2003-04 Barton Men's Basketball News
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Channel to play hoops at Barton County next season
May 04, 2004Dylan Channel put up some impressive numbers this season at Rossville High School. The 6-6 forward will now take his talents to the next level as a member of the Barton County Community College men’s basketball team. Channel signed to play for the Cougars next season as 1 of 5 in-state singings so far by the Cougars. Channel’s final two choices for a college next season came down to Barton County and Hutchinson. -
Tegtmeier signs to play for Barton County next season
May 04, 2004After helping the Emporia High School basketball team to a 13-game improvement in the win column last season, Caleb Tegtmeier will continue his basketball career at Barton County Community College. The senior at Emporia High recently signed a letter-of-intent to play for Barton County, choosing the Cougars. Last season Tegtmeier, 1 of 5 in-state signees released so far by Barton County men’s coach Soupy Campbell, helped Emporia High to a 22-3 record, 13 wins more than the previous season.
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Landrith continues Junction City connection to Barton County
April 30, 2004Junction City has been very good to the Barton County Community College men’s basketball the past few years. That tradition will continue next season when Aaron Landrith add his name to the list of Junction City Blue Jays to play hoops for the Cougars. Landrith signed a letter-of-intent recently with Barton County. He is 1 of 5 in-state signees for the Cougars and Coach Soupy Campbell for next season.
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Clark to play hoops at Barton County next season
April 29, 2004Kendall Clark will bring his leaping ability and basketball talents to Barton County Community College next season. The senior at Blue Valley Northwest recently signed a letter-of-intent with the Cougars. He is 1 of 5 in-state signees that have been released by Barton County Coach Soupy Campbell.
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Batista named to NJCAA All-American 2nd team
April 07, 2004Barton County Community College men’s basketball sophomore JP Batista was selected as a 2nd team All-American by the NJCAA, which released its All-American teams today. He was 1 of 3 Jayhawk West players to earn recognition. This marks the 6th consecutive season the Cougars have had at least one player named 1st or 2nd team All-American by the NJCAA. Batista was a key reason the Cougars finished the season in the Region VI Championship game before ending its year with a 25-9 mark one game short of the school’s 4th NJCAA Tournament appearance.
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Cougars' season comes to end in Region VI Championship game
March 10, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team saw its season come to a heart-stopping conclusion with a 65-62 loss to Coffeyville in the finals of the Region VI Championship contest at the Bicentennial Center in Salina Tuesday night. The loss kept the Cougars from their 4th-ever appearance in the NJCAA National Basketball Tournament. Barton County ended its season with a 25-9 record while Coffeyville (28-6) moves on the NJCAA Tournament for the 3rd consecutive year.
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Barton earns trip to Region VI Finals with 69-60 win over Hutch
March 09, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team moved to within one game of making its 4th-ever trip to the NJCAA National Tournament with a semifinal win over rival Hutchinson Monday night at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. The Cougars won the Region VI semifinal battle by a 69-60 score, sending the No. 10 team in the nation home for the season and keeping alive the Cougars hopes of returning to the NJCAA Tournament for the 3rd time in 6 seasons. Barton (25-8) will take on the Jayhawk East Champ Coffeyville tonight at 8 pm for the Region VI title. Coffeyville (27-6) has won the last 2 Region VI titles. Hutch, the Jayhawk West Champ, finished its season at 29-4.
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Cougars headed to semifinal showdown with Hutch; Batista enters record book
March 08, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team advanced to the Region VI semifinals for the first time in 3 years with a 68-60 win over Cowley County Sunday night at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. The win moved the Cougars into the semifinals where they will meet Jayhawk West champion Hutchinson at 7 pm tonight. Barton, which finished 3rd in the West, will bring a 24-8 record into the contest while Hutch is 29-3. Cowley ended its season at 23-9. During the win over Cowley, Barton sophomore center JP Batista hit 17-of-17 free throws to set a school record for most free throws made in a game without a miss.
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Barton moves into quarterfinals with win over KCK to open Region VI play
March 03, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team earned a trip to Salina and the quarterfinals of the Region VI Men’s Basketball Tournament with a 90-74 win over Kansas City Kansas Wednesday night at the Barton County Gym. The win was the 3rd time in 4 years the Cougars have defeated the Blue Devils in the opening round of the Region VI Tournament in Great Bend. Barton is now 23-8 and will face Cowley County (23-8) in the quarterfinals Sunday at 5 pm at the Bicentennial Center in Salina. KCK ends its season at 15-16.
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Cougars wrap up home playoff tilt with 3 OT win over Dodge
February 28, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team hooked up in a battle with Dodge City Saturday night that appeared as if it might not ever end. The two teams needed 3 overtimes at the Barton County Gym to determine a winner in a game that had a lot riding on the outcome. The Cougars secured the No. 3 seed in the West with a 91-85 triple OT thriller over the Conquistadors. Barton finished the season tied with Dodge and Colby at 10-6 in the West but captured the 3 seed in the West for the upcoming Region VI Tournament thanks to holding the tiebreaker with the other two teams. A loss would have sent Barton on the road for a 1st round contest. The Cougars completed their regular season with a 22-8 mark. Dodge City ended at 18-11. The Cougars will host KCK, the 6th seed in the East, Wednesday night at 7 pm in the Barton County Gym.
