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Trailblazers News
June 2019
Jun 27, 2019
Large Recruiting Class Will Join Solid Core at L&C
Ryan Hodge knows soccer games are won on the field, not on paper. Nonetheless, he’s enjoying a good read as he prepares for the upcoming JUCO soccer season.
Jun 24, 2019
Versatile Luttrell Blazes Trail To Lewis and Clark
Just a few days after graduating from Litchfield High School, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Luttrell and her sister, Litchfield assistant softball coach Stephanie Luttrell, took the opportunity to scratch an item off their bucket list.
May 2019
May 21, 2019
Trailblazers Finish 30-17, Best Mark Since JUCO World Series 1996 season
Randy Martz was looking for two more victories from his Lewis and Clark Community College baseball team. He and the Trailblazers were even willing to burn the midnight oil for two more victories that would put the Trailblazers back in the NJCAA Division II World Series for the first time since 1996.
May 13, 2019
Kicking Off to the Next Level
Three Granite City seniors have recently announced that they will continue their soccer careers in the collegiate level next year.
May 13, 2019
Trailblazers Face No. 1 ICC in Semis of Rescheduled Region 24 Tourney
Mother Nature threw a couple curve balls at the NJCAA Region 24 Tournament over the weekend. As a result, the Lewis and Clark Community College Trailblazers got a couple days off.
May 10, 2019
Trip to NJCAA Nationals ‘Well Worth It’
A trip that took the Lewis and Clark Community College women’s tennis team come 1,300 miles was well worth it, according to Trailblazers Coach Bron Wilkerson.
May 8, 2019
Trailblazers Eye Region Tourney in Mattoon
When Bethany Muenstermann clouted a go-ahead home run in the third inning of Monday’s doubleheader opener against Danville Area College, things looked bright for her Lewis and Clark Community College Trailblazers.
May 6, 2019
Red-hot Trailblazers Eye a Top-Two Region Seed
With his L&C baseball team closing in on its best record in 16 seasons, Trailblazers coach Randy Martz said there’s plenty riding on the season-ending series with Heartland Community College.
April 2019
Apr 30, 2019
Trailblazers Streaking again, Run Mark to 23-12
The Lewis and Clark Community College baseball Trailblazers are at it again. They’re streaking.
Apr 24, 2019
Trailblazers Grab Singles, Doubles Region Titles
It was a title showdown split Monday for the Lewis and Clark Community College tennis teams in Region 24 action.
Apr 24, 2019
L&C Completes Four-Game Sweep at Vincennes University
The L&C Trailblazers Monday and Tuesday retraced some of the routes made by one of their namesakes and his brother nearly 300 years ago. And while the 360-mile round trip won’t go down in history books, L&C baseball coach Randy Martz will take what he can get.
Apr 23, 2019
L&C Trailblazers Sweep Vincennes
The Lewis and Clark Community College baseball team swept a doubleheader at Vincennes University’s Jerry Blemker Field Monday, wining the first game 5-3 and taking the second game 6-1 in seven innings.
Apr 22, 2019
L&C’s Funk Heading to Virgin Islands
Skylar Funk is a firm believer in talking about the weather. After all, using his gift of gab about the cold winter may well have helped the L&C midfielder land a soccer scholarship in the place of his dreams: The Virgin Islands.
Apr 22, 2019
L&C Softball Team Has Found Its Identity
Ask L&C softball coach Ronda Roberts about her team’s personality, and you’re likely to see a big grin. That attitude might just be perfect in the Trailblazers coach’s eyes.
Apr 22, 2019
AHS Sends 15 Student Athletes On To College
The Alton High auditorium was packed with student athletes on Wednesday.
Apr 17, 2019
Schroeder Will Play for Lewis and Clark
Compared to many of her teammates on the Edwardsville girls’ tennis team, Kasey Schroeder doesn’t have much experience, but that didn’t prevent her from earning a college scholarship.
