Howard College Hawk Baseball Team had 8 students commit to play baseball with 4-year universities on November 12, 2008 - National Signing Day.
"These players have worked hard as part of the Hawk Baseball Team and this is a great reward for each of them," said Britt Smith, Head Hawk Baseball Coach. "It says a lot about the quality of our players and our team to have students continuing their baseball careers after their start with Howard College."
Howard College is proud of the students and their individual accomplishments both on the field and in the classroom and wish each of them the best of luck in their Hawk 09 season as well as their future careers in baseball.
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Hawk Rodeo Team Finishes Fall Season at Tech
Vernon – Ryan Viva from Chattanooga, TN led the Howard men’s rodeo team as they competed in the final rodeo of the fall season at Texas Tech University on October 23-25. Viva was a 4.6 in the first round qualifying him for another short round appearance where he posted a time of 5.2 seconds to win second in that go and 3rd in the average. Viva holds the #1 spot among Southwest Region steer wrestlers.
Another strong representative of the HC men’s team is team roper J.W Townsend of Aztec, NM qualifying in the team roping event with a 7.5 second first round time. Things did not go as well in the short round and Townsend’s team had to use three loops to stop the clock and hold on to 6th place finish in the round and the average.
Hawk rough stock riders Kyle Andrews of Valley, AL and Wacey Cody of San Angelo left their mark in Lubbock while competing in bull riding and bareback riding. Andrews made his way into the short round with a 75 point bull ride in the first round to split fourth in that go. A no score in the short round left Andrews with a 4th place finish for the week-end. Cody qualified into the short round of competition of the bareback riding with a 65 point effort. Wacey could not hang on for the eight second whistle in the short round.
Lubbock wasn’t as kind to the Lady Hawks as Kady Knox of Big Spring was the closest Hawk Lady to qualify to the short round but suffered a broken barrier in the breakaway roping.
Texas Tech was the final stop for the Soutwest Region fall schedule. The Hawks have several members holding down top honors heading into the spring semester.
Ryan Viva Steer Wrestling 1st
Cody Samora Bull Riding 4th
JW Townsend Team Roping (HL) 5th
Calvin Brevik Tie Down Roping 5th
Codee Reynolds Team Roping (HD) 6th
Shane Esco Bull Riding 7th
Jana Jasper Breakaway Roping 8th
Jana Jasper Goat Tying 10th
Christina Harris Barrel Racing 15th
Former Hawk steer wrestler, Zack Cobb, of Pampa,TX clinched the Resistol Rookie of the Year honors in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Cobb finished the 2008 campaign at 30th in the World Standings. Zack participated at Howard from 2003-2005 and was the 2006 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Steer Wrestling Champion.
For more details and standings, go to www.collegerodeo.com or www.howardcollege.edu. 
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Hawk Duo Grabs Title
October 14, 2008
Vernon – HC Hawk men’s duo Codee Reynolds (header) and J W Townsend (heeler) roped two steers in 13.5 seconds to win the average title at the Vernon College Rodeo in Vernon, TX, October 9-11, 2008. After a time of 7.0 seconds to finish just out of the points in the first round, the pair turned in a blistering run of 6.5 seconds to win the short round and the average. This is the second short round appearance for Reynolds and Townsend.
Hawk team mates Calvin Brevik (header) and KC Curtis (heeler) found their way into the short round with a time of 6.7 to split second in the first round. A no time in the short round took last year’s CNFR qualifiers out of the average.
In the steer wrestling, Ryan Viva turfed two steers in 11.9 seconds to finish third in the average. Viva won the long round of competition with a 4.6 second run.
Adam Sawyer made his presence known in the steer wrestling with runs of 5.1 and 8.1 to finish sixth in the average.
Brent Walden was the only HC tie down roper to qualify for the short round. Walden tied his first calf in 11.0 to finish eighth in that go. After a miss in the short round, Walden did not advance in the average.
Cody Samora is three for three in short round qualifications. Samora rode his bull for 77 points and fifth place in the first round. Samora next ride came up a little short of the needed eight seconds in the short round and received a no score in the short-go. Former Hawk Jamon Turner captured the title with two rides totaling 167 points.
