'08-09 Membership Form

August 25:
   Meet the Athletes
       6:30pm - Bandshell south
             of courthouse

Booster Club Newsletters:
   2007-08
      Issue 1 - Jan. '08
      Basketball Preview
   2006-07
      Issue I - Feb. '07
      Issue II - July '07

Junior Cougar Club Newsletters:
   2007-08
      Issue 1 - Jan. '08

Junior Cougar Boosters inside the Barton men's basketball huddle prior to tip-off

The voice of the Cougars,
Sacha Sanguinetti and his Junior Cougar Broadcaster of the night Morgan Kaiser

Junior Cougar Broadcaster of the night Morgan Kaiser and Lady Cougar Basketball Head Coach Chance Lindley

Thiago Cordeiro helps a little Cougar dunk the ball

Meet the Athletes Picnic
Monday August 25th the Booster Club is hosting the annual “Meet the Athletes Picnic”. The event will begin around 6:30pm at the bandshell just south of the courthouse. This FREE event is a great opportunity to meet all the athletes, coaches, and enjoy food provided by the Booster Club. Bring a friend, neighbor, and the whole family for a sneak preview and fun with the ’08-09 Cougars!

We hope you will join us in the upcoming season and become part of the Cougar Booster Club! Membership information available by clicking Membership Form.

Cougar Athletics '07-08 Awards Banquet
Cougar Athletics announced its special awards at the annual Athletic Banquet May 6th. (More Pics)

		Ryan Brathwaite Male Student-Athlete of the Year
	Whitney Boeh	Le Nguyen Trang
	Female Student-Athletes of the Year
		Jon Pike Most Inspirational Male Student-Athlete
		Crisitin Haines Most Inspirational Female Student-Athlete
		Mike Warren 700 Barton Wins and 800 Career Wins
		KB Bell Recognition for serving as a KJCCC softball umpire for 25 years

Cougar Booster Club By-Law Updates
The Booster Club By-Laws will be voted on at the annual membership meeting May 6th. If you have any comments or questions regarding the By-Laws, please contact Mike Minton at (800) 290-1368 or by e-mail at mminton@bmikansas.com
To view the Cougar Booster By-Laws click here.

Cougar Booster Club General Membership Annual Meeting and Athletic Banquet
Tuesday May 6th @ 6:00pm
Highland Hotel Convention Center, 3017 W. 10th Street – Great Bend
6:00pm - General Membership Meeting
6:30pm - Athletic Banquet
This is a night you don't want to miss as we enjoy and pay respects one last time to our '07-08 Student-Athletes!
All Booster Club Members, general public, and parents of student-athletes are encouraged to attend! Annual membership meeting.....Enjoy some great food.....Hear post-season updates from all the coaches.....sit back and enjoy season highlight video from all Barton sports.
Ticket Information:
  Booster Club Members - Free
  Non-Boosters or Parents - $10 each
  Sponsor an Athlete - $10 donation
RSVP required by Thursday May 1st by contacting Todd at 792-9241 or e-mailing mooret@bartonccc.edu

Cougar Booster Club '08-09 Memberships
Booster Club Memberships for the '08-09 year are now available. Purchase by May 6th to lock in '07-08 rates! '08-09 Membership Form

Cougar Booster Club General Membership Meeting
Tuesday February 26th @ 6:30pm
Best Western Angus Inn, 2920 10th Street – Great Bend
All Booster Club Members are encouraged to attend! Enjoy some great food catered by Delgado’s Mexican Restaurant….Hear post-season updates from the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches…..Season updates from the Baseball, Softball, Track, Tennis, and Golf coaches……and recruiting updates from all the coaches.

RSVP appreciated….contact Todd at 792-9241 or mooret@bartonccc.edu

Non-Booster Members are encouraged to attend as well for a night with the Cougars!

'07-08 Cougar Booster Club "Boosters-of-the-Year"
	Congrats to the Slater Family! The Slaters, along with son J.B., are very active in Cougar events by either participating or sponsoring. From all of us at Barton…thank you Slater family…..and all fellow Cougar supporters for all your support! You are definitely an integral part of Barton and Cougar Athletics!

Register now for the Big Bertha Giveaway
The Cougar Booster Club is raffling off a complete set of Callaway Bertha Golf Clubs. Suggested donations for the raffle are $1 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5. Clubs include Big Bertha Irons (4-SW), Great Big Bertha 460 Driver, Big Bertha 3 & 5 Wood, and X-Series Bag w/stand. Drawing will be held at halftime of the Cougar Men's game Feb. 23rd against Hutchinson. *Need not be present to win and we will even ship to you.
For more information or acquire a ticket, contact Todd.

2008 Athletic Hall of Fame Class & Celebration
This Saturday evening, February 2nd, the Barton Athletic Department and Booster Club will induct their 2008 Athletic Hall of Fame class. This year’s inductees are:
Tom Stickney – Contributor
Jack Bowman – 1st track coach and only football coach and diving coach at Barton
Sydney Bwalya – Tennis player

Please join us Saturday evening to celebrate this Hall of Fame class. The inductions will take place during halftime of the men’s basketball game vs. Pratt. The women’s game will begin at 6:00 PM, and the men’s game will begin around 8:00 PM.

Following the men’s game, all Cougar Booster club members are invited to attend a social at Stickney’s Distributing, 503 Williams in Great Bend, to celebrate the Hall of Fame Inductions. Pizza, cake, and beverages will be provided.

