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March 29, 2017 - Panola College will honor 20 students with Academic Excellence Awards in a ceremony at 3 p.m., Monday, April 10 in the Q.M. Martin Auditorium. Dr. Barbara Cordell, Dean of Health Sciences and Associate Degree Nursing Program Chair, will speak, and the Chamber Singers, led by Sandra Bauer, Vocal Music Professor, will perform prior to the awards ceremony.
Faculty members nominated students for this annual recognition. This year’s honorees, their hometowns, academic departments, and nominating faculty members include: Jennifer Aguirre, Carthage, communications, Teresa Beasley; Victoria Baptista, Sao Paulo, Brazil, government, Brian Naples; Tezarea Derry, Hallsville, chemistry, Amy Calhoun; Tori Fanguy, Timpson, OTA, Cheri Lambert; Ryan Florence, Center, history, Bill Offer; Brandy Fountain, Henderson, medical assistant, Lynn Davis; Emillee Giddens, DeBerry, office professional, Dwayne Ferguson; Lacey Granger, Longview, ADN, Annissa Jackson; Morgan Hamilton, Beckville, biology, Tonya Fotinos; Joshua Heard, Conroe, accounting, Jennifer Coon; Tucker Merritt, Carthage, math, Emily Zabcik; Daniel Quetzala, Garrison, psychology, Don Cocklin; Urias Quetzala, Garrison, music, Sandra Bauer; Chelsea Parrott, Beckville, medical lab technician, Jo Ellen Russell; Patti Ratcliff, Center, general business, Dwayne Ferguson; Sara Trahan, Lufkin, drama, Karen King; Madison Youngblood, Carthage, art, Ann Boland; Nancy Vang, Beckville, criminal justice, Mark Dickerson; Lyndsey Wagner, Center, English, Lindsey Hibbard; and Rachel Weekly, Carthage, health information technology, Jo Ellen Russell.
Don Cocklin, psychology professor, chairs the Academic Excellence Award committee. He said the event is open to the public and encourages friends, family and fellow students to attend.
Submitted by Donna Yates
March 28, 2017 - Representatives of the Gas Compressors Association, Mr. Gary Farr from Cummins, and Mr. Paul Cosper from HOLT CAT, presented Dr. Gregory Powell, President of Panola College, with a check for $14,000 on Thursday, March 23.
This generous donation will be used to help enrich and grow Panola College’s School of Energy.
March 27, 2017 - #12 ranked Panola College defeated Paris Junior College three games to zero last weekend. Panola earned their first series sweep of a conference opponent this spring. Panola’s offense scored a series high 44 runs in three games while only allowing an average of 4 runs for the weekend. With the victories Panola is now 27-5 on the season and 9-3 in conference. Panola will be back in action this Thursday in Carthage to host Navarro College. Game time is set for 2pm.
4-Hit Day For Boulware Leads Panola College Past Paris
Christian Boulware gave Paris Junior College fits, as he bagged four hits in Panola College’s 21-3 victory on Saturday. Boulware doubled in the first, homered in the third, doubled in the fourth, and singled in the fifth.
Panola took an early lead in the first inning. With two outs in the first inning Christian Boulware drove in one run when he doubled.
Paris evened things up at one in the bottom of the first inning. Anderson drove in one when he singled in the first inning.
Panola took the lead for good with one run in the second inning. In the second Austin Blakeley hit a ground ball, but one run scored. Then the ball
Panola scored ten runs in the fifth inning. The big inning was thanks to a double by Colby Price, a single, a single by Chandler Morris, a home run by Andrew Pace, and a double by Michael Lawson.
Logan Bailey earned the win for Panola. He tossed five innings, surrendering three runs, six hits, striking out five, and walking one.
Home runs for Panola came when Pace homered in the fifth inning and Boulware homered in the third inning.
Panola had 20 hits in the game. Boulware, Morris, Lawson, Duke Ellis, Julian Flores, Bailey, Price, and Pace each collected multiple hits for Panola.
Panola College Completes The Sweep Paris
An early lead helped Panola College defeat Paris Junior College 11-3 on Saturday in game two of the double header. Panola scored on a home run by Colby Price in the first inning, a home run by Logan Berlof in the second inning, and a home run by Price in the second inning.
Panola scored four runs in the eighth inning. Panola’s big inning was driven by a home run by Logan Bailey and a passed ball.
Taylor Tomlin earned the win for Panola. He pitched five innings, surrendering three runs, five hits, striking out three, and walking zero. Two relievers helped Panola close out the victory.
Miles Dunn threw two innings. And Erik Key would close the door with a punch out to end the game.
