Category: TVCC

Current top bid to help Elena Lovato coach is $225.

Time is running out to submit a bid that would allow you to find out what it would be like to be a coach for the most successful women’s basketball program in junior college history?

Trinity Valley Community College, in conjunction with the annual Play 4Kay even to raise money for breast cancer awareness, is offering a fan a chance to help Elena Lovato coach the two-time defending national champion Lady Cardinals in game on Wednesdayagainst Panola College at Cardinal Gym.

All it will take to become assistant coach for a day is a successful winning bid in an auction, which will benefit the Kay Yow Breast Cancer Fund.

The highest bidder will get to be in the locker room with the team before the game, on the bench during the game, participate during timeouts and be in the locker room after the game. The winning bidder will also be interviewed about the experience at halftime of the men’s game on the Cardinal Sports Network.

The deadline to submit a bid is noon Wednesday.

To submit a bid, e-mail your bid and name to [email protected]. Bids may also be submitted via phone. Call 903-674-6322 (leave a voice mail with bid and name).

Bids will be updated online at www.tvcc.edu, on Twitter at @TVCCsports and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/TrinityValley Community College.

Sabrina Garcia, a senior out of San Diego (Texas) High School, signed with the Trinity Valley Community College Cheerleaders on Monday, Feb. 3.

TVCC Head Cheer Coach Khris Franklin said he first met Garcia at a recruit clinic in Plano in early January. He was ecstatic that she wanted to be a part of a historic program that will be trying to secure its 10th NCA championship later this spring.

Garcia is no stranger to winning hardware herself, as she has already won several national titles including an NCA All Star National Championship and a Cheer Power National Championship.

“I am very excited about having Sabrina as our first signee of next year’s team,” Franklin said. “It is very rare to find a cheerleader that possesses the skill set and size that Sabrina has. She learns incredibly fast and has an athleticism and confidence that is so valuable in collegiate cheerleading. She is already talented, but will be unreal once she has a little time to spend in the college cheer environment. She was being recruited by all the top Texas colleges and we are very happy she chose The Valley.”

Franklin said this is the first time he has attempted to sign recruits early – much in the same way other traditional sports sign their athletes early. Franklin said he is hoping to sign between 6 and 10 individuals before tryouts on May 3-4.

“The athletic side of cheerleading is really only understood by people who have somehow participated in cheerleading,” Franklin said. “Cheerleaders work hard to become the people they are in the sport they love and we’re thrilled to be able to recognize them for it. We are super excited to welcome Sabrina Garcia to the program!”

Congratulations to Lady Cardinal coach Elena Lovato. Wednesday night’s 99-63 win against San Jacinto was her 100th career coaching win. She his now 100-8 overall and is 68-4 at TVCC.

Three Cardinal sophomore football players signed national letters of intent this morning in a ceremony at the TVCC Field House. Signing were DE Chris Weatherd (Tennessee), DB D’Nerius Antione (Oklahoma State) and DT Jhaustin Thomas (South Carolina). They will be joining their new teams this summer.