4.0 GPA, First Team:

• Terry Busse, Baseball, Valparaiso (IN) High School
• Hailey Heffron, Softball, Joliet West High School
• Alyssa Rosales, Women’s Soccer, Homewood Flossmoor
• Janica Van Ghunt, Women’s Soccer, Munster (IN) High School

3.8 – 3.99 GPA, Second Team:

• Joe Tor, Baseball
• Cayla Turner, Women’s Basketball, Oak Forest High School
• Taylor VanDommelen, Volleyball, Highland (IN) High School
• Edgar Vargas, Men’s Soccer, Thornwood High School

3.6 – 3.79 GPA, Third Team:

• Noah Gulley, Baseball, Bishop Gorman High School (NV)
• Jacob Mucha (Baseball): Providence Catholic High School
• Bruno Ortiz-Trochi (Men’s Soccer): Bremen High School

“I am so very proud of our Academic All-Americans this year,” said Steve Ruzich, SSC Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach. “At South Suburban College, we pride ourselves on fostering student success both on and off the field. I would like to congratulate these student athletes on this great accomplishment.”

SSC offers women’s team sports of Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, and Softball and men’s team sports of Basketball, Soccer, and Baseball. Countless Bulldog student-athletes have transferred to play their respective sports at hundreds of different NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III schools, in addition to NAIA institutions. More than 50 former Bulldogs have further advanced on to play professional and semi-pro sports.

For more information, visit www.ssc.edu/athletics. SSC is located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois.

• Cayla Turner, Women’s Basketball, 3.64 GPA (Oak Forest High School)
• Tom Dougherty, Baseball, 3.72 GPA (Shepard High School)
• Haley Kohnen, Softball, 3.81 (Crown Point High School)
• Thomas Windt, Baseball, 3.86 GPA (Carl Sandburg High School)
• Nicolas Fies, Baseball, 3.90 GPA (Munster High School)
• Alyssa Rosales, Women’s Soccer, 4.0 GPA (Homewood Flossmoor High School)
• Maribel Salgado, Women’s Soccer, 4.0 GPA (Thornton High School)

“I am so very proud of our Academic All-Americans this year,” said Steve Ruzich, Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach. “At SSC, we pride ourselves on fostering student success both on and off the field. These student-athletes were impacted by unprecedented times, moving to a fully virtual classroom, and in many cases not finishing their team seasons. I would like to congratulate them all.”

SSC offers women’s team sports of Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, and Softball and men’s team sports of Basketball, Soccer, and Baseball. Countless Bulldog student-athletes have transferred to play their respective sports at hundreds of different NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III schools, in addition to NAIA institutions. More than 50 former Bulldogs have further advanced on to play professional and semi-pro sports.

For more information, visit www.ssc.edu/athletics. SSC is located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois.

“This year’s team has a very versatile mix to it,” said Coach Pigatti. “We have 12 new players and several who can play different positions on the floor. It should be a very interesting season!”

The Lady Bulldogs will open on the road November 5th vs. Wilbur Wright College at 5 p.m. They are ranked #18 in the Preseason Poll and will be defending their 2018-19 Regional Championship with an eye toward another National Tournament berth. The Lady Bulldogs home opener is on November 12th vs. Waubonsee Community College at 5 p.m.

For more information, contact Coach Pigatti at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2524, or email jpigatti@ssc.edu. SSC is located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois.

“Even though this is a personal accomplishment, it’s still more of a team accomplishment to me,” said Coach Scott. “The number 500 is a testament to all of the student athletes that I have coached over these number of years—they put in the hard work and effort. They allowed me to push them and create an environment of success at South Suburban College. I’m very proud of what these young ladies have given me.”

Coach Scott is a 1987 graduate of Grinnell College and his 26 years at SSC have been his first and only head coaching job in the women’s ranks. He was inducted into to the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Region IV Hall of Fame in 2016.

Darrell Scott’s teams have made five appearances at the national tournament, have won five Regional Championships, and have been region finalists several more times. Scott also has coached 12 NJCAA All-Americans during his tenure.

Coach Scott added, “While we’ve had some great years, many good years, and a few decent years, each team is special and this year is no different. And I believe this 2018 team has a legitimate shot at getting back to the National Tournament.”

The Lady Bulldogs are 6-3 on the season at the time of this publication. SSC Athletics maintains the women’s teams of basketball, softball, volleyball and soccer, and the men’s teams of baseball, basketball and soccer. For more information, please contact Steve Ruzich, Athletic Director at (708) 225-5843 or visit ssc.edu/athletics. SSC is located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois.

All residents, businesses and employees of SSC District 510 and Lake County, Indiana, are encouraged to come out and see the exciting 2017 Bulldogs free of charge. There will also be special raffles and prizes during the game.

For more information, contact Coach Pigatti at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2524. SSC is located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois.

Coach Scott is a 1987 graduate of Grinnell College and has finished his 24th season of coaching women’s basketball at South Suburban College. This is his first and only head coaching tenure in the women’s ranks. His record is 466-314.

Scott’s teams have made appearances at the national tournament in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2013 and 2015, have won regional championship 5 times and have been region finalists 5 times. Coach Scott also has 12 NJCAA All-Americans under his tenure.

For more information, please contact Coach Scott at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2576 or email DScott@ssc.edu. SSC is located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois.

Scott’s teams have made appearances at the national tournament in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2013 and 2015, have won regional championship 5 times and have been region finalists 4 times. Coach Scott also has 12 NJCAA All-Americans under his tenure.

His Lady Bulldogs will host Illinois Central at South Suburban College on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 1:00 pm. This dedicated coach will be honored at 3:00 pm immediately following the game.
For more information, please contact Coach Scott at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2576 or email DScott@ssc.edu. SSC is located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois.

The National Tournament will be held at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS, from March 17-21, 2015. The #7-seeded Lady Bulldogs are opening vs. #10 Monroe College, NY, on Tuesday, March 17th at 11:00 a.m. National Tournament games can be viewed from the NJCAA website www.njcaa.org under Division II Women’s Basketball.

For more information, contact Coach Scott at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2576. SSC is located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois.

The 24-7 Lady Bulldogs defeated Oakton Community College by a score of 60-55. SSC was led by three freshman: CiCi Lopez (Whiting High School, Indiana) scored 15 points, Shayla Joyner (Hillcrest High School, Markham) collected 14 points and 6 rebounds, and Tyler Brown-Henderson (St. Francis de Sales, Chicago) posted a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Their Regional Championship Game will be played in Kankakee this Saturday, March 7th at 12 noon vs. the host team Kankakee Community College.

The 21-11 Men’s Team defeated Lake County 73-67 led by sophomores Lavell Boyd (Farragut, Chicago) with 29 points and 5 assists, and Jordan Perry (Crete-Monee, Crete) with 18 points and 6 rebounds. The Bulldogs will take on Olive Harvey Community College in Kankakee this Saturday, March 7th at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Coach Pigatti at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2524. SSC is located at 15800 South State Street, South Holland, Illinois.