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Cobra News..
6-10-09
NIKE WORLD SERIES GEAR NOW AVAILABLE!!
Celebrate the Parkland World Series title by ordering a NIKE short and long sleeve t's or a hooded sweatshirt!
To order go to www.impactsportsforms.com then type in the organization code (PARKCOBAIL), select your merchandise and then check out. Merchandise will be directly shipped to your home address. Merchandise will be available from June 10 to July 1.
6-8-09
Twelve Cobras Earn NJCAA Academic All-American Honors
Twelve Parkland College Student-Athletes have been named NJCAA Academic All-Americans for the 2008-2009 school year. Seven female and five male athletes were chosen based on having played at least one season of athletics, having completed a minimum of 45 hours of college level course work, and achieved a composite grade point average of 3.6 or higher.
Students who have earned a GPA of 3.80 or higher are named Distinguished All-Americans. Two of the Parkland honoree, Volleyball players Jaclyn Meado and Jessica Redden, will receive special recognition after earning perfect 4.0 averages during their two years at Parkland.
Academic All-Americans:
Kylei Cavanah Volleyball
Dustin Curtis Men's Soccer
Shelby Glover Softball
Robert Huey Golf
Corey Kallembach Men's Soccer
Kevin Mast Golf
Heidi McKean Women's Basketball
Colin McKeen Baseball
Distinguished All-Americans:
Andrea Carmichael Women's Soccer
Dana Coles Softball
Jaclyn Meado** Volleyball
Jessica Redden** Volleyball
** Denotes graduates with 4.00 GPA
6-3-09
2009-The Year of the Cobra!
What a year it was for Parkland College Athletic teams and student-athletes! Five teams won Midwest Athletic Conference titles, four teams advanced to their respective National tournaments, and three came home with top four finishes, highlighted by the National Championship won by the Baseball team over the weekend. Several athletes earned All-American recognition in their sport or for their academic achievement. At this time, I would like to recognize those achievements and announce the Parkland Award winners as well.
Parkland Male Athletes of the Year: Michael Davan Golf and Nate Roberts Baseball
Davan earns the award for the second straight year after leading the Cobras to a #8 finish at Nationals. The sophomore finished in a tie for 7th over-all and earned 2nd Team All-American honors. Roberts, a transfer from Northwestern, caught fire during post-season play hitting .710 (22-31) in nine playoff games. Broke the school record with a .514 batting average for the season and was named a 2nd Team All-American.
Parkland Female Athletes of the Year: Kylie Cavanah Volleyball and Heidi McKean Women's Basketball
Cavanah swept the VB post-season awards winning M-WAC and Region 24 Player of the Year and was an NJCAA and AVCA First Team All-American leading the Cobras to a 3rd place finish at Nationals. McKean, was a First Team NJCAA All-American and earned Region 24 and M-WAC recognition leading the Cobras to 4th place at Nationals.
Freshman Athlete of the Year: Kevin Kiermaier Baseball
Kiermaier burst on the scene in impressive fashion earning MVP honors at the World Series after being named First Team All-Conference and All-Region and winning Freshman of the Year awards. Was named 3rd Team All-American and broke or tied the school records for home runs (13) and triples (13).
Male Academic Achievement Awards:
Dustin Curtis Soccer
Robert Huey Golf
Corey Kallembach Soccer
Kevin Mast Golf
Colin McKeen Baseball
Female Academic Achievement Awards:
Andrea Carmichael Soccer
Dana Coles Softball
Shelby Glover Softball
Heidi McKean Women's Basketball
Jaclyn Meado Volleyball
Jessica Redden Volleyball
M-WAC Champions:
Baseball, Golf, Men's Soccer, Volleyball, Women's Basketball
Region 24 Champions:
Baseball, Volleyball, Women's Basketball
Region 24 Runner-Up:
Golf, Men's Soccer
National Finish:
Baseball-National Champions
Volleyball-3rd Place
Women's Basketball-4th Place
Golf-8th Place
Congratulations to all of the athletes and coaches on an amazing year! Let's do it again in 2010!!!
5-29-09
Parkland Wins DII Baseball Title with 11-3 Win Over Scottsdale
The Parkland College (Ill.) Cobras team dominated from beginning to end Friday night to win their second NJCAA Division II World Series title defeating Scottsdale Community College (Ariz.) 11-3 at David Allen Ballpark in Enid, Okla.
The Cobras scored three times each in the second and third innings to build a 6-1 lead and never looked back as they out hit the Fighting Artichokes 18-6. Winning pitcher Max Friedman worked 8.1 innings allowing just three runs while striking out 10.
Parkland's offense was paced by tournament MVP Kevin Kiermaier who went 3-4 with two runs scored and four RBI. Nate Roberts, Colin McKeen, and Kevin Crane all collected three hits for Parkland in the victory. Rafael Perez had three of Scottsdale's six hits.
Parkland, which won their five games in the Series by the combined scores of 51-20, broke the NJCAA record for team batting average with a .408 mark for the tournament. They were lead by the hitter of the tournament Nate Roberts who broke the individual hitting record going 12-17 for a .710 average. He was joined on the All-Tournament team by teammate Kory Rombold who was selected the Pitcher of the Tourney for picking up two wins while walking just two batters and striking out 22. Also selected were second baseman Jordan Mitchelhill who hit .570, third baseman Collin DeDecker who hit .500 and was outstanding defensively and rightfielder Kevin Kiermaier who was named the MVP after he hit .444 with 3 HR and 9 RBI.
The title is the second for the Cobras who also won the title back in 2002 and were runners-up in 2005.
Tournament stats and box scores can be found at www.davidallenballpark.com and more pics and photos are at www.njcaa.org
Congrats to Coach Kennedy and Coach Throneburg or an amazing season!
5-29-09
It's the Cobras vs. the Artichokes for the World Series Championship!!!!
Kory Rombold picked up his second win of the NJCAA D-II World Series by going the distance to help lead the Cobras to a thrilling 7-6 win over Kankakee CC and move into the championship game of the World Series for the third time since 2002. The Cobras will face Scottsdale (39-21) who upended top-seed LSU-Eunice 9-1 earlier in the day. Rombold allowed five earned runs while walking 2 and striking out 11. In two appearances vs the Cavaliers, Rombold worked 16 innings walking just two hitters while striking out 22.
KCC broke on top early to take a 2-0 lead but PC cut the lead in half in the 2nd inning by and RBI by Bob Glover scoring Colin McKeen who lead the inning off with a walk. The Cobras grabbed the lead in the 3rd as Michael Bradburn hit a two-out 3-run home run to make it 4-2 PC. PC added a fourth run in the inning on a double-steal.
The Cobras would score their final two runs of the contest in the 4th on an RBI single by Jordan Mitchelhill and a sacrifice off the bat of McKeen. KCC chipped into the lead scoring twice in the 5th and threatened to grab the lead in the 7th until Rombold took over. With two runs in and runners at first and second, Rombold struck out the next three hitters to end the uprising. The sophomore retired the final nine hitters of the game, six by strikeout.
Four Cobras had two hits in the contest as Michael Bradburn, Collin DeDecker, Jordan Mitchelhill, and Nate Roberts each helped the PC cause at the plate. KCC was led by All-American Bryce Redeker who was 2-3 with a 2-run home run. Kankakee ends the season in 3rd place with a final record of (51-14-1) while PC moves on with a record of (48-9). Parkland won the NJCAA D-II title in 2002 defeating Frederick CC of Maryland and lost in the 2005 title game to Grand Rapids, MI. If Parkland wins on Friday night, they will earn their second National Title, a defeat would mean a second title tilt at 1:00 Saturday afternoon.
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5-22-09
Parkland finishes impressive 8th at NJCAA National Golf Tourney, Davan earns All-American honors
The Parkland College Golf team celebrated a return to the National Golf Tournament with an 8th Place finish at the NJCAA Golf Finals held in Scottsboro, Alabama. The Cobras were led by Michael Davan who finished at even par after the 72-hole event (73-71-73-71 288) good enough for 9th place over-all and just five strokes behind the eventual winner David Griffin of Rend Lake. It was a great for Region 24 as John A Logan won the over-all team title as they moved up from third place by shooting a 286 over the final 18 to outdistance runner-up Darton (GA) College
In addition to Davan's stellar performance, balance was the key for the Cobras all week long as PC shot 18 of their 20 rounds in the 70's. Freshman Corbin Sebens continued his impressive play this spring finishing with a (76-75-78-72 301) good enough for a tie for 33rd place. Bob Huey finished 53rd (75-74-78-79 306), Kevin Mast 65th (74-76-81-77 308) and Trevor Wiesner (82-77-78-78 314) in 88th. Congratulation to coach Zach McNabney and all of the team on an outstanding season!
Listed below is the top 10 individuals and teams:
1. John A Logan 1161
2. Darton (GA) College 1164
3. So Mountain (AZ) CC 1173
4. U-Arkansas Ft. Smith 1190
5. Grand Rapids (MI) CC 1193
Tyler (TX) 1193
7. Chandler-Gilbert (AZ) 1194
8. Parkland College 1198
9. Mississippi Gulf Coast 1199
10. Potomac State (WV) 1200
Top 10
1. David Griffin (Rend Lake) 283
2. Jin Chung (Darton) 283
3. Brian Affleck (Potomac St) 283
4. Matt Smith (John A Logan) 285
5. Tom McGrane (Chand-Gilb) 286
6. Corey Ward (Miss GC) 287
7. Ethan Adamson (UA Fort Smith) 288
8. Tyler Ekenberg (John A Logan) 288
9. Michael Davan (Parkland) 288
10. Scott Brace (So. Mountain) 289
5-19-09
Parkland stands 7th after first day of NJCAA D-II Golf Tournament
Balance was the key on Tuesday as the Cobras find themselves in 7th place after day one of the NJCAA Golf Tourney. Parkland shot 298, eight stroles behind DAY 1 leader Darton College of Georgia. Parkland players who scored today were Michael Davan (73), Kevin Mast (74), Bob Huey (75), and Corbin Sebens (76).
Parkland will tee off at 7:45 am on Tuesday in the 72-hole four-day event in Scottsboro, Al.
Teams:
Darton GA. 290
Grand Rapids 291
So. Mountain AZ. 292
Miss Gulf Coast 293
Tyler TX. 294
John A Logan 296
Parkland 298
Chandler-Gilbert AZ 300
There are 17 teams in the finals. David Griffin shot an opening round 66 to lead the individual race. Parkland's Michael Davan is tied for 19th after day 1.
Parkland Softball Players Earn All-Conference and All-Region Honors
Six different members of the Parkland College Softball team (38-14) have earned All-Conference and All-Region recognition in a vote of coaches announced today.
Four players, infielder Taylor Sloat, first baseman Dana Coles, pitcher-outfielder Carley Kemmer, and pitcher Morgan Hackman were named First Team All-Region. Sloat, who is also an All-American nominee, hit. .401 for the season and led the team in home runs (8), runs scored (52), doubles (17), triples (6), and walks (22). Coles led the team with a .419 batting average and a .544 on-base percentage. She also finished the season with 6 HR and 34 RBI. Kemmer, who played both right field and pitched for the Cobras, hit .356 with 6 HR and 45 RBI. In the circle Kemmer was 14-7 with 2 saves, lead the team with 129 strikeouts, and had an ERA of just 2.48. Hackman was the Cobras top pitcher finishing with a 17-6 record and a team low 1.54 ERA along with 111 strikeouts.
Four Cobras earned first team All-MWAC and three more were named second team. Sloat, Coles, and Megan Jones were selected to the First team along with Carley Kemmer who was named First team as an outfielder and 2nd Team as a pitcher. Morgan Hackman and second baseman Taylor Freeman were both named to the second team. Freeman was the lone Cobra who earned All-Tournament recognition at last weeks Region 24 Tournament. Freshman Megan Jones hit .313 this season with 6 HR and a team high 47 RBI and also went 7-1 with a 3.37 ERA as a pitcher. Freeman led Parkland with 71 hits and 17 stolen bases.
All-Region
Player of the Year: Lizzie Andrews (Heartland)
Coach of the Year: Shay Wesley (Heartland) and Heather Doty (ICC)
All-Conference:
Player of the Year: Terra Ramsey (Danville Area)
Freshman of the Year: Terra Ramsey (Danville Area)
Coach of the Year: Shay Wesley (Heartland)
5-18-09
Glover Sends Cobras to World Series!
The Parkland College Baseball team used 9th inning heroics for the 3rd straight day and advance to their first NJCAA D-II World Series since 2006 with a 7-4 win over Heartland Community College. This time the hero was Bob Glover who hit the first pitch he saw over the fence with runners at the corners and two outs in the bottom of the 9th for the victory. Glover's walk off home run comes on the heals of Parkland's 4-3 wins over DACC on Saturday and Heartland on Sunday when the Cobras scored in the bottom of the 9th in both contests.
Parkland broke on top earlier scoring three times in the bottom of the first. Kevin Kiermaier lead off with a double and Jordan Mitchelhill reached on a bunt single. Nate Roberts single up the middle made it 1-0 and Colin McKeen followed with a sacrifice fly to plate the second run. Kevin Crane's RBI single scored Roberts to make it 3-0 after only one inning.
Colin McKeen added a solo home run leading off the 4th and the lead stayed at 4-0 until the 7th when the Hawks scored an unearned run. Zach Benning's 2 run HR in the 8th made it 4-3 and the Hawks tied the game on a throwing error. Winning pitcher Darin Worman (3-1) allowed just a two-out single in the Hawks half of the 9th to set up Glover's home run.The home run came off Ryan Juris (10-1) who suffered his first defeat of the season. Nate Roberts started the uprising with a lead-off single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by McKeen and advanced to third on Michael Bradburn's fly ball to right. Heartland intentionally walked Kevin Crane to put runners at first and third ahead of Glover's game winning hit.
Parkland received an outstanding pitching performance from M-WAC Pitcher of the Year Max Friedman who worked six shutout innings allowing just five hits while walking none and striking out eight. Parkland pitchers allowed just 8 earned runs in four games during the Region 24 Tourney.
Parkland improves to (44-9) and advances to the NJCAA D-II World Series in Enid, Oklahoma starting this Saturday. Parkland will open with Kankakee CC at 9 am in the opening game of the Series. Heartland ends their season at (44-9-1) with four of their defeats coming at the hands of the Cobras. The trip to the Series caps an amazing season for Parkland Athletics with four of the eight teams qualifying for their respective National tournaments and five teams winning conference championships. The PC Volleyball team placed 3rd, the Women's BB team finished 4th, while the Golf team will begin play at Nationals on Tuesday in Scotsboro, Alabama.
World Series Pairings: (for additional information go to www.njcaa.org)
9 am: Parkland vs Kankakee
12:00 Kellogg, MI. vs Allegany CC Md.
4:00 LSU-Eunice vs Monroe CC NY
7:30 Western Oklahoma vs Des Moines, IA.
Sunday
12:00 Scottsdale, AZ. vs LB Wallace CC AL.
5-17-09
Cobras score in 9th again to knock off Heartland
Driving in the winning run in the bottom of the 9th is becoming a regular occurrence for Jordan Mitchelhill. For the second straight game the Cobra second baseman from Australia delivered the key hit as the Cobras defeated arch-rival Heartland Community College 4-3 in Region 24 action in Springfield. The victory moves the Cobras to (43-9) and into the Region 24 Championship game at 1:00 on Monday. The Hawks fall to (41-8-1) and will play again Sunday night against the winner of the Lincoln Land-John Wood game. The winner of the Sunday night game will play the Cobras for the title and the right to advance to the D-II World Series.
On Sunday, PC trailed 2-0 headed to the bottom of the sixth before they scored three times to take the lead. Mtchelhill and Robers led off the inning with walks and both moved over to 2nd and 3rd on an infield ground out. Nick Krisman came on in relief and his wild pitch scored Mitchelhill to make it 2-1. Michael Braburn's single to left tied it at 2 and the Cobras scored their final run of the inning on a passed ball and a throwing error by the catcher.
Leading 3-2 going to the 9th, this time is was Heartland's turn to rally like the Cobras did yesterday. Zach Benning lead off with a single but John Colon flew out to right for the first out of the inning and Cory Phillips sacrificed him to 2nd. With two outs, Matt Igara singled to the hole at short but Cobra shortstop Colin McKeen kept the ball from heading to left field to put runners at the corners with two outs. Ty Wiesemeyer doubled into the right field corner to tie in at 3 but Kory Rombold (5-2) struck out league home run champion Cody Gilles (21 home runs) to strand runners at 2nd and 3rd.
In the bottom of the 9th, Rich Ruff flew out to center to start the inning but Collin DeDecker and Kevin Kiermaier both singled to set up Mitchelhill's game winning heroics. Kevin Crane went 3-3 for PC while DeDecker and Mitchellhill each collected a pair of hits. Rombold went the distance to earn the win allowing just two earned runs while walking two and striking out five.
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Mitchelhill double takes Cobras to victory
Jordan Mitchelhill hit a double off the right field wall to chase home Bobby Glover and Collin DeDecker with the tying and winning runs and lead Parkland to a wild 4-3 win over Danville in Region 24 play Saturday afternoon.
Down to their last strike and out, Mitchelhill hit a 3-2 pitch just over the right fielder's glove to rally the Cobras from a 3-2 deficit and into the winner's bracket final where PC will play Heartland (41-7-1) at 12:00 on Sunday. The Hawks crushed ICC 12-1 scoring seven times in the first inning.
