JUCO

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Shelton State overcomes early obstacles to make it to JUCO

At one point, Bobby Sprowl thought he could have one of the best teams in Shelton State (Ala.) Community College history. Before the season started, two pitchers left for Southeastern Conference schools and one signed a pro contract with the ...

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Iowa Western enters JUCO with best record

With winning streaks of 17 and 27 games in the first 45, Marc Rardin wasn’t quite sure what to think about his Iowa Western Community College baseball team. “For a long time, even when we were winning a lot of games, I ...

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Meyer impresses

Don Meyer was told he should see the new Mets Stadium, and while he was at it, check out the new Yankees Stadium, too. Meyer, though, told the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series banquet audience Friday night if he could see one place, it ...

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Banquet sets stage for JUCO players

As they wandered about Two Rivers Convention Center, dozens of baseball players who will today start playing for a national championship were just a little bit in awe. A group gathered Friday evening in front of the displays from the Alpine ...

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JUCO speaker Meyer

Don Meyer, one of college basketball’s all-time winningest coaches, offered plenty of humor, common sense and wisdom during his speech at the JUCO World Series banquet Friday night.  ...

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Having some fun

Most ballplayers would rather play a game than practice, but not all of them. Some children ages 5 to 12 preferred to participate in a clinic Thursday night at Suplizio Field with some of the junior college baseball players in Grand Junction ...

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JUCO rankings, May 24, 2012

NJCAA Rankings As of May 23 Rank (1st votes) Record Pts. Pvs. 1. Iowa Western CC (10) 57-5 200 1 2. Jefferson (Mo.) College 51-10 190 4 3. Polk State (Fla.) College 45-10 178 5 4. Cisco (Texas) College 47-13 170 10 5. Neosho County ...

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JUCO players help special-needs kids

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Field supervisor for Lincoln Park Tower project honored as Home Run Alley Hero

The guys at FCI Constructors Inc. might have lost a few man points when they found out one of their own was being honored as a Home Run Alley Hero. “Ed Forsman (president at FCI) walked into my office and said, ‘I just got done ...

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Getting baseballs ready for JUCO takes the perfect amount of mud

The undercard of the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series began Wednesday as a group of Grand Junction boys played in the New Jersey mud. JUCO does not start until Saturday, but the “Magic Mud,” which originates in New Jersey, ...

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