Home runs for Panola came when Price homered in the first and second innings, Logan Berlof homered in the second inning, and Bailey homered in the eighth inning. Home runs for Paris came when Paris homered in the third inning and Nemecek homered in the fifth inning.
Panola had 16 hits in the game. Bailey, Berlof, Duke Ellis, Christian Boulware, Price, and Michael Lawson each collected multiple hits for Panola. Price and Bailey each drove in three runs to lead Panola. Panola was sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. Colton Oberthier made the most plays with seven.
Paris collected ten hits. Jeffries, Nemecek, and Solomon each collected multiple hits for Paris. Paris was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Solomon had the most chances in the field with eight.
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Photo taken by - Craig Cain" Picture of Sophomores Andrew Pace and Colby Price, Both collected 5 hits in two games to complete the sweep at Paris Junior College
Cal Smith's Walk off Gives Panola College Victory Over Paris Junior College
March 24, 2017 - Panola College took game one of the three game series in dramatic fashion, with a 12-11 walk-off victory over Paris Junior College at Jim Reeves Field on Thursday. Panola trailed 11-10 in the bottom of the ninth inning when Cal Smith doubled, driving in two runs.
Both offenses were strong at the plate as Panola collected 17 hits and Paris 8 hits.
Paris captured a 2 run in the first inning on a throwing error.
Panola cut the lead in half with a solo homerun by Logan Berlof in the bottom of the second.
Paris scored three runs in the top of the third inning to extend their lead by four runs. But, Panola would score six runs in the bottom half of the third inning to take a two run lead. Panola scored on a double by Christian Boulware, a single by Logan Bailey, and a double by Chandler Morris.
Paris scored three more in the fourth inning, two in the fifth inning and one run in the seventh inning to take a four run lead into the eighth. But it wasn’t enough as Panola responded with two runs in the bottom of the eighth and three in the bottom of the ninth to secure the victory in walk off fashion.
Miles Dunn earned the win for Panola. He went one inning, surrendering zero runs, zero hits, and walking zero.
Ryan Ratliff started the game for Panola. He pitched three innings, allowing five runs, and three hits.
Bailey, Morris, Boulware, Julian Flores, Andrew Pace, and Michael Lawson each collected multiple hits for Panola. Boulware went 2-for-5 at the plate as he led the team with four runs batted in.
With the win Panola now extends their regular season record to 25-5 and 7-3 in conference play. The Ponies will travel to Paris Junior College for a double header Saturday the 25th to finish the series.
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March 22, 2017 - CARTHAGE, Tx. – The Panola College baseball program moves up this week in the national rankings to #12. Rising four spots from the last week's rankings at #16, The Ponies went 3-1 last week and improved to 24-5 on the season and 6-3 in conference. The Ponies will be at home Thursday, March 23rd for game one of a three game conference series with Paris Junior College.
Last Week’s Recap
Panola College Wins Back-And-Forth Affair Vs Northlake College
Panola College and Northlake College played a taut affair, but Panola eventually prevailed 12-9 after taking the lead for good in the tenth inning. The game was tied at nine with Panola College batting in the top of the tenth when there was an error, scoring two runs.
Panola evened things up at nine in the top of the ninth inning. Panola scored two runs when Austin Blakeley homered with two outs in the ninth inning.
Panola scored five runs in the fourth inning. Panola’s big inning was driven by a stolen base by Logan Bailey, a single by Julian Flores, a single by De Leon, and a stolen base.
Austin De Leon collected five hits in five at bats to help lead Panola to victory. De Leon singled in the third, singled in the fourth, singled in the sixth, singled in the eighth, and singled in the tenth.
Gannon Reiswig earned the win for Panola. He pitched two innings, allowing zero runs, zero hits, striking out one, and walking zero.
Cole Clinton started the game for Panola. He tossed one inning, surrendering three runs, three hits, and walking one.
Panola had 13 hits in the game. De Leon and Chandler Morris each collected multiple hits for Panola. Colton Oberthier, Blakeley, and De Leon each drove in two runs to lead Panola.
Panola College Claws Back, But Falls Just Short Against Northeast Texas In Game One
Panola College fought back after falling down by six runs in the fifth inning. The comeback fell just short though, in a 6-4 defeat to Northeast Texas on Thursday. Panola scored four runs in the failed comeback on a double by Andrew Pace, a single by Chandler Morris, a groundout by Austin De Leon, and a single by Julian Flores.
Panola fell behind early in the loss. Northeast Texas took the lead on a walk in the first inning.
Cayne Ueckert took the loss for Panola. He went four and a third innings, allowing six runs, five hits, and striking out four.
