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Sterling Men’s Track & Field’s Robertson Claims National Championship Title in Weight Throw

Monday, February 10

STATSCEDARVILLE, Ohio (SCWarriors.com) - The Sterling College Warriors traveled to Cedarvillle, Ohio to compete in the NCCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championship, Feb. 7-8 and came away with a national champion in the weight throw among other impressive accomplishments.Blake Robertson threw a... Read More.

Sens. Moran, Duckworth Call on FAA to Continue Restricting Non-Essential Helicopter Operations Near Ronald Reagan National Airport

Thursday, February 6

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) – the chair and ranking member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation – called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue the restrictions placed on non-essential helicopter... Read More.

Barton Track and Field With Another Solid Weekend of Improvements, Add Six National Qualifiers and Two Program Impacts

Tuesday, February 4

GREAT BEND, Kan. (BartonSports.com) - The Barton Community College track and field program split its roster in different directions this weekend as both squads returned with a number of marked improvements.Sending a combined twelve men and women south to Lubbock, Texas, competing in Texas... Read More.

FHSU Department of Biological Sciences Awarded $385,971 National Science Foundation Grant

Monday, February 3

HAYS, Kan. — The Department of Biological Sciences at Fort Hays State University (FHSU) has been awarded a $385,971 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their research project, "Uncovering Change Catalysts: Examining Community of Practice Members as They Leverage Individual Course Improvements... Read More.

Hutch Men’s Indoor Track Net 4 National Qualifiers in NAIA/JuCo Challenge

Monday, January 27

RESULTSPITTSBURG, Kan. (BlueDragonSports.com) - Sophomores David Thid and Leo LeGrand earned individual event victories and the Hutchinson Community College men's track and field team earned its first four national qualifiers on Saturday at the NAIA/JUCO Challenge at Pittsburg State University's Robert Plaster Center.The Blue Dragons... Read More.

Barton’s Brent Moss, Trevon Hamer Earn NJCAA National Athlete of the Week Honors

Thursday, January 23

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (KJCCC.org) - A pair of Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference athletes have earned NJCAA National Athletes of the Week honors for Week 9 of the 2024-25 Winter Sports season with Barton Community College men’s basketball player Brent Moss and Barton men’s track... Read More.

Neosho Wrestling Competes at National Duals

Wednesday, January 15

MIAMI, Okla. (GoNeosho.com) - The Panther wrestling team competed at the NJCAA National Duals on Jan. 10th and 11th in Miami, OK. The Panthers went 1-5 on the weekend. The Panthers defeated Otero 32-17 and lost to Cowley 48-4, North Idaho 49-6, Rochester 42-9, Snow 27-26... Read More.

Dragons Rally to Win Second National Football Title

Thursday, December 19

BOX SCORECANYON, Tex. (BlueDragonSports.com) - Back in the 2020/21 NJCAA Division I Championship game against Snow College, the Hutchinson Community College football team rallied from second-half deficits of 14 and 10 points to capture its first national championship.Wednesday night at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium,... Read More.

Texas two-step! Blue Dragons rally in second half to clinch second national title

Thursday, December 19

By Brad HallierCANYON, Texas - When the season began, the one thing that stood out to Hutchinson Community College football coach Drew Dalls was his team’s depth.Not just at one position. At all of them.That depth was tested Wednesday in the NJCAA national championship... Read More.

Salvation Army Celebrates National “I’ll Fight Day” in Reno County

Friday, December 13

HUTCHISON, Kan. — The Salvation Army’s “I’ll Fight Day” is being celebrated in Reno County on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Salvation Army recently participated in the $20 Bill Challenge last week, which resulted in the "largest daily kettle total of the season" according to Salvation... Read More.

Hutchinson’s Jordan Named National POY Finalist

Monday, December 9

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (BlueDragonSports.com) - Blue Dragon sophomore running back Waymond Jordan Jr. has been named a finalist for the JUCO Weekly National Player of the Year.Jordan, a sophomore from Pensacola, Florida leads the NJCAA in rushing with 1,331 yards and is tied for the nation's... Read More.

Texas bound – Blue Dragons headed to national championship game

Sunday, December 8

By Brad HallierThere was a bit of controversy when the final NJCAA football poll was released.In one week, Hutchinson Community College went from No. 2 to No. 3, despite not playing. Georgia Military passed Hutch, despite not playing.As such, the Blue Dragons had to... Read More.