Dean Branscom, 92, passed away September 3, 2022, in Cunningham.&nbsp; He was born April 12, 1930, in Turon, to Roby Jackson Branscom and Alta Marie (Patterson) Branscom.

Dean was a 1950 graduate of Turon High School, Turon.&nbsp; He served in the United States Army during the Korean War.&nbsp; He was a member of the Hutchinson Community College (HCC) Quarterback Club, the South Hutchinson United Methodist Church, South Hutchinson, KS, and former 4-H leader.

On October 8, 1950, Dean married the love of his life, Beverly Jeanene Gray, in Turon.&nbsp; They shared over 70 years of marriage, prior to her death on November 10, 2020.

At an early age, Dean worked and hauled cattle with his father.&nbsp; Beginning in the 1950s, he worked as a ranch hand on the Higgins Ranch in Spivey, and worked at the ranch until he was called into the military service.&nbsp; Dean and Beverly treasured their time at the ranch and often shared those special memories with their family.&nbsp; They were blessed to be able to return to the area for several visits on their anniversary date.&nbsp; Upon returning from the military, they moved to Hutchinson where Dean became a foreman for the Gas Service, retiring with over 35 years of service.

During his life, Dean raised cattle, horses, and registered labs trained for hunting that were sent across the United States.&nbsp; His love for animals was passed down to his children and grandchildren.&nbsp; Dean was always there to provide a helping hand with their pets and building projects in 4-H.&nbsp; He was always there to fix whatever needed attention in the home or shop.&nbsp; Dean enjoyed cutting firewood and he loved to mow!

Dean greatly enjoyed the grandchildren’s sporting events, following ball teams across Kansas and from Texas to Wisconsin.&nbsp; Dean was an avid supporter of the HCC Blue Dragons Men’s Basketball program.&nbsp; He delivered meals for the Meals on Wheels program and was the ‘pie delivery man’ for the South Hutchinson United Methodist Church’s fair cafeteria project for many years.&nbsp; A highlight for Dean was in 2018, when he was able to be a member of the Kansas Honor Flight traveling party that went to Washington, D.C., along with his daughter, Kathy.

Dean always had a story to share, a great sense of humor, and a quick-witted response.&nbsp; You always left with a smile after a visit with Dean.&nbsp; His true passion was spending time with his family, whether at family celebrations and gatherings, or sitting in the bleachers with his wife, Beverly, cheering on the activities of their children and grandchildren.&nbsp; He did many things in his life, but the positions that he cherished the most were husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, neighbor, and friend.&nbsp; Dean was loved by so many.

Dean is survived by:&nbsp; his children, Allen Branscom of South Hutchinson, and Kathy (Scott) Hamilton of Turon; grandchildren, Casey Stiggins, Jennifer Shingleton, Allison (Jordan) Marshall, Katie Hamilton, and Conor Hamilton; great-grandchildren, Skylar Shingleton, Clayton Shingleton, Grace Marshall, and Cooper Marshall; sister, Karen Cooley of Hutchinson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Dean was preceded in death by:&nbsp; his parents; wife, Beverly; daughter, Shirley Stiggins; and siblings, Fern Fluke, Tommy Branscom, Lois Cline, Margaret Dykes, Bud Branscom, Dorothy Helm, and Richard Branscom.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Elliott Mortuary, with the Reverend Ronnie Dykes officiating.&nbsp; Burial will follow in the Turon Cemetery, Turon, with military honors to be conducted by the Fort Riley Honor Guard.&nbsp; 

Persons attending the funeral service are encouraged to wear HCC Blue Dragon apparel in honor of Dean’s support of the HCC Blue Dragons.&nbsp; Friends may sign the book from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2022, with the family present from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary.

Dean Branscom, 92, passed away September 3, 2022, in Cunningham.&nbsp; He was born April 12, 1930, in Turon, to Roby Jackson Branscom and Alta Marie (Patterson) Branscom.Dean was a 1950 graduate of Turon High School, Turon.&nbsp; He served in the United States Army during the Korean War.&nbsp; He was a member of the Hutchinson Community College (HCC) Quarterback Club, the South Hutchinson United Methodist Church, South Hutchinson, KS, and former 4-H leader.On October 8, 1950, Dean married the love of his life, Beverly Jeanene Gray, in Turon.&nbsp; They shared over 70 years of marriage, prior to her death on November 10, 2020.At an early age, Dean worked and hauled cattle with his father.&nbsp; Beginning in the 1950s, he worked as a ranch hand on the Higgins Ranch in Spivey, and worked at the ranch until he was called into the military service.&nbsp; Dean and Beverly treasured their time at the ranch and often shared those special memories with their family.&nbsp; They were blessed to be able to return to the area for several visits on their anniversary date.&nbsp; Upon returning from the military, they moved to Hutchinson where Dean became a foreman for the Gas Service, retiring with over 35 years of service.During his life, Dean raised cattle, horses, and registered labs trained for hunting that were sent across the United States.&nbsp; His love for animals was passed down to his children and grandchildren.&nbsp; Dean was always there to provide a helping hand with their pets and building projects in 4-H.&nbsp; He was always there to fix whatever needed attention in the home or shop.&nbsp; Dean enjoyed cutting firewood and he loved to mow!Dean greatly enjoyed the grandchildren’s sporting events, following ball teams across Kansas and from Texas to Wisconsin.&nbsp; Dean was an avid supporter of the HCC Blue Dragons Men’s Basketball program.&nbsp; He delivered meals for the Meals on Wheels program and was the ‘pie delivery man’ for the South Hutchinson United Methodist Church’s fair cafeteria project for many years.&nbsp; A highlight for Dean was in 2018, when he was able to be a member of the Kansas Honor Flight traveling party that went to Washington, D.C., along with his daughter, Kathy.Dean always had a story to share, a great sense of humor, and a quick-witted response.&nbsp; You always left with a smile after a visit with Dean.&nbsp; His true passion was spending time with his family, whether at family celebrations and gatherings, or sitting in the bleachers with his wife, Beverly, cheering on the activities of their children and grandchildren.&nbsp; He did many things in his life, but the positions that he cherished the most were husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, neighbor, and friend.&nbsp; Dean was loved by so many.Dean is survived by:&nbsp; his children, Allen Branscom of South Hutchinson, and Kathy (Scott) Hamilton of Turon; grandchildren, Casey Stiggins, Jennifer Shingleton, Allison (Jordan) Marshall, Katie Hamilton, and Conor Hamilton; great-grandchildren, Skylar Shingleton, Clayton Shingleton, Grace Marshall, and Cooper Marshall; sister, Karen Cooley of Hutchinson; and numerous nieces and nephews.Dean was preceded in death by:&nbsp; his parents; wife, Beverly; daughter, Shirley Stiggins; and siblings, Fern Fluke, Tommy Branscom, Lois Cline, Margaret Dykes, Bud Branscom, Dorothy Helm, and Richard Branscom.Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Elliott Mortuary, with the Reverend Ronnie Dykes officiating.&nbsp; Burial will follow in the Turon Cemetery, Turon, with military honors to be conducted by the Fort Riley Honor Guard.&nbsp; Persons attending the funeral service are encouraged to wear HCC Blue Dragon apparel in honor of Dean’s support of the HCC Blue Dragons.&nbsp; Friends may sign the book from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2022, with the family present from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary.

Dean Branscom  |1930-2022|  

STEVE CARPENTER HutchCC Sports Information

A pair of Hutchinson Community College football players earned Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week honors in Week No. 2 after the Blue Dragons rolled to a 63-point victory on Saturday at Ellsworth.

Freshman running back Rontavious Richmond was named the KJCCC Offensive Player of the Week. Redshirt freshman return specialist Darby Roper was named the league’s Special Teams Player of the Week after the No. 3 Blue Dragons defeated Ellsworth 70-7 on Saturday at Cadet Field in Iowa Falls, Iowa.

Richmond and Roper are the second and third Blue Dragon players to earn weekly conference honors this season. Last week, quarterback Dylan Laible was named the Offensive Player of the Week.

RONTAVIOUS RICHMOND – Offensive Player of the Week

Richmond accounted for three touchdowns – two rushing, one receiving – to pace Blue Dragons offensively at Ellsworth.

Richmond had only eight carries but went for 158 yards, scoring rushing touchdowns of 64 and 75 yards. Richmond also had two receptions, including a 15-yard touchdown in the first quarter to give the Dragons a 14-0 lead.

Richmond was the leading rusher for Hutchinson, which had 317 total rushing yards against Ellsworth.

DARBY ROPER – Defensive Player of the Week

The redshirt freshman from Haven started the Blue Dragons scoring on Saturday with his first career touchdown.

Roper took a short punt out of the end zone and returned it 32 yards for the Blue Dragons’ opening score.

Roper had five punt returns for an average of 9.8 yards per return against the Panthers.

