ECC Baseball (19-8) walked off the Hesston Larks in a pitcher’s duel in the first game of a double header sweep 2-1. The second game went the Falcon’s way from start to finish with a 7-1 victory. Hayden Cook created the heroics in the bottom of the seventh inning with a walk-off triple driving in […]
The following student athletes made the President’s List for the Fall 2024 semester taking at least 12 credit hours with a semester grade point average of 3.85 or higher. Alyssa Bruce- Women’s Volleyball Cory Chostner – Baseball James Harrison – Men’s Soccer Kylie Kitchen- Women’s Soccer Ethan Lush- Men’s Soccer Samuel Owen- Smith- Baseball Kylie […]
Jules Denommee, a freshman defender hailing from Montreal, Canada, was honored on November 28 by the NJCAA DII Men’s Soccer committee being named 3rd Team All-American for the 2023 season. His work on the field was recognized by the Region 16 coaches who voted him 1st Team All-Region and 1st Team All-Conference for his hard […]
The East Central College Men’s Soccer Falcons (9-7-2) dropped their quarterfinal match up against the State Fair Community College Roadrunners 1-0 at home. State Fair,#6 seed, scored the lone goal on a wind aided floating shot in the 39th minute. ECC, #3 seed, held the advantage in time of possession and shots on goal, but […]
The East Central College Falcons (9-6-2) were able to get back into the win column with a 3-0 victory over the Missouri Baptist University Spartan Reserve squad. The Falcons were tied at the half 0-0 and ECC looked good, but couldn’t find the net. Jules Denommee took control of the left flank in the second […]
The ECC Men’s Soccer Falcons (8-5-1) knocked off the NJCAA #18 St. Charles Community College Cougars 2-1 at home on Wednesday, October 4 for the annual ‘Flank the Field’ game. A tightly contested match had ECC playing well from start to finish. The first goal of the match was scored on a Ross Watson goal […]
Climbing the ladder and stepping up to play, the ECC Falcons (7-4-1) were able to beat the State Fair Community College Roadrunners in convincing fashion 5-1. The scoring started early in the 12th minute and was led by a goal from number 12 Jacob Wipke. Wipke didn’t waste any time adding his name to the […]
East Central College Men’s Soccer (6-4-1) sunk the Jefferson College Vikings’ ship with a 2-0 MCCAC Conference win on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Falcons blanked their archrival and recorded a big victory for their second win over Jeffco in the last three games. A strong performance defensively had Jay Elliot notching the shutout victory adding […]
East Central College Men’s Soccer (5-4-1) was able to take the bite out of the Metropolitan Community College Kansas City Wolves with a 5-0 home victory. A tightly contested first 38 minutes were moving along and the floodgates then began to open. ECC scored first in the 39th minute when Calogera Melia was able to […]
The ECC Men’s Soccer Falcons (4-4) were able to take down the South Suburban Bulldogs in a well-played match by a score of 2-0. Coming up big from start to finish were the stalwarts on defense, Matt Harp, Damian Kunc, Juan Wagner, Jules Denommee and Jay Elliot in the net. All five starters played extremely […]
A steady onslaught of pressure led to a 4-0 victory for the East Central men’s soccer team (3-3-1) over the North Arkansas Pioneers. A goal in the 28th minute on an excellent run by Dujon Brown set up Calogera Melia for the first goal. Jacob Wipke then went to work scoring two goals of his […]
The East Central College Men’s Soccer Falcons (2-0) found the net a dozen times in a 12-1 win over the Scott County Community College Eagles in Bettendorf, Iowa. A big performance had multiple goal scorers in the match with Cassio da Silva leading the way with 3 goals for the hat trick. Calogera Melia, […]
It was a wild and successful run through the end of the NJCAA Region 16 Tournament for the East Central College Falcons as they won the championship and advanced to the district title game falling to NJCAA ranked #6 Heartland 2-1. ECC was led by their sophomore playmaker Miguel Gonzalez who completed his third season […]
ECC Men’s Soccer (9-10-1) saved their best performances for the end of the season and kept extending their hopes of winning the NJCAA Central District alive to the end. The Falcons eventually fell 2-1 to NJCAA #6 Heartland Community College. The Falcons put together a historic run to the end of the season, rattling of […]