The Hawk men had another good outing finishing the weekend tied for second and third in the team standings.
For the Hawk women, Kady Knox was the closest to qualifying in the top ten. Knox posted a 3.9 second run in the breakaway roping, the cut off was 3.5.
The Hawk Rodeo team will be wrapping up the fall season in Lubbock, TX on October 23-25 at Texas Tech University. For more details and standings, go to www.collegerodeo.com or www.howardcollege.edu.
Hawk men go 2-3-4
Sul Ross State University- Alpine TX October 7th, 2008
 Alpine - Ryan Viva of Chattanooga, TN led the Howard College men’s rodeo team to a sixth place finish at the SRSU Rodeo October 2-4, 2008. Viva placed 7th in the first round of the steer wrestling with a 4.6 second run and 2nd with a 4.5 second run in the short-go to hold on to the second place finish in the average with 9.1 seconds.
Shane Esco, Deatsville, AL, topped the HC bullriders with a 71 point ride in the long-go and a 78 in the short-go to bring home a third place finish with a 149 on two. College National Finalist and HC bullrider, Cody Samora, held on twice for the 8 count going 75 in the first round and 72 in the short round to finish fourth behind Esco. Wacey Cody qualified to the short round of competition in the bareback riding with a 68 point effort.
Freshman lady Hawk, Halee Marth of Christoval, TX was all alone in short round action this week. Marth qualified at 8.6 seconds on her first goat tying run and a 10.6 second run in the short-go to snag a sixth place finish in the short-go and the average. Jana Jasper narrowly missed the short-go action in the breakaway roping at 3.0 seconds, as the last position in the field was at 2.9 seconds.
The Hawk Rodeo Team will travel to Vernon College in Vernon, TX for more Southwest Region action on October 10-12, 2008. The fall season will be wind down in Lubbock, TX at Texas Tech University October 23-25, 2008. For more details and standings go to www.collegerodeo.com or www.howardcollege.edu.
HC COWGIRL SNAGS ALL AROUND TITLE
Portales NM, September 18-20, 2008
BIG SPRING - The Howard College Rodeo Team kicked things off at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, NM this past week-end and got it started with a bang! Jana Jasper, a freshman from Sturgis, SD, began her collegiate rodeo career in high fashion accumulating enough points in two events to win the Women’s All-Around title and lead her team to a third place finish in the NRIA season opener.
Jasper won the first round of the breakaway roping with a 2.8 second run and tied her goat in 7.2 seconds in the first round to split 3rd place. The short-go did not go as well for Jasper as she finished third in the average of the breakaway roping and sixth in the average of the goat tying.
Freshman, Kady Knox of Big Spring, TX and sophomore Tina Harris of Stanton, TX also qualified to the short round. Knox clocked a 3.4 second run in the breakaway roping to split 5th in the first round of competition. Harris competed in the barrel racing stopping the clock in 17.74 to finish fifth in the first round. Short-go action brought a missed calf and a barrel penalty to keep these ladies out of the average.
CNFR qualifiers Calvin Brevik of Durango, CO and Cody Samora of Cortez, CO brought their “A” game and also got off to a good start in Portales. Brevik tied his first calf in 8.8 to win second in the long round and tied his second calf in 9.0 seconds to finish second in the short round and the average. Samora won second in the first round of bull riding competition with an 82 but was unable to hang on for 8 in the short round, still taking home 4th place in the average.
HC Team ropers Codee Reynolds of Huntsville, AR and J. W. Towsend of Aztec, NM finished 4th in the first round with a time of 6.3 seconds. A broken barrier and a leg penalty kept them out of a top spot in the average. HC Returner Adam Sawyer teamed with Chase Massengill of South Plains College and won third in the first round with a 6.2 to win 3rd in that go. A miss in the short round took this team out of the average.
With this kind of opening success, the HC Rodeo Team has high hopes for a strong season. “We have had one of our better starts,” said Greg Kernick, Rodeo Coach for the Hawks. “We have to continue to get to the short rounds and capitalize on that every time we can,” added Kernick.