Roper’s punt return for a touchdown was the first by a Blue Dragon since Markies Colvin in 2018.

STEVE CARPENTER HutchCC Sports InformationA pair of Hutchinson Community College football players earned Jayhawk Conference Player of the Week honors in Week No. 2 after the Blue Dragons rolled to a 63-point victory on Saturday at Ellsworth.Freshman running back Rontavious Richmond was named the KJCCC Offensive Player of the Week. Redshirt freshman return specialist Darby Roper was named the league’s Special Teams Player of the Week after the No. 3 Blue Dragons defeated Ellsworth 70-7 on Saturday at Cadet Field in Iowa Falls, Iowa.Richmond and Roper are the second and third Blue Dragon players to earn weekly conference honors this season. Last week, quarterback Dylan Laible was named the Offensive Player of the Week.RONTAVIOUS RICHMOND – Offensive Player of the WeekRichmond accounted for three touchdowns – two rushing, one receiving – to pace Blue Dragons offensively at Ellsworth.Richmond had only eight carries but went for 158 yards, scoring rushing touchdowns of 64 and 75 yards. Richmond also had two receptions, including a 15-yard touchdown in the first quarter to give the Dragons a 14-0 lead.Richmond was the leading rusher for Hutchinson, which had 317 total rushing yards against Ellsworth.DARBY ROPER – Defensive Player of the WeekThe redshirt freshman from Haven started the Blue Dragons scoring on Saturday with his first career touchdown.Roper took a short punt out of the end zone and returned it 32 yards for the Blue Dragons’ opening score.Roper had five punt returns for an average of 9.8 yards per return against the Panthers.Roper’s punt return for a touchdown was the first by a Blue Dragon since Markies Colvin in 2018.

FB: Richmond, Roper win POY honors

After a strong effort in the 2022 Jayhawk Conference opener last week, Hutchinson Community College women’s soccer sophomore goalkeeper Oliva Felix-Cardona was named the Jayhawk Conference Division I Goalkeeper of the Week on Tuesday.

In her only action of the week, Felix-Cardona, a sophomore from Wichita, made three big second-half saves and help the Blue Dragons to a 3-1 Jayhawk Conference-opening victory at Kansas City.

After giving up an early goal, Felix-Cardona shut down the high-scoring Blue Devils. She had four saves overall, three coming in the second half, a half in which the Blue Dragons dominated possession.

For the season, Felix-Cardona is 2-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and a .727 save percentage.

This is the second time Felix-Cardona won the conference Goalkeeper of the Week award. She also won the award in Week 1 of the 2021 season.

The Blue Dragons travel to Garden City on Wednesday and plays host to Neosho County at 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Salthawk Sports Complex.

STEVE CARPENTER HutchCC Sports InformationAfter a strong effort in the 2022 Jayhawk Conference opener last week, Hutchinson Community College women’s soccer sophomore goalkeeper Oliva Felix-Cardona was named the Jayhawk Conference Division I Goalkeeper of the Week on Tuesday.In her only action of the week, Felix-Cardona, a sophomore from Wichita, made three big second-half saves and help the Blue Dragons to a 3-1 Jayhawk Conference-opening victory at Kansas City.After giving up an early goal, Felix-Cardona shut down the high-scoring Blue Devils. She had four saves overall, three coming in the second half, a half in which the Blue Dragons dominated possession.For the season, Felix-Cardona is 2-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and a .727 save percentage.This is the second time Felix-Cardona won the conference Goalkeeper of the Week award. She also won the award in Week 1 of the 2021 season.The Blue Dragons travel to Garden City on Wednesday and plays host to Neosho County at 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Salthawk Sports Complex.

WSOC: Felix-Cardona is Goalkeeper of the Week

After two dominant victories, the Hutchinson Community College Football team is now tied for No. 2 in the latest NJCAA Division I Football Rankings, which were released on Tuesday, a day later than normal because of the Labor Day holiday.

The Blue Dragons (2-0) are tied with Iowa Western (1-0) for second in the rankings as New Mexico Military maintained the No. 1 spot after an impressive victory over previous No. 5 Snow College. The Blue Dragons earned two first-place votes, while the Broncos garnered the other eight votes.

Hutchinson, which was No. 3 last week, rolled over Ellsworth 70-7 on Saturday in the Dragons’ first road game of the season. Iowa Western was off on Saturday.

Now the Blue Dragons get a Top 10 matchup in Week 3 as No. 7 Iowa Central comes to Gowans Stadium on Saturday for a 1 p.m. kickoff. This will be the second nationally ranked home matchup the Blue Dragons have had this season. The Dragons defeated then-No. 13 Navarro 42-0 on August 27.

Northwest Mississippi and East Mississippi are fourth and fifth, respectively, in the NJCAA Rankings.

The Blue Dragons are the top team of three Jayhawk Conference teams ranked this week. Butler (2-0) is up to No. 8. The Grizzlies play host to No. 10 Snow College on Saturday in El Dorado. Coffeyville (2-0) is No. 11 this week. The Red Ravens play Independence on Saturday. Independence is receiving votes.

The Blue Dragons have been ranked in seven-consecutive polls dating back to last season.

NJCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL RANKINGS

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1. New Mexico Military Institute (8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;148&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1

2. Hutchinson (2)&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;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;136&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3

2. Iowa Western&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;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;136&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2

4. Northwest Mississippi&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;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;120&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4

5. East Mississippi&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;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;109&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6

6. Kilgore&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;&nbsp;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;98&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8

7. Iowa Central&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;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;94&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9

8. Butler&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;69&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10

9. Jones&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;66&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11

10. Snow&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;&nbsp;1-1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;58&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5

11. Coffeyville&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;2-0&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14

12. Georgia Military&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;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;37&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RV

13. Lackawanna&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;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15

14. Hinds&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;&nbsp;0-1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;27&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7

15. Blinn&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9&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;NR

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Receiving Votes: Monroe, Independence, Northeastern Oklahoma A&amp;M, Northeast Mississippi, Pearl River, Southwest Mississippi

STEVE CARPENTER HutchCC Sports InformationAfter two dominant victories, the Hutchinson Community College Football team is now tied for No. 2 in the latest NJCAA Division I Football Rankings, which were released on Tuesday, a day later than normal because of the Labor Day holiday.The Blue Dragons (2-0) are tied with Iowa Western (1-0) for second in the rankings as New Mexico Military maintained the No. 1 spot after an impressive victory over previous No. 5 Snow College. The Blue Dragons earned two first-place votes, while the Broncos garnered the other eight votes.Hutchinson, which was No. 3 last week, rolled over Ellsworth 70-7 on Saturday in the Dragons’ first road game of the season. Iowa Western was off on Saturday.Now the Blue Dragons get a Top 10 matchup in Week 3 as No. 7 Iowa Central comes to Gowans Stadium on Saturday for a 1 p.m. kickoff. This will be the second nationally ranked home matchup the Blue Dragons have had this season. The Dragons defeated then-No. 13 Navarro 42-0 on August 27.Northwest Mississippi and East Mississippi are fourth and fifth, respectively, in the NJCAA Rankings.The Blue Dragons are the top team of three Jayhawk Conference teams ranked this week. Butler (2-0) is up to No. 8. The Grizzlies play host to No. 10 Snow College on Saturday in El Dorado. Coffeyville (2-0) is No. 11 this week. The Red Ravens play Independence on Saturday. Independence is receiving votes.The Blue Dragons have been ranked in seven-consecutive polls dating back to last season.NJCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Record&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Points&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Last Poll1. New Mexico Military Institute (8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;148&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12. Hutchinson (2)&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;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;136&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;32. Iowa Western&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;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;136&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24. Northwest Mississippi&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;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;120&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;45. East Mississippi&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;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;109&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;66. Kilgore&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;&nbsp;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;98&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;87. Iowa Central&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;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;94&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;98. Butler&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;69&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;109. Jones&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;66&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1110. Snow&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;&nbsp;1-1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;58&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;511. Coffeyville&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;2-0&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1412. Georgia Military&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;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;37&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RV13. Lackawanna&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;1-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1514. Hinds&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;&nbsp;0-1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;27&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;715. Blinn&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9&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;NR&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Receiving Votes: Monroe, Independence, Northeastern Oklahoma A&amp;M, Northeast Mississippi, Pearl River, Southwest Mississippi

FB: Dragons No. 2 in latest poll

After a 2-1 week last week, the Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team dropped four spots in the latest NJCAA Division I Volleyball Rankings, which were released on Tuesday instead of Monday became of the Labor Day holiday.

The Blue Dragons had their 10-match winning streak snapped last Wednesday in a four-set Jayhawk West loss to No. 16 Seward County. Hutchinson then swept Cloud County and the Friends University JV on Friday at the Sports Arena.

Hutchinson is now No. 17 in the national rankings with a 12-3 record.

