In a playoff type atmosphere the #5 ranked Roughrider soccer team beat the visiting Artichokes from Scottsdale Community College Wednesday night 3-2 in overtime. YC improves to 2-0-0 on the young season and Scottsdale falls to 1-1-0. The victory extends the Roughriders’ home winning streak to

In a rematch of last season’s NJCAA Region I Division I Title Match, the Roughrider volleyball team fell to Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher Wednesday night 3-1 (19-25, 20-25, 25-23, 19-25). YC falls to 4-1 on the season and 0-1 in ACCAC play. EAC improves to 4-1 and 1-0.

Playing in

On Friday, Yavapai started the 2010 season strong with a 25-13, 25-9, 25-10 victory over Garden City in the Runnin’ Lopes Invitational. Freshmen opposite Natasha Ray led YC with 13 points on 8 kills, 3 aces, and 2 blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Haley Shackelford led the Riders’ with 10

The number five ranked Roughrider soccer team began the 2010 campaign with a 3 – 1 victory over Paradise Valley Community College Friday night, in Prescott Valley. YC is now 21-1-0 all-time in home openers and 31-0-0 at the Amphitheater in Prescott Valley.

The Roughriders got off to

The 2010-11 Roughrider athletic seasons begin this weekend. Both the nationally ranked soccer and volleyball teams will be in action.

Head Coach Matt Cohen and the lady spikers travel to Lamar, Colorado to participate in the Running’ Lopes Invitational. YC is currently ranked #24 in

Jerry Dawson joins the Yavapai baseball staff after serving as the head baseball coach at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona for the past 37 years. Coach Dawson has been the only head coach in the history of the school which has produced over 150 graduates who have continued their baseball

Roughrider volleyball players Haley Shackelford and Rachel Lindley will appear on the Tri-City Sports Round-Up Saturday, 8/21/10. The show airs at 8:06 a.m. on 1490 AM or online at www.kyca.info.

The USA Junior Softball Team went undefeated in the III Pan American Championships in Bogota, Columbia August 8-14 to qualify for the International Softball Federation (ISF) Junior Women’s World Championship to be held December 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. USA softball dominated the competition

Members of the 2010 Yavapai College Soccer Team will conduct two youth soccer clinics from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at the following locations:

· Prescott Valley (Saturday, Aug. 14) Mountain Valley Park

· Prescott (Saturday, Aug. 21) Ken Lindley Field

Boys

The 2010 Roughrider volleyball team enters the new season with a #24 pre-season ranking. YC looks to capitalize on last season’s success in which the lady spikers finished the season as the NJCAA Division I Region I Runners-up. Fellow conference foe Eastern Arizona College checks in at #13.

The Roughrider baseball team has announced that Assistant Coach Brandon Bailey has accepted an assistant coaching position at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX. The institution is a member of the Lone Star Conference an, NCAA Division II affiliate.

Bailey spent two seasons with

Yavapai College has been ranked in the top 10 in every weekly poll since the first poll of 1990. In addition, the Roughriders have been ranked at number one, 75 times. Tradition never graduates! The Roughriders are ranked number five in this year’s pre-season poll with 22 new players on the 2010

Sophomore softball players Molly Brossart and Kylie Morin have committed to the University of South Carolina for the fall. They will join Ashley Snedeker in the prestigious Southeastern Conference. Snedeker inked with the University of Florida earlier this summer. Brossart and Morin become the fifth

Members of the 2010 Yavapai College Volleyball Team & Coaching Staff will conduct a volleyball clinic on Saturday, August 7th:

10 AM to 12 PM – Girls & Boys entering grades 5 – 8

12 PM to 12:30 PM – Meet & greet with the players

1 PM to 2:30 PM – YC Green

Freshman pitcher Parker Markel has signed a professional contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. Markel will report to the rookie league in Florida on Friday. The Glendale native was picked in the 39th round of the Major League Baseball draft in June.

Markel becomes the third former Roughrider that

(Courtesy of the Daily Courier)

The Yavapai College soccer program already boasts a record 10 members in the NJCAA Soccer Hall of Fame, including the program’s only-ever head coach, Mike Pantalione.

