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the Lady Roadrunners softball
team winning a doubleheader
against NTCC.
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about the Graphic Arts Student Exhibition.
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Lufkin, Texas
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Annual Health Fair and Picnic.
THE PACER
www.angelina.edu
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Member: Texas
Intercollegiate Press
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and
Texas Community College
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Vol. 47, No. 12
Beginning of era
Men’s basketball welcomes Manary
Angelina
College
announced on Friday, April 15
that Kyle Manary will become
the head men’s basketball
coach effective immediately.
Manary, a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University, has spent time coaching at
several levels, including high
school, college (including the
Division I levels) and the National Basketball Association.
He has spent the past 10
years of his career conducting
the skills academies for Nike/
Jordan basketball, and he has
served as the director of the
Jordan Brand International
Tour. Manary served as the
head coach of the Jordan Brand
Classic International team and
was head coach of the Nike
World Basketball Game during
the Barcelona Olympics.
Manary also has served as
coach for developmental teams
under NBA stars such as Kobe
Bryant, LeBron James, Kyrie
Irving, Amare Stoudemire,
Paul Pierce and others.
With the majority of his experience involved with player
development, Manary said his
focus will be getting the most
out of his players, no matter
what their skill levels may be.
“I’ve been fortunate enough
to coach basketball at every level, from high school, junior college, Division I and the NBA,”
Manary said. “I’ve been able to
see what players need to succeed
at each level, and I’ve learned
how to instill that in them.
“Having worked with more
than 100 different NBA players, including
Chris Paul and
Steph Curry, has
taught me how
to focus on making each player
Kyle Manary better, which in
turn will make the team better.”
Manary also possesses familiarity with the East Texas
area: A graduate of Livingston
High School, he was the City
of Houston’s leading scorer in
Class 4A as a junior.
Manary served as an assistant coach at SFA under both
Ned Fowler and Derek Allister before moving on to Frank
Phillips College and then St.
Mary’s College of California.
From there, Manary became involved with the professional ranks as part of the
Dallas Mavericks’ basketball
operations. His work with the
Mavs led to a position with
John Lucas Resources where
Manary began developing
NBA players.
Manary’s
high
school
coaching stint at Episcopal
High School in Bellaire resulted in a 30-4 record, an undefeated season in the South
Zone and a third-place finish
in the state tournament.
Six of his players from that
group signed with Division I
teams.
Manary also led the Houston Hoops 17-U EYBL AAU
team to more than 40 wins
with his team finally falling
in the Elite Eight of the Peach
Jam (Nike National) finals.
Manary said his first task
will be to establish rapport
with his new home.
“We want to play an exciting style that our community
will be proud to see and support,” Manary said.
Manary is married to the
former Heather Dye, who
played Division I softball at
Southeastern Louisiana. She
currently is a third-grade
teacher in League City.
The couple has three children: Avery, 5; Ava, 3; and
Kade, 1½ months.
Retirement party set
By Andrew Baker
Reporter
A retirement party will be
held for Dr. Patricia McKenzie from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 29 at the Pitser
Garrison Convention Center
located at 601 N. Second
Street, Lufkin.
Angelina College employees are invited from 3:30 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m. At 4 p.m., the program for AC employees will
begin and will include remarks
by Ronnie Hall, charter AC
faculty member, followed by a
video presentation.
Members of the general
public are invited to attend the
reception from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. At 6 p.m. the program for
the general public will begin
with greetings from Dr. Michael Simon, current AC president, followed by remarks by
Dr. Larry Phillips, former AC
president; Bob Brown, mayor
of Lufkin; and Rep. Trent Ashby.
The Board of Trustees of
Angelina College will make a
presentation to McKenzie as
well.
Photo by Cheyenne Wilson
Dr. Michael Simon, left, AC president, dressed up as a hippie basketball player as part of a fundraising effort by the AC Rockin’ Roadrunners, a school organization, for the Relay for Life,
which will take place on Friday, April 29. Jars were placed in each building and department
office to collect donations. The building or department that had the most money in its jar got
to choose the costume for Simon to wear. The winner was the Student Services department.
Simon wore the costume during the annual picnic Thursday, April 21.
AC students honored with awards
More than 200 Angelina
College students received
awards at the Honors and
Awards Ceremony Tuesday,
April 12.
