Sports / Small College

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HUTCHINSON, Kan. — South Plains College won its seventh consecutive NJCAA men’s outdoor track and field championship Saturday, capping the meet with a stadium-record performance in the 1,600-meter relay. K.B. Handsborough, Daniel Harper, Steven Gayle and Vernon Norwood ran a time of 3 minutes, 5.93 seconds. South Plains scored 140 points with the help of first-place finishes from two relays and Jarvis Gotch in the long jump (25 feet, 101/4 inches). The 400-meter relay team of Gotch, Shavez Hart, Ahmed Ali and Trevor Mackey ran a winning time of 39.62 seconds.

Rendon's grand slam boosts LCU to victory, on to national tourney 05/16/13 - 12:35am

Next up is the 10-team NAIA national championships May 24-30 in Columbus, Ga.

The University of Houston-Victoria ended Lubbock Christian University’s 34-game home winning streak, but couldn’t keep LCU from its sixth trip in a row to the NAIA softball national championships. Stephanie Rendon made sure of it. Rendon’s grand slam snapped LCU out of a daylong offensive slumber and the second-ranked Lady Chaparrals went on to beat No. 24 Houston-Victoria 8-3 Wednesday to win the NAIA National Championships Opening Round tournament at PlainsCapital Park.

Rendon hits slam, LCU beats Houston-Victoria to advance to NAIA nationals 05/15/13 - 8:56pm

Lady Chaps recover from 5-1 first-game loss

LCU blasts Friends, advances to championship game 05/14/13 - 2:54pm

Koschany, Eltsosie homer to lead Lady Chaps

As soon as the game ended, Mallory Koschany propped her leg on a chair, allowing a trainer to cut off the wrap and strap an ice pack to her sprained knee. Not that anyone could tell she’d been playing hurt. Koschany had a triple and a grand slam among three hits and Latainna Eltsosie added a three-run homer as No. 2 Lubbock Christian University run-ruled No. 23 Friends University 8-0 Tuesday to advance to the championship game of the NAIA National Championship Opening Round bracket at Hays Field.

Lady Chaps shake off nervous start, top Northwood 05/16/13 - 3:06pm

Lubbock Christian University softball players were fired up to be hosting a postseason game for the first time. Once they got over the spectacle of it all, they settled down and gave their fans plenty to cheer. Second-ranked LCU beat Northwood 9-5 Monday in its NAIA National Championship Opening Round debut after committing two first-inning errors and spotting the Lady Knights a lead.

Lady Chaps open NAIA regional at home 05/13/13 - 12:19am

Revised format adds pressure for top teams

Lubbock Christian University’s six-year-old softball program has made it to the NAIA national championships each of its first five seasons, but now it’s a trickier proposition. Only 10 teams advance to the finals site, rather than 32 as in past years. The NAIA added a regional-tournament layer, one that No. 2 LCU (55-7) gets to navigate on its home field. The NAIA National Championship Opening Round begins today at 10 sites across the country, each hosting a four-team, double-elimination bracket.

Chaparrals fall to Rogers State in NAIA regional championship 05/12/13 - 1:28am

\ CLAREMORE, Okla. — Asking Lubbock Christian’s baseball team to win four games in three days after losing in the opening round of the NAIA regional proved to be just too much. The Chaparrals started Saturday with a 15-7 win, eliminating Lyon, Ark. and setting up a showdown with host and Sooner Athletic Conference foe Rogers State. But the Chaps just ran out of gas, and Rogers captured an 8-4 win and the berth into the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho later this month.

Loera, LCU rally past Bellevue (Neb.) to stay alive at NAIA tournament 05/11/13 - 12:43am

CLAREMORE, Okla. — Derek Loera allowed a run on five hits in a nine-inning, complete-game pitching effort, and the Lubbock Christian baseball team stayed alive at the NAIA regional with a 3-1 win over Bellevue (Neb.) on Friday. Loera (10-4) walked two and struck out six in 118 pitches for the Chaparrals (43-16), who trailed 1-0 before tying the game in the seventh and going ahead in the ninth. Bellevue (45-10) took a 1-0 lead in the second on a two-out home run by Brian Embery.

LCU baseball one loss away from elimination 05/10/13 - 12:34am

Chaps drop opener to Rogers State, 7-5.

CLAREMORE, Okla. — Lubbock Christian University baseball coach Nathan Blackwood didn’t like his team being sent to a Sooner Athletic Conference opponent’s stadium for the NAIA National Championship Opening Round. Now he probably likes it even less. Rogers State put up two three-run innings early against LCU pitcher Jack Mabe and beat the Chaparrals 7-5 Thursday in a winners bracket semifinal of the Claremore bracket. Just like that, fourth-ranked LCU (42-16) went from top seed in the tournament to having to win four games in four days to advance to the NAIA World Series.

No. 2 LCU softball to host Northwood 05/09/13 - 12:38am

All-SAC announced

Second-ranked Lubbock Christian University will start the NAIA softball postseason hosting Northwood at 4 p.m. Monday at PlainsCapital Park. Brackets for the NAIA National Championship Opening Round were revealed Monday with No. 24 Houston-Victoria, No. 23 Friends (Kan.) and Northwood in the LCU bracket. The National Championship Opening Round consists of four-team, double-elimination tournaments at 10 sites across the country. The 10 winners advance to the national tournament May 24-30 in Columbus, Ga. LCU was one of the Opening Round hosts announced on April 23.