many years, and relocated to Chandler, AZ to be close to several of their children and grandchildren; and so, enjoyed their final years in their new home; continuing to host family gatherings and visits by relatives and friends.&nbsp; Bonnie was the tireless family cook for her entire life.&nbsp; Between the home dance lessons, she would tend the stove or oven to provide the prepared nightly meal for the family.&nbsp; She would provide a large spread for family gatherings, and even when it was just her and Lyle at the end, she could not help cooking well balanced, complete meals portioned for four to six people.

Bonnie was a creative, artistic, and industrious soul. &nbsp;She pursued artistic creation and joyful expression in several mediums including painting, creative crafts, stained glass, beaded jewelry and home and holiday decorating. &nbsp;She enjoyed and appreciated the arts, dance, music, movies, and Broadway theater.&nbsp; &nbsp;She appreciated native American culture, art, and jewelry. She enjoyed flower gardening her entire life, maintained a lily and fishpond with her husband, and always fed the birds and squirrels. &nbsp;As the intense demands of raising her family subsided, she developed interests in wine and traveling.&nbsp; In addition to multiple trips to exotic and tropical destinations, her and Lyle spent up to 2 weeks each year at their timeshare on the beach on Sanibel Island, FL, where she could be found wandering up and down area beaches in search of beautiful, interesting, and rare shells, and stopping for joyful conversations with strangers.&nbsp; Bonnie had a love of nature and outdoor activity, she loved ski trips, mushroom hunting in the mountains and visiting any ocean beach she could get to.&nbsp; Bonnie and Lyle spent much of their later years vacationing, attending or watching Kansas State Football games, and enjoying time with family, relatives, and especially her loving brother Tom.

Bonnie maintained true and meaningful lifelong relationships with so many people; childhood, high school and college classmates, neighbors and friends from Goodland, Colby, Hutchinson and Chandler, the friends of each of her own children, her young dance students, and her young Dragon Doll ladies. &nbsp;Through her entire life she had deep and caring relationships with her aunts and uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, and sisters and brothers-in-law.&nbsp; She was in contact with so many friends and relatives that her sudden loss has left a hole in many peoples’ lives.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Bonnie’s greatest of all accomplishments was her family, whom she and Lyle nurtured, provided for, educated, and supported in every way. &nbsp;Her greatest joy in life was her role of grandmother, and through pure love, care, and attention she cultivated a unique, intense, and personal relationship with each of her grandchildren who knew her as either ‘Grandma’ or ‘Mimi’. &nbsp;Her greatest sense of duty in life was as a mother.&nbsp; Herself wonderfully loved and mentored by her own mother and grandmothers, Bonnie nurtured and loved her four children unconditionally.&nbsp; She provided the example of herself in how to live, work and enjoy life and to treat and communicate with those around you with interest, respect, inclusion, and love.&nbsp; She was immensely proud of each of her children, their interests, accomplishments, and character.&nbsp; And for each, she was their most fierce defender when they needed it most.&nbsp; Bonnie is missed and loved by all who had a chance to know her.&nbsp;

Bonnie is survived by: her three sons, Brad (Dena) of Hutchinson, Lane (Kristin) of Scottsdale, AZ, Morgan (Sandra) of Chandler, AZ; daughter, Monée of Ahwatukee, AZ; nine grandchildren, Cole, Anna, Dalton, Elle, Ayla, Mia, Skye, Eden, and Isaac; sisters-in-law, Kathy Coons of Gilbert, AZ, and Carol Coons of Hutchinson; eight nephews; and nine nieces.

She was preceded in death by: her parents Jim and Dorothy; husband Lyle; and brother, Tom.

Click&nbsp;<a href="https://www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com/obituary/Bonnie-Neville">HERE</a>&nbsp;for service details.