The East Central College Falcons (9-9-1) took one step closer to reaching a team goal for the season by knocking off the National Park College Nighthawks (Hot Springs, AR) 3-2 in the NJCAA Central District semifinal. The game was held at a neutral site on the Mineral Area College campus in Park Hills, MO. The […]
It was a tight match from start to finish with the ECC Falcons (8-9-1) finding a way to keep their winning streak alive claiming the 2022 NJCAA Region 16 DII Men’s Championship 1-0 over St. Louis Community College. The Falcons’ game plan was to score first and hold out the opposition. ECC played well from […]
The biggest victory of the 2022 season to date had the East Central College Falcons (7-9-1) beating the NJCAA DII #18 ranked St. Charles Community College Cougars in a 4-3 overtime thriller for an region tournament semifinal winner. The game was played in cold, wet conditions but on turf allowing the game to be played […]
The ECC Falcons (6-9-1) were able to play through the blustery wind conditions to knock off the State Fair Community College Roadrunners 2-1 in the first round of the NJCAA Region 16 Tournament. SFCC had the wind at their backs the first half and a sustained pressure against the Falcons. In the 35th minute a […]
The Falcons (5-7) were able to cook up another victory by defeating the Southwestern Illinois College Blue Storm 3-2 in overtime. Ross Watson was the regulation time hero of the match as he scored 2 goals, one in the 70th minute and the other in the 81st minute to assure overtime for the Falcons as […]
Come out and cheer on the East Central College women’s and men’s soccer teams as they take on Lewis & Clark Community College and get a free T-Shirt for “Flank the Field” at East Central College on Wednesday, October 12 at 2PM and 4PM. The first 100 fans will get a “Flank the Field” ECC […]
The Falcons (4-7) were able to knock off NJCAA DII #12 St. Louis Community College with a big home victory by a score of 2-1. ECC came into the game with confidence after beating Parkland College 4-0 earlier in the week. Coach Joe Benninger decided to ride the hot hand with starting Mario Pereira in […]
The Falcons (3-7) found the back of the net often at home against the Parkland College Cobras. The setting for the 4-0 win had East Central College playing on an almost perfect pitch with wonderful weather conditions. As the game progressed both East Central and Parkland had a few scoring opportunities in the first half. […]
The Falcons (2-4) were able to pick up their first NJCAA Region 16 victory of the season with a 3-0 game result over the Metropolitan Community College Kansas City Wolves on Sept. 10. A team starved for a positive outcome worked hard to keep the Wolves off the scoreboard in the rain and finished with […]
Former ECC Falcon men’s soccer captain, NJCAA 1st Team All-Region selection and NCAA Academic All-American Leonard Sowa (Berlin, Germany) was named the NCAA DII Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Offensive Player of the Week in the first week of the 2022 season. This season marks Sowa’s fifth year in the United States college game as […]
The East Central College Falcons started the season with a convincing win over the Missouri Baptist University Reserves by a score of 6-0. Ross Watson led the Falcons with three goals and the game winner. Miguel Gonzalez had a goal and two assists for the high-powered Falcon offense who led 5-0 at halftime. On the […]
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Diego Navia was named an NAIA All-American in his first season with the Columbia College Cougars. Navia may have only played one season in a Falcon uniform, but his impact was amazing the way he patrolled the midfield for ECC. He was named 1st Team All-Conference and 1st Team All-Region during the Covid shortened season […]
Second-year sophomore Stephen Akot was honored by the NJCAA Region 16 by being named the NJCAA Region 16 DII Men’s Soccer Player of the Year. The award goes to the player receiving the most votes from the region coaches at the conclusion of the regular season. Akot in his 3rd season at East Central College, […]
The East Central College Falcons improved to 10-4 on the season with a 4-1 win over the Crowder College Roughriders. Stephen Akot was able to score three goals for the hat trick in the match with two coming from penalty kicks. The match scheduled at ECC on Saturday, Oct. 16 was moved to Union Middle […]
NJCAA #19 East Central College knocked of NJCAA #11 Mineral Area in a fast paced match filled with goals. The Falcons found themselves in the lead quickly when Joao Louzada Pimenta fed a ball to Stephen Akot in the 10th minute of the match to give ECC an Early 1-0 lead. Mineral Area answered back […]