by Josiah Thomas | News Editor Photo courtesy of Schoolcraft College This year’s National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Great Lakes East District Champions title is now the property of the Schoolcraft College Men’s Basketball team. After holding off a feisty seventh seeded Delta College team to win the title March 7, 71-66, the Ocelots […]
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Women’s Basketball begins 2019-20 season under new coach by Elyse Salmon | Staff Writer Photos by Clarisa Russenberger | Photo Editor It’s a new era for the Schoolcraft Women’s Basketball team. The Ocelots welcomed Shay Lewis, as the new head coach this past August. Lewis is no stranger to this area and the life around […]
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Bounce back: Minor setback sets up major comeback By Solae Pope-White, Staff Writer After falling short to Wayne County Community College District on Feb. 16, 61-46, our team got back on the court and found a way to achieve a 70-47 victory against Henry Ford College (HFC) this past Wednesday. One of our five starters, […]
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The Schoolcraft College women’s basketball team VS the Macomb Community College women’s basketball team February 6, 2019 – 5:30 PM It was a well-matched game between the Schoolcraft College women’s basketball team and the Macomb Community College women’s basketball team. Both players fought with all their might for their teams. Macomb Community College -Schoolcraft College […]
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The Schoolcraft College men’s basketball team VS the Macomb Community College men’s basketball team Half Time: 35-46 Final: 80-84 It was a hard-fought match between the Schoolcraft College men’s basketball team and the Macomb Community College men’s basketball team, especially the second half of the game. There were a few times that the Macomb Community […]
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An insider’s look Schoolcraft women’s basketball By Solae Pope-White, Staff writer The Schoolcraft women’s basketball team is a talented versatile group that has gone through many challenges throughout this season. From home game winning streaks to falling just short of wins during away games this team has been through it all this 2018-19 season. The […]
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Men’s Basketball ranked No. 1 in NJCAA Division II poll By Dan Stowell, Staff Writer The red-hot Ocelots have been firing on all cylinders this season with an impressive record of 7-1 in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Eastern Conference and 16-1 overall. As of Jan. 29, the team is sitting on top […]
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Final Score 71-43 Photos by: Raymond Falkiewicz Photos edited by: Mai Nakhala
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Alpena Community College – Schoolcraft College First Half: 29-62 Final Score: 62-117 Photos by: Jiajia Chen Photos edited by: Mai Nakhala
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Sophomore Kelser honored for hard work and consistency By Casey Spencer, Sports Editor Kelser puts up the three… and knocks it down! Kelser drives the lane… and finishes! These phrases acted out all year by men’s basketball sophomore guard Walt Kelser. “We moved Walt to the point guard position, and from there, his game really took […]
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Last second shot drives Ocelots past Hawks, 71-66 By Casey Spencer, Sports Editor Schoolcraft’s five-game win streak was snapped Feb. 3 by Oakland Community College but the Ocelots bounced back into the win column in epic fashion with a 71–66 win against the Hawks of Henry Ford. Thanks to a last second shot from freshman […]
Continue ReadingWomen’s basketball beats Macomb in OT By Lauren Engelhardt, Staff Writer Schoolcraft’s Women’s basketball team defeated the 11th ranked Macomb Monarchs 57-52 in thrilling overtime Jan 24 to stay perfect in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association Eastern Conference. The Lady Ocelots entered the game against the Monarchs ready for battle. Both teams sit on top of the Eastern Conference undefeated but ultimately one team would suffer their first conference […]
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Engelhardt, Staff Writer With two consecutive wins against Delta (Jan. 17) and St. Clair (Jan. 20), the men’s basketball team extended their win streak by beating the Macomb Monarchs (9-8, 2-3), 91-84 Jan. 24 in a Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Eastern Conference matchup. Schoolcraft’s Donovan Williams set the tone early in the game by scoring two baskets for the Ocelot’s. Soon after, Macomb responded and tied the game. The first half consisted of each team going head […]
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Ocelots declaw Wildcats in double header for charity By Casey Spencer, Sports Editor The power of pink was evident Wednesday at Schoolcraft’s 10th annual Pink Zone game benefiting the Play4Kay foundation as both basketball teams dominated the Wayne County Community College District (WCCC) Wildcats. In the month of February, colleges across the country do […]
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By Casey Spencer, Sports Editor The Schoolcraft Women’s Basketball team pushed their winning streak to three games with a 61-47 victory over the Bears of Mott Community College, Jan. 10. The team had won their last two contests on the road (Dec. 16 at Lansing 70-56, Jan. 4 at Oakland 79-44) before returning home to […]
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Ocelots win home game after 2 losses By Chrissy Begle and David Vega After two losses against Owens and Muskegon, the Ocelots scored a definitive win against Kellogg Community College at the Schoolcraft home game on Nov. 29. The final score was 74-33. Following are some moments captured from the game. Maholmes (#15) breaks away with […]
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By Nick Misiak Staff Writer Last season, Schoolcraft Men’s Basketball team’s season came to an abrupt end when the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCAA) regular season champion Ocelots lost to Wayne County Community College in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) District 10 Tournament Semi-Final 71-70. Despite not qualifying for the NJCAA National […]
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By Nick Misiak Staff Writer After a rocky start to last season, in which the Ocelots lost their first seven games and 13 of their first 14, the Schoolcraft Women’s Basketball team was able to rally and finish the season on a 12-4 run, good enough for second in the MCCAA regular season standings. Their […]
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Women’s basketball falls short in turnaround season By Cameron Gwinn, Staff Writer The Schoolcraft women’s basketball season came to an abrupt end on March 10 in the semi-finals of the National Junior Community College Athletic Association District H Tournament against Delta College. Unfortunately for this team it ended too quickly. The start of the 2016-17 […]
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Men’s basketball out for the count By James Paxson, Sports Editor After a brilliant year of amazing highlights and impressive freshmen the Schoolcraft men’s basketball season ends in an upset against Wayne County Community College on Thursday March 8. Schoolcraft ended the season losing in the quarterfinals of the tournament after having a regular season […]
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Michigan will not make it to the Final Four By James Paxson, Sports Editor The past two weeks have been an extreme look at how a team can go from possibly not making the National College Athletic Association March Madness tournament to now being an upset pick to beat the University of Louisville in the […]
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