Parkland College

The fifth class of the Parkland College Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducted at halftime of the Men's Basketball game on February 11 at the Dodds Athletic Center. This year's class is:

Student-Athletes:

Jesse Griswold-Baseball
Billy Mock-Men's Basketball
Dave Rear-Baseball
Brooklyn Robbins-Volleyball

Coach:

Brenda Winkeler-Volleyball

Contributor:

Jennifer Smith

Team:

2005 Baseball NJCAA National Runner-Up

The open ceremonies will take place at approximately 4:30 on the 11th with a private reception at the Tony Noel center at 6:00. There will be no admission charged at that game so please make plans to attend the induction and honor these outstanding former Cobras.

The Parkland Women's Basketball team placed four players in double figures Wednesday night, helping the Cobras to an 82-55 win over Shawnee Community College in Region 24 play in Ullin.

Kristyne Smyth opened the game with two baskets to get the scoring started for the Cobras, but the Saints came right back with a 3 pointer to cut their deficit to 4-3. Parkland took a 21-18 lead at the 9:22 mark on a 3 pointer by Lindsay Lenon and then pushed it to 23-18 on a rebound basket by Heather Baker. The teams played nearly even until the halftime break and the Cobras took a 39-35 halftime lead to intermission.

PC started out the second half with an 6-0 run, capped by Jeni Free's basket to give the Cobras an early 45-35 lead, but once again the pesky Shawnee team would not go away. With the Cobra lead at 58-49 with 8 minutes remaining, Parkland was finally able to wear down the Saints as they went on a 24-6 run to close the game.

Baker and Grubb led the way for Parkland with 12 points apiece, while Ebany Brumfield added 11. Caitlin Cody chipped in with 10 points and 6 rebounds while Free finished with 8 points. Smyth led the Cobras with 5 assists.

With the win, PC improves to 14-7 on the season ahead of a huge M-WAC showdown with rival Danville Area CC at 2:00 on Saturday in Danville.

Caitlin Cody's 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists led the Parkland women's basketball team to a 78-50 victory against Lincoln College on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln. Cody scored the first basket for PC as the Cobras darted out to an 11-0 lead, only to have Lincoln go on an 11-4 run and cut the Cobra lead to 15-11. PC then scored on their next four possessions to take a 38-24 lead at the half. Cody tallied 13 points and Kristyne Smyth added six points to help get the Cobras on track in the opening stanza.

The two teams played evenly to start the second half, and PC held a 46-33 lead at the 14:00 mark until Lindsay Lenon hit back to back threes to break the game open and give Parkland a 52-33 lead. Strong bench play and solid defense enabled the Cobras to roll from there, as Parkland shot 49% for the game and dished out 18 assists.

In addition to Cody's big afternoon, several Cobras helped the Cobra cause as Smyth finished with 11 points and 4 assists. April Barnett and Uzuri Williams each added 8 points, and Lenon and Heather Baker each finished with 7 points. Taylor Redeker led the Cobra rebounding effort as she pulled down 7 boards, and Lexie Taylor also dished out 4 assists. The PC bench was key to the win outscoring their Lynx counterparts 29-12.


Parkland is now 13-7 overall and 2-2 in the M-WAC and will play at Shawnee (1-19) on Wednesday at 5:30 in Ullin. Lincoln falls to (6-13 1-2).

For the second straight weekend the Parkland Men's Basketball team hit the road to take on a nationally-ranked foe and unfortunately the outcome followed the same script as the Cobras fell to #13 Lincoln 88-70. Much like their lost last Saturday to #3 John Wood, the Cobras surrendered another second half lead. The first 20 minutes was a back and forth, hard fought contest which saw several lead changes that left the Cobras trailing by just one at the half.

