KCC softball signs Pennfield’s Holli Longstreth

Pictured above are KCC's head women's softball coach Russ Bortell (second from the left) and Holli Longstreth (second from the right).

Pictured above are KCC’s head women’s softball coach Russ Bortell (second from the left) and Holli Longstreth (second from the right).

Pennfield High School’s Holli Longstreth has signed a national letter of intent to play softball at Kellogg Community College and will begin playing for the Bruins next season.

Longstreth, a pitcher, boasts a high school batting average of .347 and an ERA of 3.34. Honors received over the course of her high school career include special mentions for All-City and District awards and a Special Coaches Award.

Longstreth has also participated in the BC Sluggers summer league at Bailey Park in Battle Creek, where she pitched every game and had a win-loss pitching record of 10-2, a batting average of .581 and an ERA of 1.78.

Playing for the West Michigan Gators travel team, Longstreth hit .481 and had a team-high on-base percentage of .533.

Russ Bortell, head softball coach at KCC, said the team is pleased to bring local talent to the college.

“We are very excited to have Holli commit to KCC,” Bortell said. “Holli has the potential to be a two-way player for us.”

For more information about the softball program at Kellogg Community College, visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/softball/index.html or contact Coach Bortell at 269-965-3931 ext. 2529 or bortellr@kellogg.edu.

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KCC women’s soccer signs Lakeview’s Ashley Andrews

Pictured, from left to right, are KCC's head women's soccer coach Barth Beasley, Ashley Andrews, Steve Andrews (father) and KCC's assistant women's soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Pictured, from left to right, are KCC’s head women’s soccer coach Barth Beasley, Ashley Andrews, Steve Andrews (father) and KCC’s assistant women’s soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Lakeview High School’s Ashley Andrews has signed a national letter of intent to play for Kellogg Community College’s women’s soccer team and will begin playing for the Bruins during the Fall 2013 season.

Andrews is a veteran of club soccer and has played for Lakeview’s varsity team for four years, making captain her senior year.

Barth Beasley, head coach of the women’s soccer team at KCC, said he and Andrews had a conversation about her goals on and off the field last summer then reconnected in the winter to discuss her becoming a student-athlete at KCC.

“Once we met it was very clear that she had the drive to achieve her goals on and off the field,” Beasley said. “I am looking forward to her leadership and development as a student-athlete at KCC.”

For more information about the women’s soccer program at KCC, contact Coach Beasley at 269-565-7950 or soccercoach@kellogg.edu or visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/soccer/index.html.

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KCC women’s soccer signs Louise Wilkes of Telford, England

Pictured above, from left to right, are KCC's head women's soccer coach Barth Beasley, Louise Wilkes and KCC's assistant women's soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Pictured above, from left to right, are KCC’s head women’s soccer coach Barth Beasley, Louise Wilkes and KCC’s assistant women’s soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Louise Wilkes of Telford, England, has signed a national letter of intent to play women’s soccer at Kellogg Community College and will begin playing for the Bruins during the Fall 2013 season.

Wilkes has been a leader on and off the field in England, where she attended the Thurstable School in Essex. She has received a number of awards for her work on the field, including the Managers Player Award, the Players Player Award, the Supporters Player Award and the John Beswick Award.

Wilkes has played on multiple championship teams throughout her extensive soccer career. She was a member of an Elite League champion team and also was a member of a club team that won a tournament in Spain.

Wilkes – who runs her own business in England as a personal trainer – runs the London Marathon each year and is pursuing a degree in business management.

“A player who makes a team great is much more valuable than just a great player,” said Barth Beasley head coach of the KCC Women’s soccer team. “And Wilkes has set her goals to be that player on and off the field.”

For more information about the women’s soccer program at KCC, contact Coach Beasley at 269-565-7950 or soccercoach@kellogg.edu or visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/soccer/index.html.

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KCC women’s soccer signs Rachel Lock of White Lake

Pictured above, from left to right, are KCC's head women's soccer coach Barth Beasley, Rachel Lock, Tom Lock (Rachel's father) and KCC's assistant women's soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Pictured above, from left to right, are KCC’s head women’s soccer coach Barth Beasley, Rachel Lock, Tom Lock (Rachel’s father) and KCC’s assistant women’s soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Rachel Lock of White Lake has signed a National Letter of Intent to play women’s soccer at Kellogg Community College and will begin playing for the Bruins during the Fall 2013 season.

Lock has many years of club soccer experience playing for the Waterford Warriors Soccer Club and the CW3 Extreme premier soccer club and was a three-year starter as a midfielder for Lakeland High School, a very successful soccer program.

Lock is also an honor roll student and member of Lakeland’s highly regarded student leadership program.

Barth Beasley, head coach of the women’s soccer team at KCC, said Lock comes to the program with her sites set on being an impact player academically as well as on the field.