The Blue Dragons have five matches this week with a conference road trip to Pratt on Wednesday and four matches in the NJC Classic on Friday and Saturday in Sterling, Colorado. Hutchinson will play Casper College, No. 5 Western Nebraska, No. 4 Indian Hills and No. 19 Northeastern Junior College.

The Blue Dragons own a victory over Casper and lost to Indian Hills in five sets earlier this season.

Seward County moved up to No. 15 and is the highest-ranked Jayhawk West team in the rankings. Butler is receiving votes.

Florida SouthWestern garnered all eight first-place votes and remained No. 1 this week. Snow College moved up to second. New Mexico Military, Indian Hills and Western Nebraska round out the top five teams in the rankings.

Last week, the Blue Dragons jumped into the national rankings for the first time since 2018.

NJCAA DIVISION I VOLLEYBALL 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Record&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Points&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Last Week

1. Florida SouthWestern (8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;160&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1

2. Snow&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;6-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;133&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3

3. New Mexico Military&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;11-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;126&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2

4. 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;119&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6

5. Western Nebraska&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;10-1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;112&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4

6. Salt Lake&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;9-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;105&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5

7. Miami Dade&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;7-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;98&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8

8. 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;91&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7

9. Utah State Eastern&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;8-3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;84&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15

10. Polk State&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;3-1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;77&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10

11. Hillsborough&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;8-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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;12

12. Missouri State-West Plains&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;63&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14

13. Trinity Valley&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;9-4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;56&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NR

14. Blinn&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;12-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;49&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9

15. Seward County&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;9-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;42&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16

16. Navarro&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;11-2&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;18

17. Hutchinson&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;12-3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13

18. Daytona State&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;4-0&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;19

19. Northeastern&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;5-5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RV

20. Monroe&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;13-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3&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;Receiving Votes: Butler, Iowa Western, Jefferson, Southern Idaho

STEVE CARPENTER HutchCC Sports InformationAfter a 2-1 week last week, the Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team dropped four spots in the latest NJCAA Division I Volleyball Rankings, which were released on Tuesday instead of Monday became of the Labor Day holiday.The Blue Dragons had their 10-match winning streak snapped last Wednesday in a four-set Jayhawk West loss to No. 16 Seward County. Hutchinson then swept Cloud County and the Friends University JV on Friday at the Sports Arena.Hutchinson is now No. 17 in the national rankings with a 12-3 record.The Blue Dragons have five matches this week with a conference road trip to Pratt on Wednesday and four matches in the NJC Classic on Friday and Saturday in Sterling, Colorado. Hutchinson will play Casper College, No. 5 Western Nebraska, No. 4 Indian Hills and No. 19 Northeastern Junior College.The Blue Dragons own a victory over Casper and lost to Indian Hills in five sets earlier this season.Seward County moved up to No. 15 and is the highest-ranked Jayhawk West team in the rankings. Butler is receiving votes.Florida SouthWestern garnered all eight first-place votes and remained No. 1 this week. Snow College moved up to second. New Mexico Military, Indian Hills and Western Nebraska round out the top five teams in the rankings.Last week, the Blue Dragons jumped into the national rankings for the first time since 2018.NJCAA DIVISION I VOLLEYBALL 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Record&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Points&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Last Week1. Florida SouthWestern (8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;160&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12. Snow&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;6-0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;133&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;33. New Mexico Military&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;11-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;126&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24. 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14-1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;119&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;65. Western Nebraska&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;10-1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;112&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;46. Salt Lake&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;9-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;105&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;57. Miami Dade&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;7-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;98&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;88. 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;91&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;79. Utah State Eastern&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;8-3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;84&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1510. Polk State&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;3-1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;77&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1011. Hillsborough&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;8-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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;1212. Missouri State-West Plains&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;63&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1413. Trinity Valley&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;9-4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;56&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NR14. Blinn&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;12-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;49&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;915. Seward County&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;9-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;42&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1616. Navarro&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;11-2&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;1817. Hutchinson&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;12-3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1318. Daytona State&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;4-0&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;1919. Northeastern&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;5-5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;RV20. Monroe&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;13-2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3&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;Receiving Votes: Butler, Iowa Western, Jefferson, Southern Idaho

VB: Dragons No. 17 in latest poll

Margaret Marcene Rauch, 89, of Lyons, passed away September 3, 2022, at Hospital District #1 of Rice County, Lyons. She was born December 19, 1932, in What Cheer, Iowa, the daughter of John H. and Gail E. Height Watts. 

Marcene has resided in Lyons since 1960, formerly of Garden City. She attended Deep River High School, Deep River, Iowa. Marcene was a homemaker, nurse’s aide at Good Samaritan Society of Lyons, and a clerk at Fuller’s Market in Lyons. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Lyons, and the Lyons Women’s Bowling League. Marcene enjoyed watching sports on TV, especially tennis, college basketball, and baseball. 

On March 13, 1950, Marcene was united in marriage with Marvin Louis Rauch in Ottawa. He preceded her in death on May 27, 2017. She is also preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Louie, Gene, and Richard Watts; sister, Patricia Taylor; grandson, Richard Lattimer; and great-granddaughter, Emmy Strong. 

Marcene is survived by her son, Marvin L. Rauch Jr. and wife Lori of Little River; three daughters, Marcia L. Kepley and husband Dee of Sterling, Melinda M. Browning and husband Ray of Hutchinson, and Michelle L. Sauer and husband Joe of Geneseo; brother, John Watts of Seattle, WA; two sisters, Darlene Denison and Marilyn Ward both of Iowa; ten grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

 Funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons. Visitation will be 2:00 until 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons, with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M.&nbsp;

Margaret Marcene Rauch, 89, of Lyons, passed away September 3, 2022, at Hospital District #1 of Rice County, Lyons. She was born December 19, 1932, in What Cheer, Iowa, the daughter of John H. and Gail E. Height Watts. Marcene has resided in Lyons since 1960, formerly of Garden City. She attended Deep River High School, Deep River, Iowa. Marcene was a homemaker, nurse’s aide at Good Samaritan Society of Lyons, and a clerk at Fuller’s Market in Lyons. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Lyons, and the Lyons Women’s Bowling League. Marcene enjoyed watching sports on TV, especially tennis, college basketball, and baseball. On March 13, 1950, Marcene was united in marriage with Marvin Louis Rauch in Ottawa. He preceded her in death on May 27, 2017. She is also preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Louie, Gene, and Richard Watts; sister, Patricia Taylor; grandson, Richard Lattimer; and great-granddaughter, Emmy Strong. Marcene is survived by her son, Marvin L. Rauch Jr. and wife Lori of Little River; three daughters, Marcia L. Kepley and husband Dee of Sterling, Melinda M. Browning and husband Ray of Hutchinson, and Michelle L. Sauer and husband Joe of Geneseo; brother, John Watts of Seattle, WA; two sisters, Darlene Denison and Marilyn Ward both of Iowa; ten grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons. Visitation will be 2:00 until 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Birzer Funeral Home, Lyons, with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M.&nbsp;

Margaret Marcene Rauch  |1932-2022|

Dr. Don Dirksen, DDS, 86, finished his final marathon at his home in Wichita and went to be with the Lord August 31, 2022.&nbsp; He was the first-born son of Martin H. and Dorothy (Harrison) Dirksen on August 14, 1936 in Hutchinson.

As a child, Don traveled to many places with his parents. The first trip he ever took was at just six weeks-old.&nbsp; Before the age of baby carriers, Don was placed on a pillow on his mother’s lap and away they went to Oregon where Dad’s Uncle Harvey lived.&nbsp; Similar to the story, “ The Grapes of Wrath”, his parents were looking for a better way of life. It ended up they didn’t stay and headed back to Kansas six months later. &nbsp;When Don was older, they traveled to Northern California to see family for an extended period of time, but they always returned home to Kansas.

Another place Don and his parents visited frequently was Northwest Arkansas where his maternal grandparents lived.&nbsp; He spent many summers barefoot in swim trunks with his aunts and uncles playing in the creeks. Because of this, Don developed a love for the area that lasted a lifetime.

Don began boarding school at the age of 15.&nbsp; During this time, he would come home for the summers and work with his father painting houses all over Hutchinson. He appreciated and enjoyed the time we got to spend with his father while earning money to pay for his education. &nbsp;He graduated from Enterprise Academy, Enterprise, KS, in 1954. He returned to Hutchinson and attended Hutchinson Community Junior College to complete his prerequisites for college.&nbsp;

It was about this same time that he went on a blind date with Jalayne Chappel. They hit it off.&nbsp; On November 25th, 1959, they were married at the Congregational Church in Hutchinson on 11th&nbsp;Street.