After the break, Parkland took their last lead of the game at (44-43) with 13:08 remaining before Lincoln closed out the game with an incredible 45-26 run. The Lynx controlled the boards as Lincoln out rebounded the Cobras 58-30 for the game, and used their aggressiveness to shoot 41 free throws, 18 more then the Cobras. Parkland finished with two players in double figures, Shaq Lowery had 18 and Cody McCollum scored 15. With the loss the Cobras fall to (12-9 and 1-2 in M-WAC play) while Lincoln improves to (17-4 3-0). Next up for PC will be a road trip next Saturday to face the Jaguars in Danville.

Caityln Cody scored 9 of her game high 25 points in overtime as the Parkland Women''s Basketball team outlasted the Millikin University JV 80-72 in overtime. Cody had her best over-all game as a Cobra, chasing down 14 rebounds to go with her 25 points. April Barnett also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds and also dished out 6 assists. Kristyne Smyth also added 16 points and had 5 assists.

PC trailed by one at intermission but used a 14-2 run, knocking down 7-7 shots to start the second half to grab a 46-35 lead. Lauren Grubb and Smythe scored 10 of the points during the run. However, the Big Blue would not go away chipping away at the Cobra lead, eventually tying the contest at 53 with 9:06 remaining. The next six minutes belonged to Millikin as a combination of PC turnovers and a pair of big three pointers by Emily Jones gave the visitors an eight point lead at 65-57 with only 3:42 left. That would be the last time the guests would score in regulation as PC would get a pair of baskets by Cody to cut the margin to four. Kristyne Smythe added a lay-up and April Barnett would tie the game with a runner down the lane with just over a minute remaining. Both teams would have their chances in the final minute, including three shots in the final 15 seconds for Millikin.

The overtime was all PC as Barnett made a free throw and Cody had a basket and three free throws in the opening two minutes as PC outscored the Big Blue 13-5 in the extra period. Millikin, dressed only 6 players for the contest and all of them finished the game with 4 personal fouls. Bria Williams had a big game with 16 points and 19 rebounds while Brittany Czaplicki added 17. Brittney Gallivan pulled down 14 rebounds for MU which had 24 offensive boards on the night.

The Cobras won the game by shooting 52% from the field allowing them to overcome 31 turnovers, 18 in the second half. Millikin shot just 28% on the night but committed just 16 turnovers. The Cobras are now (12-7) and will be off until Saturday when they return to M-WAC action with a game at Lincoln College. Millikin is now (3-11) on the season.

The Parkland men's basketball team faced a tough challenge heading to #3 John Wood on Saturday and fell short on a couple last second chances, falling by the scoring of 74-71. This was a typical M-WAC contest that saw two teams battling it out every possession. The lead would change hands several times and the momentum would shift throughout the game. The Blazers of John Wood would sprint out to an early first half lead behind sophomore Regan Bruenger and his 13 first half points. As was the story for the entire game, Parkland would battle back, rallying from a 20-11 deficit to even the score. The Blazers shot a sizzling 63% in the first half including 6-10 from the 3 point line, but only went into halftime with a 38-34 lead.

In the second half, it would be Parkland's turn to shift the momentum. Midway through the second half, the Cobras managed to grab the lead and extend it to as many as 5 points. Just when Parkland was able to get some defensive stops to lead to some easy baskets, John Wood came back with a 7-0 run of their own. With under a minute to play and Parkland trailing by 4, Shaq Lowery grabbed the ball in transition and pulled up for his one and only 3-pointer of the game, cutting the lead to 1. A foul and two free throws at the other end pushed the lead back to 3. After Parkland's final timeout, the Cobras were able to get two good looks at a 3-pointer to tie, one from sophomore Sean Montgomery, and an in-bounds play to Cody McCollum that both rimmed out. Charles Glass last attempt as time expired was no good.

John Wood had four players reach double figures. Regan Bruenger finished with a game high 22 points. Antonio Landers was right behind him with 19 while Porter A'Darius finished with 14. James Lane finished with a double double at 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Parkland had 6 players finish between 8 and 15 points. Shaq Lowery finished with 15 points, while Charles Glass and Sean Montgomery added 13 and 10 respectively.

Up next for Parkland (12-8, 1-1) will be another M-WAC road game heading to Lincoln College next Saturday for a 4pm tip-off.

