Ashlee Perry Student Sports Media The country’s top rusher as of Saturday, Sept. 21 is Butler’s Brock Sturges, a 5-foot-10-inch, 210-pound running back with 605 yards through four games. He also tops the nation with seven rushing touchdowns early in the season. Sturges, a freshman, is originally from Beaumont, Texas but graduated from high school… Continue reading Sturges powers offense to undefeated record
Adam Fernz Student Sports Media Sophomore Michelle Sanchez and freshman Juan Tovar are the two standout runners for the Butler cross country team who both come from Junction City. They have helped lead the Grizzlies to national rankings as the women are ranked 12th in the nation and the men at 19th. The Grizzlies men… Continue reading Sanchez, Tovar help Butler to national rankings
Christopher Lowry Student Sports Media From time to time, a former El Dorado High School athlete makes a mark at Butler. Such is the case with sophomore Hunter Armijo, the starting long snapper for the football team. A long snapper is responsible for snapping the ball on kicking and punt plays. Off the field, Armijo… Continue reading El Dorado native continues with his football career
Raymond Hoare Student Sports Media It has been an exciting start to the Butler Grizzlies Women’s Soccer season as two Butler Community College Student Athletes were announced as KJCCC weekly honorees for week two. With two clean sheets on the year, sophomore goalkeeper Lexi Winkle managed to keep her side at zero against two respectable… Continue reading Winkle, Bonilla awarded KJCCC weekly honors
Emmie Boese Business Manager Deciding to run track and attend Butler wasn’t the plan, but it is working out for sophomore exercise science major Mark Doyley. Doyley is from Clarendon, Jamaica. He competes in the 60m, 200m and 400m during the indoor season for Butler, and the 100m, 200m and 400m during the outdoor season. In Jamaica, track is popular, but Doyley said it… Continue reading Doyley races towards the future
Cat Gonzales Photography & Social Media Editor A husband, father, coach and mentor: These are only a few words to describe the Head Women’s Soccer Coach Adam Hunter. After growing up and attending high school in Augusta, he came to Butler, then moved on to Newman University after his two years in El Dorado. In… Continue reading Hunter continues program of character first, talent second
Matthew Will Editor-in-Chief For former Butler Grizzly pitcher Zach Bravo, playing in the major leagues was always a dream. On Wednesday, June 5, he took a step closer to the dream. With the 21st pick in the 29th round (878th overall pick) of this year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player’s Draft, the Tampa Bay… Continue reading Bravo drafted in 2019 MLB Draft
Raymond Hoare Student Sports Media The women’s soccer team traveled south for the weekend for two non-conference matches against Seminole State (Oklahoma) and No. 19 Hill (Texas) in Noble, Oklahoma. The Grizzlies were seeking a 3-0 start to the season, but Seminole State spoiled the perfect beginning as freshman midfielder Amaya Grace would nail a… Continue reading Women’s soccer breaks even in Oklahoma
Emmie Boese Business Manager The Butler track and field team and coaching staff are humbled by one of their athletes winning Junior College Male Athlete of the Year this summer. “Over the past couple years, Butler’s track and field team has been dominating, but no one was noticing that, but this award will open eyes,”… Continue reading Wright opens eyes with athlete of the year award
Madeline Owens Lantern Staff Former Butler graduate Matt Jacobs has accepted and begun his new responsibility as the director and station manager for Butler’s TV station, BCTV20 airing on Cox Communications, channel 20. Jacobs has been a part of the administration for the athletic department since June 2004. Before being part of the Butler faculty,… Continue reading Former associate athletic director takes on TV
