Category: Sports

Henderson County Soccer Association signups, refs needed

Signups

The Henderson County Soccer Association will be holding signups for the Spring Season starting this weekend. Signups will be at Hibbett Sports in Athens on Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. – 4.m. the following weekends: Jan 23-24, Jan 30-31 and Feb 6-7. Spring Season will start March 5. Signups are for ages 4-16. Cost is $65 per player. If anyone has any questions, please contact Jennifer Jones at 903-203-9083.

Refs Wanted

The Henderson County Soccer Association is looking for referees for the upcoming soccer season. Games played on Saturday in Athens. No experience required, certification class will be held in February. Background check will be done. To apply or obtain more information, please contact Jennifer Jones at 903-203-9083.

Poteet returning to TVCC as Offensive Coordinator

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Sherard Poteete

By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information

A familiar face is returning to the Southwest Junior College Football Conference by way of Trinity Valley Community College.

Ninth-year TVCC head football coach Brad Smiley announced last week that Sherard Poteete, 37, will return to the Cardinal program as offensive coordinator. He will replace Clay Patterson, who resigned in December to become the head football coach at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.

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Melvin Swift was not on TVCC roster at time of death

Melvin Swift was apparently not a member of the Trinity Valley Community College basketball team when he was shot and killed in Houston Tuesday night.

TVCC Director of Communications Marlo Bitter confirmed last night that Swift was released from the team at some point this season, saying he “was not on the roster leading up to the holiday break.”

Bitter did not know why Swift was removed from the team nor if he was eligible to return to the roster.

There have been no new details released regarding the circumstances surrounding Swift’s shooting death Tuesday. You can read our original post here. 

TVCC basketball player shot and killed in Houston

((UPDATE, Dec. 31: Melvin Swift was apparently not on the TVCC roster at the time of his death. See story here.))

The Trinity Valley Community College family is mourning the death of sophomore basketball player Melvin Swift today.

Swift reportedly died of a gunshot wound in Houston Tuesday night.

“Today, we were saddened by the news that Melvin Swift has passed away,” said TVCC Director of Communications Marlo Bitter. “His warm smile and presence on campus will be sorely missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Swift family during this time.”

The college did not release any details connected with Swift’s death, but multiple news outlets including this Houston TV station reported his death may have been connected with an attempted burglary nearly Swift’s family home.

Here is the video report filed by the station.

Three AISD players named to All-State Academic Team

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Athens High School seniors (from left) Grant Hirsch, Jeremy Bateman and Mason Mikkelsen have been named to the All-State Academic Second Team in football. Members of the Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State Team excel in grades, class rank and ACT/SAT scores, and inclusion is a notable achievement. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)