Panola College
February 18, 2019 - Panola College Rodeo Team was in Athens, Texas, the 9th and 10th to kick off the second half of the NIRA rodeo season. The Men’s Team held on to the lead in the Southern Region, as well as finished 1st as a Men’s Team for the rodeo. Here are the results for athletes:
Tyler Johnson competed in the bareback riding and made an outstanding ride with a score of 81 points to place him 1st in the short go. Night number two, Johnson put on another show for 83 points and earning a 1st place finish once again. Johnson, was the 2019 Bareback Riding Average winner. With this accomplished, he moved himself to the number one spot in the Southern Region for the bareback riding event.
All-around cowboy, Daylon Swearingen, competed in the Bull Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, and Bareback Riding earning points in each event. Performing at his first NIRA rodeo, Swearingen, left his mark on Round 1 with an 80 point ride in the bull riding. He was able to win the average in the Bull Riding after competing his best at the TVCC Rodeo. In the Saddle Bronc Riding event, Swearingen, placed 4th in the first go and ended the weekend also placing 4th in the average. Swearingen, split 5th with 72 points in the Bareback Riding with Panola College Rodeo Team teammate.
Clayton Lowry, and his team roping partner were able to rope with the fastest time being 5.9 seconds in Round One of the TVCC rodeo, and with this run they took 1st place for that round. As the Long Round was wrapped up, Lowry and his partner made another run to be proud of with the time of 6.6 seconds and landing them 2nd in the final round. With fast runs, and high placings, Lowry and partner, were crowned 2019 Team Roping Average Winners. Panola College Rodeo Team showed up to dominate the Team Roping event as Evan Green and Blake Griffin, made a fiery run with the time of 6.4 seconds in Round One, placing 2nd. The Panola Ponies didn't stop there competing to win the Final Round, they did just that with the time of 6.1 seconds. Green and Griffin put in the hard work to accomplish this goal and it paid off winning 2nd in the average.
As we look back at the Bareback Riding, a name we are familiar with Travis Chapman, showed up in Athens, Texas to spur his bucking horse for 79 points in the First Round going into the Short Go with a 2nd place title. Wrapping up the Final Round, Chapman, split 5th with another Panola Pony, scoring 72 points. Chapman, made Panola College proud as he finished 4th in the average in the Bareback Riding event.
Logan Cook, former CNFR qualifier, competed in the Saddle Bronc Riding and Tie-Down Roping events this weekend. As Cook always comes to do, he set the bar high and made a 69 point spur ride, placing himself 3rd in the long round. Coming back to the short round, Cook was determined to top his abilities from the First Round, he made a show stopping ride with a score of 82 points and earning 1st place. To wrap up the Saddle Bronc Riding event, Cook placed 2nd in the average. In the tie down roping event, Cook took 5th place in the First Round with a 9.4 second run, but he didn't stop there. As the Final Round played out, Cook, was an 11 seconds flat to be 4th in the round. Cook’s accomplishments over the two rounds, landed him splitting 3rd and 4th in the average.
Panola Ponies Rodeo Team Members Maison Davis of Kilgore, Texas and Abbie Muckelroy of Center, Texas had two outstanding runs in the barrel racing event. With this accomplishment, both ladies qualified to compete in the Short Go of the TVCC Rodeo.
The Ponies will be back in action February 23rd and 24th in Kingsville, Texas.
February 18, 2019 - Panola Baseball had an outstanding weekend in Mississippi winning all four games they played. The four wins make the Ponies overall record 12-1 with one more trip back to Mississippi before conference play opens up.
Game 1 vs. Kaskaskia
The opening game for the Ponies came down to two big swings off the bats of Kade Clemens (Gilmer, TX) and Trent Touchet (Shreveport, LA). Touchet blasted a two run homerun in the top of the 4th to give the Ponies a 2-1 lead and then Clemens blasted a 3 run homerun to add insurance. Hayden Collins (Cypress, TX) threw the final 4 innings picking up the win for the first game of the weekend. Ponies win 5-2
Game 2 vs. Co-Lin
Chad Dallas (Orange, TX) took the bump for this one and was dominant. Dallas went 5 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, and struck out 11 batters (career high). Chris Edwards (Garrison, TX) and Garret Hermes (Rowlett, TX) combined for the final two innings and each added 3 strikeouts each. 17 total strikeouts for the Pony pitchers. The offense was lead by Austin Bost (Groves, TX) and Chris Collet (New Orleans, LA). Bost had a 3 hit game with 2 RBI’s while Collet blasted his first collegiate Homerun. Ponies win game 2 by a score of 7-3.