Dr. Patricia McKenzie, vice
president and dean of instruction, distributed awards to
students who qualified for the
Dean’s Honor List for the fall
semester of 2015 during the
ceremony.
Additionally, psychology
professor Benetha Jackson inducted students into the honor
society, Phi Theta Kappa, and
many students were awarded
the Who’s Who at Angelina
College recognition. One diesel technology student was
also recognized.
“Hello, nerds. Hello, nerd
families. Welcome to the AC
geekdom,” Jackson said as she
opened the Phi Theta Kappa
portion of the ceremony.
AC music majors Joshua
Robinson and Keren Debose
performed “The Prayer” during the ceremony.
Other acknowledgements
were also announced during
the ceremony. McKenzie was
recognized for being a finalist for a national dean’s award,
and Jackson won an award for
being an outstanding Phi Theta Kappa adviser. Simon and
Dr. Marilyn Session, principal for the Early College High
School Pineywoods Community Academy, were given
honorary membership into
Phi Theta Kappa during the
ceremony.
Jessica O’Neall was elected
president for Phi Theta Kappa’s
2016-2017 year, and all current officers spoke during the
induction.
Dr. Freddie L. Avant, Stephen F. Austin State University
associate dean of the school
of social work and published
scholarly writer, gave a speech
to the honor students during
the ceremony.
“As leaders, you represent
your other students, school and
family,” Avant said. “I do not
know your story of how you
earned this outstanding achievement, but you earned it.”
AC Press photo
Cadets of the Basic Peace Officer course’s Class 95 participated in the Don’t Mess With Texas Trash-Off Friday, April 8.
AC student Alyssa Elliot, right, receives her award for making the Dean’s Honor List from Dr.
Patricia McKenzie, vice president and dean of instruction, during the Honors and Awards
Ceremony Tuesday, April 12.
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Angelina College
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
News
Angelina
College
Connections
Every MondayBible study at the
BSM, 7 p.m.
Every TuesdayFree lunch at BSM
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
April
19-May 3 - Graphic
Arts Student
Exhibition, ACA
Gallery
26 - AC Swingin’
Roadrunner Jazz
Combo and ACC Big
Band in Concert,
Hudgins Hall
Auditorium, 7:30
p.m.
29 - Roadrunner
baseball vs.NTCC, 4
p.m.
Retirement Party for
Dr. Patricia
McKenzie, Pitser
Garrison Convention
Center, 3:30-7:30
p.m.
30 - Roadrunner
baseball vs. NTCC, 1
p.m.
✳
AC has few
✳
Just
EPA violations ✳
Chillin’
By Andrew Baker
Reporter
Angelina College has the
lowest number of environmental violations compared
to other colleges in the state of
Texas, according to a November 2012 audit by the Environmental Protection Agency. AC
had 43 violations while other
colleges had hundreds.
The goal of AC’s Environmental Management System is
to stay at the current category
of disposable waste, which is
Conditionally Exempt Small
Quantity Generator because of
the small volume of hazardous
waste.
Everyone on campus should
be mindful of what is thrown
away because it goes to the
landfills and possibly into the
water.
Avoid throwing away hazardous waste, which is often
produced in chemistry labs. If
the chemicals go into a landfill, they could possibly seep
through the trash in the landfill
and go into the ground water.
Also important is to be
aware of universal wastes,
which are items such as fluorescent light bulbs and mercury switches. Mercury is a
poisonous element that should
not be thrown away.
AC’s Environmental Management System started when
the EPA started regulating
waste on college campuses and
started informing students
what is okay to throw away
and what is not.
The idea behind the system
is to protect our landfills and
water from hazardous waste.
The goals of the system are
to create a cleaner college campus and to make sure college
students know what waste is
hazardous, making sure they
do not throw away hazardous
material.
Off-campus
Happenings
Jins Jacob, left, Asish Jaimon, Smit Patel and Stephen Samuel
talk outside the Liberal Arts Building between classes.
Finding some time to practice guitar, Katy Johnson plays outside the Library on April 14.
Crockett Center
May
1 - Spring Community
Band and East Texas
Wind Symphony,
Temple Theater, 2:30
p.m.