Panola had ten hits in the game. Duke Ellis, Flores, and Pace each collected multiple hits for Panola. De Leon, Pace, Flores, and Morris each drove in one run to lead Panola.
Panola College Grabs Lead In Sixth Inning For Victory Over Northeast Texas In Game Two
Panola College defeated Northeast Texas 4-3 on Saturday after taking the lead late in the game. The game was tied at three with Panola batting in the bottom of the sixth when there was an error, scoring one run.
Panola took an early lead in the first inning. With one out in the first inning Christian Boulware drove in one run when he singled.
Miles Dunn earned the win for Panola. He tossed one-third of an inning, giving up zero runs, two hits, and walking zero. Erik Key recorded the last three outs to earn the save for Panola.
Logan Bailey started the game for Panola. He went five and two-thirds innings, allowing three runs, three hits, striking out 11, and walking one.
Panola had ten hits in the game. Duke Ellis, Colby Price, and Michael Lawson each collected multiple hits for Panola. Lawson, Andrew Pace, and Boulware each drove in one run to lead Panola.
Panola College Best Northeast Texas In Blowout For Game Three
Panola College took the lead late in the game in a 14-6 victory over Northeast Texas on Saturday. Panola trailed 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Logan Bailey homered, driving in two runs.
Both offenses were strong at the plate as Panola collected 16 hits and Northeast Texas seven
Panola College captured the lead in the first inning. Logan Berlof drove in one when he doubled in the first inning.
Panola scored five runs in the seventh inning. Panola scored on a single, a single by Logan Bailey, and a single by Andrew Pace.
Northeast scored three runs in the fourth inning. The big inning for Northeast Texas came thanks to a fielder's choice by Simms, a single by Batten, and a single by Bundy.
Gannon Reiswig earned the win for Panola. He pitched three and a third innings, giving up two runs, two hits, striking out one, and walking zero.
Taylor Tomlin started the game for Panola. He threw three and two-thirds innings, surrendering four runs, five hits, striking out one, and walking one.
Home runs for Panola came when Julian Flores homered in the sixth inning and Bailey homered in the sixth inning.
Berlof, Duke Ellis, Bailey, Colby Price, and Pace each collected multiple hits for Panola. Berlof went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Panola.
March 22, 2017 Hutchinson, Kansas – The Panola College men’s basketball team fell to South Plains at the NJCAA national tournament, 88-84. With the loss, Panola finishes with their season 26-9 and winners of 13 of their last 15 games. “Our guys played so hard all night long. We battled and battled and that’s all that I could ask for.” Head Coach Grant McMillan stated. “We just ran out of time on our special season.” He added.
South Plains had control of the ball game and took their biggest lead of the ball game 27-16 with just under 11:00 minutes to go in the first half. Steady defense saw the momentum shift to Panola the rest of the half. Despite shooting 1-10 from the three point line, the Ponies were only down 41-36 at halftime. The second half Panola chipped away and took a 65-65 with 8:49 remaining in the second half. Multiple South Plains offensive rebounds help the Texans stretch their lead back to six before Panola came charging back. Panola cut the lead to three with just under two minutes to play and four points on two separate occasions but could not get any closer.
Leading the way offensively for Panola was Tope Arikawe with 19 points. Eric McGill recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 assists. KJ Byers chipped in with 12 points. TJ Killings and Bryson Lockley came off the bench and combined for 23 points. As a team, Panola shot 50 percent from the field but was outrebounded for the night, 46-32.
Panola’s season comes to a close with a school record 26 wins, which breaks last seasons of 24. The Ponies were the North Division regular season champions, Region 14 runner ups, reached the national tournament with the 15th overall seed, and advanced to the NJCAA national tournament round of 16.
Submitted by Adam Blaylock
March 21, 2017 Hutchinson, Kansas – The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated Shelton State here Monday afternoon in the first round of the NJCAA D1 national tournament, 77-65. With the victory, Panola advances to the second round of the Tournament. The Ponies improves their record to 26-8. “Our guys did a tremendous job playing in the moment. We made plays and executed all game long.” Head Coach Grant McMillan stated.
Shelton State led the first six minutes of the ball game before Panola took control. Eric McGill scored 13 first half points and took the biggest lead of their game, 17 points, with 37 seconds remaining in the 1st half. Panola took a 42-27 halftime lead. Panola maintained a double-digit lead most of the second half until back-to-back Shelton State three pointers cut the Panola lead to six with just under 5:00 minutes remaining. An Eric McGill three pointer and a KJ Byers lay-up extended their lead back to double-digits and the 12 point victory.
