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11-20-08

Parkland advances to Volleyball Final Four!

The Parkland College Volleyball won in dramatic fashion Thursday night rallying from a 2-1 deficit to defeat nemesis Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) by the scores of 25-12, 24-26, 16-25, 25-18, and 15-13. PC fell behind 4-0 in the final game before ripping off five straight points to take the lead. The team's went back and forth before PC grabbed a 9-6 lead. The Bears cut the margin to one at 13-12 and 14-13 before Jess Redden's tool off the block sealed the win. PC, seeded #5 in the NJCAA Tourney, had lost twice to #4 DMACC during the regular season. Parkland will play #1 ranked and two-time defending champion Kishawaukee at 6:30 on Friday night in one semifinal while #3 Johnson County will play #7 ICC in the other. The championship and consolation games are scheduled for Saturday afternoon in the Wisconsin Dells.

11-17-08

Parkland Volleyball webcast on Thursday at Nationals

The Parkland Volleyball team is pleased to announce that we have contracted with the Michigan Sports Radio website to broadcast some of our National Tournament matches over the internet. The first broadcast will be Parkland's opening round match vs. East Central Missouri at 3 PM on Thursday, November 20. Hopefully a Parkland victory in that match will produce a second broadcast at 7:30 PM that evening of a quarterfinal match-up between Parkland and the winner of the Des Moines Area vs. Hagerstown match. If other matches will be broadcast we will let you know via future e-mail.

Here is the link:

http://www.michiganprepradio.com/listen.html

Good luck Cobras and we hope you will listen to the broadcast.

11-17-08

#16 Parkland Women win Dale Howard Classic, Men lose heartbreaker to #5 Ellsworth

Freshman Ashley Timmerman scored a career high 22 points to help lead the undefeated Parkland Women's BB team to a 67-56 win over Ellsworth CC of Iowa (4-2) to win the championship game of the Dale Howard Classic in Iowa Falls. Heidi McKean tossed in 12 while Jessi Beachey added 11 for the Cobras who improved to (6-0) on the season.

PC opened tournament play on Saturday with a convincing 91-46 rout of North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC). The Cobras raced out to a 53-27 lead at the break and finished with five players in double figures. Jara Bachtold lead the way with 16, Timmerman and Heather Pruemer added 14, and Katie Blocker had 11 points off the bench including knocking down three shots from behind the arc. Jessi Beachey posted another double-double with 10 points and 11 boards. The Cobras are off until Monday November 24 when they will host the Millikin University JV starting at 6:00.

The Parkland Men put up a valiant effort on Sunday but fell to #5 Ellsworth (6-0)) 107-105 in overtime. PC had a chance to win the game in regulation but missed a free throw with just 4 seconds left with the score tied at 94. Lester Hart hit 10-16 shots to lead the Cobras with 30 points while dishing out 11 assists. Matt Mierzycki added 26 points, Antonio Lofton scored 21, and Jean Selus tossed in 17 for the Cobras. All-American Tony Lewis led ECC with 41 points and 13 boards while Mike Candelaria added 25 points (including 7 3's) and 11 assists. PC fell to NIACC 81-66 in Saturday's opening round game as Lofton and Mierzycki paced the attack.

Parkand (2-5) will get back on the court this Saturday with a 3:00 game at the College of Lake County. The Cobras will finally play their first home game on Tuesday November 25th at 7:00 vs Illinois Valley.

11-14-08

Cobras have "Hart" in loss to Lakers

Sophomore Lester Hart scored a game high 23 points, knocking down five three's, but the Parkland Men's Basketball team (2-3) fell to Lake Land (2-0) 93-76. The Cobras who dressed only seven players due to injury cut the Laker lead to single digits midway thru the second half but a 16-5 Laker run sealed the victory. Three other Cobras finished in double figures as Matt Mierzycki scored 13 points and added 8 boards, Derrick Hazelwood had 12 points and 5 assists, while Jeremy Paprocki scored 11 and dished out 4 assists.

The road doesn't get any easier as the Cobras travel to the Ellsworth (Ia.) CC Classic to face two undefeated teams. PC plays NIACC on Saturday before taking on #5 Ellsworth on Sunday.

11-11-08

Pairings Announced for NJCAA National Tournament

The Parkland Volleyball team (33-12) has been seeded #5 and will open with #12 East Central (Mo.) 32-9 in the opening round of the NJCAA D-II National Tournament. Parkland will open play at 3:00 against the Lady Rebels on Thursday November 20th in the 16-team 3-day event.

The Cobras, who are making their first appearance at Nationals since 2001, would play again at 7:30 on Thursday with a win, or fall into a consolation bracket game at 12:00 on Friday with a defeat. PC would play the winner/loser of the Des Moines Area and Hagerstown contest in their second game. This is Parkland's third trip to Nationals having won the title in 1999 and placing 6th in 2001 and 7th in 1991.

Parkland has faced 9 of the other 15 teams who qualified for Nationals going (8-7) against them.Parkland did not play East Central this season, defeated McHenry in their only match-up, and loss two of three to DMACC. The top 5 seeds are listed below.

1. Kishwaukee
2. Cowley County
3. Johnson County
4. Des Moines Area
5. Parkland

11-10-08

Cobras Celebrate Return to Nationals, Women win while Men second at Waubonsee Invite

The #5 Parkland Volleyball Team outlasted #7 Illinois Central, beating the Cougars in five games, to return to the NJCAA D-II National Tournament for the first time since 2001. The Cobras (33-12) beat ICC 19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 22-25, 15-10, knocking them off on their home court for the second time this season. ICC has been the Cobras nemesis for the past four years, beating PC in the Region 24 title game for the past four seasons. Earlier on Saturday, PC beat Shawnee 25-21, 25-10, and 25-19 to advance to the title game. ICC (26-9) worked their way back on Sunday and knocked off Lincoln Land to advance to the 16-team finals which will take place at the Wisconsin Dells November 20-22. Parkland will find out where they are seeded and who they will play tomorrow afternoon.

The #16 Women's Basketball team (4-0) stayed perfect on the season picking up two wins on the way to the championship of the Waubonsee Invitational. The Cobra beat Illinois Valley 78-71 on Friday before crushing Waubonsee 87-52 in the title game. Tournament MVP Heidi McKean scored a career high 28 points and added 6 assists on Friday, hitting 10 shots including 3 from behind the arc to help the Cobras rally for the win. PC trailed 40-35 at the break but made some defensive adjustments at half and were able to pull away for the win. Jessi Beachey recorded her second straight double-double with 16 points and 10 boards while Ashley Timmerman added 10 points and 9 rebounds.

In the title game, PC came out on fire shooting 59% from the field in the first half to build a 50-11 halftime lead holding Waubonsee to just three field goals in the opening 20 minutes. Heather Pruemer had her first double-double with 11 points and 10 boards while Timmerman and Stephanie Denius added 10 points. Joining McKean on the All-tourney team were Beachey, Pruemmer, and Timmerman. Next up for PC is a trop to the Dale Howard Classic on Saturday and Sunday in Iowa Falls. PC will play NIACC at 2:00 on Saturday and Ellsworth at 3:00 on Sunday.

The PC Men (2-2) split a pair of games to finish second at the Warrior Invite. PC defeated Northwestern Club 79-58 on Friday before falling to #20 Waubonsee 100-78 in the final. On Friday, Antonio Lofton paced a balanced attack with 18 points as Parkland built an early lead and cruised to the win. On Saturday, Parkland started quickly to build an 11-2 lead but Waubonsee turned red-hot making 63% of their shots in the half to take a 53-33 lead as three Parkland players found themselves in foul trouble. The Cobras played even in the second half as both teams continued to shoot well from the field. Six PC players finished in double-figures with Lester Hart the leader with 20 points knocking down six three's. Antonio Lofton and Matt Mierzycki added 13 points apiece, Derrick Hazelwood had 12, while Jeremy Paprocki and Jean Selus added 10 each. Three Cobra players: Lofton, Mierzycki, and Selus all made the All-tourney team.

