21 Feb 2017
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By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC With inconsistent play plaguing the start of the new season, the Eastfield Harvesters baseball team is hoping to recover as they near conference play. “It has not [been] very far down the line,” coach Michael Martin said. “If we’re playing our best baseball...
Read more → 21 Feb 2017
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By BEN ENSIGN @TheEtCetera The Harvesters closed the regular season with two strong wins to secure the third seed in this week’s Metro Athletic Conference Tournament. Eastfield, which defeated Cedar Valley 94-83 and Richland 95-83 last week, was scheduled to host the first round of the conference...
Read more → 21 Feb 2017
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By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC Oscar Blair opens the gate to the Eastfield baseball field, waving in a suited man holding a clipboard. The players stop their play and watch the man take a seat in the dugout. The athletes think the man is a scout for a major league team, a little prank Blair and the man played...
Read more → 08 Feb 2017
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What was supposed to be a runaway game for the Atlanta Falcons turned into the New England Patriots’ greatest comeback and, arguably, the greatest performance in Super Bowl history. The game was thrilling and captivating. But the ads stole the show. Again. This year’s list included many experienced...
Read more → 07 Feb 2017
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By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC Eight men step out onto the same court where, 20 years ago, they had played and practiced through the season leading up to the first national championship in Eastfield sporting history. The sound of squeaking shoes has long subsided, but the memories of that...
Read more → 07 Feb 2017
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By BEN ENSIGN @TheEtCetera Metro Athletic Conference play is more than halfway complete, and the Eastfield Harvesters basketball team has stumbled to a 3-3 record. A loss in the past two games has seen them drop to third place in the league standings. While the Harvesters are still ranked...
Read more → 06 Dec 2016
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By RODRIGO MENDOZA @RigoMendozaETC The Rec Fest intramural sports program has expanded beyond typical basketball and volleyball to include activities such as chess and Zumba. “Participation from first-year students this semester in our activities has been through the roof,” intramural coordinator...
Read more → 06 Dec 2016
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By BRIANNA HARMON @BHarmonETC Managing Editor After starting their season 11-1, the Harvesters basketball team has moved to No. 1 in the nation. The Harvesters now lead the nation in points scored (1,486) and average points scored per game (123.8). Eastfield is second in the nation for assists...
Read more → 06 Dec 2016
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By BRIANNA HARMON Managing Editor @BHarmonETC ROCHESTER, MINN. — Harvester volleyball placed third in the nation at last month’s National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament, the team’s highest finish in the college’s history. The Harvesters swept their final match Nov. 12, defeating...
Read more → 14 Nov 2016
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By Brianna Harmon Managing Editor @BHarmonETC ROCHESTER, MINN. — The Harvesters swept their final match Saturday in the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament to place third in the nation. Eastfield defeated Central Lakes College 25-17, 25-16, 27-25. “I can’t believe...
Read more → 09 Nov 2016
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By BRIANNA HARMON Managing Editor @BHarmonETC Sophomore Torri Sayman fell to the ground after missing the final penalty kick that would have tied the game against Brookhaven. With the miss, the Harvesters lost 3-2 and their season ended. There was not a dry eye on the Eastfield sideline. The jarring...
Read more → 09 Nov 2016
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By BRIANNA HARMON Managing Editor @BHarmonETC The Eastfield Harvesters basketball team has one thing on its mind: returning to the national tournament. Eastfield finished fourth in the national tournament last season. The Harvesters have made 14 national tournament appearances, winning only one national...
Read more → 31 Oct 2016
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By BRIANNA HARMON Managing Editor @BHarmonETC After falling in the first game of the Metro Athletic Conference Tournament to Brookhaven, Eastfield rallied to win the next two games and go up 2-1 over the Bears. In the final game, the Harvesters led the entire way, extending their lead to 16-12...
Read more → 27 Oct 2016
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The Harvesters soccer team will play Brookhaven in the semi-final of the Metro Athletic Conference tournament today at Richland College at 7 p.m. The Harvesters fell to Brookhaven 2-0 in their first meeting on Sept. 27. Eastfield defeated Brookhaven in their second meeting 4-2 on Oct....
