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HutchCC softball pitcher, Brynne Stockman shares her love for softball along with challenges she and her family face at home.
The HutchCC theatre department performed the musical “American Idiot” based on two of Green Day’s hit albums. The student voice of Hutchinson Community College
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Astronaut Capt. Scott Kelly inspires crowd By Merissa Anderson Collegain Editor
On April 17, one of the largest crowds the Dillon Lecture Series has ever seen, more than 4,000 people, gathered to listen to astronaut Capt. Scott Kelly, as he inspired the crowd with his speech and reminded them that “the sky is not the limit”. From the second Kelly stepped on stage to a standing ovation, he told the story of how he transformed himself from class-skipping college student to a beloved and historic astronaut with nearly six million current twitter followers. “When I was a kid growing up, I was a really, really bad student,” Kelly said, speaking to the hundreds of elementary to high school students from surrounding school districts. “I wanted to do anything else besides be a student.” Kelly told of his difficulties with ADD and ADHD throughout his primary schooling before explaining that these issues continued to plague him in his first years of college. “I was still struggling,” Kelly said. “I couldn’t pay attention. I couldn’t study. Eventually, I’m not even going to
class anymore.” But one book from his campus bookstore transformed his life. “One day, I’m wandering across campus and happen to go into the bookstore to buy gum or something, and I see this book on the shelf,” Kelly said. “I was interested enough that I took my gum money, purchased the book, went back to my dorm room and laid there for the next three days on my unmade dorm room bed and read the stories.” The book was “The Right Stuff” by Tom Wolfe which told of how astronauts during earlier space travel reached their success. “If I could just become a better student, maybe I could one day become an astronaut,” Kelly said. And he did. The rest of Kelly’s speech followed his adventures and mishaps that he experienced during his more than 500 days in space, while the crowd, packed shoulder-to-shoulder, listened intently on. Although a career as an astronaut requires intense focus and drive to study, Kelly certainly kept his humor throughout his travels, and he sprinkled his speech with
Merissa Anderson/Collegian Editor Capt. Scott Kelly, the astronaut who spent a year in space gives the 150th Dillon Lecture Series speech to a full crowd on April 17. More than 4,000 people came to listen to the man who transfromed himself from a college slacker to the astronaut who inspired many to live their dream and keep working hard to reach their goals. plenty of jokes to keep the crowd entertained and smiling. “If we can dream it, we can do it,” Kelly said. “If we have a plan, if we’re willing to take the the risks and make mistakes, if we focus on the things we can control and ignore what we can’t, if we test the status-quo and if we work as a team, because teamwork makes the dream work, and if we do that, then the sky is definitely not the limit.”
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In his speech, Capt. Kelly reminds the crowd what it’s like to live his dream.
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After his lecture, Kelly gives final advice to reach further than the stars.
Over 4,000 people attended Capt. Scott Kelly’s Dillon Lecture, one of the largest attendances since the lecture’s beginnings in the 1980s.
Honors program students thrive with leadership from Ryan Diehl By Pablo Sanchez Staff Writer
Facebook Courtesy Photo Honors students, under the direction of Ryan Diehl, team up with the Student Goverment Association to help clean up HutchCC campus as a part of RASK, Random Acts of Selfless Kindness, which is a program also led by Diehl.
The Hutchinson Community College Honor’s Project is still going strong, nearly 25 years after its birth. Ryan Diehl, HutchCC Curriculum and Program Improvement Coordinator, is the Honor’s Project Coordinator. “The Honor’s Project dates back to the inception of the honor’s program,
back in 1993 and 1994, and some of the students talked about how it’s a requirement of their scholarship,” Diehl said. “It’s tied to the Presidential, Presidential Gold and the Honors Merriment Scholarship.” Diehl said a lot of the students are in the ED15H honors success seminar, and during the fall semester, students brainstorm different topics, and some students have majors that they want to go into.
Other students explore different fields, and Diehl’s role is to help them find a faculty mentor. “They get together and start working in the spring, and what happens in the spring time, their very first assignment is to complete a proposal agreement with their faculty mentor,” Diehl said. “Then the honors sub committee reviews all the proposals, and then we offer feedback. We either approve them or approve
them with some changes that need to be made, or we say ‘you need to come up with a better topic.’ “A majority of the time, it’s either approved or approved with a few changes. The only ones we rejected are projects they aren’t complicated. We try to look for creativity or some contributions to the field. It’s not something you go about and read a Wikipedia entry.” See Honors, Page 3
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April 21 — HCC Enrollment Day 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. April 24 — SOFTBALL vs. Bethany College JV (Doubleheader), Fun Valley at 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. April 24 —Instrumental and Vocal Jazz Ensembles: Jazz Showcase, B.J. Warner Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
“I was driving when it happened Saturday, and when I got home my TV fell over.”
