Panola College
March 2, 2017 - The Panola College Athletic programs have been on a roll this year and are being recognized on the national level. The Panola Volleyball Team set the tone for the year as they gained national recognition in the fall semester with a #1 ranking in the NJCAA poll, then qualifying in the National Tournament.
The Fillies and Ponies Basketball teams have been red hot lately with both knocking off two nationally ranked powers in Trinity Valley and Tyler Jr. College. The Ponies got votes in the NJCAA poll this week, and the Massey Rating systems has them ranked 17th in the country. The Massey Rankings have the Fillies Basketball team ranked #18.
On the baseball diamond the Ponies have gotten off to a 15-2 start and are currently ranked in the Massey Rating as #10 in the country. The first NJCAA poll will be coming out next week.
Submitted by Don Clinton
March 1, 2017 - Panola College traveled to Shreveport Louisiana on Tuesday, February 28 to face off Kellogg Community College from Michigan. Panola won both games, 15-9 in game one, and 4-3 in game two. With the wins Panola now extends their winning streak to 9 in a row and season record of 15-2. Panola will be back in Carthage on Thursday as they host Bossier Parish Community College in the first round of conference competition. Game time is set for 2pm at Jim Reeves Memorial Field.
Four RBI Day For Boulware Leads Panola College Past Kellogg C.C.
Panola College defeated Kellogg Community College 15-9 in game one of the double header in Shreveport Louisiana thanks in part to Christian Boulware, who drove in four runners.
An early lead helped propel Panola to victory. Panola scored on a stolen base by Logan Bailey in the first inning, a single by Chandler Morris in the first inning, a walk by Duke Ellis in the first inning, a home run by Colby Price in the second inning, and a home run by Christian Boulware in the second inning.
Panola scored four runs in the fourth inning. The big inning was thanks to another home run by Boulware and a single by Andrew Pace.
Kellogg C.C. scored seven runs in the fifth inning. The big inning for Kellogg C.C. came thanks to a walk by Nate, a single by Briggs, an error, and a groundout by Carpenter.
Blaine Tomlin earned the win for Panola. He went one inning, giving up two runs, two hits, striking out one, and walking one.
Kyle Rogers started the game for Panola. He pitched three innings, allowing zero runs, four hits, striking out two, and walking zero.
Home runs for Panola came when Price homered in the second inning and Boulware homered in the second and fourth innings.
Panola collected 12 hits. Morris, Ellis, Boulware, Price, and Pace each collected multiple hits for Panola.
Panola College Wins Back-And-Forth Affair Against Kellogg C.C In Game Two
Panola College defeated Kellogg Community College 4-3 in a back-and-forth affair on Tuesdays game two of the double header. The game was tied at three with Panola batting in the bottom of the sixth when Christian Boulware homered sending a bomb over the center field wall. Which would end up being the deciding run in the contest.
Panola scored three runs in the fifth inning. Panola scored on a single by Julian Flores plating one run and a two RBI single by John Mike Bounds.
Gannon Reiswig earned the win for Panola. He pitched one inning, surrendering zero runs, zero hits, striking out one, and walking zero. Jared Blisset recorded the last three outs to earn the save for Panola.
Cole Clinton started the game for Panola. He tossed three innings, surrendering one run, four hits, and walking zero.
Colby Price went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Panola in hits. Panola didn't commit a single error in the field. John Mike Bounds had six chances in the field, the most on the team.
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Submitted by Brandon Benton, Assistant Baseball Coach
February 28, 2017 - The M.P. Baker Library at Panola College is hosting an exhibition organized by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin, and presented in partnership with Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Renowned documentary photographer Russell Lee decided to use photography to impact change in the world. He produced stunning images, focusing on topics such as politics, travel, industry and, most touchingly, the human condition.
"Russell Lee Photographs" showcases photographs drawn from the magnificent archive that he donated to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History just prior to his death in 1986. The exhibition offers a rare glimpse at the remarkably accomplished images he produced in 1935 and 1936 when he first took up a camera and goes on to highlight the vast body of important work that Lee produced from 1947 through 1977.
Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, traveling exhibitions and documentary films. For more information, please visit Humanities Texas online at http://www.humanitiestexas.org or call 512.440.1991.
The exhibition sponsored by the Panola College Foundation and is free to the public. It will be on display in the Fay Allison Gallery of the M.P. Baker Library from March 6, 2017 to April 21, 2017. For more information about viewing hours or to arrange group visits, contact Cristie Ferguson, Director of Library Services at 903 693-2091 or cferguson@panola.edu.
February 27, 2017 - Panola College hosted the Texas Post Grad Academy of McKinney Texas on Friday. Panola earned two more wins to extend their winning streak to 7 in a row and and season record of 13-2. Panola will travel to Centenary College to face off with tow top ranked teams in D-2, #14 Kellogg C.C. and #17 Hinds C.C. on Tuesday. First game starts and 1pm and game two begins at 7pm. Panola will begin conference play on Thursday at home vs Bossier Parish C.C. and then travel to BPCC for a double header on Saturday. Thursdays game time is set for 2pm and Saturdays double headers starts and 1pm.
Panola College Best Texas Post Grad 6-3
Panola jumped out to an early lead over TX Post Grad Academy and took home a 6-3 victory on Friday. Panola scored on a home run by Colby Price in the first inning, a stolen base by Price in the second inning, and a stolen base by Logan Bailey in the second inning.
Panola captured the lead in the first inning. Colby Price drove in two when he homered in the first inning.
Logan Bailey earned the win for Panola. He pitched two innings, allowing one run, one hit, and striking out four. Erik Key recorded the last three outs to earn the save for Panola.
Ryan Ratliff started the game for Panola. He went two innings, surrendering zero runs, zero hits, striking out four, and walking one.
Panola collected 13 hits. Duke Ellis, Price, Logan Berlof, and John Mike Bounds each collected multiple hits for Panola. Ellis went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Panola in hits. Panola was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Christian Boulware had the most chances in the field with ten.
Bubba Valdez's Walkoff Gives Panola College Victory Over Texas Post Grad
Panola College took Friday's game two in dramatic fashion, with an 8-7 walk-off victory over TX Post Grad. The game was tied at seven with Panola batting in the bottom of the seventh when George Valdez singled, driving in the winning run.
Both offenses were strong at the plate as Panola collected nine hits and TX Post Grad 11.
TX Post Grad captured the lead in the first inning. With one out in the first inning Fragale drove in one run when he doubled.
Panola scored four runs in the third inning. The big inning was thanks to a home run by Austin Blakeley and a double by Duke Ellis.
Colton Brasher earned the win for Panola. He went one inning, allowing zero runs, one hit, striking out one, and walking zero.
Ty Miller started the game for Panola. He pitched two innings, giving up three runs, three hits, and striking out four.
Home runs for Panola came when Valdez homered in the fourth inning and Blakeley homered in the third inning. Home runs for TX Post Grad Academy came when Fragale homered in the seventh inning and Duer homered in the third inning.
Blakeley and Valdez each collected multiple hits for Panola. Valdez went 2-for-4 at the plate as he led the team with four runs batted in.
Fragale, Taylor, and Harris each collected multiple hits for TX Post Grad.
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February 27, 2017 - The Fillies found themselves down from the jump of the game, but bounced back and took an 87-68 victory over Kilgore College.
In the first chapter of the night, the Fillies seemed to be slow to the gates, as Kilgore took an early lead scoring the first few buckets. The resilient Fillies came back after a short timeout and took the lead 19-17. Sophomore Charlynn Perry came in off the bench and hit 3 back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers to shut down the quarter. It was wheels up from then on as the Fillies would go on and outscore the Rangers in the second quarter 31-16, walking into the locker room up, 50-33.
In the second half, the game was still all Panola. The Rangers tried to keep it tight, but the first half lead was just too much for them to overcome.
