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June 7, 2013
GALESBURG—Thirty-seven Carl Sandburg College student-athletes from nine different sports — including six student-athletes who participated in multiple sports — earned academic All-Arrowhead Conference honors for their performances in the classroom during the 2012-2013 academic year. Student-athletes must have earned at least a 3.0 grade point average and pass a minimum of 12 hours each semester to qualify for the academic all-conference team.
The following...
June 7, 2013
GALESBURG—The Carl Sandburg College Foundation will host the 19th annual Train, Toy and Model Airplane Show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 22 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 23 on the Main Campus in Galesburg, 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd., as part of Galesburg Railroad Days.
The cost to attend the two-day event is $5 per person; children 12 and under are admitted for free. New this year is the model airplane show, complete with vendor tables and model airplane exhibits...
June 6, 2013
GALESBURG—Carl Sandburg College President Dr. Lori Sundberg has been elected to the Board of Directors for the American Association of Community Colleges, a national organization representing the nation’s almost 1,200 two-year colleges and more than 13 million students.
Sundberg and other new board members were certified during AACC’s recent annual meeting in San Francisco and will officially take office July 1, serving a three-year term. Comprising 32...
May 30, 2013
GALESBURG—All classes and regular business operations at Carl Sandburg College will resume at 8 a.m. Monday following flash flooding Tuesday evening that damaged parts of the lower levels of Buildings C, D and E on the Main Campus in Galesburg. Professional cleanup and restoration of the affected areas began Thursday.
The offices for advising; business; financial aid; Gale Scholars; records and registration; social and business sciences/humanities and fine...
May 29, 2013
GALESBURG—Carl Sandburg College classes are canceled through May 31 at the Main Campus in Galesburg, including the Children’s School, due to damaged sustained during Tuesday's flash flooding. The Annex in downtown Galesburg and The Learning Center at the Sandburg Mall are open.
We are very grateful for the outpouring of support from the Sandburg community with people offering to volunteer; however, until we have all of the debris cleaned up we ask that you...
May 24, 2013
SCOTTSBORO, Ala.—The Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team posted its best finish in program history and tied the school record for lowest total score during the final round of the NJCAA Division II national tournament Friday at Goose Pond Colony.
The Chargers tied Clarendon (Texas) for 12th in the tournament, and their four-day total of 1,222 matched that of the 2011 team that placed 14th, the school’s previous best overall finish.
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May 23, 2013
SCOTTSBORO, Ala.—The Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team is alone in 12th place after Thursday’s third round of the NJCAA Division II national tournament at Goose Pond Colony and is in position to post the program’s best finish ever at nationals.
The Chargers shot 312 as a team Thursday and have a three-day total of 918. Sandburg is two shots ahead of 13th-place Allegany (Md.) and 12 shots behind Murray State (Okla.) for 11th. Kirkwood (Iowa) is in 10th...
May 22, 2013
SCOTTSBORO, Ala.—Sophomore Cody Reiber shot an even-par 72 and the Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team is tied for 12th after the second round of the NJCAA Division II national tournament Wednesday at Goose Pond Colony.
The Chargers posted a 304 as a team during the second round, and their two-day total of 606 has them tied with Allegany (Md.) and three strokes behind 11th-place Murray State (Okla.). First-round leader South Mountain (Ariz.) shot 285 as...
May 21, 2013
SCOTTSBORO, Ala.—The Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team sits in a three-way tie for 10th place after Tuesday’s first round of the NJCAA Division II national tournament at Goose Pond Colony.
Making their third appearance at nationals in the last four years, the Chargers shot 302 as a team – their second lowest score of the spring season – and are tied with Tyler (Texas) and Surry (N.C.) in the team standings. South Mountain (Ariz.) leads after posting a...
Courtesy of Knox College Athletics
May 16, 2013
GALESBURG—The Knox College baseball team’s fine season is reflected in the all-conference selections and awards.
Senior outfielder Caleb Weaver (Galesburg, Ill./ Galesburg) is among five Knox players named to the 2013 All-Midwest Conference South Division First Team. Weaver, who played at Carl Sandburg College from 2010-11 and graduated from Sandburg as a member of the Gale Scholars program, also is the South...