Don knew at an early age that he wanted to be a dentist.&nbsp; He applied to and was accepted at the University of Nebraska College School of Dentistry. He and Jalayne moved to Lincoln. &nbsp;During dental school, Don worked long hours at the mental health hospital and for a fellow painter named Charlie.&nbsp; He maintained his status as an honor student while supporting his growing family.&nbsp; The twins, Mike and Mark by then made them a family of four. &nbsp;In 1961, he graduated from dental school and found a job in Tulsa, Oklahoma.&nbsp; Not long after their move, Ann was born.

After a couple of years in Tulsa, Don was offered an opportunity to work for the Health Department in Wichita, Kansas.&nbsp; Since both Don and Jalayne’s parents were in Hutchinson, the opportunity in Wichita was a clear choice for them. They packed up their family of five and moved to Wichita in 1963.&nbsp; Over the next 7 years, Don decided to go into private practice and their youngest child, Jill was born.&nbsp; He practiced dentistry 33 years and was a lifetime member of the American Dental Association.

Don enjoyed family time and made it a point to attend as many of his children’s and grandchildren’s events as he could.&nbsp; All of his free time was dedicated to his family and he made that time memorable. &nbsp;He always put his family first ahead of himself.

Reading non-fiction and memorizing poetry was one of his hobbies. Don loved knowledge and was a life-long learner. In fact, Don went back to school for a masters in exercise science.&nbsp; He didn't write the final thesis but that didn't matter to him because it was about the knowledge and not the piece of paper.

He always had classical music playing and loved attending live symphony performances.&nbsp; A piano player himself, he was able to play many of the pieces he liked to listen to.

Attending baseball games was always a family past time; he truly loved the game.

His all-time passion was running.&nbsp; He ran races whenever he could and enjoyed the competitiveness and camaraderie of his fellow running friends.&nbsp; He came in first or second in his age group almost every time he was in a race.&nbsp; Running wasn’t just for races as he loved to run in the park.&nbsp; Just last year he was running 6-8 miles regularly.

Along with running, Don enjoyed going to the YMCA. Not only to exercise but as a social outlet. He and Jalayne made many valuable friends there.&nbsp; From his dental classmates to his neighbors, friends were made and cherished.&nbsp; Don never knew a stranger. If he had a conversation with someone, he could tell you all about his new friend.&nbsp; He genuinely was interested in each and every person he talked to. He was forever optimistic and supportive of everyone.&nbsp; In everything he did or faced, he never gave up and remained strong in his faith. Don was a member of Seventh-day Adventist Church, Hutchinson.

Don is survived by:&nbsp; his wife of almost 63 years, Jalayne of Wichita; children, Mike Dirksen, Mark Dirksen, both of Wichita, Ann Baus (Mark) of La Crosse, and Jill Dirksen of Chicago; brother, Martin Harvey Dirksen (Mavis); sister, Carol Dirksen (Regis Yeager) all of Hutchinson; five grandchildren; Bryan Dyer, Veronica Kimple (Daniel), Leah Johnson (Nick), Olivia Baus and Dylan Dirksen; and four great-grandchildren; Hazel Kimple, Harrison Kimple, Jesse Johnson and Will Johnson.

Funeral service will be 11:30 am Friday, September 9, 2022, at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson with Clark Jacobs officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson.&nbsp; Visitation will be 9 am to 8 pm Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Elliott Mortuary.

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Dr. Don Dirksen, DDS, 86, finished his final marathon at his home in Wichita and went to be with the Lord August 31, 2022.&nbsp; He was the first-born son of Martin H. and Dorothy (Harrison) Dirksen on August 14, 1936 in Hutchinson.As a child, Don traveled to many places with his parents. The first trip he ever took was at just six weeks-old.&nbsp; Before the age of baby carriers, Don was placed on a pillow on his mother’s lap and away they went to Oregon where Dad’s Uncle Harvey lived.&nbsp; Similar to the story, “ The Grapes of Wrath”, his parents were looking for a better way of life. It ended up they didn’t stay and headed back to Kansas six months later. &nbsp;When Don was older, they traveled to Northern California to see family for an extended period of time, but they always returned home to Kansas.Another place Don and his parents visited frequently was Northwest Arkansas where his maternal grandparents lived.&nbsp; He spent many summers barefoot in swim trunks with his aunts and uncles playing in the creeks. Because of this, Don developed a love for the area that lasted a lifetime.Don began boarding school at the age of 15.&nbsp; During this time, he would come home for the summers and work with his father painting houses all over Hutchinson. He appreciated and enjoyed the time we got to spend with his father while earning money to pay for his education. &nbsp;He graduated from Enterprise Academy, Enterprise, KS, in 1954. He returned to Hutchinson and attended Hutchinson Community Junior College to complete his prerequisites for college.&nbsp;It was about this same time that he went on a blind date with Jalayne Chappel. They hit it off.&nbsp; On November 25th, 1959, they were married at the Congregational Church in Hutchinson on 11th&nbsp;Street.Don knew at an early age that he wanted to be a dentist.&nbsp; He applied to and was accepted at the University of Nebraska College School of Dentistry. He and Jalayne moved to Lincoln. &nbsp;During dental school, Don worked long hours at the mental health hospital and for a fellow painter named Charlie.&nbsp; He maintained his status as an honor student while supporting his growing family.&nbsp; The twins, Mike and Mark by then made them a family of four. &nbsp;In 1961, he graduated from dental school and found a job in Tulsa, Oklahoma.&nbsp; Not long after their move, Ann was born.After a couple of years in Tulsa, Don was offered an opportunity to work for the Health Department in Wichita, Kansas.&nbsp; Since both Don and Jalayne’s parents were in Hutchinson, the opportunity in Wichita was a clear choice for them. They packed up their family of five and moved to Wichita in 1963.&nbsp; Over the next 7 years, Don decided to go into private practice and their youngest child, Jill was born.&nbsp; He practiced dentistry 33 years and was a lifetime member of the American Dental Association.Don enjoyed family time and made it a point to attend as many of his children’s and grandchildren’s events as he could.&nbsp; All of his free time was dedicated to his family and he made that time memorable. &nbsp;He always put his family first ahead of himself.Reading non-fiction and memorizing poetry was one of his hobbies. Don loved knowledge and was a life-long learner. In fact, Don went back to school for a masters in exercise science.&nbsp; He didn't write the final thesis but that didn't matter to him because it was about the knowledge and not the piece of paper.He always had classical music playing and loved attending live symphony performances.&nbsp; A piano player himself, he was able to play many of the pieces he liked to listen to.Attending baseball games was always a family past time; he truly loved the game.His all-time passion was running.&nbsp; He ran races whenever he could and enjoyed the competitiveness and camaraderie of his fellow running friends.&nbsp; He came in first or second in his age group almost every time he was in a race.&nbsp; Running wasn’t just for races as he loved to run in the park.&nbsp; Just last year he was running 6-8 miles regularly.Along with running, Don enjoyed going to the YMCA. Not only to exercise but as a social outlet. He and Jalayne made many valuable friends there.&nbsp; From his dental classmates to his neighbors, friends were made and cherished.&nbsp; Don never knew a stranger. If he had a conversation with someone, he could tell you all about his new friend.&nbsp; He genuinely was interested in each and every person he talked to. He was forever optimistic and supportive of everyone.&nbsp; In everything he did or faced, he never gave up and remained strong in his faith. Don was a member of Seventh-day Adventist Church, Hutchinson.Don is survived by:&nbsp; his wife of almost 63 years, Jalayne of Wichita; children, Mike Dirksen, Mark Dirksen, both of Wichita, Ann Baus (Mark) of La Crosse, and Jill Dirksen of Chicago; brother, Martin Harvey Dirksen (Mavis); sister, Carol Dirksen (Regis Yeager) all of Hutchinson; five grandchildren; Bryan Dyer, Veronica Kimple (Daniel), Leah Johnson (Nick), Olivia Baus and Dylan Dirksen; and four great-grandchildren; Hazel Kimple, Harrison Kimple, Jesse Johnson and Will Johnson.Funeral service will be 11:30 am Friday, September 9, 2022, at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson with Clark Jacobs officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson.&nbsp; Visitation will be 9 am to 8 pm Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Elliott Mortuary.<a href="https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/authorise.php?k=1662230117206098">Click here to view Don's service.</a>

Dr. Don Dirksen, DDS  |1936-2022|

Steve Carpenter - Hutchinson CC Sports Information

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/maher_aimee_xuac">Aimee Maher</a>'s penalty kick in the 25th minute was the lone tally and sent the Hutchinson Community College women's soccer team to a 4-0 start for the first time since 2017.

Maher's fourth career penalty kick and a strong defensive effort pace the Blue Dragons to a 1-0 victory over Western Wyoming in the 2022 home opener at the Salthawk Sports Complex.

The Blue Dragons 4-0 for the eighth time in program history. The Dragons travel to Garden City on Wednesday for a Jayhawk West matchup. The Mustangs fall to 3-5.

