The #1 ranked Roughrider softball team split their conference opener against DII #9 ranked Phoenix College Tuesday afternoon in the Valley. YC won the first game 9-0 and fell in the nightcap, 5-4. Yavapai’s record is now 7-3 overall and 1-1 in ACCAC action.

The Roughrider nine will return

In the first NJCAA Division I Softball National Poll of the year, Yavapai College claims the top spot followed by last year’s runners-up, Salt Lake City Community College. Fellow conference nemesis, Pima Community College comes in at #9. In their first tournament of the season, the Roughriders

The Roughrider softball team opened the final day of the Las Vegas Tournament with an 11-1 pounding over Western Nevada College and fell in the second game, 2-1 at the hands of North Idaho College. YC beat North Idaho on the first day of tourney play 7-6. The Roughrider nine is now 6-2 on the young

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas for the Roughrider baseball team as they dropped two games on Saturday, losing 5-0 against Salt Lake City Community College and falling 4-2 to the host team, Community College of Southern Nevada. YC returns to the diamond on Friday, February 10th in Phoenix against

New head softball coach Lisa Parks got her first collegiate victory Friday morning with a 10-0 run rule win over College of Southern Idaho. In their next game of the day, YC edged North Idaho College, 7-6 and in the nightcap, the Roughriders beat Snow College, 9-6.

On Saturday morning, YC plays

The Roughrider baseball team dropped a pair of games Friday in Las Vegas in their season openers. YC fell to College of Southern Idaho, 8-7 and Community College of Southern Nevada, 12-2.

On Saturday, Yavapai will face 2011 Region 18 champs, Salt Lake City Community College in the morning and

Former Roughrider basketball player Larry Owens (2001-03) is currently playing for the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In a loss to the Chicago Bulls Monday night, Owens, Yavapai’s all-time leading scorer, played 29 minutes, scored 7 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and

Head softball coach Lisa Parks has announced the recruiting class for the 2013 season. The recruits are the first for the first year head coach.

Parks commented, “I’m really excited about this signing class. They are very talented and competitive athletes that I expect to step in

Come join the Roughrider Athletics coaching staff for a Q & A at the Palace in downtown Prescott. Lunch is $14 per person. It will begin at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, January 25th.

Ask the baseball and softball coaches what their predictions will be for the upcoming season. Ask the volleyball

As ranked by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the 2012 Roughrider baseball team begins the season with a pre-season ranking of 18. Defending NJCAA Division I Champion Navarro College, FL gets the top nod with ACCAC nemesis Central Arizona College claiming the #2 slot.

YC will begin the 2012

It is a new year for the Yavapai College Soccer Team. The coaching staff will be adding new members to the 2012 roster in the coming months in pursuit of their 23rd conference title, 20th national tournament appearance and 8th national championship since the program’s inception in 1989. The