PORT HURON, Mich. — The Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) released another round of weekly awards on Tuesday afternoon in numerous sports. Once again, a trio of St. Clair County Community College (SC4) student-athletes banked recognition from the league, including freshman Tessa Freeland (St. Clair, Mich. / St. Clair) as women’s soccer Eastern Conference Player of the Week, freshman Giorgio Cicero (Modica, Ragusa, Italy / Liceo Scientifico Enrico Fermi Ragusa) as men’s soccer Eastern Conference Player of the Week, and sophomore Bella McCamman (Otsego, Mich. / Otsego) as volleyball Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

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TESSA FREELAND – WOMEN’S SOCCER

One game after finally netting her first goal of the season following numerous high-quality chances, Freeland broke out in a big way at home against Alpena Community College this past Sunday. Freeland scored three goals for a hat trick (first collegiate hat trick), while adding three assists in the Skippers’ record-breaking 17-0 win over the Lumberjacks. That was the largest shutout victory in women’s soccer history at SC4.

The freshman’s nine points (with goals counting for two) all came in the first 15 minutes of game action. She scored goals of her own in the second, third, and fifth minutes, while also assisting on tallies from Libby Noble (twice) and Grace Twiby.

After the performance, Freeland ranks second on the team with 15 points (as of September 15), just one behind Twiby’s 16. Her seven helpers are a team best.

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GIORGIO CICERO – MEN’S SOCCER

Cicero recorded his first collegiate hat trick in SC4’s 10-1 win over Alpena Community College this past Sunday. Cicero’s first goal made it 2-0 Skippers in the 27th minute, which was an unassisted tally. His other two came after intermission in the 47th and 56th minutes, respectively. His three goals were a team best in the triumph and he did his damage on eight shots, with five being on target.

The freshman from Italy, as of September 15, paces the SC4 squad with four goals to his credit in just three matches thus far in 2026. His 14 shot attempts rank third on the team behind Luis Carlos Farinas and Marcos Gutiérrez Sánchez.

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BELLA McCAMMAN – VOLLEYBALL

The Skippers’ volleyball team had just one match last week, but McCamman made it count in the 3-1 win over Oakland Community College last Wednesday, September 9. The sophomore racked up nine kills on the offensive side, while providing three service aces to tie for the team lead in that category.

Defensively, the outside hitter and defensive specialist notched 14 digs (3.50 digs per set), which was second on the team for the match. McCamman also handled the ball well with just one reception error to her name in the victory.

Her performance helped the Skippers to set wins of 25-18, 25-16, and 25-13 against the Owls inside the SC4 Fieldhouse.

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Freeland, Cicero, and the rest of the men’s and women’s soccer teams will have two matches this week on the road. First will be a test at perennial region favorites Schoolcraft College on Wednesday, September 16. Following that, the squads will head to Plymouth, Ind., for a Saturday affair with Marian University Plymouth.

Meanwhile, McCamman and the volleyball team will be within the comforts of the SC4 Fieldhouse for the remainder of the week. The Skippers will host Macomb Community College on Wednesday night at 7 p.m., before hosting the second Skippers Quad on Saturday afternoon.

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For media inquiries, please contact Sarah Rutallie, Chief of Staff, SC4, at srutallie@sc4.edu

St Clair County Community College (SC4) was founded in 1923 and is the only public higher education institution in the thumb of Michigan. SC4 is a comprehensive community college that provides certificates and degrees for employable skills and college credits that can be transferred to a four-year college or university. The college provides collegiate arts and athletics for the area and has been an asset for students and the Port Huron community for over one hundred years.  

MARYSVILLE, Mich. — It was another record-breaking afternoon on Sunday for the St. Clair County Community College (SC4) women’s soccer squad (6-1-1 overall, 1-1-0 MCCAA), as the Skippers defeated visiting Alpena Community College (0-3-0 overall, 0-2-0 MCCAA) by a 17-0 final at SC4 Soccer Field at Morton Park.

The triumph was the largest shutout victory for the Skippers in program history, as well as the most goals scored in a single match in its history as well.

The Lumberjacks were playing short with 10 players on the field (nine plus a goalkeeper) instead of the traditional 11.

SC4 scored its first four goals in the first 5:24 of the match, with three of those coming from freshman Tessa Freeland (St. Clair, Mich. / St. Clair). They were her second, third, and fourth goals of the season for the hat trick in under three minutes of playing time. Sophomore Libby Noble (Loughborough, England / Loughborough College) scored the other goal in that sequence, which was her sixth of the campaign. Assists came from sophomore Grace Kennedy (Middlesbrough, United Kingdom / St. Michael’s Catholic School) twice, freshman Emily Prado (Imlay City, Mich. / Imlay City), Twiby twice, freshman Pamela Prado (Imlay City, Mich. / Imlay City), Freeland, and Noble.