The Cobras have a busy week ahead with three more road contests. PC plays at Lake Land on Wednesday against the Lakers (1-0) who opened their season with a 90-34 rout of Spoon River. This weekend PC will travel to Iowa for the Ellsworth Classic. PC plays North Iowa Area CC (2-0) at 4:00 on Saturday and against #5 Ellsworth (4-0) on Sunday.

11-6-08

Volleyball sails into Region Final 4

The top-seeded and #5 ranked Parkland Volleyball team scored early and often Wednesday night to knock off #27 Lincoln College 25-6, 25-13, and 25-11 in quarterfinal action. PC shared the wealth as everyone got into the action as the Cobras took command of the match early and never looked back. Setter Kylie Cavanah paced the attack with 32 assists while Brittany Fallis added 10 digs. The Cobras also got strong performances from Jess Redden who had 8 kills, Jaclyn Meado with 6 blocks, and Sam Larson with 4 aces.

Next up for PC is the Region 24 Final Four at Illinois Central College. Parkland (31-10) will meet the winner of tonight's Shawnee/Southwestern Illinois game at Noon, while #7 Illinois Central plays #18 Lincoln Land at 2. The top two teams from this two-day event will move to the NJCAA Division II Nationals at the Wisconsin Dells November 20-22.

11-6-08

Six earn Soccer M-WAC honors, Sikora Coach of the Year

Parkland Coach Mark Sikora, who led the Cobras to a 17-2-2 season and the Mid-West Athletic Conference
(M-WAC) title, has been named the Coach of the Year in a vote of conference coaches. Sikora had earlier been named the Region 24 Coach of the Year.

Five players earned M-WAC recognition including sophomore's Trevor Kohlrus (Chatham-Glenwood) and Devon Munch (Ontario, Canada) who were both chosen to the eleven man first team. They have also been recognized as First team All-Region and have been nominated as NJCAA All-American's. Selected to the Second team were Corey Kallembach (Centennial HS) and Tyler Kutz (Springfield, MO.), while Neil Hamilton (Centennial) was named Honorable Mention. David Schwer of Lewis and Clark was named the M-WAC Player and Freshman of the Year.

11-5-08

Sluggish Cobras pull away for win

The #16 Parkland Women's team survived a sloppy foul plagued contest to upend Robert Morris College of Springfield by the score of 80-61. The two teams combined for 66 fouls and 65 turnovers in a contest that featured 82 free throws and four players fouling out.

PC led by eight at the break (30-22) before a 6-0 run to start the second half put the game away. Parkland led by as many as 20 in the second half and Robert Morris could get no closer then 11 for the remainder of the contest. Amanda VanEtta came off the bench to lead PC with 15 points while Jessi Beachey had a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards. Stephanie Brake and Jasmine Mack both had 12 points to lead RMC.

The Cobras won the game by winning the battle of the boards (45-34) and by making 21-28 (75%) of their free throws in the second half. The win moves PC to (2-0) ahead of a 2:00 game on Friday against Illinois Valley CC in the opening round of the Waubonsee Community College Invite.

11-3-08

Basketball teams pick up wins, Volleyball preps for Region 24 Tourney

Two teams got their seasons underway while another had their final tune-up for this week's Region 24 Tournament in a busy weekend for Parkland teams.

On Saturday, Jessi Beachey had 13 points and 8 rebounds to lead the #16 Women's Basketball team to an 81-50 rout of Olney Central in the first game of the season for both teams. Ashley Timmerman added 13 points and 4 assists for the Cobras who led 47-21 at the break. Jara Bachtold added 10 points and 5 assists and Heather Pruemer scored 10 points and added 6 boards and 3 steals for PC who shot 46% for the game and knocked down seven three-pointers. The women will have their home opener on Tuesday night when they host Robert Morris College of Springfield starting at 7:00.

The Parkland Men's team rebounded from a tough loss on Saturday to knock off St. Louis Forest Park 92-86 to pick up their first win of the season. Jean Selus led the way for PC with 27 points on 10-12 shooting from the field and a perfect 6-6 at the line. Antonio Lofton added 20 points and 6 rebounds while Matt Mierzycki scored 16 and pulled down a team high 9 boards. Lester Hart also finished in double figures for PC with 13 points who shot 53% from the field and 77% from the charity stripe.

PC lost their season opener on Saturday to D-1 nationally ranked Southwestern Illinois 92-58. The Cobras struggled out of the block shooting just 21% from the field and trailed 48-14 at half. The second half was a better story as they played even the rest of the way. Four Cobras finished in double figures with Mierzycki leading the way with 15 points and 9 boards. Antonio Lofton added 14 while Selus and Jeremy Paprocki each finished with 10. The Men are off until Friday when they travel to the Waubonsee Invitational where they will open with the Northwestern Club Team in a 6:00 tip-off.

And finally the #5 ranked Volleyball team split a pair of matches against nationally ranked foes in preparation for the upcoming Region 24 tournament which begin this evening. The Cobras lost a hard fought match against defending National Champion and top ranked Kishwaukee, falling in four games 25-21, 20-25, 21-25, 20-25. Kylie Cavanah tallied 32 assists, Brittany Fallis recorded 16 digs, Jaclyn Meado had 5 blocks and two aces, and Jessica Redden had 10 kills. PC knocked off #18 McHenry in four 24-26, 25-19, 25-11, and 25-19. In that match Katie Knott had 14 kills and Samantha Larson 13 digs and three aces. Meado added four blocks for the Cobras (30-12). PC will open Region 24 play on Wednesday night at 6:00 at home against the winner of tonight's Springfield College/Lincoln College match.

11-3-08

Dream Season ends for Cobra Soccer, 5 earn All-Region recognition

A dream season featuring a school record 17 wins, a Midwest Athletic Conference title, and a trip to the Region 24 Championship game ended on Saturday with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to rival Lincoln Land. The loss ends the Cobras season at (17-2-2) while Lincoln Land (18-4) advances to the Central District Championship game in Springfield next Saturday. The winner of that contest will advance to the NJCAA National Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The match was a hard fought, tight, physical contest from the start with both teams having opportunities to score. For the contest each team had 7 shots on goal and 4 corner kicks but the difference was a turnover in Parkland's defensive third of the field which led to a John Hutchinson second half goal. The Loggers controlled the tempo for most of the first half with Parkland dominating the second half with shots hitting the cross bar and nicking the post.

After the game the All-Region team was announced and five Cobras earned honors. Parkland Head Coach Mark Sikora was named Region 24 Coach of the Year while sophomore Devon Munch was named Defender of the Year and earned First Team All-Region recognition. Joining him on the first team were fellow sophomores Trevor Kohlrus and Bruno Ferreira. Goalkeepr Tyler Kutz earned a spot on the Honorable Mention All-Region team. The M-WAC All-Conference team will be announced later next week. The complete list of awards are listed below.

Congratulations to the coaches and players on the Soccer team on a truly amazing season. The program has come a long way and the bar has been set high for future Cobra teams!

First Team All-Region:
David Schwer-Lewis & Clark, Devon Munch-Parkland, Alex Agne-SWIC, James Evison-Lincoln Land, Putu Zinnah ICC, Trevor Kohlrus-Parkland, Bruno Ferreira-Parkland, Even Schumacher-SWIC, Luis Serrano-Lincoln, Scott Nance-ICC, Antonio Katic-ICC, Daniel Restrepo-Danville, Pat Ampleman-Lewis and Clark

Honorable Mention-
Tyler Kutz-Parkland

Player of the Year-David Schwer Lewis and Clark
Best Forward-Alex Agne Southwestern Illinois
Best Midfield-James Evison Lincoln Land
Top Defender-Devon Munch Parkland
Top Goalkeeper-Pat Ampleman Lewis and Clark

Coach of the Year-Mark Sikora Parkland

10-30-08

Parkland wins shootout to move into finals,Volleyball moves up to #5, Basketball teams open this weekend

In the Region 24 Men's Soccer semi-final Wednesday afternoon, Parkland and Illinois Central batted thru 90 minutes of regulation and a 20 minute sudden death overtime with neither team able to score. The game moved on to penalty kicks where the Cobras came out on top 5-3 to move on to their first ever Region 24 Championship game.

