Butte College coach Craig Rigsbee, right, discusses a play with quarterback Joe Hughes during a game. An irate Roadrunners coaching staff expressed frustrations at Sierras coaches. But Rigsbee directed his anger elsewhere. In the minors, reached as high as AA, overall throwing 76 complete with 64 strikeouts and a pair of saves. Joddie Vossler-Gleason has been just as successful as a player and coach. I remember Skip and Joddie at the basketball camp and.just how they invested in their people, said Fortier, who like Gleason, has her own husbandCraigas an assistant coach. However, while Fortier had successfully captured the crown with her basketball abilities, she had yet to catch Gleasons attention. He has mentored 25 all-conference lineman-including an NFL first round selection. Associate Football Coach. It's not too late to register for a Spring 2023 class at Butte College. Our Glenn County Center proudly serves the Glenn County community, providing access to quality, affordable education. inside CAS (LRC 203).Online and in-person Statistics tutoring will be available for Fall 2022 starting "This wouldn't be possible if we didn't have a . He leaves a big legacy behind.. You cant have nothing to do every day so you got to have a purpose to get out of bed every morning and now I have something I can do.. In a way, Butte College has served as home for Rigsbee and his family. Larry Allen, the NFL Hall of Fame offensive lineman who flourished in his career with the Dallas Cowboys, got his start at Butte College. You knew shed be the one who would go on to coach. Christian Gutierrez 530-895-2959, 3536 Butte Campus Drive We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. During the 2021-22 season, he led the Roadrunners again to an impressive 23-7 mark, including going undefeated in the Golden Valley Conference en route to back-to-back conference titles. Because of Butte College, his kids went to ivy league schools, his son graduates from Harvard just one generation past him, Rigsbee said. He also serves as a rescue swimmer and rescue specialist in FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue system. BUTTE VALLEY The Butte College football team was joined by hundreds of its alumni in its final regular season game Saturday. Alumni were in attendance to celebrate former head coach and athletic director Craig Rigsbee. If he had decided he wanted to go big time, he could have been one of the top college coaches at any level in America today.. (Gonzaga athletic department/contributed). Sias lived in Alaska and is originally from Arizona so staying on the west coast was important for him. Complete the CAP Tool Career Coach jobs The once decorated walls of Rigsbees office are now virtually bare. Justin Couchot covers sports for the Enterprise-Record. Taylor played middle linebacker for the Roadrunners in 1991-92 before transferring to Texas Tech. But the similarities dont end there. Butte College players and coaches sit together at the signing ceremony for Jamal McMurrin, Ryan Dierksen, Charles Rutledge, Sebastian Sias, Troy White, Zach McIntyre and Jesus Pacheco on Wednesday . The two shared neighboring offices on campus. He previously served as Buttes Head Track and Field Coach winning 12 conference championships and producing 9 state individual champions. The first was how much Butte College and its football program did for the players, and the second was how successful and good family men the players were. The team advanced to the CCCAA Championships for the first time in 20 years. hasnt activated the link, you can access it FREE inEDUC 310. Ed Hall. He will also assists in all the day to day operations of the program including recruiting. This year, the games played in Wyoming will be played at Gillette College. Rigsbee had known Abell since he first was hired at Butte College. Now, theyre another married couple who are coaching together, so theyre a good sounding board for us. Phone: 530-520-5055. The assistant coaches for womens teams make an average of $83,840 while the ones for mens team make about $83,229 a year. He previously covered sports at The Orion. Alumni were in attendance to celebrate Rigsbee's retirement. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. The Butte College womens volleyball program paid out $31,234 in expenses while making $31,234 in total revenue. Final. By taking advantage of this extensive network, more . There have been 23 players from last years squad that have signed their national letters of intent to continue their athletic and academic careers at four-year universities, and Roadrunners coach Robby Snelling said Thursday that number could reach as high as 26 by the end of the summer. In 2005, when Rigsbee was named the athletic director, his priority was finding a way to upgrade the facilities on campus. You have no pride in yourself and you have no pride in your school. Team achievement, getting better together, and blue-collar work ethic are all more important than name notoriety. Rigsbee said he doesnt quite know yet what hell do post-retirement. His sons Tyler and Jordan both served as waterboys for the Butte football team. Assocaite Head Coach. 40 hours per week . Youth Camp July 21-July 23, at Degarmo Park Chico. "I continue to be so impressed and humbled by the rich athletics tradition that Butte College has created over the years, and I look forward to celebrating with this year's inductees.". Acker had died two years before Abells induction. He really enjoyed the games.. Located in northern California. 1 seed in the men's bracket, was the first to punch its ticket to the title game, beating Rocky Mountain College in semifinal action. We get these kids at a time when theyre very needy. This is where Im supposed to be.. Sign up at: signupgenius.com/go/10c0c44afa8 0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes Butte College Football @ButteFootball 20 May 2021 Schedules" dropdowns to the right. Once on board at Butte, Fortier created a name for herself as a defensive specialist known for drawing charges and forcing turnovers. Part of Abells success includes producing 15 all-American and 28 all-conference players. Abell was inducted into the Chico Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and also served on the Chico Sports Hall of Fame committee. The common thread between their approaches is the emphasis on human connection over individual accomplishment. Im pretty active, Ive always had a lot of energy and like to do stuff and this was perfect. Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Butte College, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. Oroville, CA 95965, Butte College does not permit discrimination or harassment in its programs or activities as stated in our, Reading and Writing Across the Disciplines, Chico Center and Glenn County Center Tutor Schedules, Writing Skills: Grammar and sentence structure, Writing Skills: Style, purpose, and strategy, Practice Exercises for Punctuation Contributors to TIP sheets. Rutledge said he will bring a hard hitting mentality to Western Illinois. His team had also won 70 consecutive conference games including a winning stretch of 115 of 116 games. (Justin Couchot/Enterprise-Record). Abell is survived by his wife Jean and his son Michael. . View the Butte College Baseball FieldLevel page to see what athletes have played for the program. (Justin Couchot/Enterprise-Record), Former Butte College football coach and athletic director Craig Rigsbee (back center) stands with former defensive players from at halftime of the Roadrunners' game against Shasta on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 at Cowan Stadium in Butte Valley, California. He liked to go watch basketball, Rigsbee said. It was great memories, great times to come here. When he finished his coaching career, Rigsbee said Abell was still very much passionate about basketball. Rigsbee said the significant part about those state championships was that it was done with local players. He had that special drive, ambition and loyalty, Liddell said. Rigsbee recalled Butte being down 49-7 when Sierra called a timeout to kick a 52-yard field goal as time expired to win 52-7. As the offensive coordinator, his teams won six conference championships including two state and national titles. Following a phone conversation with the Rodgers family, Rigsbee. The Butte College men's soccer team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches. Part Time position. I really grasped a good character from their coaches and stuff. 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With the Tigers, he led the program to two Big West titles and a No. "This year we retooled and revamped the team to where we have a lot of shooting," Head Coach Tyler Newton said. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Oroville, CA 95965, Butte College does not permit discrimination or harassment in its programs or activities as stated in our, Athletics Announces 2022 Hall of Fame Class, Tickets for the 2022 Butte Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony are available through the. Lisa Mispley Fortier competed for the Butte women's basketball team from 2000-02. The redshirt junior averaged 10.1 rebounds per game in two seasons at Clackamas Community College and . Eastern Washington head women's basketball coach Joddie Gleason, a former head coach at Butte College, is shown coaching during a timeout on January 17, 2022 at Reese Court in Cheney,. Please reach out to Coach Snelling: robby.snelling@yahoo.com w/?s. I took a lot of pride in that. Roring heads to Pittsburg State University after previously committing to D-I University of Nevada Reno, but issues with his D-I eligibility forced him back in the transfer portal before settling on D-II Pittsburg State University. McIntire said hes looking forward to getting the opportunity that each and every one of his teammates has been working towards, but reflected on his time at Butte and why all seven players signed in a ceremony together. Pacheco is headed to an NAIA school in Arizona, and took time to thank Indianapolis Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez, a Butte College and Hamilton High School alumnus, for the work the two have put in the past three months. The Stats Lounge is open during Spring and Fall semesters for students on main campus, Its unfortunate that it didnt make any money, but, then again, it didnt lose any money either. He also played for the Miami Dolphins for one season in 2013. However, Fortier and Gleasons time together actually predates their Butte days. Lewin finished eighth in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2015 NCAA championship while qualifying for the 2016 NCAA outdoor championships in the 110-meter hurdles. provides quick and easy access to useful skills and study strategies for students. He was 24-years old. On the field, Allen helped the Roadrunners to two winning seasons and conference championships. (Steele Roring/Contributed). The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Hes given me so many tips, hes told me if you need any video sent to coaches do whatever you got to do and hes invited me personally to work out with him, Pacheco said. As for whats next for Rigsbee, he insists he cannot just sit down and retire. After his collegiate career, he played overseas professionally for seven years in five different countries. Social Work. Phone: 925-818-3834. There are 16 players on the Butte College womens outdoor track team, and they are led by one head coach and 4 assistant coaches. Shes very relational, and I remember her doing a lot of team building throughout the season.. Butte College has hired Robby Snelling as its Head Football Coach after a national search. Snelling thanked all of his guys and showed his appreciation, staying he cant wait to see what they do at the next level and beyond that once football is all done. Abell was 85. He liked to tell basketball stories. Today none of us wanted to sign alone, McIntyre said. I got to this program and it was really one of the worst programs in the state, Rigsbee said. Dan Reidel John Abell left his legacy becoming one of the most winningest coaches in Butte College history. Four Roadunners signed Division I scholarships in a ceremony held at Butte College on May 25, two players signed D-II scholarships and one committed to an NAIA school. Weston said countess players have taken their experience from Butte College, Rigsbee and the rest of the Butte College coaches and applied it to their life experiences in business as well as family. Download the streaming KpaySports APP to your mobile device. 