Kankakee was no match for the talented Cobras, well not until the third game actually. KCC squeaked out a win in the mistake-filled third game, then the Cobras pushed the accelerator pedal through the floorboard and roared on to take the fourth game and the match. Steve Brown has the call of the Cobras first-ever volleyball game covered by CobraSportsNet. Enjoy!
The Cobras were right in this one the whole time but come up short in a 2-1 Final. Victor Martinez tallied the lone goal for the Cobras who fall to 0-2 on the season.
Led by a strong start by the Parkland College Volleyball squad, four Cobra Sports teams got the 2010 campaign off to a quick start.
The #3 ranked Volleyball team was particularly impressive, finishing 2nd at the prestigious Johnson County Classic. With all six teams entered ranked in the NJCAA Pre-Season Top 20 and all having participated in the National Tournament last fall, the Cobras did more than hold their own. In match #1, PC overcame a 2-1 deficit to knock off #18 East Central, MO. PC won 25-15, 23-25, 17-25, 25-20, and 15-8 as Alexis Braghini paced the offense with 13 kills. Emily Rose added 9 and Jenna Einck 8 while Molly Goodrich had 36 assists and Susie Jean added 26 digs and 4 aces.
Parkland stunned #1 Cowley County CC in another 5 game thriller winning by the scores of 25-23, 18-25, 20-25, 25-23, and 15-8. Braghini once again led the way with 24 kills and had 21 digs. The win was especially sweet as Cowley handed PC three of our six losses last season.
Saturday PC won another 5 set marathon, defeating rival #12 Kishwaukee 25-22, 23-25, 25-14, 14-25, and 15-13. Alexis Braghini exploded on offense with 27 kills on 49 attempts and 4 blocks. Jenna Einck added 11 kills and 4 blocks as well. Susie Jean and Devin Houser had 23 and 19 digs respectively while Goodrich dished out 39 assists.
In the finale, the Cobras ran out of gas as they fell to #4 Johnson County 25-21,12-25, 14-25, and 17-25. Playing their fourth tight match in less than 20 hours, the Cobras battled but could not put together another rally. Alexis Braghini added 14 more kills giving her 78 for the weekend and earning her Parkland Athlete of the Week Honors. The Cobras are now (3-1) on the season and will host Kankakee (4-1) at 6:00 on Tuesday in the home opener.
Kim Vega and Sadie Somers each scored twice to lead the Parkland Women’s Soccer team (1-0) to a 7-0 rout of Indian Hills IA. on Saturday afternoon. Jenny Musick connected on a first half goal on a pass from Nashla Vega as the Cobras took a 1-0 lead to the break. After a scoreless first seven minute after intermission, PC exploded for six second half goals. Kim Vega scored back to back goals on assists from Somers and Kelsi Donley to make it 3-0 and Donley added another assist as she fed Kara Breedlove for a goal to make it 4-0. Somers and Alexis Sokol scored the final three goals as PC scored three times in three minutes in the final 10 minutes of the match. While in Iowa, PC also won a”friendly” match on Friday night defeating Central College 5-2. Next up for PC will be three matches at the Minnesota Kickoff Classic @ Dakota Technical College. Parkland will face Bismark State ND (0-1) on Friday at 5:30, will take on powerhouse Navarro TX on Saturday at 1:00, and play Lackawanna PA at 11:30 on Sunday.
The Men’s Soccer team could not hang on to an early lead and lost to Jefferson College (MO) 5-3 in the season opener for both teams. After falling behind 1-0 early, PC answered right back as Khody Ellis scored on an assist from Andrew Reutiman. The Cobras would score again as Ellis assisted Douglas deAndrade for a goal at the 35 minute mark to take a 2-1 lead only to see Christos Balafoutis score an unassisted goal just before half to tie the match.
PC seemed to take control early in the second half as Ellis and deAndrade teamed up again for Ellis’s second goal of the match. Unfortunately, PC would not score again and the Vikings would score 3 unanswered goals to earn the win. PC will try to pick up their first win of the season as they host Southwestern Illinois College (1-0) at 4:00 on Tuesday. The Blue Storm opened their season with a 2-0 win over St. Louis Flo. Valley on Saturday.
And finally, the youthful PC Golf Team struggled out of the gate as they placed 7th at the Rend Lake Invite on Friday at Franklin Country Club in West Frankfort. PC had a two round total of 619 (309-310) finishing 20 strokes behind the winning team John A Logan. Andrew Weuthrich (ICC) was the medalist firing a 36-hole total of 145 (72-73). Parkland was led by the trio of Kobe Watson (77-75 152), Lewis Martin (74-78 152), and Bryan Ideus (74-79 153).
Sunday, the Cobras competed in the first day of the John A Logan Invite and find themselves in 5th place of the eight team affair. Once again, Logan leads the event but by just 3 strokes over Rend Lake. Mississippi Gulf Coast stands in 3rd and Vincennes in 4th as the Cobras are just seven strokes out of third place.
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In a tightly contested game, the Cobras fell to Jefferson College 5-3 to open there 2010 Fall campaign. It was an exciting 90 minutes, with both teams being very aggressive. Cobrasports.net was on hand to bring you the start of what is sure to be an exciting year for Parkland College Athletics!
Coach Chuck Clutts and assistant coach Heather Tarter greeted their 2010-2011 Cobra softball team on Friday afternoon. It was a stout workout for the 2010 Region 24 Champions, and our first-glance impression is that this is a very deep and talented squad that could make some real noise in the spring.