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By Brianna Harmon Managing Editor @BHarmonETC The Eastfield soccer team finished conference with a 7-3 record, 14-6 overall for the season. Though the stats might show a different story, coach Dustin Stein said the Harvesters are going into the conference tournament playing their best soccer...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By Brianna Harmon Managing Editor @BHarmonETC The Eastfield volleyball team clinched conference for the first time since 1994 and will host the conference tournament for the first time in school history. “I’ve never had a winning season in volleyball,” outside hitter Cailey Clogston said....
Read more → 13 Oct 2016
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By BRIANNA HARMON Managing Editor @BHarmonETC Conditions are not ideal. The wind is blowing so hard that the disc flies off the track once it’s thrown. But the moment you hear the chains cling as the disc flies through them into the hole is the most satisfying feeling, said Upward Bound’s...
Read more → 06 Oct 2016
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The Texas Rangers have clinched the American League West title, and while they’re known to play some sound baseball during the regular season, they usually blow it when they get to the playoffs. Now is the perfect time to dig up and relive all the moments where the wheels fell off. — Compiled...
Read more → 14 Sep 2016
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By BRIANNA HARMON @BHarmonETC After a successful freshman season on the soccer field, Karla Gutierrez was preparing to move away and further her college sports career. On April 28 her plans changed, starting with a text message from girlfriend Teresa Balderas. “If you come over and the top lock...
Read more → 14 Sep 2016
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The Harvesters volleyball team started the season unranked, but two weeks into the season they are No. 4 in the nation. Eastfield started the season quick, getting wins against Arlington Baptist and Dallas Christian. The Harvesters lost their first two games against Frank Phillips and Vernon College...
Read more → 29 Aug 2016
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By Brianna Harmon @BHarmonETC The volleyball team won its season-opening match Aug. 22, but the soccer team lost it first game – an exhibition – on Aug. 25. Both teams play again today. Volleyball hosts Dallas Christian College at 7 p.m., and soccer travels to Paris Junior College. The soccer...
Read more → 22 May 2016
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By James Hartley After pounding the Brookhaven College Bears 11-1 Friday, the Eastfield Harvesters fell twice Saturday, wiping their hopes of a championship bid and ending their season. This was the last season for short stop Casey Maack, pitcher Brandon Saddler and third baseman Connor Scruggs. The...
Read more → 10 May 2016
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By Brianna Harmon Gabriel “Cookie” Gonzalez almost gave up baseball due to his ambivalence toward school. But after a heart-to-heart with Texas Rangers pitcher Shawn Tolleson, Gonzalez found the motivation to get back in school and play baseball. “He told me that I have to push myself...
Read more → 06 May 2016
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By Gabriel Flores Sophomore guard Tre Anderson was the catalyst for the Eastfield Harvesters basketball team’s success this season, especially during the second half. For his efforts, he was selected as a National Junior College Athletic Association First-Team All-American and earned an invitation...
Read more → 06 May 2016
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The Eastfield Harvesters are going to the postseason again. Meet some of the key players. Video shot and edited by Gabriel Flores/The Et Cetera. https://youtu.be/4CJPCysEyAE
Read more → 15 Apr 2016
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By Brianna Harmon The Texas Rangers unexpectedly made the playoffs last year and won the American League West after being the worst team in the division for part of the season. The team rallied around their new manager Jeff Bannister, who ended the season as AL Manager of the Year. The team continues...
Read more → 15 Apr 2016
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By Gabriel Flores The warm spring sun beats down on the damp infield dirt and stretches into the outfield, creating a reflection across a sea of tapered blades of grass. There is a rhythmic crackling of metal spikes on the cement floor of the dugout as, one by one, the Eastfield Harvesters trot onto...
Read more → 01 Apr 2016
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By Brianna Harmon LOCH SHELDRAKE, N.Y. — After a first-game loss in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national tournament, the Eastfield Harvesters basketball team rallied with back-to-back victories to finish fourth in the nation. Eastfield lost its tournament opener...
Read more → 20 Mar 2016
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By Brianna Harmon LOCH SHELDRAKE, N.Y. -- The Harvesters finished fourth in the national tournament after beating Mohawk Valley Community College of Utica, New York, in overtime 96-90. Ed Williams led the team's victory by scoring 29 points. Williams also racked up 14 rebounds in the tournament...
Read more → 12 Mar 2016
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By Brianna Harmon LOCH SHELDRAKE, NEW YORK -- The Harvesters captured their first win of the national tournament Friday in a consolation game against Bunker Hill Community College of Boston with a score of 93-86. The Harvesters started the game on a 10-2 run and led the entire game except...
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