Bonnie Lou Neville, 82, passed away at her home in Chandler, AZ, on July 15, 2022, after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 19, 1940, in Grand Junction, CO, the first of two children born to Dorothy Pauline (Williams) and James Thomas Coons.&nbsp; Bonnie was the last surviving member of this family.Bonnie was the rock, beacon, and compass for her family.&nbsp; She organized and hosted every family gathering, including most Christmases for over 60 years. &nbsp;While her family mourns the passing of their matriarch, her many friends and hundreds of former students mourn the loss of a beautiful and vivacious woman who was always willing to lend a listening ear, offer advice, consolation, or a pep talk; serving as a trusted friend, mentor, confidant, and motherly figure over the decades to most that she knew.&nbsp;Bonnie and her little brother Tommy were raised in Goodland, KS in the 1940’s and 1950’s in a community that personified a thriving, safe, small American rural town.&nbsp; Her childhood was filled with happy times, a loving home, and constant family gatherings which included some of the older generations of the Coons and Williams families; some of whom were original Kansas pioneers.&nbsp; Bonnie listened and learned oral stories and songs from her family and surely entertained the grownups with her precocious song and dance. &nbsp;She took her first dance lesson at the age of 5, launching her into a talent and vocation she pursued over the next 70 years.&nbsp; Bonnie graduated from Sherman County Community High School in 1958.&nbsp; She was popular with her friends, twirled the baton for the marching band, sang and danced in many community and school productions, lettered in Vocal Music, and her dance card was full at every sock hop.&nbsp; She attended Kansas State University for a year and half of college, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi, served as an attendant in the Homecoming Court, was Queen of the Blackfoot-Whitefoot Ball, and performed in several college productions.&nbsp; Bonnie maintained her many close high school and college friendships until her dying days.&nbsp;In 1959, Bonnie participated in and won the Miss Northwest Kansas beauty pageant. She went on that same year to compete in the Miss Kansas pageant, where she performed a song and dance of “June is Bustin’ Out All Over” for her talent with a dress and parasol made by her mother.&nbsp; After Bonnie’s time in college, she lived and worked with a friend in Denver, and learned how to ski on the weekends.On July 23, 1961, she married the love of her life, Lyle Neville, in Goodland, KS. They were married for 59 years before Lyle passed away in 2020.&nbsp; Bonnie and Lyle started their married life and family together in Colby, KS, where Bonnie’s first job was working at the school district offices as secretary to the superintendent.&nbsp; In 1965, she started her college teaching career with dance instruction at Colby Community College.&nbsp; While at Colby CC, Bonnie, who was only a few years older than her students, began taking small groups of them for weekend ski trips to Colorado, and this activity was soon converted into a formal Ski Club.&nbsp; &nbsp;In their home in Colby, Bonnie began instructing young girls in afternoon dance classes.&nbsp; This was always a second career she had, as a dance teacher and entrepreneur to contribute to the financial needs of her growing family.&nbsp; Bonnie’s in-home dance lessons would continue for another 50 years, and her income from that provided the clothing, shoes, gifts, vacations, extra spending money and college educations for her four children.In 1971, Bonnie and Lyle moved their young family to Hutchinson, KS, where Bonnie continued her teaching career at Hutchinson Community College, in the Physical Education Department.&nbsp; &nbsp;In addition to instructing her college course dance classes in tap, modern, folk, ballroom, aerobics, swing, country, and even disco; she was also hired as the Choreographer Instructor, and eventual Director of HCC’s Dragon Dolls, a performance drill dance team.&nbsp; “Under the direction of Bonnie Neville…”, as the public address announcer stated hundreds of times, this ever-revolving group of young college aged women provided the halftime entertainment for the Blue Dragons’ home football and basketball games and the annual NJCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.&nbsp; For over 40 years, Bonnie maintained an office in the Sports Arena.&nbsp; Juggling her practice times in the lower practice court and the Arena’s main court with sports teams and bands, she befriended athletic and band directors, coaches, athletes and players, janitors and concessioners, and the walking public over all those years.&nbsp; The Dragon Dolls were more than just a dance team; Bonnie mentored and counseled these young women, many of them away from home for the first time, with no other female role model at college other than Bonnie.&nbsp; Every year they worked various jobs at the Kansas State Fair including as “Trolly Dolly’s” and selling t-shirt and music concessions and seat backs in the Grandstand for all the great musical acts over the decades.&nbsp; With this earned extra money, the team was able to charter a bus and make an annual trip to provide a halftime performance at the United States Air Force Academy.&nbsp; Bonnie concocted, organized, and executed all of this; and in doing so, gave many young Kansas girls the first opportunity for an interstate trip and performance and each year the trip culminated with many of them on the first and only ski trip of their lives.Bonnie’s School of Dance was held for four decades in the basement of the Neville home on Pawnee Drive.