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Carroll claims all-sports trophy
Carroll College has claimed the 2007-2008 George Bandy Memorial All Sports Trophy in the Frontier Conference.
The award is presented each year to the school that accumulates the points based upon the league finish in each conference sport.
Nine colleges were in the running for the 2007-08 Bandy Award. Carroll College led the way with 111 points. Lewis-Clark State place second with 109 points while Rocky Mountain College was third with 84 points. Story
Slayton, Cifala lead Carroll at golf Regionals
Emily Slayton shot a 39-over par 255 to tie for 22nd place and lead the Carroll College women’s golf team to a sixth place finish in the NAIA Region I golf tournament in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Tuesday.
The Saints women finished with a team score of 216-over par 1,080.
The men, who were led by Andrew Cifala’s 17-over par 233, good for 30th place, finished the tournament in 10th place with a team score of 92-over par 956. Story
Cascade basketball player signs with Saints
Carroll College women’s basketball coach Shawn Nelson has announced the signing of Jackie Gebhardt of Cascade.
The 5-foot-9 Gebhardt was a two-time Class B all-state player, is Cascade’s all-time assists leader and is just the second player in school history to score over 1,000 points in a career.
Nelson says Gebhardt brings a tenacity and energy to the team, especially on defense.
Saints Sign Transfer from Spokane
Carroll College head volleyball coach Maureen Boyle announced the signing of Spokane Falls Community College standout Ashlee Lupfer. The Spokane native has two years of eligibility remaining and will continue her career for the Fighting Saints this fall.
Lupfer is a 5'10" outside hitter and was team captain the past two season at SFCC. During her career at SFCC Lupfer racked up the programs record for digs in a career as well as leading her team in kills over the past two seasons and finishing her career with 750 total. Story
Saints football ranked No. 1 in spring poll
In the second ever National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Football Top 25 Spring Coaches' Poll, Carroll ends their spring practice session as No. 1, announced Monday.
The Fighting Saints snapped the 27-game winning streak of then undefeated and No. 1 Sioux Falls (S.D.) in the 2007 National Championship to finish 15-0. Carroll received all 16 of the possible first-place votes and recorded 400 total points. Story
DenHerder named Carroll's weightlifter of the year
Nearly 3 1/2 years ago, Luke DenHerder lay in a hospital bed weighing just 157 pounds.
Since making a full recovery from non-Hodgkins Burkitts lymphoma, a type of cancer that attacks the body’s immune system, Carroll College’s sophomore offensive lineman has bulked back up to strength.
The Saints announced last week that DenHerder was named the football team’s weightlifter of the year. Story
Carroll signs three more to football squad
Carroll College head football coach Mike Van Diest announced three more signings for the defending NAIA national champion Fighting Saints recruiting class.
"We are excited to add these three players to our freshman class. They have a great upside and potential in the future here at Carroll," said Van Diest. Recruits
Carroll's Fuzesy breaks national record
A little over four years ago Jolene Fuzesy came to Carroll College with the tag of “pure shooter.” Two weeks ago she completed her college career with a slight change to that label, “purest shooter.”
Fuzesy, who came to Helena after prepping at Havre and Malta, finished her college career with 464 made 3-point field goals on 899 attempts. That calculates to a career percentage of 51.6, which is a record in NAIA and NCAA basketball for men and women. That moves her ahead of the previous mark of 51.3 set by Scott Martin (236 of 460) of NCAA Division II Rollins College. Ballin
Carroll basketball signs two players
Two Montana high school standouts will join the Carroll College men’s basketball program next season. Jim Mee out of Libby, and Dan Pearson out of Billings have both signed to play for the Saints.
“We just signed two tremendous student athletes, who will fit in to Carroll and the team,” said coach Gary Turcott. “We hope they will be a part of one of the best recruiting classes in Carroll history.”
Jim Mee, a 6-foot-4 small forward, earned first team all-state and first team all-conference honors as a senior for Libby High School. Story