Reminder: All fall home softball games will be carried on CobraSportsNet, and of course we’ll be along in the spring to cover thrills of Cobra Softball home games.
We caught up with a busy coach Clutts after the practice and he graciously spent a few minutes with us to offer his insights.
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Four Parkland College Athletic teams will jump into action this week as the fall sports are allowed to begin play. The #3 ranked Volleyball team will begin their season at the top NJCAA event of the opening weekend as they travel to the Johnson County Invite in Overland Park, Kansas. The Cobras will take on #18 East Central Mo. at 5:00 Friday before taking on #1 Cowley County at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday PC will face #12 Kishwaukee @ 10:00 a.m. and the host school #4 Johnson County at Noon.
The Men’s Golf team will take part in two tournaments over the weekend as they travel to the Fall Preview at Franklin County Country Club on Friday before taking part in the John A Logan Invite on Sunday and Monday. National qualifier Bryan Ideus will lead a young group as he and five freshman will make the opening trip.
The Women’s Soccer team will play two matches over the weekend, a scrimmage on Friday and a regular season match on Saturday. On Friday, PC will play Central College of Pella, Iowa before squaring off against Indian Hills on Saturday at 2:00.
And finally, the Men’s Soccer team will get things going with a home game as they host Jefferson College, Mo. at 4:00 on Saturday. All games are free of charge and are played at the soccer field on the north side of campus near the track. The Saturday soccer games will be aired on CobraSportsNet. Brian Schutte will produce the webcast and call the action.
In other notes of interest:
Two members of the 2009 Parkland Baseball National Championship team are excelling in their first season in the Minor Leagues.
Nate Roberts leads the first place Appalachian West Elizabethton Twins (37-20), as they try to hang on for a spot in the playoffs. Despite signing late and missing part of the season due to a shoulder injury, Roberts has come on strong for the Twins. The left-handed hitting outfielder/designated hitter is hitting .339 with 5 home runs and 17 RBI. He leads the team in on base percentage (.446) and walks (20), and is in the top three in batting average, home runs, doubles, and stolen bases. He has been red hot in August leading the team with a .390 batting average this month while hitting .387 with runners on base and .400 with men in scoring position.
2009 World Series MVP Kevin Kiermaier, is playing for the Princeton Rays, a Tampa Bay affiliate. The Ft. Wayne native is hitting an even .300 which is second highest average on the team. He leads the team in six categories: on-base-percentage (.832), hits (57), runs scored (40). stolen bases (12), base on balls (24), and triples (7) batting anywhere from first to third in the lineup. He too has played his best baseball as of late. After hitting a torrid .370 in June, Kiermaier struggled in July but has regained his stroke in August hitting a team high .379 to raise his average nearly 90 points.
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If our successful spring schedule was ambitious, this fall’s schedule is even more demanding. Here’s the CobraSportsNet production plan through the end of September:
August 28: Soccer - Men versus Jefferson College
August 31: Soccer - Men versus SWIC
August 31: Volleyball versus Kankakee CC (Tri-Match)
September 4: Soccer - Men versus Greenville
September 8: Softball versus UI Club (DH)
September 7: Soccer - Women versus Lewis and Clark
September 7: Soccer - Men versus Danville
September 9: Soccer - Women versus Prairie State
September 12: Soccer - Men versus Kankakee
September 12: Softball versus Lincoln Trail (DH)
September 15: Soccer - Women versus Heartland
September 19: Softball versus Robert Morris (DH)
September 21: Soccer - Men versus Daley College
September 22: Soccer - Women versus Lincoln College
September 24: Volleyball versus SWIC
September 24: Volleyball versus Lake Land
September 24: Softball versus University of Illinois
September 25: Volleyball versus ICC
September 25: Soccer - Women versus St. Charles
September 26: Volleyball versus Kalamazoo Valley (PC Tourney)
September 26: Volleyball versus Rock Valley (PC Tourney)
September 29: Soccer - Women versus ICC
September 29: Volleyball versus Lewis and Clark CC
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Today’s topic: America’s passion or lack thereof for televised soccer. Does the answer include “Americanizing” the “world’s game?” Listen by clicking below, then post your thoughts on our Facebook page (see link at the right side of the page).
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Parkland College News July 26, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHAMPAIGN—Beginning August 23, Champaign-Urbana will have a new professional training opportunity for aspiring sports broadcasters, one based on hands-on experience using real-world digital technologies for on-air sports production. Parkland College’s new COM 150 course, Sports Broadcasting, will teach students how to produce, direct, announce, and edit Parkland Cobras sports events, broadcasting them online via the school’s CobraSports.Net audio streaming website. Opportunities for play-by-play announcing, sports interviewing and other production techniques will create a targeted communications experience unavailable in most of downstate Illinois, a state known for launching the careers of many nationally and regionally successful sports announcers.
“Students in our sports broadcasting course won’t just attend lectures or learn on their own. We teach them and work with them on-site during actual productions of our highly competitive sports teams. It can be intense, but it is also intensely satisfying. When students hear their work and earn good feedback from the audience, the learning experience expands greatly.” The 3-credit-hour lab-focused course covers play-by-play production of volleyball, softball, baseball, and soccer games, and it is repeatable up to 6 credits to ensure a well-rounded skill set across sports types. This course can be part of a two-year Mass Communication major, or it can be taken by itself or as an elective course along with any other major.
COM 150 meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays through the semester, from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Interested persons may contact Steve Brown at 217/351-2367 or contact the Parkland College Department of Fine and Applied Arts, 351-2292.
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