Amanda Smith Managing Editor With the love of the game fueling her, Hannah Mortimer has seen nearly every crevice of the basketball world. From high school and college ball to the Harlem Globetrotters, Mortimer is now an assistant coach for the women’s team at Butler. Mortimer has always lived by the “everyday matters” mindset, which… Continue reading From player to coach, Mortimer keeps ‘trotting’
Raymond Hoare Student Sports Media The Women’s soccer team suffered its second straight loss at home this year, which is the first time in 10 years. It has not been an ideal season statistically as the Grizzlies are only averaging 1.57 goals per game, a season low for the team. In the last five years,… Continue reading Women’s soccer falls off the rankings following back-to-back home losses
Ross Cole Student Sports Media The Butler Grizzlies volleyball team has had a roller coaster season so far, but have managed to stay above .500 as they hit the downhill slide of their 2019 season. First year Head Coach Lisa Lechtenberg has gained good relationships with her new players and has led her team to… Continue reading Lechtenberg leads volleyball in successful first season
Bryce Hirayama Student Sports Media Going into the game on Saturday, Oct. 12 against Air Force Prep, all seemed to be going wrong for the Grizzlies. In the two weeks prior, the Grizzlies lost not just once but twice after a hard-fought game against the then ranked No. 1 Hutchinson Blue Dragons and a blowout… Continue reading Impressive running attack ends two-game skid for the Grizzlies
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