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“I have felt several earthquakes since I’m from Cali. I felt one here Saturday and started laughing.”
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Age limits for people RIP Grades in congress Our view
Social media and the many qualms that surround it has recently come into a blinding legal spotlight focusing on the possibility of users’ personal data being shared or sold to third party companies and advertisers. Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook, then testified before Congress to address the issue of data breaches and, although the time could have been beneficial for the intently listening public, Zuckerberg was instead pelted with off-base, ill-informed questions from many elderly and middle-aged congress members who clearly had no idea how Facebook or other social media platforms function. This begs the question; at what point is Congress, of which the average age is nearly 60, out of touch with the younger generations whose futures they are shaping? Plenty of video compilations of the ridiculous questions, and memes about Zuckerberg’s confusion have been created and shared across, you guessed it, social media. But one
thing Congress didn’t seem to understand is that data that Facebook stores, is all willingly given by those who willingly join the platform. Just as teachers and real-estate agents have to continually build knowledge and stay updated on the current events, why are senators and members of Congress not held to the same standards? There are plenty of issues that could and should be addressed about social media platform but unfortunately, these people were in no way qualified to ask such complex questions about a subject that they seemingly did not comprehend. How do we fix this? There’s not one simple answer. Many have suggested age limits for members of congress. But then where would be the cut-off be for discriminating on age in other careers? Others have suggested passing a test on current events and trends every year. This, is perhaps more plausible and non-discriminatory. The fact is, that a congress more than 40 years older than the
Kourtney Sweet/Cartoonist incoming adults, cannot make the best decisions for those who are the future of America. But, maybe no
age limits or tests should be put in place. Perhaps the younger generations who are annoyed the with com-
petency of congress should instead take action and elect younger officials who better understand current tech-
nology and who can make better decisions and ask better questions about their future.
The unfortunate events of Brenna My log chute experience
Since my last event was about spring break in Michigan, where my sister, Danielle, and her husband, Jake Jameson, are almost the only ones that don’t have a northern accent, I thought it would be fun to tell another tale about unfortunate happenings in Minnesota. When I was little, either a 6-or-7-years old, my family went on a trip to Minnesota to see my aunt and uncle. At that time in my life, I had a sweet portable CD player and had three CD’s with me on that trip. The “Spirit” soundtrack, “Shrek 2”, and the very first “Kidz Bop”. That’s right. I am a movie dork, and my family owned a copy of the very first abomination of all
music. However, I will say that there were some fantastic jams on the first “Kidz Bop”, but as you probably know, it all went downhill from there. We also went to Mall of America, which was awesome. There was a LegoLand, where everything was made out of Legos, and a Cheese World. The best (and my favorite part) was Camp Snoopy, the indoor theme park. The rides were all themed for certain kid shows or stories. The SpongeBob ride was a 4-D ride. You sat in a big chair that moved around and shook while watching the introduction to the show. I had a blast on that ride, but my little sister was so scared that she screamed and ran
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Brenna Eller out, leaving me to enjoy by myself. And I had to ride this dumb baby roller coaster with her like a billion times because she was too young or too scared to ride anything else. The ride had only one bump and it went in one little circle. I think my face
would have been equivalent to someone on “The Office” looking at the camera. However, I did get to ride the big-kid rides, like the roller coaster that was above the entire theme park, which was a bit terrifying because I thought I was going to fall off and die. Everything was going pretty smooth for my family, until I almost fell out of a log chute. It was Paul Bunyan’s Log Chute, and had a mountain theme. There was a big cave that you ride in and inside, Paul Bunyan was motioning like he was chopping wood with his axe, and a bull was with him spraying water through its nostrils. I was absolutely terrified of the giant lumberjack. Little did I know, my sister
Leisha made me even more scared the following night when she told me he was coming to kill me with his axe. Thanks Leish, I had several nightmares about killer lumberjacks after that. That wasn’t the worst part though. My sisters and I wanted to get a picture on the log chute when you shoot down, so we all piled in – Danielle in the back, Kylie, Leisha, and then me in the front. Mind you, I was probably about 4 feet at the time and had zero grip on the railing holding us in. So here we were riding up the peak of the “mountain” and Danielle had said to remember to smile because there was a picture at this part.
Now all of that had left my brain when we exploded down because I was falling out of the log! Leisha had to grab me and hold me because I was touching the water. On the bright side, I was fine and we ended up returning to Minnesota for my travel softball team that went to nationals.
