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The Cougar

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Ryan Stoneberg (Class of 1995) stretches Salvador Perez, catcher for the KC Royals.

Most athletes dream of making it thrown slightly up the line to the pros, but quickly realize it is allowing a run to score, which sent often just that – a dream. The the game to extra innings. We You are one of more than percentage of athletes that continue exploded for a ton of runs to win. 100,000 who attended LCC. In an their careers past college is less than To be so close to losing and then effort to provide better one percent. For Ryan Stoneberg, an achieve a program goal was opportunities, resources and alumnus of Lassen Community surreal.” services to more of our alumni College and former Cougar baseball He shared another memory, and friends, we are creating player, he realized there is more this one from 1995 when the team exciting and meaningful changes than one way to get to the big hosted Mission College in the first to how alumni can get involved leagues. round of the playoffs. and support LCC students. Stoneberg was an All Conference “We won the first game of the Help us build our alumni pitcher at LCC from 1993-96. He best of three series. We needed network by emailing us at moved to Susanville following his one more to advance to the next [email protected] senior year of high school in round,” said Stoneberg. or by visiting Olympia, Washington. In his That night, the area received www.lassencollege.edu and go to freshman year as a redshirt, the six inches of snow. the “Support LCC” tab to sign up Cougars defeated Sacramento City “The team spent the entire day with our alumni directory. College to advance to the Final Four. laboring to clear the field and we

Upcoming Events Stoneberg recalls the special won the game the next day. It was moment; “I was sitting in the dugout, one of the better games I pitched at May 26 – Graduation with two outs, down one run with a Lassen, five innings 10 strikeouts June 12 – Summer Semester Begins runner on base. We hit a routine July 18-23 – Lassen County Fair ground ball to third and the ball was STONEBERG, PAGE 4 August 21 – Fall Semester Begins 12

Last year, the Lassen College Foundation Board created the 100 Club, a way to Women’s Basketball donate to the Lassen College Foundation Scholarship Fund Three season ending knee while also bringing awareness injuries and academic ineligibility to the Foundation and its plagued the Lady Cougars, forcing annual scholarship program for them to recruit mid-season from local high school graduating other Lassen teams, including seniors. volleyball and soccer. The team Those who join the 100 costs. Every 15 members cover finished 4-21 overall. Hailee Club are part of a group of that cost for one year. Simpson and Carissa Shaffer were community leaders who want “The 100 Club members see named to the All Conference Team. to make a difference in the the value of higher education,”

Susanville community. The first said LCC President and Men’s Basketball 100 people to donate $100.00 Superintendent, Dr. Marlon Hall. The Cougars improved or more to the Lassen College “They know that educational tremendously from the previous Foundation Scholarship Fund attainment not only affects the year, finishing with an overall receive an exclusive pin student’s life, but also affects the record of 15-13 (5-5 in GVC) and (pictured). Each pin represents growth and prosperity of our winning nine more games than in a donation equivalent to two community.” the 2016-17 season. The team units for a student toward the To purchase your pin and made the playoffs but lost in the 60 required for an Associate’s support the Foundation, contact first round to Sierra College, 56- Degree. It pays for seven David Teeter at 530.310.8279 or 52. They were also the Mendocino percent of their annual tuition [email protected]. College Tournament Champions.

Spencer Cole describes himself as a nerd. Actually, the sophomore math major calls himself a “full-on nerd.” However ask any of his professors and classmates, and most likely they’ll use words like inquisitive, adventurous, motivated, and really smart. Cole is a 2017 graduate of Mt. Lassen Charter School as well as a 2017 Lassen College Foundation scholarship recipient. He will be graduating from LCC this May (2017) with his Associates of Science at the ripe old age of 17 years old and plans to attend the University of Nevada at Reno to study Mechanical Engineering in the fall.

