Dylan's Journalism Blog

The 10th inning started with a quick three up, three down for the Saints and the Roadrunners took full advantage of their defensive stop. Catcher Ethan Buckley reached second after a throwing error, then was scored by a walk-off single by Kolten Lindstrom . Linn-Benton defeated Mt. Hood 6-5 but then dropped the nightcap 3-1 in NWAC South Region baseball action at Dick McClain Field on the LBCC campus on Wednesday afternoon, March 13. The Roadrunners (8-6, 4-2 NWAC South) started game one hot after starting pitcher Brody McMullen held Mt. Hood scoreless with two strikeouts. Ethan Buckley hit a 2-run single in the bottom of the first to give Linn-Benton a 2-0 lead. Mt. Hood scored one run in the second inning then one in the third, tying the game 2-2. Then after two scoreless innings the Saints took a 4-2 lead in the top of the sixth inning when sophomore Ryoma Imai hit a 2-run single. In the bottom of the seventh, the Roadrunners rallied and took the lead 5-4 when sophomore designate...

  ALBANY, Oregon - With only three seconds on the clock, the Lakers inbounded to guard Raegan Bruner at half court who drove quickly to the basket and was met in the paint by Linn-Benton Freshman Forward Natalia McBride. The ball sailed over Mcbride’s outstretched arms and loud cheers of relief filled the gym as the unsuccessful shot bounced off the back rim. The final buzzer went off and secured the 52-51 win for the Roadrunners. Natalia McBride led the Linn-Benton women's basketball team with a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double in a hard-fought victory over the Southwestern Oregon Community College Lakers on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The teams went back and forth right away with four lead changes in the first quarter, which ended with LB up 15-8. The Roadrunners set the tone defensively and collected four of their seven steals in the first quarter. SWOCC came back firing in the second quarter and took the lead 20-17 by the middle of the quarter before the Roadrunners went on an 8-3 run...

A rainout is typically a baseball player's worst nightmare. But in April 2022 LBCC sophomore Ethan Buckley got the opportunity of a lifetime due to bad weather. Buckley was born in Germany and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, both of his parents were athletes as well and represented South Africa's national baseball and softball teams. He has loved the game since he first picked up a baseball around age 5.    His primary position has been catcher since he was 12 and since then he knew his dream was to play division 1 college baseball in America.  He first came to the United States in 2018 to represent the South Africa U15 national team, and by the time he was 17 started to put his name out to recruiters around the world. In January 2022 Buckley and his childhood coach Tanner Leighton devised a plan to make his dream a reality. Using a recruiting website, Buckley got the email addresses of about 60 coaches in the Northwest and directly contacted them for a tryout. Then, ...

On January 5, just moments after takeoff, a cabin door panel blew off in midair during an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland to Ontario. After investigation it was determined it was mostly likely due to manufacture or installation flaws. Accidents like these are supposed to be prevented by a thorough process called non-destructive testing.   LBCC is home to Oregon’s only two-year NDT program. Scott Ballard was hired in the summer of 2016 to help launch the program. He works with instructors Zachary Milligan and Emily Whittier who have 35 years experience between the two of them. Together they guide students to their Level 1 certificates in NDT. Non-destructive testing is a crucial part of today's quality inspection process used on many products around the world. NDT is used to inspect and evaluate materials, components, or assemblies without destroying their serviceability. This includes testing on aerospace products, nuclear components, and products made with exotic metals ...

Welcome! I am Dylan Hersha, I am currently a student at Linn-Benton College, working on my AAOT for Journalism and Mass Communication. I graduated high school in 2019 and began working full time. After a few years I decided it was time to get back to college and pursue my dream career. I am fully focused and committed to becoming the best sports writer that I can be and hope for my work to not just be published but enjoyed. This term I am most interested in learning how to conduct meaningful, quality interviews that lead to great stories.       Outside of my schooling I am mostly watching, reading and listening to sports events and shows. Mainly pro and college football, basketball and baseball, I also enjoy wrestling, mma and I am recently getting into hockey. Beyond sports I feel the same sort of passion for music. I really enjoy reading and watching musicians talk about and explain their art. I play guitar and am always working on expanding my knowledge and abilit...

“Amazing, unbelievable. I'm speechless.”  That’s how LBCC’s Volleyball Head Coach Jayme Frazier described her team’s perfect season after the Roadrunners became champions of the Northwest Athletic Conference for the third consecutive year.  Freshman Brooklyn Willard sends a spike towards Highline College in the semi Final match of the NWAC Elite 8 tournament.   A brilliant performance capped off the team’s season in the Elite Eight tournament in Lakewood, Washington Nov. 17-19. The Roadrunners’ championship season was fantastic in many ways, the most impressive being their 36-0 record. In 36 games, the team lost only 15 sets, winning the other 108. 25 of their 36 wins were 3-0 sweeps. The Roadrunners entered the tournament as the favorites, sitting atop the South Region with a perfect 33-0 record. On Friday, Nov. 17, the team came in hot and ran through Skagit Valley 3-0. In the Final Four on day two, LBCC played Highline College, who proved to be a tough opponent. Linn-B...