TVCC’s Guinci named Libero of the Year in Region XIV

Amelie Guinci 2By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information

Trinity Valley Community‘s Amelie Guinci has been named Libero of the Year on the 2013 All-Region XIV North Volleyball Team.

Guinci, a 5-7 redshirt freshman from Le Cannet, France, helped the Lady Cardinals to the best season in the four-year history of the program. The Lady Cardinals advanced to the regional tournament for a second straight year, won their first-ever tournament game and set a school record for wins with 21.

Lady Cardinal sophomore Sara Cruz and freshman Ashlyn Crawford were named to the second team.

Sophomores Kaitlyn McShan, Ryleigh Thompson and Ariana Kaleo were Lady Cardinal honorable mention selections.

Here is the team, as selected by conference coaches:

Region XIV North 2013 All-Conference Teams

First Team All-Conference:
Morgan Lewis –Tyler
T’Asia Black – Paris
Jordan McArdle – Tyler
Haley Hampton – Panola
Jordan Strickland – Paris
Amelie Guinci – Trinity Valley
Kaitlyn Brooks – Tyler
Abby Phillips – Paris

Second Team All-Conference:
Kennedi Coleman – Panola
Hailee Showers – Navarro
Abby Mackey – Tyler
Ashlynn Caldwell – Trinity Valley
Justine Luis – Panola
Sara Cruz – Trinity Valley
Nathali Chaves – Panola

Honorable Mention:
Kaitlyn McShan – Trinity Valley
Kelsi Schmidtberger – Navarro
Hannah Robey – Tyler
Haley Hostetler – Paris
Lexey Wilson – Navarro
Ryleigh Thompson – Trinity Valley
Denise Gonzalez – Paris
Ana Kiso – Panola
J’Keisha Evans – Panola
Ariana Kaleo – Trinity Valley
Malicia Fluellen – Tyler
Savannah Cantrell – Tyler
Andrea Hurt – Paris
Kayln Paris – Paris

Coach of the Year: Ronda Shirley – Tyler

Player of the Year: Morgan Lewis – Tyler

Newcomer of the Year: Morgan Lewis – Tyler

Setter of the Year: Jordan Strickland

Libero of the Year: Amelie Guinci – Trinity Valley

Iota Alpha inducts 31 during weekend ceremony

Pictured (front row, from left) is Ashley Hall, visiting speaker and Texas Phi Theta Kappa District 3 Vice President; Ryan Hopper, Iota Alpha Chapter Co-President and Vice President for Leadership; Azsia Hearn, Co-President and Vice President for Communications; Jacqueline Latko, Historian; Jessica Schaefer, Vice President for Service; and Allyson Brag, Vice President for Fellowship. New inductees are (front row, seventh from right) Jori Risner, Athens; Carson Sikes, Athens; Kaylee Nicholson, Athens; Angel Miles, Beaumont; (second row, from left) Katy Lunceford, Athens; Toree Scott, Athens; Kaitlin Samples, Malakoff; Brandi Butts, Mabank; Tiffany Wimberly, LaRue; Andrea Wemple, Buffalo; Lisa Helms, Mabank; Ashley Amos, Mabank; (third row, from left) Debbie Russell, Gun Barrel City; Candice Anderson, Canton; Sherry Goodson, Gun Barrel City; Anika Wood, Frankston; Alejandra Campa, Athens; Leslie Hernandez, Athens; Arely Beltran, Athens; Sarah Giles, Tennessee Colony; Chad Head, Athens; Omeko Irigo, Athens; Marissa Gross, Athens; (back row, from left) Davida Valdez, Chandler; Cliffton Rudman, Gun Barrel City; Henry Davis, Denton; Alexandra Parkey, Frisco; Kevin Valencia, Dallas; Robert Parker, Ben Wheeler; and David McCulloch, Corsicana. Not pictured is Claudio Rizzi, Castellana Grotte, Italy.
Pictured (front row, from left) is Ashley Hall, visiting speaker and Texas Phi Theta Kappa District 3 Vice President; Ryan Hopper, Iota Alpha Chapter Co-President and Vice President for Leadership; Azsia Hearn, Co-President and Vice President for Communications; Jacqueline Latko, Historian; Jessica Schaefer, Vice President for Service; and Allyson Brag, Vice President for Fellowship. New inductees are (front row, seventh from right) Jori Risner, Athens; Carson Sikes, Athens; Kaylee Nicholson, Athens; Angel Miles, Beaumont; (second row, from left) Katy Lunceford, Athens; Toree Scott, Athens; Kaitlin Samples, Malakoff; Brandi Butts, Mabank; Tiffany Wimberly, LaRue; Andrea Wemple, Buffalo; Lisa Helms, Mabank; Ashley Amos, Mabank; (third row, from left) Debbie Russell, Gun Barrel City; Candice Anderson, Canton; Sherry Goodson, Gun Barrel City; Anika Wood, Frankston; Alejandra Campa, Athens; Leslie Hernandez, Athens; Arely Beltran, Athens; Sarah Giles, Tennessee Colony; Chad Head, Athens; Omeko Irigo, Athens; Marissa Gross, Athens; (back row, from left) Davida Valdez, Chandler; Cliffton Rudman, Gun Barrel City; Henry Davis, Denton; Alexandra Parkey, Frisco; Kevin Valencia, Dallas; Robert Parker, Ben Wheeler; and David McCulloch, Corsicana. Not pictured is Claudio Rizzi, Castellana Grotte, Italy.