“When sitting down with her and her father it was very clear that she had done her research on what KCC has to offer,” Beasley said. “She mirrors the goals and leadership toward player development that all coaches provide for our student-athletes at KCC.”

For more information about the women’s soccer program at KCC, contact Coach Beasley at 269-565-7950 or soccercoach@kellogg.edu or visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/soccer/index.html.

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KCC women’s basketball signs Patrice Matthews of Clarkston

Pictured above are KCC's assistant women's basketball coach Julie Hargreaves (far left), Patrice Matthews (center) and KCC's head women's basketball coach Kyle Klingaman (far right), along with several of Matthews' family members.

Pictured above are KCC’s assistant women’s basketball coach Julie Hargreaves (far left), Patrice Matthews (center) and KCC’s head women’s basketball coach Kyle Klingaman (far right), along with several of Matthews’ family members.

Patrice Matthews of Clarkston High School has signed a letter of intent to play women’s basketball at Kellogg Community College and will begin playing for the Bruins next season.

Matthews won the Most Improved Player her senior year of high school, averaging six assists and scoring a game high of 16 points.

Kyle Klingaman, head coach of the women’s basketball team at KCC, said Matthews is coming from a great high school program and will be an outstanding asset to the team.

“She’ll do a great job for us coming in,” Klingaman said. “She’s a really solid young lady that will help us on the inside and outside game, especially outside. She does a nice job on the perimeter shot and defends very well.”

Outside of competition, Matthews served as an assistant coach for the Dare to Dream Fundamental Basketball Camp for girls and has also volunteered at Joe Carr’s Fundamental Basketball Camp.

“I’m looking forward to a great year here at KCC,” Matthews said.

For more information about the women’s basketball program at Kellogg Community College, contact Coach Klingaman at 269-965-3931 ext. 2524 or klingamank@kellogg.edu or visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/womensbball/index.html.

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KCC soccer’s Aubree Cable to play for Div. II Carson-Newman

Aubree Cable

Aubree Cable

Kellogg Community College sophomore Aubree Cable has committed to play soccer at Carson-Newman University, an NCAA Division II school located in Jefferson City, Tenn.

The two-year captain of KCC’s women’s soccer team – itself just two years old – received Academic All-Conference and Academic All-State honors in 2011 and made the MCCAA Second Team All-Region with Honorable Mention All-MCCAA honors in 2012.

Barth Beasley, head coach of KCC’s women’s soccer team, said KCC couldn’t ask for a better representative.

“A player like Aubree who’s got two years under her belt of solid playing time, plus maturity, a good GPA and academic honors, that’s really attractive,” Beasley said. “Who else would you want setting an example for the quality we’re turning out here at KCC as a student-athlete?”

Cable was one of just two returning sophomores to play through the season in 2012. After a tough season in 2011 that saw the team go 0-16 with zero goals scored, Cable and the Bruins went 6-9-1 in 2012, with Cable scoring twice and adding two assists.

The lifelong soccer player and Harper Creek graduate, who played center midfield her freshman year before moving to defender last season, has taken general studies courses at KCC and plans to study nursing at Carson-Newman.

“I’m really, really glad that I played for KCC and I’m glad I had the coach I did,” Cable said. “He was hard on us, but he helped me to become the player I am today, and he definitely opened my eyes to different opportunities in my life.”

Beasley said Cable rose to the responsibilities she had as a captain, including hard work, accountability, humility, fairness and setting an example for others on and off the field.

“Aubree took ownership of her college academic and soccer career,” he said. “She really understood that the only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

For more information, contact Barth Beasley at 269-565-7950 or at soccercoach@kellogg.edu. For more information about the soccer program at KCC, visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/soccer/index.html.

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KCC baseball signs Cadis Chase of Manhattan, Mont.

Cadis Chase

Cadis Chase

Cadis Chase of Manhattan, Mont., has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at Kellogg Community College and will begin playing for the Bruins next season.

Eric Laskovy, head coach of KCC’s baseball team, called the senior first-baseman at Manhattan High School “an extremely driven student-athlete” who has maintained a 3.85 high school GPA and who also is a recipient of KCC’s prestigious Gold Key Scholarship.

“We are thrilled with the addition of Cadis to our baseball family,” Laskovy said. “I appreciate his intense passion for baseball and look forward to his strong work ethic and tremendous attitude. We expect him to be a key contributor as a freshman.”

The Bruins officially began their spring 2013 season on March 1 and have consistently ranked among the top 20 Division II teams in the nation in National Junior College Athletic Association polling. The team has had four top-10 finishes in the NJCAA – including a runner-up finish in 2007 – and six league championships in the past 12 years.

Off the field the Bruins have had a team-average GPA above 3.0 over the past six years, which places the team in the top 50 baseball teams out of more than 420 in the NJCAA academically each of those years. The team’s academic success was highlighted by a 3.18 GPA that placed them eighth in the nation in 2010.