The Blue Dragons weren't able to generate many scoring chances on Sunday. The only true scoring chance of the first half came in the 25th minute when sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/lowe_hadlie_mqp8">Hadlie Lowe</a>&nbsp;was taken down in the penalty box and the Dragons were awarded a penalty kick.

Maher hammered home the penalty kick in the upper left corner of the goal past Western keeper Ally Collingwood with 24:56 remaining in the first half.

The Blue Dragon defense made that goal stand.

Western Wyoming found little room through the midfield and came up with only a few scoring chances that were turned away by Hutchinson's back line.

The Mustangs were held without a shot on goal and only six total shots. Western Wyoming had a direct free kick in the second half hit outside the next. Blue Dragon defenders&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/lawless_zara_76gd">Zara Lawless</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/jack_lexi_dz7r">Lexi Jack</a>&nbsp;also blocked shots in the box after a mad scramble following a Western corner kick. No shots got back to Blue Dragon keeper&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/quarles_madison_h89v">Madison Quarles</a>&nbsp;(2-0), who was credited with her first career shutout.

Sunday's game was the 49th time in Blue Dragon history to not allow a shot on goal during a match.

The Blue Dragons produced only five shots on goal with Western's Collingwood making four saves.

The Blue Dragons defeated Western Wyoming 1-0 for the second-straight season.

GAME NOTES&nbsp;– The Blue Dragons are 15-3 all-time in home openers. … Hutchinson is 3-0 all-time against Western Wyoming. … The Blue Dragons are now 16-11 all-time in 1-0 matches. …&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/maher_aimee_xuac">Aimee Maher</a>&nbsp;is now 4 of 6 in her career on penalty kicks. … The Blue Dragons are now 46 of 54 in program history on penalty kicks. … Hutchinson starts a season 4-0 for the eighth time in program history.

Steve Carpenter - Hutchinson CC Sports InformationSophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/maher_aimee_xuac">Aimee Maher</a>'s penalty kick in the 25th minute was the lone tally and sent the Hutchinson Community College women's soccer team to a 4-0 start for the first time since 2017.Maher's fourth career penalty kick and a strong defensive effort pace the Blue Dragons to a 1-0 victory over Western Wyoming in the 2022 home opener at the Salthawk Sports Complex.The Blue Dragons 4-0 for the eighth time in program history. The Dragons travel to Garden City on Wednesday for a Jayhawk West matchup. The Mustangs fall to 3-5.The Blue Dragons weren't able to generate many scoring chances on Sunday. The only true scoring chance of the first half came in the 25th minute when sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/lowe_hadlie_mqp8">Hadlie Lowe</a>&nbsp;was taken down in the penalty box and the Dragons were awarded a penalty kick.Maher hammered home the penalty kick in the upper left corner of the goal past Western keeper Ally Collingwood with 24:56 remaining in the first half.The Blue Dragon defense made that goal stand.Western Wyoming found little room through the midfield and came up with only a few scoring chances that were turned away by Hutchinson's back line.The Mustangs were held without a shot on goal and only six total shots. Western Wyoming had a direct free kick in the second half hit outside the next. Blue Dragon defenders&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/lawless_zara_76gd">Zara Lawless</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/jack_lexi_dz7r">Lexi Jack</a>&nbsp;also blocked shots in the box after a mad scramble following a Western corner kick. No shots got back to Blue Dragon keeper&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/quarles_madison_h89v">Madison Quarles</a>&nbsp;(2-0), who was credited with her first career shutout.Sunday's game was the 49th time in Blue Dragon history to not allow a shot on goal during a match.The Blue Dragons produced only five shots on goal with Western's Collingwood making four saves.The Blue Dragons defeated Western Wyoming 1-0 for the second-straight season.GAME NOTES&nbsp;– The Blue Dragons are 15-3 all-time in home openers. … Hutchinson is 3-0 all-time against Western Wyoming. … The Blue Dragons are now 16-11 all-time in 1-0 matches. …&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/bios/maher_aimee_xuac">Aimee Maher</a>&nbsp;is now 4 of 6 in her career on penalty kicks. … The Blue Dragons are now 46 of 54 in program history on penalty kicks. … Hutchinson starts a season 4-0 for the eighth time in program history.

HutchCC Soccer: Blue Dragons go to 4-0 with home opener shutout

Steve Carperter-Hutchinson CC Sports Information

The home opener for the Hutchinson Community College football team was a tremendous success. Now the No. 3 Blue Dragons take their show on the road for the first time this season on Saturday to take on the Ellsworth Panthers.

Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Cadet Stadium in Iowa Falls, Iowa. This will be the first time Hutchinson and Ellsworth have met since 2019.

Opening week for the Blue Dragons saw sophomore quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/laible_dylan_elo2">Dylan Laible</a>&nbsp;throw for 278 yards and five touchdowns and the Blue Dragon defense shut out Navarro for the first time since Game 5 of 1997, a streak of 257 games.

The third-ranked Blue Dragons scored 35 first-half points en route to a 42-0 victory over No. 13 Navarro at Gowans Stadium.

Laible, who was named both Jayhawk Conference and NJCAA Player of the Week, moved within two touchdowns of Luke Barnes' career record of 50. Laible moved up to third in career passing yards with 3,921 yards. He is 79 yards shy of becoming just the second Blue Dragon quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a career.

As well as the offense clicked against Navarro, the Blue Dragon defense was stellar. Hutchinson forced five takeaways against the Bulldogs and held Navarro to 80 yards rushing and 136 yards passing last week.

<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/morris_ja-maric_ynua">Ja'Maric Morris</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/smith_monterio_j5t6">Monterio Smith</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/mosley_jaden_03k4">Jaden Mosley</a>&nbsp;all had interceptions, while&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/kirksey_terry_evb1">Terry Kirksey</a>&nbsp;recovered a fumble and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/kedzior_dylan_601l">Dylan Kedzior</a>&nbsp;recovered a special teams' fumble.

Ellsworth continues a daunting opening portion of its schedule with the No. 3-ranked Blue Dragons.

Last week the Panthers opened the season at NJCAA Division III top-ranked and defending D-III national champion College of DuPage and dropped a 48-25 decision. After the Blue Dragons and a bye week next week, the Panthers travel to No. 9 Iowa Central and No. 2 Iowa Western in succession.

Against DuPage, Ellsworth announced 178 rushing yards and 414 yards through the air with four touchdown passes going against them.

The Blue Dragons are riding a seven-game winning streak overall and a three-game win streak over Ellsworth. The last meeting in 2019 was at Iowa Falls, a 41-6 Blue Dragon win

Steve Carperter-Hutchinson CC Sports InformationThe home opener for the Hutchinson Community College football team was a tremendous success. Now the No. 3 Blue Dragons take their show on the road for the first time this season on Saturday to take on the Ellsworth Panthers.Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Cadet Stadium in Iowa Falls, Iowa. This will be the first time Hutchinson and Ellsworth have met since 2019.Opening week for the Blue Dragons saw sophomore quarterback&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/laible_dylan_elo2">Dylan Laible</a>&nbsp;throw for 278 yards and five touchdowns and the Blue Dragon defense shut out Navarro for the first time since Game 5 of 1997, a streak of 257 games.The third-ranked Blue Dragons scored 35 first-half points en route to a 42-0 victory over No. 13 Navarro at Gowans Stadium.Laible, who was named both Jayhawk Conference and NJCAA Player of the Week, moved within two touchdowns of Luke Barnes' career record of 50. Laible moved up to third in career passing yards with 3,921 yards. He is 79 yards shy of becoming just the second Blue Dragon quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in a career.As well as the offense clicked against Navarro, the Blue Dragon defense was stellar. Hutchinson forced five takeaways against the Bulldogs and held Navarro to 80 yards rushing and 136 yards passing last week.<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/morris_ja-maric_ynua">Ja'Maric Morris</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/smith_monterio_j5t6">Monterio Smith</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/mosley_jaden_03k4">Jaden Mosley</a>&nbsp;all had interceptions, while&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/kirksey_terry_evb1">Terry Kirksey</a>&nbsp;recovered a fumble and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2022-23/bios/kedzior_dylan_601l">Dylan Kedzior</a>&nbsp;recovered a special teams' fumble.Ellsworth continues a daunting opening portion of its schedule with the No. 3-ranked Blue Dragons.Last week the Panthers opened the season at NJCAA Division III top-ranked and defending D-III national champion College of DuPage and dropped a 48-25 decision. After the Blue Dragons and a bye week next week, the Panthers travel to No. 9 Iowa Central and No. 2 Iowa Western in succession.Against DuPage, Ellsworth announced 178 rushing yards and 414 yards through the air with four touchdown passes going against them.The Blue Dragons are riding a seven-game winning streak overall and a three-game win streak over Ellsworth. The last meeting in 2019 was at Iowa Falls, a 41-6 Blue Dragon win

HutchCC FB: NO. 3 Blue Dragons take first road trip of Season to Ellsworth

William Arthur Jones III ‘Trey’, passed away July 7, 2022, in Louisville, KY.&nbsp; He was born September 5, 1979, in McPherson, to William Arthur Jones, Jr. and Mary Alice (Hoss) Jones.

