By John Mesh
Seven members of the Hutchinson Community College women’s soccer team were recognized on the 2024 Division I All-KJCCC Women’s Soccer Team.
Blue Dragon freshman Anastasia Pokrandt was named the 2024 KJCCC Division I Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Year.
First Team selections on the 2024 Division I All-KJCCC Women’s Soccer Team were sophomores Katharina Marx and Kaitlyn Edwards.
Second-team selection Blue Dragons were sophomore Haley Rogers and Karsyn Slothower.
Honorable mention selections were freshman Beatrice Salas and sophomore Kaylee Monk.
The No. 14 Hutchinson Blue Dragon women’s soccer team lost to No. 19 Cowley College 4-2 (on penalty kicks) in the third overtime in the Region 6/Plains District Tournament Championship game Saturday at the Johnson County Community College Soccer Complex in Overland Park.
Hutchinson was the No. 3 seed and Cowley was the No. 4 seed in the Plains District Tournament.
The Blue Dragons trailed at halftime 2-1. HutchCC tied the score at 2-2 with 12 minutes left in the match.
The Blue Dragons finished the season with an 11-3-6 record. Cowley College will take a 12-5-3 record to the NJCAA Division I Soccer Championships.
Hutchinson posted an 8-2-6 record in Kansas Jayhawk Community Conference play. The Blue Dragons were 7-0-3 at home, 4-2-3 in away games and 0-1 at neutral site playing fields.
Hutchinson scored 43 goals in 19 games (2.26 per game) with a .148 shot percentage. HutchCC averaged 15.3 shots per game and a goals-against average of 0.99.
Blue Dragon sophomores are Karsyn Slothower, Emma Hoffman, Lorena Gomes, Kaylee Monk, Jessica Salkeld, Kaitlyn Edwards, Katharina Marx, Joscelyn Losew, Ilex Hagan, Haley Rogers, Nancy Stefanek and Maria Azvedo.
Rogers led the Blue Dragons in goals scored with 16, followed by Marx with 10 and Edwards 9. Marx had 13 assists, Rogers 8 and Edwards 5.
Rogers led HutchCC with 40 points, followed by Marx with 33 and Edwards 23. Rogers took 62 shots, Edwards 53, Marx 52, Kira Artmann 33, Anastasia Pokrandt 26, Beatrice Sales 16 and Emma Hoffman 10.
Rogers had 38 shots on goal, Edwards 29. Marx 26, Pokrandt 14 and Artmann 13.
Slothower allowed 15 goals and had 84 saves. Marina Lopez allowed 4 goals and had 36 saves. Slothower posted a 6-1-4 record and Lopez was 5-0-2. Both had 4 shutouts.
Sammy Lane just completed his 20th season as HutchCC women’s soccer coach. His record is 270 wins, 75 losses and 18 ties.
In the NJCAA Division II North Plains District Championship Saturday at the JCCC Soccer Field, the host Johnson County team defeated Iowa Lakes 2-1 to advance to the NJCAA Division 2 women’s soccer tournament.