Matthew Heffelfinger, left, Patrick McCollum and Roy Spotts
play cards in the Cafeteria in their spare time.
5-11 - Final exams
6 - Roadrunner
baseball vs. Paris, 3
p.m.
Photos by Bethany Baldwin
Jose Torres, left, April Student of the Month at the Crockett
Career and Technical Center, visits with counselor Gina Small
about summer classes. Jose is pursuing an associate degree in
welding at the Crockett Center.
7 - Roadrunner
baseball vs. Paris, 1
p.m.
14 - Commencement,
Shands Gymnasium,
10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Bernardo Rodriguez, left, and Christine O. Spikes, members
of Susan Honeywell’s Business and Professional Speech class,
practice their job interviewing skills.
30 - Memorial Day
holiday
31 - First class day,
Summer I
July
4 - Independence Day
holiday
7 - Summer I final
exams
12 - First class day,
Summer II
August
17 - Summer II final
exams
24 - First class day,
Fall 2016
September
5 - Labor Day holiday
ANGELINA COLLEGE
FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
Spring 2016 Semester
Photo by Bethany Baldwin
Pharmacy technology students created medicines using
unique ingredients and techniques. The students also named
their medicines and put them into unique containers as a class
project.
Registration & Payment Deadlines
Summer I, II and Fall 2016
Summer I
Register on
March 22 - April 15
April 16 - May 16
May 17 - May 24
May 25 - until classes start Payment deadline
April 15
May 16
May 24
Day of registration
Register on
March 22 - June 28
June 29 - July 6
July 7 - July 12
July 13 - until classes start
Payment deadline
June 28
July 6
July 12
Day of registration
Summer II
Fall
Register on
March 22 - June 28
June 29 - July 28
July 29 - Aug. 18
Aug. 19 - until classes start
Payment deadline
June 28
July 28
Aug. 18
Day of registration
May 5, 6, 9, 10, 11
Classes that Meet
Time of Examination
Thursday, May 5
9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. TR
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
1:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. TR
11a.m. - 1p.m.
4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Thurs.
4:10 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. Thurs.
5:30 p.m. or 6 p.m.
6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Thurs.
6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m.
Friday, May 6
All Friday Classes
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Monday, May 9
8 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. MW
8 a.m. - 10
11:25 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. MW
11 a.m. - 1
2:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. MW
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4:00 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Monday
4:10 p.m. - 4:30
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8 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. TR
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11:25 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. TR
11 a.m. - 1
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2 p.m. or 4
4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Tues.
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Wednesday, May 11
9:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. MW
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
1:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. MW
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Wed.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
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Right person for the job?
With the spirited campaign
that he has, it is no secret that
Donald Trump is running
for president. He has made
his presence known with his
passionate rallies, and he has
gained a large, spirited following during his campaign. His
growing group of followers has
inevitably forced nine Republican candidates to withdraw
during the race. But what exactly is pulling people to follow him? And what is making
them so heated?
To understand why he has
such a large fan base, it is important to know Trump’s political and social status characteristics. He is a billionaire
claiming that his wealth was
only attainable through the
endless opportunities for vertical mobility in America. Not
to undervalue his success, but
he did have a $1 million head
start.
Regardless, his American
dream claim is enticing to a
suffering middle class. Trump’s
wealth plays a large role in
another attractive characteristic of his, which is he has the
money to afford the campaign.
This means he is not bought
by lobbyists or political action
committees, which is very appealing to a large population
tired of money running the
nation.
Paying for his own campaign gives way to his most
controversial political characteristic. He can say whatever
he wants to. His anti-politicalcorrectness attitude is very appealing to an audience of people who are tired of politicians
evading important issues for
the sake of keeping everyone
happy.
He seems to be the perfect
candidate, free from the very
confines in which most politicians are trapped. He is free
to run his campaign how he
wants and free to say what he
wants.
While all of this freedom
sounds great and enticing, it
is also becoming a catalyst to a
violent uproar. We are not implying that freedom is bad and
invariably leads to chaos, but it
is clear that Trump’s followers
are rampant with anger he is
advocating.
The violence at his rallies
has increasingly gotten worse
since the beginning of his
campaign, so much so that his
campaign has had to cancel a
number of them because they
have simply gotten dangerous
for everyone attending.
