October 26, 2006 SAINTS BOOKSTORE BASKETBALL BENEFIT NIGHT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 (6:30 P.M. @ THE GREEN HOUSE) Donations support Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Seward, Haskell and Stevens Counties JUST 2 MORE DAYS UNTIL THE START OF SAINTS BASKETBALL This Saturday, October 28 at 6:30 p.m. will be the Saints Bookstore Basketball Benefit Night at the Green House, where the 2006-2007 Seward County Community College men’s and women’s basketball programs will host a night of fun for children and adults of all ages. This year the benefit night will support Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Seward, Haskell and Stevens Counties . Admission is free, and all goodwill donations will be accepted at the door. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS FACT OF THE DAY: - The Big Brothers Big Sisters organization has been active with Seward County Saints Athletic programs for the past four years. Since 2003-2004, there have been 34 student-athletes from SCCC who have been matched with a Little Brother or Little Sister. The Saints baseball team has taken the opportunity to do group activities with the organization with every member of the Saints baseball team interacting with the potential Little Brothers and Little Sisters. The SCCC baseball team has enjoyed several activities with BBBS including, fishing, skeet-shooting, hunter safety, Air Museum tours, swimming, bowling, and pizza and baseball outings. - To learn more go to www.ksbbbs.org NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE PREVIEW A.J. Allen Hank Harris Martrelle Patterson Every season there are challenging non-conference games on the Saints and Lady Saints schedule, that will help prepare the coaches and players for what is ahead in the competitive Jayhawk West Conference. The Saints and Lady Saints also host the yearly Classics at the Green House including, the Pepsi Classic (Nov. 2-4), Wendy’s Classic (Nov. 17-18) and Pizza Hut Classic (Dec. 8-9). The Jayhawk Shootout (Dec. 1-3) is the only weekend in the non-conference schedule where both the men’s and women’s programs will be in action at the same road venue ( Coffeyville , Kan. ). The Lady Saints finish their non-conference schedule with a yearly trip to a destination that will typically provide a little warmer weather. This season head coach Toby Wynn and the Lady Saints will travel to Palm Springs , California , where they will play Dec. 29-30, before returning back to Liberal for the start of conference play. The Saints non-conference schedule includes three games at home in the Pepsi Classic against Sterling J.V. (Nov. 2), North Lake C.C. (Nov. 3) and Odessa J.C. (Nov. 4). On Nov. 10, the Saints will welcome Northern Oklahoma-Enid for a 6:00 p.m. tip-off at the Green House. The Wendy’s Classic will bring in Trinidad State College (Nov. 17) and Clarendon College (Nov. 18) for two competitive match-up’s at the Green House. The Saints will take to the road for five straight games starting at Kansas Newman J.V. (Nov. 22), before they play at the Pratt Thanksgiving Tournament against Cowley College (Nov. 24) and Lamar C.C. (Nov. 25). The most intriguing game on the Saints non-conference schedule will be their opening game at the Jayhawk Shootout against the defending Region VI Champion, Coffeyville Red Ravens (Dec. 1). SCCC will also play Labette C.C. (Dec. 3) to finish their competition at the shootout. The Saints will finish their non-conference schedule at the Pizza Hut Classic against Brown Mackie (Dec. 8) and Frank Phillips College (Dec. 9). Come be a part of the Saints Bookstore Basketball Benefit Night on Saturday, October 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Green House. Help support Big Brothers Big Sisters and Lady Saints Basketball on Saturday night!