April
Riegler’s 11-K Complete Game Helps Sandburg Split With Cougars
Friday, April 30, 2021 — Isaac Riegler (McLean, Ill./Olympia) turned in an 11-strikeout complete game in the nightcap to help the Carl Sandburg College baseball team split a doubleheader with Illinois Central on Thursday at the William “Bill” Hungate ...
Unbeaten Season for Sandburg Esports' Hoke Ends in Hearthstone Semis
Thursday, April 29, 2021 — Skyler Hoke came up just short in his quest to become the first national champion in the history of Carl Sandburg College esports. Hoke, a sophomore from Alexis, dropped his semifinal match Wednesday night in the playoffs of the NJCAA Esports ...
Beck Shoots 78 for Sandburg Men’s Golf at Illinois Valley
Thursday, April 29, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team placed fourth in the fifth Arrowhead Conference meet of the spring season, hosted by Illinois Valley on Wednesday at Senica’s Oak Ridge. Playing as an individual, Cooper Beck ...
Wolfe Homers, Pitches Complete Game in Chargers’ Win at Kishwaukee
Thursday, April 29, 2021 — Emma Wolfe (Dunlap, Ill./Dunlap) homered and earned the win in the circle in the Carl Sandburg College’s softball team’s 10-2 Arrowhead Conference win Wednesday at Kishwaukee. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was ...
Sandburg Hosting Shakespeare Theater Camp for HS Students June 14-18
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 — Carl Sandburg College’s Corporate & Leisure College is giving teens an opportunity to get on stage this summer with its Shakespeare Theater Camp from June 14-18. Led by Sandburg theater instructor Robert Thompson, the camp is for ...
Scott Turns in Strong Start for Sandburg in Loss at Heartland
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 — Cam Scott delivered a strong start for the Carl Sandburg College baseball team, but Heartland held the Chargers to just two hits in an 11-1 loss on Tuesday night at the Corn Crib. Heartland 11, Sandburg 1 (7 ...
Wolf’s 4-RBI Game Not Enough for Chargers Against Eagles
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 — Kayla Wolf (Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Valley Central) knocked in four runs in the opener, but Illinois Valley handed the Carl Sandburg College softball team a pair of losses in an Arrowhead Conference doubleheader Tuesday. GAME 1 Illinois Valley ...
Sandburg’s Otting Takes 5th in Conference Meet at Highland
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 — Grant Otting (Taylor Ridge, Ill./Rockridge) placed fifth individually and the Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team took third place in the fourth Arrowhead Conference meet of the season Tuesday at Park Hills. Otting birdied the first ...
Sandburg Men’s Hooper Wilson Named to All-Region IV Team
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 — Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball sophomore Jean Luc Wilson (East Moline, Ill./United Township) was voted by coaches to the All-Region IV Division II team after a season that saw him finish among the leading scorers in the ...
Outdoor Production of ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ May 7-9 at Sandburg
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 — Call it Shakespeare by the Pond. Carl Sandburg College Theatre is taking the work of the Bard of Avon outdoors with its production of “Love’s Labour’s Lost” from May 7-9. Directed by Sandburg theater ...
Hoke Hoping to Become Sandburg’s First Esports National Champion
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 — When Skyler Hoke heard Carl Sandburg College was starting a competitive esports program, he didn’t need anyone to convince him to sign up. “I believe I joined esports the first day it was available,” said ...
Chargers Rally Late in Game 2, but Drop 2 on Road to Skyhawks
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College softball team forced extra innings in Game 2, but Sauk Valley pulled out a walk-off win to sweep the Chargers in an Arrowhead Conference doubleheader on Monday afternoon. GAME 1 Sauk Valley 8, Sandburg 1 ...
Heintzelman Leads Sandburg Women’s Golf in Dual vs. Augie JV
Monday, April 26, 2021 — Averi Heintzelman (Sterling, Ill./Sterling) posted the low round for the Carl Sandburg College women’s golf team for the second straight event as the Chargers hosted Augustana JV in a dual meet Sunday at Lake Bracken Country ...
Chargers Pile on 27 Runs in Sweep of Kishwaukee
Monday, April 26, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College baseball totaled 27 runs in a pair of five-inning Arrowhead Conference wins over Kishwaukee on Saturday at the William “Bill” Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex. GAME 1 Sandburg 15, Kishwaukee 3 (5 ...