In November, it will become 12, as Michael Randolph and Maurice Hughes join the

The Yavapai College soccer team, seven-time national champions, will begin its 22nd season with 22 new players. With all the players from the perfect 26-0-0, 2008 National Championship season moved on to four-year university programs or the professional ranks, the Roughriders look to reload for the

On Thursday, the NJCAA announced the 2010 Academic All-Americans. Three Roughriders were represented for their dedication to their sport and their academics.

Named as a Distinguished Academic All-American was women’s basketball player Julianne Forte`. The Music Major carried a 3.93

Post-season awards continue to roll in for the 2010 Roughrider softball team as four members of the squad were named National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Americans.

Named to the 2nd Team was: Freshman third baseman Danielle Muniz; freshman centerfielder Brittany Keiser and sophomore

Former Roughrider softball player Jenna Rodriguez and her current team, the University of Hawaii, have been nominated for an ESPY under the category of THE BEST UPSET award for 2010. To garner the nomination, Rodriguez hit a walk-off home run to upset the then #1 ranked University of Alabama Crimson

Former Roughrider pitcher Dustin Hobbs inked a professional contract with the New York Yankees. Hobbs flies to Tampa, FL immediately to begin rookie ball…Tyler Bremer and Pulama Silva were each named to the NJCAA Baseball All-Star Team that will represent the United States at the 2010 Honkbal

Roger Espinoza is the third Roughrider Soccer player to start in a FIFA World Cup match when the former Yavapai midfielder played 90 minutes for Honduras against Chile in South Africa Wednesday. Espinoza, the 2006-07 ACCAC Athlete of the Year (all sports), played for Yavapai during the 2005 and 2006

Yavapai College head volleyball coach Matt Cohen has announced the Roughriders’ 2010 season schedule, a slate that includes thirteen matches against teams that were ranked among the top 20 in that nation in 2009.

The Riders’ will get its season underway with the Lamar Invitational.

On the second day of the Major League Baseball Draft, five former and current Roughriders were selected by professional teams.

Pitcher Merrill Kelly was chosen by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 8th round. Outfielder Kole Calhoun was also selected in the 8th round by the Los Angeles Angels. Both

The accolades continue to roll in for sophomore outfielder DeMarcus Tidwell as he was named NJCAA Division I Honorable Mention for his efforts this past season. Following the season, the speedy Tidwell was honored by the conference and region by being named 1st Team All-ACCAC and 1st Team All-Region

The Roughrider athletic department will offer a variety of sports camps this summer:

June 7-10 Volleyball Camp
Cost $75
Ages 5-12
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
For more information: Matt Cohen – (982) 776-2232.

June 7-10 Baseball Day Camp

Freshman outfielder Brittany Keiser was named NJCAA Second Team All-American Wednesday afternoon. The Vail, Arizona native helped guide the Roughriders to their second consecutive NJCAA Division I Region I Championship and a Third Place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament.

For the season,

The University of Hawaii softball team (49-14, 19-1 WAC) is headed to the Women’s College World Series for the first time in school history after defeating the University of Alabama, 5-4 on a three-run home run by former Roughrider softball player Jenna Rodriguez in the bottom of the seventh. Earlier

The Roughrider softball team finished third in the nation after falling to Wallace State Community College, AL Saturday afternoon 8-4 in the NJCAA Division I Fast Pitch Tournament. YC concludes the season with a 53-16 overall record. Wallace State advances to the third consecutive National Title Game

The Roughrider softball team stumbled on its way to the National Title Game Friday evening as they fell to the #3 seed Miami Dade College, 11-1. YC drops to an elimination game Saturday against the winner of the Wallace State Community College, AL and Seminole State College, OK.

Offensively,

The Roughrider softball team continued their run through the National Tournament with a 3-0 upset victory over the #1 seeded Bruins from Salt Lake City Community College Friday morning in St. George, UT. Yavapai advances to the next round to face #3 seed Miami Dade Community College, FL winners over

The Roughirder softball team advanced to Friday’s Championship Bracket with a 9-1 victory over John A. Logan College Thursday evening in the NJCAA Division I Fast Pitch National Tournament in St. George, UT.

