By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director
Northeast Texas Community College athletes started arriving on campus January 14th in preparation for the upcoming seasons. Arrival on campus was spread out over a few days to allow for social distancing and COVID-19 testing as the athletes arrived back to campus.
Softball and Baseball kicked off their 2021 season with practices starting on Sunday, January 17th. Softball will get to see the first action of the year under new Head Coach Joshua Freeman on Wednesday, January 27th as the Eagle Softball team heads to Denison, Texas to take on Grayson College in the season opener. The Softball team will follow that with a road trip to San Antonio, Texas for the Alamo City Junior College Showcase Tournament.
Fans can catch the first home games of the season for both Baseball and Softball on Saturday, February 6th at 1:00pm. NTCC and the NJCAA are allowing fans into contest with reduce capacities, social distancing, and mask required for attendance.
Rodeo athletes also arrived early and started their 2021 practices on January 19th with PRCA Rodeo Contractor Andrews Rodeo Company brining in some practice horses for the athletes to get on. Rodeo will travel to the Hopkins County Rodeo Arena in Sulphur Springs for the Texas A&M University Commerce Rodeo January 29th-30th.
Women’s and Men’s Soccer will start practices under new Head Coach Zane Barnes, March 15th with games beginning April 1st going through mid-May.
You can keep up to date on NTCC Athletic News and Schedules by visiting www.ntcceagles.com.
Upcoming Games
Week of January 24-January 31, 2021
January 27: NTCC Softball at Grayson College (Denison,TX), 3:00pm/5:00pm
January 29: NTCC Softball at Alamo City Junior College Showcase @ St. Mary’s University (San Antonio), 6:00pm/8:15pm
January 30: NTCC Softball at Alamo City Junior College Showcase @ Our Lady of the Lake University (San Antonio), 11:15am/1:30pm
