Panola College
February 2, 2017 Kilgore, Texas – The Panola College men’s basketball defeated Kilgore College here Wednesday night, 75-66. The victory raises the Ponies record to 15-7 and 7-4 in Region 14 play. “It was fun to watch out effort in the second half.” Stated head coach Grant McMillan. “When our guys execute they find another level.” He added.
Kilgore maintained a steady lead the first half and took a 27-30 halftime lead. Panola came out on fire in the second half taking momentum with a 41-14 run. The monstrous output gave Panola their biggest lead of 71-44.
Devyn Wilson led the way offensively with 16 points. KJ Byers and Eric McGill both netted 13 points. Rounding out the double-digit scores was Tope Arikawe with 10. Panola only committed six turnovers and shot 46 percent from the three point line.
Panola continues Region 14 play when they host Bossier Parish Community College this Satuday, February 4th. Tip-off is set for 4:00 PM on the campus of Panola College.
Submitted by Adam Blaylock
February 2, 2017 - Panola College/Shelby College Center is offering Beginning Yoga classes February 7 – March 16, 2017. The instructor is Judy Lee and class will meet Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 am - 10:30 am. The cost of the class is $45.00 and pre-registration is required. For more information, contact Shelby College Center at 936-598-9543 or email tmccann@panola.edu
January 31, 2017 - Panola College plans to offer academic courses with a field trip to New York City during the Summer 1 session. The field trip is scheduled for June 13-17. During the trip students will visit the Ellis Island History Museum, Liberty Island, the Finance Museum, the Federal Reserve, and the 9-11 Memorial, with walking tours of Wall Street and Central Park.
Jennifer Coon, Panola College professor of accounting and business, says, "Once students have visited these places they will be free to enjoy the city. They can go to a Broadway production, see a ball game, and just go explore."
Students may earn up to six hours of academic credit in one of three courses: ECON 2301, Principles of Macroeconomics; GOVT 2305, Federal Government, and HIST 1302, U.S. History II. The economics and government courses will be offered as internet courses on Canvas, while the history course will be a face-to-face class. Tuition and fees for the academic courses are in addition to the trip cost for Panola College students. That fee is $1,100.
Those interested in taking the trip without earning college credit may sign up through the Continuing Education Department. Cost for the field trip only through Continuing Education will be approximately $1,250.
Trip cost includes airfare (but not checked baggage), hotel, unlimited metro pass, airport bus and entrance fees to museums. Participants will be responsible for their own meals and any additional events or activities they choose. The flight will depart from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and land at New York's LaGuardia Airport. At the base price, hotel arrangements will be four people to a room, but each person will have a single bed. The hotel is centrally located in Manhattan.
Coordinating the courses with field trip are faculty members Brian Naples, government; Bill Offer, history; and Jennifer Coon, economics. Contact these professors for specifics about their courses by emailing Naples at bnaples@panola.edu, phone 903-693-2043; Offer at boffer@panola.edu, phone 903-693-2047; or Coon at jcoon@panola.edu, phone 903-693-2088.
Anyone who is interested can find out more during an informational meeting on Monday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the W. H. Gullette Building, Room 210. Participants must be at least 18 years of age, sign all applicable forms, pass a background check to visit the Federal Reserve and pay applicable fees by the due dates. A $600 non-refundable payment must be paid by Tuesday, April 11, to lock in a spot for the trip. Balance will be due on May 11.
January 30, 2017 - Panola College opened the lid on the 2017 season this past weekend as they hosted Baton Rouge Community College for a three game series at Jim Reeves Memorial Field in Carthage TX. Panola took the series winning two out of the three games. Panola now 2-1 on the season will host Vernon College for a three game series at Jim Reeves Memorial Field on Friday February 3rd and 4th. First pitch is set
Panola College Best Baton Rouge CC In Shootout, 17-8
Pitchers had a tough day during the game between Panola and Baton Rouge, as the two teams put up 25 runs combined in a 17-8 Panola win.
The teams combined for 26 hits, including eight extra base hits.
Nine runs in the opening three innings allowed Panola to easily put away Baton Rouge. A sacrifice fly by Chandler Morris (The Woodlands, TX), an RBI double by Christian Boulware (Dallas, TX), an RBI single by Duke Ellis (Nacogdoches, TX), an RBI single by Andrew Pace (Beaumont, TX), an RBI double by Michael Lawson (Conroe, TX), and a walk by Morris during the second inning fueled Panola’s offense early.
Ellis was hot from the plate for Panola. Ellis went 4-5, drove in one and scored four runs.
Cayne Ueckert (Jasper, TX) recorded the win for Panola. He allowed two runs over 3 1/3 innings. He struck out four, walked two and surrendered three hits.
