Category Archives: NAIA

Braden Dragomir and Ryan Covey

Oct. 15, 200810:23 p.m.

Big props to Bethel football player Braden Dragomir and Sterling soccer player Ryan Covey for their national awards this week — Dragomir was named the NAIA special teams player of the week and Covey was the NAIA men’s soccer player of the week. Not bad work, fellas. Dragomir made one field-goal attempt (52 yards), made 5 of 5 PAT attempts, and had 6 kickoffs for 310 yards (long 70 yards). The 52-yard field goal set a new school record for the longest field goal made, breaking a nine-year-old record set back in 1999. Covey recorded a hat trick and two assists in Sterling’s 6-2 victory over Southwestern on Tuesday. Covey then again scored three goals in their 4-0 shutout over Bethel on Saturday. He now has scored thirteen goals and has five assists so far this season.

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By Tony Adame | Filed under Bethel, KCAC, NAIA, Sterling | Comments Off

Sterling has great Eagle Karma

Sept. 29, 200811:17 p.m.

I’m calling this a combination of Wichita Eagle karma (the good kind) and, of course, winning a game over a ranked opponent. Hit the karma link, please. You’ll have a better day for it.

The Sterling football team broke into the NAIA Top 25 football poll at No. 25 this week, one of three KCAC teams ranked in the top 25 with Friends moving up from No. 8 to No. 7 and Bethel dropping to No. 20 after its loss to the Warriors. And, for the second week in a row, the KCAC produced the NAIA’s national defensive player of the week. Sterling’s Derrick Sullivan won it this week and last week it was Friends’ Jordan Highley.

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By Tony Adame | Filed under KCAC, NAIA, Sterling | Comments Off