Chargers Sweep Highland as Part of 2-2 Weekend
Monday, April 26, 2021 — An Arrowhead Conference sweep of Highland on Friday afternoon highlighted a 2-2 weekend for the Carl Sandburg College softball team. FRIDAY GAME 1 Sandburg 8, Highland 5 ...
Sandburg Recognized for Swiftness in Completing Annual Audit
Friday, April 23, 2021 — Carl Sandburg College was recently recognized for being the fastest among community colleges its size nationwide in the completion of its annual audit. Sandburg’s efforts were commended by Merritt Research Services, which since 2010 has ...
Sandburg Men’s Golfer Hopping Co-Medalist at Lake Bracken
Friday, April 23, 2021 — Cole Hopping (Vermont, Ill./VIT) was co-medalist and the Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team took third in an Arrowhead Conference meet hosted by the Chargers on Thursday at Lake Bracken Country Club. Hopping shared medalist honors ...
Benson’s Tiebreaking Blast Helps Chargers to Split at Black Hawk
Friday, April 23, 2021 — Maddi Benson (Spring Bay, Ill./Metamora) hit a tiebreaking home run in Game 1 to help the Carl Sandburg College softball team split an Arrowhead Conference doubleheader at Black Hawk on Thursday. GAME 1 Sandburg 8, Black Hawk 5 ...
Sandburg IT Programs Prepare Students in Emerging Industry
Thursday, April 22, 2021 — Each time you log in to check your email, view the latest posts on Instagram or see what’s trending on Twitter, it’s easy to forget the internet can still be a place where your personal information is ...
Sandburg Softball Drops Pair at Home to Skyhawks
Thursday, April 22, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College softball team suffered a pair of Arrowhead Conference losses Wednesday to Sauk Valley at the William "Bill" Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex. GAME 1 Sauk Valley 12, Sandburg 3 (6 innings) Sauk ...
Chargers Come Up Short on Road Against Cougars
Thursday, April 22, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College baseball team landed on the short end of a high-scoring, back-and-forth nine-inning game Wednesday at Illinois Central, falling 14-11. Illinois Central 14, Sandburg 11 ...
Carl Sandburg College Hosting Varied Trades Career Expo April 23
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 — Businesses and organizations from varied trades will be on hand to meet with job seekers at Carl Sandburg College’s Varied Trades Career Expo from 10 a.m.-noon April 23 in John M. Lewis Gymnasium on Sandburg’s Main Campus in ...
Sandburg Men’s Golf 3rd at Kishwaukee as Trio of Chargers Shoot in 70s
Monday, April 19, 2021 — Three Chargers shot in the 70s to help the Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team take third at an Arrowhead Conference meet hosted by Kishwaukee on Friday at Fairways Golf Course. Sandburg was led by Trace White (Mount Pleasant, ...
Chargers Shoot Season-Low, Post 4 Top-10s at IC Women’s Preview
Monday, April 19, 2021 — All four members of the Carl Sandburg College women’s golf team posted top-10 finishes in the Illinois College Women’s Preview on Saturday at the Links at Jacksonville. Averi Heintzelman (Sterling, Ill./Sterling) led Sandburg ...
Sandburg Softball Stopped Over Weekend by Wisconsin Teams
Monday, April 19, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College softball team was swept in doubleheaders Saturday at home against Madison and Sunday at Bryant & Stratton. SATURDAYGAME 1 Madison 11, Sandburg 3 (5 innings) ...
Chargers End Skid With Pair of Blowout Wins Over IVCC
Monday, April 19, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College baseball team earned a pair of 10-run victories Saturday at home over Illinois Valley, snapping an eight-game skid for the Chargers. The wins came after Sandburg was swept in a doubleheader Friday at Madison. FRIDAYGAME ...
Chargers Drop 2 at Home to Chaparrals
Friday, April 16, 2021 — Playing for the first time in 10 days, the Carl Sandburg College softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader against DuPage on Friday at the William “Bill” Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex. The Chaparrals won the opener ...
Welding Classes Through Sandburg’s Corporate & Leisure College May 15 & 22
Thursday, April 15, 2021 — Carl Sandburg College’s Corporate & Leisure College is providing an opportunity for welders to sharpen their tools and for others to spark their interest in the trade. The College will host a pair of welding classes from 8 a.m.-4:30 ...
