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Carroll women make the grade

Now the Carroll College women's basketball team can say they aren't just one of the top 10 teams in the nation athletically, but also academically.

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its winners for the 2007-08 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll Monday and the Saints made their way onto the list, filling out the No. 9 spot with an average GPA of 3.54.

The Saints, who finished last season 27-6 and made it to the NAIA Division I national tournament's "Elite Eight," are one of only two teams that were top 10 on both the list and in the tournament bracket. Only Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), who came in on the list just below Carroll at No. 10, was a Division I school to also make it to the quarterfinal round. Story

Carroll women sign two basketball players

The Carroll College women's basketball program has added two new recruits to their list of 2008 signees.

Junior college standout Sarah McNamee of Miles City Community College and Kirstin King of Anaconda High School added their names to the roster announced head coach Shawn Nelson on Monday. Story

Veltri named Carroll men's associate head basketball coach

Carroll College men's head basketball coach Gary Turcott knew he had made the right decision immediately after hiring Brandon Veltri five years ago.

"When I interviewed him for the job I just knew that he had a great work ethic, honesty and integrity. Those were the things I was looking for," Turcott said. "I knew he'd learn the rest."

And he has. On Wednesday, Veltri was promoted from an assistant to associate head coach by Carroll Athletic Director Bruce Parker. Story

Carroll College cagers sign transfer

Carroll College head men's basketball coach Gary Turcott announced that Gerad Moser, a 5-foot-11 guard from South Puget Sound Community College, will join the Carroll College men's basketball program next season.

Moser was a key player at SPSCC this past season as a true freshman, averaging over 30 minutes and 7.5 points per game. Story

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 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