&nbsp; This was Bonnie’s labor of love, working with girls as young as 3 years old and as old as 18 in a class setting for their first extracurricular activity and lessons.&nbsp; This experience culminated each year in the annual Dance Recital, which packed the Hutchinson High School Auditorium with a dance performance by the students and put on by helpful parents and Bonnie’s family members.&nbsp; Bonnie would work with any young person interested in dance, regardless of their challenges or talent.&nbsp; Her only requirement was that they were potty trained when they started.&nbsp; Several of Bonnie’s young students went on to have children of their own who were then also taught dance by Bonnie.Bonnie was an engaged member of her community in Hutchinson; she participated in P.E.O., and choregraphed and danced in the Hutchinson Follies and other shows to raise money for several philanthropic organizations and helped produce and performed in the show to celebrate the Centennial of Hutchinson in 1972. &nbsp;In the spring of 2014, Bonnie retired from her employment with the college and the Dragon Dolls after 44 years, ending her college dance instruction career as one of the longest tenured instructors at HCC.In the fall of 2014, Bonnie and Lyle said a hard goodbye to their neighbors and friends of so many years, and relocated to Chandler, AZ to be close to several of their children and grandchildren; and so, enjoyed their final years in their new home; continuing to host family gatherings and visits by relatives and friends.&nbsp; Bonnie was the tireless family cook for her entire life.&nbsp; Between the home dance lessons, she would tend the stove or oven to provide the prepared nightly meal for the family.&nbsp; She would provide a large spread for family gatherings, and even when it was just her and Lyle at the end, she could not help cooking well balanced, complete meals portioned for four to six people.Bonnie was a creative, artistic, and industrious soul. &nbsp;She pursued artistic creation and joyful expression in several mediums including painting, creative crafts, stained glass, beaded jewelry and home and holiday decorating. &nbsp;She enjoyed and appreciated the arts, dance, music, movies, and Broadway theater.&nbsp; &nbsp;She appreciated native American culture, art, and jewelry. She enjoyed flower gardening her entire life, maintained a lily and fishpond with her husband, and always fed the birds and squirrels. &nbsp;As the intense demands of raising her family subsided, she developed interests in wine and traveling.&nbsp; In addition to multiple trips to exotic and tropical destinations, her and Lyle spent up to 2 weeks each year at their timeshare on the beach on Sanibel Island, FL, where she could be found wandering up and down area beaches in search of beautiful, interesting, and rare shells, and stopping for joyful conversations with strangers.&nbsp; Bonnie had a love of nature and outdoor activity, she loved ski trips, mushroom hunting in the mountains and visiting any ocean beach she could get to.&nbsp; Bonnie and Lyle spent much of their later years vacationing, attending or watching Kansas State Football games, and enjoying time with family, relatives, and especially her loving brother Tom.Bonnie maintained true and meaningful lifelong relationships with so many people; childhood, high school and college classmates, neighbors and friends from Goodland, Colby, Hutchinson and Chandler, the friends of each of her own children, her young dance students, and her young Dragon Doll ladies. &nbsp;Through her entire life she had deep and caring relationships with her aunts and uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, and sisters and brothers-in-law.&nbsp; She was in contact with so many friends and relatives that her sudden loss has left a hole in many peoples’ lives.&nbsp; &nbsp;Bonnie’s greatest of all accomplishments was her family, whom she and Lyle nurtured, provided for, educated, and supported in every way. &nbsp;Her greatest joy in life was her role of grandmother, and through pure love, care, and attention she cultivated a unique, intense, and personal relationship with each of her grandchildren who knew her as either ‘Grandma’ or ‘Mimi’. &nbsp;Her greatest sense of duty in life was as a mother.&nbsp; Herself wonderfully loved and mentored by her own mother and grandmothers, Bonnie nurtured and loved her four children unconditionally.&nbsp; She provided the example of herself in how to live, work and enjoy life and to treat and communicate with those around you with interest, respect, inclusion, and love.&nbsp; She was immensely proud of each of her children, their interests, accomplishments, and character.&nbsp; And for each, she was their most fierce defender when they needed it most.&nbsp; Bonnie is missed and loved by all who had a chance to know her.&nbsp;Bonnie is survived by: her three sons, Brad (Dena) of Hutchinson, Lane (Kristin) of Scottsdale, AZ, Morgan (Sandra) of Chandler, AZ; daughter, Monée of Ahwatukee, AZ; nine grandchildren, Cole, Anna, Dalton, Elle, Ayla, Mia, Skye, Eden, and Isaac; sisters-in-law, Kathy Coons of Gilbert, AZ, and Carol Coons of Hutchinson; eight nephews; and nine nieces.She was preceded in death by: her parents Jim and Dorothy; husband Lyle; and brother, Tom.Click&nbsp;<a href="https://www.koonsrussellfuneralhome.com/obituary/Bonnie-Neville">HERE</a>&nbsp;for service details.