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster # Image Full Name Year Ht. The judges hadnt seen anything like it before, Fortier joked. Similarly, Fortier recalls her place on the Butte roster as tenuous after graduating from Placer High. Coach Snelling was an all-state tight end at Butte College and later played for Boise State and the NFLs Tennessee Titans. Oroville High School alumnus Troy White signed with D-II Roosevelt University in Chicago to play tight end, defensive back Zach McIntyre will head to D-II Minnesota State Mankato University, and long snapper Jesus Pacheco signed with the NAIA school Arizona Christian University. 626-914-8665. Listed on 2023-03-01. In the Junior College Athletic Bureau Coaches poll Butte dropped one spot to No. Julie White (a Butte teammate) was my maid of honor. He broke the South Dakota program and state record in the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor season by clocking 7.77 seconds in the NCAA preliminaries to move on to the finals. When he left I had to basically say, Can I please come here? Inductees will be honored during a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the new Kinesiology & Athletics Performance Center (KAPC). As an athlete, Newton was inducted into the Shasta College Athletics Hall of Fame after a successful community college career before transferring to NCAA Division I University of the Pacific. The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA. There are 274 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 186 men and 88 women. 3536 Butte Campus Drive 16 Merced College. It gave me a platform to help a million other kids.. He wrapped his community college career by leading the Roadrunners to a perfect 11-0 season and the 2008 CCCAA championship. I yelled at (the team) Were terrible. Gleason first made an impression on Fortier when the latter was a junior high camper at a Chico State basketball camp. Find details, reports, and application links for CARES Act funds and other aid to help with financial emergencies or disaster recovery. I should have done that before the game, Rigsbee quipped. He transferred to Baylor University, earning accolades such as being invited to the 2011 Senior Bowl and NFL Draft Scouting Combine. Tutors can help Her career started at Colusa High School, where she led her teams to six league titles. Allen wound up enrolling at Butte College. Veteran goalie came to San Jose as a rental in 2016. People used to say Rigs you do too much for these kids. I would look at them and say Well if not me, then who? Everyones got to have something to get up for, Rigsbee said. 866-495-5172 . Student Athlete Success Program (SASP) Supervisor. Butte Head Coach Tyler Newton told Action News Now earlier this week he thought the Blue Devils were better than the 16th seed. The Butte College Athletics Department announced its 2022 Hall of Fame class. Taylor was later inducted into the Butte College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019. Im hoping I leave (Butte College) better than when I got here.. With each drawn charge, Fortier earned a candy bar from Gleason and tucked the wrappers away as trophies in her team binder. 1 guard prospect in the 2011 NFL Draft by ESPN's Mel Kiper, ultimately being drafted 23rd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles while also being drafted fourth overall in the 2010 CFL Canadian Draft by his hometown B.C. Tutors OROVILLE, Calif. - Top seed Butte College Women's Basketball began its quest for a state championship with a dominant 96-54 win over No. Its been a great school to raise my kids, Rigsbee said. Sixteen of those years were as Butte's head football coach, amassing 136 wins, 10 conference . Skip Gleason, Joddies eventual husband and current assistant coach, was also a counselor at the camp Fortier attended. During his 16-year tenure as the head football coach, he racked up a record of 136-33-2, captured 10 conference championships and made 15 bowl appearances. (Matt Bates Enterprise-Record), Butte Colleges Jamal McMurrin runs upfield behind Demarco Fishback against Laney on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 in Butte Valley, California. He has recruited and coached 10 NFL players while at Butte College. Its such a special time in your lifegetting to know each other and realizing that these people are going to be in your lives forever.. Jordan announced he was stepping down as the head coach of the football program after winning two national championships. BUTTE VALLEY John Abell left his legacy becoming one of the most winningest coaches in Butte College history. With Rodgers going to Butte it led him to a scholarship to play at Cal. The head coaches of Butte College sports are supported by 7 assistant coaches of womens teams and 11 assistant coaches of mens teams. It was so fun getting to know those kids and letting them get to know me just as a person, not just as a coach, Rigsbee said. Then, Gleason was the star guard for the Wildcats and en route to becoming the universitys record-holder for points, blocked shots, rebounds, free throws, and shooting percentage. During his tenure as the Roadrunners head coach, Abell won two state championships and 14 conference championships. Sias said choosing his future school wasnt an easy decision, but he settled on Portland State due to its proximity to the west coast. Hes also part of the Butte College Hall of Fame. 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