The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) is one of the most challenging NJCAA DII basketball conferences in the country. Currently the KJCCC has #1 Johnson County CC, #3 Highland CC and #9 Kansas City Kansas CC. And this run of games is what the Hesston College Larks women’s basketball team find themselves in the […]
Head Coach Jeff Jacobs took the Hesston College Women’s basketball team back to his old stomping grounds in California for a pre-Christmas tournament. The Larks came away 2-0, defeating Simpson University JV 55-52 and College of the Redwoods 64-57. In game one sophomore forwards Essence Tolson and Millaya Bray led the way for the Larks […]
Two excellent bookend quarters see Hesston College take home a win against McPherson College JV in Monday nights home game. The Larks defeated the Bulldogs 68-59. Ofter going down 2-0, the Larks found their rhythm quickly in the first quarter. A few ties and lead changes in the early minutes until a 12-3 run to […]
The Larks lost a close one last night to the Eagles of Oklahoma Wesleyan. After taking a lead into the second quarter, Hesston could not sustain the momentum and ended up falling 81-65. The Larks started well, leading 4-0 and taking a 16-11 lead into the first break. In the second quarter, there were six […]
The Lark women’s basketball team overcame a slow first quarter to defeat Bethel College JV 73-68 Friday night and start the season 1-0. Opening the season scoring for Hesston College was Millaya Bray hitting a short shot putting the Larks up 2-0. Bray scored again before Bethel and Hesston each hit threes giving the Larks […]
The Hesston College athletic department announces that 42 student-athletes have been named National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-Americans. To be an All-American a student needs to complete a minimum of 24 credits over the two semester school year. The 42 student-athletes represents 24% of Hesston’s total athletes on campus. Congratulations to the following students: […]
The Lark women’s basketball team concluded their regular season with a strong showing against Johnson County Community College. The Larks honored their sophomores but were defeated 78-62. The five sophomores who have worked hard and persevered over the last two years got the start for the Larks and played tough: Whitney Green, Carissa Slabach, Shaelyn […]
On Feb. 5, Connor Atkinson wrote her name in Larks’ history as the leading single season three-point shooter (55) and the leading career three-point shooter (100). Atkinson hopes to continue making history playing basketball after Hesston, but no future is certain. In fact, that uncertainty was a driving factor to her success. “I’ve been thinking […]
Monday night the Hesston College Larks women’s basketball team defeated the Tabor College Bluejay JV 59-40. Prior to the game, Connor Atkinson was honored with setting two records, the most 3-pointers made in a season (55) and a career at Hesston College (100). The game then, could not have started off in a more perfect […]
Tuesday night the Hesston College women’s basketball team continued their hot streak winning their fourth straight. They defeated Bethel College JV 70-50 to remain undefeated in the 2018 calendar year and move to 10-8 overall. The timing could not be better as they start NJCAA Region VI play next week. After a slow start and […]
The Larks women’s basketball team started 2018 right with an 88-61 victory over Rhema Bible College. Setting the precedent from the start, Hesston College tipped off the game with a 7-0 run. The Larks never looked back, taking a 26-12 lead into the second quarter and only built on it as the evening when on. […]
Twas’ the night before finals when all through the gym, lady’s basketball was stirring hoping to make the ball through the rim. Visitors from Northwest Tech arrived with a vengeance hoping to steal the Larks win, an early Christmas present. But a win was not coming for Tech you do see, the Larks played great […]
An 82-69 win over Sterling College Warriors JV Monday night extended the Lark women’s basketball win streak to three in a five-day span and evened their record at 6-6. After steamrolling Cottey College at home to start their season, the Larks traveled to Cottey (Nevada, Mo.) and ran into a different team. The Comets exploded […]
The Larks got back to winning ways as they defeated the Swedes of Bethany College JV team 82-62. The game got off to a slow start with some sloppy play by both teams. But after the flood gates opened for the Larks, they were not to be stopped. The defense set the tone by keeping […]
The women’s basketball team started hot leading 7-0 after 2:33 in the first quarter. They then rode a huge 32-point output in the fourth quarter to beat the Storm of Southeast (Neb.) Community College 83-58. The first half was a back and forth affair with both teams having spurts and swings to move the momentum […]