Bonnie Lou Neville |1940-2022|

James Raymond “Jim” Schinstock, 80, died peacefully at his home on September 28, 2022, surrounded by his family.&nbsp; He was born February 7, 1942, in Dodge City, to Albert and Ola Mae (Gerkin) Schinstock.

Jim graduated from Kinsley High School in 1960, St. Mary of the Plains College, Dodge City, KS, in 1965, and Fort Hays State University in 1969, with his Master’s Degree. He taught Philosophy, Human Relations, American History and English for 44 years at Hutchinson Community College.&nbsp; For 12 years after he retired, Jim was a Community Columnist for&nbsp;The Hutchinson News, writing a variety of articles that readers looked forward to on a regular basis; his last article was published September 11, 2022.&nbsp; In addition, Jim enjoyed traveling, reading, and playing cards.&nbsp; He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson, where he sang in the Chancel Choir for over 50 years, was a Eucharistic Minister, and was involved in the Cursillo Community.

Jim reveled in the achievements of his children and grandchildren, and he loved observing the successes of his thousands of students.&nbsp; He was known for his smile and his quick wit, but was perhaps most well-known for his love of the people close to him.

On September 2, 1967, he married Carolyn Sue Wargo, in Fort Riley.&nbsp;

Jim is survived by:&nbsp; his wife of 55 years, Carolyn Schinstock of Hutchinson; son Bradley Schinstock and wife Joanne - their children Victoria, Gemma, Gabriel, and Maximilian of Hyattsville, MD; daughter Kristin Plants and her son Austin of Hutchinson, KS; Ryan Schinstock and his wife Bridget - their children Abigail, Emma, Riley, and Makenzi of Grain Valley, MO; and daughter Julia Schinstock of Topeka, KS; brother, Gene Schinstock and wife Jeanne of Lincoln, NE; sister Marilyn McClendon of Larned, KS; and sister Marjorie Dowell and husband Rich of Cody, WY; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Jerome Schinstock and Gerald Schinstock.

Parish Rosary will be 10:00 a.m.&nbsp; Saturday, October 1, 2022, with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10:30 a.m., both at Church of the Holy Cross, 2631 Independence Road, Hutchinson, with Father Aaron Spexarth officiating.&nbsp; Inurnment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.&nbsp; Friends may sign his book from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, with the family present from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary.&nbsp; Cremation has taken place.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Holy Cross Catholic Church, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson.

James Raymond “Jim” Schinstock, 80, died peacefully at his home on September 28, 2022, surrounded by his family.&nbsp; He was born February 7, 1942, in Dodge City, to Albert and Ola Mae (Gerkin) Schinstock.Jim graduated from Kinsley High School in 1960, St. Mary of the Plains College, Dodge City, KS, in 1965, and Fort Hays State University in 1969, with his Master’s Degree. He taught Philosophy, Human Relations, American History and English for 44 years at Hutchinson Community College.&nbsp; For 12 years after he retired, Jim was a Community Columnist for&nbsp;The Hutchinson News, writing a variety of articles that readers looked forward to on a regular basis; his last article was published September 11, 2022.&nbsp; In addition, Jim enjoyed traveling, reading, and playing cards.&nbsp; He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson, where he sang in the Chancel Choir for over 50 years, was a Eucharistic Minister, and was involved in the Cursillo Community.Jim reveled in the achievements of his children and grandchildren, and he loved observing the successes of his thousands of students.&nbsp; He was known for his smile and his quick wit, but was perhaps most well-known for his love of the people close to him.On September 2, 1967, he married Carolyn Sue Wargo, in Fort Riley.&nbsp;Jim is survived by:&nbsp; his wife of 55 years, Carolyn Schinstock of Hutchinson; son Bradley Schinstock and wife Joanne - their children Victoria, Gemma, Gabriel, and Maximilian of Hyattsville, MD; daughter Kristin Plants and her son Austin of Hutchinson, KS; Ryan Schinstock and his wife Bridget - their children Abigail, Emma, Riley, and Makenzi of Grain Valley, MO; and daughter Julia Schinstock of Topeka, KS; brother, Gene Schinstock and wife Jeanne of Lincoln, NE; sister Marilyn McClendon of Larned, KS; and sister Marjorie Dowell and husband Rich of Cody, WY; and numerous nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Jerome Schinstock and Gerald Schinstock.Parish Rosary will be 10:00 a.m.&nbsp; Saturday, October 1, 2022, with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10:30 a.m., both at Church of the Holy Cross, 2631 Independence Road, Hutchinson, with Father Aaron Spexarth officiating.&nbsp; Inurnment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.&nbsp; Friends may sign his book from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, with the family present from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary.&nbsp; Cremation has taken place.In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Holy Cross Catholic Church, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson.