Loss to North Platte Ends Sandburg Volleyball’s Stay at Nationals
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College volleyball team’s third trip in the last four seasons to the NJCAA Division II Volleyball Championship came to a close Wednesday as the Chargers lost 25-11, 25-18, 25-13 to North Platte (Neb.) in a ninth-place ...
Chargers Drop Pair of 1-Run Games on Road Against Braves
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College baseball came up on the short end of a pair of walk-off losses in an Arrowhead Conference doubleheader Tuesday at Black Hawk. GAME 1 Black Hawk 1, Sandburg 0 ...
Sandburg Men’s Soccer Stays Unbeaten With 4-0 Win at Kankakee
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — Guylberson Camille (Key West, Fla./Key West) had two goals and an assist for the second straight game as the Carl Sandburg College men’s soccer team remained unbeaten with a 4-0 victory at Kankakee on Tuesday. Camille gave the Chargers ...
Sandburg Volleyball Drops Opener at Nationals to No. 3 Tritons
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College volleyball team put up a strong fight against third-seeded Iowa Central but dropped its first-round match of the NJCAA Division II Volleyball Championship to the Tritons 25-15, 25-22, 25-19 on Tuesday at Alliant Energy ...
Sandburg Alumna, Husband ‘Doing the Right Thing’ With Historic 7-Figure Pledge to Carl Sandburg College
Monday, April 12, 2021 — Though she and her husband made a historic pledge to Carl Sandburg College last year, Tracey Moore Baker hadn’t set foot in a building here in decades until last week. During a campus tour April 5, Moore Baker marveled at the ...
Sandburg Men’s Soccer Opens Season With Win at Kishwaukee
Monday, April 12, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College men’s soccer team kicked off its season with a 4-2 victory at Kishwaukee on Saturday. The Chargers, who led 2-1 at halftime, got two goals and an assist from freshman Guylberson Camille (Key West, Fla./Key ...
Chargers Drop 2 on Road Against Scots
Monday, April 12, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College baseball team came up short in both ends of a doubleheader Sunday at McHenry County, falling 4-3 and 16-6. GAME 1 McHenry County 4, Sandburg 3 ...
Sandburg Baseball Win Streak Snapped at 8 Games
Friday, April 09, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College baseball team’s winning streak was snapped at eight games Friday as Black Hawk swept an Arrowhead Conference doubleheader with the Chargers at the William “Bill” Hungate Baseball/Softball ...
Shark Dissection a Jaw-Dropping Experience for Sandburg Upward Bound Math-Science Students
Friday, April 09, 2021 — When Kayla Pinedo’s mother asked her about the large package that unexpectedly arrived at their house, she wasn’t quite sure how to respond. “I didn’t know how to say, ‘Mom, it’s a baby ...
Turning to Teaching an ‘Amazing Opportunity’ for New Sandburg Instructor Seifert
Friday, April 09, 2021 — Teaching was something Josh Seifert had planned to do at some point in his professional career. He just didn’t expect it to be at age 32. “I had a professor at my alma mater, Culver-Stockton College, Jim Cosgrove, who inspired ...
After Becoming a Mom, Djunga Continues Forward at Sandburg to Honor Hers
Friday, April 09, 2021 — Nana Djunga first enrolled at Carl Sandburg College to support and set an example for her daughter. She’s continuing her educational path to honor her late mother. A native of Congo, Djunga moved to Galesburg in 2011 as part of the ...
Addition of Virtual Sandburg Student Art Show a Welcome Sight for Nichols
Friday, April 09, 2021 — One of Jennie Nichols’ favorite memories of growing up was attending art shows with her mother, carefully examining each piece and sharing their thoughts with one another. When Nichols and her mom, Mechelle Rylander, viewed last ...
Simulator Donation Allows Chargers Golf Teams to Work on Game Year-Round
Friday, April 09, 2021 — When rain, snow and frigid temperatures blanket the Midwest, members of the Carl Sandburg College men’s and women’s golf teams will be able to play 18 holes under clear skies and sunshine. And they won’t even have to ...
Sandburg Alum Turner Captures ‘Stages of Quarantine’ on Canvas
Friday, April 09, 2021 — As the world went into quarantine last spring, Madelyn Turner put paintbrush to canvas. Turner, a 2019 Carl Sandburg College graduate, was nearing the end of her spring term at Knox College last year as COVID-19 began to spread, and the school ...