Courtesy Photo This photo on the log chute should explain my experience well.
Broken-down cars, expenses, and finals makes week stressful
This week has been absolute hell when it comes to dealing with my car. They say “three times a charm”, and in my case, that is false in a way because my second car is still running, but it has major issues. Before we get into what is wrong with car No. 3, let’s look back to my first pride and joy, my Ford Escort. The Ford Escort was the first car I ever owned, and I was so proud when I got it because I used my own money that I worked hard to earn. Elwin (the car’s name), lasted a whole summer before it had enough of me. One day my sister, our cousin and
I were doing what teens did in Kingman, driving around town blaring music way too loud and having a good time. We got down to the park to a random intersection that I had to stop at to let another car go by and that was a mistake. I hit the gas to go and Elwin said, “No.” At first, I thought it was my battery, but I realized that it wasn’t the battery because all the lights still came on. The three of us pushed Elwin out of the roadway and got ahold of my parents. My parents pushed my car to the shop, only to find out the timing belt broke and the repair would cost almost $800 to fix.
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Emma Cox I didn’t have that kind of cash, so we just handed my car off to one of my co-workers, so they could fix it up and do
with it what they wanted to. Car No. 2. Surprisingly it is still running. That poor thing has more than enough issues and it is still hanging in there. The shocks need replaced, the transmission is starting to go, the engine light will not go away no matter all the repairs, the battery was giving us hell but with a replacement it is working just fine now. The sunroof broke and won’t open anymore, the radio eats CDs every so often but thankfully it spits them out. The oil leaks bad and that has been fixed once before. And don’t get me started on
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the awful gas mileage. All-around, this car has had it rough but I know its there if I need it. My sweet, sweet Kia Optima came into my life about a month ago. Not only was I blessed with a car, but in purchasing the Kia, I helped the previous owner pay for his college diploma that he hasn’t been able to get his hands on for almost a year since he graduated. Needless to say, it made me feel good about getting the car. When I first got it, the alignment wasn’t, and still isn’t, the best. It pulls to right badly.
On Tuesday, I took it to an alignment shop in Hutchinson, and I get a call from the guy who looked at my car and he said that I need to get both of my struts replaced, and both of my front tires replaced before I can get the alignment. All together costs, $688. I do not have that kind of cash to spend, with the tag due at the end of the month. My stress has increased so much with finals just around the corner and adding the car expense on top of it all has in fact made this hell week and hell week is going to turn into hell month real fast.
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Campus publications rake in the Career fair brings jobs to students awards after a hard year’s work After being rescheduled due to poor weather conditions back in February, the Career Connections Job Fair was rescheduled for April 12 in the sports arena. Employers from across the state were invited to set up booths to promote career opportunites both full time and part time for students. For those who attended, a gift give-away drawing was held with prizes like Apple Watches and other electronics.
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day stay at the Drury Inn in four year private colleges Wichita. have their own separate In addition to several staff divisions. However, several The Hutchinson Commuawards, many individual overall awards were also nity College publications, staff members received rec- given which allow schools the Dragon’s Tale magaognition for their hard work of all sizes to compete zine and The Hutchinson throughout the school year. against one another. Collegian has made its College newspapers, In addition to the awards mark on Kansas journalism yearbooks, and magazines ceremonies, which took after receiving multiple throughout Kansas submit place over the course of high awards at the April 8-9 their top works, ranging dinner on Saturday and Kansas Collegiate Media from news stories to web lunch on Sunday, students conference. design, in hopes of being were encouraged to mingle The Hutchinson Colleselected as the top entry in with other student journalgian and Dragon’s Tale each category. ists from across the state Magazine rallied their staff All two year colleges com- and attend different lectures members to attend the pete against one another, from local professional conference during a two while four year colleges and journalists. Two-Year College Division Journalist of the Year Winner - Merissa Anderson Runner-up - Allie Schweizer All School Individual Awards Honorable Mention in Ad Design – Monica Pulliam (Dragon’s Tale) Honorable Mention in Illustration & Infographics - Kourtney Sweet (Collegian) Honorable Mention in Printed Photo Essay - Allie Schweizer (Dragon’s Tale) Two-Year College Division 2nd Place in Copy Editing - Merissa Anderson (Collegian) Two-Year Newspaper 2nd Place in Column Writing – Merissa Anderson 2nd Place in Feature Writing – Merissa Anderson 2nd Place in News Writing & Reporting – Merissa Anderson 1st Place in News Writing & Reporting – Merissa Anderson 2nd Place in Page Design – Brenna Eller Honorable Mention in Special Sections – Collegian Staff 3rd Place in Sports Feature Writing – Lucas Barlow 1st Place in Sports Feature Writing – Lucas Barlow Honorable Mention in Sports/Action Photography – Allie Schweizer Honorable Mention in Sports/Action Photography – Allie Schweizer 2nd Place in Sports/Action Photography – Merissa Anderson 1st Place in Sports/Action Photography – Allie Schweizer The Hutchinson Collegian newspaper Overall Silver Medalist in the two-year newspaper division Yearbook & Magazine Honorable Mention in Feature Photography - Taryn Gillespie Honorable Mention in Headlines - Dustin Curiel Honorable Mention in News & Event Writing – Megan Ryan Honorable Mention in News/Event Photography – Allie Schweizer 3rd Place in News/Event Photography – Allie Schweizer 3rd Place in Table of Contents – Dustin Curiel 2nd Place in Table of Contents – Dustin Curiel Honorable Mention in Sports/Action Photography – Allie Schweizer 3rd Place in Sports/Action Photography – Allie Schweizer Dragon’s Tale magazine Overall Gold Medalist & All-Kansas Award in the magazine division
Brenna Eller, Opinion Page Editor, Pablo Sanchez, Staff Writer, Merissa Anderson, Collegian Editor, and Brad Hallier Newspaper Instructor and Advisor, pose with some their awards after the conference concluded on April 9 at the Drury Inn in Wichita.