James R. “Jim” Schinstock  |1942-2022|  

HUTCHINSON, Kan. —  The Hutchinson Community College music department has canceled the first Fine Arts Department performance of the semester that was due to take place Thursday, September 29 due to illness involving key individuals.&nbsp;

The school has not released any potential later date for the performance.

&nbsp;For more information on the Fine Arts Department at Hutchinson Community College, visit the college website at <a href="http://www.hutchcc.edu/finearts">www.hutchcc.edu/finearts</a>.

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Opening Night for HutchCC Fine Arts canceled


HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — 
The Hutchinson NAACP's Annual Freedom Fund Dinner, with presenting sponsor Cargill, is coming up Saturday, October 1 at 7 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre at Stringer Fine Arts Center on the campus of Hutchinson Community College. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

Former Johnson County Community College professor Dr. Carmaletta Williams will be the keynote speaker.&nbsp;Special music will be provided by The Hutch Clique.

Guests are encouraged to wear formal attire. Tickets will not be available at the door. Call (620) 899-1563 for ticket reservations.&nbsp;

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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — 
The Hutchinson NAACP's Annual Freedom Fund Dinner, with presenting sponsor Cargill, is coming up Saturday, October 1 at 7 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre at Stringer Fine Arts Center on the campus of Hutchinson Community College. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.Former Johnson County Community College professor Dr. Carmaletta Williams will be the keynote speaker.&nbsp;Special music will be provided by The Hutch Clique.Guests are encouraged to wear formal attire. Tickets will not be available at the door. Call (620) 899-1563 for ticket reservations.&nbsp;

Freedom Fund Dinner is Saturday, get tickets now

NICK GOSNELL and CHARLES JOHNSTON Hutch Post

SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. —&nbsp;Kutter's Furniture is the Market South Hutch Business of the Month. Craig Clinton, Vice President at Kutter's Furniture said he has learned to love the business.

"It's nothing I intended on doing," Clinton said. "Once I graduated from college, I moved out here, was engaged with my wife and started this out as being an internship until she graduated. They kind of roped me in for the long term. I really do enjoy it. It's been very good."

It's not just a family thing for the owners, now it's become one for the customers, as well.

"We've been here long enough now that we see people's kids coming in with their parents, saying our parents bought everything from you guys," Clinton said. "This is where they told us to go."

Kutter's doesn't play the traditional mark up and then discount game you might see at other furniture stores.

"What we have been known for a long time is our pricing," Clinton said. "Whether you shop locally, or Wichita, or surrounding areas, you'll always find the best, lowest price here. We do that from an efficiency standpoint and the way we buy and just our overall concept. We don't play a lot of games with our pricing. We're not up here and then one week down lower and then in the middle and all that. First time I bring it in, I put our very best price on, first time around. We don't negotiate pricing, because we're already at our very best pricing."

"We're a family owned company," Clinton said. "We look long term. We don't look just short term. We take care of the customer, because we know we're going to rely on their business in the future."

Kutter's is at 2100 S K96 Hwy South of South Hutchinson. They are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Kutter's Furniture is Market South Hutch Business of the Month

For the second-straight week, Hutchinson Community College women’s soccer players earn Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week honors.

This week, two Blue Dragons earn conference honors.

Sophomore forward Hadlie Lowe was tapped the Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week, while sophomore Madison Quarles was named the conference Goalkeeper of the Week.

Lowe was instrumental in the Blue Dragons’ last two wins, which were over two NJCAA Top 20 opponents. Lowe had a three-point game, which included the eventual game-winner against then-No. 17 Cowley on the road in last Wednesday’s 2-1 win. She then led a game-defining counter attack against former No. 15 Coffeyville last Saturday and assisted on freshman Adriana Delgado’s second career overtime and game-winning goal.

Lowe’s goal against Cowley was her 11th career game-winning goal and her third this season.

Quarles got the start against the Red Ravens and improved to 4-0 this season. Quarles had a career-high six saves in the overtime upset win that landed the Blue Dragons back in the NJCAA rankings.

Quarles made an early save in the overtime period before the Lowe-to-Delgado counter attack. This season, the Olathe West product has a 0.72 goals-against average.

Lowe and Quarles are the third and fourth Blue Dragons to earn conference honors this season. Last week, midfielder Aimee Maher was the Player of the Week. Three weeks ago, Olivia Felix-Cardona was the league’s Goalkeeper of the Week.

