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by Alex Greenlee

The Longview Lakers’ are intesnse as they are headed to the playoffs for their third consecutive season. The Laker’s current record of 28-25 and only have lost five games in April and May combined.

“Going into the season we knew we were going to have a strong offense, and we struggled for a little bit, but people adjusted. We have been strong ever since,” sophomore pitcher James Fitzgearlds said.

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by David Hiestand

Registration is now open for the intramural volleyball and basketball leagues at Blue River, with 5-on-5 volleyball starting Feb. 21 and 3 on 3 basketball starting Feb. 23.

“The intramural sports leagues will provide fun, free recreation on campus, an opportunity to meet other students, and a way to become more involved in the college experience,” said Blue River athletics coordinator David Owens. [...]

by Michael Scassellati

The Lakers worked out February 7 (Michael Scassellati/The Current).

The Longview Lakers baseball team starts their season on Saturday, Feb. 11, playing against Richland College (Texas). It’s taken a lot of hard work and preparation to get ready for that game. A total of 29 players are on the team, but two are already injured, and 19 of them are freshmen. According to coach Clint Culbertson, though, these two potentially problematic issues do not affect how he goes about coaching his team.

“The freshmen this year had a lot of experience already, so they knew what to expect. We coach based off of whether we have a speed team or a hitting team. This season we tried to focus on pitching and defense early on in practice,” Culbertson said.

At the beginning of every season, a team always has goals that they expect to meet, but realistically they know that not all of those goals can be met.

“Our goal is to win another championship. I think that should always be the goal that you should try to go for but if we don’t it’s not a failure,” Culbertson said.

by Tara Menefee

The MCC-Blue River Trail Blazers soccer teams are preparing for the upcoming fall season. The coaches, Brad Childers (women) and Dave Owens (men), are in the process of signing new players in hopes that this season will be as successful as the previous seasons.

The women’s team just signed Bailey Barnett, who will graduate from Liberty North High School this spring. From Lee’s Summit Community Christian High School, the men’s team signed Hunter McRoberts, who has an excellent scoring record. [...]