Austin McNorton Student Sports Media The Butler women’s basketball team beat the Lady Broncbusters from Garden City 77-53 on Saturday, Nov. 11. This was the one game that went right for Butler athletics on Saturday as the football suffered a loss as well as the men’s basketball team. The Grizzlies jumped out to an early… Continue reading Women open up conference play with win
Charles Chaney & Zack Grossnickle Sports Editor & Student Sports Media A 56-yard interception return is all the scoring we saw as previously winless Iowa Central stunned the Butler Grizzlies in their season finale on Saturday, Nov. 11 at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex, 7-0. Even with the loss, the Grizzlies finished tied for in… Continue reading Football stunned in upset of century
Matthew Will Student Sports Media The Grizzlies began their season on fire, shooting over 50 percent from the field, and rebounding far better than opponents. Their next test would be the No. 8 Seward County Saints on Wednesday, Nov. 15. After a long trip to Liberal, the Lady Grizzlies were prepared for the challenge. Seward… Continue reading Basketball split games with Saints
Stetson Carpenter Student Sports Media The Butler men and women cross country team hosted the Ollie Isom Invitational on Monday, Oct. 16. The 13th-ranked men placed fourth overall with 70 points, Eluid Koech and Boniface Kiptoo individually placed in the top 10. In addition to Koech and Kiptoo, Emmanuel Biwott 13th (27:15), Timothy Kemboi 20th… Continue reading Cross country finishes strong
Charles Chaney Sports Editor Revenge is best served on television. The 10th-ranked Butler Grizzlies took down the fifth-ranked Independence Pirates in a thrilling 31-27 game on Saturday, Nov. 4 to improve to 8-2 overall. “I’ve been reminded by multiple media outlets about last year’s game,” Butler Head Coach Tim Schaffner said. “We definitely played with… Continue reading Football survives Last Chance U
Daniel Wendland Student Sports Media On Saturday, Oct. 28, the 12th-ranked Butler football team traveled to Iowa Falls, Iowa to take on Ellsworth. Butler came back with a 48-19 win over the Panthers. The final score shows a 29-point victory for the Grizzlies, but that may be a little misleading, because the game was actually… Continue reading Football pulls away for another win
Jordan Griffit and Austin McNorton Student Sports Media The Butler Grizzlies men’s basketball team comes into the season with a preseason ranking of third in the Jayhawk Conference. Last season the team finished with an overall 19-13 record and missed a chance to play in the NJCAA tournament in Hutchinson. This season the team is… Continue reading New faced Grizzlies
Matthew Will Sports Media Staff It is October, and we are quite far through the fall sporting seasons. Football is in full swing, but there is one major difference between who is running out of the tunnel this season. The usual Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) roster included a majority of in-state talent,… Continue reading New rules cause a mess in the KJCCC
Matthew Will Sports Media Staff On Saturday, Oct. 28, Butler beat Northwest Kansas Tech 6-1 in the first round of the Region VI Tournament. Sophomore forward Kennedy Weaver netted in two more as Butler advances to the semi-finals in Topeka on Friday, Nov. 3. The Butler women’s soccer team claimed their third straight conference title… Continue reading Three-peat complete
Daniel Wendland & Ryan Paris Student Sports Media The Butler Grizzlies volleyball team beat a very tough opponent in Colby on Saturday, Oct. 7, as they defeated them in a clean sweep, 3-0. This proved to be a nice rebound after the Lady Grizzlies were swept on the road in Garden City, losing 3-0. Colby… Continue reading Volleyball experiences ups and downs