Parkland (42-9) grabbed an early lead when Michael Bradburn hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 4th to put the Cobras ahead 1-0. Bobby Glover followed with a double and he scored on a DeDecker single to make it 2-0. Jacob Jurczak answered back with a home run of his own and DACC tied it one inning later on a Patrick Foster single. The Jaguars took their first lead of the game when Tyler Gieseking walked and scored on a Jurczak double into the right field gap off Cobra reliever Scott Powers. Powers settled down and struck out the next two hitters and got an inning ending ground out to keep the score at 3-2. Parkland threatened in their half of the 8th when Mitchellhill and Nate Roberts led off the inning with back to back singles and advanced to 2nd and 3rd on a sacrifice bunt but the Cobras could not drive in either runner.
After DACC was retired in order in the 9th, Glover reached on an error and advanced to second on a bunt. Collin DeDecker also reached on an error to put runners at the corners but Kevin Kiermaier struck out leaving up to Mitchelhill to provide the heroics.
The rally gave Powers (1-0) his first victory of the season. He was the fourth hurler of the game for PC who also got strong relief performances from Darin Worman and Gerry Martinez.
Late night start doesn't stop Cobras
The Parkland Baseball team didnt leave the field until after 11:30 pm Thursday night but the late night was worth the wait as the Cobras opened Region 24 play with a 10-2 win over Lewis and Clark. Rains in the Springfield area on Wednesday left only one field playable and PC's game was moved from 2:30 to 7:30 but did not actually get started until after 9 pm.
PC broke on top with three runs in the third and never looked back as they pulled away for the win. Leading 4-1, Nate Roberts ended any chance for an upset bit by the Blazers, with a line drive three-run home run to make 7-1 after six. PC scored three more times in the eighth to put the game away. Roberts and Kevin Kiermaier each had 3 hits and Colin McKeen added a pair of hits and RBI to pace the attack. Steve Kuligowski (8-0) worked 7 solid inning allowing no earned run on just two hits while striking out seven.
With the victory PC (41-9) advances to play rival Danville Area CC (25-19) at 6:30 on Friday at Lanphier Park in Springfield. The fifth seeded Jaguars upended #4 seed Lincoln Land on Thursday behind a solid effort on the hill by Donovan Drake.
First round results:
Game 1 #3 Heartland (40-7-1) 5 #6 John Wood (33-15) 3
Game 2: #7 ICC (14-35) 16 #2 Springfield (37-15) 5
Game 3: #5 DACC (25-19) 3 #4 Lincoln Land (32-21) 1
Game 4: #1 Parkland (41-9) 10 #8 Lewis and Clark (10-32) 2
Friday Games:
11:00 John Wood vs Springfield
1:30 Lincoln Land vs Lewis and Clark
4:00 Heartland vs ICC
6:30 Parkland vs Danville
5-13-09
Baseball Set for Post-Season play, rain changes schedule
The Parkland Baseball team (40-9) will open Region 24 Tournament play as the #1 seed in what on paper seems to be a highly competitive wide-open field. Along with the #6 ranked Cobras, there will be #15 Heartland (39-7-1), #19 Springfield College (37-14), #24 Lincoln Land (32-20), and #25 John Wood (33-14).
Due to the heavy rains in the Springfield area, Lincoln Land CC field will not be used and all games will be played at Lanphier Park.
Thursday Schedule:
12:00 Heartland (39-7-1) vs John Wood (33-14)
2:30 Springfield (37-14) vs Illinois Central (13-35)
5:00 Lincoln Land (32-20) vs Danville Area (24-19)
7:30 Parkland (40-9) vs Lewis & Clark (10-31)
Friday Schedule:
11:00 Loser 1 vs Loser 2
1:30 Loser 3 vs Loser 4
4:00 Winner 1 vs Winner 2
6:30 Winner 3 vs Winner 4
5-10-09
Cobra Baseball sweeps Shawnee, wins M-WAC title
The Parkland Baseball team rode the pitching of Max Friedman and Kory Rombold to a 4-1 and 11-0 sweep of Shawnee to clinch the M-WAC title and the #1 seed in the upcoming Region 24 tournament.
Game 1: Parkland 4 Shawnee 1
Friedman improved to (10-0) on the season allowing just one run on seven hits while striking out eight. Catcher Rich Ruff got the Cobras on the board in the second with a solo home run his 8th of the year. Bobby Glover made it 2-0 in the third with an RBI doble scoring Nate Roberts who had walked and stole second. Shawnee scored their lone run of the day on an infield ground out and the Cobras tacked on two insurance runs in the 5th, one scoring on an error and hte other on an RBI single by Ruff. Kevin Kiermaier walked four times and stole four bases for PC while Glover and Ruff each had a pair of hits.
Game 2: Parkland 11 Shawnee 0
Kory Rombold (4-2) was dominate from beginning to end as the sophomore limited the Saints to just one hit, a two-out single in the fourth, while striking out eight. PC gave him plenty of support early as they sent 11 men to the plate in the first inning scoring 7 runs. Kiermaier lead off with his record breaking 11th triple and scored one out later on a Nate Roberts single. Colin McKeen made it 3-0 with a two-run home run, while Tyler Watts (RBI single), Rich Ruff (2 run 2B), and Collin DeDecker (RBI 2B) all drove in runs. PC scored four more times in the fourth as Roberts drove in a pair with a triple and McKeen blasted his second home run of the game to chase home two more. McKeen's, his 8th of the year, was a towering blast to left center estimated to travel about 465 feet. He finished the game 3-3 with 4 RBI while Roberts, Glover, and Michael Bradburn each added two hits apiece.
The Cobra end the regular season at 40-9 and 24-5 in the M-WAC. Parkland will open Region 24 play on Thursday at 2:30 at Lincoln Land CC in Springfield against either Shawnee or Lewis and Clark.
Softball season comes to disappointing end
The Parkland College softball team saw their dreams of a trip to the National Tournament come to an end on Saturday as the Cobras went 1-2 in the rain delayed tournament at the Roundhouse Complex in Mattoon. Parkland started the day with a 9-5 loss to Illinois Central, held on to beat John Wood 3-1, and was eliminated by Danville 9-8 when the Jaguars scored three times in the bottom of the seventh to rally for the win. With the defeat the Cobras end the season at 38-14. Parkland second baseman Taylor Freeman was the lone Cobra selection to the All-Tournament announced after the final game.
Game 1: ICC 9 Parkland 5
After spotting the Cougars an early 3-0 lead, Danielle Abbott blasted a twp-run home run to deep right centerfield to cut the lead to 3-2 after just two innings. ICC built the lead back up to three at 5-2 before Abbott's sacrifice fly made it 5-3 going to the final inning. The Cougars put together four straight hits to score four times and take a 9-3 lead to the bottom of the 7th but PC wasn't done scoring. Megan Jones and Jordan Chappell each had an RBI single to cut the margin to four and the Cobras loaded the bases with Abbott at the plate but the freshman grounded out to third to end the uprising. Chappell and Taylor Freeman each had a pair of hits for the Cobras in the defeat.
Game 2: Parkland 3 John Wood 1
Taylor Sloat's two out triple and Freeman's RBI single got the Cobras on the board in the third as both pitchers were in control early. Freeman drove in Ashley Linhart with a single in the 4th and Chelsie Rowe had an RBI single in the 5th as PC took a 3-0 lead to the final inning. Winning pitcher Morgan Hackman took a three-hitter into the 7th but found herself in trouble in the final frame. With one on and one out, the Trail Blazers doubled to make it 3-1 and following a Hackman walk, had the tying runners on base. Hackman struck out the next hitter but then walked the lead-off hitter to load the bases. John Wood's Katie O'Brien hit into a game ending fielders choice as the Cobras moved on to face DACC. Taylor Freeman went to 2-4 with 2 RBI to pace the offense.
Game 3: DACC 9 Parkland 8
In what had to be the Cobras most heartbreaking defeat of the season, the Lady Jaguars scored three times in the bottom of the seventh for the win. Defensive woes plagued the Cobras all afternoon as only three of DACC's nine runs were earned.
DACC lead 3-0 early but PC rallied in the middle of the contest to take the lead. The Cobras made it 3-2 in the top of the fifth on an RBI single and a sacrifice fly only to see the Jaguars answer back with three of their own, two coming on a Bailey Herron two-run homer. Trailing 6-2, PC mounted a furious comeback after two were out. After a run scored on an infield out, Ashley Linhart's three-run home run tied the game at 6. Taylor Sloat and Taylor Freeman followed with singles and Megan Jones two run double gave the Cobras their first lead at 8-6. Neither team scored in their next at bat setting up the DACC comeback.
With one out Kelsey Russell reached on an error, the Cobras fourth of the game, and Terra Ramsey dropped a double down the leftfield line. Bailey Herron followed with an RBI single to make it 8-7 and Kayla Nixon won the game with a two-run double into the gap in left center eliminating the Cobra from the tournament.
DACC lost to ICC in their next contest as Heartland and Illinois Central will represent the Region at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament in Bloomington-Normal.
5-9-09
Cobras rally to beat Lewis and Clark , Rain postpones games new schedule below
Chelsie Rowe's two-out two-run single in the 4th inning helped rally the Parkland Softball team to a 4-2 win over Lewis and Clark in opening round play of the Region 24 Tournament. In a game delayed by rain yesterday, PC started action on Friday with runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out. Danielle Abbott popped out to short to start the inning before Rowe delivered her big hit to center. Ashley Linhart followed with an RBI single to tack on another and give the Cobras a 4-2 lead. Rowe and Dana Coles who homered for the Cobras first run, were the only two PC players with multiple hits.
Winning pitcher Morgan Hackman worked the first five innings to pick up the win but needed relief help from Carley Kemmer who came on in the 6th with two runners on and nobody out but got all three Trail Blazer hitters on infield popups to end the threat. L&C got a lead off single to start the seventh but Kemmer retired the next three hitters to preserve the victory.
Parkland will play Illinois Central College tomorrow at 12:45. The Cougars defeated DACC 4-1 in 9 innings on Friday, in the only other game played. The new schedule for the rest of the tournament is listed below.
Saturday May 9
11:00 am Game 8: Spoon River vs Shawnee
Game 9: John Wood vs SCI
Game 10 Danville vs Lewis and Clark
12:45 Game 11 Game 8 winner vs Game 9 winner
Game 12 Heartland vs Lincoln Land
Game 13 Parkland vs Illinois Central
2:30 Game 14: Game 10 winner vs Game 12 Loser
Game 15 Game 11 winner vs Game 13 Loser
Game 16 Game 12 winner vs Game 13 winner...winner is District O Champion
4:00 Game 17: Winner Game 14 vs Winner Game 15
5:30 Game 18: Winner Game 17 vs Loser Game 16.. winner is District P Champion
Baseball games moved to Champaign
Due to heavy rains in Southern Illinois, the M-WAC Baseball series between Parkland and Shawnee has been moved to Champaign on Saturday and Sunday. The Cobras will host the Saints in a doubleheader starting at 2:00 on Saturday and a single game starting at Noon on Sunday. If the Cobras win 2 of the 3 games they will lock up at least a share of the M-WAC title and the #1 seed in the upcoming Region 24 Tournament.
5-8-09
Mast named Cobra Men’s Basketball Coach
Former University of Illinois and Champaign Central standout Nate Mast, has been selected as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Parkland College. Mast, who has been the assistant coach at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith for the previous two seasons, will succeed Sergio McClain who stepped down after only one season at Parkland.
Mast, a 2002 graduate of the University of Illinois played basketball for the Fighting Illini for four seasons (1997-2001)-three seasons for Lon Kruger and one season under Bill Self. At Illinois, Mast was a two-time recipient of the Kenny Battle Most Inspirational Player Award. He was part of three Big 10 championship teams and helped guide the Illini to the NCAA Elite 8 during his senior year.
A four-year letterman, Mast holds the UI scoring record for walk-ons. He played in 72 games, including four starts, and was named to the Big 10 Academic All-Conference team. Mast was a student assistant coach for one season at Illinois (2001-2002) and later joined Bill Self’s staff at Kansas in 2004. While at KU, the Jayhawks won three Big 12 conference championships and advanced to the Elite 8.
At UA-Fort Smith, which will become an NCAA Division II program in 2009-10, Mast was in charge of monitoring player academics, player development, strength training, scouting and film exchange. Mast helped the Lions to a record of 51-13 over two seasons.
Mast, who was recently inducted into the Champaign Central Hall of Fame, is married to the former Ashley Seaman of Champaign, and the couple has a 1-year old son, Nolan Andrew.
“I am extremely excited to have Nate as our new basketball coach. We had many qualified applicants but Nate’s enthusiasm for the position was the key. Everybody I spoke with felt he was ready to become a head coach and after spending just a short amount of time with him, it was easy to see why” said Parkland College Athletic Director Rod Lovett. “Nate understands the importance of trying to attract local talent to the Parkland program and will put a heavy emphasis on player development and academics.”
“I first want to say thank you to Athletic Director Rod Lovett for sticking with me and allowing me this opportunity. Success comes easier when you have great leadership at the top. As for the position, I am tremendously thrilled and eager to join the successful Cobra family. I am entering during a time of rejuvenation and excitement and I hope to add to that with a team that is ready to come in and achieve right away. I plan to put together a team of student-athletes that Parkland and the community will be proud of on and off the court. It is a joy to return home, but even more motivating is the journey we have ahead of us. I am looking forward to the challenge and the opportunity in the upcoming season.” –Nate Mast
Region 24 Softball game suspended due to rain, resumes at 11 am Friday
The Parkland Softball opening round game vs Lewis and Clark was suspended Thursday evening due to lightening and rain and will be resumed at 11 am on Friday at the Roundhouse Complex in Mattoon. The Cobras trail 2-1 in the top of the 4th but have runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out. If the Cobras rally to win, they will play again at 1:45 against the winner of the ICC/Danville game which is suspended in the top of the 3rd at 0-0. With a loss, PC will play Lincoln College at 12:00. The Lynx lost earlier on Thursday to John Wood 3-1.
Division II SOFTBALL
Game 1: #8 John Wood 3 #9 Lincoln College 1
Game 2: #7 Lewis & Clark 8 #10 Spoon River 2
Game 3: #6 Danville Area 6 #11 Springfield College 2
Game 4: #5 Lincoln Land 5 #4 Shawnee 1
Game 5: #1 Heartland 5 #8 John Wood 0
Game 6: Parkland vs Lewis and Clark suspended in top of 4th inning with L&C leading 2-1 resume 11 am Friday
Game 7: ICC vs DACC suspended in top of 3rd inning no score resume at 11 am Friday
Friday:
11 am Resume suspended games
12:00 #10 Spoon River vs #4 Shawnee, #11 SCI vs #8 John Wood, #9 Lincoln vs PC/L&C loser
1:45 #5 Lincoln Land vs #1 Heartland, PC/L&C winner vs ICC/DACC winner
3:30 TBA
5:15 TBA
5-6-09
Softball set for Region 24 play
Weather permitting, the NJCAA Division II Softball team is set to kick-off on Thursday at the Roundhouse Complex in Mattoon. The Cobras wrapped up the regular season as the #11 team in the final NJCAA poll and stand 36-12 on the season. Parkland is the #2 seed in the 11-team tournament which for the first time will see two teams advance to the National Tournament.
Parkland is scheduled to begin play at 6:30 pm on Thursday against the winner of the Lewis and Clark/Spoon River game which will be play at 3:00 that same day. With a win, PC would play at 1:45 Friday and with a loss would play at noon.
Listed below is the schedule for Thursday's games only:
3:00
#8 Lincoln College vs #9 John Wood
#7 Lewis & Clark vs #10 Spoon River
#6 Danville Area CC vs #11 Springfield College
4:45
Lincoln/John Wood winner vs #1 Heartland
#4 Shawnee vs #5 Lincoln Land
6:30
Lewis & Clark/Spoon River winner vs #2 Parkland
DACC/SCI winner vs #3 Illinois Central
5-5-09
Wild comeback sends Parkland Golf team to Nationals!
Parkland College and Rend Lake took the NJCAA Region 24 D-II Golf Tournament where it had never been before-a team playoff. After two-days, three rounds, 54 holes, and 1,810 strokes, the two teams were tied for 2nd and locked up at 905 and headed for a winner-take-all playoff with only one team advancing to Nationals.
A playoff seemed out of the question for the Cobras earlier in the day after finding themselves in 4th place after the first 18 holes, 9 strokes behind 2nd Place Rend Lake. PC hoped to make up ground in the Monday morning 18 shooting a 294 (18 strokes better than Sunday) only to see RLC match that score leaving PC still 9 strokes back. From there balance was the key as all five Cobra golfers shot between 73 and 78 in the final round to force the playoff. Kevin Mast lead the way with a 73 while Sebens and Trevor Wiesner carded 75's, Davan 76, and Bob Huey 78. Davan and Huey posted the low scores earlier in the day both shooting 71.
On the first hole, Rend Lake seemed destined for victory but freshman Corbin Sebins 30 foot putt fell into the cup sending the two teams to a second hole. Rend Lake again appeared to take control after making a long putt from the fringe at the bottom of the green but Michael Davan drained an 18 foot birdie putt to put the Cobras ahead and when Sebens buried his final put from just 2 1/2 feet away the Cobras were off to Nationals. The top two teams, John A Logan won the event behind medalist Marcello Rozo, as well as the top 5 individuals NOT on one of the two advancing teams qualify for the National D-II Tourney.
The victory continues a highly successful season for the #15 ranked Cobras under first-year coach Zach McNabney which also won the M-WAC title earlier this spring. After a week of practice, PC will travel to Goose Pond Country Club in Scottsboro, Alabama for the four-day event May 19-22.