Also, his stance on immigration is so harsh that a
racial slur is not necessary
to understand how he values
Hispanics. Forcing Mexico to
pay for a wall to be built along
our Southern border in such
a technologically advanced
world is not only an idea that
is outdated but juvenile.
By tirelessly clinging to that
idea, we can see how he views
Hispanics.
For example, on the left
side we have groups like Black
Lives Matter who, in the same
way, with careless advocating
of racial values are causing tension and even violence among
people in our nation.
With a leader like Donald Trump, we might have no
boundaries as to what we can
say or what we imply in the
way we say things, but is it
worth it?
Political correctness is a
hindrance to our governmental system, but on the other
end of things, is it so hard
to simply be polite that we
choose violent racial tension
over holding our tongues?
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SNOW CONES
SPORTS
SUMMER CLASSES
SUMMER JOBS
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THEME PARKS
VIDEO GAMES
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continue my education for a
bachelor's degree. I also will
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Kevin Whaley
Engineering
Garrison
"My plans for summer break
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up on sleep."
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Biology
Huntington
"I'm planning to work
around hospitals in East
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time as a sonographer and
take as many specialties as I
can."
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Sonography
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Angelina College
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Arts and Entertainment
Community Band,
Wind Symphony
to perform
The Lufkin Community
Band and the East Texas Wind
Symphony will perform in
concert Sunday, May 1 at 2:30
p.m. in Temple Theater.
The joint concert titled “A
Spring Double Bill” will feature each ensemble individually and then coming together
for the finale “An American
Elegy,” composed by Frank
Ticheli, one of America’s leading contemporary composers
of concert band and orchestra
music.
Ticheli said the final piece
was “composed in memory of
those who lost their lives at
Columbine High School on
April 20, 1999, and to honor
the survivors.”
He also said, “It is offered as
a tribute to their great strength
and courage in the face of a
terrible tragedy. I hope the
work can also serve as one
reminder of how fragile and
precious life is and how intimately connected we all are as
human beings.”
The East Texas Wind Symphony will open the concert
with “El Camino Real” by
Alfred Reed, followed by an
arrangement by H. Robert
Reynolds for wind instruments of the sacred choral
work “O Magnum Mysterium”
by Morten Lauridsen and
“The Lake in the Sky” by Alan
Lee Silva, who has composed
music for film, television,
theme parks and concerts.
The Lufkin Community
Band will begin with “Chosen
Destiny,” a work published in
July 2015. Using source material from and quoting the
familiar hymn “This Is My
Father’s World,” the composer
weaves a narrative around the
knowledge that the recipient
of the dedication of the work
is devoted to his family, community and church.
The band will also play “The
Woodwind Polka,” featuring
the flute, clarinet and saxophone sections; and a march
saluting Texas and all Texans
titled “Alamo” by Henry Fillmore about the Mexican siege
of the Alamo on March 6,
1836.
Angelina College students
will get in free with a valid ID.
Tickets for the concert cost
$4 for adults and $3 for seniors,
other students and children.
Lufkin Community Band
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Broadway hit to come
to Temple Theater
The Angelina Arts Alliance
will present two performances
of the Broadway musical
“Mamma Mia!” May 18 and 19
at 7:30 p.m.
“This national tour offers a
great opportunity to see a professional production straight
from New York,” Arts Alliance executive director Tracy
Pinkerton said.
Writer Catherine Johnson’s
tale unfolds on a Greek island
paradise. On the eve of her
wedding, a daughter’s quest
to discover the identity of her
father brings three men from
her mother’s past back to the
island they last visited 20 years
ago.
The production includes
27 songs by the rock group
ABBA, including “Dancing
Queen” and “Take a Chance
on Me.”
Angelina College offers free
rush tickets to every student
with a valid student ID. Students may obtain their free
tickets by arriving at the box
office no earlier than one hour
before show time.
Rush tickets are available on
a first-come, first-served basis
and are subject to availability.
Regular tickets range from
$35 to $45 with Premium/Box
seats costing $50.
The Arts Alliance also offers
faculty and staff at AC a 15
percent discount off all regularly priced Performing Arts
Series tickets.
Show sponsors are the TLL
Temple Foundation and a
friend of the arts.