McGill led the Ponies in scoring with 20 points for the game. Tope Arikawe had 15 points and chased down seven rebounds. Devyn Wilson scored in double figures with 10. Byers recorded three blocks in the victory. Panola shot 42 percent from the field and 76 percent from the free throw line. They forced 15 Shelton State turnovers.
Panola will take on South Plains College March 21st at 6:30 PM at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. The game is streamed live on NJCAA TV.
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March 20, 2017 - Panola College rodeo team was back in action this last weekend in College Station for the 8th of 10 regular season rodeos. It was a great weekend for rodeo action and Panola athletes took full advantage of the indoor arena to display some spectacular abilities.
Abby Phillips, a sophomore from Marshall, had a great weekend in the barrel racing. Abby and her horse Fame won 1st in the long go with a time of 16.01 seconds. The pair came back in the short go, to run a 16.04 for another 1st place finish. Abby dominated her event this weekend wining both goes and the average. Abby moved to second place in the Southern Region standings and improved her chances of qualifying for the CNFR in June. Jeffrey Collins, rodeo coach at Panola College, said a horse that can run with these horses in this region like that can run with any of the top horses in the world. Abby not only has a great shot at a national title for us here but has a great shot of making the NFR. Abby is a dedicated athlete who works very hard we will hear more about her in the near future.
Logan Cook , freshman in the ranch and land management program, had something to say in the Saddle bronc riding. Logan scored a 79 point ride on his first horse to win 1st place in the long go. The horse he rode was #12 Golden Ticket, the horse has won many titles in the pro rodeo world and was very rank and hard to ride. Cook came back in the short round with another 1st place win with a 76 point ride. Logan moved to second place in the Southern Region standings as did Abby and has almost secured himself a trip to CNFR. Logan is another young man we will hear a lot about in the near future.
The Team roping duo of Laramie and Colton Johnson, twins from Shreveport, where in fine form this weekend. The pair posted a first round time of 7.6 seconds. The time was fast enough for a 4th place finish in the long go. They came back to the short go and won another 4th place spot. The pair held on to 4th in the average as well. The season will come down to the last two rodeos, Laramie and Colton are in the 9th place spot, but have enough room to still qualify for the CNFR.
Steer Wrestler, Caleb Cogbill, had a great run in the long go posting a 5.4 second run good enough to place 6th in the long go. Caleb is a sophomore that will be graduating this year with a degree in Petroleum Technologies. Caleb plans to continue to rodeo while he also pursues a career in his field of studies.
The combined efforts of each team for the weekend found the women’s team in 2nd place and the men’s team in 4th place. Both teams held their spot at 4th place overall in the region.
The rodeo team will participate again this weekend the 23-25 at Hillsboro, TX.
Submitted by Jeffrey Collins
March 20, 2017 Jacksonville – The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated Angelina College here Friday night in the Region 14 conference tournament, 82-65. Panola advances to the tournament championship game against San Jacinto College Saturday night. Both teams receive a bid to the national tournament. San Jacinto won the Region 14 regular season and Panola earns the regional rotating bid. The victory improves Panola’s record to 24-7 and pushes their winning streak to 12 games.
“This is a proud moment for the Panola basketball program. Our guys have bought in and trusted the process all season long. With all of the adversity we went throughout this year, our kids deserve this moment.” Head Coach Grant McMillan mentioned.
Panola came out on fire taking a 20-10 lead 8:00 minutes into the game. Angelina slowly crawled back to and took a 28-26 lead with 4:12 remaining in the 1st half. After two ties and four lead changes Panola pulled away and took a 36-33 half time lead. The second half belonged to Panola as they came out on a 22-2 run eventually taking a 67-44 second half lead. Panola held on the rest of the way to take a 17 victory.
Leading the way offensively was Devyn Wilson who netted 20 points, sinking four three pointers. Tope Arikawe scored 13 points and Marlon Taylor added 11. Bryson Lockley chased down seven rebounds. As a team, Panola outrebound Angelina 42-28 and shot 43 percent from the field for the game.
Panola will take on San Jac tomorrow night at 8:00 PM in the conference championship game. The game will be played in Jacksonville, Texas on the campus of the former Lon Morris College.
March 14, 2017 - Ponies to Play Shelton State
Carthage, Texas – The Panola College men’s basketball team has been awarded the 15th seed in the NJCAA Division one national tournament. They will take on the 18th seed, Shelton State Community College. Shelton State is from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The tournament features 24 teams.
The national tournament takes place in Hutchinson, Kansas and is played at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. Tip off for the first round game is set for 2:00 PM on Monday, March 20th. All tournament games will be streamed live in NJCAA TV on the NJCAA website, www.njcaa.org.
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