In the Shootout, the two teams each made their first three shots as Cobras Dustin Curtis, Devon Munch, and Corey Kallembach each found the back of the net. ICC answered with three goals of their own before getting to the deciding final two shots. Leroy Kusina stepped up and quickly delivered a shot past the Cougar goalie before Arnel Zahirovic missed wide right to give PC a one goal advantage. From there, Aaron Vega buried the game clinching shot to advance PC into the title game.

Parkland (17-1-2 #11 NJCAA/#9 NSCA) will host Lincoln Land (17-4 #16 NJCAA/#14 NSCA) at noon on Saturday for the Region 24 Championship. The winner will then host the Central District Championship on Saturday November 8 against the Michigan winner for the right to go to the NJCAA Soccer National Tournament in Paradise Valley, Arizona from November 20-23.

The Parkland Volleyball team will play their final regular season matches of the season when they travel to McHenry for a triangular match against the host Scots (28-12) and #1 Kishwaukee (47-3). Parkland (29-11) moved up to #5 this week, their highest ranking of the season, on the heels of a win over then #2 ICC.
Parkland will open Region 24 action next Wednesday with a home game against either Lincoln or Springfield starting at 6:00.

The Cobra Basketball teams will get the 2008-2009 campaign underway with both teams opening on the road. The #16 Women's team travels to Olney Central College Blue Knights at 3:00 Saturday afternoon while the Men will open at the Cougar Invitational in East Peoria. Parkland will play D-1 #24 Southwestern Illinois at 2:00 on Saturday and St. Louis-Forest Park at the Same time on Sunday.

10-27-08

Soccer advances to Region 24 Semi's, Volleyball stuns #2 ICC to win Cougar Invite

*PARKLAND 1, DACC 0*

Just eleven minutes into the game Aaron Vega scored the only goal Parkland
needed. Corey Kallembach knifed down the left side of the Danville defense
and let loose a high shot just wide of the goal. The ball settled on Vega's
feet and he calmly collected it and tapped it in. Parkland dominated but
couldn't manage another goal past the stingy Danville defense. Parkland
out shot DACC 16-2 and had 8 corner kicks to DACC's 0.

Next up Parkland hosts ICC at 2:00 on Wednesday. The winner of that game will play
for the Region 24 Championship. ICC beat Parkland 1-0 in East Peoria
earlier in the year to hand the Cobras their only loss of the
year. Parkland's record is now 16-1-2.

Semi-Finals:
Illinois Central @ Parkland
Lincoln Land @ Lewis & Clark

The #9 Parkland Volleyball team won the ICC Cougar Invitational by stunning #2 Illinois Central on their home court by the scores of 25-20, 25-16, 23-25,and 27-25. Setter Kylie Cavanah dished out 53 assists while Brittany Fallis came up with 26 digs. Sam Larson had a strong weekend as she had 16 kills while Jaclyn Meado added 3 blocks and 2 services aces. Serving was big in the match as the Cobras had 8 service aces while ICC had 9 serving errors.

In their first game PC took care of Mineral Area 25-16, 25-18, and 31-29 behind 18 digs from Larson and 14 kills and 23 aces from Jessica Wood. On Saturday morning PC overwhelmed Southwestern Illinois 25-15, 25-13, and 25-12. Jaclyn Meado led the way with 5 aces and 4 blocks. PC will wrap up their regular season with a tri-march on Saturday at McHenry County Community College in Crystal Lake. PC will play #1 ranked Kishwaukee and #20 McHenry.

10-23-08

VB rolls to win over DACC, Soccer knows opponent, WBB earns pre-season ranking

The PC Volleyball team (#9 27-11 6-0) celebrated their return to the top 10 with an easy 25-16, 25-16, 25-10 win over Danville Area Community College. The Cobras were led by a very balanced attack as several freshman earned significant playing time as Alyssa Elmore had 6 kills and a block while Sarah Berlatsky added 10 digs. Setter Jeni Sykes had 19 assists and Jaclyn Meado had 6 service aces. Next up for PC is three matches at the Illinois Central Invite. PC will play Mineral Area on Friday night and SW Illinois and #2 Illinois Central on Saturday.

The top seeded and #11 Cobra Soccer team (15-1-2) begins Region 24 play on Saturday at 2:00 against Danville. The Jaguars edged Springfield 2-1 yesterday to earn the match-up against PC. The Cobras won a hard fought 1-0 victory back on September 16 against DACC. With a win, Parkland would host a semi-final match on Wednesday against a yet to be determined opponent. With a loss, the season would be over.

The Women's Basketball team has earned the #16 ranking in the NJCAA Pre-Season Basketball poll. The Cobras, who went 23-8 in Coach Karrie Redeker's first year, will open their season on November 1 at Olney Central. Their first home game will be Tuesday November 4 when they host Robert Morris College of Springfield.

10-17-08

Soccer rolls over Rend Lake in regular season finale

The PC Men's Soccer team wrapped up an amazing regular season with a 7-0 rout of Rend Lake on Thursday afternoon. The Cobras (15-1-2) used a balanced attack as ten different players had either a goal or an assist. Aaron Vega go the scoring started just six minutes into the contest on an assist from his cousin Ricardo Vega. Two minutes later Luis Tavares scored on a feed from Alex Drawve to put PC ahead by two. Parkland ended the half with a three goal spree as Kyle Stach and Ilsa Moon each had a goal and an assist with Thomas Banks adding the other goal and Leroy Kusina assisting on Moon's goal.

Chris Faller (penalty kick) and Eduardo Galvez on an assist from Matt Larison recorded the Cobras two second half goals. Tyler Kutz played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded PC's ninth shutout of the season. PC outscored the opposition 66-9 this year. Next up for the men will be the Region 24 Quarter finals on October 25 against the winner of the Springfield-Danville game which takes places next Wednesday after at DACC.

10-16-08

Volleyball beats SCI to win 13th straight conference title, WBB to host round-robin scrimmage

The #11 Parkland Women's Volleyball team wrapped up their 13th straight M-WAC title with a four-game win over Springfield College Wednesday night. The Cobras (23-9 6-0) won 25-18, 25-27, 25-9, and 25-18 securing the title with only one M-WAC contest remaining. Lucy Coleman led the way for PC with 13 digs and 10 kills while Jaclyn Meado had 4 blocks and 3 assists. Setter Jeni Sykes added 25 assists for PC as the Cobras prepared for the highly competitive Wisconsin Dells tournament this weekend.

PC will open with NJCAA Division 1 #2 Iowa Western (39-3) at 11:45 on Friday followed by a 4:15 match versus Marshalltown, IA (8-14), and at 5:45 vs Indian Hills (16-20). On Saturday PC will play #23 Hagerstown (22-5) at 10:30 and at 1:30 versus #17 Columbus State (25-2).

The Women's Basketball team will host a three-team scrimmage on Friday evening. The Cobras will play at 5:00 vs Lincoln College and at 7:00 against Danville. Lincoln and Danville will face off at 6. The games will last just under and hour and there is no admission charge although concessions will be available.

10-16-08

Men's Soccer faces Rend Lake in final regular season match, Women's Soccer finale canceled, Soccer playoffs set

The nationally ranked Men's Soccer team (#7 NSCA/#11 NJCAA) will play their final regular season game today when they travel to Rend Lake. The Cobras (14-1-2) will open Region 24 tournament play on Saturday October 25 against the winner of the Danville vs Springfield College game played on October 22. The full schedule is listed below.

The Women's Soccer team (8-3-3) will not play on Friday vs Elgin due to the visitors canceling the contest due to not being able to field enough players due to several injuries. PC will begin Region 24 play on Sunday at 2:00 at McClellan Park in Morton versus Illinois Central College (12-3-2). PC defeated the Cougars 2-1 earlier this season but ICC has won five straight outscoring their opponents 31-0 in those five matches. Full schedule listed below.

