The Sterling College Theatre presents An Italian Straw Hat at 8:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, February 12-14, 2009, in Culbertson Auditorium on the SC campus. The Sterling College Theatre production is directed by Diane DeFranco-Kling.
The Sterling College Music Department presents All the World’s a Stage: A Musical Theatre Cabaret at 7:30 p.m., February 20-21, 2009, in Upper Wilson on the SC campus. The Cabaret will feature songs from the SC Concert Choir and small ensembles, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music Mark Clark.
The Sterling College men’s basketball team locked up at least a share of the KCAC regular season championship, after defeating Tabor College last Saturday evening. Sterling remains two games ahead of the University of Saint Mary who lost to Kansas Wesleyan this past Saturday. Sterling can win the outright title with a win in one of its final two regular season games. Sterling’s first opportunity will be Thursday at home against Friends University on senior night.
The Sterling College women had yet another dominating performance last night as they routed the Friends University Falcons at the Gleason Center, 72-33 on senior night.
The Sterling College men’s basketball team had already earned a piece of the pie last Saturday, with a win over Friends last night they get it all to themselves. Sterling beat Friends University last night,71-67, and won the KCAC Championship outright.
Monday, February 23
No.10 McPherson at No.7 Bethany, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Bethel at No.8 Saint Mary, 7 p.m.
Thursday, February 26
Bethel/Saint Mary at No.1 Sterling, 7 p.m.
Bethany/McPherson at No.2 Kansas Wesleyan, 7 p.m.
No.6 Tabor at No.3 Southwestern, 7 p.m.
No.5 Ottawa at No.4 Friends, 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 28
Ottawa/Friends winner vs. USM/BTHL vs. Sterling winner, 7 p.m., at site of higher seed
Southwestern/Tabor winner vs. BTHY/MCPH vs. Kansas Wesleyan winner, 7 p.m., at site of higher seed
The #7 Sterling College women’s basketball team clinched their 10th KCAC Championship Saturday night, with a 65-50 win over the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, KS.
The Lady Warriors will have to share the title with Kansas Wesleyan University, who escaped Bethel College, 75-72, in their final game to finish the season also with a 16-2 record. Sterling will receive the #1 seed in the upcoming KCAC Post Season tournament and will receive the first of two bids KCAC bids to the NAIA Div. II Women’s National Tournament in Sioux City, Iowa, March 11-17, 2009.
The Sterling College men’s basketball team dropped their final regular season game to the Spires of Saint Mary on Saturday night, 84-94.
Both teams used some red hot three point shooting as they closed out the regular season in dynamic fashion. Sterling trailed by three points at the half like they have done many times this season, but could not quite pull off the come back like they have done so many times this season.
On Friday, February 27, Sterling College will host Anthony W. Thompson, chairman and CEO of Thompson National Properties, as its 2009 Oscar Schmidt Convocation speaker. The event will be held at Culbertson Auditorium on the Sterling College campus at 10:00 a.m. The event is open to the public.