Hutchinson Salthawks at home for football sectionals Friday; Buhler, Central Christian hit the road
KANSAS STATE HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL SECTIONAL BRACKETS
All games begin at 7 p.m. Friday unless noted
Class 6A
East
No. 1 Gardner-Edgerton (9-1) vs. No. 4 Blue Valley Northwest (7-3)
No. 2 Blue Valley West (9-1) vs. No. 3 Shawnee Mission Northwest (8-2)
West
No. 1 Derby (10-0) vs. No. 5 Wichita East (7-3)
No. 2 Manhattan (10-0) vs. No. 3 Wichita Northwest (9-1)
Class 5A
East
No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas (10-0) vs. No. 4 Mill Valley (9-1)
No. 11 St. James (5-5) vs. No. 15 Blue Valley North (3-7)
West
No. 4 Hutchinson (8-2) vs. No. 9 Hays (6-4)
No. 2 Eisenhower (8-2) vs. No. 3 Topeka Seaman (8-2)
Class 4A
East
No. 5 Tonganoxie (7-3) vs. No. 8 Lansing (6-4)
No. 3 Chanute (8-2) vs. No. 15 Bishop Miege (3-7)
West
No. 1 Wamego (9-1) vs. No. 5 Buhler (8-2)
No. 2 Andover Central (9-1) vs. No. 3 Wellington (8-2)
Class 3A
East
No. 1 Wellsville (10-0) vs. No. 4 Prairie View (8-2)
No. 3 Topeka Hayden (9-1) vs. No. 10 Perry-Lecompton (5-5)
West
No. 1 Andale (10-0) vs. No. 5 Cheney (9-1)
No. 3 Scott City (9-1) vs. No. 7 Holcomb (9-1)
Class 2A
East
No. 1 Humboldt (10-0) vs. No. 13 Council Grove (7-3)
No. 2 Osage City (10-0) vs. No. 3 Nemaha Central (9-1)
West
No. 1 Southeast of Saline (10-0) vs. No. 4 Hoisington (6-4)
No. 2 Garden Plain (8-2) vs. No. 3 Beloit (8-2)
Class 1A
East
No. 1 Jackson Heights (10-0) vs. No. 4 Rossville (7-3)
No. 2 Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan (9-1) vs. No. 3 Centralia (9-1) *6 p.m.
West
No. 1 Conway Springs (10-0) vs. No. 4 Plainville (8-2) *6 p.m.
No. 3 Valley Heights (8-2) vs. No. 10 Medicine Lodge (7-2)
8-Man Division I
East
Little River (8-2) vs. Central Plains (8-2)
Madison (7-3) vs. Clifton-Clyde (8-2) *6 p.m.
West
Hill City (7-3) vs. South Central (10-0), 6 p.m.
Leoti-Wichita County (8-1) vs. Hoxie (10-0)
8-Man Division II
East
Frankfort (8-2) vs. Burlingame (10-0)
Osborne (7-3) vs. Axtell (10-0)
West
Victoria (10-0) vs. Hutchinson-Central Christian (9-1), 6 p.m.
Hodgeman County (8-2) vs. Dighton (10-0)
6-Man
West
South Barber (9-1) at D4-2 Golden Plains (8-2), 6 p.m.
D3-2 Ingalls (9-1) at D4-1 Weskan (10-0)
East
D1-1 Peabody-Burns (8-1) at D2-2 Tescott (8-2)
D2-1 Cunningham (9-0) at D2-3 Otis-Bison (7-3)
Blue Dragons’ Jordan honored by NJCAA, Jayhawk Conference
Rushing for his first career collegiate 200-yard rushing game, Hutchinson Community College running back Waymond Jordan Jr. hit the daily double on Wednesday being named both the Jayhawk Conference Offensive Player of the Week and the NJCAA National Offensive Player of the Week.
The sophomore running back from Pensacola, Fla., posted his first career 200-yard rushing game in a 44-0 win by the number three Blue Dragons over Highland last Saturday at Highland.
Jordan rushed for a career-high 213 yards on 23 carries with three touchdowns of 8, 15, and 67 yards.
He now has 18 rushing touchdowns and 1,190 yards for the season. With his 41-yard run in the first quarter, Jordan became the 20th Blue Dragon in team history to surpass 1,000 yards in a season.
With 1,190 yards for the season, Jordan is ranked No. 11 in Blue Dragon single-season rushing history.
This is Jordan’s third KJCCC Offensive Player of the Week award. He won his previous awards for performances against New Mexico Military and Iowa Western in Week’s 1 and 2, respectively.
Jordan is the fourth Blue Dragon this season to nab national honors. Jordan joins Samari College (Offense), Nestus Burger (Special Teams) and Kordell Gouldsby (Special Teams) as Blue Dragons who earned national weekly honors.