Men's Soccer Region 24 Tournament

Weds. Oct 22

#10 Rend Lake @ #7 Heartland
#9 Springfield @ #8 Danville

Saturday Oct. 25

#9/#8 winner @ #1 Parkland
# 5 Southwestern Illinois @ #4 Illinois Central
#7/#10 winner @ #2 Lewis & Clark
#6 Lincoln College @ #3 Lincoln Land

Weds. Oct 29
Semi-finals @ highest seeds remaining

Sat. November 1
Finals at highest seed-winner advances to District title game vs Michigan winner on November 8

Women's Soccer Region 24 Tournament

Sunday Oct 19

#8 Kaskaskia @ #1 Lewis & Clark
#5 Parkland @ #4 Illinois Central
#7 Lincoln @ #2 Southwestern Illinois
#6 Springfield @ #3 Heartland

Thurs. Oct 23
Semi-finals @ highest remaining seeds

Sunday. October 26
Finals @ highest remaining seed-Winner advances to District finals @ St. Louis

10-13-08

Men's Soccer upends Lewis & Clark to win M-WAC title, Golf takes Vincennes Fall Invite

The Parkland Men's Soccer team continued their impressive season knocking off M-WAC rival Lewis and Clark 3-1 on Saturday, clinching the conference title as well as earning the #1 seed in the upcoming Region 24 tournament. The two teams entered the game in a virtual tie for first and it was the Cobras who took control early. Dustin Curtis volleyed the first goal on a corner kick from Aaron Vega. Just eight minutes later Leroy Kusina knocked in a header off of a long free kick from Devon Munch to make it 2-0. Mark Mirth of L&C cut the lead in two with a goal of his own with just six minutes left in the first half.

PC made sure the Trailblazers could not keep the momentum as Corey Kallembach knifed through the L&C back line for the final goal of the contest and the two goal victory. The Cobras (#11 NJCAA/#7 NSCA) improved to (14-1-2 6-1) for the year with only one game left against Rend Lake on Thursday.

For the second straight week sophomore Michael Davan earned medalist honors and the PC Golf team came away victorious, this time at the Vincennes Fall Invite. Davan carded 73's each day to finish at +2 and a six stroke win over Andrew Arndt of Kaskaskia. Parkland's Bob Huey (77-78) came in third and David Shelton (78-78 156) placed fourth in the Cobras final tournament of the Fall Season. PC won the team title by edging out the Vincennes Gold by eight strokes.

Parkland 311/307 618
Vincennes Gold 317/309 626
Oakland City 330/317 647
Kaskaskia 324/328 652
Vincennes Blue 333/330 663

Top 5
Michael Davan (Parkland) 73/73 146
Andrew Arndt (Kaskaskia) 78/74 152
Bob Huey (Parkland) 77/78 155
David Shelton (Parkland) 78/78 156
Ryan Jenner (Vincennes) 77/79 156

Other Parkland Scores
Kevin Mast 83/78 161
Drew Meiner 91/86 177
Kolby Kabbes 81/81 162
Corbin Sebens 85/82 167
Michael Peters 86/81 167

10-09-08

Overtime win keeps M-WAC title hopes alive

Corey Kallembach's goal early in overtime, on a setup pass from Alex Birnie, helped the #7 Parkland Men's Soccer team to a 2-1 overtime win over Heartland on Tuesday afternoon. Playing in a steady rain, the Cobras scored just six minutes into the match on a header by Kallembach off a corner from Bruno Ferreira to give PC the early lead. The Cobras controlled the contest only to see the Hawks Nick Jefferson tie the game with less than a minute remaining in the contest. Kallembach provided the game winner just five minutes into overtime as PC won their fourth straight. Tyler Kutz was again strong in goal allowing just one score in 95 minutes of play.

The win moves Parkland to (13-1-2 5-1), while Heartland which had won three straight, falls to (6-9 3-4). The victory sets up a showdown for the championship of the Midwest Athletic Conference on Saturday when PC travels to Lewis & Clark (12-4 5-0) for a 3:00 match. The winner will wrap up the M-WAC title and a likely #1 seed in the Region 24 tournament with just one regional game remaining for each team.

10-06-08

Balanced attack leads Golf team to Jaguar Invitational title, Davan earns Medalist honors

The Parkland Men's Golf team used a balanced attack on Sunday to rally from a four shot deficit and win the Jaguar Invitational in convincing fashion. The Cobras started round 2 play four strokes off the lead but shot an impressive 287 and pulled away from the field for a 17 shot win over Illinois Central.

Sophomore Michael Davan won individual honors for the second straight year carding a 145 (72-73). Davan birdied the final hole to edge Shawnee's Anthony Dempsey, Parkland's Bob Huey, and Kaskaskia's Michael Wright by just one stroke. Huey was especially impressive on Sunday firing the low round of the day shooting 70. Teammate Trevor Wiesner 147 (75-72) placed fifth, just two strokes behind the winner. Kevin Mast rallied from a tough opening round with a 72 to finish with a two day total of 153 (81-72) and David Shelton added a 154 (78-76) to round out the scoring for the Cobras.

Parkland entered a second team in the 10 team event and the Parkland Gold finished in 8th place. Sam Wells and Drew Miner both came in at 161 while Corbin Sebens finished at 162. Wells and Siebens both shot 78 on Sunday while Michael Peters carded a 79.

Parkland will play in their final event of the fall when they travel to the Vincennes Invitational this Friday and Saturday.

Danville Community College Jaguar Invitational
Turtle Run Golf Course Par 72

1 Parkland Green 301/287 (588)
2 Illinois Central 297/308 (605)
3 Shawnee 314/297 (610)
4 Kaskaskia 334/310 (629)
5 Vincennes 316/314 (630)
6 Lincoln 325/314 (639)
7 Springfield 323/320 (643)
8 Parkland Gold 329/316 (645)
9 Danville 346/311 (657)
10 John Wood 326/349 (675)

Top 5 Individuals
Michael Davan (Parkland Green) 72/73 (145)
Anthony Dempsey (Shawnee) 75/71 (146)
Bob Huey (Parkland Green) 76/70 (146)
Michael Wright (Kaskaskia) 73/73 (146)
Trevor Wiesner (Parkland Green) 75/72 (147)

Other Parkland Scores
Kevin Mast (Parkland Green) 81/72 (153)
David Shelton (Parkland Green) 78/76 (154)

Sam Wells (Parkland Gold) 83/78 (161)
Drew Meiner (Parkland Gold) 80/81 (161)
Corbin Sebens (Parkland Gold) 84/78 (162)
Michael Peters (Parkland Gold) 89/79 (168)
Kolby Kabbes (Parkland Gold) 82/86 (168)

10-3-08

VB knocks off Lincoln host L&C tonight, Women's Soccer earns first national ranking

The #11 PC Volleyball team struggled at times but knocked off Lincoln College in four games winning 25-16, 25-23, 23-25, and 25-5 in M-WAC play. The Cobras featured a balanced attack with several players getting into the action. Kylie Cavanah had 53 assists as Jess Redden and Jaclyn Meado each had 13 kills. Meado also had two blocks while Sam Larson added 19 digs and Brittany Fallis had 18. Jess Wood rounded out the Cobra attack with 3 service aces. PC (20-7 4-0) hosts Lewis and Clark at 6:00 tonight.

The #15 ranked Parkland Women's Soccer team, coming off a win and a tie against previously ranked teams, find themselves ranked for the first time in school history. The Cobras (8-2-2 4-1) take the weekend off before traveling to Kaskaskia on Monday afternoon. With the Women being ranked, it means that all three Cobra fall sports teams (Volleyball #11, Men' Soccer #15, Women's Soccer #15) are all listed in the NJCAA top 20. Volleyball is a perennial top 20 team but both Soccer teams are ranked for the first time since the sports were added at Parkland in 1999.

