Highline
Community College Athletics
Playoff Bound
(After
winning the West Division, the Women's Softball team
heads to Portland for the NWAACC Softball Championships)
The
difference a year makes. Last year the Highline Softball
team finishedin last place. A week ago the
team swept Pierce College 18-12 and 6-4 to win the West
Region. And now, it's time for the playoffs.
On the weekend of May 18-21, the NWAACC (Northwest
Athletics Association of Community Colleges) will have
its softball playoffs at Delta Park in Portland, OR.
(playoff
bracket)
The team
heads into the playoffs with an 18-6 division record,
fifth best in the NWAACC.
Aurora
Vasquez,
one of
Highline's best ever
volleyball players, will be
playing for the Washington
State University volleyball
team next year after being
recruited by Cougar head
volleyball coach Jen Greeny.
Vasquez played for two years
at Highline, winning first
team All-Northwest Athletic
Association of Community
Colleges honors as a
freshman, and was NWAACC
Player of the Year as a
sophomore.
She will be taking pre-med courses
while at Washington State
University.
Read the
story
from the WSU Athletics
website.
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Highline Wrestlers
Excel in Classroom
Highline Wrestling Awards
May 3, 2012
(by Head Coach Scott Norton)
This past Thursday, our team
released the awards based on
the 2011-12 Wrestling
Season. The team as a whole
did well academically by
finishing 2nd in the nation
with a 3.31 team G.P.A.
[Note: in 2010-11 it was
3.28]. Micah Morrill who finished a
match away from becoming an
All-American was voted "Most
Inspirational Wrestler." He
is one of the most focused
wrestlers prior to match
time.
All-American Lucas Huyber
was voted "Most Improved."
He knocked off one of the
top wrestlers in the country
in the Region 18 finals.
Lucas was also given the
"Dan Gable Award." He was
the hardest worker in our
room this past year.
Unfortunately, we
will be losing 2 x
All-American Steven Romero.
Romero finished as a
national runner up this
year, but was ranked first
all year. In my opinion, he
is the best 125 lb. wrestler
in the country. Steven was
voted "Most Valuable
Wrestler and Team Captain."
He will be tough to replace,
and greatly missed.
All of these wrestlers did a
great job. I was very proud
of the effort they put in
this past season, as well as
all their accomplishments.
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