Final Team Scores:
*John A Logan 868
*Parkland 905
Rend Lake 905
Shawnee 926
Springfield 937
ICC 940
Kaskaskia 943
Southwestern Illinois 963
Lewis and Clark 975
Lincoln Trail 1014
John Wood 1035
Lincoln and Danville competed but did not have a team score
Top 5 Finishers:
Marcello Rozo (JAL) 207
Matt Smith (JAL) 214
David Griffin (RL) 217
Tyler Eckenberg (JAL) 222
Michael Davan (PC) 223
Individual Qualifiers: Griffin (RL), Jay Frietag (SCI), Logan Loftus (Shawnee), Jarred Harp (RL), Ryan Keller(RL)
Parkland Scores:
Davan 76-71-76 223
Huey 76-71-78 225
Mast 78-77-73 228
Sebens 82-75-75 232
Wiesner84-75-75 234
Cobras use strong pitching to sweep weekend series, Clutts wins #400
The Parkland College Softball team used strong pitching and solid defense to sweep four M-WAC games Saturday and Sunday. A highlight from the weekend was coach Chuck Clutts winning his 400th game at Parkland in the Sunday opener vs John Wood. The wins leave the Cobras at 36-12 and 21-5 for the season. They will be the #2 for the upcoming Region 24 tournament at the Roundhouse Complex in Mattoon.
Game 1 PC 9 L & C 0
Morgan Hackman gained her 14 win by throwing a 1 hitter against L & C. Hackman had complete control of the game striking out 7 and walking none. The Cobras bats were alive with Dana Coles 3-3, 2 doubles 1 rbi, Chelsea Rowe 2-2, Taylor Freeman 2 rbi. The big blow came of the bat of Carley Kemmer in the third, a towering home run, # 6 on the year, over the left field fence, driving in a pair.
Game 2 PC 2 L & C 1 (9 innings)
A strong pitching performance by Carley Kemmer (13-5) 3 hits, 8 strike outs 3 walks, gave the Cobras the opportunity to win the game in the 9 th inning. By the international tie breaker, PC started the inning with Danielle Abbott on 2nd, she was sacrificed to 3rd by Chelsie Rowe and driven home with the winning run by Ashley Linhart. In the bottom of the 9th , L & C started with a runner on 2nd, but great defense left her at 3rd, to give PC the win.
In the game Linhart was 3-3 with the game winning rbi.
Game 3 PC 9 John Wood 1
Morgan Hackman (15-6) threw 4 innings, striking out 7 and walking 2. PC broke out early with 4 runs in the 1st inning and never looked back. Offensively the Cobras were lead by Megan Jones 3-3, 2 rbi, Ashley Linhart 2 hits, Carley Kemmer 2 hits and Danielle Abbott a double, 2 rbi and Jordan Chappell a double and 2 rbi.
Game 4 PC 3 John Wood 1
PC put the game away in the 5th with 3 runs, sparked by Taylor Freeman's 2 out double to score Danielle Abbott and Taylor Sloat. Freeman scored as Megan Jones drove her home. Carley Kemmer ( 14-5) picked up the victory, striking out 8 and walking none.
PC 36-12 Conference 21-5
4-29-09
Pitchers key Baseball sweep of ICC
Four Cobra hurlers allowed Illinois Central College just two runs on the day as the #6 ranked Parkland Baseball team swept the Cougars 6-1 and 7-1 in M-WAC action.
In the opener, Max Friedman (8-0) picked up the win working 5.1 solid innings allowing one run on three hits while striking out five. Richie Ollier picked up his second save of the season keeping the Cougars off the board in the final two innings. After ICC scored in the first, PC tied it on a Colin McKeen RBI double. The Cobras took the lead for good in the 2nd on an run scoring ground out by Collin DeDecker and tacked on two more runs in the 3rd on back to back doubles by Michael Bradburn and Bob Glover. Rich Ruff hit a 2-run home run, his 7th of the year in the 6th, to wrap up the scoring.
The Cobras were on the attack early in game two scoring twice in each of the first two innings. Dan Plecki's RBI single plated a run and a second run scored on an ICC error. PC's runs in the second came on a wild pitch and a Glover single. Leading 5-1 in the fifth, Colin McKeen crushed his 6th home run of the year over the trees in left to put PC ahead 7-1. Steve Kuligowski (7-0) worked the first six inning allowing one run on hour hits and striking out six. Gerry Martinez pitched the final inning striking out two of the four hitters he faced.
The wins runs the Cobras win streak to seven games as they improve to (35-8 20-5) on the year. ICC (10-27 9-10) and PC are slated to play a double header again at 2:00 on Thursday in East Peoria.
Game 1:
ICC 100 000 0 1 5 1
PC 112 002 X 6 8 1
Kellum, Ryba (5), Phiillips (6) and Hess
Friedman, Ollier(6) and Ruff
W-Friedman (8-0)
L-Kellum (1-4)
S-Ollier (2)
HR-Ruff (PC 7th of the year)
Game 2:
ICC 001 000 0 1 5 2
PC 220 030 X 7 8 1
Threw, Doud (5) and Hess
Kuligowski, Martinez (7) and Ruff
W-Kuligowski (7-0)
L-Threw (1-3)
HR-McKeen (PC 6th of the year)
Softball gets key sweep of ICC as well!
Following their baseball counterparts, the PC softball team took care of business sweeping ICC 5-4 in 8 innings and 4-2. Both games came down to the final plays as the Cobras came out on top just one week after splitting at ICC.
In game 1, trailing 2-0 in the 3rd, Megan Jones put the Cobras ahead with a 3-run home run, her 6th of the year. ICC's Sara Hamilton tied it with a solo home run in the fourth only to see Taylor Sloat put PC ahead again on a sacrifice fly. Trailing 4-3 in the 6th, Hamilton once again answered the call with her 2nd home run tying the game at 4. After both teams failed to score in the 7th the game headed to extra innings and ICC had a chance to go ahead but the Cobras Danielle Abbott threw a strike to the plate to gun down Katie Peck trying to score and ended the ICC threat. PC won the game in the bottom of the frame as Carley Kemmer hit an RBI single to center chasing home Taylor Freeman with the winning run. Morgan Hackman went the distance to improve to (13-6) on the year.
Behind the strong pitching of Carley Kemmer (12-6) PC kept ICC at bay and built an early lead of their own. Megan Jones drove in Sloat to PC ahead 1-0 in the 3rd. PC scored three more times in the 4th as Jordan Chappel led off with a double and one out later scored on an RBI single by Chelsea Rowe. With the bases loaded and two outs, Jones came up big again driving home 2 more runs with another double. The freshman finished the day with 3 hits and 6 RBI.
Kemmer took a shutout into the 7th but after retiring the first hitter on a pop-up, walked the 8-9 hitters for ICC. An RBI single made it 4-1 and another walk loaded the bases. Brittany Uhlman's RBI ground out put runners at 2nd and 3rd with two outs and Cobra Coach Chuck Clutts chosen to walk Hamilton to load the bases. From there Kemmer, regained her composure and fanned Brittany Dorrington to end the contest. The strikeout was Kemmer's 10th of the ball game.
The wins move the #11 Cobras to (32-12 17-5) ahead of a scheduled 2:00 doubleheader at Springfield College.
4-27-09
Cobras sweep weekend series from last place Mudcats
Despite holding out three of their best players over the weekend due to injuries, the Parkland College Baseball team made quick work of Spoon River defeating the Mudcats 21-0 and 13-0 on Saturday and 19-2 and 12-2 on Sunday. The #11 ranked Cobras are now (33-8 18-5) on the season while SRC falls to (0-31 0-20).
Game 1: PC 21 SRC 0
Colin McKeen put the Cobras on the board in the first with a 3-run home run and PC tallied seven more times in the 2nd to put the game away early. Michael Bradburn and Rich Ruff hit back to back home runs in the 2nd inning and PC scored 11 more times in the 4th inning as Tyler Watts and Bobby Glover each drove in a pair of runs. McKeen and Bradburn both drove in four runs in the contest while Ruff had 3 hits and 3 RBI. Max Friedman and Scott Powers combined to shut out SRC on six hits while walking none and striking out 8.
PC 370 (11) 0 21 14 1
SRC 000 00 0 6 3
Friedman, Powers (3) and Ruff
Shelby, Dewitt (4) and jones
W-Friedman (7-0)
L- Shelby
HR-McKeen (PC #5), Bradburn (PC #6), Ruff (PC #6)
Game 2: PC 13 SRC 0
Richie Ollier (4-0) and Jon Hyland combined to no-hit SRC until a two out single in the fifth. Kevin Kiermaier and Dan Kuhne hit back to back home runs and Dan Plecki added a 3 run blast in a seven run second inning for PC. The three of them each drove in three runs in the game while Michael Bradburn went 3-4 with 2 RBI and Zach Berryman went 2-4.
PC 073 30 13 17 2
SRC 000 00 0 1 2
Ollier, Hyland (4) and Bell
Asp and Jones
W-Ollier (4-0)
L- Asp
HR-Kiermaier (PC #8), Kuhne (PC #1) Plecki (PC #2)
Game 3: PC 19 SRC 2
Collin DeDecker went 4-4 and drove in 4 runs including 3 in a 15 run second inning as PC cruised to the win. Calvin Frey added 2 hits and scored 4 times while Dan Kuhne, Tyler Watts, and Rich Ruff all added two hits apiece. Darin Worman (3-1) went the distance allowing no earned runs on just four hits while striking out four. The freshman did not allow a base runner after the 3rd inning, retiring the final 15 hitters of the game.
SRC 020 000 0 2 4 3
PC 0(15)3 010 X 19 15 2
Radzak, Saltesz (3), Fidler (4) and Jones
Worman and Ruff
W-Worman (3-1)
L-Radzak
Game 4: PC 12 SRC 2
Again the big inning was the key as the Cobras scored 8 times in the first. Bob Glover had two hits in the inning, scoring twice and driving in a pair as the Cobras strung together seven hits and were aided by an error, hit batsmen, and two walks. Colin McKeen and Clayton Meyer each drive in 3 runs in the game while Meyer, Dan Kuhne and Collin DeDecker each had two hits. Jake Frerichs (2-0) worked a solid first three innings to pick up the victory.
SRC 010 10 2 3 3
PC 811 2X 12 10 2
Frerichs, Erdmann (4), Walther (4) and Bell
Wilcoxen and Jones
W-Frerichs (2-0)
L- Wilcoxen
Next up for PC will be a home 2:00 doubleheader on Tuesday against Illinois Central College of East Peoria.
Cobra Softball uses the long ball to take 3 of four over the weekend
The Parkland Softball team pounded out 9 home runs on Saturday as the Cobras powered past Shawnee 10-1 and 9-1. On Sunday the Cobras edged past Lewis and Clark 4-2 in the opener but fell 7-5 in 8 innings in the finale.
Game 1: PC 10 Shawnee 1
Megan Jones cracked two home runs, her 3rd and 4th of the season, to pace a six homer attack. Taylor Sloat hit her 5th of the year, a solo shot in the first, to get things started and Jones hit her first of the game two batters later. Jordan Chappell led off the second with her 2nd home run of the year and Jones added her second two run blast later in the inning. Danielle Abbott hit her first home run of the season in the third and Morgan Hackman followed with her 2nd on the year. As impressive as the hitting was, Hackman (12-5) was equally impressive in the circle wiggling out of a one-out bases loaded jam in the first and limited the Saints to just one hit over the final three innings.
Game 2: PC 9 Shawnee 1
The long ball plus strong pitching by Megan Jones (7-1) helped PC obtain the sweep. Jordan Chappell's line drive home run in the second put PC on the board and she drove in another run with a single in the 3rd as PC built a 4-1 lead. Taylor Sloat's solo shot started things in the fourth and after a Saint error, Jones hit her 3rd home run of the day and 5th of the season to stake the Cobras to a 7-1 lead. Jones RBI single in the 5th ended the game due to the mercy rule. Jones and Chappell each drove in three runs on two hits while Sloat, Carley Kemmer, and Taylor Freeman also had two hits in the win. Jones earned the win going the distance allowing just one run on two hits in five solid innings of work.
Game 3: PC 4 Lewis and Clark 2
Taylor Sloat stayed red hot at the plate starting the scoring with a solo home run in the first and adding another solo blast, her 8th of the year, in the 5th. Winning pitcher Carley Kemmer (11-5) drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the first and PC took a 4-0 lead to the 6th before the Trail Blazers scored twice to cut the margin in half. Kemmer left the tying runs on base retiring the final hitter of the game on a fly ball to center as the Cobras hung on for the win. Sloat (2-3 2 runs 2 RBI) was the only Cobra with multiple hits in the game.
Game 4: Lewis and Clark 7 Parkland 5 8 innings
The Cobras jumped on top with a two run double in the first by Brianna Haag only to see L&C score four times in the third to take a 4-2 lead. The score remained that way until the bottom of the seventh when Dana Coles hit a dramatic two-out 2-run home run to send the game to extra innings. The home run was Coles 5th of the year.
Defense let the Cobras down in the 8th as PC committed three errors allowing L&C to score three times on only one hit. PC scored a run of their own in the bottom of the inning and had the tying runs in scoring position but Jones grounded out to short to end the game. Jordan Chappell had 3 hits for PC while Sloat, Kemmer, Coles, and Haag each had two for the Cobras who stranded 11 runners on base, including 8 in scoring position.
Parkland (30-12 17-5) will take a much needed break on Monday before traveling to Spoon River for a Tuesday double header.
4-25-09
Cobra Softball settles for split versus ICC
The PC Softball team gave up a late lead and lost to rival Illinois Central College 3-2 in 9 innings after taking the first game 7-2.
In the win, Morgan Hackman went the distance allowing just one earned run while striking out seven. The sophomore improved to 11-5 on the season as the Cobras featured a balanced attack at the plate. Taylor Sloat started the game with solo home run, and with the game tied at 1, PC struck for four runs in the fourth. After the first two hitters were retired, PC put together a single, a walk, and another single before Megan Jones connected for a two-run double. The next hitter, Carley Kemmer, drove in two more runs to put PC ahead 5-1. Dana Coles solo home run in the sixth made it 6-1 as PC cruised home for the win. Sloat, Coles, and Ashley Linhart each had two hits for PC in the game.
Megan Jones sacrifice fly scoring Sloat in the first inning of game two gave PC a 1-0 lead which they carried into the sixth when ICC scored an unearned run. In extra innings, PC scored in their half of the 8th on an error but ICC tied it back up on a one-out single. PC had two runners on with nobody out in the 9th and could not score before ICC won it on a sac. fly to left. Carley Kemmer was outstanding in the circle pitching all 9 innings without giving up an earned run and whiffing 8. Taylor Sloat went 3-4 to lead the 8-hit attack.
PC returns to conference play over the weekend as they host Shawnee at 1:00 on Saturday and Lewis and Clark at 12:00 on Sunday. PC (27-11 14-4) split back on April 15 while the Cobras have yet to play L&C.
4-24-09
Cobra Softball uses long ball to sweep Lincoln
Parkland hitters blasted 6 home runs on the day as the Cobras rallied in each game to sweep Lincoln College 10-3 and 8-2 in Midwest Athletic Conference action.
Trailing 2-0 in the 5th, Dana Coles swatted a home run to right to cut the lead to one. Lincoln answered back with a run of their own before PC tied it the sixth on a solo home run by Taylor Sloat and an RBI single by Brianna Haag. Tied at 3 going to the 7th, PC exploded for seven runs including three home runs. Sloat hit her second of the game, a two-run shot, to put PC ahead to stay and two batters later Carley Kemmer hit her 5th home run of the year to make it 7-3. After a Jordan Chappel double and walk to Haag, Coles put the game out of reach with a three run home run, her 3rd of the season. Coles finished the game 3-4 with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored. Morgan Hackman earned her 10th win of the season allowing three earned runs while striking out five.
In the finale, Lincoln scored twice in the first to take a 2-0 lead but PC grabbed the lead with a three-run third. Leading 3-2, Megan Jones connected on her 2nd home run of the season, a three run shot in the 4th, to put PC ahead 6-2 and the Cobras added two insurance runs in the 5th on a two-run single by Taylor Freeman. Taylor Sloat led the attack with 3 hits while Ashley Linhart, Freeman, and Carley Kemmer each added two hits apiece. Kemmer, who was also the starting pitcher in game 2, settled down after a rough first inning to strike out nine hitters over the final six innings to improve to 10-4 on the year.
PC is now (26-10 14-4) on the season and will travel to East Peoria for a 3:00 non-conference tilt with Illinois Central. The two teams are locked in a tight battle for the #2 seed in the upcoming Region 24 Tourney. The Cobras will be at home all weekend hosting M-WAC rivals Shawnee at 1:00 on Saturday and Lewis and Clark at 12:00 on Sunday.
4-22-09
Parkland Baseball wins battle of top ranked teams
Every Parkland starter collected at least one hit as the Parkland Baseball team outlasted M-WAC rival and #6 ranked Heartland Community College 8-7 on Wednesday afternoon. The two teams combined for eight home runs as the #11 ranked Cobras swatted four home runs and pounded out 15 hits in the win.
Ty Wiesemeyer put HCC ahead 2-0 in the first with a two run shot, his 7th of the season before the Cobras answered back in their half of the inning with a two-run blast by Tyler Watts his 5th of the year. After the Hawks failed to score in the 2nd, the Cobras scored on a solo homer run by Kevin Kiermaier, his sixth, and a second run came home on an error.
