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JCCC Women’s Volleyball Continues To Impresse

Since the season began in August, the JCCC Women’s Volleyball team has delivered an impressive performance, winning 10 of 13 games so far, with 16 left on the schedule.

On Saturday, Sept. 6 they faced both Southeastern Community College and Kirkwood Community College. Going into that gameday, their record was 8-2. With taking home the win against Southeastern by winning all three sets (Set 1: 25-15, Set 2: 22-25, Set 3: 25-12) and an unfortunate loss against Kirkwood Community College (Set 1: 25-22, Set 2: 25-18, Set 3: 25-15), their record after the weekend came to 9-3.

Their most recent game on Wednesday was against Labette Community College, where they swept them (Set 1: 25-12, Set 2: 25-16, Set 3: 25-20).

Looking ahead at next week’s games, they play Cowley County Community College on Wednesday, Central Community College on Friday, and they have two games on Saturday one against Lincoln Land Community College and the other against Northeast Community College. With four more games on the horizon next week, the team will hopefully build on their 10-3 record and continue their strong push through the season.

– Skyler Lynne

The Johnson County Community College Volleyball team is on fire thank to some can’t-miss athletes. A few players to watch for on the JCCC side are #12 Ava Esser, #3 Campbell Chabot, and #10 Claire Martin.

Ava Esser (Freshman, #12) is an offensive weapon, averaging 4.0 kills per set with 172 total kills to her name so far. While also leading the team in total attacks and hit percentage, Esser also broke JCCC’s single-game kill record this season on September 3rd against Neosho County with 31 kills.

Campbell Chabot (Freshman, #3) is JCCC Volleyball’s assist master, with 435 total assists, 400 more than JCCC Volleyball’s next highest assist leader. While a difficult task, Chabot is on pace to have one of the all-time JCCC Volleyball seasons in terms of total assists.

Claire Martin (Sophomore, #10) is the Cavs’ current defensive leader, boasting high numbers in receptions (210), digs (220), and digs per set (5.12). Martin also only has 8 reception errors, fewest among JCCC Volleyball’s top three defensive specialists.

– Jacob J. Fries

JCCC Men’s And Women’s Soccer Sweep Competition

Both the JCCC men’s and women’s soccer teams made a clean sweep last week in matches that saw no opponent score on either team.

The No. 14 Johnson County Community College men’s soccer team maintained their strong start to the season with a 5-game winning streak, securing two victories. JCCC shut out both the Iowa Lakes Community College 1-0 and Allen Community College 3-0.

No. 2 Johnson County women’s soccer team (5-0-0) continues to dominate defensively by shutting out both Allen County 3-0 and Mississippi Gulf Coast 1-0 to remain undefeated. JCCC’s defense is turning heads by conceding only 1 goal so far this season and remaining unbeaten.

– Roy Garcia

Johnson County Community College Cavaliers Men’s soccer team, led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Cole, is off to a great start to the 2025-2026 season with a 5-2-1 record overall after a tie against St. Louis Community College on Saturday.

The  9th-ranked Cavaliers go on the road to Chanute, Kan. on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. to face the 5th-ranked Neosho Community College Panthers in a top 10 matchup. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Elliot Chaderton, are 3-0-2.

JCCC will return home on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 5 p.m. as the team takes on the Beavers of Pratt Community College. The Beavers, led by 12th-year head coach Kevin Kewley, enter the week 2-2-1 on the season.

-Jason Pitts

Soccer Student Night

Looking for a fun way to connect with other students and cheer on your Cavaliers? Student Life is hosting Soccer Student Night on Monday, Sept. 15, from 6–7:30 p.m., as the JCCC Women’s Soccer team takes on Highland Community College. The goal of this event is simple: Bring more students together to support our athletes while creating a lively campus atmosphere.

At the game, students can enjoy free popcorn, giveaways, and halftime games where they will have the chance to step onto the field. You can learn more about upcoming athletic events through the JCCC Athletics page and stay updated on Student Life programs by following the JCCC Student Life Instagram.

– Yan Luciano Arantes Dornelos Souza