10-01-08

Parkland 3rd at Illinois State Golf Finale, Women's Soccer battles to tie, Men ready for showdown

The Parkland Men's Golf team battled back from a tough first day to finish third at the Illinois State Region 4-24 Challenge. The Cobras were in 6th place after day one of the 19-team event but carded the lowest round (302) on Monday to finish in 3rd. Sophomore Michael Davan shot a (147 75-72) to finish in fourth place over-all just two-strokes behind medalist Adam Butler (Logan). Freshman David Shelton also played well for PC carding a two-round total of (77-74 151). Next up for the Cobras is the Danville Area Invite on Oct 4-5 at the Turtle Run Golf Course.

John A Logan........297/303 (600)
Black Hawk...........293/311 (604)
Parkland..............306/302 (608)
Rend Lake............305/303 (608)
Illinois Central........305/307 (612)
Carl Sandburg........303/313 (616)
Rock Valley............308/313 (621)
College of DuPage..310/313 (623)
Danville................313/314 (629)
Springfield............309/320 (629)
Kaskaskia.............304/325 (629)
Elgin....................323/309 (632)
College of Lake County..321/321 (642)
Highland................326/319 (645)
Waubonsee...........329/329 (658)
IVCC...................332/331 (663)
John Wood............332/336 (668)
Lincoln.................345/325 (670)
Lincoln Trail............332/340 (672)

Top Five Individuals
Adam Butler (John A Logan) 71/74 (145) (won scorecard playoff)
Luke Johnson (Rock Valley) 67/78 (145)
Connor Gillund (Black Hawk) 72/74 (146)
Michael Davan (Parkland) 75/72 (147)
Cole Garrison (Illinois Central) 75/73 (148)

Other Parkland Scores
David Shelton 77/74 (151)
Trevor Wiesner 74/81 (155)
Bob Huey 80/78 (158)
Kevin Mast 81/78 (159)

Brittany Gentry scored on an assist from Tara Rossdeutcher with just under eight minutes remaining in the game to help the Parkland Women's Soccer team tie the College of Dupage 1-1 on Monday afternoon. The two teams battled in an evenly played game and were scoreless at the half. COD scored midway thru the 2nd half before the Cobras rallied. PC had 10 shots on goal while the Chaparrals took 8. The tie leaves Parkland at (8-2-2) on the year while COD is now (10-2-2). Parkland is off until Monday October 6th when they travel to Kaskaskia.

The Men's Soccer team will travel to Lincoln Land for a M-WAC/Region 24 Showdown. PC enters the battle of two ranked teams with a record of (11-1-2) while the Loggers are (11-1). The winner of the game stays in contention for the M-WAC title and top seed in the Region while the loser is eliminated from finishing in the top spot.

And finally, the Parkland Baseball team will play their final home scrimmage of the fall when they host Danville Area CC at 3:00 today.

9-27-08

Women's Soccer stops #14 ICC, Men top Triton, Volleyball falls to #1 Kishwaukee in four

The Parkland Women's Soccer team rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit with two second half goals to stun #14 Illinois Central 2-1 on Saturday afternoon. Tara Rossdeutcher scored on an assist from Nicki Butler with less than 10 minutes remaining to give the Cobras the win. PC had tied the match earlier in the half on a goal by Sophia Ryan on a pass from Angie Snider. Libby Beck was strong in goal for the Cobras with 5 saves. The win moves the Cobras to (8-2-1 4-1) while ICC falls to (7-3-1). Next up for PC will be a home game at 4:00 on Monday afternoon with NJCAA D-III #7 College of Dupage (10-2-1).

The Parkland Men got back to their winning ways with a 1-0 non-conference victory over Triton College of River Grove. TJ Keys scored the only goal of the contest as Tyler Kutz again had a shutout. PC (11-1-2) is off until Tuesday when they travel to Lincoln Land for a key M-WAC contest. The Loggers (11-1), Cobras, and Lewis and Clark are currently in a three-way tie for first place.

PC's Volleyball team came up on the losing end of two hard fought battles on Saturday afternoon to finish 3rd in their own Invitational. The Cobras fell to #1 Kishwaukee 15-25, 25-18, 25-20, and 25-11 after falling to #14 DMACC 25-20, 18-25, 25-23, 23-25, and 15-7 earlier in the day.. Kishwaukee beat DMACC in three games to win the title. PC (18-7) travels to Lincoln on Wednesday night for an M-WAC game.

9-26-08

Women rally in final minute, Men lose first match

Sophia Ryan scored with just 42 seconds remaining in the game to give the Cobras a 2-1 win over Springfield College on Thursday afternoon. The Urbana graduate gathered a loose ball that was deflected off the Bulldog goalie to put home the game winner. Ryan also contributed to the Cobras first goal as she assisted Brittany Gentry on a goal in the first half to tie the game. SCI had taken an early 1-0 lead on a breakaway goal by Kelsey Lucas. The win moves PC to (7-2-1) and they will host #14 Illinois Central (7-1-2) at noon on Saturday.

The Parkland Men saw their twelve game unbeaten string come to end Thursday night as they fell to ICC 1-0. Paul Zinnah's rebound goal at the 65th minute of the match was the lone goal of the contest. The Cougars, who have struggled to a (5-6) record this year but have been to the NJCAA National tournament the past two seasons, out shot the Cobras and recorded the first shutout against them this season. PC (10-1-2) will get back to work on Saturday when they travel to Triton (6-2) for a non-conference match.

9-25-08

Women's soccer posts another win

Once again the trio of Tara Rossdeutcher, Sophia Ryan, and Linda Hernandez led the way as the Parkland Women's Soccer team cruised to a 5-0 win over Kaskaskia on Wednesday afternoon. Brittany Gentry opened the scoring on an assist from Ryan and Hernandez made it 2-0 at half on a pass from Rossdeutcher.

Tara found the back of the net early in the second half with an assist from Carly Cherry while Ryan and Hernandez both scored unassisted goals for the final margin of victory. Molly Sandgren and Sandy Stundahl combined in goal for the shutout as the Cobras out shot the opposition 18 to 1.

Parkland (6-2-1) will play their third game in as many days this afternoon when they host Springfield College at 4:00. PC beat the Bulldogs 3-1 earlier this season.

9-25-08

Soccer team remains in rankings, Volleyball moves up ahead of hosting strong tournament field

The Parkland Men's Soccer team went 2-0-1 over the last week but feel from #11 to #14 in the latest NJCAA Poll released today. The Cobras (10-0-2) moved up three spots to #8 in the National Soccer Coaches Association Poll (NSCAA/Adidas). PC has two tough road contests this week, traveling to ICC on Thursday and to Triton on Saturday.

The Volleyball team moved up one spot to #7 after the Cobras went (2-2) in Florida last week. The Cobras (17-5) are set to host an impressive field in this weekend's Parkland Invitational. Including Parkland, seven of the nine teams entered are ranked in the top 25 of the most recent NJCAA D-II Poll. The field includes:

#1 Kishwaukee (25-1)
#7 Parkland (17-5)
#14 Des Moines Area CC (14-4)
#17 Owens (24-7)
#18 Kirkwood (16-8)
#24 Kalamazoo Valley (12-5)
#25 Vincennes (19-4)

Parkland will play Shawnee at 1:00 on Friday and Kirkwood at 4:30. Parkland will return to action at either 10:15 or 12:00 on Saturday. For complete tournament information, please contact the Athletic Department at 217-351-2226.

Shawnee and SW Illinois round out the field but are not ranked.

9-24-08

Parkland Soccer teams pick up high scoring wins

Both of the Parkland Soccer team's picked up high scoring victories over struggling opponents on Tuesday afternoon. The #14 ranked Men's team routed Kankakee 11-1 while the women shutdown Lincoln College 6-0.

Parkland's TJ Keys had a hat trick scoring 3 goals, Luis Tavares added two goals and an assist, and Aaron Vega scored once and added two assists of his own to lead a balanced attack. Michael Arocha, Matt Larison, Corey Kallembach, Lance Strawn, and Trevor Kohlrus all scored single goals as eight different players put the ball in the net for the Cobras. PC led 4-0 at the break and scored two early second half goals to take a 6-0 lead before the Cavaliers (1-8) scored their lone goal of the contest. The schedule will get a little tougher as PC travels to rival Illinois Central College for a 7:00 match on Thursday night.