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Barton rallies for improbable win over Cloud
February 26, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team was starring right in the face of a 5-game losing streak and a 1st round road game when the ridiculous happened Wednesday night. The Cougars, trailing by 8 points with less than 50 seconds to play, rallied to tie the contest against Cloud County before pulling out the win in overtime. The Cougars eventually won the contest, 90-87 in overtime, at the Arley Bryant Gymnasium in Concordia. The win moves Barton into a tie for the 4th spot in the Jayhawk West at 9-6 in conference action. Barton is now 21-8 overall. Cloud falls to 16-14 and 5-11 to end their regular season. A win Saturday at home against Dodge City would secure a 1st round home game for the Cougars and could move them as high as No. 2 in the West seedings.
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Barton drops 4th straight with loss at Butler
February 23, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team saw its losing streak reach 4 games Saturday night as the Cougars lost to Butler County by a 77-69 count at the Power Plant in El Dorado. The loss drops the Cougars to 8-6 in the Jayhawk West and into a tie for 5th place with Butler County, who has swept the Cougars this season. Barton is now 20-8 overall. Butler improves to 8-6 as well in the West and 18-10 overall.
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DiBoty dismissed from Barton men’s basketball team
February 20, 2004Michel DiBoty has been dismissed from the Barton County Community College men’s basketball for the remainder of the season. DiBoty, a sophomore from Rhode Island, was dismissed from the team following the Barton County-Hutchinson game Wednesday at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson. He was dismissed for conduct unbecoming a team member.
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Barton drops another close contest; Colby earns 84-81 win
February 14, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team dropped back-to-back games for the 3rd time this season, falling at home to Colby by an 84-81 score in a battle of Top 20 teams. The No. 13 Trojans made the plays down the stretch to earn the win over the No. 20 Cougars. The loss drops Barton to 8-4 in the Jayhawk West and 20-6 overall. Colby is now 9-4 in the West as well and 22-4 overall. Hutchinson is now alone atop the conference with a 9-3 record. The Cougars will play at Hutch Wednesday.
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Barton moves into Top 20 for 1st time this season
February 11, 2004Despite a double overtime loss at Garden City Saturday, the Barton County Community College men’s basketball team made its first appearance of the season in the NJCAA Top 20 rankings, moving in at No. 20. The Cougars, who lead the West with Garden City at 8-3 with Hutchinson 1/2 game back at 7-3, are 1 of 3 teams that are currently ranked from the West. Hutchinson has the highest ranking at No. 11 with Colby coming in at No. 13.
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Cougars lose double OT thriller at Garden; remain on top of West
February 08, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team and Garden City locked up in an ol’ fashion Jayhawk West barnburner Saturday night in a game that feature two of the top 3 teams in the standings. When the night was done Barton County and Garden City sat tied atop the Jayhawk West after the Garden knocked off the Cougars, 81-76 in double overtime. The result – along with a Hutchinson loss at Pratt – left Barton and Garden tied on top of the West with 8-3 marks. Hutch is a 1/2 game back at 7-3. The Cougars and Broncbusters split their two meetings this year.
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Streak continues for Hall of Fame Coach
February 05, 2004Wednesday night marked another achievement in the coaching career of Dave ‘Soupy’ Campbell. The win for his Barton County Community College men’s basketball team over Pratt marked the 17th straight season as a head coach he guided his teams to a 20-win season. The NJCAA Hall of Fame coach captured his 600th career win earlier this season. The 20 wins this season at Barton County was the 1st at the school for him and Barton’s 8th consecutive as a school.
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Barton keeps pace atop Jayhawk West with home win over Pratt
February 05, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team took care of business Wednesday night by defeating Pratt at the Barton County Gym, 75-51. The win keeps the Cougars at the top of the Jayhawk West and sets up a string of 4 games that sees the Cougars playing each of the top teams in the conference. That stretch begins Saturday when the Cougars travel to Garden City. That is followed by a home tilt against Colby and road games at Hutchinson and Butler County. Barton is now 8-2 in the West, holding a 1/2 game lead over Hutch, who is 7-2. Garden is 7-3 and Colby is 6-4.
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Cougars snag road win at Seward
February 02, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team earned an all-important Jayhawk West road win Saturday night in Liberal, knocking off Seward County by an 80-47 score. The win kept the Cougars tied for 1st place in the conference with a 7-2 mark. The Cougars are now 19-4 overall. Barton is currently 1 of 3 teams in the West with 2 losses. Hutchinson is 7-2 and Garden City is 6-2. Seward County fell to 8-15 and 0-9 in the West.