The next competition for the HAWKS will be at Sul Ross State University in Alpine TX, October 2-4, followed by Vernon College October 9-11, and Texas Tech University October 23-25. The view results or see the season schedule, visit www.howardcollege.edu
HOWARD COLLEGE RODEO TEAM FINISHES 10th AT CNFR
By Eric C. Rodewald, Howard College Sports Information Director
(CASPER, WYOM.) - The Howard College Men’s Rodeo Team placed 10th at the College National Finals Rodeo on the strength of header Calvin Brevik and heeler KC Curtis scoring all 165 points in the team roping competition finishing sixth overall in the average.
Brevik and Curtis were second in the First Go with a 5.9, 27th in the Second Go with a 20.0, and fifth in the Third Go with a 5.6, qualifying for Saturday's Short Go.
Howard head coach Greg Kernick said despite the high score (time) in the Second Go, Brevik’s previous experience heeling paid off in keeping their national title hopes alive.
Brevik initially missed as the header, but Curtis picked up the slack and roped the steer’s head, while Brevik came back around and heeled the steer to complete the ride and receive a score for the round.
"Calvin (Brevik) has heeled in high school and at other venues, so his experience and skill really paid off when it counted," Kernick said. "It was huge that they had the savvy to record a time since a no time takes you completely out of the running."
In the Short Round on Saturday, which only the top 12 teams overall qualify for, the Howard pair finished fourth after suffering a five second penalty for a score of 10.1.
Without the penalty, Brevik and Curtis would have had the second fastest run of the CNFR with a 5.1 and finished fourth in the final overall Team Roping standings.
If the College National Finals Rodeo is the Super Bowl of college rodeo, then Saturday's Short Go is the NFL's equivalent to the Pro Bowl, as the nation's most talented get an opportunity to showcase their talent on the biggest stage possible.
"Any time you make it to Saturday it is special," Kernick proudly stated. "It was definitely mission accomplished for Calvin (Brevik) and KC (Curtis)."
Also competing for Howard was bull rider Cody Samora who finished 22nd out of 38 riders. Samora scored a 63 in the First Go for 12th place in the round, but was unable to stay on for eight seconds in his other two rides.
According to Kernick, Samora didn’t have the greatest bull in the First Go to record a better score.
"Cody (Samora) could have elected a re-ride, but he knew the bull and it wouldn’t have been much better if he could have stayed on," Kernick said. "Once you have one down, there is no guarantee that you would make it eight seconds on the re-ride, so you would rather have one down than not."
Kernick said that Samora’s bull in the Third Go really bucked and if he would have been able to complete the ride Samora would have propelled him into the top seven and qualified for the Short Go.
In what was one of the most successful season’s in Kernick’s nine year tenure in Big Spring, he said the rodeo program at Howard is fortunate to have so much support.
"It is almost overwhelming to me and our program that we have so much support from the community and the college," Kernick said. "Not every program is as fortunate as we are."
Despite Casper being so far away and not very realistic for fans to make the trip, he was most appreciative of one fan that did make the trip.
"To have the president of Howard College, Dr. Sparks, make the trip to Casper and support us really means a lot to me, but more importantly it meant a lot to Calvin (Brevik), KC (Curtis), and Cody (Samora)," Kernick said. "It shows how special the people are here at Howard."
All three athletes will be returning to rodeo for Howard College next season.
For complete results click on the CNFR's host website below:
http://www.cnfr.com/
or the NIRA's website:
http://www.collegerodeo.com/CNFR/CNFRResults.asp?Year=2008
HAWK ALL-AMERICAN SHORTSTOP, LADENDORF 60th OVERALL PICK BY THE TWINS
Howard College Baseball shortstop Tyler Ladendorf was drafted by the Minnesota Twins with the 60th pick of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.
Ladendorf lead the NJCAA with a .542 batting average. The first team NJCAA All-American led the Hawks to a no. 3 national ranking and a 48-10 record in his sophomore campaign. The Des Plains, Ill. native signed with Oklahoma University in the fall, but will most likely sign a contract to play professionally.
