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Rotation opens for Packard

Rotation opens for Packard

February 20, 2015
Mitchell Packard was not a constant in the Saints rotation to start the season. In the first 11 games for Seward County, Packard only saw 10 minutes of action in two games. But just as Seward County changed semester terms, so too did Packard see change in his minutes. Packard has played in every game dating back to December 5, and every game he has made an impact.
Grant Glaze

College playoff proves successful

February 5, 2015
The first college football playoff was a major success. So much so, that many are already looking forward to what lies ahead. Sure, it may be too early in this system to make our conclusion about the playoffs, however, if ratings are any indication, then the playoff system may just be here to stay.
Crusader Photo/ Diana Chavira

Kyndal fires up Lady Saints

February 5, 2015
Kyndal Davis is midway through her sophomore season as a Lady Saint basketball player at Seward. Since she stepped on campus last year she has been a key factor in a highly competitive team. Last year it came as the team’s sixth man. She thrived in this role as if she had done it her whole career.
Lady Busters escape injury but not defeat

Lady Busters escape injury but not defeat

February 5, 2015
The Lady Saints and the Lady Busters were originally scheduled to play January 21st, but the game was cancelled a couple of hours before the teams were supposed to take the court when a semi hit the Garden city bus bringing the Lady Busters to their game.
Crusader photo/ Diana Chavira

The Lady Saints make their line of introductions before they take the court. This was the Dig Pink for Breast
Cancer match. The Lady Saints wore their pink uniforms to show their support of breast cancer awareness.
In between sets 2 and 3, Seward collected donations that went towards the Dig Pink Side Out Foundation.

Lady Saints bust Broncbusters

October 27, 2014
After not playing for quite a few days, the Lady Saints started a little slow Wednesday, Oct. 22, against Garden City. In front of an optimistic and support crowd at the Green House due to Dig Pink Night, a night raising funds and awareness for breast cancer, the Lady Saints found a way to knock off their rival for the 19th straight time.
Crusader photo/Diana Chavira

Carolina Gasparini and Carolina Freitas go for a block against Hutch.
The Lady Saints fought hard, but fell short in the loss to the Lady Blue
Dragons.

Green House rocking, but Hutch came knocking

October 27, 2014
The Green House was jumping Monday night as the Seward County Lady Saints played the visiting Hutchinson Lady Blue Dragons. The Lady Saints fell in a tough battle, and the Lady Blue Dragons clinched the Jayhawk West Conference title.
Grant Glaze

Time to pay Re2pect to the Captain

October 9, 2014
Sure, he may not be the greatest shortstop in baseball history, but we should be careful in viewing his career by his numbers rather than the historical athlete he was to America.
Kowalchuk checks in as coach for Razorbacks

Kowalchuk checks in as coach for Razorbacks

September 11, 2014
Christian Kowalchuk has a few baseball firsts. Two are the first and only Saskatchewan baseball player to play in a NCAA Division 1 baseball College World Series(2009), and also, first and only Canadian to date to coach baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference, one of the premier conferences in all the nation. Kowalchuk is currently a full time assistant at the University of Arkansas.
Crusader photo/Diana Chavira
Thayna Silva, ready for the ball to return, never failed to call for the ball or communicate with her team.

Thayna returns stronger than ever

September 10, 2014
When Thayna Silva tore her ACL in preseason last year, she shared that it was, “the worst thing that could’ve happened,” Silva said. In fact she was ready to quit volleyball altogether.
Crusader photo/ Jakub Stepanovic
Niem Stevenson, who was named an NJCAA All-American, drives to the lane against Hutchinson.  The Saints freshman averaged 19.3 points per game on the year, 1.6 steals and 5.3 rebounds per game.

All-American: Stevenson keeps streak alive, 4th straight year Saints have an NJCAA All-American

May 2, 2014
After one of the best freshmen years in Seward County history, Niem Stevenson took home a NJCAA 3rd team All-American award.
Crusader photo/ Jakub Stepanovic
Pat Stangle adds his plaque to the Hall of Fame wall. Stangle, the win- ningest volleyball coach in Seward history, was inducted into the Hall of Fame Friday before the Athletic Banquet.

Stangle inducted into Hall of Fame

April 9, 2014
The Saints athletic banquet began Friday night with the induction of Pat Stangle into the Seward County athletic Hall of Fame.

NJCAA award follows top performer for Saints

February 27, 2014
While Niem Stevenson is a student at Seward County Community College, he has yet to pick a major or set a long-term plan to follow for his future. All Stevenson knows is that he wants to play basketball at a four-year university after Seward, and right now those plans look like they will be a reality.
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