Game 3 vs. Kaskaskia
The rematch versus Kaskaskia was all Panola. The Ponies scored in each of the first four innings and never looked back. Joe Stevens (Gonzales, LA) led the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI’s. Blaine Parker (Hallsville, TX) got the start and the win going four solid innings allowing no runs. Panola pitching combined for its first shutout of the season. Ponies win 8-0.
Game 4 vs. Hinds
The finale of the weekend was a good one. Tyler Davis (Houston, TX) took the mound for the Ponies and was very good. He went a solid 4.2 innings giving up only 2 earned runs and striking out 5. He passed it off to Zach Goree (Woden, TX) foe the final 2.1 innings and Goree gave no hope. The Pony offense was lead by Thomas Grilli (Toronto, Canada), Cam Sibley (Dutchtown, LA), and Chase Hodges (Shreveport, LA). All 3 of them had 2 hits and Hodges added 3 RBI’s.
The Ponies are travel back to Mississippi this Saturday (2/23) to take on Frontier College and a rematch with Hinds.
February 18, 2019 - A slow offensive second half proved to be the difference maker Wednesday in the Fillies 59-73 loss to #2 Trinity Valley.
A tale of two halves, the Fillies set the tempo early, taking advantage of the Cardinals early foul trouble. They found themselves only down three going into halftime. Daryna Barchkarova scored the team high 15 points in the first half of the contest.
The Cardinals took full advantage of the Fillies offensive struggles, taking the lead up to 10 with three minutes to go in the third quarter. The Fillies battled back, cutting the lead to two with 6:25 left in the game. But following a timeout, the Lady Cardinals offense kicked into high gear and the lead would go back up.
Behind Barchkarova in scoring was Maryia Adashchyk with 14. Jolie Williams would contribute 13 of her own.
The Fillies bounced back Saturday against the Lady Cougars of Coastal Bend, 81-68. The Fillies started off strong, scoring 48 points in the first half. Williams and Falkowska score 32 of the teams 48 first half points; Williams contributing 22 of those points behind four three pointers and Falkowska scoring 10 of her own.
The Lady Cougars would come roaring back in the fourth quarter, going on a 13-3 run deep into the fourth, cutting the lead to single digits. But the Fillies would hold on despite the fourth quarter surge, evening out the fourth quarter scoring with late scores and free throws. Williams would lead all scorers Sunday with a career high 32 points, including five three pointers and 22 first half points. Behind her in scoring was Falkowska with 18. The duo would finish with 50 of the teams 81 points. Also rounding out the double-digit scoring was Jurnee Williams who scored a season high 10 points off the bench.
The Fillies improve to 9-5 in conference (13-11 overall) with the sweep of the Lady Cougars. The Fillies travel to Tyler College to face the Apaches Wednesday. The Fillies dropped the first meeting between the two, 87-68 back in January. Adashchyk lead the Fillies in scoring with 22.
February 18, 2019 - In a back and forth game at AJ Gymnasium, Panola was able to hold off #20 Trinity Valley 70-69. Panola found themselves down by as many as 8 points in the first half before cutting it to 34-33 at the halftime break. The second half featured many lead changes as neither team would have a lead larger than 6. Panola found themselves up 70-69 with 4.5 seconds when Lenell Henry stepped to the free throw line for two shots. He missed them both and Tyson Jolly got the rebound and went the length of the floor. His 24 foot three almost banked in as time expired.
Tariq Simmons led Panola with 15 points. Kamari Brown added 14 points and 5 rebounds. Lenell Henry was able to chip in 9 points and 9 rebounds.
The win puts Panola at 20-7 (10-5 Region XIV) going into their last bye of the season. The second place Ponies resume play next Saturday, February 23 at Bossier Parish.
February 14, 2019 - Panola found themselves in a huge hole Wednesday night at home vs Paris. Paris got off to a quick start and was up 44-23 with 4:22 left. Panola was able to make a good run to cut the lead to 50-43 at half. The Ponies found themselves down double digits again in the 2nd but started to chip away. A season high 17 3 point field goals made helped the Ponies pull out the 98-91 win.