2015-2016 15th Anniversary
Season sponsors are Georgia Pacific and CHI St. Luke’s
Health Memorial.
For more information or
to purchase tickets, visit the
Temple Theater Box Office in
the Angelina Center for the
Arts Monday through Friday
11 a.m.-5 p.m. or call 936633-5454 or visit www.angelinaarts.org.
Follow Angelina Arts Alliance on Facebook for latebreaking news, photos, videos
and ticket giveaways.
The AC Chorale along with the East Texas Praise Symphony and the AC Chamber Wind Ensemble under the direction of Beckie Compton, AC music instructor, practice for their concert April 19 in the Temple Theater.
AC Chorale concert
includes wind ensemble
The Angelina College Chorale, the East Texas Praise
Symphony and the AC Chamber Wind Ensemble presented
a concert titled “Music That
Moves” Tuesday, April 19 in
Temple Theater.
The group sang “The Impossible Dream” arranged by Mark
Hayes to start its part of the
program.
It was followed by “Thankful,” which was arranged by
Mark Hayes, and performed by
Shelby Brown, soprano.
Jad O’Connor, baritone; Colin Wise, tenor; and Reshonda
Keys, alto, sang “You Raise
Me Up” arranged by Bradley Knight, and the students
who were a part of the Texas
Two-Year College All State
choir sang “How Can I Keep
from Singing?” by Z. Randall
Stroope.
Ana Watts played on her
violin “O Sacred Head Now
Wounded” arranged by Jay
Rouse, which was followed by
“Pie Jesu” from “Requiem” by
John Rutter and sung by Keren
Debose, soprano.
Christy Lombardozzi, soprano, performed “How Great
Thou Art” by Stuart K. Hine;
the whole group sang the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s
“Messiah;” and Joshua Robinson, baritone, and Matthew
Oliver, tenor, sang “God Bless
the USA” arranged by Schmidt.
In addition to the soloists,
the Chorale includes sopranos
Sarah Barton, Mattie Fortenberry, Katy Johnson and Jazai
Lee; and altos LaQuisha Davis,
Haley Holcombe, Justice Ir-vine,
Bethany Perez, Sandy Roberts
and Alexia Morones-Sekino.
Other members include
tenors Omar Al-Mahmeed
and Michael Mendoza; and
bass John Smallwood.
Barton, Debose, Fortenberry, Irvine, Keys, Al-Mahmeed, Oliver, Wise, O’Connor
and Robinson are recipients
of Fine Arts Division scholarships this year.
Members of the AC faculty who sang with the Chorale include Dr. Karen McBee,
Patty Donaldson, Herb Blackmon and Bryan Compton.
AC Chorale alumni who
sang with the group include
Kimberly Noble, Jessica Reynolds, Micah Shaffer and Ben
Reynolds, and guests from the
community who participated
include Jan Blackmon, Dana
Forrest, Sarah Shaffer, Joe
Jones and Stacy Perkins.
Anna Harbuck, AC alumna,
accompanied the Chorale on
the piano.
The wind ensemble, under
the direction of Jimmy Battle,
began the program with “Fanfare and Flourishes” by James
Curnow. Other songs played
include “Fire Dance” by David
Shaffer, “Canticum” by James
Curnow and “The Forge of
Vulcan” by Michael Sweeney.
Members of the ensemble
are Ailyn Torres on violin,
Haley Holcomb on clarinet,
Eric Mendoza and Amanda
Burns on alto saxophone,
Bethe Girardi on baritone
saxophone, Amy Lambert on
trumpet, Alex Oliveros and
Stewart Haas on euphonium,
Ethan Lambert on percussion
and Battle on bass trombone.
Photo by Rebecca Boles
Velvet Guidry, graphic arts major, observes the artwork during the opening of the Graphic
Arts Student Exhibition Tuesday, April 19. The artwork will be on display through May 3 in the
Angelina Center for the Arts Gallery.
AC Singers Scholarship Auditions
The AC Singers are looking for talented
singers and dancers for our 2016 team!
Please contact Beckie Compton, director,
for an audition.
Contributed photo
The tour cast of "Mamma Mia!" will perform in Temple Theater May 18 and 19.