Turnovers, poor free throw shooting, and missed layups were the Parkland Women's Basketball team's demise on Saturday as they lost 72-66 to John Wood CC in Quincy on Saturday. Like in their previous game at Lincoln Land, the Cobras again struggled from the opening tip allowing the Blazers to build a 10 point first half lead. Late in the half, Taylor Redeker knocked home a three and Ebany Brumfield scored on the block to help cut the margin to four, 34-30, at the break.

The Cobras scored the first five points of the second half to grab their first lead at 35-34 and maintained a lead for most of the half behind Brumfield's rebounding and Smyth making free throws. PC still led 61-60 with 3:36 remaining, but committed fouls on six of the next seven John Wood possessions and the host team would make 10-12 free throws to regain the lead. A combination of turnovers, fouls, and missed shots would doom PC as JW closed out the game on a 12-5 run to snatch the victory. PC hurt themselves with 28 turnovers on the afternoon and made just 17-30 from the free throw line.

Brumfield was a bright spot for the Cobras with a double-double, pulling down a career high 16 rebounds and scoring 12 points. Smyth finished with 10 points and 4 assists, Taylor Redeker added 9, and Jeni Free tossed in 8. The loss drops PC to (11-7 1-2) in the M-WAC ahead of a 5:30 home game on Monday night against the Millikin JV. PC beat the Big Blue 62-45 in Decatur earlier this season. John Wood is now (9-10 1-0) on the year.

Shaq Lowery hit a big three-point basket with just 47 seconds to play to give the Cobras the cushion they needed as the Cobras held on for a hard fought 66-62 win over Lincoln Land in the M-WAC opener for both teams. Lincoln Land cut the margin to three late and had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds but the shot came up short and PC made 1-2 free throws to seal the win.

Lowery finished with 11 points and was part of a balanced attack that saw four players in double figures. Cody McCollum finished with a game high 12, Sean Montgomery added 11, and Charles Glass came off the bench to score 10. Jamel Johnson just missed a double-double with 9 points and 9 rebounds on the night.

The win moves PC to (12-7 1-0) while the Loggers fall to (8-9 0-1). The road gets even tougher on Saturday as Parkland travel to play in Quincy vs #3 John Wood (15-2 0-0).

The #17 Parkland Women's Basketball team lost on the road to Lincoln Land 55-53 on Tuesday in Springfield. The Cobras effort was lacking in the first half and it showed on the offensive end as they managed only one field goal in their first 15 possessions. Amazingly, the Cobras were only down 8-3 at the 10:00 mark as LLCC also struggled. The Loggers controlled the first half as PC could not get anything going offensively (8-36 field goal shooting for 22%), and LLCC took a 24-18 lead into intermission.

Parkland opened the second half with some energy, closing the gap to 24-23 on a three by Taylor Redeker but then the Loggers went on a 16-5 run to push the lead to 40-28 with 11:00 remaining, as Parkland went ten consecutive possessions without scoring. After the scoring drought, the Cobras went on a 10-0 run to cut the deficit to 40-38, only to see LLCC answer back with an 8-0 run of their own to push their lead back to 48-38.

The Cobras didn't give up as Parkland battled back behind April Barnett and Caitlin Cody's runners to the basket and knotted the score at 53 all with just 30 seconds to play. LLCC's Josie Boehm penetrated the lane and dished to Megan Kroeger for an easy basket to give the Loggers the lead with 7 seconds remaining. The Cobras had a final chance as April Barnett dribbled the length of the court and was fouled as she shot a jumper from the elbow with .8 left on the game clock. With a chance to tie, Barnett's first free throw rimmed out and PC did not get the rebound on the second miss as the buzzer sounded. Shooting woes plagued the Cobras all night long as they shot 34% from the field and a woeful 4-15 (26%) from the free throw line.

