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October 10, 2011 wingspan.lccc.wy.edu V-ball wins at home By Mathew McKay Sports Writer The Laramie County Community College women’s volleyball team won two home matches during the weekend of Sept. 30–Oct. 1 against Dawson Community College and Sheridan College, putting their Region IX record at 2–5. The Eagles closed out the first game of the match quickly and never looked back. They finished the night off by sweeping the match against Dawson Community College 3–0, by the scores of 25–10, 25–12 and 25–18. The second night began a little rough. During the second game, the Golden Eagles caught some steam and got into a rhythm. The Eagles took the match with a three-game comeback, finishing the night by the scores of 17–25, 25–7, 25–9, and 25–16. Freshman Callie Colden summed it up. “We came to play and came to win,” defensive specialist Colden said. The Golden Eagles moved a game closer to the upper half of the conference play after the weekend’s matches. During the second half of September, the Eagles spent most of their time on the road, playing four matches and a tournament. After starting 0–2 against Northwest College, Sept. 16, and Central Wyoming College, Sept. 17, on the road, the team was able to regroup and play “in the moment,” Coach Darren Buckner said. The Golden Eagles got things going at Air Force Prep, Sept. 19, where they won the match 3–1. The Golden Eagles, fresh off the win, then went into the WYO-Braska tournament and took two of the four matches. The final away match Sept. 27 against Eastern Wyoming College ended with the Eagles losing in game five 12–15. Overall, the Golden Eagles lost the match 3-2 by scores of 23–25, 25–18, 25–17, 22–25 and 12–15. sports By Shawn Havel Co-Editor Laramie County Community College men’s and women’s rodeo team are currently standing at eighth and fifth, respectively, in the Central Rocky Mountain Region en route to hosting the annual Shawn Dubie Memorial rodeo Oct. 14–16. “The hometown rodeo is always one you want to do well in,” LCCC Coach David Browder said. The LCCC rodeo team has been gaining momentum as the season has progressed and will be looking to perform at the peak of their ability as friends and family will attend the final rodeo of the fall semester. However, being athletes is not the only responsibility that the rodeo squad has for this tournament. As hosts, student-athletes will also be in charge of running the event. Browder said there’s no hometown advantage because the team will work while they aren’t competing. But Browder is confident the team is capable of having an outstanding rodeo. “The rodeo went well last year, so there is no reason we can’t repeat as champions,” Browder said. The event will begin at 1 p.m. in the LCCC Arena. The Shawn Dubie Memorial Rodeo will cost $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors for single day admission or $20 for adults and $12 for student and seniors for a three-day pass. The event is free to LCCC students and children under five years old. Former LCCC Rodeo Athlete of the Year and Central Rocky Mountain Region All-Around Cowboy, Shawn Dubie, was fatally wounded by a horse while competing in the Greeley Independence Stampede in <strong>Wingspan</strong> 39 Shawn Dubie rodeo Annual memorial rodeo to honor fallen cowboy By Jeff Frerich Sports writer During the first competition of the 2011 Laramie County Community College equestrian season at Colby Community College in Colby, Kan., the LCCC equestrian team placed sixth and fourth. During the two-day event on Oct. 1–2, the LCCC team placed sixth on Saturday and fourth on Sunday. The competition was a Western-style competition. Coach Lanae Koons said: “Overall, the team did really well for their first competition. There is room for improvement, but, overall, I am really happy with what the team did.” Individually, the students competed at different ability levels based. The riders were ranked based on their performance on each day. This means a rider who placed first and fourth placed first Saturday and fourth Sunday. In the beginner horsemanship class, freshman Jessie Johnson placed first in both shows. Koons said this is an accomplishment for a freshmen rider because she is just coming into the program and neither the rider nor the coach really knows what to expect. Also in the beginner horsemanship class, Adrian Parman placed third in both shows, and Lily Crawford placed fifth and seventh. Kayla Fisk placed fourth and seventh in open reining. Fisk also competed in the open horsemanship competition, where she placed second and third. Jamie Johnson competed in the open horsemanship competition as well where she placed sixth. In the intermediate II horsemanship competition Candice Lahners placed second and fourth; Alaina Mikesell placed third; Sara Eggert placed fourth and seventh; and Annie Hoag placed fourth. 