Eric Aguilera's 8th home run of the year tied it at four, but Bobby Glover put PC ahead to stay with a two-run home run of his own. Nate Roberts made it 7-4 PC with a solo homer in the 4th, the home run was his 6th of the season and after HCC cut the lead to two, Colin McKeen drove in a run to make it 8-5 Cobras headed to the 7th inning.
Cody Gilles hit his 13th home run of the year, a solo shot in the 7th, to cut the lead back to two. After both teams failed to score in the 8th, Max Friedman was summoned from the pen for the first time all season to face the heart of the Hawk order. He retired Mark Igara on a fly to deep center and struck out Ty Wiesemeyer before Gilles (14 HR) connected again to cut the lead to 8-7. Eric Aguilera's liner into the gap in left center was run down by Kiermaier to end the game and preserve the victory for Steve Kuligwoski (6-0).
Jordan Mitchelhill (3 hits 3 runs), Michael Bradburn (3-4) and Collin DeDecker (2-4) also had big days at the plate for the Cobras who improved to (28-7 15-4) while Heartland falls to (25-4-1 13-3). Parkland will be back in action on Thursday with a 2:00 doubleheader at Lincoln College.
HCC 202 010 101 7 9 3
PC 222 101 00X 8 15 5
Krisman, Bachtold (7) and Benning
Kuligowski, Freidman (9) and Ruff
W-Kuligowski (6-0) L-Krisman (4-1) S-Friedman (1)
HR-
Heartland: Gilles 2 (13, 14), Wiesemeyer (7), Aguilera (8)
Parkland: Watts (5), Kiermaier (6), Glover (3), Roberts (6)
4-21-09
Softball outlasts DACC
Playing in cool wet conditions that included hail and a delay for lightning, the Parkland Softball team outlasted Danville Area College 5-4 and 11-3 to sweep their M-WAC doubleheader.
In the opener, PC trailed 2-1 in the 5th before Brianna Haag delivered a pinch hit two run double over the right fielders head to give the Cobras a 3-2 lead. PC added a pair of insurance runs in the 7th on an RBI double by Danielle Abbott and a double by Chelsie Rowe. DACC rallied with two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning but Megan Jones (5-1) struck out the final Jaguar hitter with the tying run on base to end the threat. Abbott collected 3 hits for PC as the Cobras out hit their rivals 8-5 in game 1.
PC struck early in game 2 scoring four times in the top of the first. Dana Coles double plated a pair of runs while Megan Jones and Jordan Chappell also had an RBI. Leading 5-3 in the top of the fifth, Carley Kemmer delivered the knock out blow with a grand slam home run. The home run was Carley's second in less than a week and capped off a perfect 3-3 game at the plate and she also picked up the win to improve to (9-4) on the year. The sophomore walked one and struck out six while allowing three earned runs. Taylor Freeman (3-4 2 runs), Megan Jones (2-3 3 runs), Dana Coles (2-2 3 RBI), and Ashley Linhart (2-3 2 runs), helped pace a 13-hit Cobra attack.
Parkland improves to (23-9 12-4) and will return to action on Wednesday when they travel to South Suburban for a 3:30 doubleheader. Parkland will play at home again this weekend when they host Shawnee at 1:00 on Saturday and Lewis and Clark at Noon on Sunday.
4-20-09
McClain steps down as Parkland Men's Basketball Coach
After one season at Parkland College, Sergio McClain has stepped down as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Parkland College. McClain guided the Cobras to a 12-20 record in his first season at Parkland highlighted by a 66-65 win over a nationally ranked Lincoln College team that went on to finish 3rd at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament.
The Cobras stayed competitive throughout the past season despite fielding a roster of only seven players during the second semester. McClain came to Parkland after a storied playing career at Peoria Manual High School and the University of Illinois and had most recently coached the Peoria Kings of the expansion American Basketball Association.
“I appreciate the time and effort Sergio put into the program this season. Despite the low numbers, the players continued to play hard and give a good effort which I attribute to Sergio and his staff. We will begin the search for his replacement immediately and hope to have somebody in place before the end of April”, said Parkland College Athletic Director Rod Lovett.
4-18-09
Kemmer pitches and hits Cobras to sweep of #7Kankakee
Carley Kemmer hit a walk off grand slam home run in game one and tossed a complete game shut out in game 2 as the #10 Cobras swept #7 Kankakee 5-1 and 3-0. The wins avenged two losses earlier this year to the Cavs in Kankakee.
Trailing 1-0 going to the bottom of the seventh, Chelsea Rowe was hit by pitch to start the inning. Ashley Linhart struck out but Taylor Sloat singled and Taylor Freeman followed with an RBI single to tie the game. Dana Coles walked before Kemmer connected on the home run to right center field to cap the comeback. The rally made a winner of Morgan Hackman (9-3) who went the distance allowing just one run on five hits.
In the finale, Kemmer (8-3) mowed down KCC retiring the side in order in five of the seven innings and allowing only two runners to reach second base all game. The Cobras just out early as Jordan Chappell singled home Freeman in the first. Taylor Sloat tacked on two more runs with a two-out double in the 4th chasing home Megan Jones and Ashley Linhart. Jones was the lone player to finish with multiple hits going 2-3 for PC.
The wins improve PC to (21-7 10-2) ahead of a Saturday showdown with #6 Heartland. The two teams split a pair of games earlier this season in Bloomington.
Bats fall silent as Cobra softball drops a pair to Heartland
Heartland pitchers tossed shutouts in both games allowing no runs and eight hits on the day as the Hawks beat PC 2-0 (8 innings) and 4-0 on Saturday afternoon. The losses drop the Cobras to (21-9 10-4) ahead of a 12:00 home Sunday doubleheader with Lincoln Land.
Game two was a tightly contest affair with neither team able to score in regulation. Heartland won the game without the benefit of a hit as they started the inning with a runner at second (international tie breaker) then followed with a walk. After an infield out moved the runners over, Hackman walked the next two hitters to force in a run and the second run scored on sacrifice fly. The Cobras threatened with two runners on and two outs but Chelsea Rowe popped out to end the game. Taylor Freeman went 3-4 getting all three of the Cobra hits.
In game 2, HCC jumped ahead early scoring two unearned runs in the first as the Cobra committed two costly errors. Still trailing 2-0 headed to the fifth, PC loaded the bases with nobody out but Rowe was thrown out at the plate attempting to score on a passed ball and Freeman and Coles were retired to end the lone threat for PC. HCC scored two insurance runs in the 6th on a two--run homer by Lindsay Jarrett. The Hawks Hanna Dow tossed a five-hit shutout and went 3-3 to lead the way for Heartland.
Cobras sweep past Lynx in Baseball Action Saturday
Max Friedman tossed a three-hit shutout in game one and the Cobra offense built an early nine run lead in the nightcap as the #12 PC Baseball team swept Lincoln College 10-0 and 9-6 Saturday in Champaign.
Friedman, a sophomore from Chicago, improved to (6-0) on the year giving up just three singles, walking none and striking out 6. PC go the only run they would need when Kevin Kiermaier led off the 3rd with a triple and scored on an infield ground ball. Kiermaier drove in the Cobras second run with an RBI single scoring Rich Ruff who has started the fifth with a double. PC chased home eight runs in the sixth with Kiermaier once again a big part of the action. The freshman centerfielder hit an opposite field two-run homer, his 5th of the year, and Rich Ruff also drove in pair of runs with a single. Nate Roberts and Tyler Watt also had two hits in the contest.
After a scoreless first two innings in game 2, PC scored nine times in the next two, to build a 9-0 cushion. Tyler Watts had a hit in both innings driving in a pair of runs while Kiermaier also plated two runs. Watts and Colin McKeen (2-2 2 walks) were the lone players for PC with two hits in the game.
Lincoln scored their first runs of the day, putting up a four spot in the 5th, chasing winning pitcher Richard Ollier (3-0). The Lynx scored twice off reliever Jon Hyland in the sixth but lefty Scott Powers came on with two outs and two on and struck out Colin Eigenbrod to end the threat. Powers earned the save by retiring Lincoln in order in the 7th. Nate Blessman was the hitting star for Lincoln going 4-4 with 3 RBI.
Weather permitting, the two teams will finish their M-WAC series with a (9-7) doubleheader at Lincoln at 1:00 on Sunday. The #!2 Cobras have now won five straight and improved to (27-7 14-4) while Lincoln falls to (7-20 3-13).
Game 1:
Lincoln 000 000 0 3 2
PC 001 018 10 12 0
Becht, Patton, and Mathis
Friedman and Ruff
W-Friedman (6-0)
L-Becht
HR-Kiermaier (PC)
Game 2:
Lincoln 000 042 0 6 12 3
PC 003 600 X 9 8 0
Buckles, Petzold (3), Patton (4), Becker (4), Olsen (6) and Eigenbrod
Ollier, Hyland (6), Powers (6) and Bell
W-Ollier (3-0)
L-Petzold
S-Powers (1)
4-14-09
Golf Team wins SCI Invite, Davan earns Medalist honors
Playing on another damp blustery day, the Parkland College golf team captured the Springfield College Bulldog Classic held at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield today. The Cobras shot an opening round 301 and lead Monmouth College by two strokes and Rend Lake by seven after the first 18 holes. PC improved their round by shooting a 300 on the final 18 and held off a hard charging Rend Lake team by two strokes after the Warriors carded a 295. The Cobras score of 601 and Rend Lake's 603, easily outdistanced the competition as the next closest score in the 12-team event was 18 strokes back.
Parkland's Michael Davan earned medalist honors for the first time this spring as the sophomore shot (69-75 144) to nip Rend Lake's Elijah Sentel by just one stroke. Bob Huey played his best rounds so far this spring firing a (75-74 149) to finish 4th. Other Parkland scores were: Kevin Mast 153, Trevor Wiesner 155, and Michael Peters 163.
The Cobras will take a step up in competition next week as they travel to the Beu/Mussato Invitational at Western Illinois University on April 20 and 21. The field is made up primarily of NCAA D-1 teams and select other NCAA and NJCAA programs.
Parkland 301-300-601
Rend Lake 308-295-603
Monmouth 303-316-619
Kaskaskia 311-310-621
Springfield 313-310-623
Vincennes 316-308-624
Illinois Central 326-307-633
Lewis & Clark 334-313-647
SWIC 328-326-654
Lincoln 338-330-668
Lincoln Trail 338-346-684
Danville 364-364-728
Top Five Individuals
Michael Davan (Parkland) 69-75-144
Elijah Sentel (Rend Lake) 74-71-145
Andrew Arnot (Kaskaskia) 72-76-148
Bob Huey (Parkland) 75-74-149
David Griffin (Rend Lake) 77-73-150
Ryan Keller (Rend Lake) 78-72-150
Other Parkland Scores
Kevin Mast 80-73-153
Trevor Wiesner 77-78-155
Michael Peters 82-81-163
4-13-09
#10 Parkland & #4 Heartland split in battle ofM-WAC's top two teams
Both teams came out victorious Saturday afternoon as the M-WAC's top two teams battled it out in Bloomington. The Cobras played an outstanding all around game to win the opener 10-5 and lost a heartbreaking 6-5 game in the finale stranding the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the final inning.
Nate Roberts got the Cobras on the board in the first with a two-run homer, his 5th of the season. Heartland answered right back in the bottom of the inning as Cody Gilles connected for his 9th homer of the year, a two-run blast. PC took the lead for good as PC used two walks, a wild pitch, and a ground out to score a run as well as an RBI double by Collin DeDecker. PC built the lead to 7-2 in the 3rd on a Kevin Crane single and a two-run double by Rich Ruff. Ty Wiesemyer solo shot made it 7-3 after five but Ruff lead off the 6th with a solo shot of his own and DeDecker doubled and later scored on a wild pitch. The Cobras added a run in the seventh before allowing two runs in the bottom of the frame and sealing the five run victory. Roberts finished the game 3-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI, Ruff had two hits and drove in four runs, while Crane and DeDecker each finished with two hits. Max Friedman (5-0) stayed perfect on the season working 6.1 solid innings striking out seven. Mark Walther wiggled out of a basesloaded jam in the 7th to pick up his 4th save of the year.
PC struck first in game two as shortstop Colin McKeen hit a solo homer with 2 outs in the second only to see the Hawks tie it on Gilles 10th home run of the year leading off the home half of the inning. After taking a 2-1 lead in the top of the 3rd. the bottom of the inning was not kind to the Cobras. Heartland used three consecutive bunt singles to load the bases. After a strike out, Gilles had a two run single to give HCC a 3-2 lead. Errors on the next two plays allowed two more runs to score as Heartland grabbed a 5-2 lead. The two teams traded runs in the 4th as McKeen scored on a DeDecker sacrifice fly and HCC's Cory Phillips hit his first home run of the year.
Four straight two out singles by the Cobras in the 5th cut the lead to 6-5 but Ruff struck out with runners at the corners to end the rally. PC threatened again in the 6th getting two runners on base with one out but a controversial call on a Nate Roberts groundout and a fly out by Michael Bradburn stranded two more runners. With one out in the 7th, McKeen was hit by a pitch and Bobby Glover's third hit of the game put the go-ahead run on base but Jared Coleman struck out the final two hitters to earn the save as the Cobras stranded six runners over the final three innings and ten for the game.McKeen and Glover both had three hits while Jordan Mitchelhill had two. Kory Rombold (1-2) was the tough luck loser for PC working five innings allowing just three earned runs while fanning six.
The #10 ranked Cobras (22-6 10-3) return to action on Tuesday afternoon with a doubleheader at Lincoln Land while #4 Heartland (20-2-1 9-1) will also return to action that same day.
PC 223 002 1 10 10 1
HCC 200 001 2 5 7 1
Friedman, Walthers (7) and Ruff
Napoleon, Krisman (4), Watters (5), Watkins (7) and Benning
W-Friedman (5-0) L-Napoleon (3-1) S-Walthers (4)
HR-Roberts (PC), Gilles (HCC), Wiesemeyer (HCC), Ruff (PC)
PC 011 120 0 5 12 3
HCC 014 100 X 6 10 3
Rombold, Worman (6) and Ruff
Juris, Coleman (6) and Benning
W-Juris (5-0) L-Rombold (1-2) S-Coleman (1)
HR-McKeen (PC), Gilles (HCC), Phillips (HCC)
Cobra Golf Runs away with M-WAC title,3 earn All-Confernce honors.
The Parkland College Golf Team shot a final round total of 289 to coast to their second straight M-WAC title outdistancing runner-up Springfield College by 24 shots. The title was a little easier than last year when the Cobras edged the Bulldogs by just a single stroke.
The tournament was a tale of two extremes as the first 9 holes were played on Friday in cold and windy conditions before play was suspended. Golfers awoke to sunny skies on Saturday as the opening round was completed in the morning followed by 18 more holes in the afternoon. The Cobras were in command after the opening round shooting a 301 leading SCI and Lincoln by 14 shots and host ICC by 15. PC continued their strong play Saturday afternoon adding to their lead as the title was never really in doubt.
Shane Smith of Lewis and Clark (73-68 141) earned medalist honors but Parkland golfers took up three of the next four spots. Three area golfers led the charge for the Cobras as sophomore Michael Davan (Bismark-Henning HS) shot a 75-69 145 to finish four strokes off the pace in 2nd place while Kevin Mast (Centennial HS) 74-73 147, and freshman Corbin Sebens (Monticello HS) 75-73 148 finished in 4th and 5th respectively. Andy Koester of Springfield 75-71 146 placed 3rd to round out the top 5. All five players earned first team All-Conference recognition.
The conference title was the fourth earned this year by a Cobra team as the Golfers join the Volleyball, Men's Soccer, and Women's Basketball teams in winning M-WAC titles. Parkland has won 4 of the 6 titles concluded this year with two sports, (Baseball and Softball), still yet to be decided.
Held at Wee-Me-Tuck Hill Country Club
Cuba, Illinois
Parkland 301/289.....590
Springfield 315/299.....614
Lincoln 315/306.....621
ICC 316/310.....626
Lewis and Clark 332/295...627
John Wood 337/328....665
Danville 347/333...680
Top Five Players...which are also All Conference
Shane Smith (Lewis and Clark)....73/68...141
Michael Davan (Parkland)....76/69....145
Andy Koester (Springfield)...75/71....146
Kevin Mast (Parkland)...74/73...147
Corbin Sebens (Parkland)...75/73...148
Other Parkland Scores
Trevor Wiesner.....76/81...157
Bob Huey............83/74...157
4-9-09
Baseball runs winning streak to 7, Softball and Golf teams ready to jump back into action
Michael Bradburn hit two home runs and drove in six while Andrew Mazzocato had a pair of doubles scoring twice and driving in four, to help lead the #10 ranked PC Baseball team to a 14-8 win over Wabash College in a non-conference game Wednesday afternoon. The pair got the Cobras on the board with a six run first inning as Bradburn hit a 3 run homer to left to get the scoring started and Mazzocato added a two-run double four batters later. Bobby Glover swatted a two-run homer of his own in the 5th while Collin DeDecker also drove in a pair of runs for the Cobras who won their 7th straight game.
Four PC pitchers combined for the win with John Perkins earning the win striking out eight in just four innings of work to improve to (4-1) on the season. The victory sets up an M-WAC showdown with #5 Heartland (19-1-1 8-0) on Friday and Saturday. Parkland (21-5 9-2) will host the Hawks at 2:00 on Friday and PC will travel to HCC for a 12:00 doubleheader on Saturday.