For the women, Sophia Ryan scored twice and added an assist while Tara Rossdeutcher, Brittany Gentry, and Linda Hernandez each scored once and had an assist as the Cobras cruised to the win. PC led 2-0 at half before scoring four times in the second half. Skye Peters added the final goal for Parkland who out shot the Lynx 22-2.

Parkland (5-2-1) will play their second of three games in three days when they host Kaskaskia at 4:00 today. Lincoln falls to (0-8-1) with the loss.

9-21-08

Golf wins Robert Morris Invite, VB 5th at Florida Tourney, Soccer battles to tie

The Parkland Men's Golf team used balanced scoring to edge Illinois Central College by one stroke and take home the title of the Robert Morris Invitational over the weekend. Despite ICC having the top two scorers, PC used two round totals of 150 by Kevin Mast and Michael Davan as well as Trevor Wiesner (151), David Shelton (152), and Jordan Christensen (155) to hang on for the win. PC led ICC by 9 strokes going to the final 18 but ICC shot a team best 294 to put the heat on the Cobras. The team is off until Sept. 28-29 when they play in the Illinois State Championships held at ISU.

Team Standings

1) Parkland 299, 302 (601)
2) Illinois Central 308,294 (602)
3) College of Lake County 324, 325 (653)
4) Robert Morris 334, 324 (658)
5) Holy Cross 334, 324 (658)
6) Calumet (St.Joseph) 349, 352 (701)

Individuals
Brad Little (ICC) 142
Nathan Deakin (ICC) 148
Kevin Mast (Parkland) 150
Erik Lindgren (Robert Morris) 150
Michael Davan (Parkland) 150

Other Parkland Scores:
Trevor Wiesner 151
David Shelton 152
Jordan Christensen 155

On a wet and miserable day heavyweights #11 Parkland College and Schoolcraft
(Livonia, MI) played to a 1-1 tie. The game featured a 30 minute rain
delay, a sloppy soaked field, 8 cards, hard tackles all over the pitch, and
brilliant saves by both keepers. Schoolcraft opened the scoring on a wild
scramble that started with Parkland keeper Tyler Kutz getting injured and 20
seconds later ending with a penalty kick for Schoolcraft's Bim Ogunyemi
after being taken down inside the box. Just minutes later the game was
delayed for lightning. When action resumed former Centennial star Corey
Kallembach dug a loose ball out of a puddle in front of the net and knocked it home
to tie the score. The game went back and forth the rest of the way with both
teams getting chances before settling on the even result. Parkland played
the last 23 minutes down a man after having a player sent off with his second
yellow card.

The tie puts #11 ranked Cobras record at 9-0-2 (Conf. 3-0). PC hosts
Kankakee at 4:00 on Tuesday. Schoolcraft is now 7-1-3 on the year.

*SCORE BY HALF
*1H 2H Final
1 - 0 - 0 Schoolcraft
1 - 0 - 1 Parkland College

And finally, the #8 PC Volleyball team swept Manatee CC in three games to finish 5th at the Conquistador Invite in New Port Richey, Florida. Pc won 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 behind Lucy Coleman's 13 kills. Earlier in the day the Cobras lost a heartbreaker to Clearwater Christian, falling by the scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-16, 23-25, and 6-15. Coleman had 5 blocks in the match while Brittany Fallis recorded 30 digs. PC (17-5) split two matches on Friday as well. Losing to D-1 #10 Miami Dade 25-16, 21-25, 25-22, and 25-15 before beating Indian River 25-15 in all three games. PC will be off until this Friday and Saturday when they host an impressive field in the Parkland Invite which includes #1 Kishwaukee and several other ranked foes.

9-18-08

The Women's Soccer team fell to (4-2-1 3-1) after a hard fought 3-1 loss to undefeated Lewis & Clark (10-0 4-0)
Kaylee Neutzling scored the first of her two goals and Kelly Musenfechter followed up with one of her own to give the Trailblazers an early 2-0 lead. Linda Hernandez scored later in the half to cut the deficit to one at the half. Neutzling scored the only goal of the second half holding PC scoreless to hang on for the win.

The Cobras will play 4 matches next week starting with a game at Lincoln on Tuesday. PC will host matches Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, all against Region 24 foes.

9-17-08

Men's Soccer teams earns first ever national ranking

The (9-0-1) Men's Soccer team has earned their first ever National ranking, coming in at #11 in the latest NJCAA poll released today. The Cobras are currently the only team ranked from the state of Illinois. PC hosts Schoolcraft at 11 am on Saturday. Congratulations to Coach Sikora and the entire team!

Volleyball holds steady

The Cobra Volleyball team holds steady at #8 in the NJCAA D-II Volleyball Poll. PC is currently (14-3) over-all and is 8-3 against teams listed in the current poll. Their three losses come against teams presently ranked #4, 7, and 17. PC plays D-I #10 Miami-Dade this weekend and has a potential match up against #19 College of Southern Maryland at the Pasco-Hernando Invite in St. Petersburg, Florida.

9-17-08

Tuesday sweep for Cobra sports teams

Three Parkland Athletic teams were in action on Tuesday and all came away victorious. The #8 ranked PC Volleyball team traveled to Springfield and knocked off #15 Lincoln Land in three games by the scores of 25-13, 25-13, and 25-20. The victory moved the Cobras to (14-3 2-0) while Lincoln Land falls to (15-5 1-1). PC now travels to Florida where they will compete in the highly competitive Pasco-Hernando Invitational. First up for the Cobras is NJCAA D-1 powerhouse Miami Dade, as well as matches against Indian River CC, and Clearwater Christian.

The Men's Soccer team had a tough time of it against a surprisingly stubborn Danville Area Community College squad edging the Jaguars 1-0. DACC came out with a defensive mind set, frequently packing nine players in their defensive end. Despite double digit shots on goal and corner kicks, three defender saves off the line and a shot ringing the crossbar, Parkland wasn't able to score until the 84th minute when Centennial grad Corey Kallembach scored off a nice feed from Central High School grad Ricardo Vega. Tyler Kutz had one save for Parkland in recording the shut out. The victory improves the Cobras to (9-0-1 3-0) while DACC falls to (3-4 1-2). PC will host perennial Michigan powerhouse Schoolcraft College (6-1-2) at 11 am on Saturday.

The PC Women's Soccer team ran their winning streak to three games with an impressive 3-2 win over rival Heartland CC in Bloomington Tuesday afternoon. The trio of Brittany Gentry, Linda Hernandez, and Sophia Ryan hooked up to score all three of the Cobras goals. Gentry put PC ahead 1-0 on a feed from Hernandez. After HCC tied the contest on an unassisted goal by Jessie Bonds, Gentry put the Cobras ahead for good on an assist from Ryan. Hernandez put PC ahead 3-1 at the break on another assist from Ryan.

Neither team was able to score in the second half until Jill Hedrick scored on a direct kick for HCC in the final minute of the game. The win improves PC to (4-1-1 3-0) while Heartland drops to (6-4 2-2). PC hosts #10 Lewis and Clark (9-0 2-0) at 4:00 on Thursday. The Trailblazers have outscored their opponents 54-3 so far this season ahead of their game today versus Lincoln.

9-16-08

Golf team 3rd at highly competitive John A Logan Invite

Led by a top ten finish by sophomore Michael Davan (72-77 149), the Parkland Men's Golf team finished 3rd at the 16 team John A Logan Invitational. Division I power Indian Hills won the team title led by medalist Steve McGlynn (71-71 143). Mississippi Gulf Coast edged PC by two strokes for 2nd place while the Cobras finished two strokes ahead of Region 24 rival Rend Lake for 3rd. The Cobras will head north this weekend to participate in the Robert Morris Invitational in Wadsworth, Il.