Last season Ladendorf led the nation in stolen bases with a perfect 65 swipes and finished as Howard's all-time base thief with 97 career stolen bases.
Right handed pitcher Pedro Villarreal was drafted in the 7th round by the Cincinnati Reds. Villarreal had previously signed with the University of Texas-Pan American.
FORMER HAWK BIG PART OF TEXAS A&M SUCCESS
By Eric C. Rodewald, Howard College Sports Information Director
Former Howard College standout Darby Brown led the Texas A&M Aggies to the Sweet Sixteen of College Baseball when A&M advanced to face Rice in the Houston Super Regional. Unfortunately, A&M dropped a pair of hard fought contests to the Owls to fall short of advancing to the 2008 College World Series in Omaha, Nebr.
 Brown earned a spot on the College Station Regional All-Tournament Team as the left handed designated hitter drove in 13 runs in the tournament. A&M defeated the University of Illinois-Chicago 15-1 to open regional play before pounding the University of Houston 22-4. Houston managed a 4-3 decision over the Aggies to force a decisive rematch with A&M winning 13-5 to advance A&M to this weekend's Houston Super Regional against instate rival, Rice. The Owls defeated Texas 7-4 to capture the Houston Regional Tournament Championship with a perfect 3-0 regional record.
HOWARD COLLEGE NCAA DIVISION I SIGNEES
BASEBALL
MATT CURRY, First Baseman - Texas Christian University
COLT SIMON, Pitcher - University of Nebraska
CAMERON MONGER, Outfielder - University of New Mexico
PEDRO VILLARREAL, Pitcher - University of Texas-Pan American
TYLER LADENDORF, Shortstop - Oklahoma University
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MONICA JONES, Guard/Forward - Robert Morris University
AQUEELAH WATKINS, Center/Forward - Robert Morris University
CANDACE LAMBERT, Guard/Forward - Florida Atlantic University
2008 HOWARD COLLEGE SPORTS MEDICINE COMMITMENTS
Megan York - Brownsboro High School
Josh White - Odessa High School
James Gonzales - North Shore High School
Kourtney Logue - Hays High School
Jessica Watson
HOWARD COLLEGE RODEO
KC Curtis (Monroe, Utah) in the Steer Wrestling
Ashley Davis (Reform, Alabama) in the Barrel Racing
HOWARD COLLEGE BASEBALL (48-10, 24-8 in WJCAC) was upset at the Region V Tournament played in Lubbock, Texas finishing the season ranked #3 in the NJCAA.
Howard finished #3 in the final regular season NJCAA Division I Baseball Poll. Click below for the complete poll:
http://www.njcaa.org/sports.cfm?sid=7&divid=1&gender=m&slid=3&menu=2
The Hawks were #11 in the latest Baseball America JUCO poll. Click below for the complete poll:
http://www.pgcrosschecker.com/juco/2008/teams/rankings/top25_52008.aspx
HOWARD COLLEGE SOFTBALL (30-21, 22-14 in the WJCAC) dropped a pair of games at the Region V West Fast Pitch Softball Tournament in Midland, Texas on May 3rd. In the first round Howard fell 8-0 to Odessa College and dropped an elimination game to Western Texas College 4-3 to end the season.
Howard College Women's Basketball (25-7) defeated McLennan Community College 76-75 in the first round of the NJCAA Region V Tournament before falling in the semifinals to South Plains College, 69-62 to end the Hawks season. To view pictures from the Howard College versus South Plains College NJCAA Region V Tournament Semifinal game click below:
www.flickr.com/photos/tclaxton1/sets/72157604106308777/
THE DOROTHY GARRET COLISEUM
HOME OF THE HOWARD COLLEGE HAWKS
Howard College Men's Basketball (25-8) fell in the NJCAA Region V Championship 80-72 to the eventual NJCAA National Champion South Plains College to end the Hawks season.
