Hot on her feet, midfielder Flo Rigby skillfully dribbles by her opponent, defender Lilly Araiza, to get the ball towards the opposing goal. Photo By Gavin Kearns

Women’s volleyball to play first round of tournament at home after big win 

It’s official: Johnson County Community College’s very own No. 5-ranked women’s volleyball team claimed the No. 2 seed for the upcoming Regional 6 tournament, playing at home for the first round after a 25-14, 25-17, 25-19 win against Highland Community College (22-14) on Thursday evening.  

The Cavs set the stage for the 3-0 victory, posting a .323 team hitting percentage with an ultimate total of 46 kills, with freshman middle hitter Sydney Rogokos responsible for 12, joined by a noteworthy hitting percentage of .688. Don’t forget freshman Ashlynn Wilkowski and sophomore Ava Esser, each with 10 kills, as well as Brooke McCabe with 9 kills and 5 blocks. Complementing the offense, 43 total digs displayed nothing but a persevering defense.  

 Another win joined the sweeping victory, this time against McPherson College’s JV volleyball team (20-9-3) by a score of 3-1 Saturday afternoon, resulting in an overall 28-4 record and a 7-1 record in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.  

 Only one Jayhawk Conference game remains on Wednesday, Oct. 28, against Fort Scott (9-25) on home turf before the Cavs aim for the win at the Region 6 Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 4.  

Women’s soccer players of the week now look to postseason  

 Women’s soccer wrapped up their regular season on Saturday, Oct. 17, posting a fitting victory against Southeast Community College (0-11) with a stunning score of 18-0.  

 Sophomore forward/midfielder Flo Rigby and freshman goalkeeper Lexie Hopkins secured KJCCC D-II Player and Goalkeeper of the Week for week 9, with Rigby earning her fifth hat trick and ninth multi-goal match of the season. She heads into playoffs with a whopping 70 points. It is the third time both the player and the goalkeeper have been nominated this season.  

 The women’s team will now enter the 2026 postseason as the No. 2 nationally ranked team, as well as holding tightly to their now fourth consecutive Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Division II championship. Now comes the waiting game for the announcement of the regional tournament seeding.  

Men’s soccer to play upcoming playoff opener  

 Men’s soccer enters post-season with a playoff opener on Wednesday, Oct. 28, against Pratt Community College at 7 p.m. at the Bill Keller Family Sports Complex in Pratt, KS.  

Their regular season ended with a 2-2 draw on Sunday, Oct. 18 against Southeast Community College (3-6-1), securing Cavaliers midfielder sophomore Khoi Woods’ second straight nomination to the KJCCC D-II Men’s Soccer Players of the Week for week nine, as well as goalkeeper freshman Abe Renze’s second award of the season.