Rumors of state fair moving from Hutchinson proved false By Brenna Eller Opinion Page Editor
Word has been going around about possible removal of The Kansas State Fair from Hutchinson. This came about after a bill was passed by State Rep. Don Schroeder, R-Hesston, which if it passed, would have allowed the State Fair Board to seek proposals from cities that had an interest in hosting the fair. However, State Sen. Ed Berger, R-Hutchinson and former Hutchinson Community College president, introduced a bill, allowing state sales tax to be collected by and returned to the fair, but only if the fair stayed in Hutchinson. According to an article from The Hutchinson News, “Funds will end if the State Fair leaves the city limits of Hutchinson.” Hutchinson Community College Director of Marketing and Public Relations Denny Stoecklein began
his 20-year-involvement with the State Fair in 1995. His duties were to find corporate sponsorships, scheduling events happening during the fair, and was held responsible for marketing uses of the fairgrounds off-season as well. After four years, Stoecklein was promoted to Assistant Manager, and in 2003, was titled General Manager. Stoecklein served that role until July 2015, when he was given the opportunity to be PR and Director of Marketing by HutchCC. “With a history that dates back 100 years in Hutchinson and Reno County, I think the State Fair is quite secure where it’s at,” Stoecklein said. “Fairs are about tradition, traditions that vary with each person.” When asked how the city of Hutchinson and the college would be affected if the State Fair was to be moved, Stoecklein said that there would be a huge impact, since the fair gen-
erates tens of millions of dollars annually, from the fair and many other events, non-fair related that utilize the buildings throughout the years. Stoecklein said that HutchCC benefits from the fair through marketing offers to potential students, and provides a connection with current and former students. “Just last year, hundreds of former students stopped by our booth to sign a historic desk from Lockman Hall (that’s currently in display in the Admissions office in the Student Union),” Stoecklein said. There are also opportunities for student groups or clubs to raise money. They can earn by helping with parking spaces or working in the food court. Nursing students, are able to gain valuable hands-on experience assisting exhibitors in health-related fields,” Stoecklein said.
Honors students wrap up final honors projects
Student: Garrett Allee’ Hometown: Viola Major: Engineering Honors project: Designing an auto-cap program and 3D printing for an iPhone 7 case. Project explanation: “I am designing an auto cap program and 3D printing for an iPhone 7 case. In high school my engineering teacher actually decided to 3D print phone cases with the school logo and I wanted to try for myself and it just sparked the interest for me as well. My project is more physical because I have all my past 3D prints done and I can show people them and show what went wrong and what I needed to change and I can also show pictures of my auto cap program. After I am done with Hutchinson I plan on transferring to K-State.”
Student: Alex Ratzlaff Hometown: Hutchinson Major: Computer Science Honors Project: Exploring the relationship between news-media choice and people’s response to news Project explanation: “My project is about the relationship between people’s choice of news media and their response to the news being reported on, for example if someone was responding to a post about the studentwalk out on Washington Post site, they would be more likely to be supportive of them, than if they were on the FOX News site.” Student: Lilly Ward Hometown: Wichita Major: History Honors Project: A cultural analysis over the Greek gods, Poseidon and Athena. Project Explanation: “I’m comparing the two (Poseidon and Athena) and how they’ve been portrayed differently throughout the centuries. And how each culture’s portrayal has been conflicted. I love history and especially mythology and ancient history of the Greeks. That’s why I decided to choose mine and make it history related. I have to write a 15 page over it.”