Perry would go on hitting 6-11 from behind the arch, and 3-4 from the free-throw line to give her a new career high of 21 points. Freshman Ekaterina Karchevskaya would also have a career high night putting up 19 from the field. Freshman Patience Okpe add another double figure night with 11. Sophomore Genesis Rivera pulled down career high in rebounds with 14.
This victory puts the Fillies at 21-7 overall and 12-6 in conference sitting at the 4th spot in the region. The Fillies will have their last week of regular season conference play this upcoming week, first hitting the road against Bossier Parish on Wednesday Night, then home for sophomore night on Saturday, March 4th against Paris Junior College.
Submitted by Nalani Hernandez
February 27, 2017 Carthage, Texas – The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated Kilgore College here Saturday afternoon, 74-64. The victory pushes their win streak to eight games. Panola’s record is raised to 21-7 and 13-4 in Region 14 play. “It was a group effort tonight. We had guys in foul trouble and multiple people stepped up.” Head Coach Grant McMillan mentioned.
After a 5-5 tie to start the game, Panola took command and never looked back. They gradually increased their lead to 14 points before Kilgore netted a three pointer right before half which gave Panola a 40-29 halftime lead. Kilgore never threatened in the half as Panola eventually took a 22 points lead 64-42 with just under seven minutes remaining in the ball game.
Leading the way for Panola was Marlon Taylor who recorded 17 points and 14 rebounds off the bench. Devyn Wilson added 15 and Eric McGill recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists. KJ Byers also scored in double figures adding 13. As a team Panola chased down 45 rebounds and created 12 steals.
Panola continues Region 14 play when they head to Bossier City, Louisiana to take on Bossier Parish this upcoming Wednesday, March 1st. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM on the campus of Bossier Parish.
Submitted by Adam Blaylock
February 25, 2017 - Today, February 25th, the Panola Fillies will be having their annual Pink game. This year they play against Kilgore College. The Pink uniforms will be up for an online/silent auction. All proceeds will go to the Lauren Hill Foundation.
"Lauren Hill, the inspiring young woman from Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, OH was diagnosed with DIPG, a rare form of inoperable brain cancer, in November 2013. Throughout her diagnosis Lauren was a tireless advocate and spokesperson for The Cure Starts Now's efforts to find the homerun cure. Lauren captured the hearts of people worldwide with her tenacity and determination to play in her first collegiate basketball game with her Mount St. Joseph University team. Since her game on November 2nd, she became a worldwide inspiration. Lauren used her voice for those children fighting cancer who are too young to speak for the need for funding research for the 'homerun cure'. Through her efforts more than $1,700,000 has been raised for DIPG research for The Cure Starts Now Foundation. Sadly, Lauren passed away on April 10, 2015, but she wanted it to be known that DIPG didn't beat her, but that she beat DIPG. To date $2.3 million dollars has been raised in Lauren's honor to help find a homerun cure". - thecurestartsnow.org
Please come out and support our team but also those who have fought the great fight against cancer. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m.
Submitted by Nalani Hernandez
February 24, 2017 - The Panola Fillies faced another nationally ranked squad in Tyler on Wednesday night and came out on top, 75-70.
In a game that had 10 lead changes and 5 ties, the Fillies found a way to seal the deal. The Fillies had won the first two quarters of the game, up 34-29 at half time and carried that momentum into the second half as well. But it wouldn't be easy.
The third quarter was grind and guts from both teams. Tyler won every loose ball and had 6 crucial offensive rebounds to head into the fourth up 45-50. In the fourth, the Fillies were able to score 30 major points and win the game.
Freshman Patience Okpe led all scorers with 24 points, 4 assists, and 1 steal. Freshman Daria Eremeeva almost came away with a double-double with 15 points and 9 rebounds, 5 of those being offensive. Sophomore Genesis Rivera added 11 points for the Fillies as well.
This is the 20th win in the season for PC, making them 11-6 in conference and 20-7 overall.
