Monday, May 13, 2013
The community college's womens lacrosse and softball teams had big wins this month.
The following article was submitted to Broadneck Patch by Duane Herr, physical education and athletic assistant at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). Two of Anne Arundel Community College’s women’s teams returned from their respective Region XX Tournaments with championship plaques and births to NJCAA National Tournaments. The top seeded Pioneer women’s lacrosse team captured their third consecutive region title with a 19-9 victory over Harford Community College. AACC advanced to the championship contest with a 20-10 victory over tournament host CCBC – Essex in the semi-finals. Through the two game tournament the Pioneers received scoring from eight different players. Meghenn Jackson and Shannon O’Neal led the Pioneers with nine goals …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Patch's AACC correspondent covers recent wins by the Pioneers baseball team.
The following article was submitted to the Broadneck Patch by Duane Herr, Physical Education and Athletic Assistant at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). The Anne Arundel Community College baseball team put together a nice string of wins after closing March on a tough spell. The Pioneers have won six of their last eight including a pair of sweeps in doubleheaders against College of Southern Maryland and Stevenson University JV. Dating back to early April, the Pioneers (15-23, 6-12 conference) have won the back end of a doubleheader against Garrett and have dropped just two games since that time. The margin of those losses is three runs or less. In between losses to Cecil College and CCBC Catonsville the Pioneers defeated Prince George’…
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Anne Arundel's team won over Brookedale and Northern Virginia Community Colleges last week.
The following article was submitted to the Broadneck Patch by Duane Herr, Physical Education and Athletic Assistant at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). Anne Arundel Community College’s men’s lacrosse team enjoyed a successful spring break as they won a pair of road games. On March 19, the Pioneers (3-1) traveled to Northern Virginia Community College for the first of those two games. AACC posted 18 goals and allowed just three to defeat NOVA 18-3. Alex Hutchison led AACC with four goals. Steven Anderson added three goals while Sean Johnston, Ryan Killion, and Eric Crosby each scored two goals. Five others scored one goal as well. Carson Bekken was the lead assist man on the day with four. Mike Brennan and Kevin Pastrana shared …
Monday, March 11, 2013
Anne Arundel Community College’s baseball team has quickly replaced a five-game losing streak with a three-game winning streak.
The following article was submitted to the Broadneck Patch by Duane Herr, Physical Education and Athletic Assistant at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). Anne Arundel Community College’s baseball team has quickly replaced a five-game losing streak with a three-game winning streak. After starting the season 0-5 the Pioneers won a conference contest against CCBC Essex and swept University of Maryland’s club team to improve to 3-5, 1-0 conference. On Friday the Pioneers traveled to Essex for their first MD JUCO Conference contest of the season. Anne Arundel’s offense erupted for 17 runs to defeat Essex 17-4. Although Saturday’s scheduled doubleheader at Frederick CC was cancelled the Pioneers utilized the time and hosted University of …
Monday, February 25, 2013
The community college's baseball team has had to cancel its first three games due to poor weather.
The following article was submitted to the Broadneck Patch by Duane Herr, Physical Education and Athletic Assistant at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). Anne Arundel Community College’s baseball team is anxious to get their 2013 season underway but Mother Nature has had other plans. The Pioneers have had their first three dates cancelled due to poor weather conditions. AACC was set to kick off their season with a home opener against Stevenson University JV. The doubleheader was scheduled for a noon start on Feb. 17. This past weekend the rainy conditions forced the Pioneers to cancel doubleheaders scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday Lackawanna was set to visit the Arnold Campus for a 1pm start. Despite the pleasant …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Coming off of a loss, AACC's team started slow but fought their way back.
The following article was submitted to the Broadneck Patch by Duane Herr, physical education and athletic assistant at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). The Anne Arundel Community College men's basketball team hosted Cecil College over the weekend and despite their resilience lost the game 82-94. Cecil, who began the season very strong, had just ended an 11-game losing streak and entered the game with an 11-14 overall record and 6-8 MD Juco conference mark. They came out of the gates hot and built a substantial lead early on in the game. The Pioneers (13-6, 5-8), coming off of a loss to a very good Baltimore City team, started slow but fought their way back. With a late first-half surge, AACC managed to tie the game 39-39 entering the…
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Despite the odds, Anne Arundel stuck to their game and continued their streak of competitive basketball.
The following article was submitted to the Broadneck Patch by Duane Herr, Physical Education and Athletic Assistant at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). The men’s basketball team at Anne Arundel Community College bounced back into the win column with a 79-71 win over a tough Frederick Community College program. The win brings AACC’s record to 11-5 overall and 3-4 in conference play. Riding a four game losing streak, the Pioneers traveled to Frederick for their first of nine consecutive MD JUCO conference contests that will conclude their regular season schedule. Frederick, which stands at fourth in the MD JUCO standings with a 13-5 overall record and 6-3 conference record, figured to be the favorite in the 7pm game. Despite the odds…
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The AACC Pioneers lost a hard-fought game to Northern Virginia Community College on Saturday.
The following article was submitted to the Broadneck Patch by Duane Herr, Physical Education and Athletic Assistant at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). AACC's men’s basketball team battled again Saturday evening but came up short in a hard-fought 101-92 loss to Northern Virginia Community College. With the setting sun beaming into the windows of Jenkins Gymnasium at tip-off the Pioneers looked to right the ship, having lost their three prior contests. Early in the first half Anne Arundel (10-5, 2-4 MD JUCO) took a tough blow when starting guard David Abraham went down with an ankle injury. Abraham would not return but his replacement Keenan Chapman provided a spark off the bench. The half was filled with offense as the teams’ seemed …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Riding a five game win streak the Pioneers are now 10-1 overall and 2-1 in conference play.
The following article was submitted to the Broadneck Patch by Duane Herr, Physical Education and Athletic Assistant at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). After winning the Onondaga Classic and building a four game win streak, the Anne Arundel Community College men’s basketball team jumped four spots to fifth in the NJCAA Division III polls. Looking to keep their success going and close December play on a positive, the Pioneers matched up against Community College of Allegheny County from Pittsburgh, PA trying for another victory. Despite a 2-7 record, CCAC Allegheny is a constant competitor and proved that Saturday evening against the Pioneers. Allegheny had lost just one game by double digits entering the game and challenged AACC all …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The college's volleyball team was forced to cancel the remainder of its season due to low player numbers.
Anne Arundel Community College's womens volleyball team has canceled the rest of its season. They simply didn't have enough players on the court, the athletics director said. The minimum number of players required for a volleyball team is six, and AACC's team had seven players at the start of its season. AACC's Athletics Director Bruce Springer would not comment on the current number of players, though he simply said it wasn't enough to play. "Our numbers have just been down since the beginning," Springer said. "We've tried everything we can, but it just hasn't worked. But we're moving forward and looking ahead to next season." The troubled team had suffered 10 losses and only one win so far, with another dozen games scheduled for the rest…
Margo
11:31 am on Friday, September 21, 2012
Colleen, you have way to much time on your hands if all you have to do is insult a journalist for an inappropriate word choice, which, by the way, did not change the content or affect the readers. Must be nice to be a perfect person. more ›