Panola piled on two more runs in the bottom of the third. Pace kicked things off with a single, bringing home Boulware.
Panola scored four more in the seventh on an RBI single by Colby Price (Nederland, TX), a fielder's choice, and a two-run single by George Valdez (Forney, TX).
Panola College survived Baton Rouge’s surge and put up three runs of its own in the eighth when Austin De Leon (Frisco, TX) hit a two run single.
Early Lead In Game Two Gives Panola College Victory Over Baton Rouge CC, 13-3
Panola jumped out to an early lead on Baton Rouge and captured a 13-3 victory on Saturday in game one of the two game double header at Jim Reeves Memorial Field (Carthage, TX).
Five runs in the first three innings allowed Panola to put the game away early.
Colby Price (Nederland, TX) racked up three RBIs on one hit when he homered in the fifth inning.
Logan Bailey (Hallsville, TX) put together a nice outing. Baton Rouge managed just one hit off of him, who allowed no earned runs, walked two and struck out five during his four innings of work.
Panola added two more runs in the bottom of the third. A sacrifice fly scored Austin Blakeley (Hallsville, TX) for the inning's first run.
Panola quickly matched Baton Rouge’s strong inning with a four-run inning of its own in the eighth. Panola scored on an RBI double by Duke Ellis (Nacogdoches, TX), a hit by pitch, a fielder's choice, and a walk by Logan Bailey.
Game Three’s Sixth-Inning Lead Change Vaults Baton Rouge Past Panola College, 8-6
A tight game was decided in the sixth inning as Panola fell to Baton Rouge 8-6 in seven innings on Saturday in game two of the double header at Jim Reeves Memorial Field (Carthage, TX).
Duke Ellis (Nacogdoches, TX) went a perfect 2-2 at the plate for Panola. He singled in the second and sixth innings.
Ryan Ratliff (Emory, TX) took the loss for Panola. He lasted just 2 1/3 innings, walked none, struck out two, and allowed three runs.
Panola jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Panola College Spring 2017's threat began with a single by Austin De Leon (Frisco, TX).
Baton Rouge went up for good in the sixth, scoring three runs on an error and an RBI single.
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January 29, 2017 - PC entered the second half of conference play with a home opener against Jacksonville College and came out with a 78-62 win.
What seemed to be a repeat of the first time around, PC easily took the victory from the Jaguars for the second time this season. The Fillies are now sitting at 7-4 in conference and 16-5 overall.
From the jump, Panola had control of the game. The closest Jacksonville would get was within 1 after their first basket, but the Fillies pulled away quickly. The Fillies outscored Jacksonville every quarter and caused 20 turnovers playing solid defense and shooting 45% on the night.
Sophomores Genesis Rivera and Denasia Watson both had perfect games from the field. Rivera would shoot 5-5 with 2 three's, while Watson went 3-3 with 2 three's as well. Rivera finished the night with 18 points and 6 points, leading the Fillies. Freshman Patience Okpe added 14 and Sophomore Charlynn Perry added 13. This is the 14th game this season that the Fillies have had 3 or more score in double figures.
The next game will be on February 1st, at 5:30 against Angelina in Lufkin, TX. The last time the two teams met, the Fillies won 97-85.
January 29, 2017 - Carthage, Texas – The Panola College men’s basketball team defeated Tyler Junior College here Saturday afternoon, 76-61. With the win, Panola raises their record to 14-7 and 6-4 in Region 14 play. “Plain and simple, this was a team win.” Stated Head Coach Grant McMillan. “It was fun to see our guys fly around tonight.” He added
The Ponies came out to a sluggish start finding themselves down 10-1. After a media timeout, a steady offensive attack found Panola take a 14 point lead 40-26. Panola took a Halftime lead of 10 with a score of 45-35. The second half saw more of the same as Tyler only came to within seven. 60-53 with just under 11 minutes remaining in the game. Tyler never came any close and Panola took the 15 point victory.
Leading the offensive charge was Eric McGill and KJ Byers who both tallied 17 Points. Byers also chased down 14 rebounds. Marlon Taylor came off the bench and recorded 10 rebounds. As a team, Panola recorded 49 rebounds and only had seven turnovers.
Panola will continue Region 14 play when they head to Kilgore College this upcoming Wednesday, February 1st. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM on the campus of Kilgore College.
Submitted by Adam Blaylock
January 26, 2017 - The Fillies have finished their first half of conference play with a big win over Paris Junior College. The Panola women's basketball team came out on top with an 80-51 road game victory. This result puts them at 6-4 in conference and 15-5 overall. This also marks one of the best conference starts in the last 10 years.
