Category: Sports

Henderson County Outdoor Sports and Archery Team Competes in Ellis County

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Henderson County Outdoor Sports and Archery Team competed in an invitational shoot in Ellis County this past weekend. We had 26 archers and brought home 20 1st-3rd place trophies! There were over 100 archers there. They did an amazing job! Everyone all over the state talks about Henderson County’s Archery Team.

Here are the individual results:

Seniors:
Noah Newman 1st Recurve men’s; 2nd Compound Aided men’s
Chuck Smith 1st Compound Aided men’s
Amanda Cooper 1st Compound Aided Ladies
Madelynne Parker 2nd Compound Aided Ladies
Katelynn Brown 3rd Compound Aided Ladies
Eleanor Parker 1st Compound Unaided Ladies
Zackary Franklin 1st Compound Unaided men’s
Connor Gallagher 1st Bare Bow men’s

Intermediates:
Lilly Parker 1st Compound Unaided Ladies
Ashlyn Burke 2nd Compound Unaided Ladies
Rachelle Cook 3rd Compound Aided Ladies
Leo Varos 1st Compound Aided men’s
Brenden West 3rd Compound Unaided men’s

Juniors:
Naomi Newman 2nd Compound Unaided Ladies; 3rd Compound Aided Ladies
Amelia Varos 1st Compound Aided Ladies
Kelsey West 3rd Compound Unaided Ladies
Nathan Newman 2nd Compound Unaided men’s
Cy Holt 1st Compound Unaided men’s
Ty Tillison 2nd Place Compound Aided Men’s

Way to represent Henderson County! We are so proud of you! Congratulations!

TVCC Cheer freshman Ollison Earns Prestigious National Honor

TJ-OllisonTrinity Valley Press Release

Trinity Valley Community College Head Cheer Coach Khris Franklin says the overall skill set that Torey “T.J.” Ollison possesses rivals that of any freshman in the nation. A recent, prestigious honor bestowed upon Ollison makes statements like that hold a lot of credibility.

Ollison, a 20-year-old kinesiology major from Grand Saline, was named last week to the list of Nfinity Legends selected for 2014. Nfinity is a company that manufactures shoes and other equipment for various sports and activities, including cheerleading. Nfinity picked only 50 athletes for the list from a nationwide pool of nearly 300 applicants.

Nfinity posted its list of selectees on its Facebook page on Feb. 19, saying, “This was the most unbelievable year of videos we have ever had by far. … This was definitely the toughest decision we have ever had to make.” The company said it could have easily selected 75 athletes for the elite list, but ultimately opted to keep the list at 50, as was promised before the competition began. Continue reading “TVCC Cheer freshman Ollison Earns Prestigious National Honor”