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The student news site of Seward County Community College

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Kansas City and Manchester United listen to each other’s national anthem. Both anthems were sung by professional singers for the match.

Students fall victim to ‘Soccer Fever’

August 24, 2010

Soccer. Futbol. Joga Bonito. The beautiful game. It seems as though the entire world succumbed to the sickness known to many as “soccer fever” this...

Crusader photo/ Jose Rodriguez
Sports are more than extracurricular activities, athletics teach people to become winners. This holds true for Will Rector, news editor and sports writer of the college publication, the Crusader.

Rector seeks to hit the airwaves

May 1, 2010

Sports are more than extracurricular activities, athletics teach people to become winners. This holds true for Will Rector, news editor and sports writer...

Crusader photo/ Rustin Watt 
Barnes, a Connecticut native, signed her letter of intent to Providence College in Rhode Island Thursday afternoon.

Barnes storms on from Seward to Providence

May 1, 2010
If anyone has left a mark on Lady Saints basketball in recent history, it’s Rachel Barnes. Barnes was one of only two forwards and one of only 10 picked for the first-team All-American team, and was the only player from the Jayhawk Conference to earn the the accolade.

Tennis teams both qualify for nationals

April 30, 2010

One tennis team qualifying for nationals is an achievement in itself, but this season both Seward teams placed third in regionals to clinch berths to the...

Crusader photo/ Will Rector
Top, outfielder Lynda Musick connects on a pitch against Trinidad State on Tuesday. The Lady Saints split the doubleheader. Bottom, second baseman Shelby Casey throws a ball to first to get an out. Right, starting pitcher Erin Roufosse throws a pitch in the first game of the doubleheader on Tuesday.

No. 11 Lady Saints clinch share of West, split with non-conference TSJC

April 30, 2010

The No. 11 Seward County Lady Saints softball team has clinched a share of the Jayhawk West Conference title for back-to-back years for the first time...

Crusader photo/Will Rector
Kelby Tomlinson connects on a base hit against Clarendon on Tuesday. Tomlinson’s homerun in the eighth would not be enough to put the Saints on top as they lost 8-7. Tomlinson was 4-5 in the game with four runs scored, a stolen base and an RBI from his homerun.

Saints blow four run lead in seventh

April 30, 2010
The Seward County Saints had a plan for their non-conference game against Clarendon on Tuesday. Pitch by committee and get a win to add momentum into this weekend. Their plan almost worked.
Crusader photo/Jose Rodriguez 
Saints men’s tennis team captain Carlos Souza has maintained a 3.96 GPA while studying five hours a day pursuing four majors.

Tennis captain finds passion in economics

April 16, 2010
Carlos Souza has balanced being the Saints men’s tennis team captain, having four majors, and maintaining outstanding grades in his two years at Seward County Community College. He does all this with passion.
A national berth doesn’t come easy

A national berth doesn’t come easy

April 15, 2010

The men’s and women’s tennis teams have made several NJCAA National Tennis Tournament appearances, but never have both teams gone in the same year....

Crusader photo/Miguel Campano
Seward County player Gustavo Ruiz-Abad hits a forehand during practice before heading to take on Barton Community College.

Saints win over Barton gives team confidence for regionals

April 15, 2010

The men’s team won its duel against Barton 8-1; however, the women’s tennis lost against Barton when both men’s and women’s tennis teams went to...

Softball coach Andrea Gustafson shares a moment with two Seward County players. Gustafson recorded the 300th win of her collegiate coaching career April 10.

Milestone Win No. 300

April 15, 2010
What value is in a number? In sports, numbers are everything.
Crusader photo/Will Rector
Left fielder Luke Campbell connects on a pitch for a homerun off of a Clarendon pitcher on Wednesday. Campbell was one for three in game two of the doubleheader and his solo homerun in the fourth inning was one of the few bright spots for the Saints.

Saints drop two to Clarendon, still in first in Jayhawk West

April 15, 2010
The Seward County Saints baseball team dropped two games to No. 19 Clarendon on Wednesday 9-2 and 9-3 at Brent Gould Field.
Pitcher Erin Roufosse winds up to throw a pitch against a Barton County hitter in game one on Wednesday. Roufosse threw a complete game shutout and only gave up one hit in the contest.

Lady Saints keep winning, not slowing down as playoffs near

April 15, 2010

The Seward County Lady Saints softball team continues to prove that they are a top team in the nation as they rolled through Barton, 4-0 and 3-0 on Wednesday...

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