Monthly Care Packages Help Carl Sandburg College Students Recharge From Home
Friday, April 09, 2021 — With most Carl Sandburg College students not attending classes on campus for much of the 2020-21 school year, Genny Stevens wanted to find a way to keep them engaged. As Stevens, Sandburg’s coordinator of student life, and members of ...
3 Chargers Selected to All-Region IV District A Volleyball Team
Friday, April 09, 2021 — A trio of Carl Sandburg College volleyball players — freshman Carley Reeves-Eakins (Branson, Mo./Reeds Spring), sophomore Annie McKim (Yates City, Ill./homeschooled) and freshman Jerzi Johnson (Monmouth, Ill./United) — were ...
2021 Sandburg Student Art Show Goes Virtual Once Again
Friday, April 09, 2021 — For the second consecutive year, Carl Sandburg College’s annual Student Art Show has gone virtual. This year’s show is on display through May 3 in the Lonnie Eugene Stewart Art Gallery on Sandburg’s Main Campus in ...
Keeping Up With Accreditation
Friday, April 09, 2021 — As we close in on the end of the academic year, Carl Sandburg College is also closing in on completing its reaccreditation process through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). What does that mean, and how does it affect you? To answer those ...
Carl Sandburg College to Host Industrial & Skilled Trades Career Expo April 15
Thursday, April 08, 2021 — Carl Sandburg College will host an Industrial and Skilled Trades Career Expo from 4-8 p.m. April 15 in the Center for Manufacturing Excellence on its Main Campus in Galesburg, 2051 Tom L. Wilson Blvd., for individuals searching for a job or ...
Wilson Scores 24 for Chargers in Region IV Tourney Defeat
Thursday, April 08, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team hung tough with nationally ranked South Suburban for a half but saw its season end with an 87-66 loss to the Bulldogs on Wednesday in the semifinals of the Region IV Division II ...
Chargers Will Open Against No. 3 Iowa Central in NJCAA Div. II Volleyball Championship
Wednesday, April 07, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College volleyball team will take on third-seeded Iowa Central at 9 a.m. Tuesday to begin the NJCAA Division II Volleyball Championship. The Chargers (10-8), making their third national tournament appearance in the last four ...
Sandburg Community Garden Volunteer Meeting April 15
Wednesday, April 07, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College Community Garden will have an informational meeting for new, returning and interested volunteers from noon-1 p.m. April 15 in Room B20 on Sandburg’s Main Campus in Galesburg, 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd. The ...
Sandburg Men’s Golf Opens Spring Schedule With 2nd-Place Finish
Wednesday, April 07, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team started its spring season with a second-place finish Tuesday in an Arrowhead Conference meet hosted by Sauk Valley at Deer Valley Golf Club. The Chargers’ Grant Campbell (Earlville, ...
Great Scott! Cam Scott Hits 3 HRs in G1, Earns CG Win in G2 as Chargers Win 8th in a Row
Tuesday, April 06, 2021 — Cam Scott (Mapleton, Ill./Illini Bluffs) swatted three home runs in Game 1 and pitched a four-hit complete game in the nightcap as the Carl Sandburg College baseball team ran its win streak to eight with a doubleheader sweep at Sauk Valley on ...
Sandburg Softball Notches 1st Win in Split With Black Hawk
Tuesday, April 06, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College softball team earned its first victory of the season as it split an Arrowhead Conference-opening doubleheader with Black Hawk on Tuesday at the William “Bill” Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex. GAME 1 ...
Chargers Extend Win Streak to 6 With Sweeps of Joliet, Sauk Valley
Monday, April 05, 2021 — The Carl Sandburg College baseball team erupted for 10 homers and 67 runs in four games over the weekend as the Chargers picked up a sweep of Joliet on Friday and added an Arrowhead Conference sweep of Sauk Valley on Saturday at the William ...
Sandburg Volleyball Clinches Region IV Title, Punches Ticket to NJCAA National Tourney for 3rd Time in 4 Seasons
Friday, April 02, 2021 — For the third time in four seasons, the Carl Sandburg College volleyball team is headed to nationals. The Chargers punched their ticket to the NJCAA Division II National Championships with a 22-25, 25-14, 25-23, 26-24 victory over Triton on ...