Beckie Compton
Instructor of music
936-633-5237
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
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Sports
Former Hudson Hornet
signs with AC softball
Kaylee “KK” Parker, former Hudson Hornet, signed
a letter of intent to join the
Lady Roadrunner softball
team beginning in the fall
of 2016. Parker spent her
freshman year with Pensacola College in Florida but
yearned to return to the area
in which she first sprouted
her softball roots.
“It’s back home, and it’s
where I belong,” Parker said.
“I had fun in Florida, but I
needed to be closer to home
so my family can see me
play.”
Parker will be joining
current Lady Roadrunner
and former high school
teammate Bryli Lee. The two
helped the Hudson High
School Lady Hornet softball
team win back-to-back state
championships.
“It’ll be so neat to play
with Bryli again,” Parker
Photo by Eduardo Ramirez
Kali Holcomb, No. 17, catches an out in the outfield during the softball game against Northeast
Texas Community College Saturday, April 16.
Softball team wins against NTCC
At first, it seemed as if Miranda Wiggins’ over-the-wall
catch in right field to rob
Northeast Texas Community
College’s Madison Selman of a
homer was just highlight-reel
material – albeit a good one.
But when neither team
scored again during the next
two innings, Wiggins’ grab
became the game-saver in No.
12 Angelina College’s 5-4 win
against the Lady Eagles in the
opener of the softball doubleheader Saturday, April 16.
The Lady Runners made it
a sweep with a 6-4 win in the
nightcap.
Selman’s blast to deep right
in the fifth inning would have
tied the score, but Wiggins
reached over while crashing
into the wall to pull the ball
back in for the long out.
Lady Roadrunner starting
pitcher Whitney Howerton,
who earned the win in the circle, held the Lady Eagles scoreless the rest of the way.
AC fought back from a
three-run deficit in that contest, tying the score in the second inning with Kayla Lahrmann scoring after a double
on a bases-loaded walk to Kali
Holcomb.
Tiffany Hinkelman helped a
run home after taking a pitch
to her thigh, and Shay Vegas
drew another bases-loaded
walk.
In the third, Lahrmann
launched a solo homer, her
first of two in the doubleheader, and Hinkelman’s groundout
plated Holcomb for the team’s
last runs.
Howerton allowed a run
in the fifth but finished with
three strikeouts in the win.
In the nightcap, Lahrmann
belted her second dinger of the
day, adding to the team’s season record of 69 homers.
Wiggins and Bryli Lee each
drove home a run with fourthinning singles, and Heather
Kulhanek and Jynelle Pangelinan added RBI with infield
groundouts. AC pitcher Taylor
Odom went the distance in the
win.
The game featured three
former high school teammates
and rivals facing one another: Lee and Selman played
at Hudson High School, and
NTCC’s Sydney Hurley played
at Diboll High School.
The Lady Roadrunners
stand at 36-15, 17-7 for the
season.
Photo by Eduardo Ramirez
Ryan Bellamy, No. 8, hits the ball during the baseball team’s game against Panola College
Thursday, April 14.
Baseball team breaks losing streak
The Angelina College
Roadrunner baseball team
got on Thursday, April 14
exactly the kind of win they
needed to snap a recent losing streak.
Starting and winning
pitcher Bailey Holstein
threw six and one-third
strong innings; reliever Reid
Garrett finished the game in
shutdown manner; and the
Runners’ bats pounded out
11 hits in a 7-3 win against
Panola College in the series
opener.
The series was scheduled
to conclude on Saturday,
April 16 in Carthage.
Holstein bounced back
from Panola’s Colby Price
launching a solo homer on
the first pitch of the game
to hold the Ponies to just
six hits the rest of his stint.
Garrett entered and retired
the Ponies in order in the
seventh, eighth and ninth
innings.
AC’s Mitch Henshaw and
Mitchell Andrews rocked
back-to-back solo homers
in the fifth, and Nathan Miranda drove in a run with
a sacrifice fly in the same
inning. Before that frame,
Henshaw drove in a firstinning run with a single to
score Daniel Lingua; Cort
McPherson plated two – after Henshaw’s sacrifice bunt
to set the table – with a single in the third; and Lingua
scored Dustin West with a
sacrifice fly in the fourth.
Kaylee Parker
said. “It’s exciting.”