Wabash 112 000 310 8 12 2
PC 610 223 00X 14 12 3
Zinsmaster, Austin (3), Rover (5) Soller (6), Frederick (7) and McClauskey
Perkins, Martinez (5), Worman (6), Hyland (7) and Bell
W-Perkins (4-1)
L- Zinsmaster
HR-Bradburn (2 PC), Glover (PC), Schrader (WC), Holm (WC)
The #11 Parkland Softball team will get back into action on Thursday as they travel to Robert Morris College of Springfield for a pair of games starting at 3:00. After a day off on Friday, PC will begin an amazing stretch of games where the Cobras will play a grueling run of 24 games in 14 days from April 11-25 due to all of the cancellations this season due to bad weather.
After a week off, the PC Men's Golf Team will be out to defend their M-WAC golf title as the Cobras will travel to We-Ma-Tuk Golf Course near Peoria for the two-day M-WAC tourney. The Cobras edged SCI by just one stroke for the title last season. Sophomores Michael Davan, Trevor Wiesner, Bob Huey, Kevin Mast, along with freshman Corbin Sebens will make up the unit competing for this weekends title.
4-1-09
Watts powers way to Cobra sweep
Tyler Watts supplied all the pop the Cobras would need Wednesday going 5-6 with 2 home runs and 9 runs batted in, to lead the Parkland Baseball team to a 9-7 and 11-2 sweep of rival Danville Area CC.
Watts went 3-3 in the opener as PC built a 9-1 lead. His 2-run home run in the first was part of a five run inning as the Cobras cracked out six hits in the opening frame. Nate Roberts went 3-4 with 3 runs scored and Colin McKeen added 2 hits and 2 RBI as PC took a seven run lead to the 7th before DACC scored five unearned runs Darin Worman came in with the tying run at the plate but got Brandon Jones to ground out to end the contest and pick up his second save of the season. Steve Kuligowski earned his third win going six strong innings allowing just two runs while striking out five.
In the nightcap, the Cobras used the long ball to rally for the win. Trailing 2-1 in the 3rd, Kevin Kiermaier hit his 3rd home run of the season, a solo shot to tie the game at 2. The Cobras took the lead for good when Kevin Crane lead off the 3rd with a solo shot of his own, his first of the season. Crane had the big hit in the following inning as his two-run double gave the Cobras a 6-2 lead. PC put the game away loading the bases with two outs in the 6th before Watts belted his fourth home run of the year, a grandslam to deep left field.
John Perkins earned the win going four solid innings and Worman picked up his second save of the day, pitching hitless ball over the final three innings. The #15 ranked Cobras improve to (15-5 5-2) while the Jaguars fall to (10-7 3-2). The two teams are scheduled to finish their series with a 3:00 doubleheader at Danville Stadium tomorrow.
Game 1:
DACC 001 001 5 7 11 2
PC 520 110 X 9 13 2
Horn, Taylor (5), Brooks (6) and Foster
Kuligowski, Hyland (7) and Ruff
W-Kuligowski
L- Horn
S- Worman (2)
HR-WATTS (PC) Blackford (DACC)
Game 2
DACC 101 000 0 2 3 0
PC 101 135 X 11 9 2
Drake, Dennis (5) and Foster
Perkins, Worman (5) and Ruff
W-Perkins
L- Drake
S-Worman (3)
HR-Kiermaier (PC), Crane (PC), Watts (PC)
Cobras sweep home opener, jump back into NJCAA poll
The PC Softball team celebrated their #9 ranking with a 3-2 and 8-0 sweep of Spoon River College in the home opener after 14 road games.
PC had to rally to win the opener as the Cobras trailed 2-1 headed to the bottom of the seventh but with one out got consecutive singles by Ashley Linhart and Dana Coles before Carley Kemmer tied it with a single of her own. After Jordan Chappell flew out, Danielle Abbotts comebacker to the pitcher was mishandled allowing Coles to race home with the winning run. Coles, Chelsea Rowe, and Taylor Freeman each had two hits in the game for PC which stranded nine base runners during the first six innings. Kemmer improved to (5-2) allowing just 2 runs on 3 hits.
Game 2 was much easier as the Cobras scored four times in each of the first two innings and cruised to the five inning win. Kemmer's bases clearing double plated three runs in the first and Brianna Haag drove in a pair of runs with a single in the 2nd. The Cobras first four hitters in the line up: Freeman, Linhart, Coles, and Kemmer each scored in their first two at bats as the Cobras gave Morgan Hackman all the support she would need. The sophomore stayed perfect on the season, improving to (6-0) as she allowed no runs on just three hits while striking out five.
The sweep improves PC to (13-3 5-1) ahead of a non-conference showdown with #11 Kankakee (21-1) at KCC tomorrow at 2:00.
Game 1:
SRC 002 000 0 2 3 1
PC 100 000 2 3 10 1
Ehlers and Rose
Kemmer and Chappell
W-Kemmer
L-Ehlers
Game 2
SRC 000 00 0 3 1
PC 440 0X 8 7 0
Hurd and Sanders
Hackman and Haag
W-Hackman
L-Hurd
3-30-09
Parkland Golf finishes 2nd at Shawnee Invitational, stand 4th after first day of Logan Invite
Mother nature played havoc with the Spring sports schedule with the golf team the only team to compete as the baseball and softball games were postponed. Playing in cold wet conditions the Cobras finished 2nd at the
Shawnee Invitational finishing 9 strokes behind champion Rend Lake and a comfortable 7 strokes ahead of 3rd place Shawnee. Michael Davan had his best round of the spring shooting a 75 to finish in 3rd place in the 18 hole event. Corbin Sebens 78 and Kevin Mast 79 also came up with solid rounds.
Shawnee Tournament held at The Gambit Golf Course
Rend Lake...304
Parkland...313
Shawnee...320
Kaskaskia....321
Springfield...325
Lewis and Clark...334
Illinois Central College...337
John Wood....343
Lincoln Trail...344
Top Five Players
D. Griffin (Rend Lake)...73
R. Keller (Rend Lake)...74
M. Davan(Parkland)...75
A. Dempsey (Shawnee)...76
A. Arndt (Kaskaskia)...77
E. Sentel(Rend Lake)...77
Other Parkland Scores
Corbin Sebens...78
Kevin Mast...79
Bob Huey....81
Trevor Wiesner...81
DAY 1 John A Logan Invite:
On another cold and windy day PC struggled to 4th place in the opening round of the JAL Invite. The Cobras Michael Peters is in 6th place with an opening round 77 and was the only PC player to break 80. Round 2 is to be completed on Monday.
Rend Lake.....299
Indian Hills.....309
John A Logan....315
Parkland.......325
Shawnee......328
Mineral Area.....328
Kaskaskia.....332
Springfield.....336
Lewis and Clark.....342
ICC.....353
Lincoln Trail.....362
John Wood......367
Top Five Individuals
David Griffin (Rend Lake) 72
Ryan Keller (Rend Lake) 72
Marcello Rozo (John A Logan) 74
Jerod Harp (Rend Lake) 75
Curtis Mitchell (Shawnee) 77
Michael Peters (Parkland) 77
Other Parkland Scores
Trevor Wiesner 80
Michael Davan 82
Bob Huey 86
Kevin Mast 90
3-29-09
Baseball to host John Wood at Centennial High School Monday night
The Cobra baseball team will host John Wood Monday, March 30 at Centennial High School. The two teams will play a double-header beginning at 4:00 PM.
3-28-09
Baseball, Softball Cancelled for Sunday
The weather has not been kind to the Cobras this weekend as both the baseball and softball teams have been cancelled due to weather for the second straight day. Games will be rescheduled at a later date.
3-28-09
Baseball, Softball games cancelled
The Cobra baseball and softball games have been cancelled today due to weather. The baseball team is scheduled to travel to Quincy, Illinois to play John Wood in a double-header on Sunday March 29th beginning at 1:00 pm, while the softball team is scheduled to travel to Godfrey, Illinois to take on Lewis and Clark beginning at 12:00 pm.
3-27-09
Cobra Baseball takes bite out of Bulldogs
The Parkland Baseball team scored early and often Thursday as they pounded out 14 runs and 19 hits in a 14-3 rout of D-1 South Suburban. Parkland roughed up starter Chris Handley with 8 runs in the bottom of the first as Kevin Kiermaier had a double and triple with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI in the inning and Rich Ruff also drove in a pair. Kiermaier finished the contest 4-5 scoring three times.
The Cobras added single runs in the 2nd on an RBI by Ruff and in the 4th on a solo home run by Colin McKeen. Leading 10-3 going to the bottom of the 7th, Kevin Crane and Nate Roberts each had an RBI and McKeen ended the game with a two-run home run to left center. McKeen reached base all five times going 3-3 with 2 HR 3 RBI 2 walks, and 4 runs scored.
Other hitting stars for PC were Rich Ruff who went 3-4 3 RBI, while Jordan Mitchelhill, Crane, and Tyler Watts all had two hits in the contest. John Perkins and Richie Ollier combined to shutdown the Bulldogs with Perkins (2-1) earning the win going 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits while striking out 5. Ollier walked 1 and struck out 1 in 2 scoreless innings of relief.
The win moves PC to (12-4 2-1) while So. Suburban falls to (11-6). Next up for PC is a home 1:00 M-WAC doubleheader on Saturday against John Wood CC (12-1 0-0).
So. Sub 100 200 0 3 5 2
PC 810 010 4 14 19 1
Handley, Martinez (3) and Coyle
Perkins, Ollier (6) and Ruff
W-Perkins (2-1)
L-Handley (4-1)
HR-McKeen (1,2) PC
Softball sweeps pair from Lincoln Land
The PC softball team used strong pitching and the hitting of Carley Kemmer and Dana Coles to sweep a doubleheader from Lincoln Land CC on Thursday afternoon in Springfield winning by the scores of 3-1 and 7-3.
Kemmer (4-2) was the winning pitcher in game 1 allowing just one run on three hits while striking out seven. Ashley Linhart's RBI single in the second broke a 1-1 tie and Jordan Chappell's RBI single in the 7th provided an insurance run. Coles went 3-4 in the game while Kemmer helped her own cause going 2-4 with a double and a triple.
In the finale, the Loggers scored a run in the first but PC answered back with two in the second on a 2-run single by Holly Harms. Kemmer added and RBI double in the fifth only to see Lincoln Land tie it with two runs in the bottom of the inning. From there the Cobra bats came to life as PC scored two runs in the sixth after two were out as Taylor Freeman singled, Dana Coles drove her in with a double, and Kemmer plated Coles with an RBI single. The Cobras scored two more runs after two were out in the seventh as Rachel Perez delivered a two-run double.
Five PC players had multiple hits in the game lead by Coles who capped a 6-8 day with three more hits. Kemmer, Perez, Harms, and Freeman all had two hits in the game as the Cobras picked up 14 hits in the contest. The outburst made a winner of Morgan Hackman who improved to (5-0) on the season as the Cobras improved to (11-3 3-1).
Weather permitting the Cobras are headed to southern Illinois for the weekend as they are scheduled to play at Shawnee on Saturday and Lewis and Clark on Sunday.
3-26-09
Former Cobra Neaville named 1st TeamAll-American, Lillard part of National Championship team
Neaville named NAIA All-American
March 24, 2009 - Union University’s Matt Neaville has named first team All-American for his efforts on the hardwood this season. Junior forward Greg Truvillion was named a third team All-American performer, and Brian Lake was named honorable mentioned All-American.
Neaville, a 6-foot-0 senior guard from Urbana, Ill. (Parkland College), was named a first team All-American performer for his play during the 2008-09 season. Neaville averaged 18 points per game and shot 40-percent from the floor. He drained 137 three pointers, on 38-percent shooting from behind the arc. Neaville shot 82-percent from the charity stripe. In his two seasons as a Bulldog, Neaville reached the 1,000 point mark for his career in just 44 games and tallied 1,375 career points. He stands in second place for made three pointers in a career at Union with 290 three pointers. He also holds the record for three pointers in a season (153) and three pointers made in a game (11). Neaville will graduate this May with a degree in Sports Management.
No. 1-seeded Union (Tenn.) University claimed its fourth NAIA Division I women’s basketball championship with a 73-63 victory over one of the tournament’s other No. 1 seeds, Lambuth (Tenn.) University, Tuesday night at Oman Arena. Two-time NAIA Player of the Year Josephine Owino led the Lady Bulldogs with 27 points, nine rebounds and five blocks in a game Union never trailed.
Former Cobra Ashley Lillard from Danville, Ill. scored 4 points and had 3 rebounds in the contest despite battling a stress fracture in her foot. For the season she averaged 6.7 ppg and 5.8 rpg for Union who finished 37-1 on the season. During the year, the junior had a season high 24 points on 11-13 shooting versus Blue Mountain College and pulled down 14 rebounds against Loyola University.
3-25-09
Softball picks up split with #9 Heartland
Morgan Hackman (4-0) tossed a complete game and blasted a three-run home run to help lead the Parkland Softball team to a 7-3 win and a split of their M-WAC doubleheader. The Cobras lost the opening game 9-1 to the Hawks.
In the victory, PC broke on top early by scoring five runs in the top of the first, three coming on the home run by Hackman. HCC answered back with two in their half of the inning and the Cobras put the game away scoring twice in the 7th on a two-run single by Ashley Linhart. Dana Coles went 3-4 and Taylor Sloat capped a big day at the plate going 2-3. Sloat collected all three of the Cobras hits in game one to finish 5-6 on the day.
The split moves Parkland to (9-3 1-1) while Heartland saw their seven game winning streak snapped and are now (15-6 3-1) on the year. Next up for the Cobras is a doubleheader on Thursday at Lincoln Land (4-10 2-0).
3-23-09
Golf team struggles in opening tournament
The Parkland Golf team got off to a tough start in their opening tournament of the 2009 Spring season finishing in 19th place out of 24 teams at the Goose Pond Invitational in Alabama.
Listed below are the top team and individual scores as well as the Parkland results.
Team Scores:
Darton College (GA.) 875
Meridian (MS) 876
Tyler JC (TX) 877
So. Mountain (AZ.) 879
Central Alabama CC 883
John A Lgoan 889
Wallace State (AL) 896
Miss. Gulf Coast 902
Walters State (TN) 907
Ark-Ft Smith 911
Top Individuals:
Marcelo Rozo (Logan) 73-66-71 210
Adam Winwood (So. Mountain) 66-75-73 214
Blaine Weiterman (Tyler) 71-71-73 215
Lion An (Darton) 71-72-73 216
Cory Ward (Miss. GC) 72-73-71 216
Garrett Westbrook (Meridian) 72-72-72 216
Parkland Scores:
Michael Davan 85-77-76 239
Andrew Meiner 79-80-81 240
Corbin Sebens 78-82-81 241
Kevin Mast 78-80-84 242
Bob Huey 77-80-87 244
Trevor Weisner 84-90-80 254
Sam Wells 82-87-89 258
3-23-09
Softball Successful on Trip to Pensacola
After a tough start due to rainy conditions, the Cobra Softball team finally hit the field and went an impressive 6-2 during their stay in Pensacola. Below is a brief summary of their games.
Iowa Central 2 Parkland 0
The #21 ranked Tritons limited the Cobras to just one hit (Taylor Freeman single) in shutting out the Cobras. Carley Kemmer allowed just two runs on four hits.
Iowa Central 3 Parkland 2
PC trailed 2-0 early but tied the game on RBI singles from Taylor Sloat and Freeman only to see Iowa Central win the game on a solo home run in the 6th. Megan Jones threw well in the loss allowing just 3 runs on 4 hits. Iowa Central improved to 14-0 with the sweep.
Parkland 6 Three Rivers (MO.) 2
Morgan Hackman (2-0) scattered 7 hits in the win. The PC bats came to life with 11 hits led by Jordan Chappell's 3 hits and 2 runs scored. Danielle Abbott drove in four runs while Chelsie Rowe added 2 hits. The Cobras also turned a rare triple play in the contest. With runners at 2nd and 3rd and nobody out, the 3 Rivers hitter grounded back to the pitcher, Hackman threw to first to get the first out and the second runner was gunned down in rundown between 3rd and home. The final out was recorded when Rowe tagged out the runner from 2nd trying to advance to 3rd!
Parkland 20 Hiwassee (TN.) 3
The bats stayed hot with the Cobras pounding out 12 hits with 4 different players collecting two hits apiece. Taylor Sloat went 2-2 with 2 doubles, 2 walks, 3 RBI, and 4 runs scored. Taylor Freeman was 2-3 scoring 3 times and driving in a pair while Cheslie Rowe added 2 hits and 2 RBI, and winning pitcher Carley Kemmer (2-1)helped her cause going 2-3 with 3 RBI.
Parkland 13 Hiwassee (TN.) 3
Megan Jones (1-1) picked up her first collegiate win shutting down Hiwassee on just four hits. Jones also starred at the plate collecting 3 hits and scoring twice. Holly Harms went 2-2 and walked twice while driving in two runs and scoring 4 times. Jordan Chappell tripled in two runs and Sloat added 4 RBI.
Parkland 6 #13 Blackhawk (IL.) 0
Morgan Hackman picked up her third win of the season with a four hit shutout. Taylor Freeman sparked the offense with 2 hits and an RBI while Jones, Dana Coles, and Ashley Linhart each had an RBI.
PC 11 Marhsalltown (IA). 1
Carley Kemmer (3-1) gave up one run on six hits while striking out 9. Brianna Haag hit her first college home run, a three-run shot in the 4th to cap a six run inning. Taylor Freeman stayed hot at the plate collecting three hits while Sloat, Jones, and Kemmer each had two.
