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Jared Bailey signed today to play football with Kilgore College. Pictured Front Row: Pepita Bailey (mother), Jared Bailey, Michael Butler (uncle). Back Row: Cameron Bailey (brother), Craig Brown (Offensive Line Coach), Paul Essary (Athletic Director), and Eric Copeland (cousin).
FROM The Athens Independent School District, Athens, Texas Facebook Page
The following Malakoff High School athletes qualified for the Area track meet:
Damontes Dowell-Marcus Dowell-Q.T. Barker-Garrian McAllister 400 Relay
Dylan Grim-Marcus Dowell-Q.T. Barker-Garrian McAllister 800 Relay
Dylan Grim-Jacob Woolverton-Kendrick Hornbuckle-Clay Gaddis 1600 Relay
Jacob Woolverton 110M Hurdles-300M Hurdles-High Jump
Clay Gaddis-400M
Q.T. Barker 200M
Marcus Dowell Long Jump-100m
Garrian McAllister Triple Jump
Israel Rivera -Shot Put
Candance Denis-Triple Jump
Kiana Reed-Long Jump
The Athens Christian Preparatory Academy Storm golf team competed in the Waxahachie Preparatory Invitational on Tuesday April 1. The tournament was held in Lancaster at Country View Golf Club.
The Storm Golf team had a fantastic day on the links with the Junior High Boys team taking first place. Twin brothers Austin and Connor Rainwater led the scoring for the ACPA Storm. Austin Rainwater won a first place gold medal with a score of 46 and Connor Rainwater won a 2nd place silver medal with a 48. Matthew Johnson took 6th place with a score of 55. Dalton Duke helped finish out the scoring for the Storm with a 66 and a team total of 215.
The Lady Storm Junior High Golf team had a great day on the course as well with the Lady Storm taking 4th place overall. Alexa Koerth led the Lady Storm with a Sixth place score of 66 and Rachel Benson came in Eighth place with a score of 68.
Bailey Estep was tasked with playing as a solo golfer being the only high school player competing for the Storm. Estep held her own against the other ladies scoring a 106 for a Eighth place finish. The ACPA Storm Golf Coach Chris Weisinger said” I figured the Storm Golfers would play great today but they blew me away with how well they did.” This was the first tournament of the season for the Storm. The Storm will be headed to Conroe to play in the Texas Christian Athletic League State Tournament April 28 at April Sound Country Club. Coach Weisinger said that he believes that the Storm will compete this year for the State Title.
Pictured are: Storm Coach Chris Weisinger, Bailey Eastep, Rachel Benson, Alexa Koerth, Matthew Johnson, Connor Rainwater, Austin Rainwater and Dalton Duke.
Alexis Jones represented Malakoff High School with a golf district championship Monday at Country View Golf Course in Lancaster, Texas. Alexis had a score of 99 on a course that was inundated with water and consisted of elevated narrow greens. The course difficulty was proven in the scores as Alexis was the only girl to shoot below 100.
Jones will be competing at Regionals on Monday and Tuesday April 14-15 at The Legends Golf Course in Stephenville.
By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information
Adut Bulgak has become the eighth women’s basketball player at Trinity Valley Community College to be named Junior/Community College Player of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
Bulgak, who recently helped the Lady Cardinals to their third straight national championship, received the award Monday night at the fourth annual WBCA Awards Show in Nashville, Tenn., site of the NCAA Women’s Final Four.
“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.”
The 6-4 Canadian sophomore averaged 15.8 points, 11.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game and hit 29 three-pointers in leading the Lady Cardinals to a 36-1 season and eighth straight national championship. She was named the Most Valuable Player at the national tournament, where she averaged 16.5 points and 11.0 rebounds in four games.
Bulgak, a two-time first-team WBCA NJCAA All-America selection, was also a finalist for the Player of the Year award as a freshman.
“Adut came to Trinity Valley to graduate and win championships,” Lovato said. “Not only has she come through on the court leaving her name amongst great company, she has also separated herself in the classroom and in the community.
“Our motto from day one has been ‘Leave A Legacy.’ I can honestly say that I am blessed to have been part of watching this kid do just that …Adut has left her footprints in the heart of Athens, Texas.”
Previous Lady Cardinals to claim the award were:
1988 – Portia Hill
1995 – Shalonda Enis
1996 – Tausha Mills
1999 – Yalisha “Boo” Barnes
2003 – LaKiste Barkus
2006 – Shannon Bobbitt
2012 – Sha’Kayla Caples
Other Player of the Year winners Monday night were Odyssey Sims, Baylor University (NCAA Division I), Lauren Battista, Bentley University (NCAA Division II), Nicole Moss, Thomas Moore College (NCAA Division III) and Nicole Ballestero, Vanguard University (NAIA).
The WBCA Players of the Year are selected by committees composed of WBCA-member coaches with the respective membership divisions.
The WBCA was founded in 1981 and promotes women’s basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game as a sport for women and girls. For more information on the WBCA, visit www.wbca.org.