By Sequoia Hall Lane basketball has come to an end after an action-packed season filled with thrilling games. Both men’s and women’s basketball programs made the playoffs and neither completed the ultimate goal of a championship, but they worked hard and were a force to be reckoned with. Both programs are on the rise in…
By Sequoia Hall Women’s assistant basketball coach, Jack Graves has helped lead the Lane Community College’s team to back-to-back championships narrowly missing out this year on a third this season. The Torch sat down with Graves to discuss his life, coaching style, and philosophy around the game. Growing up in Spokane, Washington, basketball was ingrained…
By Sequoia Hall The still-undefeated Lane Women’s Basketball looks to keep it that way as they face a quality Umpqua Community College team. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, they were able to beat Umpqua in a commanding fashion 83-63 with a rainstorm of 3’s leading the charge as they finished off the regular season undefeated….
The LCC women’s basketball team beat Mt. Hood on Saturday 95-44. The Titans are now the Southern Region Champions for the second year in a row. #25 Sierra Scheppel led the team with 28 points. #23 Bella Hamel had 14 points and led the team with 11 rebounds. The Titans will go on to play…
President Stephanie Bulger announced that LCC will be closed on Thursday Feb. 23 due to the severe winter weather. “In light of Lane County weather forecasts, all college locations will be closed Thursday, February 23. Essential employees will be notified by their supervisor if they will be required to report to work. Regular operations will…
Lane Community College women dominated Clark College in a thrilling basketball match with a final score of 67-30. This extends their streak to 20-0. The Lane women’s team was led by standout performances from Toni Coleman with 4 points, Sierra Scheppele with 20 points and Bella Hamel with 21 points. Throughout the game, Lane made…
Basketball fans were in for a treat as Clark College and Lane faced off in a nail-biting match. The first half was intense and tightly contested, with the score tied 7-7 at one point. Clark was powered by Keenan Coleman, Levi Nickelson and Samuel Igbonagwam who made crucial shots for their team’s offense. On the…
On Wednesday Jan. 25 the LCC basketball teams traveled to Linn-Benton to take on the Roadrunners. The women’s team fell behind 34-22 in the first half only to overcome that deficit in the second half, winning 65-57. Guard Bella Hamel lead the team with 18 points and Sierra Scheppele was close behind with 17 points….
Women’s basketball is on a hot streak this season. Most recently they beat Portland 92-35 and Chemeketa 72-39. Go support our Titans this Saturday at 2 p.m. when they face off against the Clackamas Cougars. The men’s team has been struggling to get back to the win streak they had in November. They recently lost…
The team is setting sights on weekend tournament The Titans are 4-3 headed into the Columbia Basin Invitational preseason tournament. They won four in a row before losing to the Peninsula Pirates and the South Puget Sound in the Pirate Classic preseason tournament. The Columbia Basin Invitational is this weekend, Lane will play Columbia Basin…