Jeff Boyd led the way for the Ponies with 19 points and 5 rebounds. Lenell Henry added 15 points and 8 rebounds. Tariq Simmons and Tylan Dean both added 14 points. Josh Williams and Kamari Brown rounded out the double digit scorers with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
With the win, the Ponies improved to 19-7 (9-5 Region XIV) and alone in 3rd place. They return to action Saturday at 4pm as #20 Trinity Valley (9-4 Region XIV) comes to town for a pivotal conference matchup. Panola won the first matchup 84-65 on January 23.
February 13, 2019 - Texas and Louisiana high school welding students competed at Panola College on Thursday, Feb. 7. Of the 56 welders competing, three of the top five winners were from Louisiana. Tim Singletary, Panola College welding instructor, said this was one of the largest groups to attend the annual competition.
He praised the high school welding instructors for their efforts and dedication to ensure their students understand the real-world expectations, and to make sure their training meets certification standards.
“We really appreciate Trinity Rail for sending Jaime Castaneda, Rogelio G. Gomez and Erick Garcia to serve as judges this year. We agreed that this was one of the best competitions we’ve ever had,” Singletary said. “To pick the winners, the judges looked for a uniform bead, a good weld profile, and a smooth tie-in, among other criteria.”
Singletary said having industry representatives as judges provides the students with an understanding of the importance of industry expectations for performance, knowledge and skills. “Now is a great time to train for the welding profession from an economic standpoint,” Singletary added.
Finishing first was Luke Vezquez, Logansport, La.; second: Brayden Meshell, Many, La.; third: Trindy Ashmore, Burkeville; fourth: Brody Simmons, Burkeville; and fifth, Kylar Tedder, Many, La.
Prize sponsors were Ron Yandell from Matheson Tri Gas; Ron Reed from Red Ball Oxygen, Johnny Harvill from Lincoln Electric, and Keith Coleman from TDY Blacksmith. Winners were awarded a variety of personal protective gear that adds to their professional equipment to prepare them for the workforce.
From fifth place down, students finished as follows: Norman Sepulvado, Zwolle; Justin Hutchinson, Carthage; Kalob Waldrop, Ebarb; Gen Maxie, Many; Jacobo Rafael, Center; Devon Lakey, Burkeville; Eddy Lazaro, Tenaha; London Andrews, Carthage; Caleb Leach, Many; Colton Day, Burkeville; Christopher Ammons, Zwolle; Drew Fountain, Zwolle; Clayton Anderson, Carthage; Jack Mehell, Ebarb; Josh Evans, Stanley; Riley Britt, Zwolle; Logan Stripling, Douglass; Garrett Hooker, Carthage; Jordan Russell, Carthage; Bryan Cruz, Waxahachie; Trent Schroer, Douglass; Caid Hartless, Carthage; Christian Castillo, Tenaha; Felix Reina, Waxahachie; Cristian Marquez, Waxahachie; Alan Mercer, Center; Jackson Cater, Joaquin; Johnny Martinez, Waxahachie; Jonathan Gomez, Center; Devon Walters, Joaquin; Braeden Simpson, North Desoto; Hunter Sepulvado, Logansport; Chaseton Rutan, Ebarb; Kolby Stewart, Ebarb; John Meshall, Ebarb; Jesus Farias, Joaquin; Alan Trejo, Joaquin; and Ron Clemence, Ebarb.
February 11, 2019 - Panola College faculty and students visited the Texas Legislature in Austin on January 29-30 to participate in Texas Community College Day. The event was funded by a grant from the Panola College Foundation.
“This was the first time we were able to bring a full bus of students to Community College Day,” said Brian Naples, government professor and Student Government Association advisor. “The grant support from the Panola College Foundation allowed us to have a stronger presence among our East Texas regional colleges like Navarro and Trinity Valley, which regularly bring a bus of students to the rally.”
Community College Day provides students with the opportunity to meet personally with legislators and attend a legislative session. Student governments from 50 community college districts across the state convene at this event to promote legislative support for community college education.
The students met with State Representative Chris Paddie and State Senator Bryan Hughes while at the Capitol. Both legislators were able to spend time with the students, providing details of their work and answering questions.
“This activity helps students recognize the importance of citizenship and participation in local, state and federal government. It shows government in action instead of just sitting in the classroom,” Naples said.
In addition to the State Capitol, the two-day tour included tours of the Dr. Pepper Museum and the Texas Ranger Museum.