HutchCC Sports InformationFor the second-straight week, Hutchinson Community College women’s soccer players earn Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week honors.This week, two Blue Dragons earn conference honors.Sophomore forward Hadlie Lowe was tapped the Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week, while sophomore Madison Quarles was named the conference Goalkeeper of the Week.Lowe was instrumental in the Blue Dragons’ last two wins, which were over two NJCAA Top 20 opponents. Lowe had a three-point game, which included the eventual game-winner against then-No. 17 Cowley on the road in last Wednesday’s 2-1 win. She then led a game-defining counter attack against former No. 15 Coffeyville last Saturday and assisted on freshman Adriana Delgado’s second career overtime and game-winning goal.Lowe’s goal against Cowley was her 11th career game-winning goal and her third this season.Quarles got the start against the Red Ravens and improved to 4-0 this season. Quarles had a career-high six saves in the overtime upset win that landed the Blue Dragons back in the NJCAA rankings.Quarles made an early save in the overtime period before the Lowe-to-Delgado counter attack. This season, the Olathe West product has a 0.72 goals-against average.Lowe and Quarles are the third and fourth Blue Dragons to earn conference honors this season. Last week, midfielder Aimee Maher was the Player of the Week. Three weeks ago, Olivia Felix-Cardona was the league’s Goalkeeper of the Week.

⚽️ HutchCC Soccer: Lowe and Quarles both tapped for weekly honors

NEWTON – All-Americans Dominic Clemons and Blake Saffell shot a combined 12-under-par to stake the No. 1-ranked Hutchinson Community College men’s golf team to a three-stroke lead entering Wednesday’s final round of the NJCAA National Preview at Sand Creek Station.

The Blue Dragons shot a 9-under 567 in the first two rounds on Tuesday. The Blue Dragons led by six strokes after an opening-round 282. The lead was trimmed to three strokes after 36 holes after an afternoon-round 285.

The Blue Dragons lead No. 2 New Mexico Junior College by three strokes after the Thunderbirds posted a 570 (288-282) on Tuesday. Odessa College shot a tournament-low 274 in the second round and trails by seven strokes at 574.

The NJCAA National Preview, played at the site of the 2023 NJCAA Men’s Division I National Championships in May 2023, has seven of the Top 10 and 12 of the Top 20 teams in the field of 15 teams.

Clemons is the top individual golfer through 36 holes and Saffell is tied for second.

Clemons was even through the first 10 holes of Round 1. He then birdied No. 11 and had an eagle on the par-5, 525-yard 16th hole to finish with a 3-under 69. Clemons played the front nine of the second round in 5-under par and he remained 5-under at the end of the round for a 67.

Clemons takes a four-stroke lead into Wednesday’s final round at 8-under 136.

Saffell is part of a three-way tie for second at 4-under 140. Saffell birdied Nos. 16 and 18 to finish the opening round at 4-under 68 to lead the tournament. After a bogey on No. 17 in the second round, Saffell rebounded to birdie No. 18 and finish with a 72.

Saffell is tied with Odessa’s Alexander Topgaard and New Mexico’s Timothy Chan at 140.

Nineteen golfers shot even or under par on Tuesday.

One of those players is Blue Dragon freshman Alex Lindstrom, who rebounded from an opening-round 74 with a 2-under 70 in the afternoon round. Even through 15 holes in the second round, Lindstrom finished strong with birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 to finish at 2-under 70 for the round.

Freshmen Louis Galvin is tied for 39th at 149 (73-76) and Louis Ross is tied for 53rd at 152 (72-80).

The Blue Dragons have three individual players.

Freshman Joey Langstraat is tied for 23rd at 146. He opened with a 1-under 71 and shot a 75 in the second round.

Sophomore Addison Alonzo is tied for 67th after a 154 (78-76).

Freshman Brooks Sauder is tied for 76th at 158 (78-80).