Apr 13, 2019
L&C Clobbers JWC 12-2 After Losing ‘Frustrating’ Opener
A rare L&C defensive lapse resulted in a loss in the opening game of Thursday’s home doubleheader against John Wood College.
Apr 11, 2019
Edwardsville's Patterson Signs Letter of Intent to Lewis and Clark
Edwardsville senior golfer, Ben Patterson signed his letter-of-intent to play golf at Lewis and Clark Community College on Wednesday afternoon at Edwardsville High School.
Apr 10, 2019
Trailblazers Split Twin Bill with Parkland
The Lewis and Clark Community College softball team split a Region 24 doubleheader with Parkland College Tuesday at L&C.
Apr 4, 2019
Trailblazers Sweep Baseball, Softball Twin Bills
It was a clean sweep for the Lewis and Clark Community College baseball and softball teams Wednesday.
Apr 4, 2019
L&C softball team splits a pair with Spoon River
The Lewis and Clark Community College Trailblazers softball team split a pair with visiting Spoon River College, winning 10-9 in eight innings and losing 6-1.
Apr 4, 2019
Baseball Trailblazers Sweep Danville
The L&C Trailblazers had their scoring shoes on Tuesday - and their pitching wasn’t bad either.
Apr 2, 2019
Henrichs Leads Trailblazers to Sweep in Danville
Mother Nature played nice Monday and Lewis and Clark Community College softball responded with a doubleheader sweep of Danville Area College.
Apr 1, 2019
Lewis and Clark ’This Close Yet This Far Away’
For the Lewis and Clark Community College men’s basketball team, the just-completed season laced with near misses, high and low spots - and a case of score comparison that likely had coach and athletic director Doug Stotler smiling and silently screaming at the same time.
March 2019
Mar 27, 2019
L&C Freshman Wielgus Shoots Hole-In-One
Although the weather has dampened the start of the Trailblazers’ golf season, a hole-in-one by Drew Wielgus put the freshman in the spotlight.
Mar 25, 2019
L&C Splits with Lincoln Land
In a JUCO baseball twin bill, Lewis and Clark Community College split with Lincoln Land College of Springfield.
Mar 22, 2019
Alton Athlete Makes Her Own Way as a Trailblazer
Most college athletes leave high school having already signed with a school to pay a specific sport. That wasn’t the case for Kenya Burnett, a 2017 graduate of Alton High.
Mar 22, 2019
All in the Family
When Abby Palen joined the Lewis and Clark Community College softball team for the 2018 season, she was thrilled that she became part of a family connection.
Mar 22, 2019
L&C Sweeps East Central, Runs Win Streak to Five
The Lewis and Clark Community College softball team is evidently onto something - a winning streak.
Mar 21, 2019
Solid Sophs Have Lewis and Clark Clicking
Given the nature of junior college athletics, Randy Martz knew heading into this season that there was a good chance of a good bounce or two.
Mar 14, 2019
L&C’s Rexford Throws No-Hitter at Bay College
The L&C softball Trailblazers got good look at what Hannah Rexford can mean to them when they notched their first victory of the season.
Mar 13, 2019
L&C’s Stotler Reflects on ‘Unusual Season’
As Doug Stotler sat watching the craziness unfold Wednesday at the NJCAA District 16 Men’s Basketball Tournament at Rend Lake College, he likely couldn’t help but let his mind go where coaches’ minds aren’t supposed to go: The dreaded taboo of comparing scores.
Mar 12, 2019
L&C Faced Uphill Climb Against Some of Nation’s Best DII Teams
The Lewis and Clark Community College women’s basketball team faced a difficult situation this season. Despite a load of talent, the Trailblazers found themselves in a familiar quandary: Right team, tough region.
Mar 12, 2019
New UI Hall of Famer Deon Thomas Spent Five Years as LC AD, Coach
The University of Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame as the Class of 2019, including a pair of basketball players with Telegraph-area connections.