SGA sponsors Naples and Jody Harris accompanied students Jasmine Ryan, Addison Pope, Emily Robinson, Tony Jeter, Shelby Watson, Hannah Williams, Peyton Proffitt, Tailer Chong, Abigail Parish, Hannah Ramirez, Jamie Gonzalez, Yvonne Combs, Thaynara Godoi, DL Apolinario Correa, Eder Nunez, Jose Torres, Allyson Woodworth, Hailey Woodworth, Yareli Salinas, Chailey Norton, Maria Mejia, Catalina Zoyoquila, Ben Bridges, Daniel Gillis, Timothy Rushing, Michael Mize, Makayla Campbell, Erin Phillips, Adjalon Bowers, Madison Lee, Hieu Le, Bryan Whitaker, Loren Caserta, Melonie Caserta, Sheli Caserta, Taylee Caserta, Madison Davis, Cody Grindle, Kyle Smith, Madison Spence, Emma Harden, and Drew Diverdi.
February 11, 2019 - The Panola Ponies traveled to Beeville, TX to take on the Coastal Bend Cougars. The weather all weekend was chilly and at times misty, but that didn’t stop the Ponies from winning another series.
Game 1- Friday’s opener started out slow for the visiting Ponies. Coastal Bend was able to jump out to an early 3-0 start due to some defense miscues from the Ponies. That was all the Cougars would score though. Sophomore RHP Jarret Whorff (Winnsboro, TX) was able to give the Ponies 5 solid innings on the mound and gave up 0 earned runs. Whorff gave the offense a chance to get back in the game and they took it over. Cam Sibley (Dutchtown, LA), Austin Bost (Groves, TX), and Raphael LeBlanc (Quebec, Canada) all posted multiple hits and multiple RBI’s. The Ponies outscored the Cougars 11-0 after the first inning and ended up winning in a shortened game due to run-rule by a score of 11-3.
Game 2- The opening game of Saturday’s double header would be the first Panola loss of the season. Similar to the first game, Panola spotted the cougars several runs off errors and it ended up being too much for the Ponies to overcome. Starter Tyler Davis (Houston, TX) battled on the mound and gave the Ponies everything he had for 5 innings only giving 1 earned run. Bost posted another 3 hit game for Panola. The Ponies drop game 2 of the series 6-3.
Game3- Panola bounced back to take the finale of the 3 game set. Hayden Collins (Cypress, TX) got his first collegiate start on the mound and had Sophomores Zach Goree (Woden, TX) and Chris Edwards (Garrison, TX) come in behind him to shut down the Cougars. Freshman outfielder Cameron Stansbury (Groves, TX) and SO outfielder Joe Stevens (Gonzales, LA) led the way offensively each with multiple hits and multiple RBI’s. Panola won game 3 by a score of 7-3.
The Ponies moved to 8-1 on the season and will be back in Mississippi as Panola takes on Kaskaskia, Co-Lin, and Hinds in a 2 day round robin style format.
February 10, 2019 - Panola lost another heartbreaker at the buzzer at Kilgore on Saturday afternoon. After a back and forth game, Panola found themselves up 67-66 with under 20 seconds to play. Kilgore was able to hit a 3 with 2.8 seconds remaining, and the Ponies shot from half court did not come close.
Kamari Brown led the Ponies with 12 points and 4 rebounds. Tariq Simons added 11 points. Raymone Lampkin had a double double effort with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
The loss drops the Ponies to 18-7 (8-5 Region XIV). They return to action Wednesday night at home vs Paris. The Ponies won at Paris 66-64 on January 16.
February 10, 2019 - The Fillies could not complete the sweep of the Kilgore Lady Rangers Saturday in District 14 play. The Lady Rangers defeated the Fillies, 56-73, dropping the Fillies to 8-4 in conference.
Leading the Fillies in scoring was Daryna Barcharova with 18. She shot over 50% from the floor (7-13), and shot an impressive 4-7 from beyond the arch. Following her in scoring was Alicja Falkowska with 16 points on 6-7 shooting from the floor. Mikayla Etienne and Masha Adashchyk led the fillies on the boards with 7 apiece.
The Fillies drop to 12-10 on the season. The Fillies will remain on their road stint, facing the #2 Trinity Valley Cardinals Wednesday at 5:30 PM. The Fillies dropped the first meeting between the two, 76-72. Panola was led in scoring by Maryia Adashchyk with 20.
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