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Men's Basketball News
February 2020
Feb 24, 2020
Trailblazers Stay in the Hunt with 110-97 Win Over Lakers
On a festive Blazer Day at L&C that featured a chance to honor the L&C women’s soccer team and plenty of fans on campus, the Trailblazers men’s basketball team did what it could to add to the cheer.
Feb 13, 2020
McNeil’s 20 Lead L&C Men Past Southeastern
When Southeastern Illinois College staged a rally that gave the Falcons a four-point lead with eight minutes to go, the Bunny-led Trailblazers staged a rally of their own and shot to a 68-64 Distinct 16 road victory.
Feb 12, 2020
Trailblazers Hit Stretch with District Seeding in Mind
The stretch run has arrived for the L&C men’s basketball team. The last seven games of the regular season began with a thrilling victory over Shawnee College Monday night at the River Bend Arena.
Feb 11, 2020
Trailblazers Stage Game’s Final Rally, Top Shawnee 74-71
Doug Stotler stared at the ceiling at the conclusion of Monday night’s L&C 74-71 victory over Shawnee College at the River Bend Arena.
January 2020
Jan 21, 2020
L&C Men Fall to Nationally Ranked Vincennes in 86-50 Loss
So much for a showdown. Coach Doug Stotler would have settled for his team to just show up in its District 16 game against ninth-ranked and defending national champion Vincennes University Saturday night at the River Bend Arena.
Jan 15, 2020
Trending Trailblazers Prepare for SWIC and Vincennes
Doug Stotler and his Lewis and Clark Community College Trailblazers have precious little time to enjoy their latest victory.
Jan 13, 2020
L&C Trailblazers Find Way Through Foul Trouble to Win at Lake Land
Lewis and Clark coach Doug Stotler figured early in Saturday’s game at Lake Land College that he would need to be creative down the stretch with his lineup. The reason? Early fouls by the Trailblazers.
Jan 9, 2020
Trailblazers Up Season Record to 9-3
Freshman DeAngelo Ware, of Evansville, Indiana, puts up a shot during the Trailblazers’ 86-73 win over Southeastern Illinois College Jan. 8.
Jan 3, 2020
Trailblazers Return From Layoff With Win Over Archers
Lewis and Clark Community College men’s basketball coach Doug Stotler was anxious to see how a nearly three-week layoff affected his Trailblazers in a Thursday night matchup with rival St. Louis Community College.
December 2019
Dec 16, 2019
Trailblazers Upset No. 14 Olney
With Christmas break looming, Lewis and Clark and No. 14-ranked Olney Central College each had goals in mind Saturday at the River Bend Arena.
Dec 12, 2019
L&C Wins Defensive Battle at Shawnee
Lewis and Clark, a team that’s made a living on offense this season, found itself in a defensive struggle in JUCO basketball action Wednesday night at Shawnee College.
Dec 9, 2019
Blazers Making District Noise
The L&C men’s basketball team has put out the word to the teams in District 16: Don’t count a game against LC as a win until the final buzzer.
Dec 9, 2019
Trailblazers Grab Sweep at Kaskaskia
It was time for a turnabout Saturday when the second half of Lewis and Clark’s men’s basketball game at Kaskaskia started.
November 2019
Nov 22, 2019
Trailblazers Off to 4-0 Start to Season
Doug Stotler has made a few orbits around the basketball globe in his time. Enough to know a basketball season is a marathon, not a sprint.
September 2019
Sep 13, 2019
L&C Volleyball Team Wins First Event in Remodeled River Bend Arena
The Lewis and Clark Community College volleyball team played the first athletic event on the new wood gym floor recently installed at the George C. Terry River Bend Arena on the school’s main campus.
Sep 5, 2019
Can’t Beat the Squeak at L&C’s River Bend Arena
Doug Stotler couldn’t help but smile. In fact, his grin was nearly ear-to-ear as he showed off the progress on the refurbished River Bend Arena. With good reason.
April 2019
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 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
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.
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.
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.
October 2018
Oct 23, 2018
Former AHS and UE Standout Hired as L&C Assistant Coach
Kavon Lacey has come home to the Riverbend. And Lewis and Clark Community College basketball coach Doug Stotler couldn’t be happier about it.