May 16, 2013
GALESBURG—Finals exams may be over, but five Carl Sandburg College students won’t start their summer break until next week.
The Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team still has business to take care of, as it will compete in the NJCAA Division II championship May 21-24 at Goose Pond Colony in Scottsboro, Ala.
It’s the third time in the last four years the Chargers have punched their ticket to nationals, but because the team didn’t qualify...
May 15, 2013
GALESBURG—Carl Sandburg College softball players Jordyn Chasteen, Grace Cleair, Brooke Howard and Lindsay Lippert have been named to the all-Arrowhead Conference team for their play this season.
Chasteen, a freshman shortstop from Canton High School, hit .340 with 23 RBIs and a team-leading 30 runs scored in 47 games. She also led the Chargers with 13 doubles and a pair of home runs. Chasteen’s .489 slugging percentage was good for second on the squad, and...
May 15, 2013
GALESBURG—Registration is still open for classes for the 2013 summer session at Carl Sandburg College. Summer courses offer an excellent opportunity for students to earn credit that can ease their workload during the school year and accelerate their path to graduate.
Summer sessions are shorter than the fall and spring semesters, meaning students earn full credit hours in less time. Many courses offered during the summer also are available online. Summer...
May 15, 2013
GALESBURG—Carl Sandburg College sophomore shortstop Brian Pflum (Burlington, Iowa/Burlington) and freshman pitcher Brendan Butrimas (Mississauga, Ontario/Philip Pocock) have been named to the all-Arrowhead Conference team for their outstanding play this season.
Pflum, a transfer from Loras College, led the Chargers in the Triple Crown categories with a .351 batting average, two home runs (tied with freshman outfielder Connor Shaw) and 35 RBIs. He also had...
May 13, 2013
KANKAKEE—The Carl Sandburg College baseball team ended its season with a pair of losses Saturday in the Region IV sectional tournament at Kankakee. The Chargers opened the day with an 8-4 loss to Elgin in a back-and-forth contest, then were eliminated in an 8-0 loss to Kankakee in the afternoon.
Sandburg (25-25) took a 4-3 lead over Elgin after its half of the seventh but saw the Spartans score five unanswered runs to win it. The Chargers had leads of 2-1...
May 10, 2013
GALESBURG—Mason City Illini Central High School’s Jordan Bradshaw and Jared Entwistle have signed to play next season for the Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team.
Bradshaw, a 6-foot forward, averaged 12.2 points and 5.3 rebounds as a senior and was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 1A/2A all-state fourth team.
Entwistle, a 5-11 guard, averaged team-highs of 14.9 points, 6.3 assists and 3.1 steals as a senior...
May 9, 2013
GALESBURG—Gwen Koehler, former dean of adult and developmental education at Carl Sandburg College, will be the speaker for the 43rd GED Commencement at 7 p.m. May 15 at the Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg St., Galesburg. The ceremony will honor 91 students who passed the GED requirements, and a reception will follow in the Kensington Ballroom, located adjacent to the Orpheum.
Koehler has been an educator in Illinois for more than 35 years. She began her...
May 8, 2013
FREEPORT—The Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team ended its regular season with a second-place finish at an Arrowhead Conference match hosted by Highland on Tuesday at Park Hills Golf Course.
The Chargers ended the conference season in second place, two points behind Black Hawk in the team standings. Sandburg needed to win Tuesday’s match to clinch at least a share of the Arrowhead title.
The Chargers shot 312 as a team Tuesday and ended up...
May 7, 2013
GALESBURG—The Carl Sandburg College baseball team scored 10 unanswered runs in the final three innings to beat Illinois Valley 11-3 in seven innings in the opening round of the Region IV tournament Tuesday at the William “Bill” Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex.
Winners of 10 of their last 11, the Chargers (25-23) advance to this weekend’s round-robin, double-elimination sectional with Elgin and Kankakee. Sandburg will face Elgin at 9 a.m. Saturday and...
May 6, 2013
GALESBURG—The Carl Sandburg College baseball team will host Illinois Valley in the opening round of the Region IV tournament at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the William “Bill” Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex.
The Chargers’ game originally scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday at Southeastern Iowa has been canceled.
Sandburg (24-23) swept all four meetings with Illinois Valley this season, winning by a combined score of 42-22. Those four games also marked the...
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