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Classic Basketball Action on Tap at TVCC

Are you ready for some classic basketball?

If so, Cardinal Gym is the place to be the next three weekends. Starting this week, Trinity Valley Community College will host a trio of basketball classics.

BEST WESTERN CLASSIC (Men)
First up is the Best Western Classic Friday and Saturday, when the undefeated Cardinals host a four-team event.
Here is the schedule:
Friday, Nov. 15
5:30 p.m. – Paris vs. Ranger
7:30 p.m. – TVCC vs. Coffeyville
Saturday, Nov. 16
2 p.m. – Paris vs. Coffeyville
4 p.m. – TVCC vs. Ranger

SUPER 8 CLASSIC
(Men)
Next weekend, the Cardinals have three other teams on hand for the Super 8 Classic.
Here is the schedule:
Friday, Nov. 22
5:30 p.m. – Clarendon vs. Jacksonville
7:30 p.m. – TVCC vs. Kingdom Prep
Saturday, Nov. 23
2 p.m. – Jacksonville vs. Kingdom Prep
4 p.m. – TVCC vs. Clarendon

BUDKE/SERNA CLASSIC
(Women)
Thanksgiving weekend will find the Lady Cardinals hosting the Kurt Budke/Miranda Serna Thanksgiving Classic.
Here is the schedule:
Friday, Nov. 29
5 p.m. – Panola vs. Southwestern Christian
6 p.m. – TVCC vs. Arkansas Baptist
Saturday, Nov. 30
1 p.m. – Panola vs. Arkansas Baptist
3 p.m. – TVCC vs. Southwestern Christian

TVCC’s Guinci named Libero of the Year in Region XIV

By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information

Trinity Valley Community‘s Amelie Guinci has been named Libero of the Year on the 2013 All-Region XIV North Volleyball Team.

Guinci, a 5-7 redshirt freshman from Le Cannet, France, helped the Lady Cardinals to the best season in the four-year history of the program. The Lady Cardinals advanced to the regional tournament for a second straight year, won their first-ever tournament game and set a school record for wins with 21.

Lady Cardinal sophomore Sara Cruz and freshman Ashlyn Crawford were named to the second team.

Sophomores Kaitlyn McShan, Ryleigh Thompson and Ariana Kaleo were Lady Cardinal honorable mention selections.

Here is the team, as selected by conference coaches:

Region XIV North 2013 All-Conference Teams

First Team All-Conference:
Morgan Lewis –Tyler
T’Asia Black – Paris
Jordan McArdle – Tyler
Haley Hampton – Panola
Jordan Strickland – Paris
Amelie Guinci – Trinity Valley
Kaitlyn Brooks – Tyler
Abby Phillips – Paris

Second Team All-Conference:
Kennedi Coleman – Panola
Hailee Showers – Navarro
Abby Mackey – Tyler
Ashlynn Caldwell – Trinity Valley
Justine Luis – Panola
Sara Cruz – Trinity Valley
Nathali Chaves – Panola

Honorable Mention:
Kaitlyn McShan – Trinity Valley
Kelsi Schmidtberger – Navarro
Hannah Robey – Tyler
Haley Hostetler – Paris
Lexey Wilson – Navarro
Ryleigh Thompson – Trinity Valley
Denise Gonzalez – Paris
Ana Kiso – Panola
J’Keisha Evans – Panola
Ariana Kaleo – Trinity Valley
Malicia Fluellen – Tyler
Savannah Cantrell – Tyler
Andrea Hurt – Paris
Kayln Paris – Paris