By Jayson Larson/TVCC Public Information

Trinity Valley Community College inducted 31 new members into the Iota Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa during a ceremony on Sunday at the Student Union Ballroom.
Membership in the Iota Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, a national honors society for two-year colleges, requires a student to achieve a 3.5 GPA, have completed any required developmental courses and have accumulated at least 12 semester hours of college credit. Membership in Phi Theta Kappa entitles TVCC students to have this honor noted on their official transcripts and to wear the PTK golden stole, tassel and/or medallion at graduation.

“The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize and encourage scholarship among community and junior college students,” said Jessica Schaefer, Iota Alpha’s Vice President for Service. “To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa provides opportunities for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.”

Upon induction, each student lit a candle, a traditional PTK ritual which symbolizes knowledge, before accepting a certificate of membership. Ashley Hall, Texas Phi Theta Kappa District 3 Vice President, served as the visiting speaker at the ceremony. Hall is from Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant.

Those inducted Sunday were: Jori Risner, Athens; Carson Sikes, Athens; Kaylee Nicholson, Athens; Angel Miles, Beaumont; Katy Lunceford, Athens; Toree Scott, Athens; Kaitlin Samples, Malakoff; Brandi Butts, Mabank; Tiffany Wimberly, LaRue; Andrea Wemple, Buffalo; Lisa Helms, Mabank; Ashley Amos, Mabank; Debbie Russell, Gun Barrel City; Candice Anderson, Canton; Sherry Goodson, Gun Barrel City; Anika Wood, Frankston; Alejandra Campa, Athens; Leslie Hernandez, Athens; Arely Beltran, Athens; Sarah Giles, Tennessee Colony; Chad Head, Athens; Omeko Irigo, Athens; Marissa Gross, Athens; Davida Valdez, Chandler; Cliffton Rudman, Gun Barrel City; Henry Davis, Denton; Alexandra Parkey, Frisco; Kevin Valencia, Dallas; Robert Parker, Ben Wheeler; and David McCulloch, Corsicana; and Claudio Rizzi, Castellana Grotte, Italy.

Iota Alpha officers at the ceremony were: Ryan Hopper, Iota Alpha Chapter Co-President and Vice President for Leadership; Azsia Hearn, Co-President and Vice President for Communications; Jacqueline Latko, Historian; Jessica Schaefer, Vice President for Service; and Allyson Brag, Vice President for Fellowship.