Category: Sports

It’s time to camp out at Trinity Valley Community College.

Three youth sports camps are scheduled for girls and boys in June.

FOOTBALL — June 9-13

The annual Cardinal Football Youth Skills Camp is scheduled June 9-13 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the TVCC practice field. Late registration will be accepted the first day of the camp from 7:45-8:30 a.m.

The camp is open for students entering grades 1-8.

Cost of the camp is $85 before June 4 and $100 after June 4. Checks should be made payable to TVCC.

The non-contact camp, which will be conducted by the Cardinal football coaching staff, will focus on instruction for position specific groups, both offensively and defensively.

Campers should be dressed comfortably in athletic shorts, shirt and cleats or tennis shoes. 

For more information, call 903-670-2629 or 903-675-6227.

BASKETBALL — June 9-13

The three-time defending national champion Lady Cardinals  are holding a shooting camp June 9-13 at Cardinal Gym.

The camp, open to boys and girls ages 5-15, is scheduled from 1-4 p.m.

Cost of the camp is $75. Space is limited.

The camp will be conducted the Lady Cardinal coaching staff and players.

For more information, call 903-675-6201 or e-mail  [email protected].

BASKETBALL — June 23-26

A camp for girls and boys in grades K-12 is scheduled June 23-26 at Cardinal Gym by the men’s basketball coaching staff, which this past season led the Cardinals to an Elite Eight finish.

Camp action for grades 5-12 is scheduled 9 a.m.-noon and grades K-4 will be on the floor each day from 1-4 pm.

Cost of the camp is $75. Each camper will receive a t-shirt and certificate.

The camp will emphasize individual offensive fundamentals, shooting and ballhandling programs  and post and perimeter 1 on 1 moves. There will also be competitions.

For more information, contact Kris Baumann at 903-675-6218 or e-mail Guy Furr at [email protected].

 

By Michael V. Hannigan

Trinity Valley Community College held its annual sports banquet Tuesday night. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to go, but my HCN partner Jeff Weinstein did and he said it was an excellent event.

Like sports banquets everywhere there were all sorts of well-deserved awards given out, but there were three standouts.

1. Male Athlete of the Year: Ryan Polite … Polite was the quarterback for a Cardinal offense that often lit up the scoreboard like a pinball machine, and was named the Southwest Junior College Football Conference’s Most Valuable Player.

Polite set three conference records last year:

Most Passing Touchdowns, season: 35 (2013)
Most Passing Completions, season: 299 (2013)
Most Passing Attempts, season: 454 (2013)

2. Female Athlete of the Year: Adut Bulgak … A two-time national champion, Bulgak has earned all the accolades she has received, and there have been many. The best may be Junior/Community College Player of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).

“Adut is a special one,” said Lady Cardinal head coach Elena Lovato. “She exemplifies a strong commitment to core values both on and off the court.

“As a two-time national champion and All-American, she naturally established herself as a leader and was named co-captain of the team this year. Her passion for success and diligent work ethic come second to none. She acts with purpose, desire, tenacity and perseverance.”

3. The Cardinal Cup: TVCC Football … Let’s let TVCC Sports Information Officer Benny Rogers explain this one:

“Tuesday night at the fourth annual TVCC Athletic Banquet, the Cardinals were awarded the Cardinal Cup — the prize for a fall/spring semester-long competition in which the college’s athletic department teams/groups are awarded points for supporting each other and for community service.”

“The Cardinals edged out the volleyball team by 56 points, 650-594. Last year, the volleyball team topped the football team by the closest margin in the three-year history of the competition, scoring 606 points for a 34-point winning margin. The softball team was a distant third this year with 238 points.”

“The Cardinal Cup, which began in the 2010 fall semester, is designed as a competition to help encourage student-athletes and other organizations at the college to become more involved and the events that take place on campus, not just athletic events. The program was implemented to create a supportive and active fan base of TVCC students to visibly and vocally support performing groups.”

You can check out more photos from the TVCC Sports banquet here. 

By Jayson Larson/TVCC Public Information

Trinity Valley Community College sophomore Justus Whitcher punched his ticket to the College National Finals Rodeo with an impressive performance at the Wharton Junior College Rodeo this past weekend.

Whitcher needed a strong showing in the steer wrestling event at Wharton – the last regional rodeo of the season. That’s just what he did, splitting second and third with a time of 5.8 to put himself 12 points ahead of the fourth-place finisher in the Southern Region.

The top three finishers in each event at the end of the season qualify for the CNFR – which is considered the “Rose Bowl” of college rodeo. The 66th annual event is scheduled for June 15-21 in Casper, Wyo., where more than 400 competitors from 100 colleges and universities will participate.

“Justus made a smart run and did the best he possibly could with the steer he drew,” Bratton said. “In situations like he was in, it takes maturity to see the big picture instead of breaking speed records each run.”

TVCC nearly qualified a second competitor for the CNFR. Kasey Kirby, who had been in third place in barrel racing for much of the year, was not able to maintain her position and ended up fourth in the region.

“We are in store for a great experience having the chance to run for a national title,” TVCC Rodeo Coach Brent Bratton said. “This is such a great opportunity that has been provided by our school administrators, the college and the local community that give us the support needed to be involved in this great sport.”