From The MULESKINNER
A coach in the making? With her leadership ablities getting noticed, Caitlin Pankratz could be headed towards coaching.
Caitlin Pankratz came to Central Missouri as a redshirt freshman setter and has grown into senior captain and leader of the Jennies' volleyball team.
"I see Caitlin as a slow, steady, gradual increase of understanding of the game rather than dramatic skill change," coach Flip Piontek said. "Her understanding of what is supposed to get done happens now before she gets the ball. The qualities she has developed over the years have made her as good a team captain as we have ever had."
"I see Caitlin as a slow, steady, gradual increase of understanding of the game rather than dramatic skill change," coach Flip Piontek said. "Her understanding of what is supposed to get done happens now before she gets the ball. The qualities she has developed over the years have made her as good a team captain as we have ever had."
Piontek said as much as coaches think they are responsible for the success of the team, they are really only responsible in a small way.
"The leadership Caitlin is providing is taking the team in the exact same direction the coaching staff is trying to go," Piontek said. "That is what is making our team so successful right now."
"The leadership Caitlin is providing is taking the team in the exact same direction the coaching staff is trying to go," Piontek said. "That is what is making our team so successful right now."
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British debaters cross the pond to take on the Talking Mules
Two debaters from the British National Championship Team are crossing the pond to compete in a public debate with UCM's Talking Mules debate team this Saturday. The debate begins at 7 p.m. in Union 237.
"I think anytime you have a competitive academic team that does well, it helps the academic reputation of the University," said Jack Rogers, department chair of UCM's Department of Communication. "We go over there and debate in the Montgomery Cup and the campus can follow that, but they can't really see it. It's nice to bring British debaters here and give folks on campus the chance to see what we do and what international debate is like."
The British team will make 25 stops on their tour throughout the United States. Debater Lewis Iwu graduated from Oxford University with degrees in philosophy, politics and economics. In 2008, he won the World Debating Championships in Thailand and served as the President of the New College Student Government at Oxford. The other British debater is Mary Nugent, who graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in social and political sciences. She was the director of debating at Cambridge and also represented the school at competitions. She has won four national inter-varsity competitions and was ranked among the top 10 speakers at the English National Mace.
British debaters cross the pond to take on the Talking Mules
Two debaters from the British National Championship Team are crossing the pond to compete in a public debate with UCM's Talking Mules debate team this Saturday. The debate begins at 7 p.m. in Union 237.
"I think anytime you have a competitive academic team that does well, it helps the academic reputation of the University," said Jack Rogers, department chair of UCM's Department of Communication. "We go over there and debate in the Montgomery Cup and the campus can follow that, but they can't really see it. It's nice to bring British debaters here and give folks on campus the chance to see what we do and what international debate is like."
The British team will make 25 stops on their tour throughout the United States. Debater Lewis Iwu graduated from Oxford University with degrees in philosophy, politics and economics. In 2008, he won the World Debating Championships in Thailand and served as the President of the New College Student Government at Oxford. The other British debater is Mary Nugent, who graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in social and political sciences. She was the director of debating at Cambridge and also represented the school at competitions. She has won four national inter-varsity competitions and was ranked among the top 10 speakers at the English National Mace.
UCM debater Adam Blood commented, "I'm not intimidated, because you have the attitude when you walk into a debate that it doesn't matter what you have done beforehand. No matter how much experience they have or I have, no one controls the six or seven minutes I speak, but me."
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Campus Changes-- University uses summer break to make campus changes
Renovations have been happening all over the UCM campus during the summer break. Construction on the new Student Recreation Center has seen so much progress that its opening date has been moved up in schedule. It should now be ready to open when students arrive back after Christmas break in January 2011. Several of the University's student housing facilities have also undergone construction or received updates this summer.
"This summer has been bang, bang, bang, bang," Beth Rutt, director of campus activities, said. "At the end of the school year, we thought that the Student Recreation Center would be open after spring break 2011, and that has been bumped up to January 2011."
Even after prior construction setbacks, progress is being made in every part of the new rec building. Students arriving to campus will start seeing the windows installed on the structure.
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From The Sedalia Democrat
S-C wins WCC for 4th time in 5 seasons
At the beginning of the season, Smith-Cotton coach Ethan Weller set the bar high for his team. He named the No. 1 priority as winning the West Central Conference championship.
