Reigning GPAC Player of the Year Hhana Haro and the Concordia softball team has been picked by league coaches to finish fifth in the GPAC, as announced on Thursday (Jan. 10).
With softball season just around the corner, three Crete High School alums are looking forward to another season as teammates. Jamie Lefebure, MacKinsey Schmidt and Camry Moore all call Concordia home.
The Bulldog softball team got acquainted with new head coach Shawn Semler during a successful fall season. A more experienced bunch went a perfect 7-0 during its fall exhibition run.
An appearance in the receiving votes category of the NAIA national poll represented further evidence of the upward trajectory of the Concordia women's cross country program. The Bulldogs are ranked fourth in the GPAC.
Under the direction of new head coach Shawn Semler, the Concordia softball program will open up its 2019 season this coming February. The Bulldogs are scheduled to appear in seven home doubleheaders.
After placing sixth in the GPAC this past spring, the Concordia baseball team returned to practice this fall motivated to be better in 2019. One development this fall was the establishment of a leadership group.
The Bulldog Weekly Report for October 9, 2018, details the Bulldog Athletic Association Athletes of the Week and provides the latest news and notes on Concordia athletics.
Shawn Semler, a coach and educator with 14 years of collegiate head coaching experience, has been tabbed to lead the Bulldog Softball Program. Semler is a native of Bellevue, Neb., and a Peru State College alum.
GPAC Player of the year Hhana Haro was joined by teammates MacKinsey Schmidt and Allysia Thayer on the All-Nebraska softball teams released on June 23 by the Omaha World-Herald.
Todd LaVelle has announced his resignation from the position of head softball coach at Concordia, effective immediately. LaVelle spent the past five seasons leading the Bulldogs, compiling 146 wins.
A transitional phase got underway this fall for the Concordia Softball program, which is being lead by Head Coach Tatum Edwards. The fall has been characterized by an intensified practice and workout schedule.
The Edwards name has earned prestige within the state thanks to Coach Tatum Edwards and her talented sisters. The California native has found a home in Nebraska and is getting comfortable as a head coach.
The 2021 season saw Concordia Softball produce 32 wins and a national tournament berth while competing closely with the nation's best teams. It was the last hurrah for seniors like Hhana Haro and Tori Homolka.
For four years, Hhana Haro and Tori Homolka have shined as the backbone of Concordia Softball. Time is ticking on their college careers, but the memories will last forever.
While bringing back a veteran and accomplished core, Concordia Softball hopes to pick up where it left off in the spring of 2020. The Bulldogs are legit challengers for the GPAC title.
There's good reason why Concordia Softball did not want the 2020 season to end. A talented and mature team returned to the practice field this fall while preparing like a team with GPAC championship aspirations.
The game of softball has taken Céline Lassaigne all over the world. Two years as a standout student-athlete for the Bulldogs was just part of the journey for the French National Coach.
Crete native Camry Moore had really risen to star status in 2020 over the first 14 games of the softball season. She answered a variety of questions in a Q&A with Concordia Athletic Communications.
Before the 2020 season was brought to a halt, the Bulldogs had confirmed what Shawn Semler believed. This team was the real deal. Concordia displayed a mix of talent and chemistry in a hot start.
Behind the likes of Hhana Haro, Tori Homolka, Camry Moore and Kylee Nixon, the Bulldogs are stocked with reliable veterans. Coach Shawn Semler's squad is going by the motto "never settle" in 2020.