Coach of the Year: Ronda Shirley – Tyler

Player of the Year: Morgan Lewis – Tyler

Newcomer of the Year: Morgan Lewis – Tyler

Setter of the Year: Jordan Strickland

Libero of the Year: Amelie Guinci – Trinity Valley

Iota Alpha inducts 31 during weekend ceremony

Pictured (front row, from left) is Ashley Hall, visiting speaker and Texas Phi Theta Kappa District 3 Vice President; Ryan Hopper, Iota Alpha Chapter Co-President and Vice President for Leadership; Azsia Hearn, Co-President and Vice President for Communications; Jacqueline Latko, Historian; Jessica Schaefer, Vice President for Service; and Allyson Brag, Vice President for Fellowship. New inductees are (front row, seventh from right) Jori Risner, Athens; Carson Sikes, Athens; Kaylee Nicholson, Athens; Angel Miles, Beaumont; (second row, from left) Katy Lunceford, Athens; Toree Scott, Athens; Kaitlin Samples, Malakoff; Brandi Butts, Mabank; Tiffany Wimberly, LaRue; Andrea Wemple, Buffalo; Lisa Helms, Mabank; Ashley Amos, Mabank; (third row, from left) Debbie Russell, Gun Barrel City; Candice Anderson, Canton; Sherry Goodson, Gun Barrel City; Anika Wood, Frankston; Alejandra Campa, Athens; Leslie Hernandez, Athens; Arely Beltran, Athens; Sarah Giles, Tennessee Colony; Chad Head, Athens; Omeko Irigo, Athens; Marissa Gross, Athens; (back row, from left) Davida Valdez, Chandler; Cliffton Rudman, Gun Barrel City; Henry Davis, Denton; Alexandra Parkey, Frisco; Kevin Valencia, Dallas; Robert Parker, Ben Wheeler; and David McCulloch, Corsicana. Not pictured is Claudio Rizzi, Castellana Grotte, Italy.

By Jayson Larson/TVCC Public Information

Trinity Valley Community College inducted 31 new members into the Iota Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa during a ceremony on Sunday at the Student Union Ballroom.
Membership in the Iota Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, a national honors society for two-year colleges, requires a student to achieve a 3.5 GPA, have completed any required developmental courses and have accumulated at least 12 semester hours of college credit. Membership in Phi Theta Kappa entitles TVCC students to have this honor noted on their official transcripts and to wear the PTK golden stole, tassel and/or medallion at graduation.

“The purpose of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize and encourage scholarship among community and junior college students,” said Jessica Schaefer, Iota Alpha’s Vice President for Service. “To achieve this purpose, Phi Theta Kappa provides opportunities for the development of leadership and service, for an intellectual climate for exchange of ideas and ideals, for lively fellowship for scholars and for stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence.”

Upon induction, each student lit a candle, a traditional PTK ritual which symbolizes knowledge, before accepting a certificate of membership. Ashley Hall, Texas Phi Theta Kappa District 3 Vice President, served as the visiting speaker at the ceremony. Hall is from Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant.

Those inducted Sunday were: Jori Risner, Athens; Carson Sikes, Athens; Kaylee Nicholson, Athens; Angel Miles, Beaumont; Katy Lunceford, Athens; Toree Scott, Athens; Kaitlin Samples, Malakoff; Brandi Butts, Mabank; Tiffany Wimberly, LaRue; Andrea Wemple, Buffalo; Lisa Helms, Mabank; Ashley Amos, Mabank; Debbie Russell, Gun Barrel City; Candice Anderson, Canton; Sherry Goodson, Gun Barrel City; Anika Wood, Frankston; Alejandra Campa, Athens; Leslie Hernandez, Athens; Arely Beltran, Athens; Sarah Giles, Tennessee Colony; Chad Head, Athens; Omeko Irigo, Athens; Marissa Gross, Athens; Davida Valdez, Chandler; Cliffton Rudman, Gun Barrel City; Henry Davis, Denton; Alexandra Parkey, Frisco; Kevin Valencia, Dallas; Robert Parker, Ben Wheeler; and David McCulloch, Corsicana; and Claudio Rizzi, Castellana Grotte, Italy.

Iota Alpha officers at the ceremony were: Ryan Hopper, Iota Alpha Chapter Co-President and Vice President for Leadership; Azsia Hearn, Co-President and Vice President for Communications; Jacqueline Latko, Historian; Jessica Schaefer, Vice President for Service; and Allyson Brag, Vice President for Fellowship.

Replay of the Cardinals Regional Championship Win

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On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Trinity Valley Community Cardinals became Region XIV Champions by beating Navarro, 56-45. I was on the sidelines for the game, reporting via Facebook.

It was a great game, and when I looked back I realized my posts and some of the photos create sort of a replay of the game. So here they are. Enjoy, Cardinal fans.

REPLAY OF CARDINALS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WIN OVER NAVARRO

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Cards go 3 and out first possession

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Navarro punts it back …10:42 1Q

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TVCC on the board … Ryan Polite hits Tavarreon Dickerson with a swing pass out of the backfield and Dickerson takes it to the house … 79 yard TD pass … TVCC up 7-0 .. 9:45 1Q.

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Navarro strikes back 2 plays later on a 78 yard touchdown pass to DeFloyd Oscar … 7-7 … 9:04 1Q

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Teams exchange punts … still 7-7 … 6:49 1Q

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TURNOVER … Navarro’s Devin Spurlock intercepts Polite … Navarro ball in Cardinal territory.

