mike mcreynolds

Meet LBCC Baseball Coach Andy Peterson Next to Andy Peterson’s desk in his LBCC baseball office sits the 2022 NWAC championship bracket board, when they won it all, to remind his players of what all their hard work is for. Coach Peterson came to LBCC in 2017 as an assistant baseball coach. He became the head coach after the 2018 season, when then head coach Ryan Gipson was hired as an assistant for the Oregon State baseball team. Peterson led the Roadrunners to the NWAC championship in 2022.  They came up short in the 2023 tournament, winning the first game but losing the next two games and were eliminated. Looking to return to championship form, Peterson said, “This year’s LBCC team is strong at every position and has great chemistry.”  Sophomore right-fielder Jordan Hockett agreed with his coach: “The team is solid all around, we’re deep at all positions” Sophomore closer Brodrick Stanaway added. “The pitching staff is deep and solid.” “They have been kicking our buts in pra...

  This my family. From L to R Josh, Paige, Ben and Mike(me) Hi everybody, well I made it to Winter term and I'm feeling good about this journey that I have begun towards finishing my higher education. Thanks for hanging with me as I find my writing voice that emerged after my stroke back in 2018. I would not have been here without the support of my loving wife and kids. They have encouraged me to be the best writer that I know has always been there inside my crazy brain. My journey back to LBCC, I went here 40 years ago, stems from the fact that I wanted to actually learn how to write stories. Journalism is something I'm passionate about. My age and experiences will let me bring more of an overall informed voice to my work. I want to bring more compassionate stories to life for the Commuter by getting to the heart of a story and the people who are in the story. That's why I choose Journalism as my major.  Outside of school I do a lot of reading of fantasy, primarily by Drag...