PC 9 Central Methodist College 4
The Cobra won their sixth straight game on the trip by scoring five times in the bottom of the fifth to break a 4-4 tie. Dana Coles went 2-3 with 4 RBI and Jordan Chappell was 2-2 including a home run and two RBI.
Parkland (8-2 0-0) will be the road warriors once again this week as they will begin conference play with 4 doubleheaders all on the road. Tuesday they travel to Normal to take on #9 Heartland. Thursday they travel to Lincoln Land ahead of weekend series at Shawnee on Saturday and Lewis and Clark on Sunday. The Cobras will finally play at home on March 31st when they host Spoon River College.
3-22-09
Cobras season ends with loss in 3rd Place game
The Pima Aztecs rallied from a seven point half time deficit to race past the Parkland Cobras 69-55 in the 3rd/4th place game at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament in East Peoria. PC led 36-29 early in the second half but Pima used a 17-2 run to take control 46-38. Pima knocked down 6 of 11 shots from behind the arc in the second half as they used an inside-outside attack to dominate PC 47-26 after intermission.
The Atztecs controlled the boards 47-37 which helped them to a 15-2 advantage in second chance points. The Aztecs also used a deep bench to outscore the Cobra bench 30-13. PC trailed by just six with 6:00 remaining but had no answer for the Aztecs down the stretch.
Heather Pruemer led the offense with 14 points, 11 coming in the first half while Heidi McKean had 12. Jessi Beachey pulled down 11 boards and scored 8 points for PC while Ashley Timmerman made two three's to finish with 6.
Tia Morrison finished with 17, Courtney Payne added 16, and Adiline Villalabos had 10 for Pima who finishes the season at (28-6) while the Cobras season is over at (29-6).
Congratulation to Coach Karrie Redeker and the entire staff and team on an outstanding season winning the M-WAC and the Region 24 Title and finishing #4 at the NJCAA National Tournament!
3-12-09
Cobras Earn Recognition
Four members of the Parkland College Women's Basketball team have earned post-season recognition in votes announced this week.
Sophomore Heidi McKean (CPCI) was named to the First Team All-Region and All-Conference teams on the heals of being named the MVP of the Region 24 tournament. Jessi Beachey (Fisher) made first team All-Region and 2nd Team All M-WAC, freshman Ashley Timmerman (Pontiac) earned 2nd Team All-Conference recognition and Jara Bachtold was named to the 3rd team.
Complete rundowns of the two teams are listed below:
FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION 24
Player of the Year-Gladys Wanyama Lewis and Clark
Coach of the Year-Peg Mitchell Lewis and Clark
Jessi Beachey Parkland
Mallory Deters Lake Land
Jill Ginder Lake Land
Haley Jones Illinois Central
Abbey Kinder Danville Area
Heidi McKean Parkland
Chesley Miller Danville
Jessica Moore Lewis and Clark
Lindsey Rujawitz Lewis and Clark
Carlie Wear John Wood
Taylor Welch Illinois Central
Mid-West Athletic Conference Awards
Player of the Year Abbey Kinder Danville Area
Coach of the Year Pet Mitchell Lewis and Clark
First Team:
Abby Kinder Danville Area
Gladys Wanyama Lewis and Clark
Heidi McKean Parkland
Lindsey Rujawitz Lewis and Clark
Carlie Wear John Wood
Second Team:
Jessi Beachey Parkland
Chesley Miller Danville Area
Jessica Moore Lewis and Clark
Ashley Timmerman Parkland
Brianne Cox Lewis and Clark
Third Team:
Devin Wombles John Wood
Lauren Whetstone Shawnee
Jara Bachtold Parkland
Randy Gronewald John Wood
Jamie Flesner John Wood
3-12-09
Field Set for Women's D-II Tournament
The Parkland College Basketball team is seeded #4 for the upcoming NJCAA D-II Women's Basketball Tournament to be held at Illinois Central College in East Peoria March 18-21. The Cobras will open at 4:00 on Thursday against the winner of the Kalamazoo Valley (25-6) vs Genesee CC (19-7) game which will take place at 2:00 on Wednesday.
Nine teams ranked in the final NJCAA D-II Top 20 have advanced to the 12-team event including defending champs Kirkwood CC and runner-up Kankakee. This is the Cobras first trip to Nationals in Women's Basketball since 2004 when the Cobras placed 6th. Listed below is the schedule of games.
Wednesday March 18
Game 1: 12:00 Allegany College of Maryland (28-0) vs CC of Rhode Island (21-6)
Game 2: 2:00 Kalamazoo Valley MI. (25-6) vs Genesee CC NY (19-7)
Game 3: 6:00 Kankakee (26-5) vs Penn Valley (15-16)
Game 4: 8:00 Louisburg NC (27-3) vs North Arkansas (20-9)
Thursday March 19
Game 5 10:00 Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
Game 6 12:00 Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4
Game 7 2:00 Kirkwood (32-1) vs Game 1 winner
Game 8 4:00 Parkland (28-4) vs Game 2 winner
Game 9 6:00 Pima, AZ. (26-5) vs Game 3 winner)
Game 10 8:00 Schoolcraft, MI. (30-2) vs Game 4 Winner
Friday March 20
Game 11 12:00 Loser Game 7 vs Loser Game 8
Game 12 2:00 Loser Game 9 vs Loser Game 10
Game 13 6:00 Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8
Game 14 8:00 Winner Game 9 vs Winner Game 10
Saturday March 21
Game 15 12:00 7th-8th Place Game
Game 16 2:00 5th-6th Place Game
Game 17 6:00 3rd-4th Place Game
Game 18 8:00 1st-2nd Place Game
3-10-09
Parkland Softball comes out swinging
The Parkland Softball team came out swinging scoring 27 runs and rapping out 30 hits in a 12-2 and 15-4 sweep of Lincoln Trail CC in their opening doubleheader of the 2009 season. Taylor Freeman (6-9 4 runs 3 RBI), Taylor Sloat (5-9 5 runs 3 RBI) and Megan Jones (4-9 5 RBI 3 runs) were the big hitters for the Cobras while Jordan Chappell and Carley Kemmer both collected 3 hits on the day.
In game 1, Kemmer picked up the win going the distance allowing just two runs on five hits. She also collected two hits at the plate as PC raced out to an early 6-0 lead and scored five times in the 7th to put the game away. Catcher Jordan Chappell went 3-4 with 2 runs batted in while the Taylor's (Freeman and Sloat) also drove in two runs each.
In the finale, Morgan Hackman go the complete game win allowing just 2 earned runs on four hits and striking out four. PC scored 4 times in the first and 6 more in the 6th to end the game by the mercy rule. Freshman Megan Jones was the hitting the star with 3 hits, scoring 3 times, and driving in 5 runs. Taylor Sloat had 3 hits including 2 triples, Freeman had 3 hits and 3 runs scored, and Kemmer hit the first Cobra home run of the season.
Next up for PC is their annual trip to Pensacola Beach Florida from March 15-22.
3-9-09
Baseball team wins 3 of 4 to start season
The Parkland Baseball Team got off to a successful start over the weekend winning three of four games. On Saturday the Cobras rode the arms of Max Friedman, Kory Rombold, and Mark Walther to shutout Rend Lake by the scores of 3-0 and 2-0. Friedman took a no-hitter into the seventh but had to settle for a one-hitter after giving up a one out single. The sophomore walked 3 and struck out 4 to earn the complete game victory. The Cobras scored solo runs in each of the first three innings as Kevin Kiermaier scored on a wild pitch, Colin McKeen had an RBI double, and Calvin Frey an RBI single.
In game 2, Rombold worked 6 1/3 innings allowing 0 runs on 5 hits while striking out 9. Closer Mark Walther came in with two on and one out but got a strikeout and ground out to earn the save. Kiermaier's RBI double in the third and Bobby Glover's RBI single in the 5th were all the runs the Cobras would need. Jordan Mitchelhill collected three hits in the victory.
On Sunday, PC traveled to St. Louis and split a pair of games with Florissant Valley winning the opener 12-7 before falling 7-5 in the night cap. PC trailed 2-1 going to the 5th but scored seven times to break the game open. Calvin Frey hit a pinch-hit 2-run home run while Tyler Watts added a 3-run shot of his own. Kevin Kiermaier collected thee hits while Kevin Crane, Michael Bradburn, Watts, and Frey all had two. Steve Kuligowski picked up the win striking out five in five innings of work.
The Cobra lost game two as Flo. Valley built an early lead and held on for the win. PC trailed 7-3 going into their final at bat but Bobby Glover and Jordan Mitchelhill hit back to back home runs to cut the margin to two but PC could get no closer. Tyler Watts added a solo homer of his own in the 4th and Calvin Frey was the only Cobra with multiple hits as he went 2-3.
Parkland is off until March 15 when they will travel to the Cal Ripken Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. First up for the Cobras will be a split doubleheader against nationally-ranked foes Lackawanna CC of Pennsylvania and Iowa Central.
3-8-09
Parkland Women headed to Nationals!
The #7 Parkland College Women's Basketball team rallied from an 11 point second half deficit to overcome rival Illinois Central College 58-52 to advance to the National Tournament for the first time since 2004.
The Cobras raced out to an early 8-0 lead only to see the Cougars rally and take a 32-27 lead into intermission. ICC controlled the tempo and the contest, building the lead to 48-37 with just under 9:00 remaining. From there PC closed the game on a 21-4 run to stun the Cougars. Ashley Timmerman and Heidi McKean drilled back to back three's to spur the rally as the Cobras converted on 9 of their final 14 possessions while holding ICC to just two buckets down the stretch.
The victory was the second for the Cobras over ICC this season, which finished 3rd at Nationals last season and has been to the finals 13 times winning the title on 6 occasions. Parkland (28-4) was led by Region 24 Tournament MVP Heidi McKean who had 12 points and 13 rebounds. McKean scored 10 points and hauled down 13 boards in the semi-final win over DACC. Jara Bachtold and Ashley Timmerman added 11 points while Jessi Beachey scored 10 and pulled down 8 caroms. ICC, which had their seven game winning streak snapped, finishes the season at (24-7).
Parkland will be one of twelve teams at Nationals which will be played March 18-21 on Illinois Central's home court in East Peoria. Parkland will find out their seed and opponent on Wednesday March 11.
3-7-09
PC Women advance to Region 24 Title Game!
The Parkland Women's Basketball team moved into the Region 24 Tournament finals for the first time since 2002, with a 75-49 win over M-WAC rival Danville Area CC. The two teams played evenly in the first half, as the Jaguars sat in a 2-3 zone and the Cobras were cold from the outside. Parkland rode the inside play of Jessi Beachey, who had 16 points in the first half on a variety of inside moves and a 4-6 effort at the free throw line. Katie Blocker hit a huge three before the halftime buzzer to help put the Cobras up 34-29 at the halftime break.
DACC opened the second half with back to back 3's to take a 35-34 lead but the Cobras used a 15-0 run starting at the 16:00 mark to pull away. Heather Pruemer and Cassandra Deiters picked up in the 2nd half where Beachey left off, as Deiters scored 10 points in the 2nd half and Pruemer added 6 to go along with another big three by Blocker during the stretch run. Heidi McKean was also key in the second half, as she held DACC's leading scorer Abby Kinder, to just 2 points helping to keep the Jaguars at bay.
Beachey had a career high 20 points and also pulled down 10 rebounds. Pruemer added 11 points, while McKean had a career high 13 rebounds to go along with 10 points. Parkland's bench was key, as Deiters added 10 points, Blocker had 9 and Amanda VanEtta had 4 points to give the Cobras a much needed spark.
Parkland now 27-4 faces Illinois Central College on Sunday at 4:00 pm at Illinois College in Jacksonville for the title.The Cougars upset top-seed Lewis and Clark 63-46 in Saturday's first game. The winner advances to the NJCAA D-II National Tournament March 18-21 in Peoria.
3-7-09
Parkland Men's BB eliminated from tourney
The Parkland Men's Basketball team battled to the end Saturday but the 8th seeded Cobras fell to top-seed Lincoln College 87-78 in the Region 24 Quarterfinals. The loss ends the Cobras season at (12-20) while Lincoln (23-8) moves on to play Rend Lake in the semi-finals.
The two teams split their regular season contests, with each winning on the others home court, and Saturday's game was another hard fought affair. Lincoln led by just four, 40-36 at intermission but foul trouble plagued PC as three players fouled out and two finished the game with four. The Lynx outscored PC 24-11 at the line as the Cobras stayed close by making nine three's to only one for Lincoln. The Lynx won the game at the line and on second chance points, easily out rebounding PC 41-24 including 14 offensive boards.
Jean Selus, one of six sophomores playing their final game for the Cobras, led the way with 21 points and 7 rebounds. Antonio Lofton added 16, Matt Mierzycki scored 11, and Jeremy Paprocki came off the bench for 11. Donald Gavin led all scorers with 27 points on 12-16 shooting from the field and he also hauled down 14 rebounds. Darius Adams scored 20 and Chris Ware had a double-double of his own with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
3-4-09
PC Hoop teams roll to Region Tournament wins
The Parkland College Women's Basketball team rolled Lincoln 89-44 while the Men pulled away from Shawnee 93-76 as both teams were victorious in opening round play. The Women (26-4) advanced to the Region 24 Final Four and will play upstart Danville Area CC at 6:00 Saturday night at Illinois College in Jacksonville. The Lady Jaguars, the #6 seed, upset #3 seed Lake Land 71-64 on the Lakers home court.
The Cobras used red-hot shooting and a big edge in rebounding to eliminate the Lynx. PC built a 46-25 halftime lead by shooting 63 in the half and forcing 20 turnovers. For the game, PC shot 56%, won the battle of the boards 37-17, and caused 28 turnovers. Five PC players finished in double figures with Jara Bachold leading the way with 14 points and 9 rebounds while Heather Pruemer also scored 14 and had 5 boards. Ashley Timmerman added 13 points and 4 assists, Amanda VanEtta scored 11, and Rani Brandon scored 10 points and had 6 rebounds.
Region Final 4: Saturday March 7 (All games at Illinois College)
4:00 #1 Lewis and Clark vs #4 Illinois Central
6:00 #2 Parkland vs #6 Danville
Antonio Lofton scored 17 of his game high 27 points in the second half and four teammates joined him in double figures as the Parkland Men's team pulled away for the victory. The Cobras trailed early but used a 14-2 run late in the half and led 37-30 at the break. The two teams traded buckets after intermission and the Cobras steadily built the margin to as many as 22 down the stretch. Lofton, made 10-20 shots from the field and 7-11 from the line en route to his 27 points and also pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds. Jean Selus added 19 points and dished out 5 assists, Chad Woods came off the bench to add 12, and Matt Mierzycki added 10 despite playing limited minutes due to foul trouble.
Derek Hazelwood had one of his best all around games of the season scoring 12 points, grabbing 8 boards, handing out 7 assists, and picking up 3 steals. Jeremy Paprocki scored all 8 of his points in the key run late in the first half. Kyle Williamson led Shawnee with 32 points. The Saints finish the season at 15-15 while PC advances to the Region 24 Quarterfinals at 12-18.
Region 24 Tournament (Saturday March 7 at Rend Lake College)
1:00 #1 Lincoln vs #8 Parkland
3:00 #4 Rend Lake vs #5 Lincoln Land
5:00 #2 Illinois Central vs #7 Danville
7:00 #3 John Wood vs #6 Lewis and Clark
Sunday March 8 (at Rend Lake)
12:00 Sophomore All-Star game for players out of tourney
2:00 Semi-Final #1
4:00 Semi-Final #2
3-2-09
Cobras set for post-season, both teams set to host on Wednesday
With the regular season now over it's time for the post-season to begin for the Parkland Basketball teams. The #7 ranked Women (25-4) will begin quarterfinal action on Wednesday night when they host the winner of the Lincoln College vs Spoon River game starting at 5:30. Those two teams will meet in a preliminary round game tonight in Lincoln. The Cobras swept their two games series against both teams in the regular season. With a win, PC would advance to the Region 24 Final 4 to be held at Illinois College in Jacksonville. PC would play at 6:00 Saturday night against the winner of the Lake Land and Danville game. The Championship game is set for Sunday at 4:00.
The PC Men (11-19) will also be at home Wednesday night when they host a preliminary round game against Shawnee (15-14). The Cobras are seeded 8th in the 10 team tourney while the Saints are the #9 seed. PC beat Shawnee 96-79 in Champaign back in December and lost at Shawnee 86-85 on February 4. The winner of the game will advance to the Region 24 tournament to be held this weekend at Rend Lake College in Ina and will play the top-seed Lincoln College. PC upset the Lynx just two weeks ago.
Admission is free for PC faculty, staff, and students while costs for the public are $5 for Adults and $3 for Students and Children
3-2-09
Men fall in regular season finale, Women pull away from alumni for victory
The Parkland Men's team continued their scrappy play Saturday but fell to Illinois Central College 85-74 in the regular season finale for both teams. The loss ends PC's regular season at (11-19 6-10) and the Cobras will be the #8 seed in the upcoming Region 24 tournament. PC will host #9 Shawnee at 7:30 on Wednesday evening in an opening round play-in contest.
Sophomore Matt Mierzycki tried to lead PC to the upset as he had another double-double with 27 points and 10 boards. The Cobras were able to keep the game close by making 27-32 shots from the free throw line despite ICC making 16 more baskets and the Cobras struggling from behind the arc making just 3 of 21 shots. Jean Selus finished with 14 points including a perfect 10-10 at the line while Lester Hart chipped in 12. Parkland's leading scorer Antonio Lofton was held to a season low 6 points.