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Cougars shut down Thunderbirds; keep pace with West front runners
January 29, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team kept pace in a tightly bunched pack on top of the Jayhawk West with an 81-69 overtime win over the Cloud County Thunderbirds Wednesday night at the Barton County Gym. The Cougars protected their home floor in a West race that saw 5 teams enter Wednesday night tied at the top of the conference and 3 leave the night still tied. Barton improved to 6-2 and will remain in a tie for the top spot with Hutchinson and Garden City. The Cougars are 18-4 overall. Cloud County fell to 2-6 in the conference and 13-9 overall.
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Barton moves into 1st place tie atop West with 66-52 win at Dodge
January 25, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team has made its way back to the top of the Jayhawk West standings after a 66-52 win at Dodge City in a rare Sunday afternoon contest. The road win improved Barton to 5-2 in the Jayhawk West and into a 5-way 1st place with Butler County, Colby, Garden City, and Hutchinson. Barton is now 17-4 overall while Dodge City dropped to 3-4 in the West and 11-9 overall.
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Cougars rebound with win over No. 5 Hutchinson
January 24, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team put themselves back in the thick of the Jayhawk West race Wednesday night with a 70-63 win over Hutchinson at the Barton County Gym. The win over the 5th ranked Blue Dragons left Barton tied in a logjam for 2nd in the West at 4-2 with Colby, Hutchinson, and Garden City. Butler leads the West with a 5-1 mark. Barton is now 16-4 overall while Hutch falls to 18-2.
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Barton drops home contest to Butler; No. 7 Hutch next
January 18, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team lost its first home game of the season, falling to Butler County 58-57 at the Barton County Gym Wednesday night. The loss was the 2nd straight for the 15-4 Cougars and dropped them to 3-2 in the Jayhawk West. Butler is now 14-5 overall and 4-1 in the West, tied with Hutchinson for the top spot. Hutch visits Barton Wednesday night.
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Cougars winning streak ends at 14 with loss at No. 5 Colby
January 13, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team saw its 14-game winning streak – the 2nd longest in the nation at the time – come to an end Monday night in Colby with a 69-65 setback to No. 5 Colby. The loss drops the Cougars to 15-3 overall this season and 3-1 in the West. Colby is now 17-1 and 3-1. The two are tied atop the Jayhawk West with those identical 3-1 records. Hutchinson, Butler County and Dodge City are each 2-1.
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Cougars run winning streak to 13; Coach Campbell earns win No. 600
January 08, 2004The number of wins Coach Soupy Campbell has at Barton County Community College may just number 14 in his inaugural season, but that was just the number he needed to achieve career win No. 600. He did that Wednesday night in Pratt as the Cougars held off a late Beaver rally for a 73-66 Jayhawk West win. The win moved the Cougars to 14-2 on the season and 2-0 in West play.
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Barton opens conference play with win over Seward
January 03, 2004The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team started Jayhawk West play up just like it finished the non-conference slate off – winning. The Cougars returned from a month-long break with a 77-51 win over Seward County Saturday night at the Barton County Gym. The win moved Barton to 13-2 for the season and 1-0 in the West. Seward falls to 8-7 and 0-1.
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Cougars roll to wins at Shoot-Out; head to break with 12-2 mark
December 08, 2003The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team probably doesn’t want the semester to end the way the Cougars are currently playing, but it did come to an end at the Jayhawk Shoot-Out in Coffeyville over the weekend with Barton posting two more wins.
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Barton sweeps Colorado foes in Walnut Bowl Classic
November 29, 2003The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team has quietly put together an impressive run of basketball. The Cougars made it 9 straight wins with a pair of wins over Colorado teams at the Cougar Booster Club/Walnut Bowl Classic this weekend at the Barton County Gym. Barton defeated Lamar Friday night by a 66-62 count to avenge an earlier loss to the Runnin’ Lopes. On Saturday the Cougars knocked of Northeastern Junior College by an 81-70 count to improve to 10-2 heading into the Jayhawk ShootOut next weekend in Coffeyville. In other action at the Classic, Brown Mackie lost to Northeastern 75-70 and defeated Lamar 117-110.
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Barton completes JV slate of schedule with win over Sterling JV
November 25, 2003The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team wrapped up the junior varsity portion of the schedule with an easy win over the Sterling College JV, 95-42. The Cougars’ starters again saw very little playing time with each starting seeing just 11 minutes of action. The Cougars improved to 8-2 on the season with a big weekend ahead. Friday and Saturday will see Barton play host to Lamar – just one of two teams to beat the Cougars – and No. 14 Northeastern Junior College. Both games will be part of the Cougars Booster Club/Walnut Bowl Classic at the Barton County Gym. Brown Mackie will also play Northeastern and Lamar.
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Cougars route Doane JV, 110-51
November 24, 2003The Barton County Community College men’s basketball team had an easy time of it Saturday at the Barton County Gym, rolling by the Doane College JV team, 110-51. The win was the 6th straight for the Cougars. Barton is now 7-2 overall this season with its only two losses coming by a combined 8 points. The Cougars still have a home game tonight against the Sterling JV as well as home contests Friday and Saturday in the Cougar Booster Club/Walnut Bowl Classic.