Trey was a 1998 graduate of Nickerson High School, Nickerson.&nbsp; He graduated from Southwestern College, Winfield, KS, in 2003 with a bachelors degree in Business.&nbsp; Trey currently holds the high jump record at Nickerson High School and at Southwestern College where he was named a ‘Track and Field All-American’.&nbsp; He went to work at Anheuser Busch Strother Field, Winfield, and was the warehouse manager for ten years.&nbsp; Trey earned a Masters Degree of Education from Southwestern College and was employed for five years as a Social Studies teacher at Ark City Middle School, Arkansas City.&nbsp; After leaving Arkansas City, he became the shop instructor and the head track and field coach at Nickerson High School for the past six years.&nbsp; Trey was responsible for the design and the layout of the new track facility at Nickerson High School which was completed in 2022.

He was a member of Ducks Unlimited and enjoyed hunting and fishing, especially ice fishing.&nbsp; Trey’s true passion involved woodworking and coaching track and field.&nbsp; He was always trying to give his students the opportunity and the avenue to be involved in the woodworking shop classes or to become a member of the track and field team.&nbsp; Trey was a friend to everyone.&nbsp; If anyone needed help, he could be counted on to be one of the first persons to show up to provide assistance and guidance to complete a task or project.&nbsp; He liked to travel, especially when it involved traveling to support his kids’ activities.&nbsp; Trey had many titles in his brief lifetime, but the ones he cherished the most were husband, father, son, brother, uncle, friend, teacher, and coach.&nbsp; He was an All-American athlete and an even better ‘all round good friend’.

On December 16, 2000, Trey married Amy E. Honeck, in Winfield. They shared over twenty-one years of marriage.

He is survived by:&nbsp; his wife, Amy Jones of Nickerson; children, Hunter Jones, Ava Jones, and Creek Jones, all of the home; father, Bill Jones and Celeste Coonrod of Little River; mother, Mary Alice Hoss Jones of Sterling, KS; sister, Desiree (Brian) Newell of Ellsworth; grandparents, Bill and Phyllis Jones, Sr. of Hutchinson; and nieces, Madison, Brooklyn, and Reese Newell.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Paul and Dorothy Hoss.

Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2022, at First Church of the Nazarene, 4290 N. Monroe, KS, with Pastor Kent Pedersen officiating.&nbsp; The memorial service can be viewed by going to the church’s website (<a href="http://www.hutchfirstnaz.org/">www.hutchfirstnaz.org</a>) on the day of the service.&nbsp; Friends may sign the book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Elliott Mortuary.

William Arthur Jones III ‘Trey’, passed away July 7, 2022, in Louisville, KY.&nbsp; He was born September 5, 1979, in McPherson, to William Arthur Jones, Jr. and Mary Alice (Hoss) Jones.Trey was a 1998 graduate of Nickerson High School, Nickerson.&nbsp; He graduated from Southwestern College, Winfield, KS, in 2003 with a bachelors degree in Business.&nbsp; Trey currently holds the high jump record at Nickerson High School and at Southwestern College where he was named a ‘Track and Field All-American’.&nbsp; He went to work at Anheuser Busch Strother Field, Winfield, and was the warehouse manager for ten years.&nbsp; Trey earned a Masters Degree of Education from Southwestern College and was employed for five years as a Social Studies teacher at Ark City Middle School, Arkansas City.&nbsp; After leaving Arkansas City, he became the shop instructor and the head track and field coach at Nickerson High School for the past six years.&nbsp; Trey was responsible for the design and the layout of the new track facility at Nickerson High School which was completed in 2022.He was a member of Ducks Unlimited and enjoyed hunting and fishing, especially ice fishing.&nbsp; Trey’s true passion involved woodworking and coaching track and field.&nbsp; He was always trying to give his students the opportunity and the avenue to be involved in the woodworking shop classes or to become a member of the track and field team.&nbsp; Trey was a friend to everyone.&nbsp; If anyone needed help, he could be counted on to be one of the first persons to show up to provide assistance and guidance to complete a task or project.&nbsp; He liked to travel, especially when it involved traveling to support his kids’ activities.&nbsp; Trey had many titles in his brief lifetime, but the ones he cherished the most were husband, father, son, brother, uncle, friend, teacher, and coach.&nbsp; He was an All-American athlete and an even better ‘all round good friend’.On December 16, 2000, Trey married Amy E. Honeck, in Winfield. They shared over twenty-one years of marriage.He is survived by:&nbsp; his wife, Amy Jones of Nickerson; children, Hunter Jones, Ava Jones, and Creek Jones, all of the home; father, Bill Jones and Celeste Coonrod of Little River; mother, Mary Alice Hoss Jones of Sterling, KS; sister, Desiree (Brian) Newell of Ellsworth; grandparents, Bill and Phyllis Jones, Sr. of Hutchinson; and nieces, Madison, Brooklyn, and Reese Newell.He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Paul and Dorothy Hoss.Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2022, at First Church of the Nazarene, 4290 N. Monroe, KS, with Pastor Kent Pedersen officiating.&nbsp; The memorial service can be viewed by going to the church’s website (<a href="http://www.hutchfirstnaz.org/">www.hutchfirstnaz.org</a>) on the day of the service.&nbsp; Friends may sign the book from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Elliott Mortuary.

William Arthur Jones III ‘Trey’  |1979-2022|  

Marlys Joan Bernard, 82, of Hutchinson, died on August 31, 2022, at Hospice House. She was born October 7, 1939, in Little River, to Glenn and Marjorie (Clarke) Stowe.

Marlys moved to Hutchinson in 1958 and graduated from Adela Hale Business College. Her first job was with the county attorney’s office in Hutchinson as a legal secretary. Marlys the worked for Dick Rome and Time Chambers in their private practices. She went back to work in the county / district attorney’s office in 1984, as its first full-time diversion coordinator. Marlys was a member of the Kansas Victims Assistance Association and the board of directors for Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center of Hutchinson, serving as secretary, treasurer, and president. She retired as victim-witness coordinator for the Reno County district attorney’s office in 2007, after 23 years.

Marlys was a caring friend. She always sent cards for birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions. She was also famous for being the “Cookie Queen” of Reno County. Marlys baked cookies for everyone that she loved. Those cards and cookies will be missed.

In 1999, Marlys received an award from the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual &amp; Domestic Violence and the Sexual Assault &amp; Domestic Violence Center of Hutchinson as a “Mother of Our Movement”, in recognition of contributions made to lay groundwork for advocates, victims, and survivors. She received the Liberty Bell Award from the Reno County Bar Association in 2000, in recognition of her contribution to the legal profession in Reno County.

Marlys is survived by: her husband of 51 years, Jewell R. Bernard; daughters, Debra J. Gardner (Greg), Kristi L. Bernard; son, Jewell R. Bernard; sister-in-law, Freddean Stowe; son-in-law, Charles Weible; niece, Krista Smalley; grandchildren, Grant Gardener (Megan), Brittany Gardner, Sierra Gardner, Erika Sutton (Mike), Brandon Bernard (Meagan), Aimee Bernard, Arrin Bernard (Molly); and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by: her father, Glenn Stowe; mother, Marjorie Stowe; brother, Max Stowe; and daughter, Linda Weible.

Celebration of life will be 10 am Thursday, September 8, 2022, at First Congregational Church, Little River. Burial will follow in Bean Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 am to 8 pm Wednesday, with family present from 5 to 7 pm at Elliott Mortuary.

Marlys Joan Bernard, 82, of Hutchinson, died on August 31, 2022, at Hospice House. She was born October 7, 1939, in Little River, to Glenn and Marjorie (Clarke) Stowe.Marlys moved to Hutchinson in 1958 and graduated from Adela Hale Business College. Her first job was with the county attorney’s office in Hutchinson as a legal secretary. Marlys the worked for Dick Rome and Time Chambers in their private practices. She went back to work in the county / district attorney’s office in 1984, as its first full-time diversion coordinator. Marlys was a member of the Kansas Victims Assistance Association and the board of directors for Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Center of Hutchinson, serving as secretary, treasurer, and president. She retired as victim-witness coordinator for the Reno County district attorney’s office in 2007, after 23 years.Marlys was a caring friend. She always sent cards for birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions. She was also famous for being the “Cookie Queen” of Reno County. Marlys baked cookies for everyone that she loved. Those cards and cookies will be missed.In 1999, Marlys received an award from the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual &amp; Domestic Violence and the Sexual Assault &amp; Domestic Violence Center of Hutchinson as a “Mother of Our Movement”, in recognition of contributions made to lay groundwork for advocates, victims, and survivors. She received the Liberty Bell Award from the Reno County Bar Association in 2000, in recognition of her contribution to the legal profession in Reno County.Marlys is survived by: her husband of 51 years, Jewell R. Bernard; daughters, Debra J. Gardner (Greg), Kristi L. Bernard; son, Jewell R. Bernard; sister-in-law, Freddean Stowe; son-in-law, Charles Weible; niece, Krista Smalley; grandchildren, Grant Gardener (Megan), Brittany Gardner, Sierra Gardner, Erika Sutton (Mike), Brandon Bernard (Meagan), Aimee Bernard, Arrin Bernard (Molly); and seven great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by: her father, Glenn Stowe; mother, Marjorie Stowe; brother, Max Stowe; and daughter, Linda Weible.Celebration of life will be 10 am Thursday, September 8, 2022, at First Congregational Church, Little River. Burial will follow in Bean Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 am to 8 pm Wednesday, with family present from 5 to 7 pm at Elliott Mortuary.