Parker had other options
but said the decision to join
coaches Mark and Barbi
Mattson and the Lady Runner program was easy.
“I’m excited to play for
these coaches,” Parker said.
“All the girls and the coaches are fun to be around, and
I want to have fun playing
softball again.”
Head coach Mattson said,
“We loved KK from the beginning, from the first time
I saw her play at Hudson.
We’re very impressed with
her. She can play multiple
positions, and she hits the
way Barbi and I like.
“And being around her at
the park, we love her character and how she showed
us the way she holds herself.
Her mom’s a great person
as well, so having them becoming part of our family
was a no-brainer for Barbi
and me.”
Parker plans to major in
elementary education and
will become a teacher when
the last out of her career is
recorded. She said she is not
looking too far ahead; she is
only focused on what happens in her sophomore season.
“It depends on how the
next year goes,” Parker said.
“I’ve accepted that my softball career may end after
this next year, but if I have
a great season and have the
opportunity to continue,
I don’t think I’ll be able to
give it up.”
Central softball player
signs with Lady Roadrunners
The versatile Karley McHenry, Central basketball
player, signed a letter of intent
to play with the Angelina College Lady Roadrunners beginning in the fall of 2016.
“After I toured the school,
it got me thinking about how
I want to be close to home my
first year of college,” McHenry
explained. “I knew it would
help me keep up my GPA, and
I really like the AC team. I
like the coaches and how they
handle things, and I love the
program.
“I’m very comfortable at
AC.”
McHenry leaves the Lady
Bulldog program having
scored nearly 1,500 points in
her career. She was a two-time
Texas Association of Basketball Coaches First Team AllRegion selection and a threetime First Team All-District
selection. McHenry also was
selected for the Texas AllStar team in the Down Under
Sports Hoops Classic played in
Australia following her junior
season.
McHenry’s versatility as
a shooter, defender and rebounder were keys to her success, but she said Lady Roadrunner head coach Byron
Coleman plans to streamline
her purpose on the floor.
“Coach Coleman has already told me he mostly plans
to use me as a shooting guard,
but I can’t help myself. If I have
an open drive, I think I’ll have
to take it. I’ll do whatever I can
do to help the team.”
Coleman said McHenry is
going to move right into the
shooter spot vacated by departing sophomores.
“First of all, we love the
way she shoots the basketball,”
Coleman said. “We’re losing
two sophomores who were two
of the best shooters we’ve ever
had at the same time, so Karley’s definitely helping us fill a
void perimeter-wise.
“The great part is that Karley can do so many other
things. She’s a little taller than
our other shooters; she plays
hard, and she plays smart. She’s
certainly not one-dimensional
by any means. She’s as good
a player coming out of this
county as we’ve seen in quite a
few years.”
McHenry credited her Central head coach, Tony Brown,
with helping her develop her
overall skill set.
“Before, I pretty much just
posted up and took shots,”
McHenry said. “I didn’t do as
much. Coach Brown made me
a better overall player who can
shoot, rebound and pass, and
because of him, I feel like I’m
more of a team leader now.
Coach Brown completely
changed the way I play basketball.”
McHenry’s parents are
Rique and Billy McHenry.
Karley McHenry
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Photos of Interest
From left to right in the photo above, concurrent students Angel Uwamy
and Marcy Thomason of Hudson High School, Kellen Spangler of Pineywoods Community Academy and Tueasha Handy of Hudson serve lunch
for the annual picnic Thursday, April 21.
Megan Fischer, left, AC English instructor, kisses LuLu the pig while being held by owner/handler Citlalli Perez as part of a fundraiser for AC’s
Relay for Life team.
Dr. Michael Simon, top, gets his blood pressure and oxygen level checked
while Tiffany Phillips, sophomore, looks on at the surgical technology
program’s booth during the health fair.
The AC Swingin’ Roadrunner Jazz Band entertains the crowd in the Cafeteria during the annual health fair. Playing bass guitar, left, is Ethan Landrum while Stewart Haas plays guitar and Max Vallejo blows the tenor
saxophone.
Left to right, Morgan Brown, Brittany Schaeffer and Caity Pratt first-year radiologic technology program students register to vote at AC’s annual health fair.
Photos by Cheyenne Wilson