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Member Colleges
 
Acton to be inducted into ECCC Athletic Hall  
 The Meridian Star
- Sep 29, 2009
He found success as a student-athlete and later as a coach. He continued his love of sports by participating in various league competitions for 62 years and has won several gold medals in the Senior Olympics.

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Football
 
Gray Honored By Alfred St.  
 The Post-Journal
- Oct 02, 2009
Frewsburg Native Inducted Into School’s Athletic Hall Of...

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Grand Rapids Community College football team lighting up scoreboard en route to 5-0 start  
 Mlive.com
- Oct 01, 2009
, GRAND RAPIDS -- No one in Grand Rapids Community College's athletic department knows if the Raiders' 77-56 win Saturday against Ellsworth Community College (Iowa) is the most points scored in a game in school history.

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Snow college campus briefs  
 Deseret News
- Oct 01, 2009
FOOTBALL: The National Junior College Athletic Association has named Snow College quarterback Quinn Mecham (Timpview High School) the National Offensive Player of the Week.

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David tabbed NJCAA defensive player of the week  
 Morningsun.net (AP)
- Oct 01, 2009
FORT SCOTT — If beating a conference rival and sitting atop your standings wasn’t enough, Fort Scott Community College’s LaVonte’ David wanted a little more.

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PRCC hosts Jones  
 Picayune Item
- Sep 30, 2009
By CURTIS ROCKWELL Item Sports Editor POPLARVILLE — A playoff spot is more than likely on the line tonight when Jones visits Pearl River in juco South Division action.

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AWC No. 7 in NJCAA poll, up four spots  
 YumaSun.com (AP)
- Sep 30, 2009
10:30 PM FROM STAFF REPORTS Arizona Western College moved up four spots and into the top 10 in the latest NJCAA poll released Tuesday, coming in at No.

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GREYHOUNDS CLIMB TO #3 IN LATEST NJCAA POLL  
 MSN Fox Sports
- Sep 30, 2009
FORT SCOTT, Kan., Sept. 29 -- Fort Scott Community College issued the following news release: After an impressive shut out performance of previous #4 ranked Hutchinson Community College , the Fort Scott Community College football team has moved up from #6 in last week polls to #3 in this week's poll released...

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Fort Scott routs Hutchinson  
 The Garden City Telegram
- Sep 28, 2009
in None By TONY JIMENEZ Special to The Telegram It was billed -- and on paper, rightly so -- as one of the biggest games of the season in the Jayhawk Conference and on the National JC Athletic Association front.

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Soccer
 
JCC Men Trim Mercyhurst NE  
 The Post-Journal
- Oct 01, 2009
Advertisement NORTH EAST, Pa. - The Jamestown Community men's soccer team played so well on Wednesday that Coach Pat Anderson was reluctant to mention players individually for fear he'd leave someone out.

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Harper women's soccer kicking into high gear  
 Daily Herald
- Sep 30, 2009
The Harper College women's soccer team is finding out what a last-second goal can do for a program's confidence. Rebecca Varilek's goal with 2:06 left to go in the Hawks' 2-1 victory over then-No.

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Lady Grizzlies lose to Laramie County in top 15 battle  
 El Dorado Times
- Sep 29, 2009
El Dorado, Kan. - The Butler Lady Grizzlies had recorded two lopsided victories in the previous week’s action, but they couldn’t get their offense going fast enough in losing 3-2 to Laramie County (Wyo.

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EFA pipeline fueling Alfred's surge in men's soccer  
 Star Gazette.com (AP)
- Sep 28, 2009
With five wins in its first eight games, the Alfred University men's soccer team has already surpassed the victory totals from the 2008 and 2007 seasons.

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Cougars defeat SUNY Delhi  
 Pressrepublican.com (AP)
- Sep 27, 2009
CCC women win 3-1; CCC men's team falls, NCCC men tie, women lose in soccer...

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Volleyball
 
Reynolds Is Athlete Of Week  
 The Post-Journal
- Oct 02, 2009
Honored By Region 3 For Volleyball...

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Former Roadrunner All-American signs with Greece's AEK Athens  
 LufkinDailyNews.com
- Oct 01, 2009
Former Angelina College basketball All-American Lamont Mack has signed a contract to play professionally in Greece for AEK Athens, recognized as one of the elite teams in European basketball.

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Hibbing returns favor at CLC  
 ap.brainerddispatch.com
- Oct 01, 2009
Northern Division teams just take turns beating each other. Three weeks ago the Central Lakes College Raiders played without injured setter Rachel Pfeffer when they traveled to Hibbing and went on to beat the Cardinals 3-2.

