April 9, the head coach for the William Jewell College softball team, Dustin Combs, won his 300th career game. This historic win, an 8-5 victory over Drury University, is a landmark in Combs’ near 20-year-long career. Combs began his career in 1998 in the Springfield Public School System. As he was…
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Jewell softball season begins
Softball is starting off their season in full swing. They opened their season on the road as they played a large Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament in Arkansas, leaving with a record of 2-2. Coach Dustin Combs outlined with “The Hilltop Monitor” his goals and hopes for this season along…
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Softball team receives new facilities
The William Jewell College softball team recently updated its facilities. Construction on the new locker rooms was completed Feb. 5, 2016. The locker rooms were unveiled to the team Feb. 8, when everything inside of the building had been completed and was ready for the team. “The team’s reaction was…
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William Jewell College Softball Update
The William Jewell College softball team has started their season with six wins in 12 games. Last weekend they competed in the Lewis Dome Invitational and won two of their four games. During the tournament the team scored a total of 17 runs. They are currently ranked ninth out of…
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Softball team strives to find its stride
Kelsey Teneycke, senior, try to lay down the bunt this season against St. Joseph’s College. Photo courtesy of Kyle Rivas. The Jewell softball team stayed in Liberty over the Easter break and took on Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) opponents University of Missouri S&T and Drury University. The Cardinals split the double-header…
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Softball opens season on a high note
Rachel Potvin, senior, makes the catch last season against Rockhurst University. Photo courtesy of Kyle Rivas. The William Jewell Softball team opened up their season in Bentonville, Ark., where they took on four different teams in the Division II Arkansas-Monticello Softball Classic. At the competition, the team went 3-1, grabbing…
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Athlete of the Week: Faith Song, softball
Faith Song, senior, is a nursing major and pitcher for the softball team. Song has been playing since she was a young girl, and has developed a great love for the sport. Song has earned wins the past two games she has pitched, and hit three home runs in the…
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Baseball and softball expect success in spring seasons
The 2013-2014 baseball season did not end the way that the William Jewell College baseball team wanted. If the team had won their last game, they would have advanced to the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) tournament, however, the team fell to Truman State, ending their season. “I was proud…
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