Kids Clinic with the Cougars!
The Barton County Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams will be offering a free kids basketball clinic this Saturday. This clinic is open to boys and girls ages 5 and up. Participants will have the opportunity to meet Barton basketball players and coaches, improve basketball skills, compete for prizes, and be a part of player introductions. Clinic will begin at 4:00pm and conclude by 5:30pm at the Kirkman Activity Center on the Barton campus. For more information contact Todd Moore at 792-9241 or mooret@bartonccc.edu.

Cancellation/Postponement Alerts
If you are a Booster Club member and would like to receive text messages on your cell phone of cancellations/postponements of athletic events, e-mail Todd. Include your name and cell phone number.
E-mails will also be sent to Booster Club members if e-mail address is on file and computer access is available. If you are not on the Booster Club e-mail distribution list, contact Todd.

Junior Cougar Tip-Off Party
The Cougar Booster Club's first Junior Cougar party of the year will be held on Tuesday, November 6 at 6:30pm. We'll meet in the Cougar Den for pizza, pop, and meet with Barton student-athletes. Junior Cougars will also get their T-shirt, team photos, and participate in games at halftime of the Lady Cougars basketball game vs Central Christian JV. RSVP required - contact Todd at 792-9241

General Membership Meeting
The Cougar Booster Club's first general membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 23 at 6:30pm at Stickney Distributing, 503 Williams. Come out to enjoy some great food and beverages and hear the latest about Cougar Athletics from Barton coaches! (Memberships will be available to purchase at the meeting)

Be a part of the Cougar Booster team!
Give someone the gift of being on the Cougar Team!
The Cougar Booster Club has youth memberships available for $10 and single or family memberships available for only $25! Click here for membership information and form. If you have troubles opening the membership form, call Todd at (620) 793-2216 or e-mail Todd.
"Junior Cougar" Youth Membership - $10
   Includes:
     *Barton T-shirt
     *Autographed team photos
     *Invited to be on court for basketball game player introductions
     *Opportunity to be a ball girl/boy for home basketball games
"Booster Club" Individual/Family Membership - $25
   Includes:
     *Receive e-mails of Athletic press releases, game
            statistics, and newsletters.
     *Receive newsletters from Booster Club and/or Athletic Department
     *Invitation/Admission to Booster Club and/or
       Athletic Department banquets and special events
     *Booster Club membership card
         - Receive 10% discount on Booster Club merchandise
"Cougar Den Membership"
   *Add'l option with paid Booster Club membership
     $25 - Individual Cougar Den Membership
     $40 - Family Cougar Den Membership
      *The Cougar Den is located on the press box level of the gym. The Cougar Den is a great place to socialize with other Booster members and enjoy food and beverages during home basketball games.

Meet the Athletes Picnic
This coming Monday night (Aug. 20th) the Booster Club is hosting the annual “Meet the Athletes Picnic”. The event will begin around 6:30pm at the bandshell just south of the courthouse. This FREE event is a great opportunity to meet all the athletes, coaches, and enjoy food provided by the Booster Club. Bring a friend, neighbor, and the whole family for a sneak preview and fun with the ’07-08 Cougars!

We hope you will join us in the upcoming season and become part of the cougar Booster Club! Membership information will be released soon. Continue to visit this website, watch your mailboxes, or simply e-mail Todd to obtain your '07-08 membership form.

Congrats to the HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2007
  Danny Biggs, David Chadd, Dick Nagy, & Shauna Struckhoff

Join the excitement of being a Cougar! more

Kid's Clinic with the Cougars! *photo courtesy of Lori Slater

Andrea Barber with Park Elementary kids

Barton to induct 3 into 2006 Sports Hall of Fame Class
The Barton County Community College Hall of Fame Class of 2006 will included arguably the best women’s basketball in the history of the school, a very successful player and coach at the school and one of the most stable, reliable, and popular individuals to ever be a part of Barton County Athletics. The induction of Wendy Okeson (Benisch), Tony Hobson, and Dana Foss will take place Saturday night when the Seward County Saints pay a visit to the Barton County Gym in the Cougars regular season finale.

Okeson holds nearly every scoring record and several rebounding records for the Barton County women in her 2-year stint Barton at the turn of the century. Hobson was her coach at the time, guiding Okeson and the Cougars to a 5th place finish at the NJCAA Tournament in 2000. Hobson was also a standout basketball player for the Cougars, holding the single-game scoring mark for the Cougars for more than 20 years before it was broken. Foss has been a member of the athletic department for 31 years. She had become more than an assistant to many, many members of the athletic department during her time.

Star studded Barton Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2005 announced
The Barton County Community College Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2005 will be recognized for its success after Barton as much, if not more, than their success at the college. Their success while at Barton was by no means limited with the quartet combing to help Barton win 8 NJCAA Track National Titles, 15 NJCAA individual and relay gold medals, as well as a pair NJCAA volleyball final fours. Since that time, the star-studded quartet has captured 7 Olympic medals – 4 Gold – and become one of the top young coaches in the collegiate volleyball. Veronica Campbell, Derrick Brew, Bernard Williams, and Suzie (Wiemers) Fritz will take their place on the wall of the Hall of Fame at Barton County, Saturday, February 26, at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Butler County at the Barton County Gym. The 2005 class is the 6th Hall of Fame class for Barton.