Through 20 games of his first season leading the Ellsworth Community College baseball program, Samuel Vega was already seeing many of the qualities he believes will be crucial for on-the-field success.
Madelyn Ackerman believes that good cheer squads form a unique family bond.
On Monday, the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced that spring sports were being canceled that put an early halt to the Ellsworth Community College softball and baseball seasons.
On Monday (March 16) the National Junior College Athletic Association announced that all upcoming basketball championships as well as spring competition would be canceled, effective immediately, due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
UPDATE: As of Monday, March 24 the NJCAA canceled all spring sports seasons as well as the upcoming basketball championships.
Ellsworth Community College was supposed to play four more games in their spring trip to Kansas, but weather sent them home early.
While the rest of Ellsworth Community College is on spring break, the Panther softball team is getting a trip to Kansas in.
Heading into the finals Saturday night, the Ellsworth Community College Panthers were in fourth place with 101 points and two finalists. They also moved into seventh place all time with their 19th Top-10 finish in NJCAA history.
It all started with a video online.
For the second consecutive season, the Ellsworth Community College women finished the campaign without a victory.
A three-point field goal from Adam Jackson gave Ellsworth Community College a 35-27 over Iowa Lakes during the first half of Tuesday's Region XI opener. From that point, it was all Lakers in Estherville.
Cardeionte Wilson, Cardy to those around him, has a chance to do something that has never been done before. After winning an NJCAA Nation title last season, he can be the first to repeat for the Ellsworth Community College Panthers.