Student: Bianca Gutierrez Hometown: Halstead Major: Pre-Nursing Honors project: Researching immunotherapy. Project explanation: I have a partner and we are researching immunotherapy. We are interviewing an oncologist and putting that in our paper so we get someone’s perspective on that who is in the medical field. Immunotherapy is the treatment of cancer cells using one’s own immune system cells and normally it’s your own body’s cell that go rouge and it’s injecting the body with a certain disease that the immune system, can recognize and you use to attack the cancer cells. Immunotherapy did spark our intereste because it’s not something that is being widely-used. It’s being improved and so we are doing the research on how it works and why it works. Student: Rachel Wright Hometown: Little River Major: Accounting Honors Project: Crocheting, making a corner-to-corner throw, and benefiting the community. Project Explanation: “For the project, I had to write a research paper on crocheting and how it could be beneficial to individuals and their community. I have spent a lot of hours working on this, 50 at least. It seems like I’m finishing a lot, then I look at what I did and it doesn’t seem like much compared to all of the work I’ve put in. I don’t know what made me want to crochet when I was little, but it’s a great and kind of unique skill to have. Student: Bret Sauvage Hometown: Falun Major: Pre-Radiology Honors Project: Research on how epigenetics could mediate or cure anxiety Project Explanation: “I am doing a research paper that has to be 10-15 pages on epigenetics and anxiety, and how the use of epigenetics could be able to mediate or eliminate it entire the effects of anxiety on people, or anxiety disorders for that matter.”
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Dillon Lecture Series celebrates milestone speaker By Amanda Carney Staff Writer
The Dillon Lecture Series was a dream for two women, Barbara Peirce and Jeanette Mull. These two women wanted to bring a similar event that started at Kansas State University, to Hutchinson Community College. This has become an event that has now been taking place for over 36 years at HutchCC. This event is now called The Dillon
Lecture Series. Tuesday, Capt. Scott Kelly was the 150th speaker for the series. The Dillon Lecture Series started on March 29, 1982, with Richard Morefield, who had been an Iranian hostage. The public, college professors, students and staff were all invited to this event. Over 2,000 people attended the first lecture. Because, this event received great responses, they decided to keep it going.
With the hard work of the Dillon Lecture Series committee, HutchCC has been able to keep this event up and running for 36 years and been able to get some big names. Robin Woodworth, the coordinator for the Dillon Lecture Series said, “Most big names are through speaker agencies, but some have been arranged through connections of Dillon Lecture committee members or community members.”
Arranging for guest speakers to come take a lot of preparation. The committee first must confirm the guest speaker, and arrange the contract. “Once a speaker is confirmed and contract is signed, there are basic tasks to prepare - scheduling venue, reserving hotel for speaker, securing helpers for lecture and sending out tickets to patrons,” Woodworth said. There are many hopes for the Dillon Lecture Series in the
future. The series tries to get guest speakers that will connect with all age groups. The series also hopes to continue to find guest speakers that delay a message that everyone can relate with. “We hope to continue to bring interesting and engaging speakers, they may not always have a name you recognize, but maybe the you will recognize their story from their life experiences,” Woodworth said.
“American Idiot” draws crowds
The Hutchinson Community Theatre Department performs “American Idiot”. The cast performed three straight nights from April 12 to April 14 at Stringer Fine Arts Center. The photo above displays a scene where the cast gets fed up with what they see on the news and TV and reacts to it.
Photos by Dustin Curiel Hutchinson Community College’s Theatre Department performed “American Idiot”, a musical revolving around Green Day’s albums , “American Idiot” and “21st Century Breakdown”. This was the final performance of the academic year for the theatre department. The performance ran April 12-14.
Isaac Glover, left, who was acted as the main character, Johnny is offered drugs that lead to addiction from Gabby Hernandez who plays Saint Jimmy.
From clockwise center, Allie Pooler, Lauren Couchman, Jané Franklin, Hannah Gomez and Skye Colaw. Allie plays a character in the show named Tunny and during this scene is seduced into joining the military.
Eddie Ibarra, Hutchinson sophomore performs during HutchCC’s Theatre Departments production of “American Idiot”.
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Courtesy photo/HutchCC Sports Information Hutchinson Community College center fielder Brock Schaffer stands in the outfield at Hobart-Deter Field near a large H cut into the grass during a game earlier this month against Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa.
