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“Bird Hannah! Bird Hannah!” LBCC point guard Maddy Oakden yells out the play “Bird” to Hannah Kinniburgh, and the rest of the team. Both post players flash to the elbows, and Maddy Oakden passes the ball to Hannah Kinniburgh, who is on the left elbow. The other post sets Kinniburgh a screen, and Kinniburgh rubs right off that screen, and gets an easy right-hand layup, just how the coaches drew it up.         Hannah Kinniburgh is an 19-year-old freshman LBCC student athlete, who plays power forward for the LBCC women's basketball team. She is majoring in communications. Kinniburgh committed on June 11, 2018. She says, “I committed to LBCC because Maddy Oakden, my friend goes here, and I wanted to follow one of the previous players who went to my high school last year, and she plays basketball for LBCC.” Kinniburgh was very excited that she was going to have a chance to play with her friend, and follow in the footsteps of her ex high scho...

        It’s about 12:45 p.m. on a rainy Thursday afternoon. The basketball class at LBCC is having its routine pick-up games. “Dasaan, get a bucket they can’t hold you.” Dasaan Huey drives past a defender down the line for an easy layup … almost too easy. “Told you they can’t stop you,” one of the players on Huey’s pick-up team says to him. Huey smiles with embarrassment, almost like he knows no one can guard him in that class, but he doesn’t want to brag about it. Dasaan Huey, aka “Dee,” is an 18-year-old freshman LBCC student who is majoring in computer science, but he is in the process of switching it to graphic arts. He chose to go to LBCC because he felt it was better than jumping straight to an university, and he feels he will be better prepared going to a university when he is finished attending LBCC. He has lived in Albany his whole life. He graduated from West Albany High School. Isaac Savage says, “Dasaan is a true homie. Since day one...

LBCC women’s basketball had a painful loss to the Lane Titans on Wednesday, January 23rd. The final score of the game was 85-46. LBCC women's record currently is (9-10 overall, and 3-4 in conference) They are on a four game losing streak, and will need to recuperate fast. Next game against the Chemeketa Storm, who are (9-9 overall, and 4-3 in conference) The Lane Titans record is (19-1 overall, and a perfect 7-0 in conference.) Their only loss, is to the Lower Columbia Red Devils, who are (12-8 overall, and 4-1in conference.) Kalli Frieze put up a fight for the Roadrunners with a double-double. She finished the game with (21 points, and 10 rebounds.) However, the Lane Titans were just too much to handle, all five of Lane's starters had double-digits in scoring. Kalina Rojas, also had a double-double with (12 points, and 11 rebounds.) Kylie Guelsdorf was flirting with a triple-double, she finished with ( 13 points, 12 assist, and 8 rebounds). Megan Still, and Megan Fossen we...