The final round is a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

HutchCC Sports InformationNEWTON – All-Americans Dominic Clemons and Blake Saffell shot a combined 12-under-par to stake the No. 1-ranked Hutchinson Community College men’s golf team to a three-stroke lead entering Wednesday’s final round of the NJCAA National Preview at Sand Creek Station.The Blue Dragons shot a 9-under 567 in the first two rounds on Tuesday. The Blue Dragons led by six strokes after an opening-round 282. The lead was trimmed to three strokes after 36 holes after an afternoon-round 285.The Blue Dragons lead No. 2 New Mexico Junior College by three strokes after the Thunderbirds posted a 570 (288-282) on Tuesday. Odessa College shot a tournament-low 274 in the second round and trails by seven strokes at 574.The NJCAA National Preview, played at the site of the 2023 NJCAA Men’s Division I National Championships in May 2023, has seven of the Top 10 and 12 of the Top 20 teams in the field of 15 teams.Clemons is the top individual golfer through 36 holes and Saffell is tied for second.Clemons was even through the first 10 holes of Round 1. He then birdied No. 11 and had an eagle on the par-5, 525-yard 16th hole to finish with a 3-under 69. Clemons played the front nine of the second round in 5-under par and he remained 5-under at the end of the round for a 67.Clemons takes a four-stroke lead into Wednesday’s final round at 8-under 136.Saffell is part of a three-way tie for second at 4-under 140. Saffell birdied Nos. 16 and 18 to finish the opening round at 4-under 68 to lead the tournament. After a bogey on No. 17 in the second round, Saffell rebounded to birdie No. 18 and finish with a 72.Saffell is tied with Odessa’s Alexander Topgaard and New Mexico’s Timothy Chan at 140.Nineteen golfers shot even or under par on Tuesday.One of those players is Blue Dragon freshman Alex Lindstrom, who rebounded from an opening-round 74 with a 2-under 70 in the afternoon round. Even through 15 holes in the second round, Lindstrom finished strong with birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 to finish at 2-under 70 for the round.Freshmen Louis Galvin is tied for 39th at 149 (73-76) and Louis Ross is tied for 53rd at 152 (72-80).The Blue Dragons have three individual players.Freshman Joey Langstraat is tied for 23rd at 146. He opened with a 1-under 71 and shot a 75 in the second round.Sophomore Addison Alonzo is tied for 67th after a 154 (78-76).Freshman Brooks Sauder is tied for 76th at 158 (78-80).The final round is a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

⛳ HutchCC Golf: Dragons lead after 2 rounds at National Preview

GREAT BEND – Sophomore Blondie Penaflor put up a huge block and helped the Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team rebound from a tough weekend snap an eight-match losing streak to the Barton Cougars.

Penaflor had a career-high 10 blocks, including three during a 10-3 run in the fourth set that guided the Blue Dragons a 3-1 Jayhawk Conference road victory over the Cougars, 25-20, 19-25, 25-20, 25-23).

The Blue Dragons improve to 19-8 overall and 6-1 in the Jayhawk West. Hutchinson plays host to Dodge City at 6 p.m. Wednesday for Hutchinson’s annual Dig Pink Night at the Sports Arena. Then No. 12 Seward County comes to the Sports Arena at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Barton fell to 13-4 (2-4).

Penaflor led a Blue Dragon block that out-blocked the Cougars 12-6. Freshman Ashlyn Long came off the bench to add four total blocks.

Blue Dragons also outhit the Cougars 53-50 with a .188 attack percentage. Barton was held to .157 hitting. The Blue Dragons out-dug the Cougars 79-70.

Freshman Taniya Golden led the Blue Dragons with 17 kills on .286 hitting. Sophomore Baylee Miller had 15 kills on .186 hitting. Freshman Anna Dean added eight kills.

Sophomore setter Andrea Serrano led the Blue Dragons with 37 assists, nine digs and four aces. Freshman Perrine Blanc racked up a team-high 23 digs with two service aces. Morgan Harvey finished with 17 digs and an ace.

Barton’s Tasiah Nunnery led the Cougars with 12 kills on .170 hitting.

SET 1: The Blue Dragons had no problems early on as Penaflor and Golden were vital in taking the first set 25-20. Hutchinson hit .182 to Barton’s .116.

SET 2: Barton shot out to a 9-6 lead that grew to 16-10. Miller notched three kills to score 3 of 4 points to give the Blue Dragons a 19-18 lead. Barton went on a 7-0 run to take the second set 25-19.

SET 3: After scoring eight straight to lead 19-14, Barton climbed back into the set with a 5-1 run to make it 20-19 with the Blue Dragons ahead. A play-of-the-night diving dig by Harvey allowed the Blue Dragons to set up Miller for a kill that landed on the baseline to make it 22-19. The Blue Dragons closed out the set and won it 25-20. The Blue Dragons had 15 kills in in the set and outhit Barton .200 to .156.

SET 4: Barton scored four straight early on, but following a Blue Dragon timeout, Dean tied the set up 9-9 with a kill. Penaflor ignited a 11-3 run with three blocks in that stretch to leap the Blue Dragons ahead 22-15 following an Ashlyn Long kill. After Barton strung together a four unanswered, Dean delivered a kill to make it 23-19. Golden unleashed a kill to end the set and match 25-23.