Noble’s seventh of the season made it 5-0 SC4 in the 11th minute, with assists to Freeland and freshman Isabella Payne (Nottingham, England / The Becket School), which was Payne’s second of the year and in as many games. Twiby scored her fifth goal of the campaign to make it 6-0 in the 14th minute, which was helped by Freeland for her fifth point of the match on six goals.

After almost a complete change of on-field personnel, the Skippers tacked on a seventh goal in the 19th minute from freshman Lucy Yuen (Hong Kong / Korean International School), as her third of 2026 was assisted by freshman Aubrie Rush (Richmond, Mich. / Richmond) in her first helper of the year. Rush added another assist just over a minute later when she set up freshman Didi Lloyd (Gillingham, Kent, England / Chatham Town Football Academy) on Lloyd’s third tally of the season.

Yuen connected on the next two (both unassisted) in the 23rd and 27th minutes, respectively, which completed her hat trick and put her at five goals for the campaign. That pushed the lead to 10-0 Skippers.

Before halftime, two more goals were scored in the 40th and 44th minutes. Twiby netted her second of the match and sixth of the season (unassisted), before Kennedy netted her second of 2026 on a pass from Lloyd.

SC4 had 34 total shots in the first half, while Alpena did not register any.

The shortened second half consisted of several firsts for the Skippers. Payne notched the first goal of her collegiate career to make it 13-0 SC4 in the 50th minute, which was assisted by Lloyd and freshman Lucy Atherton (Culcheth, England / Culcheth). Then, after numerous chances earlier, freshman Libby Allen (London, England / Raynes Park Sixth

Form) converted a penalty kick into the 14th goal for SC4 in the 54th minute. It was her first goal in just her third collegiate game.

Kennedy scored at 55:11 to make it 15-0, as her third of the season was also Allen’s first career assist. Atherton chipped in with her second point of the day and first goal of her collegiate career in the 61st minute to make it 16-0. That one was set up by freshman Kimberly Martin (Yale, Mich. / Yale) in her first of 2026.

Finally, Kennedy completed SC4’s third hat trick of the game in the 66th minute (her fifth of the season) and that one was assisted by Twiby.

When it was all said and done, SC4 outshot the Lumberjacks 47-0. Noble led the way with six shots, while Freeland, Yuen, Allen, and Kennedy all registered five. Pamela Prado and Lloyd managed four each. 13 Skippers recorded at least a point, while 10 had multi-point performances. Freeland was the team leader with six points (three goals and three assists), while Twiby and Kennedy amassed five points apiece.

Alpena’s goalkeeper Karlie Buckler made 14 saves on 31 shots on goal, while SC4’s goalie duo of freshman Kaylee Backers (Richmond, Mich. / Richmond) and Kaleigh McNamara (Columbus, Mich. / Richmond) split the duties for the hosts. Backers played the first 15:21, before McNamara finished the shutout.

The Skippers will next be in action on Wednesday, September 16, on the road at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Mich. That contest will start a five-match road swing for SC4 that lasts the rest of September.

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For media inquiries, please contact Sarah Rutallie, Chief of Staff, SC4, at srutallie@sc4.edu

St Clair County Community College (SC4) was founded in 1923 and is the only public higher education institution in the thumb of Michigan. SC4 is a comprehensive community college that provides certificates and degrees for employable skills and college credits that can be transferred to a four-year college or university. The college provides collegiate arts and athletics for the area and has been an asset for students and the Port Huron community for over one hundred years.

MARYSVILLE, Mich. — The St. Clair County Community College (SC4) men’s soccer squad (2-1-0 overall, 1-0-0 MCCAA) played in its home opener on Sunday afternoon against visiting Alpena Community College (1-4-0 overall, 0-2-0 MCCAA). The Skippers made it a grand homecoming, as the hosts connected for 10 goals and downed the Lumberjacks 10-1 at SC4 Soccer Field at Morton Park.

It was the third time in program history that the team has scored 10 or more goals in a single match. The previous two were in back-to-back matches in the inaugural 2024-25 season at Terra State (11-1, most goals in program history) and vs. Jackson (10-2) on September 21 and 28, 2024.

SC4 opened the scoring just 4:22 into the match, as sophomore Andre Balta (Tallinn, Estonia / Tallinna Arte Gumnaasium) connected on his second goal of the season from freshman Marcos Gutiérrez Sánchez (Valladolid, Spain / IES Alejandria) and sophomore Luis Carlos Farinas (Venta de Baños, Palencia, Spain / IES Recesvinto).

It was just over 23 minutes until the next Skippers’ goal, which came in the 27th minute courtesy of freshman Giorgio Cicero (Modica, Ragusa, Italy / Liceo Scientifico Enrico Fermi Ragusa). His second goal of 2026 was an unassisted marker. Farinas made it 3-0 SC4 in the 42nd minute (first of the season), with the assists coming from Balta and freshman Mykolas Gorbaciovas (Vilnius, Lithuania / Vilnius Zverynas Gymnasium). That would be the score at intermission, with the Skippers maintaining a 24-3 edge in shots.