Mar 4, 2019
Blazers Return to Parkland for Quarterfinal
Six points may have cost the Lewis and Clark Community College women’s basketball team a home quarterfinal game in this week’s District M/Region 24 Tournament.
Mar 4, 2019
George C. Terry River Bend Arena Closing for Renovation April 1
L&C’s George C. Terry River Bend Arena will undergo a renovation project this spring and summer, which will include a new roof, HVAC upgrades, gutter replacement, electrical improvements, waterproofing, a new gym floor, and other interior improvements.
February 2019
Feb 14, 2019
Blazers Start Slow, Then Roll Past Danville
The start of Monday night’s L&C-Danville Area College women’s basketball game was late - almost two weeks late - because of a winter weather delay.
Feb 14, 2019
Marquette Catholic Golfer Cogan Chooses L&C
Marquette Catholic has sported a strong boys golf team in recent years and this past week, two golfers - Sam Cogan and Kolten Bauer - reaped benefits from that program.
Feb 8, 2019
Griffiths Set to Play for Lewis and Clark
When it comes to golf, Edwardsville senior Parker Griffiths is a late bloomer, but he has already improved his game enough to earn a college scholarship.
January 2019
Jan 28, 2019
Trailblazers Drub Shawnee 92-72
For Doug Stotler and his L&C Trailblazers, Saturday’s 92-72 victory over visiting Shawnee College was more than welcome - it was a little overdue.
Jan 7, 2019
Trailblazers Hold On to Beat STLCC
Doug Stotler scratched his head and lifted a blank stare skyward following Lewis and Clark Community College’s 71-67 victory over St. Louis Community College Saturday.
December 2018
Dec 23, 2018
Diagnosis In, Stotler Working On Cure
For L&C men’s basketball coach Doug Stotler, making a diagnosis as to his team’s needs was the easy part. Now he’s working on the cure.
Dec 20, 2018
Trailblazers Men’s Soccer Players Earn Honors
Despite a loss to Illinois Central in the finals of the Region 24 tournament, Trailblazers men’s soccer put together a successful 12-3-1 season, with several players receiving post-season honors.
November 2018
Nov 27, 2018
Trailblazers Provide Stotler With 400th Career Win
L&C powered its way to a 101-39 victory and in the process gave Coach Doug Stotler his 400th NJCAA win as a head basketball coach.
Nov 23, 2018
Trailblazers Hand STLCC Its First Loss, 62-58
The Lewis and Clark Community College Trailblazers pulled away in the second half and handed St. Louis Community College its first loss of the season Wednesday night, 62-58 in men’s basketball action at Forest Park Community College.
Nov 8, 2018
Transfer Alexus Williams Brings Much to the Table for ‘Blazers
One thing L&C coach Jaron Young knows for sure: His Trailblazers women’s basketball team has experience at the right spots.
Nov 8, 2018
Trailblazers Volleyball Record Improves Under New Coach
In his first year at the helm of Lewis and Clark Trailblazers volleyball, Coach Bron Wilkerson led the team to an improved record.
Nov 5, 2018
L&C’s Solid Defense Has Helped Pave Way to Nationals
On a team loaded with offensive weapons, the Lewis and Clark Community College defense has contributed its fair share to the team’s 18-0 record. In fact, the Trailblazers have allowed only four goals all season.
October 2018
Oct 31, 2018
NJCAA District Semifinals Moved Because of Wet Field; L&C Set for Motlow State
The NJCAA Central District Women’s soccer semifinals and final, which were set for Thursday and Friday at Tim Rooney Stadium at Lewis and Clark Community College, will indeed be played. But after rain Tuesday night and more rain in the forecast, officials have moved Thursday’s semifinals to an artificial turf field at the O’Fallon (Illinois) Family Sports Park.
Oct 31, 2018
Trailblazers Women’s Soccer Remains Undefeated
The Trailblazers women’s soccer team added a Region 24 championship win to their already undefeated season, advancing their record to 16-0-0 as they head into the Central District tournament.

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