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Hawks handle Rockville  
 The Herald-Mail
- Oct 01, 2009
By JACK HILL III/Staff Correspondent September 30, 2009 It wasn t always pretty, but the Hagerstown Community College volleyball team managed to sweep the Rockville Knights 25-14, 25-21, 25-12 on Wednesday night in a Maryland JuCo match at the HCC athletic complex.

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Muniz ACCAC's volleyball Player of Week  
 YumaSun.com (AP)
- Oct 01, 2009
10:37 PM FROM STAFF REPORTS Arizona Western College middle blocker Bianca Muniz was named the ACCAC Player of the Week in Division I for her efforts in the Matadors' six matches last week.

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RVC dominates Harper in volleyball  
 Rockford Register Star (AP)
- Oct 01, 2009
For the past four years, Harper has won at least a share of the N4C conference volleyball title. By rolling over the Hawks in four sets Wednesday, Rock Valley all but assured that it won’t happen again this season.

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Freshmen-laden SWIC volleyball team continues to get better  
 Belleville News-Democrat
- Sep 30, 2009
Columbia grad honored by...

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NIC volleyball moves to No. 1  
 The Spokesman-Review Blog
- Sep 30, 2009
The North Idaho College volleyball team (19-3) was ranked first in the nation in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association Division I poll released Tuesday, the first time in the program’s history that the Cardinals have been ranked No.

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Lady Rattlers win two at Hesston Tournament  
 Tribune-Democrat
- Sep 30, 2009
Hesston, Kans. - The OJC Lady Rattlers were on the road once again this weekend. The volleyball team competed in the Hesston Tournament over the weekend.

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Cougars sweep past EWC  
 Kneb
- Sep 30, 2009
Published Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 08:24 AM The Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team got a little defensive Tuesday night in their contest with Eastern Wyoming College at Cougar Palace.

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Kish sweeps Highland volleyball team  
 The Journal-Standard
- Sep 30, 2009
Malta, Ill. - The Highland volleyball team took a tough road loss against the defending NJCAA Division II national champions on the same night that the Cougars earned votes in the Top 21 poll.

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Volleyball success inspires loftier goals for ECC  
 The Buffalo News (AP)
- Sep 29, 2009
A few weeks into the season and the goals had to change. That can happen sometimes when you exceed expectations quickly. For the Erie Community College women's volleyball team, the initial goal was to have a .

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Cougars crush Black Hawk  
 The Journal-Standard
- Sep 28, 2009
Freeport, Ill. - Courtney Shiffer spiked down the match-winning point for the Highland volleyball team with force. Black Hawk designated setter Samantha Mitton’s face landed as harshly as Shiffer’s attack in an attempt to keep the set and match alive.

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Whitesboro native to play in Croatia  
 Herald Democrat
- Sep 28, 2009
HERALD DEMOCRAT Whitesboro native Katie McCutcheon has signed a contract to play professional volleyball in Dubrovnik, Croatia to play for Team Dubrovnik.

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Olsen ignores obstacles, lifts Golden Eagles to No. 2 spot  
 Rockford Register Star (AP)
- Sep 28, 2009
Natalie Olsen certainly hasn’t ignore her recently diagnosed heart condition. She’s just playing through it. Her guts and her efforts have helped lift the Rock Valley College volleyball team to the No.

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Lady Chaps win two at Panola Tournament  
 My West Texas (AP)
- Sep 28, 2009
From staff reports CARTHAGE -- The Midland College volleyball team picked up two wins on Saturday night at the Panola College Volleyball Tournament. In the first match, the Lady Chaparrals had no problem in sweeping Tyler Junior College, 25-16, 25-21, 25-17.

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Basketball
 
Area junior college basketball teams open practice  
 News Herald
- Sep 30, 2009
The first hour of the Gulf Coast men’s basketball team’s first practice of the 2009-10 season could’ve been any hour from any practice last year. Intensity was at mid-season form, with drills teetering on the edge on brawling.

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Former Lady Patriot Auguste finds pro home  
 Ocala.com
- Sep 29, 2009
Ex-Lady Vol will play in...

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Golf
 
PSC golf earns 23rd straight win  
 Mineral Daily News-Tribune
- Oct 01, 2009
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - For the News-Tribune PITTSBURGH—Freshman Jordan Schneider claimed his second individual victory of the fall golf season as he shot 76 at South Park Golf Course in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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MCC claims first DI title  
 The Meridian Star
- Sep 29, 2009
Eagles outgun Central Alabama, Darton to claim Jim Redgate...

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CLC golfers win Skyway Conference tourney  
 Lake County News Sun (STNG)
- Sep 28, 2009
Sparked by the play of sophomore Alex Pekelsma, College of Lake County's golf team finished first in the Skyway Conference tournament it hosted at Shepherd's Crook Golf Course in Zion.

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