Butler’s bowl opponent has risen to top quickly
It was the spring of 2007, and Iowa Western Community College president Dan Kinney happened to be on the same flight back to Omaha from Washington D.C. as an old friend.
It was the spring of 2007, and Iowa Western Community College president Dan Kinney happened to be on the same flight back to Omaha from Washington D.C. as an old friend.
The seed of a thought began with an assignment in a master’s class at Wichita State almost four years ago.
More than anything, Newman coach Mark Potter doesn’t want his team to get too far ahead of itself.
It is unseasonably warm and the Butler Community College football team is running, hard, on the day before Thanksgiving.
Before Saturday’s game, Newman coach Mark Potter wrote "1981" on the dry-erase board in the Jets’ locker room. It stood as a reminder to his players of the last time Newman beat Fort Hays State.
Butler running back Dreamius Smith has made an oral commitment to play football at West Virginia.
Once again, the Butler Community College football team will play for a national title.
There were 10 opponents before Sunday, but no real challengers. No one that could truly test the mettle of Butler Community College’s undefeated football team.
Tabor’s defense held Friends to just 113 yards of offense on Saturday on the way to a 31-3 rout in both teams’ regular-season finale. The Bluejays, ranked No. 17 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll, improved to 8-2 overall and 7-1 in KCAC play.
No. 25 Emporia State (8-2, 8-2) at Washburn (7-3, 7-3), 1 p.m. – After two straight losses following an 8-0 start, the Hornets still aren’t completely out of the NCAA Division II playoff picture. Emporia State is ranked No. 8 in Super Region Three but must be in the top four in order to get a playoff bid, so they’ll need some help.
If Troy Morrell had a quarter for every time somebody has asked him why he’s still coaching football at Butler Community College after years of great success, he’d be rich enough to not have to coach.
When Butler held just a 7-3 lead after the first quarter Sunday, it was an indication that this game against Garden City wouldn’t be the same as the last time the teams met.
Lindenwood defeated No. 18 Pittsburg State 44-33 on Saturday at Pittsburg, knocking the Gorillas out of the NCAA Division II playoff picture and ending Pittsburg State’s hopes of defending its’ national title.
Inside tiny W.S. Scott Auditorium, there are already epic battles going on when the Cowley College men’s basketball team gathers for practice.
If RaeAnne Booth comes off as a little bit obsessed with her work, please forgive her.
No. 20 Emporia State (8-1, 8-1 MIAA) at No. 4 Northwest Missouri (8-1, 7-1), 2 p.m. — The Hornets fell apart last week in a 57-28 loss to Missouri Western in Emporia, and face another tough test here. Another Hornets’ loss would likely drop them out of the NCAA Division II Top 25 and put a severe dent in their playoff hopes.
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Patience, humility and Lizzy Jeronimus.
There is a conversation going on in Mark Potter’s office, no different than so many others in his 15 years as men’s basketball coach at Newman University.
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