ICC dominated the glass, using 15 players to wear down the Cobras and win the battle of the boards 41-28. The Cougars also shot a blistering 56% from the field while PC made just 38% of their shots. ICC sweeps the two game M-WAC series and finishes the regular season (23-7 12-4) good enough for the #2 seed in the Region tourney.
The Parkland Women's team tuned up for the Region 24 tournament with a hard fought 62-37 win over the alumni. The final score doesn't indicate the competitiveness of the contest as the teams were tied at 23 at the half and PC lead just 47-37 late before closing the game on a 15-0 run.
Four Cobras finished in double figures with Heather Pruemer pacing the attack with 14 points, Stephanie Denius finished with 12 going a perfect 5-5 from the field, while Cassandra Deiters added 10 points and 8 boards and Jara Bachtold had 10 points and 3 assists.
The alums were coached by former head man Alex Partenheimer and 11 players scored with none getting more than 5 points. Alyssa Ordner had 5 points and 5 rebounds while Lindsay Trent also added 5. Sixteen former players suited up for the contest that was put together when Malcolm X College had to cancel out of the regularly scheduled game earlier in the week.
The #7 Cobras are 25-4 and are the #2 seed in the upcoming Region 24 tournament. They will host the winner of the Lincoln College vs Spoon River College game on Wednesday night starting at 5:30.
2-27-09
2nd Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies set for Saturday
Saturday will be a busy day for Parkland Athletics as the Cobra Men will play their final regular season game, the women will host an alumni game, and the 2nd Hall of Fame Class will be inducted. Below is a brief description of the day's activities
2:00 Parkland Women will play an alumni game. (Malcolm X had to cancel earlier this week) so the Cobras will host an alumni group (10-12 players expected) Eight sophomores will be recognized before the game.
4:00 Parkland Men host rival Illinois Central. Their will be an orange and blue angle to the contest as three former Illini will match their teams. Parkland Head Coach Sergio McClain and assistant coach Marcus Griffin will square off against fellow former Illini Tony Wysinger. The Cobras hope to improve their seed and notch their 4th straight win while ICC still has a shot at a conference title if they beat PC.
Approximately 4:30-4:45 the 2nd Hall of Fame Class will be inducted. This year's inductees are:
Wayne Angel-UI Track & Field Coach
Kenny Banks-Track And Field High Jump record of 7'06" 1/2
Chris Cuchra-Baseball Home Run and RBI leader
Ken Pritchett-First Men's Basketball Coach
Lynette Trout-Started Women's Programs at PC-Coached Volleyball, Basketball and Softball
Roger Herbsleb-Longtime Parkland Scorekeeper
2002 Baseball Team-Won NJCAA D-II World Series..holds school record for wins 55
Approximately 6:30-Reception at Tony Noel Center
2-25-09
Women wrap up share of M-WAC title, Men make it three straight with red hot shooting
The #7 ranked Parkland Women's Basketball team wrapped up a share of the M-WAC title on Wednesday night easily disposing of Spoon River College 77-33. The Cobras moved to 25-4 and 13-1 in their final M-WAC game and tied Lewis & Clark for the title. The teams split their two games with the Cobras winning at PC 68-65 and the Blazers winning on their home court 62-60.
On Wednesday night, the MudCats were no challenge as PC raced to a 40-15 lead at the break and cruised to the victory. PC shot 56% for the game and made 29-47 (62%) from inside the arc. Ashley Timmerman led the way with 13 points, while Jessi Beachey and Cassandra Deiters each added 12 points and 5 boards apiece. Roni Brandon came off the bench to score 7 points and pull down 8 boards, Bridget Helms collected a season high 7 points while Jara Bachtold dished out 6 assists.
The Cobra men won their third straight contest with a blowout of SRC 107-62. The sophomore trio of Lester Hart, Matt Mierzycki, and Antonio Lofton paced the Cobra attack. Hart had a game high 27 as he was a perfect 6-6 from two and knocked down five three's. Antonio Lofton added 21 while Matt Mierzycki had a double-double with 20 points and 14 rebounds. The trio got plenty of help as Chad Woods came off the bench to score a career high 16 and also pulled down 7 boards while Jean Selus chipped in 14 points and handed out four assists.
Parkland shot a blistering 60% from the field (43-72) including 68% (34-50) on two-point attempts. PC also out rebounded SRC 41-29, committed just 10 turnovers, dished out 22 assists, and committed only 4 fouls in the contest. The victory moves the Cobras to (11-18 6-9) while the MudCats fall to (2-27 0-15).
2-19-09
Women move back into tie for first, Men's struggles continue
A 9-0 spurt to start the 2nd half helped the #9 Parkland Women's team pull away 83-54 over rival Danville Area Community College. PC lead 37-27 at the half but hot shooting and domination on the boards helped spark the win. The Cobras were especially sharp from behind the arc making 7-12 shots while DACC struggled from behind the line making just 4 of 21.
Jara Bachtold led the way for PC with 13 points, while Ashley Timmerman had 12, and Jessie Beachey tossed in 12 while pulling down 9 boards. Casandra Dieters scored 8 points and had 6 boards, Heather Pruemmer added 9 rebounds, while Stephanie Denius came off the bench to score 8. Abby Kinder scored 20 for DACC to lead all scorers.
Parkland moves to 23-4 and 11-1 in the M-WAC while DACC drops to 16-11 and 7-5. PC plays their final regular season road game this Saturday when they travel to play at Lincoln College.
The Parkland Men found the going tough once again falling behind early and losing to DACC 76-65. The Cobras trailed 34-21 at the break and saw the margin increase to twenty at 51-31 with 14:00 minutes to go. PC battled back to within 11 but could not get the margin back to single digits.
The Cobras lost despite two outstanding performances by sophomores Matt Mierzycki and Antonio Lofton. The pair scored 48 of the Corbras 65 points and pulled down 20 of the 35 rebounds. Mierzycki scored 24 points and had 15 rebounds while Lofton had 24 points and 5 boards. Lester Hart added 10 as the only other PC player in double figures. Teddrick Hardy had 24 points for DACC, while Tim Toler had a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards.
PC falls to (8-18 3-9) while DACC improves to 11-16 and 5-8. Next up for PC is a weekend road doubleheader, traveling to first place Lincoln College on Saturday afternoon and last place Spoon River College on Sunday night.
2-16-09
Streak ends for Cobra Women, Men road struggles continue
The #4 Parkland Women saw their 10 game winning streak come to an end on Saturday as they fell to #13 Lewis and Clark 62-60. The Cobras got off to a slow start and trailed 37-23 at half to the host Blazers. PC chipped away at the lead in the second half and climbed to within two at 55-53 with under two minutes remaining but could not convert on either of their two late possessions while L&C iced the game at the line.
Post play was the downfall for the Cobras who were outscored 43-14 in the paint. The other key was at the free throw line where Lewis and Clark attempted 28 free throws while PC only shot 10. Ashley Timmerman led the way for PC with 13 points, Heidi McKean netted 12 points and pulled down 7 rebounds, and Jara Bachtold tossed in 11. The loss drops PC to 22-4 and 10-1 on the season and into a first place tie with Lewis and Clark in the M-WAC. PC will host rival Danville Area Community College at 5:30 on Wednesday. The game is part of the "Pink Zone" campaign with several activities planned. Anybody wearing a pink t-shirt or sweatshirt will be admitted to the game free.
The PC men lost their fourth straight and sixth in the last seven with a 95-78 defeat at the hands of the Blazers. Both teams came out shooting well as the Cobras knocked down 15 of 29 from the field but still trailed 44-37 at the break. While the Cobras cooled off after intermission, the Blazers got even hotter shooting 55 from the field and 80% from the line to pull away for the victory.
Justin Sims was too much for the Cobras to handle as he scored a game high 30 points including 6 three-pointers. William Cobb added 16 points and dished out 13 assists for Lewis and Clark (16-9 7-6). PC was led by Antonio Lofton who continued his outstanding play with 23 points and 8 rebounds on 10-14 shooting. Matt Mierzycki chipped in 18 points and hauled down 8 rebounds while Jean Selus added 14 and Lester Hart 12.
PC (8-16 3-8) will try to get back on the winning track with a 7:30 home game on Wednesday versus DACC.
2-10-09
Strong second half encouraging in Men's Hoops loss
The Parkland Men's Basketball team put up 53 points in the second half but it wasn't enough as the Cobras fell 87-77 to NJCAA D-1 power Vincennes on Monday evening in Champaign. Trailing 44-24 at the break, after suffering through a miserable first half of shooting (23%), the Cobras fell behind my as many as 26 before mounting a furious comeback.
PC was on fire in the second half hitting a sizzling 60% from the field making 22 of 37 shots. Antonio Lofton and Chad Woods led the second half rally as Lofton scored 21 of his game high 24 making all nine shots from the field and making all three free throw attempts. Woods continued his strong play of late coming off the bench to score all of his career high 13 points after intermission making five of his six field goal attempts. Lester Hart had one of his best all-around games scoring 16 points and chasing down 8 rebounds while Matt Mierzycki added 12 points and 6 boards.
DeAntre Jefferson led the Blazers with 20 points and 11 rebounds while J.P. Olukemi also scored 20 in the winning effort. Vu shot 53% from the field for the contest and dominated the glass by a margin of 47-29. The victory moves the Blazers to 17-6 on the season while PC falls to 8-16. The Cobras are off until this Saturday when they travel to play at Lewis and Clark.
2-7-09
Women keep streak alive with narrow win, men lose close game
The Women's Basketball team bumped their winning streak to 10 games as they rallied in the final two minutes to knock off John Wood CC 47-44. PC trailed 44-43 with 2:09 left but Jara Bachtold made 1 of 2 free throws to tie it and after the Cobras got the rebound, Ashley Timmerman sank 1 of 2 shots from the line to give PC a 45-44 lead with 1:39 left. John Wood's Alyssa Duffy was fouled with 1:22 to go but missed both free throws and Heather Pruemmer sank a pair from the line to give PC the three point lead. The Trail Blazers had two chances two tie the game and send it to overtime but could not knock the shot down.
Bachtold lead PC with 13 points and 5 rebounds while Jessi Beachey tossed in 11 points and hauled down 6 boards. Both teams struggled from the field as the Cobras made just 14-47 while JWCC converted on only 12 of 53 shots. JWCC was able to keep the game close by controlling the boards winning the battle 44-32 but the Cobras forced their opponent into 23 turnovers.
The win improves PC to (22-3 10-0) while John Wood falls to (15-8 4-4). The #5 Cobras will get a much needed week off as they won't return to action until next Saturday when they travel to Godfrey to play #6 Lewis and Clark. The Cobras edged them back on January 19 68-65. A win would wrap up the M-WAC title for the girl's while a loss would put the two teams into a tie with three games remaining.
The PC Men repeated an unfortunate storyline Saturday as they played hard but fell short in the end 80-76. PC trailed by as mean as twelve points in the second half but could get not get the go ahead bucket. Jean Selus lay-up with 3.2 seconds remaining cut the JW lead to two but Jaris Wommack calmly sank two free throws with 2.0 seconds left on the clock to seal the win.
Struggles from the free-throw line continue to plague the Cobras who lost a one point on Wednesday at Shawnee after making only 50% of their shots at the line and Saturday made just 14 of 25 (56%) from the stripe. Antonio Lofton led the PC attack with 21 points while Matt Mierzycki had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Chad Woods had a career high 12 points off the bench while Selus added 11. Lester Hart scored just five points but dished out a team-high seven assists for PC who fell to (8-15 3-7) on the year.
John Wood used a potent inside-out attack as Reo Quarles was tough inside with 18 points and 14 rebounds and the Trail Blazers knocked down 9 of14 three's. Mitch Westphal led JWCC (13-10 6-4) with 21 points draining four shots from behind the arc while Wommack finished with 13 all in the second half.
PC will step out of conference on Monday night when they host NJCAA D-1 power Vincennes University starting at 7:00. VU is (16-5) on the year and has won 9 of their last 10 including a 95-73 win over Parkland back on January 7th in Vincennes.
2-5-09
Streak hits nine as #5 Cobras win, Men fall at Shawnee
The Parkland Women's basketball team picked up their ninth straight win Wednesday night as they ran past Shawnee 92-63. The victory helped the Cobras, who earlier in the day moved up to two spots to #5 in the latest NJCAA D-II Poll, to improve to 21-3 and 9-0 in the M-WAC.
Trailing 16-15 midway thru the first half, PC went on a 33-9 run to take a 48-25 lead to intermission and the Cobras never looked back. Jara Bachtold led the attack with 15 points, pulled down 6 rebounds, and dished out 4 assists. Ashley Timmerman scored 11 points, all in the first half, and also handed out seven assists. Shay Oaties had a season-high 10 points, Heidi McKean added 6 assists, and Heather Pruemer pulled down 6 rebounds.
After 5 straight road contests, PC will finally return home this Saturday when they host John Wood (15-7 4-3) in an unusual starting time of 11 am.
The Parkland Men's team was not as fortunate as they lost a back and forth 86-85 game at the hands of the Shawnee Saints. PC built an early double-digit lead and led 41-38 at the break. The Saints took command and built lead up to 10 points only to see PC rally back to take the lead. Trailing by one, PC could only muster a desperation three-point attempt which fell short in the final seconds of the contest.
Poor shooting from the free throw line doomed the Cobras who made just 12-24 shots from the line. Five players finished in double figures with Antonio Lofton leading the way with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jean Selus added 17, Matt Mierzycki scored 15 points, pulled down 8 boards and handed out 5 assists while Lester Hart tossed in 12 and Chad Woods came off the bench to add 10.
With the loss PC falls to (8-14 3-6) and will host John Wood (12-10 5-4) at 1:00 on Saturday.
2-2-09
Men shock #12 Lincoln Land, Women pick up 20th win
The Parkland Men's Basketball team used a balanced attack and tough team defense to stun #12 Lincoln Land 70-67 in Springfield Saturday afternoon. The victory avenged an earlier 68-48 loss to the Loggers back on January 13th.
This time PC used 17 points from Matt Mierzycki and 16 from Antonio Lofton to lead the way to the upset. Derrick Hazelwood and Lester Hart also added 11 for the Cobras who shot 51% from the field and made 21-27 shots from the line. The Cobras outscored LLCC 21-8 from the stripe and turned 18 Logger turnovers into 19 points as PC improved to (8-13 3-5) while Lincoln Land drops to (16-6 6-3). Parkland will play the final game of their five game road swing on Wednesday night when they travel to Shawnee for a 7:30 match-up against the Saints (10-9 2-5).
The winning streak is at eight for the #7 PC Women's team as they cruised to a 72-40 rout of Lincoln Land. PC raced to a 43-16 lead at the break and substituted generously in the second half as they beat the Loggers for the second time this season. The Cobras shot 52% for the contest while holding LLCC to just 32% shooting. PC also won the battle of the boards 39-28 and knocked down 10-11 shots from the free throw line.
All 11 players who played scored for PC with Heidi McKean the only player in double figures with 11. Amanda VanEtta added 8 points, 5 boards, and 3 steals while Christina Nevins tossed in 7 points and handed out 4 assists. Ashley Timmerman, Stepahine Denius, and Cassandra Deiters also all scored 8 in the win.
The Cobras improve to (20-3 8-0) on the season while LLCC falls to (5-16 1-7.) Next up for PC is a 5:30 game Wednesday at Shawnee (6-13 3-3).
1-29-09
PC Women win battle of ranked foes, while men fall despite Lofton's 30
The #7 ranked Parkland Women's Basketball team continued their impressive run as they traveled to East Peoria Wednesday night and knocked off the #14 Cougars of Illinois Central College 78-70. ICC's full court pressure forced the Cobras into several turnovers but also allowed PC to get some easy baskets in transition. The Cobras came out strong and built a 35-25 halftime lead scoring at will inside.
PC maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second half and led 70-55 with just under 4:00 remaining. From there ICC scored on five consecutive possessions including three 3-pointers to trim the Cobra lead to 74-70 with just under a minute remaining. ICC was at the line with a chance to cut the margin to two but missed both shots and PC hit four consecutive shots from the line to seal the victory.
Five players finished in double figures to pace a balanced attack. Jara Bachtold and Heather Pruemer led the way with 11 each while Amanda VanEtta, Cassandra Deiters, and Heidi McKean each added 10 points. Jessi Beachey contributed 9 points and 9 rebounds and Ashley Timmerman added 8 points and 7 boards.
The Cobras, winners of seven straight, improve to (19-3 7-0) while ICC falls to 17-5. Next up for the Cobras is a 2:00 game Saturday at Lincoln Land (5-15 1-6).
The PC Men kept it close until the final five minutes before falling to #21 ICC 84-73 despite a season high 30 points from Antonio Lofton. PC trailed by just four at the break 41-37 only to see the Cougars go on a 12-2 run to start the second half and build a 53-39 lead. The Cobras didn't quit however and went on a 16-2 run of their own to tie the game at 55. Lofton scored eight of the Cobras points during that stretch and went on to finish 8-16 from the field and 13 for 18 from the line.
ICC took control of the game for good on a Brendan McKnight jumper with 5:04 left and closed out the game at the free throw line. Jean Selus scored 14 points and hauled down 7 boards while Jeremy Paprocki came off the bench to add 10 and 4 assists for PC. Jimmy Kuban had 14 to lead ICC while Michael Campbell (12 points 12 boards) and Dorel Sutherland (11 points 10 rebounds) both had double-doubles.
With the loss PC falls to (7-13 2-5) ahead of a trip to #12 Lincoln Land (17-5 6-2) on Saturday. ICC improves to (16-6 6-2) with the victory.