To view pictures from the Howard College versus South Plains College NJCAA Region V Tournament Championship Game and Semifinal game versus Odessa College click below:
www.flickr.com/photos/tclaxton1/sets/72157604104609862/
www.flickr.com/photos/tclaxton1/sets/72157604100461244/
Howard College’s Breast Cancer Awareness Day
April 26, 2008
Jack Barber Field
Howard College hosted their first annual Breast Cancer Awareness Day at Jack Barber Field in honor of all the women who have suffered from breast cancer to provide an opportunity for Howard College students, employees, and fans an opportunity to support the fight against breast cancer.
The event was spearheaded by Howard Assistant Baseball Coach J. Bob Thomas who felt the first year was a success.
“I think it went great. There were a lot of people from the town who came out and supported not only the game, but the actual breast cancer awareness,” Thomas stated. “Everything has got to start somewhere and I think the walk went good with 40 or 50 people and 250 or more people came out for the game. That’s all you can ask for is that people come out and show their support.”
HC MEN WIN SECOND STRAIGHT TEAM TITLE
By Richard Kinsey, Howard College Sports Medicine Student
SNYDER - Two in a row.
The Howard College men’s team has won back-to-back rodeos this spring after putting together a second straight winning performance in Snyder over the weekend.
The team gathered a total of 595 points to take the win, 195 points ahead of second-place Ranger College with 400.
“It is pretty amazing to win the team two weeks in a row. It has been a long time since Howard College rodeo has done that,” Head Rodeo Coach Greg Kernick said. “It is all coming together. We are performing well as individuals and the team points will take care of themselves.”
KC Curtis of Monroe, Utah, accounted for 305 of those points, winning the all-around title while competing in calf roping and team roping.
HOWARD COLLEGE MEN'S RODEO WINS TEAM TITLE AT ODESSA
By Richard Kinsey, Howard College Sports Medicine Student
ODESSA - The Howard College men’s Rodeo team took first at the Odessa NIRA Rodeo this past weekend at the Ector County Coliseum.
"It is a pretty good way to start the spring semester," Rodeo Coach Greg Kernick said. "It all came together this week."
The men’s team managed to get 493.3 points overall this weekend to take first and the closest team to them was Western Texas College with 425 points.
HAWKS BASEBALL REMAINS PERFECT WITH SWEEP OVER #6 NMJC
Perfection is hard to attain, but throughout the month of February the Howard College baseball team has been just that, perfect. The Hawks swept defending national runner-up New Mexico Junior College Friday at Jack Barber Field, 3-0 and 6-4 to improve to a perfect 16-0.
HOWARD MEN EARN REGION V BERTH WITH WIN
By JONATHAN HULL Big Spring Herald Sports Editor
It might not have been the prettiest win of the season for How ard College’s Hawks, but it was definitely important.
Howard held on to beat Western Junior College Athletic Conference’s last place New Mexico Military Institute Broncos, 67-57, Thursday night at Dorothy Garrett Coliseum.
Sean Watson finished with 24 points overall with seven rebounds. Corteze Isaac also had seven boards and added nine points. Devon Baker was the only other Hawks to reach double figures with 13 points.
To read the complete story click here.
HOWARD SPLITS TO OPEN WJCAC AT RIVAL MIDLAND
By JONATHAN HULL Big Spring Herald Sports Editor
MIDLAND — There was only one thing consistent between the two games of a Western Junior College Athletic Conference softball doubleheader played by Howard College and Midland College Wednesday — the wind.
While the gusts consistently reached upwards of 20 miles per hour throughout the two contests, Howard and Midland found it difficult to find any groove at all in the field.
The Hawks knocked off the 4th-ranked Lady Chaparrals 8-6 in Game 1, holding on after jumping out to a 6-0 lead in the second inning. The role was reversed in Game 2 as Midland took a commanding 7-0 lead in the first inning only to see Howard equal that run production in the second inning. However, Midland never slowed down and added seven more runs for a 14-8 win. Click here for the complete story.
By JONATHAN HULL Big Spring Herald Sports Editor
 Howard College’s women’s basketball team came very close to experiencing a bad case of deja vu in its 76-66 double-overtime win over Western Texas College’s Lady Westerners Monday night at Dorothy Garrett Coliseum.
