Region VI champ Garden City Community College made a big splash — quite literally — by signing 6-foot-7, 240-pound Ronald Cobb out of Wichita Southeast. Cobb is a nice player who seemed to be playing his best basketball at the end of the year in the Buffs’ run to a Class 6A runner-up finish and averaged 8.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. He put together a nice string of double-doubles at th eend of the year and showed that he’s got a great upside. GCCC coach Kris Baumann thinks Cobb can develop into a mid-major Division I player.

“He’s not an above the rim guy, but he’s got a high basketball IQ,” Baumann told me Sunday night. “We feel like he’s a great addition.”

Goddard’s Ryan Chippeaux (10.7 points, 5.7 rebounds) picked Tabor — which also beat out Garden City, amongst others. He’s another player with a lot of upside — don’t think that he won’t be one of the top players in the KCAC someday. 6-foot-7 and can run. That’s all I’m saying.

I’m out.

TA

MARCUS PATRICK MANNY

Tabor kicker dies in car accident

Eagle staff

A Tabor College football player died in a one-car crash on I-35 near Tonkawa, Okla., on Sunday.

Marcus Patrick Manny, 23, a senior from Dallas, was driving northhbound Sunday evening when his car ran off the road and overcorrected, hitting an embankment and flipping the car.

Manny kicked the game-winning field goal in Tabor’s 32-29 win over Southwestern last season.

Tabor coach Mike Gottsch called Manny “a competitor in every sense of the word.”

In addition, Manny played in 27 games for Tabor, made 62 of 82 extra-point attempts, and 16 of 34 field goal attempts, with a career-long field goal of 41 yards. He earned Honorable Mention All-KCAC honors this past season.

Here’s the link to Tabor’s web site.

And here’s the link to his guest book, where people can send their condolences.
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Big Props to Tabor College’s Ashley Cohlmia, A Maize product, for making the All-Tournament team last weekend at a tournament in Point Lookout, Mo. Cohlmia was also an all-league softball player for

the Eagles and also plays softball at Tabor. What a stud.

Here’s the release from Anthony Monson out of the Tabor College athletic department:

Tabor’s Ashley Cohlmia makes All-Tournament Team

Tabor College junior Ashley Cohlmia (Wichita, Kan.) was named to the Mazzio’s Classic All-Tournament Team this past weekend at College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo.

“Ashley was a huge contributor on the team throughout the tournament,” said Tabor Head Coach Amy Ratzlaff. “She brought significant stability to the court during a time of transitioning into a new team and a new year.

“We are excited to see Ashley contribute throughout the season to our team’s success.”

Cohlmia led the Bluejays in kills and services aces with 34 and 8, respectively. She also showed off her defensive skills by coming up with 26 digs during the four-game tournament.

The Bluejays dropped all four games at the Mazzio’s Classic, but gained valuable experience for the future. The volleyball team traveled to Bethany College on Wednesday and will host Bethel College on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Matches begin at 6 p.m.