9-15-08

Cobra Volleyball get 2 more victories

The Parkland College Volleyball Team swept through both teams in their tri-match Friday evening in impressive fashion. In the opener, the Cobras defeated Region 24 foe Rend Lake Community College 25-8, 25-5, 25-8. Parkland used a combination of great serving and net play to overwhelm the Warriors. Sophomore Setter Kylie Cavanah tied a Parkland record with 12 aces in the match. Jess Wood, Lucy Coleman, and Katie Knott led the balanced offensive attack with 7 kills apiece and Molly Elderbrook added 12 digs.

In the second match of the evening, Parkland was equally impressive as they dispatched the Cyclones from Moraine Valley Community College by scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-13. In that match Jeni Sykes and Kylie Cavanah combined for 22 assists. Jess Wood continued her hot hitting with 6 kills and Alyssa Elmore added 5. Brittany Fallis led the defense with 14 digs.

Parkland's record improves to 13-3 on the season. The Cobras start this week off with a very big MWAC conference showdown against Lincoln Land CC Tuesday at 6PM in Springfield. The girls then travel Wednesday to Florida to play in the NJCAA Division I tournament in New Port Richey, FL at Pasco-Hernando CC. The Cobras will open the tournament with DI # 1 ranked Miami-Dade CC.

9-13-08

Men's Soccer upends #11 SWIC, Women canceled at ICC

PARKLAND BEATS #11 Southwestern Illinois College

Undefeated Parkland played host to nationally ranked SWIC in an exciting
contest Saturday afternoon with Parkland pulling out the 2-1 win. The first score of the game
didn't come until the second half when fleet footed forward Aaron Vega of
Parkland beat his man in the box and was taken down from behind. Devon
Munch calmy converted the penalty kick. Just seven minutes later SWIC
captain Alex Agne scored to knot the match. Then with just twenty minutes
left TJ Keys neatly put home a pass from Leroy Kusina for the Parkland win.
Parkland played the the last 15 minutes of the game shorthanded as Munch was
sent off with his second yellow. Tyler Kutz again anchored the goal for the
Cobras.

PC outshot the Blue Storm 10-6 in the contest while SWIC had 5 corner kicks to the Cobras 1.The victory raises the Cobras record to (8-0-1 2-0) ahead of a conference match with Danville Area CC on Sept. 16 at 4:00 at Parkland.

The Women's Soccer team's game against Illinois Central College scheduled for 6:00 in East Peoria was canceled due to poor field conditions and will not be made up.

9-11-08

Women's Soccer and Volleyball pick up conference victories

Both the Parkland Women's Soccer and Volleyball teams came away victorious on Wednesday in Mid-West Athletic Conference games. The Soccer team defeated Springfield College 3-1 to improve to (3-1-1 2-0) on the season. Brittany Gentry and Tiffany Blanchette put the Cobras ahead 2-0 at the break as Tara Rossdeutcher and Sophia Ryan each had assists. After SCI's Kylie Henson cut the lead to one, Rossdeutcher added an unassisted goal of her own to seal the final margin of victory. PC out shot the Bulldogs 10-6 in picking up their second win in a row. Things will get much tougher for the Cobras this weekend as they travel to East Peoria on Saturday for a contest with #9 Illinois Central (5-0-1 3-0). The Cougars have outscored their opponents 19-2 and allowed goals in only one match this season.

PC's Volleyball team opened the home portion of their season with a convincing win over John Wood 25-8. 25-12, and 25-13. In a match that lasted less than an hour, PC broke on top early in each game and kept the Trail Blazers from gaining any momentum. Sam Larson (9 kills) and Jess Wood (7 kills) helped pace the attack with Brittany Fallis adding 7 digs, Alyssa Elmore 3 blocks, and Kylie Cavanah had 29 assists.

The #8 ranked Cobra (11-3 1-0) are set to host a triangular this Friday afternoon and evening. PC will play Rend Lake at 4:00, Rend Lake plays Moraine Valley at 6, and the Cobras will play Moraine at 8 pm. As always admission is free to all Parkland students, faculty, and staff with a valid Parkland ID.

9-10-08

Men's soccer keeps streak alive

Parkland Men's Soccer team kept their unbeaten streak alive on Tuesday with a convincing 5-0 win over Springfield College. The victory moved the Cobras to (7-0-1 2-0) on the season while the Bulldogs fall to
(2-5 0-4).

The win was a totally dominating performance as the PC defense did not allow a single shot by the SCI attack.
Trevor Kohlrus scored the only goal of the opening half as the Cobras took a 1-0 lead into the break. PC broke the game open however scoring 3 goals in a span of seven minutes early in the second half. Leroy Kusina scored on an assist from Lance Strawn at the 62nd minute mark and Kusina scored again just one minute later on a feed from Matt Larison. Larison scored a goal of his with Strawn once again picking up the assist. PC scored their final goal of the contest as Strawn picked up his third assist of the game when Alex Drawve knocked home a goal.

PC will try to keep their streak alive when they travel to Region 24 foe Rend Lake CC on Thursday afternoon.

9-4-08

Soccer stays undefeated,earns much needed break

Playing their fifth game in less than a week, the Parkland Men's Soccer team again looked sharp as they pounded the Greenville College JV 7-0 in soccer action Wednesday afternoon. The Cobras received goals from seven different players and four of the goals came on assists.

Kyle Stach got the scoring going on a goal just three minutes into the contest on a pass from Leroy Kusina. Alex Drawve put PC ahead 2-0 with an assist to Il Sa Moon to wrap up first half scoring. Moon scored a goal of his own with an assist to Stach at the 51st minute mark and the rout was on. Dustin Curtis scored to make it 4-0 and then PC scored three goals in three minutes. TJ Keys scored on another assist from Kusina at the 75th minute, Aaron Vega scored just two minutes later and cousin Ricardo Vega followed up with a goal of his own less than a minute later.

Goalkeeper Tyler Kutz and defenders Devon Munch and Trevor Kohlrus allowed Greenville no room to score as Kutz recorded the Cobras fourth shutout of the season. For the year PC has out scored their opponents 32-4 in building a (6-0-1 1-0) record. The Cobras earn a much needed break as they are off until Tuesday September 9th when they host M-WAC foe Springfield College (2-3 0-1).

9-3-08

Parkland Soccer keeps streak alive

Freshman TJ Keys scored three goals, two in a span of 52 seconds, to help lead the Parkland Men's Soccer team to a 4-0 win over the Illinois Wesleyan JV. The victory improved the Cobras to (5-0-1) ahead of a 4:00 game today versus the Greenville College JV. Keys, a freshman from Rochester, put PC ahead at the 24 minute mark on and assist from Eduardo Galvez, and added his second goal less than a minute later when he chased down a deflection off the back of an IWU defender and got by the goalie for a 2-0 lead. The game stayed at 2-0 until Bruno Ferreira put a kick in the corner of the net at the 50 minute mark and Keys scored the final goal of the contest with an assist to Aaron Vega with just two minutes remaining in the game. Tyler Kutz and the Parkland backline recorded their fourth shutout in seven game for the Cobras.

Score by Half

IWU JV 0 0 0
PC 2 2 4

24th minute (Keys) assist Galvez
25th minute (Keys)
50th minute (Ferreira)
88th minute (Keys) assist A. Vega

9-2-08

Volleyball wins Owens Invitational, Women's Soccer falls to SWIC

The #5 ranked Parkland Volleyball team continued their impressive early season play going a perfect 5-0 on the way to winning the Owens CC Invite. The Cobras picked up two more wins against nationally-ranked opponents beating #8 Kalamazoo Valley 32-34, 25-18, 25-21, and 27-25 and #13 Owens 25-20, 25-22, 19-25, and 25-18. PC has now played six team ranked in the NJCAA D-II poll and has compiled a 5-1 record against those teams.