Barnett finished with 10 points, while Cody and Redeker each added 8 points while Ebany Brumfield pulled down 13 boards in the defeat. Parkland, now 11-6 overall, 1-1 in the M-WAC, travels to John Wood on Saturday to take on the Blazers in a 2:00 pm contest. Fans can hear the broadcast live on www.cobrasports.net. Lincoln Land is now (10-6 1-0) with the win.

The Parkland Men's Basketball shot 67% in the first half and overcame a cold shooting second half as they beat the Rose Hulman JV 76-61 at Parkland on Monday night. The game was a tale of two halves as the Cobras were sizzling in the opening 20 minutes making 20-30 shots from the field and building a 50-26 lead at the break. The second half was exactly the opposite as PC substituted freely and could not get in a rhythm, making just 9-36.

The Fighting Engineers tried to make a game of it, hitting 7 of their first 11 shots to open the second half while the Cobras were making 2 of their first 13 attempts. With the run, Rose-Hulman closed the margin to 13 at 56-43 with 13:06 remaining but the Cobras used a 10-0 spurt Dalten Temples drilled a pair of threes to take the lead back up to 66-43 with just seven minutes to go.

Temples had a strong game adding 6 rebounds to his 11 points and was joined in double figures by Sean Montgomery who also had 11. Coach Mast played all fourteen of his players with 13 making into the scoring column. Alec Houpt led the the visitors with 18 points and 11 rebounds and Jordy Martin added 16. The Cobra bench outscored Rose Hulman 40-0 on the night.

Parkland (11-7) will open M-WAC play on Wednesday night at Lincoln Land in Springfield

The Parkland College Women's Basketball team needed all of the 25 point lead they built in the first half as they held off hard charging Lewis and Clark 85-80 in the M-WAC opener for both teams. The game looked like it was going to be a laugher early as the Cobras came out on fire hitting 10 of their first 11 shots grabbing a 22-11 lead. They increased the margin to as many as 25 at 42-17 but L&C closed the half on a 14-7 run to cut the margin to 49-31 at intermission. The Cobras shot 22-30 (73.3%) in the opening half and could have had a bigger lead but made just 4-11 from the line.

The second half was a completely different story as the Blazers turned up the pressure forcing Cobra turnovers and turning them into points. Lewis and Clark would finally tie the game at 72 with just over 5 minutes remaining and the two teams were still knotted up at 76-76 before the Cobras would seal the win. Ebany Brumfield's put back gave the Cobras a two point lead, Jeni Free made 1-2 free throws, and Caitlyn Cody converted a rebound of her own missed shot made it 81-76 with 2:01 left.

The Blazers made a pair of free throws to cut the lead back to three before PC leading scorer Kristyne Smyth's lay-up on a nice pass from Cody put the Cobras back up 5. Lewis and Clark would again answer back with a basket by Latrice Taylor, and actually had two chances to tie the game after a PC turnover and two missed free throws, but both three-point attempts were off line and Free sank two free throws with 4.5 seconds remaining to secure the win.

Smyth led the Cobras with 17 points and 7 assists, Cody had 13 points and 5 rebounds, while April Barnett added 11. Heather Baker had a strong game finishing with 6 points and 11 rebounds. The inside trio of Baker, Free, and Brumfield combined for 24 points and 22 rebounds as the Cobras won the battle on the glass 46-31. Claudette Maurice led all scorers with 26 points for Lewis and Clark.

PC moves to (11-5 1-0) while the Blazers drop to (6-8 0-1). Parkland will return to action on Wednesday at 5:30 when they travel to Springfield to take on Lincoln Land (9-6 0-0).

The Parkland Women's Basketball team went toe to toe with D-1 power Jefferson College on Wednesday night but fell short, 82-74, in overtime in Hillsboro, MO. Parkland took an early 6-2 lead, only to see the hosts take an 11-7 advantage. Parkland stayed close behind inspiring play from their bench, as Taylor Redeker hit for 3 first half three-pointers.