With a shaky first half, the Fillies found themselves down 2 heading into the locker room at 32-30. They had a scoring drought for almost 8 minutes until Sophomore Genesis Rivera scored a basket to get things going. The Dragons and Fillies would trade baskets until Paris' Leah Jossell hit her 4th 3 pointer to finish the half and take their lead.
In the second half of tonight's story, a new fire seemed to be sparked in the Fillies as they came out hot. The score would be tied up at twice in the third, once at 37, then again at 45 but once the Fillies passed that mark, they never looked back. The whole second half was nothing but the bottom of the net for the Fillies as they outscored Paris 50-19. "It was more of our game tonight. We finally seemed to click as a team again" stated Head Coach Eddie Kite. The girls shot 42% from the field, which is just under their season average of 44%, but looked more like a cohesive unit tonight.
Sophomore Genesis Rivera and Freshman Patience Okpe led the Fillies with 16 points apiece. Combined they also added 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and 5 steals. Sophomore Charlynn Perry and Freshman Ekaterina Karchevskaya both add 10 points in the win as well. The Fillies as a whole won the rebounding battle, bringing down 49.
The next game will be this Saturday, January 28th in A.J. Gymnasium against Jacksonville College at 2:00 p.m.
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January 26, 2017 - All classes are canceled due to a water pipe leak at the Panola College Shelby Regional Training Center (SRTC) in Center, TX today, Thursday, January 26, 2017
Classes will resume tomorrow, Friday, January 27th.
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January 26, 2017 Athens, Texas – The Panola College men’s basketball team fell to Trinity Valley here Wednesday Night, 99-56. The loss drops the Ponies record to 13-7 and 5-4 in region 14 play. “Effort was not an issue tonight.” Stated head coach Grant McMillan. “We failed to execute at certain times in the second half and it caught up to us.” He added.
Both teams had leads in the first half but Panola found themselves down by one at halftime, 40-39. Trinity Valley grew their lead to double digits in the second half but Panola cut the lead to less than six multiple times in the half. Panola was down 78-73 with just under 5:00 minutes remaining but could not get any closer.
Leading the way offensively was Devyn Wilson with 19 points. Keith Hayes and
KJ Byers came off the bench and both scored 14 points. Marlon Taylor and Tope Arikawe netted 10 points apiece. The Ponies shot 83 percent from the free throw line an made 11 three-pointers
Panola continues Region 14 play when they host Tyler Junior College this upcoming Saturday. Tip-off is set for 4:00 PM on the campus of Panola College.
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January 25, 2017 - The Panola Ponies will take to the field for their opening game this weekend at Jim Reeves Memorial Field in Carthage, Tx.
The Ponies will host Baton Rouge Community College in a 3 gme series scheduled to begin Friday night with a single 9 inning game at 6 p.m. then a double header on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.
The Ponies and Coach Todd Shelton are excited about 2017 as they return 12 sophomores off of last years team that went 39-18. "We feel very confident going into the year with the returning lettermen and our recruiting class," stated Coach Shelton.
On the mound the Ponies return 6 pitchers from last year's team: All Conference Pitcher Logan Bailey, of Hallsville TX, pitched 43 innings with a 5.02 ERA and was also 3-2 on the season., Cayne Ueckert, of Jasper, TX, pitched 39 innings last year with a 4.3 ERA and was 3-2 on the year. Cole Clinton, of Carthage, TX, pitched 20 innings with a 3.15 ERA and had a record of 3-0. Colton Brasher, of Hallsville, TX, saw 28 innings with a 3-0 record and a 3.53 ERA; Taylor Tomlin, of Center, TX, added 21.1 innings with a record of 2-1; and Erik Key pitched 20.1 innings with a record of 2-1 also, and Kyle Rogers returns this year as a pitcher, last year he was behind the plate as a catcher.
At the plate the Ponies return 4 starters and 2 other returners with a lot of experience: All Conference Freshman Player of the Year, Colby Price, leftfielder from Nederland, TX, had a .373 avg last year with 11 HR, 15 doubles, and 44 RBIs; All Conference firstbaseman, Logan Bailey, of Hallsville, TX, had batting avg. of .342 with 10 HR, 16 doubles, and 50 RBI's; Other starters returning are shortstop Chandler Morris, of The Woodlands, TX,, and outfielder, Andrew Pace,of Beaumont, TX. Other returners include: infielder, Cal Smith, of Keller, TX, and infielder, Cameron Jacobs, of Shreveport, LA.
The Ponies have 3 weekends in a row with 3 game series coming up with Baton Rouge, Vernon College, then Coastal Bend College before they go on the road. You can catch the Ponies this year on GameChanger for updated live game stats and conference games will be broadcast on KGAS Radio.
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