In the two squads’ previous meeting Jan. 10, Western Texas trailed by 2 with 14 seconds left to play. The Lady Westerners’ Iesha Everline grabbed an offensive rebound off of an initial WTC miss and laid it in as time expired, sending the game to overtime. Western Texas scored the first five points in the extra frame, securing a 52-48 victory.
A similar end to regulation occurred Monday. With 7.5 seconds left, Howard’s Monica Jones made one of two free throws, putting the Hawks up 53-51. Western Texas quickly inbounded the ball and missed its initial chance to tie the game, but Trikeyia East grabbed the offensive rebound and hit a runner in the lane, tying the game at 53.
However, the similarities between the two games ended there. It was Howard’s turn to overcome a small deficit with just seconds remaining in the first overtime period.
2/11/08 HOWARD RALLIES TO DOWN WTC
By JONATHAN HULL Big Spring Herald Sports Editor
One win away.
That’s how close Howard College’s Hawks are to clinching a return trip to the NJCAA Region V Tournament after defeating the Western Texas College Westerners, 63-57, Monday night at Dorothy Garrett Coliseum.
There was a huge contrast between Howard’s previous meeting with Western Texas Jan. 10 in Snyder and Monday’s contest. In the first game, Howard scored the first nine points and pushed that lead to 28-7 by the 10-minute mark of the first half. The Hawks carried a 46-26 lead at halftime and the Westerners never responded.
However, it was Howard that was forced to respond Monday.
The Westerners held a 27-23 advantage at intermission and opened the second half with a 7-0 run, extending their lead to 34-23 with 18:10 remaining in the game. Click here to read the entire story.
The Howard College Baseball team is off to a perfect 8-0 start with its second consecutive four game series sweep over the weekend. The Hawks finished off Vernon College Saturday afternoon with a pair of victories, winning 8-4 and 7-4 to maintain perfection at Jack Barber Field this season.
Howard College head coach Britt Smith attributes the Hawks success to their solid pitching.
“The pitching was really good all weekend, but we didn’t always make plays behind them,” Smith said. “They got four runs (in game two), but we booted a double play ball to start it off and that’s what got us in trouble, but it was good that we came back and answered and got the win.”
HC MEN FALL IN RECORD 5 OVERTIMES
LEVELLAND -- The Howard College men's basketball team came up short in a marathon game at #5 South Plains College falling 108-106 in five overtimes.
By JONATHAN HULL Herald Sports Editor
LEVELLAND — Everything was finally starting to mesh on the court. The Howard College women’s basketball team finally had its offense functioning late in the second half.
Sadly, it was too little, too late. South Plains College’s Lady Texans stood tall and had an answer for everything Howard tried to accomplish. The Lady Texans won, 63-54.
Howard was led by Danielle Cota and DeAndra Thomas, each scoring 10 points. Monica Jones finished with nine points and eight rebounds.
HOWARD DOWNS CLARENDON IN OVERTIME
The Howard College Men's Basketball team needed overtime to beat a pesky Clarendon College 84-70 Monday night to capture the lead in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference with a 6-1 conference record.
HAWKS DOWN CLARENDON COLLEGE
The Howard College Women's Basketball team earned a 78-55 win over visiting Clarendon College Monday night at the Dorothy Garrett Coliseum to improve to 18-4 overall and 4-2 in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference.
Howard was led by sophomore guard Candace Lambert with 20 points. A balanced scoring attack had a total of five players in double figures for the Hawks with Monica Jones adding 13 points, Jotosha McDonald 11 points, and 10 points apiece for DeAndra Thomas and Danielle Cota.
Jones had a double-double with 11 rebounds to go along with her 13 points. She also dished out four assists while recording three steals. Veronica Wilson led the Hawks with five assists while McDonald dished out four assists. Rachael Dryver cleaned the glass for eight rebounds while Lambert and Cota each had five boards.