Bats exploding in April for Blue Dragons By The Collegian staff April has been kind for the Hutchinson Community College baseball team. Since the calendar changed from March, the Blue Dragons have won 10 of their first 12 games, through Monday’s 21-7 rout of Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa. The Blue Dragons have improved to 27-17, and they are in a logjam in the Jayhawk West standings. Now at 13-11, headed to Thursday’s games against Pratt, the Blue Dragons are tied with Colby for fourth, but are just one game behind third-place Coud County and two ahead of
sixth-place Dodge City. The Blue Dragons’ hitting has been on fire this month. In seven of their wins, the Blue Dragons have scored at least 10 runs. Four times, they’ve scored at least 15 runs. At Tonkawa, the Blue Dragons pounded 16 hits in just eight innings played. They scored in six innings, and sophomore Brock Schaffer had the best day of his college career, pounding four hits, scoring three runs and driving in five more. Garrett Stephens added three hits and three RBIs, while Julian Rip, Dylan Nedved and Wyatt Divis combined for six hits, eight runs scored and three RBIs.
HutchCC pitcher Zach Philbin throws a pitch during a game earlier this month against Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa at Hobart-Detter Field. Philbin was the winning pitcher in the game. Courtesy photo/ HutchCC Sports Information
Softball comes up short against Cowley By The Collegian staff The Hutchinson Community College softball team came close to a signature win Tuesday at Fun Valley Sports Complex, but the Blue Dragons came up short in a doubleheader against Jayhawk East leader Cowley. Cowley won the first game 6-1, and then edged the Blue Dragons 4-2 in the eight innings in the second game. Sophomore Destiny Schultz pitched brilliantly for the Blue Dragons in the second game, holding Cowley to two runs over seven innings. In one stretch, Schulze retired 12 batters in a row. Kameron Pope had two of HutchCC’s
six hits in the second game. In the first game, the Blue Dragons had plenty of runners on base but went just 3 for 13 with runners in scoring position. The Blue Dragons had come into the doubleheader on a tear, having won 12 of their last 14 games. The Cowley games wrapped up conference play, and the Blue Dragons will most likely be the No. 4 seed in postseason play, which would mean they’ll be at home for the first round. They’ll take on the No. 11 seed, which will likely be Kansas City on April 28-29 at Fun Valley. The winner of the best-ofthree first-round series advances to Topeka for the double-elimination part of the tournament.
Rhymes, Mickens earn All-American status By Brenna Eller Opinion Page Editor
Courtesy photo/HutchCC Sports Information Hutchinson Community College golfer Lake Leroux chips his ball near a lake during the Jayhawk Conference Championship, which was played Monday and Tuesday at Auburn Hills in Wichita.
Golfers place third at conference meet By The Collegian staff The Hutchinson Community College men’s golf team finished in third place at the Jayhawk Conference Championship, which was played Monday and Tuesday at Auburn Hills Golf Course in Wichita. The Blue Dragons’ three-round total of 901 was four strokes behind runner-up Barton. Sophomore Matt Percy paced the Blue Dragons with a three-round 219.
He finished fifth in the tournament and fourth overall in the final player standings. That allowed Percy to land on the first-team all-Jayhawk Conference team. Sophomore Andrew Rios-Ceballos finished ninth at the tournament and was an honorable-mention selection. The Blue Dragons will next compete for a spot at the NJCAA national tournament on Monday and Tuesday, with the District 3/Region 6 Championship in Newton.
Hutchinson Community College sophomore guard, J.J. Rhymes has been named first-team NJCAA All-American along with Jayhawk Conference Player of the year. His honor marks the third-yearstraight that the HutchCC men’s basketball team has had a player in the firstteam NJCAA All-American. Rhymes played as a freshman and contributed to win a national championship in 2017, and this year carried the Blue Dragons to the NJCAA National Tournament again. Rhymes hit his career-high of 41 points
December 6, against Butler 82-80. Rhymes hit the game-winning shot with a 3-pointer as the buzzer went off. In addition to his career-high, Rhymes became number 11 in Blue Dragon history to score 700 points in a season with 704 total points. He also made the career Top 10 scoring list, placing with 1,295 points. Rhymes is one of two Jayhawk Conference players to have earned a spot in the All-American this 2018 season. The second being Coffeyville guard Travis Washington. Mickens also named All-American: Women’s basketball freshman Jada Mickens also earned honor-
able mention All-American status. Mickens, a Liberal native, became the 13th Blue Dragon in history to earn All-American honors. The 6-foot post player was Hutchinson’s top scorer this season, which ended in the first round of the NJCAA Divison 1 Women’s Basketball Championship in Lubbock, Texas. Mickens averaged 13.5 points per game while shooting 50.1 percent from the floor. She added 8.7 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 1.3 assists and 1.2 blocked shots a game. She’s only the fourth freshman to earn All-American honors, all coming under coach John Ontjes.