The Fillies continue conference play this Saturday, at 2:00 p.m. against Kilgore College. It is also the Fillies annual PINK GAME. The pink jerseys that the Fillies will be sporting will be up for an online/silent auction. Be sure to wear Pink and cheer on our Fillies.
Submitted by Nalani Hernandez
February 24, 2017 - As part of a year-long process to train and prepare for the implementation of “Campus Carry,” Panola College will host an active shooter class on Wednesday and Thursday, March 1-2. The two-day event will be held inside and around the Gullette Technology Building, just off Bird Drive. Wednesday’s session begins at noon and runs until 6 p.m., and the training will resume on Thursday morning and continue all day.
In addition to College personnel, 30 law enforcement officers from Texas and Louisiana will participate. The training consists of lectures, and live scenarios designed to teach participants how to best respond in the event of an active shooter on campus.
Trainers will use blue gun drills to simulate situations in which a shooter may enter a classroom, hallway, or somewhere on the grounds around the building. College staff and faculty members will participate in the drills. The guns are a blue color to avoid any possible confusion during the activity.
Because of the sensitive nature of the event, all normal activities in the Gullette Technology Building have been relocated or canceled for the two days. Welding and ITV classes have been canceled. Testing services will be available in the Monk Building on campus.
“Panola College is a safe place to study, work, and live. The upcoming active shooter training is just part of our preparations for the implementation of the law that will allow the concealed carry of handguns on community college campuses,” stated Dr. Greg Powell, Panola College President.
The “Campus Carry” bill, passed by the 84th Texas Legislature, allows licensed individuals to carry concealed handguns on academic campuses. The law went into effect on university campuses on August 1, 2016. The effective date for community college campuses is set for August 1, 2017.
When the law was passed, Dr. Powell assembled a committee to survey faculty, staff, students, and community members, and to outline a plan to best comply with the state law.
“Campus Carry” applies only to individuals who have obtained a license to carry a concealed handgun. Open carry of a handgun is not permitted by a license holder on Panola College property, even if the handgun is holstered.
Dr. Powell will present to the Board of Trustees a detailed list of rules recommended by the committee regarding the implementation of the state law on Panola College properties in Carthage, Marshall and Center.
In general, all handguns on campus must remain in the possession of the licensed holder, and secured in a concealed holster. When not on the person of the licensed holder, the handgun must be secured in a locked vehicle, locker, safe or other restricted area.
Once the law goes into effect on community college campuses in August, updates to the suggested rules may be needed, according to Dr. Powell.
Submitted by Donna Yates
February 23, 2017 - Tyler, Texas – The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated 15th ranked Tyler Junior College here Wednesday evening in overtime, 82-78. The victory propels their record to 20-7 and 12-4 in Region 14 play. The win gives the Ponies seven straight victories. “Our guys did a tremendous job responding to adversity all game long.” Head Coach Grant McMillan mentioned. “New people step up for us on a nightly basis. We talk about it every day.” He added.
After a back and fourth start, Panola took a five point lead in the middle of the first half but could not distance themselves any farther. Tyler found some momentum and took a 36-30 halftime lead. Tyler gradually increased their lead in the second half and found themselves up by 11 points 55-44 with 11:37 remaining. Panola went on a 22-2 run the next seven minutes of the game giving them a nine point lead, 66-57. Panola struggled to catch a break the remaining minutes as Tyler chased down a long rebound and converted on the other end to tie the ball game at 68. Panola got a shot off as time expired but the attempt was unsuccessful.
Panola controlled overtime from the tip as they scored the first five points of the extra frame. Tyler cut the Panola lead to three, 79-76 but clutch free throw shooting ultimately game the Ponies the victory.
Leading the way offensively for Panola was Marlon Taylor who netted a career high 28 points and chased down 15 rebounds. Tope Arikawe scored 16 points in the victory and TJ Killings came off the bench to score 12. Eric McGill recorded 10 assists. As a team Panola recorded 51 rebounds and only committed 10 turnovers.
Panola continues Region 14 play this upcoming Saturday when the host Kilgore College. Tip off is set for 4:00 PM on the campus of Panola College.
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