For more information about the baseball program at KCC, contact head coach Eric Laskovy at 269-965-3931 ext. 2536 or at laskovye@kellogg.edu or visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/baseball/index.html.

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KCC women’s soccer signs Ashley Viviano of Sterling Heights

Pictured from left to right are head women's soccer coach Barth Beasley, Kathy Viviano (mother), Ashley Viviano, Thomas Viviano (father) and assistant women's soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Pictured from left to right are head women’s soccer coach Barth Beasley, Kathy Viviano (mother), Ashley Viviano, Thomas Viviano (father) and assistant women’s soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Ashley Viviano of Sterling Heights has signed a letter of intent to play women’s soccer at Kellogg Community College and will begin playing for the team during the fall 2013 season.

Barth Beasley, head coach of the women’s soccer team at KCC, said Viviano brings years of experience to the Bruins’ soccer program, including playing for the Michigan Burn at the Michigan Youth Soccer League’s Premier level.

In 2012, Viviano helped her team win championships at the Genesee/Waza Cup U-18 tournament and at the Michigan Football Club Showcase, where they went undefeated.  She also received 2012 Defensive Player of the Year honors at Paul K. Cousino High School in Warren.

Beasley said he could tell when meeting with Viviano and her parents and discussing Viviano’s goals that she would be a perfect fit for the program at KCC.

“Ashley is very excited about coming to make a difference in her life academically and in being an impact player for the women’s soccer program at KCC this fall,” Beasley said. “Her excitement and poise during her phone interview carried over to her on-campus visit, and we are excited about her being a student-athlete in the Bruin family.”

For more information about the women’s soccer program at KCC, visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/soccer/index.html or contact Coach Beasley at 269-565-7950.

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KCC’s women’s soccer team signs Allegan’s Journey Root

Pictured from left to right are KCC's head women's soccer coach Barth Beasley, David Root (father), Journey Root, Missy Root (mother) and assistant women's soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Pictured from left to right are KCC’s head women’s soccer coach Barth Beasley, David Root (father), Journey Root, Missy Root (mother) and assistant women’s soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Journey Root of Allegan has signed a letter of intent to play women’s soccer at Kellogg Community College and will begin playing for the team during the fall 2013 season.

Root has more than 12 years of soccer experience, including playing club soccer in Allegan Competitive Elite Soccer as part of the Grand Valley Soccer Association. She has been a starter since her sophomore year of high school and last season had six shutouts as a goalkeeper, including two overtime penalty kick wins.

Root’s save percentage exceeds 85 percent, with 82 saves against shots on goal.

Barth Beasley, head coach of the women’s soccer team at KCC, said meeting Root last summer during an open field gave him a chance to see her strong work ethic and the positive way she interacted with team captains.

“She showed the drive that further translated to the interview process, when we were able to sit down and talk about her academic goals this past fall,” Beasley said. “She mirrors the goals in wanting the opportunity for player development that all coaches provide for our student athletes at KCC.”

For more information about the women’s soccer program at Kellogg Community College, visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/soccer/index.html or contact Coach Beasley at 269-565-7950.

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KCC women’s soccer team signs Elizabeth Jarrard of Pennfield

Pictured, from left to right, are head women's soccer coach Barth Beasley, Jeffrey Jarrard (father), Elizabeth Jarrard, Michelle Jarrard (mother) and assistant women's soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Pictured, from left to right, are head women’s soccer coach Barth Beasley, Jeffrey Jarrard (father), Elizabeth Jarrard, Michelle Jarrard (mother) and assistant women’s soccer coach Charles Pratt.

Elizabeth Jarrard of Pennfield has signed a letter of intent to play women’s soccer at  Kellogg Community College and will begin playing for the team during the fall 2013 season.

Jarrard was a varsity starter at Pennfield High School since her freshman year and a team captain for three years. She holds a Michigan High School Athletic Association record for scoring 35 goals during her freshman season and was awarded MVP, All-City, All-Conference, and All-District honors for three years. She was awarded All-State Honorable Mention and All-Region honors for two years.

Jarrard, who scored 81 goals during her high school career, was also twice named Athlete of the Week by the Battle Creek Enquirer.

“Elizabeth comes to our program with great club experience, playing two years in Super Y as a captain, playing in the nationals and Olympic Development Program nationals while also helping her Premier 1 team win a championship,” said Barth Beasley, head coach of the women’s soccer team at KCC. “In getting to know her during the recruiting process as a student-athlete I got to see her enthusiasm and drive to make a difference in her life and others’ off the field.”

For more information about the women’s soccer program at Kellogg Community College, visit www.kellogg.edu/athletics/soccer/index.html or contact Coach Beasley at 269-565-7950.

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