1-25-09
PC Women win over SRC, ready for showdown with ICC
All twelve Parkland players scored as the Cobra Women cruised to a 72-41 rout of last place Spoon River. PC led 40-16 at the break and never looked back as they substituted frequently allowing the starters to rest after playing four games in the last seven days.
Stephanie Denius came off the bench to lead the attack with 13 points, Ashley Timmerman and Heather Pruemer each added 11 for the #9 Cobras who improved to 18-3 and 7-0 in the M-WAC. PC dished out 22 assists on the 31 baskets they scored with Christina Nevins and Timmerman each handing out four. The Cobras also won the battle of the boards in picking up their sixth straight win. Spoon River falls to 1-19 and 0-7 on the season with the defeat. Next up for the Cobras is a Wednesday night showdown with #3 Illinois Central in East Peoria.
The Parkland Men's game vs Spoon River was postponed when the Cobras were unable to make the trip after mechanical difficulties with their bus. PC will play next at ICC on Wednesday night at 7:30.
1-22-09
#9 Women roll, Men stumble at DACC
The Parkland Women's Basketball team celebrated their move into the Top 10 of the NJCAA Poll by powering past rival Danville Area Community College 91-65 last night. DACC raced to a 17-6 lead but the #9 Cobras caught fire. especially from behind the arc, knocking down seven first half three-point goals, to take a 44-34 lead at the break. From there, the Cobras stayed hot shooting 56% in the second half and finished a sizzling 12-23 (52%) from three-point range. PC shared the wealth dishing out 26 assists as four Cobras finished in double figures.
Heidi McKean had her best game of the year finishing with 21 points and 6 rebounds, Ashley Tmmerman knocked down five 3's to score 17, Amanda VanEtta came off the bench to add 14 points and handed out four assists, while Jessi Beachey scored 10 points and hauled down 7 boards.
The win PC's fifth straight, improved them to (17-3 6-0) on the season while DACC falls to (12-7 3-3). Next up for PC is a 2:00 contest at cellar dweller Spoon River College on Saturday. The game will be played at Cuba HS.
The Parkland Men's Basketball team could never get untracked Wednesday night, shooting a season low 26% from the field as they fell to Danville Area CC 69-50 in a key M-WAC contest. The Cobras made just 12 baskets in the contest and were 0-12 from three-point range. The lone bright spot was the Cobras making 26-34 shots (77%) from the charity spot, including Antonio Lofton making 17-21 shots at the line. Lofton led PC with 21 points while Jean Selus and Matt Mierzycki each scored 11.
The Jaguars on the other hand made 51% of their shots and were led by Tedrick Hardy who had 16 points and 8 rebounds. DACC improves to (8-11 2-4) with the win while PC falls to (7-12 2-4). The Cobras play at last place SRC at 4:00 on Saturday.
1-21-09
Dance Team makes it to Finals at UDA Finals
Congratulations to the Parkland College Dance team which advanced to the United Dance Association Finals and placed 15th over the weekend in Orlando. The Cobra Charmers were one of the 25 teams who qualified for the Open Hip Hop Dance competition and one of only four community colleges to make the field. After preliminary competitions the Cobras made the cut to the finals where the top 16 teams competed once again. Congratulations to Coach Kelley Englehardt and all of the dancers on an excellent showing. Listed below are the final standings:
1. Lindenwood University
2. University of St. Thomas
3. Avila University
4. St. Cloud State
5. Orange Coast College
6. California Lutheran University
7. College of New Jersey
8. University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
9. University of Central Missouri
10. West Chester University
11. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
12. University of Scranton
13. Westfield State College
14. Georgia State University
15. Parkland College
1-18-09
Women roll to set up M-WAC showdown, Men lose close contest
The #11 Parkland Women's Basketball team used a balanced attack and a swarming defense to overwhelm #18 John Wood CC 61-43 on Saturday afternoon in Quincy. The Cobras held the Trail Blazers to just 30% shooting from the field and won the battle of the boards 38-28 as they pulled away after a five point halftime lead.
No Cobra player finished in double figures as PC was led by Jara Bachtold's 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Ashley Timmerman nailed three 3's to also finish with 9 while Katie Blocker added 8 and Heidi McKean added 6 points and pulled down 5 rebounds.
The victory improves PC to (15-3 4-0) ahead of a Monday afternoon 2:00 showdown with #8 Lewis and Clark (13-2 5-0). The winner of that contest will take over sole possession of first place in the M-WAC. John Wood falls to (12-6 2-2).
The Parkland Men came up on the short end of a 62-59 score in their loss to John Wood. PC trailed 25-24 at the break but saw their desperation attempt to send the game to overtime fall short. The Cobras were ice cold from the field making just 31% of their shots including only 3 of 14 from behind the arc in losing their fourth straight game and sixth in the last seven. The Cobras were dominated on the glass losing the battle of the boards 48-30. Reo Quarles was the leader for JWCC pulling down 22 rebounds while scoring 16 points. Jarius Wommack added 16 points, Joel Dietrich scored 15 and handed out 6 assists and Josh Watznauer added 13 rebounds and 4 blocked shots for the victors who improved to (11-6 4-1).
Jean Selus led the PC attack with 18 points and added 3 steals. Antonio Lofton tossed in 16, pulled down 9 boards, and came away with 5 steals while Matt Mierzycki added 10 points in the losing effort. PC (6-11 1-3) will host Lewis and Clark (11-5 3-2) at 4:00 on Monday.
1-13-09
#11 Women roll, Men fall to #16 Loggers
Ashley Timmerman scored a game high 23 points, knocking down 7 of 9 shots from behind the three-point line, to lead the #11 Parkland Women's Basketball team to an 80-25 rout of Lincoln Land on Tuesday night. The Cobras raced out to a 39-10 lead at intermission, shooting 56% from the field while LLCC shot just 12% in the first half. The Loggers, playing with just six players, were dominated from start to finish as the Cobras outscored them 20-0 on points off turnovers and finished 12-18 from behind the arc. Stephanie Denius added 11 points off the bench while Cassandra Dieters scored seven points and pulled down eight boards. Parkland improves to (14-3 3-0) and will head to Quincy on Saturday with a 2 o'clock game against
#16 John Wood (12-3 2-0). Lincoln Land falls to (3-12 and 0-4).
#16 Lincoln Land hit their first eight shots from the field and led for all but just one possession as they cruised to a 68-48 win over host Parkland. Jeremy Paprocki drained back to back three's to give the Cobras their only lead at 21-20 before the Loggers went on a 9-2 run and built a 36-29 lead at the break.
As has been the trend in their recent losses, the opposition controlled the opening part of the second half and Lincoln Land stretched their half time lead to as many as 22. The Loggers shot 56% from the field while PC managed to hit just 44% of their shots. Antonio Lofton led PC with 18 points, Jean Selus chipped in 10, and Paprocki added 9. Carlton Westbrook and Cody Rincker each scored 13 while Preston Hopper scored 10 to lead LLCC. The win improves Lincoln Land to (13-5 3-2) while the Cobras fall to (6-10 1-2) losing for the fifth time in their last six games. PC travels to John Wood (8-7 2-1) on Saturday for a 4:00 contest.
1-11-09
PC Women roll, Men rally but fall short
The #11 Parkland Women's team forced Lincoln College into 30 turnovers and held the Lynx to just 23% shooting from the field as the Cobras rolled to an easy 81-38 win. The victory ended a two game slide for PC which improved to (13-3 2-0) while Lincoln College falls to (5-10 1-2).
The key to the game was the inside presence of the Cobras as their three post players combined for 44 points and 18 rebounds while making 19 of 26 shots. PC also used their inside dominance to out rebound the Lynx 50-34. Heather Pruemer came off the bench to lead the way with 15 points and 9 rebounds, Casandra Dieters added 15 points 6 rebounds and 4 steals, and Jessi Beachey tossed in 14 points. Katie Blocker also finished in double figures with 11 points while dishing out four assists while Heidi McKean added 7 assists and Rani Brandon and Shay Oaties each hauled down 7 boards. Nishieka Shephard led Lincoln with 14 points. Next up for PC is a Tuesday night 5:30 home contest with Lincoln Land.
The Parkland Men nearly overcame a 17 point second half deficit but fell to M-WAC leader Lincoln College 88-77 on Saturday night. PC trailed by just three at half but Lincoln used a 17-4 second half run to take a 51-44 lead with just over 11 minutes remaining. PC didn't quit and clawed back to within five at 80-75 with just under two minutes left but could get no closer. The Lynx were red hot from the field knocking down 61% of their shots including 35 of 53 from inside the arc. They also made 15 of 20 shots from the line.
Matt Mierzycki lead a balance attack for PC with 21 points and 6 rebounds, Antonio Lofton added 17 (15 in the second half) and 8 boards, while Jean Selus had 14 and Derek Hazelwood 11. Chris Ware led all scorers with 25 points on 11-13 shooting from the field. Bryce Davis (16 points 9 rebounds) Darius Adams (15 points 8 assists) helped Lincoln stay atop the M-WAC at (12-5 4-0) while PC falls to (6-9 1-1). The Cobras host Lincoln Land at 7:30 on Tuesday.
1-9-09
Hoops team struggle in non-conference losses
Both the Parkland Men's and Women's Basketball teams found the road a dangerous place to play as the Cobras dropped a pair of non-conference basketball games. The Men stayed close for a half but NJCAA D-1 power Vincennes University pulled away for a 95-73 win while the #11 ranked women might find their return to the national rankings a short one, falling to NAIA Robert Morris 71-57.
The Cobras battled the talented Trailblazers for twenty minutes trailing just 43-37 at the break but VU used a 13-2 run early in the second half to build the lead and never looked back. Parkland once again used a balanced attack with five of the seven players finishing in double figures. Antonio Lofton and Derek Hazelwood each scored 15, Jeremy Paprocki and Matt Mierzycki added 11, and Lester Hart knocked down 10. John Freeman lead all scorers with 22 points while Champaign Central graduate Donald Steward tossed in 15. Parkland (6-8 0-1) will host M-WAC leading Lincoln College (11-5 3-0) at 7:00 Saturday in a key conference showdown.
The Parkland Women struggled with their shooting on Thursday night falling to the Eagles. PC trailed just 29-28 at half but PC shot just 30% from the field in the second stanza while RMC used a 17-5 run to close the game to pick up the win. The difference in the game was at the line and behind the arc as the Cobras could not find the range. PC made just 2-15 shots from behind the arc while RMC made 8-19. The Cobras also made just 11 of 21 free throws in the contest. Ashley Timmerman and Casandra Deiters scored 9 points apiece to pace the Cobra offense.
PC (12-3 1-0) will return to action on Saturday when they host the Lynx of Lincoln College (5-9 1-1) starting at 5:00.
1-6-09
Trame moves on, Podlewski new Parkland Volleyball Coach
Parkland College Volleyball Coach Mike Trame, who guided the Cobras to a 3rd Place finish at the 2008 NJCAA Division II Finals, has resigned his position and accepted a non-coaching position at the University of Illinois. Trame compiled an over-all record of 193-74 in five seasons at the helm of the Cobras, winning five M-WAC titles, capturing one District title and finishing as the Region 24 runner-up on four occasions. He was named the Conference, Region, and Midwest NJCAA Coach of the Year this season as PC returned to Nationals. While at PC, Trame served as the M-WAC and Region 24 Volleyball Chair and recently completed a two-year term as the NJCAA Volleyball Coaches Association Vice-President. Trame came to PC after successful coaching stints at Saint Joe-Ogden and Gibson City-Melvin Sibley High Schools.
Assistant Coach Vern Podlewski will take over the program after just one year on the Cobra staff. Vern arrived at PC after completing his professional volleyball career in Germany. He was the starting libero for teams in Germany and Romania from 2005 to 2008 following a three-year term with the USA National Men’s Volleyball team where he trained in Colorado Springs from 2003 to 2005 and was the alternate libero for the 2004 USA Olympic team. Prior to his national experience, Vern spent two years at the University of Hawaii where his team won the NCAA Championship in 2002 and was selected as a 2nd team All-American. Prior to Hawaii, he played for two seasons at Santa Barbara City College in California. Vern and his wife Sara have one child, their daughter Maile.
“Mike did an amazing job at Parkland as our volleyball coach and Athletic Academic Advisor. Not only did his teams perform well on the court but they were excellent in the classroom as well. He has put the program back on the national stage and he will be tough to replace. He was an extremely valuable part of the Cobra Athletic program and will be truly missed. This was a tough decision for him but it was an excellent opportunity that will allow him the opportunity to spend more time with his wife and two young children” said Parkland Athletic Director Rod Lovett.
“Being able to secure a coach of Vern’s knowledge and background was important in replacing Mike. I feel he will be able to step right in and keep the program going at a high level and I don’t anticipate any drop-off in the success of the program. Coach Trame and the player’s spoke very highly of Vern as an assistant and his knowledge of what it takes to be successful at the NJCAA level. Hopefully he will be able to retain at least one of our other assistant coaches to assist with the transition. I look forward to working with Vern to make sure that Parkland remains as one of the elite NJCAA Volleyball programs in the country” Lovett said.
1-5-09
Parkland Names 2nd Hall of Fame Class
Parkland Hall of Fame Inductees
The Parkland College Foundation and Athletic Department are proud to announce the second class for the Parkland College Athletic Hall of Fame. Six individuals and one team will be inducted on Saturday February 28, 2009. They will be introduced at halftime of the Men’s Basketball game and will be honored at a reception at the Tony Noel Center immediately after the game. Honorees were nominated by former Parkland College coaches and administrators and were finalized on by a vote of the Hall of Fame committee.
2008 Hall of Fame Inductees
Student-Athletes:
Wayne Angel-Track and Field: Current Illini Head Track and Field Coach. Rantoul native was two-time NJCAA All-American, two-time Big 10 Champion, and Olympic Trials participant.
Kenny Banks-Track and Field: Two-time All-American in the High Jump. He holds Parkland records for Indoor (7’2”) and Outdoor (7’6 ½”). Left PC ranked as top-ranked collegiate high jumper and went on to compete internationally. Finished 4th at US Championships in 1986 and 1988.
Chris Cuchra-Baseball: Holds school records for home runs (13) and runs batted in (78) for a season. Also top five in batting average (.435), doubles (20), and top 10 in hits (84). Helped lead Cobras to 96-21 record during his two seasons at PC.
Coaches/Administrators:
Ken Pritchett-Men’s Basketball Coach: First Parkland Men’s Coach, led the Cobras from 1968-78 before PC offered scholarships or had their own gym. Won over 150 games, going 24-5 in ’77-’78. Also coached the Lorraine (KS.) High School team to a 2nd place finish and was 93-17 in four years at Lawrenceville HS.
Lynette Trout-Women’s Basketball, Softball, and Volleyball Coach: Started Women’s Athletic Programs at Parkland in 1975-76. Head Coach for 4 years for Volleyball and Basketball, three years for Softball. Basketball team went perfect (19-0) and advanced to nationals. 30 year Parkland employee as Physical Education and Math professor.
Contributor:
Roger Herbsleb- Parkland Scorekeeper: Kept the scorebook for Men’s and Women’s Basketball, and Volleyball for nearly 30 years from 1973-2002. Was 20 year Parkland employee retiring in 1993 as the Supervisor of the Print Shop.
Team:
2002 Men’s Baseball (National Champions): Third team at PC to win NJCAA National title. Holds school record for wins (55) and winning percentage (.859), going 55-9 en route to the title. Team led by First Team All-American’s pitcher Derek Drage and infielder Dan Grant.
1-5-09
PC Women 2nd at Wells Fargo Classic
The Parkland women's basketball team split a pair of games at the Wells
Fargo Classic hosted by Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona over the
New Year's weekend. The Cobras thumped the College of Eastern Utah 71-48 on
Friday and then got beat on a last second shot against Arizona Western 50-48
on Saturday.
Against Arizona Western, the Cobras bolted out to a 9-1 lead and held a
21-12 advantage until about the 6:00 minute mark in the first half when poor
defense and a bevy of turnovers plagued PC and allowed Arizona Western to go
on a 15-0 run and take a 26-21 halftime lead. The Cobras finally scored at
the 18:00 minute mark in the second half to end the 8:00 scoring drought.
PC battled then back in the second half, sparked by Stephanie Denius's 7
points and 4 rebounds off the bench. Parkland actually took the lead at
48-46 with under a minute to go on a three-pointer by Ashley Timmerman, only
to see the hosts swish 2 free throws at the other end to knot the score at
48. The Cobras had the ball underneath their own basket with 15 seconds
remaining and a chance to win the game, but were called for traveling,
giving the ball back to the Matadors. Arizona Western's Yohanna Martin who
finished with a game-high 19 points, dribbled off a screen and threw up an
off-balance layup with :02 seconds to go that bounced on the rim three
separate times and eventually fell through the net as the buzzer sounded to
give the win to the Matadors.
Heidi McKean had 10 points and Timmerman and Cassandra Deiters each had 8
points for the Cobras. PC jad 21 turnovers, with Arizona Western scoring 13
points off of turnovers.
The Cobras started out strong against Eastern Utah to take a 39-34 lead at
half behind Timmerman's 11 first half points. The Cobras clamped down on
defense, allowing the Golden Eagles to score 14 points in the second half to
win 71-48, holding the Eagles to 29% field goal shooting for the game.
Timmerman led the way with 15 points and 5 rebounds. Jara Bachtold and
Amanda VanEtta added 9 points apiece as every Parkland player scored.
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