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The Hutchinson Collegian Friday, April 20, 2018
Softball player learns to handle challenges, on and off field Stockman’s mom has served as inspiration after severe accident. By Lucas Barlow Sports Editor Brynne Stockman understands the challenges softball can bring. The Hutchinson Community College freshman works with the pressure that comes with pitching, and she knows how difficult it is to hit a softball safely among nine opponents. Stockman, however, has been well-trained off the field in how to handle life’s biggest challenges, as she’s watched her mother struggle with serious injuries due to a horrific car crash that left her with many life-long injuries. Although Mija Stockman manages the disabilities everyday, she doesn’t let it get the better of her. The strength and determination that Mija Stockman shows motivates many people – there’s a popular Facebook page that regularly updates Mija’s progress – including Brynne, who uses that motivation to be the best person she possibly can be everyday. The morning of Dec. 20, 2013 was the day that the Stockman family’s lives changed forever. While Mija Stockman was traveling from Lindsborg to McPherson for work as a teacher, she was struck by another car, whose driver was drunk. Mija was immediately taken to the McPherson hospital, but was quickly transported to Via Christi in Wichita. After she was stable enough, Mija was flown to Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. Due to severe brain trauma, she was in a coma for many months. Her right eye also had to be sewn shut from the force of the impact and her left eye with limited vision. Seven months after the initial accident, Mija became healthy enough to return to Kansas. She was transferred to Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital in Gardner, a Kansas City suburb. There, she learned how to walk, eat and drink by herself, but at a slow and steady pace. “It’s affected our family tremendously,” Brynne Stockman said. “It’s also very hard as a daughter seeing your mom in that condition and not having her around the house throughout my high school years, but I always knew that she was in good hands.” On April 26, 2016, Mija’s stay in Gardner was complete and she moved to
Athlete of the week (April 8-14) Izzy Godinez, softball
The week: Godinez, a sophomore from Hutchinson, had a good week in leading the Blue Dragons to five Godinez key wins in six Region 6 games. The shortstop had 11 hits in 26 at-bats, and she had two doubles, a triple and a pair of home runs. She also scored six runs. The season: Godinez is having a strong season, leading a powerful Blue Dragon offense with a .438 batting average. She has four home runs, 27 RBIs, and a team-best 56 hits and team-best 38 runs scored.
National track meet returning to Hutchinson By The Collegian staff Allie Schweizer/Collegian Hutchinson Community College freshman Brynne Stockman gets set to leadoff second base during a game earlier this season at Fun Valley Sports Complex. Stockman’s mother, Mija, suffered serious injuries in a car accident in 2013, but Mija survived and continues to support her three daughters in their athletic endeavors. Overland Park to live with her parents. Mija goes to therapy three times a week and does many activities to help, including therapeutic horse riding and volunteering in first grade classrooms. “It has made my sisters and I much closer, as well as my grandma. I love seeing my mom’s progress and it makes me so happy to see how hard she works to be able to be here with all of us,” Brynne said. Mija’s crash also influenced Kansas to pass what is known as “Mija’s Law.” First introduced by Kansas Representative Les Mason, it makes the sentences tougher for drunk drivers that cause permanent damage to another person by allowing previous DUI convictions to be considered in sentencing. In Mija’s case, the driver had two previous DUIs. On February 26, 2015, the Kansas House of Representatives passed the bill unanimously, along with the Senate, a month later. Along with the brain
injury, vision loss, and a broken leg, Mija also suffered a mini stroke, which affected the left side of her body and makes it hard to move. In addition, she’s had 10 different surgeries, for various issues, as well. Living far from Brynne means not being at many of her softball games, but she has been to a few as the season continues. It’s been hard for the Stockman family for the past few years, but Mija’s story is remarkable. Through all of this, Brynne said her mom is still a happy person that doesn’t lose faith. Brynne said softball has always been her favorite sport, coming from a family with it in their blood, as her older sister, Eryn, played for Emporia State. “Softball has been my favorite sport my whole life, and ever since my mom’s accident, I have always been motivated to try my hardest in everything that I do,” Brynne said. “It makes me so sad
Courtesy photo Brynne Stockman (right) and her mother, Mija, are pictured outside Applebee’s after a HutchCC softball game. Mija suffered life-altering injuries during a 2013 car accident, when a drunk driver hit her. Her rehabilitation is long and difficult, but it has inspired her daughters. knowing my mom isn’t mom proud, and I want able to do a lot of the to tell her about all of the things that she used to be good things I am doing in able to do, so I do my best life instead of just remiin honor of her. niscing on the past and not “I want to make my moving forward.”
