For their efforts in the classroom and the playing surface this past year, twenty Yavapai College student-athletes were awarded NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Awards. To qualify for the honor, the student-athlete must have a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.6 or higher for the full academic year. The award is broken into three teams: First Team – 4.0; Second Team – 3.80-3.99; Third Team – 3.60-3.79. This is ...

The accolades continue to come in for Roughrider softball superstars Jaydee Boursaw and Makayla Guerra. Both players were named to the First Team NJCAA Division I All-American Team. For Boursaw, this is the second time this post-season that she has been named to an All-American First Team. Earlier this month, the California native garnered NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) First Team Honors. Lik ...

The post-season accolades continue to roll in for members of the Roughrider softball team. Jaydee Boursaw and Makayla Guerra were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Boursaw garnered first team honors and Guerra was named to the third team. Additionally, Boursaw was selected as the NJCAA DI Diamond Sports/NFCA Catcher of the Year. Jaydee hit 28 home runs while hitting .444. She had 84 runs ...

Roughrider softball players, Jaydee Boursaw, Makayla Guerra and Jaya Allen named to the 2018 Junior College Division I National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-West Region Team!!! Jaydee and Makayla named to 1st team and Jaya named to the second team! Complete list ...

Forty-seven Yavapai College student-athletes were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for their efforts in the classroom this past semester. Student-athletes must achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or higher to be named to the list. Twelve of the forty-seven student-athletes achieved a perfect GPA of 4.0; It was the second consecutive semester that thirty-nine student-athletes were on the honor ro ...

The 2018 Roughrider softball season came to an abrupt halt on Saturday morning. YC fell to Central Arizona College, 3-2, in an elimination game of the NJCAA Region I Division I Playoffs. YC concludes the year with a 50-12 overall record and their second consecutive ACCAC Championship. The Vaqueros scored all of their runs in the first two innings. Neither team could plate any runs until the sixth inning whe ...

It was the tale of two teams on Friday afternoon for the Roughrider softball team in the NJCAA Region I Tournament. YC won the opening game over Central Arizona College, 8-0 and fell to Eastern Arizona College, 10-0 in the nightcap. The Riders face an elimination game on Saturday morning. In the opener, Jaya Allen and Kiana Spencer combined for the two-hit shutout and Shelby Hotchkiss hit a grand slam. The ...

The ACCAC/NJCAA Region I softball awards were announced Monday and the Roughriders were well represented. Seven team members garnered the post-season awards. Sophomore Jaydee Boursaw, freshmen Jaya Allen, Brianna Griffiths and Makayla Guerra each were named to the First Team All-ACCAC and First Team NJCAA All-Region I. Sophomore Santana Parra and freshmen Makea Kaluau and Neenah Pangilinan were named to the ...

In the final regular season doubleheader of the 2018 season, the Roughrider softball team scored 41 runs in route to a sweep over Glendale Community College, 20-1 and 21-0. Yavapai concludes the regular season with a 49-10 overall record and 41-7 mark and secures, at least a share of the ACCAC Title, the second straight conference crown for the Roughriders. Additionally, Yavapai will host the NJCAA Region I ...

The Roughrider softball team swept a pivotal doubleheader Tuesday afternoon over league leaders Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher, 11-3 and 8-6 (8 innings). YC leap frogs the Gila Monsters into a first place tie with Phoenix College with two games remaining. YC is now 47-10 overall and 39-7 in ACCAC play. EAC falls to 47-10 on the year and 38-8 conference action. In the opener, the Roughrider outhit the G ...