Marlys Joan Bernard  |1939-2022|  


HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — 
 ESSDACK will host its 5th Annual Career Expo November 1-2, 2022 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds.&nbsp;

“Over 3,200 students have already signed up for the event and we expect that number to reach 5,000 by November,” said Erin Givens, event coordinator.&nbsp;

This event is to help high school students see the pathway from high school to college to a career in their chosen field. Students cannot be what they cannot see, therefore, ESSDACK's goal is to showcase as many different careers as possible.&nbsp;

ESSDACK is currently looking for businesses to showcase their industry with a hands-on experience at the event. Booth registration is $200 and the deadline to register is October 1, 2022.

For more information or to register your business, please visit <a href="http://www.essdack.org/careerexpo" target="_blank">www.essdack.org/careerexpo</a>.

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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — 
 ESSDACK will host its 5th Annual Career Expo November 1-2, 2022 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds.&nbsp;“Over 3,200 students have already signed up for the event and we expect that number to reach 5,000 by November,” said Erin Givens, event coordinator.&nbsp;This event is to help high school students see the pathway from high school to college to a career in their chosen field. Students cannot be what they cannot see, therefore, ESSDACK's goal is to showcase as many different careers as possible.&nbsp;ESSDACK is currently looking for businesses to showcase their industry with a hands-on experience at the event. Booth registration is $200 and the deadline to register is October 1, 2022.For more information or to register your business, please visit <a href="http://www.essdack.org/careerexpo" target="_blank">www.essdack.org/careerexpo</a>.

ESSDACK career expo looking for participants

Backed by the eighth-fastest time in course history by freshman Serenity Larson, the Hutchinson Community College women’s cross country team placed second in the season-opening 2022 Terry Masterson Twilight Classic on Thursday night at Fun Valley.

Larson ran a Blue Dragon-debut time of 18 minutes, 21.92 seconds to lead a group of four Hutchinson runners placing in the Top 25.

The Blue Dragons scored 85 team points to finish runner-up in the team competition. That’s the best finish at the Masterson since back-to-back third-place performances in 2019 and 2020. The Blue Dragons’ best finish in the Masterson was a team title in 2018.

Fort Hays State had 5 of the top 7 runners and won the women’s team title with 21 points. Tabor was third with 130 points. Newman University was fourth with 144 and Dodge City was fifth with 151.

The Masterson Twilight men’s race is still unofficial as of late Thursday night. Final results will be posted sometime on Friday.

In one of the fastest Masterson women’s races since the race moved to the 3-mile format at Fun Valley in 2017 – the Top 11 times on Thursday were Top 25 all-time performances – individual champion Gretchen Kuffel of Fort Hays State and runner-up Shareen Cheruiyot of Garden City both beat the old course record with times of 17:39.07 and 17:58.94, respectively.

Larson paced the Blue Dragons with a fifth-place performance. Her time is the fastest ran by a Blue Dragon runner at the Masterson Twilight. The old record was Lisayo Ewoi’s 18:38.28 in 2018.

Freshman Gracie Lambert placed 14th on Thursday with a time of 19:09.7. Sophomore Louise Cocking was 18th with a time of 19:09.7. Freshman Taylor Hoskinson was 22nd in 19:26.78. Freshman Ellie Van Zelfden was the other Blue Dragon to figure into the team scoring, placing 32nd with a time of 20:03.51.

Sophomore Sydney Grauer placed 39th overall with a time of 20:21.08, an improvement of 2:23 from her freshman season.

Freshman Adaline Fuller was 53rd with a time of 20:46.78. Freshman Lauren Aden was 73rd with a time of 21:29.72. Sophomore Courtney Baetz was 75th with a time of 21:35.91. Freshman Daisy Orozco placed 111th with a time of 23:38.81.

The Blue Dragons are off until September 17 when they will run at the Nebraska Woody Greeno Classic in Lincoln, Nebraska.

STEVE CARPENTER HutchCC Sports InformationBacked by the eighth-fastest time in course history by freshman Serenity Larson, the Hutchinson Community College women’s cross country team placed second in the season-opening 2022 Terry Masterson Twilight Classic on Thursday night at Fun Valley.Larson ran a Blue Dragon-debut time of 18 minutes, 21.92 seconds to lead a group of four Hutchinson runners placing in the Top 25.The Blue Dragons scored 85 team points to finish runner-up in the team competition. That’s the best finish at the Masterson since back-to-back third-place performances in 2019 and 2020. The Blue Dragons’ best finish in the Masterson was a team title in 2018.Fort Hays State had 5 of the top 7 runners and won the women’s team title with 21 points. Tabor was third with 130 points. Newman University was fourth with 144 and Dodge City was fifth with 151.The Masterson Twilight men’s race is still unofficial as of late Thursday night. Final results will be posted sometime on Friday.In one of the fastest Masterson women’s races since the race moved to the 3-mile format at Fun Valley in 2017 – the Top 11 times on Thursday were Top 25 all-time performances – individual champion Gretchen Kuffel of Fort Hays State and runner-up Shareen Cheruiyot of Garden City both beat the old course record with times of 17:39.07 and 17:58.94, respectively.Larson paced the Blue Dragons with a fifth-place performance. Her time is the fastest ran by a Blue Dragon runner at the Masterson Twilight. The old record was Lisayo Ewoi’s 18:38.28 in 2018.Freshman Gracie Lambert placed 14th on Thursday with a time of 19:09.7. Sophomore Louise Cocking was 18th with a time of 19:09.7. Freshman Taylor Hoskinson was 22nd in 19:26.78. Freshman Ellie Van Zelfden was the other Blue Dragon to figure into the team scoring, placing 32nd with a time of 20:03.51.Sophomore Sydney Grauer placed 39th overall with a time of 20:21.08, an improvement of 2:23 from her freshman season.Freshman Adaline Fuller was 53rd with a time of 20:46.78. Freshman Lauren Aden was 73rd with a time of 21:29.72. Sophomore Courtney Baetz was 75th with a time of 21:35.91. Freshman Daisy Orozco placed 111th with a time of 23:38.81.The Blue Dragons are off until September 17 when they will run at the Nebraska Woody Greeno Classic in Lincoln, Nebraska.

👟 HutchCC XC: Dragon women 2nd as team; Larson 5th individually at Terry Masterson Twilight

HUTCHINSON, Kan. –&nbsp;&nbsp;The 23rd&nbsp;class of the Wall of Honor at Hutchinson High School features a trio of HHS alumni.

&nbsp;The 2022-23 honorees are Terry Bisbee, class of 1966; Robert “Bob” Johnson, class of 1940; and Fred Kaplan, class of 1972.

Sponsored by the HHS Alumni Association and Hutchinson High School, the group will be honored during a banquet at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2022,&nbsp; in the Hutchinson Career &amp; Technical Education Academy, 800 15th&nbsp;Circle. The public is invited and encouraged to attend as we celebrate three individuals who have dedicated their lives to making Hutchinson and the world a better place.

Reservations must be made and purchased in advance for the banquet. Seats cost $15 each and can be purchased weekdays at the HHS main office, 810 East 13th, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from August 29 through September 15.

The three honorees formally will take their place on the Wall of Honor prior to the Homecoming Game at about 6:20 p.m. Friday, September 16th, at Gowans Stadium.

For more information, call (620) 615-4100.