HutchCC Sports InformationGREAT BEND – Sophomore Blondie Penaflor put up a huge block and helped the Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team rebound from a tough weekend snap an eight-match losing streak to the Barton Cougars.Penaflor had a career-high 10 blocks, including three during a 10-3 run in the fourth set that guided the Blue Dragons a 3-1 Jayhawk Conference road victory over the Cougars, 25-20, 19-25, 25-20, 25-23).The Blue Dragons improve to 19-8 overall and 6-1 in the Jayhawk West. Hutchinson plays host to Dodge City at 6 p.m. Wednesday for Hutchinson’s annual Dig Pink Night at the Sports Arena. Then No. 12 Seward County comes to the Sports Arena at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Barton fell to 13-4 (2-4).Penaflor led a Blue Dragon block that out-blocked the Cougars 12-6. Freshman Ashlyn Long came off the bench to add four total blocks.Blue Dragons also outhit the Cougars 53-50 with a .188 attack percentage. Barton was held to .157 hitting. The Blue Dragons out-dug the Cougars 79-70.Freshman Taniya Golden led the Blue Dragons with 17 kills on .286 hitting. Sophomore Baylee Miller had 15 kills on .186 hitting. Freshman Anna Dean added eight kills.Sophomore setter Andrea Serrano led the Blue Dragons with 37 assists, nine digs and four aces. Freshman Perrine Blanc racked up a team-high 23 digs with two service aces. Morgan Harvey finished with 17 digs and an ace.Barton’s Tasiah Nunnery led the Cougars with 12 kills on .170 hitting.SET 1: The Blue Dragons had no problems early on as Penaflor and Golden were vital in taking the first set 25-20. Hutchinson hit .182 to Barton’s .116.SET 2: Barton shot out to a 9-6 lead that grew to 16-10. Miller notched three kills to score 3 of 4 points to give the Blue Dragons a 19-18 lead. Barton went on a 7-0 run to take the second set 25-19.SET 3: After scoring eight straight to lead 19-14, Barton climbed back into the set with a 5-1 run to make it 20-19 with the Blue Dragons ahead. A play-of-the-night diving dig by Harvey allowed the Blue Dragons to set up Miller for a kill that landed on the baseline to make it 22-19. The Blue Dragons closed out the set and won it 25-20. The Blue Dragons had 15 kills in in the set and outhit Barton .200 to .156.SET 4: Barton scored four straight early on, but following a Blue Dragon timeout, Dean tied the set up 9-9 with a kill. Penaflor ignited a 11-3 run with three blocks in that stretch to leap the Blue Dragons ahead 22-15 following an Ashlyn Long kill. After Barton strung together a four unanswered, Dean delivered a kill to make it 23-19. Golden unleashed a kill to end the set and match 25-23.

🏐 HutchCC VB: Dragons rebound to defeat Barton in 4 sets

The No. 1-ranked Hutchinson Community College Community College men’s golf team will get a lot of first looks on Tuesday and Wednesday at the NJCAA National Preview in Newton.

Of course, the Blue Dragons will get to play the 2023 home of the NJCAA Men’s Division I Golf Championships, Sand Creek Station in Newton.

Secondly, the Blue Dragons will play against six other members of the current NJCAA Division I Top 10 and 12 total teams ranked in the national rankings.

HutchCC Sports InformationThe No. 1-ranked Hutchinson Community College Community College men’s golf team will get a lot of first looks on Tuesday and Wednesday at the NJCAA National Preview in Newton.Of course, the Blue Dragons will get to play the 2023 home of the NJCAA Men’s Division I Golf Championships, Sand Creek Station in Newton.Secondly, the Blue Dragons will play against six other members of the current NJCAA Division I Top 10 and 12 total teams ranked in the national rankings.The 54-hole tournament begins on Tuesday with 36 holes – the opening round starts at 8:30 a.m. and the second round is at 1:30 p.m. The final round begins at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. All three rounds will be shotgun starts.The two-time defending national champion Blue Dragons will be paired with No. 2 New Mexico Junior College and No. 10 McLennan in the first round rounds on Tuesday.Also in the field includes No. 4 Western Texas, No. 7 Odessa, No. 9 Dodge City, No. 11 Iowa Western, No. 12 Indian Hills, No. 13 Garden City, No. 14 Ranger, No. 17 McCook and No. 18 Eastern Wyoming.The Blue Dragons come off a second place finish at the Samuel Proal Invitational last week in Pueblo, Colorado.All-American Dominic Clemons led the Blue Dragons with a fourth-place finish.The group of players who will figure in the scoring for Hutchinson is Clemons, sophomore Blake Saffell, freshman Alex Lindstrom, freshman Louis Ross and freshman Louis Galvin. Sophomore Addison Alonzo and freshmen Langstraat and Brooks Sauder will play as individual players.