March 2018
Mar 8, 2018
‘Every Play Matters’: Stotler, Trailblazers Look Back on What Might Have Been
“Every play matters in college basketball,” Stotler said. “It’s no different if it’s junior college or NCAA Division I. Every play matters.”
December 2017
Dec 1, 2017
New L&C Big Man Sees his First Action as Tough Weekend Looms
Jehu Lafeuillee, a 6-foot-8 forward from Barbados, saw his first action for L&C in a Region 24/District 16 game against Southeastern Illinois College Wednesday night in Harrisburg and Trailblazers coach Doug Stotler was tickled with the result in LC’s 102-67 victory.
November 2017
Nov 21, 2017
With 11 Freshmen, Trailblazers are Indeed ‘New-Look’
LCCC men’s basketball coach Doug Stotler knows player turnover is part of the game when it comes to any college sport. And in the case of coaching a junior college basketball team, it’s magnified.
August 2017
Aug 2, 2017
Former L&C standout Burak Eslik to play pro in Turkey
Former Lewis and Clark Community College basketball standout Burak Eslik has signed to play professional basketball in his home country, Turkey.
January 2017
Jan 24, 2017
News Roundup for 2016-17 Men's Basketball Season
This is a roundup of all the news coverage for the 2016-17 Men's Basketball Team. Check back often for new links.
November 2015
Nov 1, 2015
Men’s Basketball Defeats St. Louis CC 65-53
The Trailblazer’s men’s basketball team defeated St. Louis Community College in its first game of the 2015-2016 season. The final score was 65-53.
July 2015
Jul 27, 2015
Lewis and Clark Athletics Hall of Fame Accepting Nominations
Lewis and Clark Community College is accepting nominations for coaches and athletes to be inducted into its Trailblazer Athletics Hall of Fame through Dec. 1, 2014.
January 2015
Jan 8, 2015
Men’s Basketball Wins Against Olney Central Wednesday
The Lewis and Clark Community College men’s basketball team started off the new year with a 77-70 win Wednesday, Jan. 7 against Olney Central College at home in the George C. Terry River Bend Arena.
October 2014
Oct 16, 2014
Trailblazers Soccer Teams and Players Top National Charts
The Trailblazers men’s and women’s soccer teams are ranked in the top 20 nationally this week—good news as they prepare for regional playoffs.
September 2014
Sep 30, 2014
L&C's Basketball Teams Kick Off Season with Open Practice
Join the 2014-15 Lewis and Clark Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 10 p.m. in George Terry Riverbend Arena as they start their basketball seasons and get the hoops year in gear
Sep 29, 2014
Basketball Alumni Take on Letter Carriers in MD Fundraiser
It will be Trailblazers versus letter carriers as former members of Lewis and Clark Community College’s men's basketball team play against the USPS Letter Carriers in a fundraising exhibition game on Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Hartford Community Gym.
August 2014
Aug 19, 2014
Trailblazers Named NJCAA Academic Student-Athletes
Three Lewis and Clark Community College athletes recently received recognition from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for exemplary academic achievement.
May 2014
May 30, 2014
Stotler Returning to L&C as Athletic Director and Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Doug Stotler, of St. Charles, Missouri, is returning to Lewis and Clark Community College July 1 for his second stint as Athletic Director and Head Men’s Basketball Coach.
January 2014
Jan 24, 2014
Men’s Basketball Team Posts Win Over Rend Lake
The Trailblazer men’s basketball team continues winning at home, posting a 90-72 victory over the Rend Lake College Warriors on Wednesday in the George C. Terry River Bend Arena.
Jan 14, 2014
Men's Basketball Scores Victory over SWIC
The Trailblazers won their game Monday night against Southwestern Illinois College, 93 to 73.
Jan 9, 2014
Trailblazer Basketball Teams Start New Year With Wins
The Trailblazer men’s and women’s basketball teams started 2014 with wins their first week back in action.
July 2013
Jul 12, 2013
Men's Basketball Team Wraps Up 2012-2013 Season
Lewis and Clark Community College Men's Basketball team finished the 2012-2013 season with a NJCAA record of 6-25.

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