The floodgates opened in the second half as the home squad managed seven more goals in just over 23 minutes of game action.

Cicero’s third of the season and second of the day made it 4-0, as Balta and sophomore Christian Vazquez-Nimbu (Illescas, Spain / IES Condestable Alvaro de Luna) provided the helpers. The 5-0 goal was Balta’s second of the game, third of the season, and fourth point on the afternoon. His tally in the 50th minute was assisted by Vazquez-Nimbu and sophomore Viktor Petrovic (Krusevac, Serbia / Gimnazija Krusevac).

Cicero completed his hat trick in the 56th minute (fourth of 2026) on a feed from Farinas (6-0 SC4). Following a foul in the box, Alpena’s Gavin Cole scored on the ensuing penalty kick to put the Lumberjacks on the board in the 58th minute.

Freshmen Carlos Fadul and his twin brother Samuel Fadul Estevez (Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic / Instituto Iberia) scored the next two goals in the 69th and 75th minutes, respectively. Carlos’ came on a penalty kick, while Samuel’s was assisted by Sanchez and Farinas. It was the first collegiate goal for both players.

Vazquez-Nimbu was responsible for the final two goals of the match, as he scored 24 seconds apart to get to the final score of 10-1. They were his first and second goals of 2026. Assists went to Farinas, Carlos Fadul, and freshman Ansh Attri (Melbourne, Australia / Glen Waverley Secondary College) for the first point in his collegiate career.

SC4 outshot Alpena 56-7 in the match, while taking 13 corner kicks to just three for the Lumberjacks. ACC’s goalkeeper Rubi Osti made 24 saves on 34 SC4 shots on goal, while the Skippers’ freshman Jakob Arnold (Lenox, Mich. / Anchor Bay) was the winner with two saves and one goal allowed.

Farinas finished with a game-best five points (one goal and four assists), while Cicero had a team-leading three goals. 10 different Skippers factored into scoring plays and six of them had two or more points. Farinas fired 14 shots (nine on goal) to lead all participants.

The Skippers will next be in action on Wednesday, September 16, on the road at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Mich. That contest will start a four-match road swing for SC4 that lasts the rest of September.

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For media inquiries, please contact Sarah Rutallie, Chief of Staff, SC4, at srutallie@sc4.edu

St Clair County Community College (SC4) was founded in 1923 and is the only public higher education institution in the thumb of Michigan. SC4 is a comprehensive community college that provides certificates and degrees for employable skills and college credits that can be transferred to a four-year college or university. The college provides collegiate arts and athletics for the area and has been an asset for students and the Port Huron community for over one hundred years.  

PORT HURON, MI — St. Clair County Community College (SC4) will host a Naturalization Ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in the SC4 Fieldhouse, welcoming and celebrating individuals as they officially become citizens of the United States.

The ceremony, held on Constitution Day, marks the fourth consecutive year SC4 has partnered with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to host a naturalization ceremony on campus. Federal Judge Kimberly Altman will preside over the ceremony.

The ceremony will feature a keynote address from Dr. Joseph Ofori-Dankwa, a business professor at Saginaw Valley State University and a naturalized U.S. citizen. His personal experience will offer a meaningful perspective on the journey to becoming a U.S. citizen and the significance of this milestone.

“Becoming a U.S. citizen is an extraordinary accomplishment, and we are honored to celebrate this important moment with these individuals and their families,” said Dr. Pete Lacey, Chief Collaboration Officer at SC4. “Hosting this ceremony on Constitution Day makes the occasion even more meaningful as we recognize the newest members of our American community and celebrate the many experiences, backgrounds and perspectives they bring with them.”

Last year, nearly 150 individuals representing more than 40 nations completed the naturalization process during the ceremony held on the SC4 campus. The ceremony provides an opportunity for family members, friends, students, faculty, staff and community members to witness and celebrate this important milestone.

Constitution Day, observed annually on September 17, commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. The date provides a fitting setting for a ceremony in which individuals formally take the Oath of Allegiance and become citizens of the United States.

SC4 encourages members of the community to attend the ceremony and join in recognizing the newest U.S. citizens and their families.

WHAT: Naturalization Ceremony

WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m.

WHERE: SC4 Fieldhouse, St. Clair County Community College, Port Huron, Mich.

PRESIDING: Federal Judge Kimberly Altman

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Joseph Ofori-Dankwa, Saginaw Valley State University business professor and naturalized U.S. citizen

The ceremony is open to the community.

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For media inquiries, please contact: · Sarah Rutallie, Chief of Staff, at srutallie@sc4.edu

St Clair County Community College (SC4) was founded in 1923 and is the only public higher education institution in the thumb of Michigan. SC4 is a comprehensive community college that provides certificates and degrees for employable skills and college credits that can be transferred to a four-year college or university. The college provides collegiate arts and athletics for the area and has been an asset for students and the Port Huron community for over one hundred years.