Josh Cande Presents The Roadrunner Monitor

PASCO, WASHINGTON – The LBCC Women’s Basketball team ended their 2022-2023 season with a loss in the Sweet 16 round of the NWAC tournament.  After reaching the tournament for the first time in four years, the Lady Roadrunners faced the Peninsula Pirates, falling with a final score of 79-76. LB reached the tournament  with a 21-6 record, including 11-5 in conference play. In a game that was well-contested from start to finish, the Roadrunners kept it close to the end.  Taking the lead after the first quarter, Linn-Benton lead 21-19. This included 4 points from both Sabrina Albee and Brooklyn Hankwitz, as well as 5 rebounds from Kathleen Hale. The second quarter saw the Pirates tie the game at the half, while the difference in the game may have been the Beaks' inability to connect on a three-point attempt in the first half, going 0 for 7 on such shots. While the Roadrunners were outrebounded 20 to 14 in the first half, their superior shooting percentage and fewer turnovers ...

  Brooklyn Hankwitz is a sophomore at Linn-Benton Community College playing as a forward for the Women’s Basketball team. Averaging 14.2 points and 6 rebounds per game, she is a keystone player for the Roadrunners.  Hankwitz has played basketball from an early age, and was introduced to the sport by her father.  From Astoria, Oregon, Hankwitz enjoys hiking and plans to continue playing basketball after her career at LB. She wants to study business to build a solid career and believes that the key to a good performance on the court is leaving everything at the gym door. When did you start playing basketball? Started probably like third grade, maybe a little before that. Who got you interested? My dad; he was my coach when I was growing up throughout high school. I started like through a school program for little kids and then ever since then I just continued to keep playing and played tournament ball as well as school ball. AAU like traveling basketball outside of school,...

  Kathleen Hale is a sophomore for the Linn-Benton Basketball team, and with 7 points and 13 rebounds a game, one of its crucial players.  Growing up in Filer, Idaho, Hale started playing basketball in third grade and has helped bring the Roadrunners to the NWAC tournament for the first time in four years. A vocal leader who brings energy and aggression to the basketball court and life, this season Hale has channeled that aggression into driving at the basket for layups.  In her time away from the courts and the classroom, Hale likes to go hiking and explore Oregon’s wilderness. After basketball, Hale hopes to pursue a career in nutrition for children. When did you start playing basketball? When I was in third grade. Who got you interested? There was one dad who was putting on a team and reached out to my mom and asked if I wanted to play and I did; then I fell in love with the sport because I was actually good; I did dance and I didn't do any sports and then he asked fo...

  ALBANY – The LBCC Men’s Basketball defeated the Southwestern Oregon Community College Lakers on Wednesday, March 1 and punched their tickets to the NWAC playoffs.  Teetering on the verge of elimination, they began the contest with a 14-14 record, including 9 wins and 6 losses in conference play. The Roadrunners ran away in the second half after playing a close first half that saw the teams trade the lead 8 times. In the first half, the Roadrunners played almost flawless team basketball, with two players scoring 5 points and three players scoring 6 points. Ayden Foster has 6 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. The Roadrunners went 11 of 36 on shot attempts, making 5 of 15 three-point tries, while pulling down 28 rebounds. This compared favorably to the Lakers’ 21 rebounds, 10 of 34 shooting and 2 of 14 makes on three point field goals.  After the break, the Men shored up their defense and began to connect on shots that they could not make in the first half. Shooting a blis...

  ALBANY – The LBCC Women’s Basketball defeated the Southwestern Oregon Community College Lakers on Wednesday, March 1. The Lady Roadrunners entered the game with a 21-6 record, including 10-5 in conference play. In a game that was dominant from start to finish, LB never trailed in the game, only being tied once at 11-11. After what was a close first quarter, the Roadrunners began to pull away, as Kathleen Hale had 6 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block while Ruby Krebs had 8 points and 2 assists. In the first half the Beaks played stiff defense, holding the Lakers to 6 of 24 shooting. They also collected 8 turnovers. In the second half of the contest is where the Roadrunners began to pull away, outsourcing SWOCC 28 to 14. The Lakers went 0 for 7 on three point attempts in the second half while committing 8 turnovers. The team distributed the ball well in the third quarter, with Sabrina Albee, Ruby Krebs and Jayden Ray each scoring 3 points. The Beaks extended their lead and pu...