Join Clipper Athletics and the SPSCC Alumni Association in welcoming back a diverse group of women’s basketball alumnae as they play against the present-day Clippers Women’s Basketball team on Jan. 5, 2019, at 6 p.m. in the SPSCC gymnasium (Bldg. 31).

After the game, the alumnae will join the current student-athletes to share their own experiences in education, athletics, work, and life.

These former student-athletes return to SPSCC from all walks of life, coming as local sports coaches, mothers, teachers, employers, and business owners:

Clippers Men’s Basketball stood strong and swept the competition at home with three back-to-back wins at the annual NWAC Men's Basketball Crossover Tournament from Dec. 13 to Dec. 15.

The Clippers currently stand on a 10-1 record and a nine-game winning streak.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, Building 31 will close to the public.

The gymnasium will remain open only for SPSCC basketball practices and games while teams finish the 2018-19 season. Games will remain open to the public. Visit Clipper Athletics webpage >.

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) today announced it will host the 2018 Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) Men’s Basketball Crossover Tournament from Dec. 13 to Dec. 15, 2018.

Clippers Men’s Basketball will be joined by Edmonds Community College, Blue Mountain Community College, and Portland Community College. Games will be held in the Gymnasium (Bldg. 31) at the SPSCC Olympia Campus.

Schedule of Games:

I started playing soccer at a very young age in Ethiopia - this is all we did all day long. We used to make our own soccer balls and we played street soccer with friends until night time. The first time I came to America I was 11 years old.

Juan P. Murillo, Soccer

“Soccer is such a global sport. It’s amazing when people from different backgrounds and countries can come together for a unified goal. I think we need that in society right now.”

Article via ThurstonTalk

By Holly Reed

From Experience Olympia
By Moira Davin

2018 SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Recognizing game changers and athletes in Thurston County sports

Seven SPSCC student athletes, former student athletes, and coaches have been nominated for the 2018 Sports Awards. Award winners will be announced at the 2018 Sports Awards, hosted by Thurston County's Sports commission, on June 19 at Indian Summer Golf & Country Club from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Read the entire story on the Clipper Athletics website.

 

Aaron Landon had to change the culture of South Puget Sound Community College men’s basketball. Now, it’s not just changed. It’s established. The Clippers claimed a second consecutive Northwest Athletic Conference West Region title with a 74-56 victory against Grays Harbor Wednesday night in the Clipper gym.