JUCO

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Kaskaskia lands its first berth in JUCO World Series

Mitch Koester was happy to see his baseball team dog-piling in the infield Sunday. Like every coach, though, in the back of his mind, Koester was thinking, “Don’t get hurt.” “We’ve got more things to look ...

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Iowa Western out, Connors State, Walters State in at JUCO

Iowa Western Community College’s reign in the Northern District is over. The defending Alpine Bank Junior College World Series champion, ranked second in the latest NJCAA Division I baseball poll, was eliminated Saturday by Wabash ...

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Central Alabama brings JUCO field to five teams

Wynn Fletcher coaches the baseball team at Central Alabama Community College. He’s also the athletic director. And he drives the team van. More importantly, he’ll be making travel arrangements today for his baseball team to visit ...

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JUCO bound

Life was a beach Tuesday — Palm Beach (Fla.) State College became the first of four teams to qualify for the 2013 Alpine Bank Junior College World Series. The Panthers (38-19) ran through the Gulf District tournament in Lakeland, Fla., ...

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Four districts about to punch JUCO tickets

Junior college baseball teams in the Central, Gulf, Southern and Southwest districts are one game away from clinching berths in the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series. Neosho County (Kan.) could have been the first qualifier Monday, but ...

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Top-ranked NJCAA teams tumble

It’s almost a curse to be one of the top-ranked teams in the nation heading into the NJCAA district playoffs. Sunday, the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the most recent NJCAA Division I baseball poll, Tallahassee (Fla.) Community College and ...

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Tallahassee CC is No. 1 in latest poll

Mike McLeod has been coaching baseball at Tallahassee (Fla.) Community College for two dozen years. He’s been oh, so close to winning the Gulf District title, but has yet to visit Grand Junction. “I think it takes a little ...

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2013 JUCO baseball tickets on sale

General admission tournament passes for the 2013 Alpine Bank Junior College World Series are on sale at outlets throughout the Western Slope. Passes are $35 for adults, $25 for students (ages 6-21) and senior citizens (65-older) and are good ...

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Double no-no is a historic moment for Central Arizona College

It doesn’t happen often, and as it’s happening, it’s one of those things you just don’t talk about. Central Arizona College pitchers Niccoli Blank and Tatum Hendrix each threw no-hitters for the Vaqueros — in the ...

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Lamar CC cools off after hot start on diamond

Scott Crampton drove out to the baseball field at Lamar Community College on Tuesday morning just to make sure there was still dirt on the infield. The spring storm that howled through much of the state Tuesday didn’t bring snow to the ...

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