The Howard College baseball team had five of its members sign NCAA Division I national letters of intent during the early signing period which runs from Nov. 14-21. Those five athletes, their positions, and which school they signed with are: (Left to Right) Colt Simon, left handed pitcher, University of Nebraska; Pedro Villarreal, right handed pitcher, University of Texas-Pan American; Matt Curry, first baseman, Texas Christian University; Tyler Landedorf, shortstop, University of Oklahoma and Cameron Monger, outfielder, University of New Mexico. Howard Head Coach Britt Smith is standing.
Howard head coach Britt Smith was happy to see three starting position players and a pair of pitchers signed NCAA Division I Scholarships for the 2008-2009 season.
"I thought it was good to have that many kids sign early. We’re excited to have them and we are certainly happy for them." Smith stated. "We have been in a position the last four years where almost every good freshman we have had we have lost to a four-year school. We would of lost Matt and certainly would of lost Tyler, but they weren’t qualifiers out of high school so we got those guys back or we would have been in the same boat we were in the last couple of years - having really talented players, but we can’t ever keep our guys long enough to see the fruits of our labor."
Click here to read the entire story.
(Abilene) - The Howard College women's basketball team relied on the nation's top ranked defense to overcome a poor shooting performance en route to a 58-51 victory over host Abilene Christian University's Junior Varsity at Moody Coliseum Tuesday afternoon. Click here to read the entire story.
By JONATHAN HULL, Big Spring Herald Sports Editor
Real tests are coming, but until then, the Howard College women are content with continuous preparation for a loaded conference schedule. The Hawks continued their dominant preseason Monday night by improving their record to 7-1 with a 92-37 victory over Hardin-Simmons University's junior varsity squad.
Candace Lambert led all scorers with 19 points as five total Hawks scored in double figures. Danielle Cota added 13 points and Aqueelah Watkins, Jotosha McDonald and Veronica Wilson each chipped in 10. Click here for the complete story.
The Howard College men's basketball team held a 56-27 halftime lead and cruised to a 98-66 victory over Stephen F. Austin's Club Team in the friendly confines of the Dorothy Garrett Coliseum Sunday afternoon.
With the win, the Hawks improve to a perfect 8-0 on the season while scoring 92 or more points in seven of those victories. The exception was an 85-70 win over Grayson County College on Nov. 10. For the complete story click here.
HOWARD MEN'S BASKETBALL PERFECT ON THE SEASON
The Howard College Men's Basketball Team has a perfect 6-0 record as the Hawks more than doubled up Abilene Christian University's Junior Varsity Monday night, winning 137-56.
Friday Howard defeated Southwest Texas Junior College 107-74 and Saturday downed Grayson College 85-70 to go undefeated at the Western Texas College Classic.
The Howard College Women's Basketball Team defeated Wayland Baptist University's Junior Varsity Tuesday night 88-20 at the Dorothy Garrett Coliseum thanks largely in part to the nation's top defense. The Hawks lead the NJCAA in defensive average allowing only 37.1 points per game. Click here to read the complete story.
(Garden City, Kan.) - The Howard College Women's Basketball Team (5-1) went 2-1 at Garden City Community College's Pepsi Classic recently. The Hawks defeated Sterling College's Junior Varsity and Garden City on back-to-back nights before falling to no. 18 ranked Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) on the final day. Click here to read the entire story.
(Plainview) -- The Howard College Women's Basketball Team ran away with an 83-20 road victory over Wayland Baptist University's JV Tuesday night to improve to a perfect 3-0 on the season.
Currently the Hawks are ranked number one in the nation in team defensive average. Howard has only allowed 102 points in three games for an average of 34 points per game which is tops in the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Howard's no. 1 ranked defense was more than evident in the second half as Wayland Baptist's JV was held scoreless until 8:27 remaining in the game. Overall, the Hawks outscored their opponent, 41-4 in the second half to arrive at the 63-point victory. Click here to read the entire story.
The Howard College Women's basketball team picked up a pair of victories to start the season. Thursday the Hawks defeated Abilene Christian University's JV 72-41 and Saturday downed Lubbock Christian University's JV 76-41. Click here to read the complete story.
The Howard College Men's basketball team started the season with three impressive victories over the weekend.