COLE, PAGE 4 Cole (left) has been a reliable fixture in the Math Lab during his time at Lassen. 12

The Fifth Annual Louis Price Benefit Concert & Dance took place on February 24 at the Lassen College Sports Complex. The event has grown to become an annual celebration of Black History Month and raise money for the Lassen College Foundation’s Scholarship Fund to benefit local graduating seniors in the Lassen College District planning to attend Lassen College. The event began with a free “soul food” inspired lunch and was open to the public. Later that evening, the three-hour event featured Louis Price, formerly of and , saxophonist, Kenny Poulson, and local singers and musicians. Nearly 350 danced to favorites, while raising nearly $12,000 for the scholarship fund.

A special thank you to our sponsors …

Billington Ace Hardware Banner Lassen State Farm – Brian Wilson Andrew Wellborn NST Engineering, INC Dr. Larry Gideon Carlson’s Tire Pro Mayu Capital Lending Jackson’s Service Center AALRR Susanville Auto Center Lassen County Arts Council Western NV Supply Lassen County FCU Zaengles Jim & Sophia Wages Steve Smith Charitable Fund Lou Hamilton Lumberjacks Susanville Indian Rancheria Judge Tony Mallery Lynn Adkins Family Plumas Bank Jenny Diaz Four Tribes Construction Danette Jones Gentry Integrated Insurance Brokers Emily Broderick Rives Construction Paige Broglio Safeway Nancy Cardenas Toni and Terry Poulsen Allan Mills WLC Architects Francis Beaujon Susanville Real Estate Terri Armstrong Thunderbolt Electric Bud Bowden Bernadette Chavez Clarence and Jackie Tripp Rotary – Sunrise Lassen College Basketball Rotary – Noontime Lassen College Soccer 4352

STONEBERG, PAGE 1 he got his first job and big despite not being fluent in break, being hired by the Spanish. He continued his career and no walks. Knowing the work Arizona Diamondbacks minor- with the Royals but in 2007 was we put in to play that game made league program in 1999 as a named their Minor League the win extremely gratifying.” strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coach. Stoneberg transferred to the coach. He made the jump to the Majors University of Arizona, played two In 2002, he joined the in 2012, as the Royals Strength more years of baseball and Kansas City Royals as the Latin and Conditioning Coach, where graduated with a degree in Exercise American Strength and he remains to this day. Last year, Physiology. Following graduation, Conditioning Coordinator, he traveled with the Royals to the White House where the team was honored by President Barack Obama for their 2015 World Series Title. “This is definitely a dream job based upon my love of baseball and fitness,” said Stoneberg.

COLE, PAGE 2 “For most of my time in high school, I was taking classes at Lassen College,” said Cole. “I graduated early from high school and now I will do the same at LCC.” Cole enrolled in his first class at LCC when he was 14 and has taken every math class offered at Lassen, except for statistics. He has worked in the math lab since In July of 2016, Stoneberg joined his team for a visit to the White House for a special presentation by President Obama to commemorate their 2015 World Series Title. enrolling at Lassen three years ago, and figures he has tutored nearly 20 students. Cole attributes his love of engineering, math and physics to his childhood and growing up with a dad that loves to tinker with engines. His dad never hired For the third consecutive year, the mechanics, though in Cole’s College hosted a National Women’s opinion, there were times he History Month event. The theme for probably should have. That this year was “Women in Business and interest in machines has spawned Labor”. into a love of motorcycles, a The free event occurred on March 8 hobby that his entire family and included lunch, a presentation by Becky Beistline-Poulsen, daughter-in- enjoys together. Lassen County Superior Court Judge law of LCC Faculty member, Toni Michele Verderosa, who encouraged Poulsen, provided entertainment for “I love the people at Lassen,” guests to find their strength to try for the guests. Beistline-Poulsen recently said Cole. “The teachers have things they think are out of reach, and released her third album, Alaska, been great and I’ve made a lot of a performance by singer/songwriter Forget-Me-Not, an Alaskan tribute to friends. It’s definitely the people Becky Beistline-Poulsen. Earl Beistline. that make this college as good as it is.” Like us – LC Foundation and Alumni Association