At the tourney PC swept three other opponents, all in three games. The Cobras beat Vincennes 27-25, 25-23, and 25-17; Jackson CC 25-22, 25-14, and 25-16; and Edison 25-22, 25-19 and 25-5. Parkland (8-1) will face another difficult schedule this weekend whey they travel to the Kirkwood Ia. Invitational. PC will play #2 Cowley and Region 24 rival SW Illinois on Friday before tangling with #4 Des Moines and Iowa Lakes on Saturday. Both ranked foes will be out for revenge as PC defeated both teams at the Johnson County Invite earlier this season.

The Women's Soccer team fell to (1-1-1) on the early season falling to SW Illinois (1-0) by the score of 4-1. The Blue Storm took a 2-0 lead at the break and increased the lead to three before the Cobras Carly Cherry scored the lone goal at the 60 minute mark. SWIC added a goal in the final seconds of the match to win by the 4-1 margin. PC struggled on offense connecting on just one of five shots on goal while SWIC connected on four of ten. The Cobras will play their first home game of the season this Thursday when they host Kaskaskia College starting at 4:00.

9-2-08

Men's Soccer goes undefeated at Missouri Invite, Golf 3rd at Region 24 Prevue

Parkland Men's Soccer finished off a nearly perfect weekend by pounding the Lindenwood University JV 6-1 on Sunday afternoon. PC went 3-0 at the tournament outscoring their three opponents by the score of 15-1.

On Sunday, the Cobras got two goals from Alex Birnie, one on an assist from Matt Larison and the other on a penalty kick. Birnie, normally a goalkeeper, played in the field this week due to injuries and led the team in scoring with 4 goals and an assist. PC got single scores from Kyle Stach, TJ Keys, Aaron Vega, and Devin Munch. Ricardo Vega, Chris Faller, and Bruno Ferreira all had assists as the Cobras improved to (4-0-1 1-0) on the season. Tyler Kutz, who played all three games in net, allowed just one goal the entire weekend. Next up for the Green and Gold is a 5:00 home match today vs Illinois Wesleyan JV.

1H 2H
3 3 6 Parkland
0 1 1 Lindenwood

The Parkland Men's golf team got the Zach McNabney era underway with a 3rd place finish at the Region 24 Prevue hosted by Rend Lake CC at Franklin Country Club. The Cobras led the 36-hole event after the first 18 holes shooting a 291 giving them a 2 stroke lead over the host school. The second 18 weren't as kind as PC shot a 310 falling to 3rd in the 13 team tourney. Rend Lake (293-291 584) took home the title while John A Logan (295-297 592) finished 2nd ahead of Parkland (291-310 601).

Elijah Sentel (Rend Lake) was the medalist (72-69) winning on the second hold playoff over Matt Smith of Logan (70-71). Parkland was led by Michael Davan (70-78 148) and Trevor Wiesner (72-76 148). Other Parkland scores were: David Shelton (71-82 153), Bob Huey (78-78 156), Kolby Kabbes (78-78 156). Parkland players who participated as individuals were Michael Peters (79-76 155), Kevin Mast (77-78 155), and Jordan Christensen (85-73 158). PC is off until Sept. 14-15 when they travel to the John A Logan Invite.

8-25-08

The Parkland College Volleyball team had a highly successful weekend going (3-1) against four nationally-ranked foes. The #5 Cobras opened play on Friday sweeping #2 Cowley County 25-20, 25-16, and 25-14 behind 9 kills by Katie Knott and Sam Larson. Brittany Fallis added 18 digs and Kylie Cavanah had 39 assists in the win. PC followed that victory with a hard fought 25-14, 14-25, 25-22, 25-17 win over #4 Des Moines Area CC. Knott and Jaclyn Meado both had 9 kills with Knott adding 2 service aces and Meado 4 blocks.

On Saturday, the Cobras returned to action by defeating #25 Longview by the scores of 16-25, 25-23, 25-22, and 22-17. After losing the first game, PC rallied to win three close games behind Sam Larson (12 kills and 22 digs), Kylie Cavanah (47 assists and 3 blocks), and Lucy Coleman (10 kills and 3 blocks). Jaclyn Meado and Katie Knott each added 10 kills in the win. PC ran out of gas in the finale falling to 2007 NJCAA runner-up and #6 Johnson County 25-11, 25-14, and 25-11.

Final Team Standings:

Johnson County (3-1)
Parkland (3-1)
Longview (2-2)
Cowley County (1-3)
Des Moines (1-3)

This weekend, PC travels to Owens CC in Toledo, Ohio where they will play #8 Kalamazoo Valley, #13 Owens, as well as Sinclair CC, Edison CC, and Vincennes.

8-25-08

Angie Snider scored on an assist from Linda Hernandez with just under 10 minutes to go in the game to lead the Parkland Women' s Soccer team to a 1-0 win over St. Louis Meramec in the season opener for both teams. Libby Beck (3 saves) and Molly Sandgren (2 saves) combined in goal for the shutout. PC dominated the contest with 16 shots on goal to just 5 for the Magic but was turned away on several shots by outstanding play by the rival goalie. Next up for PC (1-0) is a game at Scott CC in Davenport, Iowa.

8-25-08

Battle for Bragging Rights ends in a draw

The Parkland College Men's Soccer team battled the University of Illinois Club Team last night in their annual grudge match for the two local soccer programs. This year the game was played at night at Centennial High School in front of a large crowd featuring many local high school athletes. Centennial's Corey Kallembach got the scoring started off of a feed from Matt Larison to give the Cobras a 1-0 lead. Minutes later, Central High School product Ricardo Vega broke through the Illinois backfield and scored to put PC ahead by two goals. Just before the half, Illinois's Ryan Summerville found himself alone at the tob of the box and hit a low shot into the corner of the net to cut the lead to 2-1 at the break. Early in the second half, Mark Zerlang closed the scoring with a break away goal for Illinois to tie the game at 2.

The tie leaves PC at (1-0-1 1-0) ahead of this weekends trip to St. Louis for the Missouri Invitational. The Cobras will play Forest Park on Thursday, Kansas City CC on Friday, and Lindenwood on Sunday.

Score by half:

2-0 Parkland
1-1 Illinois

Scoring:
34th minute (Parkland) Kallembach assist Larison
30th minute (Parkland) R. Vega
42nd minute (Illinois) Summerville
54th minute (Illinois) Zerlang

8-22-08

*PARKLAND SOCCER OPENS WITH A WIN AGAINST LINCOLN COLLEGE*

Parkland Soccer opened the season is a big way taking down conference rival
Lincoln College 4-1. Parkland came out a bit shaky at first and turned over
the ball deep in their own end, giving up a break away goal in the first 5
minutes of the game. Once the Cobras settled down though they dominated
play throughout the midfield and attacking zone. Right beforfe the first
half ended Parkland was rewarded as Kyle Stach scored a hardworking goal off
a nice combination play with TJ Keys.

Early in the second half Bruno Ferreira from Fisher High School hit the
upper window on a beautiful feed from Leroy Kusina to give the Cobras the go
ahead goal. Late in the game Parkland scored two quick goals: Kusina from
Urbana High School, beat the keeper with a flicked ball off a long driven
pass from Trevor Kohlrus. Two minutes later Ricardo Vega, a Central High
School graduate, beat the wall with a free kick to close out the scoring.

The win puts Parkland at 1-0 (1-0 in the MAC Conference) on the season.
Next up for the Cobras is a inter-city matchup under the lights against the
University of Illinois Mens Club team on Monday, August 25th, 6:30pm at
Centennial High School.

*SCORE BY HALF*
1H 2H Final
1 - 3 - 4 Parkland College
1 - 0 - 1 Lincoln College
*GOALKEEPING*
Tyler Kutz (Parkland), 90 minutes, 1 goal allowed

*SCORING*
5th minute (Lincoln), Tim Jolly, assist Leandro Diaz
44th minute (Parkland), Kyle Stach, assist TJ Kyes
60th minute (Parkland), Bruno Ferreira, assist Leroy Kusina
82nd minute (Parkland), Leroy Kusina, assist Trevor Kohlrus,
84th minute (Parkland), Ricard Vega

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