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Navarro gets points off turnover…30 yard TD pass to Markel Steward-Gillespie … Bulldogs up 14-7, 5:31 1Q

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Teams exchange punts … But Cards get ball at Navarro 8 thanks to a great punt return by D’Nerius Antione … then Ryan Polite scores on a 9 yard scamper … 14-14, 3:11 1Q

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End 1st qtr … 14-14 …. TVCC about to punt from their own 9

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Navarro takes first possession of 2Q and score on Cameron Washington 11 yard run … caps 41 yd drive … 21-14 Bulldogs … 10:44 2Q

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TVCC answers on a 44 yard drive … Polite hits John Thomas on an 11 yard touchdown … drive helped by a Navarro pass interference penalty … 21-21, 8:33 2Q

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Navarro punts to TVCC … Card ball on their own 29 …. still 21-21, 4:58 2Q

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TURNOVER … Navarro recovers Cardinal fumble …21-21, 3:03 2Q

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Navarro converts again … Tim Wright scores on 11 yard run … then TVCC makes it worse with a personal foul … 28-21 Navarro, 2:20 2Q

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Navarro’s Carlos Macias hits a 38 yd field goal as time runs out …. 31-21 Bulldogs … halftime.

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HALFTIME

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Navarro takes opening kickoff and drives 86 yards in about 5:30 … Joshua Greer hits Tim Wright with a 26 yd td pass … 38-21 Navarro, 9:23 3Q

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TVCC’s Ryan Polite scores on a 6 yard quarterback keeper … he extended drive with multiple scambles … 58 yard drive takes about 3:30 off the clock … 38-28 Navarro, 5:47 3Q

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Cardinals go 75 yards in under a minute … Tavarreon Dickerson scores on 29 yard run … score cut to 38-35, 0:18 3Q

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End of the 3Q …. Navarro leads TVCC, 38-35 …Bulldog ball on their own 25

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Navarro blocks TVCC punt … gets ball at Card 32 …. 38-35 Navarro, 12:10 4Q

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CARDINALS REGAIN THE LEAD … TVCC drives 79 yards … polite hits Trent Momon with a 41 yard strike … 42-38 Cardinals, 9:58 4Q

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BULLDOGS BACK IN FRONT

Navarro takes advantage of a short field and drives 40 yards for touchdown on Tim Wright 4 yard run … 45-42 Navarro, 5:18 4Q

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Bulldog player taken off on stretcher … but he gave crowd thumbs up as he went off … game just resumed

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To reset … Navarro up 45-42 … 3:58 4Q

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TURNOVER … TVCC recovers fumble on punt

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Cardinal ball on Navarro 33 with just over 3 minutes in regulation

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TVCC REGAINS THE LEAD

Ryan Polite scores on a 22 yard run … Cards up 49-45, 2:27 4Q ….

GO CARDS!!

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Navarro gets ball on own 21 …. 2:22 left

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Navarro fumbles … recovers, but loses back to own 14

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TURNOVER … TVCC BALL … interception by Tray Thornton … Card ball at Navarro 16 …1:55 left

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TVCC scores again!!!

Marquel McNac runs into the endzone … 56-45 TVCC with 1:38 left.

Can you say Regional Champions

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Navarro ball near midfield … but they need two touchdowns and there is only 1:33 left

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Navarro time out with 1:13 … they have 2nd and 15 from Card 45 …

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Under a minute

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Navarro turns it over on downs … Cards can run out the clock!!!!!!

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Oh man … final score 56-45 for the Region XIV Champion TVCC Cardinals!

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TVCC Theatre Department to Present ‘Proof’

Robert (played by Jacob Miller) makes a wisecrack at the expense of Hal (Michael Yates) as Catherine (Miranda Womack) listens during rehearsal for the TVCC Department of Theatre’s upcoming show, “Proof.” Proof opens Nov. 14 and continues through Nov. 17.

By Jayson Larson/TVCC Public Information

A little more than a month after its last show, the Trinity Valley Community College Department of Theatre is preparing to unveil its final show of the fall semester – David Auburn’s cerebral drama, “Proof.”

“Proof” will be performed Nov. 14-16 at 7:30 p.m. in the TVCC Auditorium. A Sunday matinee is set to close the show’s run at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 17. Admission is $5 per person (or free with a TVCC ID).

The play centers on Catherine, who, on the eve of her 25th birthday, is a troubled young woman who has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. After his death, Catherine must deal with her own volatile emotions while dealing with the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire, and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks he left behind.
Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all – how much of her father’s madness, or genius, will she inherit?

“It’s been really fun working with the students on this,” said Craig Lee, TVCC’s Head of Performance Studies and Director of Theatre. “They’re getting to really delve into character study and look at what’s really being said, what’s really going on. There’s a lot of meat to it.” Continue reading “TVCC Theatre Department to Present ‘Proof’”