Parkland trailed by just two points at intermission and the second half would also be a see-saw battle, full of runs and spurts by both teams. The Vikings held a 46-41 lead at the 12:00 mark, but the Cobras went on 19-8 run sparked by two more threes from Redeker and baskets by Ebany Brumfield and Heather Baker to give PC a 58-52 lead with just 4:30 remaining. Once again, Jeff Co. would claw back and regained the lead at 67-65 before Kristyne Smyth hit a layup in the paint to tie the score at 67-all. The Parkland defense held strong the final :08 seconds to force overtime as Jeff Co missed a shot at the buzzer. The Cobras missed a chance to win the game in the final minute of regulation but missed three of four free throw attempts.

The overtime session was all Jefferson, as the Cobras lost their defensive edge and routinely fouled on the defensive end to give the Vikings trips to the foul line where they converted 13-14 in the extra period. PC found good shots hard to come by, managing only four points in 4 and a half minutes. Jeff Co finished 31-37 from the charity stripe (83%), while PC managed only a 20-32 effort (62%) on the evening.

Redeker scored a career high 15 points (5-9 from three point range), while Barnett chipped in with 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jeni Free pulled down 11 rebounds to help the Cobras on the boards.

The Parkland Men's Basketball team opened the second half of their season with a challenging road game at #5 Kirkwood on Saturday in Cedar Rapids, IA, grabbing an early lead before falling 61-56. The game would turn out to be a defensive grind and would go down to the wire with both teams having control at different times. The Cobras started off the game with an impressive lob dunk to Tiger ONeil with the assist coming from Shaq Lowery to set the tone for the game. The lead would change hands a few times in the first half, but the Cobras found themselves up 27-25 at half.

The start of the second half began with an 8-0 run for Parkland and a quick timeout for the Eagles of , who faced their biggest deficit of the game at 35-25. However, the home team would go on a run of their own and eventually build a 5 point lead midway through the second half. Parkland closed the gap to 2 with a score of 53-51 with just over 3 minutes to play but down the stretch, th Eagles won the game at the foul line. Parkland would finish just 4-10 from the line while Kirkwood made 11-16 from the line for the contest.

Shaq Lowery tied for the game high score with 16 points while Cody McCollum added 9. Kirkwood had two players in double figures. Antione Howard finished with 16 points connecting on four 3-pointers and Michael Weber added 11 points with three of his own 3-pointers, including two big threes late in the game.

Parkland (9-7) will travel to Ullin, IL to play Region 24 foe Shawnee next Saturday with a 4pm tip off.

The Parkland Women's Basketball team used a surge midway into the second half to help the Cobras pull away from rival Kankakee 66-60 in the final game of the Cobras Winter Classic. The Cobras found themselves down seven at 40-33 before Lindsay Lenon hit back to back three's to get PC back to within one. Lenon's field goal with 8:51 remaining gave the Cobras the lead for good, eventually building their lead up to eleven points by dominating the glass. The Cobras out rebounded the Cavaliers 44-25 for the game, as April Barnett had 8 and Caitlyn Cody and Ebany Brumfield each snared 7.

After starting slowly for the second straight game, PC rallied late in the first half to grab a 29-28 lead at intermission. KCC would start the second half on a 10-2 run as Lexi Carson would score 8 of her game high 20 during that stretch to take the seven point lead before Lenon helped rally the Cobras.
The freshman led PC with 15 points while Ebany Brumfield was the only other Cobra in double figures with 10.

Parkland (10-4) is off until Jan. 11 when they travel to Hillsboro, Mo. to face Jefferson College.

The Parkland College Women's Basketball got off to slow starts in both halves and lost to #14 ranked Kirkwood (Ia.) 58-40 in the Cobra Winter Classic. The Eagles held PC to just 8 points over the first fourteen minutes of the first half to build a 17-8 lead. The Cobras would close the gap and trailed 26-19 at the break.

Kirkwood made sure PC would not make a game of it, opening the second half on a 12-2 run to grab a commanding 38-21 lead and Parkland would get no closer then 12 for the remainder of the game. Kate Hartman led the way for Kirkwood with a double-double, scoring 13 points and hauling down 11 boards before fouling out late in the contest. Teasha Harris finished with a game high 14 points and 4 assists while Kianna Jacobs had 10 for Kirkwood (11-2).

