Category: TVCC

Lovato Featured in Weekend Story

Lovato 2Elena Lovato says it is all about recruiting.

The two-time national champion head coach of the Trinity Valley Community College women’s basketball team was featured in a story this past weekend in the Albuquerque (N.M.) Journal. Lovato hails from New Mexico.

Lovato said:

“I think recruiting is huge; getting really good kids that you can relate to and take care of and they come in and take care of you. My success, I believe, is because I really, truly and genuinely care about my kids. And they see that and play really hard for me. When you can get 12 kids to buy into something and buy into you and they run through a wall for you, it’s fun to watch. I’ve got girls playing like boys, running through walls, diving on the floor, and they’re very passionate about what they’re doing. It’s been fun to see these kids grow.”

Read the story about Coach Lovato here. 

27th Annual Coaches Playday Champions

golf 1Winning on a scorecard playoff, Harold Jones (TVCC), Ty Morris (Guest), Jim Owens (Guest) and Jean McSpadden (TVCC) teamed up to shoot a 63 Friday afternoon to take first place in the 27th Annual Coaches Playday at Kings Creek Golf Club in Kemp. The event, sponsored by Trinity Valley Community College and the Athens Daily Review, drew 41 participants.

 

2014 C.O. Phillips Memorial Award

golf 2Former Athens High School head football coach John Hacker was presented the 2014 C.O. Phillips Memorial Award Friday afternoon at the 27th Annual Coaches Playday at Kings Creek Golf Club in Kemp.  The award is presented each year in memory of C.O. Phillips, a former coach at Malakoff who was an avid golfer and participant in the event prior to his death in 2000. Making the presentation is Benny Rogers, sports information officer at Trinity Valley Community College. The event was sponsored by TVCC and the Athens Daily Review.

Summer Registration Underway at TVCC

Ethan Rumsey of Edgewood fills out paperwork during summer registration Wednesday at Trinity Valley Community College. Registration for the Summer I term will continue through Thursday, and registration for Summer II is underway now through July 7. For more information, call 903-677-TVCC or visit www.tvcc.edu/registrar.
Ethan Rumsey of Edgewood fills out paperwork during summer registration Wednesday at Trinity Valley Community College. Registration for the Summer I term will continue through Thursday, and registration for Summer II is underway now through July 7. For more information, call 903-677-TVCC or visit www.tvcc.edu/registrar.

Walk-up registration is underway for the summer term at Trinity Valley Community College.

Registration began Wednesday and will continue Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Athens campus. A fee of $50 will be added for late registration. Summer I classes begin June 2 and last through July 3. Students can also register online for Summer II classes at this time through July 7. Walk-up registration for Summer II is July 8 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Late registration for Summer II will be July 10 with a $50 late registration fee added. The Summer II term begins July 9 and runs through August 12.

For more information, call 903-677-TVCC or visit www.tvcc.edu/registrar.

Sports Benefit Events Raise Big Money at TVCC

TVCC LogoBy Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information

It’s not just about winning championships at Trinity Valley Community College.

As a result of three benefit events, the college’s athletic department raised $10,363.14 during the 2014 spring semester to assist in the battles against cancer and heart disease in Henderson County.

“It is a true testament to the hard work, commitment and selflessness of the staff, fans and community of Trinity Valley and Athens, Texas, to be able to achieve such an accomplishment,” said Trinity Valley athletic director Brad Smiley. “Everyone involved in this year’s efforts in these benefits should be very proud.”

The bulk of the college’s record-setting amount was raised during basketball season, when the Hoops for Hope and Play 4Kay events raised a combined $8,217. Strike Out Cancer brought in $2,146.14 during softball season.

Hoops for Hearts, which raised $567, benefited the East Texas chapter of Amazing Little Hearts Group (ALHG) for a second straight year. ALHG provides support, information and resources to families affected by congenital heart defects in the area.

The college’s seventh straight year to participate in the Play 4Kay initiative, which raises funds for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and the fight against breast cancer, resulted in a record-setting $7,650. It also resulted in Trinity Valley being named Community College Divisional winner by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

Strike Out Cancer directly benefited Family Peace Project in Henderson County, which assists families with members battling cancer.

Plans for next year’s participation in the fund-raising events are already under way at Trinity Valley, according to athletic coordinator Lucy Strom.