After graduating Hutchinson High School in 1966, Mr. Bisbee obtained an Associates Degree in Drafting Technology from Hutchinson Junior College. Upon graduation he was hired by Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sandia is one of the nation’s primary research and development labs with a charter to “provide exceptional service in the national interest”. While working at Sandia, he continued his education at the University of Albuquerque and the University of New Mexico. Moving through the ranks during his 40-year career, he had the opportunity to work on numerous projects developing technical solutions to critical national security challenges. In his position as a Program Manager in the Security Systems Center, he was responsible for over-seeing security projects at Air Force bases, launch sites, and critical infrastructure facilities in the U.S. and Europe. This experience led to his selection as the Nuclear Surety Technical Advisor at the United States European Command Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany where he served for six years. Terry retired from Sandia in 2008 as a Principal Member of Technical Staff. In 2012, Terry and his wife, Dee, made the decision to return to Hutchinson desiring to become involved in the community where he received the education that laid the foundation for a successful career. He currently sits on the Board of Trustees at Hutchinson Community College, serves on advisory boards at HutchCC and HHS, served on the Hutchinson Planning Commission, and volunteers with several community organizations. Terry and his wife support various community causes including the Hutchinson Symphony, Fox Theater, and Hutchinson Community College.

Bob Johnson was born in 1922 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was adopted at birth and lived his entire life here. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1940, having won back to back wrestling championships. Inducted into the army, his college pursuit at Kansas State was cut short. Following the war, he returned to Hutchinson, married, started a family and completed his degree in education from Wichita State University. It became clear that as a young man, Bob was wanting to do more to help others, specifically the youth of Hutchinson. Initially, he was a teacher, later a probation officer and finally a juvenile officer with the Hutchinson Police Department for twenty-four years achieving Detective Lieutenant status. There he would develop his skills, insight, commitment and passion for unfortunate children. Before he helped establish the Emergency Shelter Home for abused and neglected children, Bob would bring these children to his home where his wife would bathe, feed and put them to bed with their own children. Helping families and children became a way of life for Bob until 1980 when he died of cancer.

After graduating in 1976, Fred received a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.S. and Ph.D. In political science from M.I.T. In between the two graduate degrees, he worked on Capitol Hill for two years as a legislative aide on foreign policy and wrote his first book (“The Wizards of Armageddon”), which he turned into his doctoral dissertation. He then joined the staff of the Boston Globe, working as its defense reporter (1983-91), Moscow bureau chief (1992-95), and New York bureau chief (1995-2002). As the Iraq war began in 2003, he was hired by Slate, where he has been the “War Stories” columnist ever since. He won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the nuclear arms race in 1983, and his 2013 book “The Insurgents” (one of six that he’s written) was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. He thanks a few HHS teachers—Del Knauer, Jack Sexton, John Garland, and Esther Ogle—for encouraging him as a writer and helping to shape him as a thinker.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. –&nbsp;&nbsp;The 23rd&nbsp;class of the Wall of Honor at Hutchinson High School features a trio of HHS alumni.&nbsp;The 2022-23 honorees are Terry Bisbee, class of 1966; Robert “Bob” Johnson, class of 1940; and Fred Kaplan, class of 1972.Sponsored by the HHS Alumni Association and Hutchinson High School, the group will be honored during a banquet at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2022,&nbsp; in the Hutchinson Career &amp; Technical Education Academy, 800 15th&nbsp;Circle. The public is invited and encouraged to attend as we celebrate three individuals who have dedicated their lives to making Hutchinson and the world a better place.Reservations must be made and purchased in advance for the banquet. Seats cost $15 each and can be purchased weekdays at the HHS main office, 810 East 13th, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from August 29 through September 15.The three honorees formally will take their place on the Wall of Honor prior to the Homecoming Game at about 6:20 p.m. Friday, September 16th, at Gowans Stadium.For more information, call (620) 615-4100.Bios of the three honorees are below:<figure>
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 </figure>TERRY BISBEE Class of 1966After graduating Hutchinson High School in 1966, Mr. Bisbee obtained an Associates Degree in Drafting Technology from Hutchinson Junior College. Upon graduation he was hired by Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sandia is one of the nation’s primary research and development labs with a charter to “provide exceptional service in the national interest”. While working at Sandia, he continued his education at the University of Albuquerque and the University of New Mexico. Moving through the ranks during his 40-year career, he had the opportunity to work on numerous projects developing technical solutions to critical national security challenges. In his position as a Program Manager in the Security Systems Center, he was responsible for over-seeing security projects at Air Force bases, launch sites, and critical infrastructure facilities in the U.S. and Europe. This experience led to his selection as the Nuclear Surety Technical Advisor at the United States European Command Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany where he served for six years. Terry retired from Sandia in 2008 as a Principal Member of Technical Staff. In 2012, Terry and his wife, Dee, made the decision to return to Hutchinson desiring to become involved in the community where he received the education that laid the foundation for a successful career. He currently sits on the Board of Trustees at Hutchinson Community College, serves on advisory boards at HutchCC and HHS, served on the Hutchinson Planning Commission, and volunteers with several community organizations. Terry and his wife support various community causes including the Hutchinson Symphony, Fox Theater, and Hutchinson Community College.<figure>
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 </figure>BOB JOHNSON Class of 1940Bob Johnson was born in 1922 in Hutchinson, Kansas. He was adopted at birth and lived his entire life here. He graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1940, having won back to back wrestling championships. Inducted into the army, his college pursuit at Kansas State was cut short. Following the war, he returned to Hutchinson, married, started a family and completed his degree in education from Wichita State University. It became clear that as a young man, Bob was wanting to do more to help others, specifically the youth of Hutchinson. Initially, he was a teacher, later a probation officer and finally a juvenile officer with the Hutchinson Police Department for twenty-four years achieving Detective Lieutenant status. There he would develop his skills, insight, commitment and passion for unfortunate children. Before he helped establish the Emergency Shelter Home for abused and neglected children, Bob would bring these children to his home where his wife would bathe, feed and put them to bed with their own children. Helping families and children became a way of life for Bob until 1980 when he died of cancer.<figure>
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 </figure>FRED KAPLAN Class of 1976 After graduating in 1976, Fred received a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.S. and Ph.D. In political science from M.I.T. In between the two graduate degrees, he worked on Capitol Hill for two years as a legislative aide on foreign policy and wrote his first book (“The Wizards of Armageddon”), which he turned into his doctoral dissertation. He then joined the staff of the Boston Globe, working as its defense reporter (1983-91), Moscow bureau chief (1992-95), and New York bureau chief (1995-2002). As the Iraq war began in 2003, he was hired by Slate, where he has been the “War Stories” columnist ever since. He won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the nuclear arms race in 1983, and his 2013 book “The Insurgents” (one of six that he’s written) was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. He thanks a few HHS teachers—Del Knauer, Jack Sexton, John Garland, and Esther Ogle—for encouraging him as a writer and helping to shape him as a thinker.

Hutchinson High School Wall of Honor to induct three Sept. 15

KANSAS CITY, Kansas – The Hutchinson Community College Women’s Soccer team opened the 2022 Jayhawk Conference season with a key 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Blue Devils on Wednesday at the KCK Soccer Complex.

The Blue Dragons start a season 3-0 for the first time since 2018. The Dragons are 1-0 in Jayhawk Conference play. The Blue Dragons play their 2022 home opener on Sunday afternoon where they play host Western Wyoming at 2 p.m. at the Salthawk Soccer Complex. Before the Blue Dragons’ game, Western Wyoming will play Allen at 11 a.m.

STEVE CARPENTER HutchCC Sports InformationKANSAS CITY, Kansas – The Hutchinson Community College Women’s Soccer team opened the 2022 Jayhawk Conference season with a key 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Blue Devils on Wednesday at the KCK Soccer Complex.The Blue Dragons start a season 3-0 for the first time since 2018. The Dragons are 1-0 in Jayhawk Conference play. The Blue Dragons play their 2022 home opener on Sunday afternoon where they play host Western Wyoming at 2 p.m. at the Salthawk Soccer Complex. Before the Blue Dragons’ game, Western Wyoming will play Allen at 11 a.m.Tied at 1-1, sophomore Emma Scholl scored the go-ahead goal in the 41st minute when she scored her second goal of the season off a Julia De Souza pass.The Blue Dragons took a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute when sophomore Hadlie Lowe took a Jayda Wyatt pass on the left side of the box and drove in to score her fifth goal of the season. With her 23rd career goal, Lowe moves into sole possession of 16th place on the Blue Dragon career goals list. Lowe has scored goals in three-straight games to open the season.After leading 2-1 at halftime, the Blue Dragons controlled possession for most the second half. After back-to-back-to-back corner kick opportunities midway through the second half, freshman Kendra Brungardt scored her first career goal, scoring off an Ella-Mae Miller corner kick to give Hutchinson aa 3-1 lead in the 71st minute.The Blue Dragons out-shot the Blue Devils 13-6, including 7-3 in shots on goal.Sophomore goalkeeper Olivia Felix-Cardona (2-0) earned the victory with three saves.The Blue Dragons generated eight corner kicks, including seven in the second half.GAME NOTES – The Blue Dragons are now 6-0-1 all-time vs. Kansas City. … The Blue Dragons capture their 150th all-time conference game in program history. Hutchinson is now 150-34-8 in KJCCC games.