The Hawks defeated Lackland Air Force Base Thursday night at San Antonio by 21 points in a come from behind effort. Early the Hawks trailed 22-6 before sophomore guards Corey Allmond (Oxon Hill, Mary.) and Sean Watson (Brooklyn, N.Y.) rallied the Hawks scoring 27 and 23 points respectively to lead Howard to a 46-37 halftime lead.
Watson, an NJCAA Pre-Season Honorable Mention All-American averaged 13.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game last season, pulled down six rebounds while shooting eight-for-12 from the field and seven-for-eight from the charity stripe. Freshman guard Devon Baker (Bronx, N.Y.) added 11 points and Corteze Isaac (Germantown, Mary.) scored eight. Click here to read the entire story.
The Howard College Rodeo team concluded the first half of competition at the Texas Tech University Rodeo in Lubbock as both the men's and women's teams finished in eighth place. The Howard men are 10th in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association's Southwest Region standings with 735 points, while the women are sixth halfway through the season with 540 points.
Individually for Howard at Texas Tech, Jamon Turner of Aurora, Colo. tied for fourth in the bull riding with a 79. Teammate Cody Samora of Cortez, Colo. was sixth with a 77.
In the region standings, Samora is third with 250 points, only 55 points out of second place. Another Colorado native, Lonny Graham of Ault, is ninth with 135 points, just five points ahead of Turner.
By RICHARD KINSEY, Howard College Student Athletic Trainer
Howard College traveled to Vernon, Texas for their fifth college rodeo of the fall season. The women's team finished fifth in the team standings while the men were 12th.
For the women, the top finisher was Ashley Davis with a time of 8.2 seconds in the goat tying which split third in the average. Davis managed an 8.6 run in the short-go to finish sixth in the average with a 16.8 overall. Click here to read the entire story.
By RICHARD KINSEY, Howard College Student Athletic Trainer
Ogden takes top in barrels, while Brevick and Curtis take team roping title
Howard College finished on the top of their game this past weekend at their third National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association rodeo of the season in Alpine. Both teams finished second overall with the men scoring 520 points just 30 behind Western Texas College and the women finished with 200 points, 85 back of Texas Tech University.
"We have not had a finish like that in a couple years," head rodeo coach Greg Kernick, said. "It is good to be back in the chase."
By Richard Kinsey, Howard College Student Athletic Trainer
(WEATHERFORD, Tex.) - Howard College landed four into Saturday night's short-go at the second college rodeo of the year held in Weatherford, TX and hosted by Weatherford and Ranger College.
Howard's best finish came from sophomore Ashley Davis of Reform, Alabama, who was able to return to the short-go in the barrels and missed returning in breakaway roping by a only a tenth of a second. Davis was able to claim the fifth position in the short-go with a time of 17.29 seconds in the long-go and ran a 17.18 in the short go to split second overall with a total time of 34.47 seconds.
(PORTALES, NM) - The Howard College Rodeo team started the season off with some good performances at the Eastern New Mexico University rodeo held this past weekend in Portales, New Mexico according to Howard College head coach Greg Kernick.
"I was very pleased with the way we performed all weekend," Kernick stated. "Portales is usually the first rodeo of the year and compared to past performances I thought we did really well for the first outing of the season."
The Howard College head coach Greg Kernick begins his ninth season in charge of the Hawks, optimistic that they will be able to send a handful of athletes to the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) at the end of the season.
The Howard College women's basketball team was named a National Junior College Athletic Association Academic Team-of-the-Year for 2006-2007 with a cumulative team grade point average of 3.32. Howard had the fifth highest team GPA for NJCAA Division I women's basketball teams in the nation according to the special academic issue of the NJCAA JUCO Review.
The Howard College baseball team was named a National Junior College Athletic Association Academic Team-of-the-Year for 2006-2007 with a cumulative team grade point average of 3.32. Howard had the third highest GPA in the nation among baseball teams with Daytona Beach Community College of Florida and Mississippi Delta Community College finishing first and second respectively with GPA's of 3.49 and 3.40 according to the special academic issue of the NJCAA JUCO Review.
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