Hutchinson Community College will be the host school for the 2020 NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship, the NJCAA announced on Tuesday. Gowans Stadium will be where the events will take place May 14-16 2020, except for the throwing events. The discus and shot put will be on the grass field northeast of Gowans, the javelin at Don Michael Field, and the hammer throw will be Fairgrounds Park. Hutchinson also was the championship host in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017. Hutchinson has become something of a hub for the NJCAA to stage national championships. The men’s basketball championship has been in Hutchinson since 1949. The Division 1 Volleyball Championship was at the Sports Arena last November and will be there the next two Novembers. The Salt City Bowl - a postseason game between a Jayhawk Conference team and usually a team from the Western States Football League - has been in Hutchinson since 2009.
Blue Dragon sports schedules, results. All home games, events in caps.
Baseball
Feb. 10, at Coffeyville, W 11-1 Feb. 11, at Coffeyville, L 7-6, W 10-1 Feb. 15, at Northeast Texas, L 7-1; W 9-7 (10 inn.) Feb. 16, at Northeast Texas, L 15-11 Feb. 18, INDEPENDENCE, W 19-12 Feb. 27, REDLANDS, W 13-5; W 6-5 March 1, COLBY, W 3-2; L 10-3 March 3, at Colby, L 5-1, L 12-9 March 6, vs. Seminole State L 5-2 March 8, at Cloud County, L 3-0; W 9-6 March 9, CLOUD COUNTY, W 11-1, W 9-8 (10 inn.) March 14, NORTH IOWA, W 28-24 March 15, BUTLER, W 14-10; W 15-10 March 17, at Butler, L 5-4; W 5-4 March 20, at Cowley, L 9-3 March 22, at Barton, L 8-5; L 13-12 (12 inn.) March 24, BARTON, W 4-3; L 10-3 March 27, COWLEY, ppd.
March 30, DODGE CITY, L 11-10; W 11-2 March 31, at Dodge City, W 4-2; L 16-3 April 3, at Independence, W 18-2 April 5, at Garden City, W 5-0; W 9-8 April 7, GARDEN CITY, W 5-3; L 8-5 April 10, at Barton, L 14-4 April 12, at Longview, W 11-1; W 20-6 April 13, at Longview, W 10-2; W 11-6 April 16, at Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa, W 21-7 April 19, PRATT, 1 p.m. April 21, at Pratt, 1 p.m. April 24, at Redlands, 2 p.m. April 26, at Seward County, 3:30 p.m. April 28, SEWARD COUNTY, 2 p.m.
Golf
March 5-6, at Bethany College Classic, ccd. March 19-20, at UNK Invitational, ccd. March 26, Jayhawk Conference tournament, third
April 9, Jayhawk Conference tournament, third April 16-17, Jayhawk Conference Championship April 23-24, Region 6/District 3 tournament
Softball
Feb. 9, PRATT, W 16-1, W 8-0 Feb. 10, COLBY, ppd. Feb. 14, at Barton, W 6-1, W 9-4 Feb. 23, at Murray State, ccd Feb. 27, at Bethel JV, W 28-6; W 7-2 March 1, at Oklahoma Wesleyan JV, W 5-2; L 6-3 March 2, at Rose State, W 4-0, L 6-2 March 8, at Cloud County, W 9-1; L 6-2 March 9, at Garden City, W 5-0; W 9-4 March 13, HESSTON, W 8-4; W 10-7 March 16, COFFEYVILLE, W 11-2; W 13-5 March 17, LABETTE, L 9-8; W 2-1 March 23, at Johnson County, L 3-2; L 8-0 March 24, at Fort Scott, W 2-1; W 11-2 March 28, TABOR JV, W 11-3; W 11-1
April 3, at Independence, W 12-2; W 11-1 April 5, HIGHLAND, W 4-3; L 9-3 April 11, KANSAS CITY, W 3-2; W 12-2 April 12, at Neosho County, L 9-6, W 9-8 April 13, at Allen County, W 5-1, 9 inn; W 5-0 April 17, COWLEY, L 6-1, L 4-2 April 24, BETHANY JV, 5 p.m.
Track and field (outdoor)
March 10, Butch Reynolds Invitational, El Dorado March 15, at Southwestern Invitational April 4-5, at Tiger Multi Event, Arkansas City April 6-7, at Friends Invitational April 14, at Gorilla Relays, Pittsburg April 19-21, at Kansas Relays April 21, at Tabor Invitational April 28, at Southwestern Relays May 3-5, REGION 6 CHAMPIONSHIPS