Mission accomplished.
In the Tigers’ (12-11, 8-1 WCC) last meeting with Center, Smith-Cotton beat the Yellowjackets 1-0 in overtime. This time around, they left nothing to chance, beating Center 5-0 on senior night to capture their first outright title since 2007.
“We had the chance to win last year and didn’t take advantage,” Weller said. “This year it was in front of them and they knew what they had to do and took advantage. I’m proud they kept their heads in the game.”
The Tigers may not be a powerhouse team entering district play next week, but they have won the WCC in four of the last five seasons.
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Defense ignites State Fair Lady Roadrunners win Region 16 opener
The 13th-ranked State Fair Community College women’s basketball team utilized its strong man-to-man defense to beat Three Rivers 74-61 on Saturday night.
“It was a good win,” State Fair coach Darren Pannier said. “We have to win the region games here at home and get those under our belts.”
Ciara Leak led State Fair with 18 points and Arriana Walker had 16.
SFCC (16-1, 1-0 Region 16) started the first half with a 13-2 run. The Lady Raiders climbed to within two, but SFCC went on an 11-2 run to regain control.
The Lady Raiders tried to grab the momentum going into halftime by making two 3-pointers in the final minute.
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Running back scores 3 TDs in 'Birds' win
Cole Camp’s Nyklis Farris scored three touchdowns Saturday, leading the Bluebirds to a 48-9 Kaysinger Conference victory over Lincoln.
Farris returned the opening kickoff 35 yards to midfield. Eight plays later, Farris’ 13-yard TD run gave Cole Camp a 6-0 lead.
Brady Franklin made the extra-point kick.
“Farris is an electrifying player and he has big-play potential,” Cole Camp coach Kevin Shearer said. “Hopefully, he can continue to do that, but I think he will have to take his game to a higher level as the season progresses.”
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SYFL finally procures a new home
The parking lot was full at Smith-Cotton High School, but not for anything school-related.
The Sedalia Youth Football League (SYFL) was scrimmaging on its new football fields. Four full-sized fields with painted lines and goal posts were ready to be used.
Youths with their parents in tow crowded around the brick concession stand for weigh-ins.
Teams traveled from Boonville, Marshall, Knob Noster, Northwest and La Monte to play in the league.
The concession stand contained bathrooms. Sidewalks connected the fields, allowing spectators a place to set in order to stay out of the mud on rainy game days. Each field will have a scoreboard, but they hadn’t been installed yet. They are expected to be in place before the first regular-season games on Sept. 11.
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For Digitalburg.com
Council, School Board confer on Hamilton Street project; Council gives first reading to smoking ban
WARRENSBURG, Mo.---The Warrensburg R-VI School Board met with the Warrensburg City Council Monday night to discuss the new elementary school and the Hamilton Street project.
Council met after the joint session and rebuffed three proposed amendments to the proposed smoking ban in public places. The meetings were at Warrensburg High School.
The new school will be located south of the UCM Mitchell Street Farm. The school board plans to get bids for construction costs soon and have the school completed by August 2011. The Council and School Board plan for the road to be completed by that time also.
Superintendent Deborah Orr said, “The school had all their ducks in a row, but then the economy threw them a curveball.”
The original design for the road was to rebuild Hamilton Street from the Mitchell intersection into the Brookside subdivision with a walking trail. The road would be two lanes and add a turn lane at the elementary school. The estimated cost for this road is $1,944,043.
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Council, School Board confer on Hamilton Street project; Council gives first reading to smoking ban
WARRENSBURG, Mo.---The Warrensburg R-VI School Board met with the Warrensburg City Council Monday night to discuss the new elementary school and the Hamilton Street project.
Council met after the joint session and rebuffed three proposed amendments to the proposed smoking ban in public places. The meetings were at Warrensburg High School.
The new school will be located south of the UCM Mitchell Street Farm. The school board plans to get bids for construction costs soon and have the school completed by August 2011. The Council and School Board plan for the road to be completed by that time also.
Superintendent Deborah Orr said, “The school had all their ducks in a row, but then the economy threw them a curveball.”
The original design for the road was to rebuild Hamilton Street from the Mitchell intersection into the Brookside subdivision with a walking trail. The road would be two lanes and add a turn lane at the elementary school. The estimated cost for this road is $1,944,043.
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