Eagles baseball to host tourney Sept. 7-8

Photo:†The Eagles celebrate a home run during the spring 2012 season.

The Northeast Texas Community College baseball team will kick off the 2012 fall season Sept. 7 as the Eagles host their annual fall tournament at Bob Baker Field.

Play gets underway at 1 p.m. as the Eagles take on conference foe Bossier Parish Community College Cavaliers and continues at 4 p.m. as a Cavaliers face Weatherford. Day one of the two-day tournament ends with the nightcap game at 7 p.m. as the Eagles take on Weatherford.

There are four games scheduled for Saturday, Sept.
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Jessica Keith named new head softball coach

† † †The Eagles Athletic Department at Northeast Texas Community College recently announced that Jessica Keith has been hired as the new head softball coach.


† † †Keith is no stranger to NTCC, as she played third base for the Eagles in 1998 and 1999. She has been the head coach at Ranger College for the past nine years and served as an assistant for two years prior.


† † †"Jessica is a great addition to our coaching staff.
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Jackson finishes 10th at CNFR


† † † Dustin Jackson, a team roping header from Northeast Texas Community College, finished the 2011-2012 season at 10th in the nation last week at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyoming.


† † † Jackson was partnered with heeler Corey Hendrick of Wharton County Junior College. The team missed their final steer in the short round, dashing their hopes of a higher finish.
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NTCC athletes hold their own at CNFR

Pictured is Dustin Jackson, who is currently in the running for the national title in Team Roping at the CNFR.


† † † The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles Rodeo Team is making a great showing at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyoming this week.


† † † After the first three go-rounds, NTCC's Dustin Jackson has secured a spot in the short round and is currently in fourth place in average for Team Roping (header).
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Seven Eagles named Scholar-Athletes

Seven members of the 2010-2011 Northeast Texas Community College softball team were recently named National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar Athletes.
Chastin Smiddy, Shelby Perry, Christina Martin, Katelyn Holcomb, Ashley Eaves, April Breshears and Reagan Smith all qualified for the honor after finishing the 2010-2011 academic school year with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above.

?College athletics is about preparing players for the real world and academics are a big part of that,? NTCC head softball coach Jay Terry said.
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