Audrey Workman got her second win of the day and YC put five runs on the board

The defending national champion #5 seed Roughrider softball team opened the 2010 NJCAA Division I National Tournament Thursday morning with an 8-0 blanking of #12 seed Indian Hills Community College, IA. YC will play #13 seed John A. Logan College, IL upset winners over #4 seed Wallace State Community

Former Yavapai College softball player Jenna Rodriguez made a big impact at her current school, the University of Hawaii this past season. Recently, Rodriguez was named 1st Team All-WAC (Western Athletic Conference) and helped guide her team to their third WAC title (19-1) and a trip to the NCAA Stanford

Pairings for the NJCAA Division I Fast Pitch National Championships were released Sunday afternoon and the defending National Champion Roughrider Softball Team was named a #5 seed and will play #12 seed Indian Hills Community College (IA) on Thursday, May 20th at 10:00 AM Utah time, 9:00 AM Arizona

The season for the Roughrider baseball team came to an abrupt end on Saturday afternoon at Roughrider Park as they lost to Central Arizona College, 4-2, in the NJCAA Region I Division I Championship. YC concludes the season with a 40-21 record and their third consecutive ACCAC crown. Central Arizona

The Roughrider baseball team squandered a six run lead to fall to Central Arizona College Friday afternoon, 15-11 in the second game of the NJCAA Region I Division I Finals. The loss evens the best-of-three series at one game a piece with the third and final game scheduled for Saturday, May 15th.

Thursday afternoon, the Roughrider baseball team opened the NJCAA Region I Division I Championship Series with an 11-7 victory over Central Arizona College (41-18). YC takes a 1-0 lead in the best of three series with game two being played Friday afternoon at Roughrider Park.

After allowing

Roughrider softball player Ashley Snedeker has committed to play for #5 ranked University of Florida Gators next season. A year ago the Gators were in the NCAA Division I Championship Series losing to the University of Washington. The Minnesota native joins former Roughrider, Caitlin Stangl in the

Roger Espinoza, a member of the 2005 and 2006 Yavapai College soccer teams, was named by Honduras National Team Coach Reinaldo Rueda to the FIFA World Cup Squad. Honduras have been drawn in Group H alongside Chile, Spain and Switzerland. The World Cup runs from June 11 through July 11.

The defending NJCAA Division I National Champion Roughrider softball team has advanced to their third straight national tournament with their third consecutive NJCAA Region I Championship. YC is now 50-14 overall and now prepares for championship play. The National Tournament will be held Thursday,

The Roughrider baseball team came from behind to claim the first round victory over the visiting Apaches from Cochise College Saturday afternoon 9-7. With the victory, Yavapai moves into the championship series May 13-15 being played at Roughrider Park in Prescott.

Twice during the game, YC

Pitcher Tyler Bremer and the Roughrider baseball team shut down the visiting Apaches from Cochise College Friday afternoon, 17-3, to force a third and final game in the first round of the NJCAA Region I Division I playoffs. The deciding game will be played on Saturday, May 8th at Roughrider Park at

The Roughrider baseball team dropped the first game of a three-game NJCAA Region I Division I series Thursday afternoon to the visiting Apaches from Cochise College, 7-5. These same two teams will square off Friday afternoon in an elimination game for Yavapai or a chance to force a third and final

Future Roughrider softball player, Sierra Rodriguez, has been selected by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America to attend the 2010 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team selection camp. The Basha High School (Chandler, AZ) product will be one of 42 players invited. The athletes, who

Former Roughrider Larry Owens has been named to the All-NBA D-League Third Team today. In his first season with the Tulsa 66er’s, Owens averaged 15.8 points, 5.5 rebound, 3.4 assists, and 1.5 steals. He helped lead hi team to the D-League Finals where they were beaten by the Rio Grande Valley

Six YC baseball players garnered All-ACCAC and All-NJCAA Region I Honors this past weekend as voted on by the league coaches.

1st Team All-ACCAC
DeMarcus Tidwell – Outfield
Cam Schiller – Infielder
Cam Brown – Infielder
Pulama Silva

The #15 ranked Roughrider baseball team will open up NJCAA Region I Division I Playoff action on Thursday, May 6th against Cochise College. YC goes into the tournament as the #1 seed and Cochise earned the #4 seed. #2 seed Central Arizona College will host #3 seed South Mountain Community College.

Six YC softball players were honored as All-ACCAC and All-NJCAA Region I players on Friday as voted on by the conference coaches.

1st Team All-ACCAC
Audrey Workman – Pitcher
Ashley Snedeker – Infielder
Brittany Keiser – Outfielder

2nd