Lindsay Grubb paced the PC attack with 11 points on 5-6 shooting while Jeni Free added 10 points and 5 rebounds. Ebany Brumfield pulled down a career high 16 rebounds in the defeat. Parkland (9-4) will face rival Kankakee (4-7) at 1:00 on Friday afternoon at the Dodds Athletic Center.

The Parkland Cobras men's basketball team finished the month of December a perfect 5 for 5 as they beat Lewis & Clark for the second time this season 77-66 Saturday afternoon in Godfrey, IL.

The Cobras came out and gained control of the game from the start. Strong guard play and offensive execution allowed Parkland to convert high percentage shots from the field, but more importantly, it was the Cobra defense that put Lewis & Clark on their heels. Parkland was able to allow only 24 first half points for the Trailblazers, leading 34-24. The second half would see that lead expand to as many as 18 before the Trailblazers would go on their final run closing it to 5 points late in the second half. That would be the closest the home team would get before Parkland pulled away with free throws, finishing 26-33 for the game from the foul line.

Leading the way for Parkland was Shaq Lowery who had a career high 29 points, including (4) 3-pointers on the night. Mark Gilchrese and Cody McCollum chipped in 10 as the only other Cobras in double figures. The Trailblazers also had 3 players in double figures including Aqui Shareef with a team high 18 points, followed by Dominique Walls and Marlon Sykes with 11 and 10 respectively.

The Cobras (9-6) will take a break until after the New Year when they head back on the road to play in a 2-game classic January 6-7 at Southeastern Community College in West Burlington, Iowa.

The Parkland Women's Basketball team celebrated the holiday's early as they dominated Lincoln Trail 86-49 at the Dodds Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon. PC used a balanced attack to grab a 37-23 lead at intermission and then overwhelmed their guests 49-26 after the break to pick up the win.

Five Parkland players finished in double figures and all 11 Cobra players scored as Coach Karrie Redeker substituted often in the rout. Caitlyn Cody led all scorers with 16 points on 7-10 shooting while Ebany Brumfield had her best over-all game of the season finishing with a season high 14 points and also hauling down 12 boards. Kristyne Smyth added 13 points and 7 assists, Taylor Redeker had a career high 13, and Jeni Free finished with 12 points and 6 rebounds.

For the game, PC shot 49% from the field and dominated the Statesmen on the boards 55-31. Lincoln Trail (0-10) shot just 27% from the floor and converted on just 9-21 free throws. Parkland (9-3) will return to action on December 29 at 1:00 when they host Kirkwood in the Cobra Winter Classic.

Sophomore setter Melanie Moore (Champaign Centennial) and freshman hitter Morgan Martells (Sterling) have been named NJCAA D-2 Volleyball All-Americans. Moore was a 1st Team selection while Martells earned 2nd team recognition. In addition, to her NJCAA honors. Moore was also named a 2nd Team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The AVCA team is comprised of two-year college players from the three NJCAA Divisions as well as two-year programs in California and Washington, which are not part of the NJCAA. Moore was one of only four NJCAA D-2 players to be selected.

This season, the pair of All-Americans helped lead the Cobras to a 41-8 record, a 15th straight conference title, and a school record fourth consecutive trip to Nationals where the Cobras rebounded from an opening round loss to go 3-1 and finish in 9th place. Moore finished with 1672 assists, good enough to place her in the top five nationally for total assists and assists per set (9.78). Early she had been named M-WAC and Region 24 Player of the Year and was a First Team selection for both.

Martells burst on the scene this season as one of the many impressive freshman for the Cobras. The 6'2" middle-hitter was selected First Team All-Region and all M-WAC and was the conference Co-Freshman of the Year. She led the team in kills (521), Hitting efficiency (38.1%), and blocks (176). Parkland also had two All-Americans last season when sophomores Alexis Braghini and Susie Jean earned 1st and 2nd team honors as well.