James' News & Reporting Blog

In their first conference matchup of the season, LBCC’s Women’s Basketball team knocked off Chemeketa 69-46. Following the win, the Roadrunners improved to 14-1 on the season.  Chemeketa traveled to the Activities Center at Linn-Benton on Jan 14 hoping to knock off LBCC, ranked No. 6 in the NWAC standings. The Storm came into Albany with a 7-8 record on the season while the Roadrunners aimed to win their 12th straight game.  Junior forward   Brooklynn Hankwitz led the team in scoring with 13 points while shooting over 50% from the field, while guard Kathleen Hale put up 7 points and brought in a whopping 15 rebounds for the Roadrunners.  LB point guard Ruby Krebs said, “Each quarter we kind of reset our mindset. We had a bunch of team goals that we wanted to accomplish and everyone stepped up to fill their roles.” The Roadrunners won each quarter of the game, closing it out in strong fashion by winning the second half 46-28 The Roadrunners are 4-0 in NWAC play, wh...

      I enrolled into Journalism 216 because news & reporting is the field I'd love to work in post college.                My dream is to be a reporter for ESPN, gathering and reporting news for sports geeks such as myself to indulge in.       As of now, I am a Journalism/Communications major. My whole life, I've never envisioned myself working in another workforce aside from the world of sports. That is where my heart lays.       Staying up late watching Pac-12 after-dark football games, traveling state-to-state to catch the biggest games of the year while sitting in the nosebleeds, is what I desire most.      My hope is this class gives me a strong, basic introduction into the world of journalism, by prepping me for real world interviews, real world stories, and dealing with big people. Countless of times I've watched reporters get choked up while...