1988. LCCC rodeo team now pays tribute to Dubie with his namesake annual rodeo and by founding the Shawn Dubie Memorial Scholarship, awarded to an LCCC rodeo athlete who maintaining a 2.0 grade point average. This year the scholarship has been awarded to Ben Julffs. Shawn Dubie Schedule Friday, Oct. 14 1 p.m., Slack (free) 7 p.m., Performance Saturday, Oct. 15 9 a.m., Slack (free) 7 p.m., Performance Sunday, Oct. 16 1 p.m., Performance Beginning equestrian shines In the intermediate I horsemanship category, Hannah Martin placed fourth and sixth, and Brittany DeMartin placed fifth in both shows. In the novice horsemanship competition, Jordan Matthews placed second in both shows. Koons said Matthews was the most improved rider who “did well and improved greatly” compared to last year. Overall, Koons said she is really happy with how well the individuals on the team did. The team used horses and tack provided by the Colby Community College. The team’s hunt-riding style competitors will travel to Fort Lupton, Colo., to the University of Colorado on Oct. 22–23. On Nov. 5–6 the team will host a two day hunt-riding style competition at the LCCC campus in Cheyenne. The team competes against eight other colleges and universities in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska.
40 <strong>Wingspan</strong> sports October 10, 2011 wingspan.lccc.wy.edu Women’s rodeo team barrels into national Top 25 Bullrider atop Central Rocky Mountain region going into final fall rodeo Photos by Jessie Witte Rodeo action: Top: Hayli Bonham ropes a calf at the Sheridan rodeo Bottom: Lacey Carroll turns her horse around a barrel at the Sheridan rodeo. By Shawn Havel Co-Editor After another solid performance from a breakaway roper and barrel racers, the Laramie County Community College women’s rodeo team will head into the final rodeo of the fall nationally ranked No. 19. Barrel racer Jesse Pichler finished first earning 35.5 points at the Lamar Community College rodeo in Colorado Sept. 30–Oct. 2. Barrel racer Raelynn Keller continued to rack up points for the team finishing in fifth. The women’s combined efforts earned a fourthplace finish overall at the Lamar rodeo with 170 points and fifth-place standing in CRMR rankings. As of the Oct. 3 rankings, Pichler (No. 3), Keller (No. 7) along with Lacey Carroll (No. 5) and Katelyn Ellis (tied No. 13) are ranked in the Top 13 barrel racers in the Central Rocky Mountain Region. After her performance at the Lamar rodeo, Pichler is now nationally ranked 11th overall with teammate Carroll No. 16 and Keller sitting about 65 points outside the Top 25 for barrel racing. Men’s bull rider Loncey Johnson finished in third place, earning 148 points in Lamar. Saddle bronc rider Gus Thoreson finished in fourth place to collect 78 points at the competition. The men’s team finished eighth at the rodeo and is currently eighth overall in the region. With the final rodeo of the fall semester approaching Oct. 14 at home, LCCC’s team has several athletes ranked both nationally and regionally including: Johnson, who has climbed to the No. 7 position nationally in bullriding and currently sits at No. 1 within the region; Gus Thoreson, who has escalated himself to the No. 17 saddle bronc rider in the nation and fourth best in the region; Cole Thoreson, No. 12 in saddle bronc riding in CRMR; and Shana Lyons seventh ranked in goat tying in CRMR. At the Sheridan College rodeo on Sept. 23–25, the women’s rodeo team finished in third place overall after barrel racer Carroll finished in first place, earning her team 180 points. On the men’s side, Johnson finished first in bull riding, earning 130 points; Logan Kadlec finished seventh in the first round of bull riding, earning 73 points, and saddle bronc rider Gus Thoreson finished second, earning 153 points. The men’s team finished in fourth place overall at the event. At the Central Wyoming College rodeo Sept. 16–18 Pichler and Keller placed second and fourth, respectively, in the short round for barrel racing. Freshman Lyons debuted in the short round of goat tying, placing fourth. Meanwhile on the men’s side, Cole Thoreson and Johnson qualified for the short round in saddle bronc riding. Thoreson earned a fourthplace finish.
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