Tyler Junior College - News

[Men's Tennis] Men's Tennis Caps off Tourney With 6 Individual Championships

Tim Drain — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:00 -0600

TJC, who clinched the National Title with their play yesterday, added 6 individual titles to their collection today, falling in only one match today. TJC ended up with 47 points, finishing ahead of ASA (35.5) and host Collin College (34). TJC won titles at Flights 1,2,3, and 4 singles and at Flights 2 and 3 doubles. They also won the consolation final at Flight 1 doubles. Complete results can be found at www.collin.edu/athletics/national_tourn/index.html

[Women's Golf] Women's Golf Finishes Fifth at National Championships

Tim Drain — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:10:00 -0600

The TJC women finished strong at the NJCAA National Championships, shooting their best round of the tournament by 12 shots. Their fourth round score of 315 gave them a final tally of 1306. Daytona State College won the National Title, shooting a four day total of 1211. REdlands Community College finished 2nd, just 11 shots back. TJC Maraea Durie played her best on the last day, shooting a 74. She also led the team with a four day total of 320. Other scores were:

Lisa Frauenberger 328

Katharine Bunting 330

Allyson Harris 333

Alexandria Martinez 347

[Men's Tennis] Men's Tennis Clinches National Title

Tim Drain — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:45:00 -0600

On the strength of strong singles play and not losing a match in doubles, the TJC men's tennis team clinched the team title with a day to spare. They won 5 out of their 6 singles matches, and then advanced to the main draw doubles final in flights two and three and to the consolation championship in flight one doubles. After today's play, TJC had tallied 40.5 points, with ASA (NY) in 2nd with 34.5 and host Collin College in 3rd with 33. ASA has a chance to win 3.5 total points tomorrow, making the 6 point TJC insurmountable. Finals in all flights will be tomorrow beginning at 8am. It is TJC's 3rd national title of the year, following men's soccer and women's tennis. It is the school's 49th title in their history.

[Women's Golf] Women's Golf in Fifth Headed to Final Round at Nationals

Tim Drain — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:25:00 -0600

Lisa Frauenberger shot a 79 on Day 3 to lead the Lady Apaches to a three day total of 991. They are currently tied with Western Texas for fifth, and trail fourth place McLennan. Dayton State College leads the tourney by 8 shots over Redlands Community College. Maraea Durie leads the way for TJC after three days of play, shooting a total of 246. Allyson Harris is next with a 248, Frauenberger with 249, Katharine Bunting with 253, and Alexandria Martinez at 260. Tyler is paired in a threesome with McLennan and Western Texas in today's final round.

[Baseball] 2013 NJCAA Dist. C Baseball Tournament Information

Charles Smith — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:20:00 -0600

Follow the Apaches throughout the NJCAA District C Tournament in McKinney, TX at the following websites:

[Men's Tennis] 2013 Men's Tennis National Tournament Information

Charles Smith — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:50:00 -0600

Follow the TJC Men's Tennis team throughout the 2013 NJCAA National Tournament in Plano, TX at the following websites:

[Women's Golf] Women's Golf in Fifth After Round 1 at Nationals

Tim Drain — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:25:00 -0600

The TJC women's golf team shot an opening round 327 at the 2013 NJCAA Women's Golf Championships in Mesa, Arizona. The top 4 teams are all within 2 shots of each other, while the Lady Apaches are 26 shots back of the lead. Maraea Durie was +7, while teammate Katharine Bunting was +8. Play continues today, and results can be found HERE.

[Baseball] Former Apache Weiss Named Southland Conference Hitter of the Week

Tim Drain — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:05:00 -0600

Former TJC Apache and current Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Islander Eric Weiss capped off the final home series of his Islanders career in big-time fashion, and he was recognized for his efforts on Monday as he was named the Southland Conference Hitter of the Week following the Islanders series win over Lamar.

[Baseball] French Flirts With No Hitter in Win Over Cedar Valley

Tim Drain — Mon, 13 May 2013 09:50:00 -0600

Article Courtesy of Tyler Morning Telegraph

The Tyler Junior College Apaches rode the arm of Jacob French's near no-hitter to advance to the District C Tournament next week in McKinney.

Tyler scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning en route to defeating Cedar Valley 5-0 and thus clinching the best-of-three Metro Athletic Conference Play-In series on Saturday at Mike Carter Field. The Apaches won the series 2-0 as they took Game 1, 5-4, in 12 innings Friday night.

[Football] Former Apache Now With Patriots

Tim Drain — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:30:00 -0600

Former Redwater HS and TJC Running Back Akeem Shavers has been awarded to the Patriots one day after being waived by Buccaneers.

[Women's Tennis] Women's Tennis Captures Fourth Straight Title

Tim Drain — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:30:00 -0600

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tyler Junior College (Texas) claimed their fourth straight NJCAA Division I Women's Tennis national championship Thursday at the Jim Reffkin Tennis Center. Finishing with a total of 46 points, the Apaches clinched their 17th title in program history by narrowly edging out ASA College (N.Y.) who finished with 42.5 points.

The ASA Avengers joined Georgia Perimeter College in claiming two singles championships, while Tyler and Florida State-Jacksonville each earned one. It was Florida State-Jacksonville sophomore Esther Zuniga taking the No. 1 singles crown with a 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Tyler freshman Fausthyara Pietersz. In No. 2 singles, Georgia Perimeter freshman Fatyha Berjan earned a 6-2, 6-2 win over Tyler sophomore Nelo Phiri. Georgia Perimeter sophomore Ida Amen defeated Tyler sophomore Alejandra Enderica 7-6, 6-2 in No. 3 singles.

[Baseball] #3 TJC vs #2 North Arkansas Moved to Tyler Due to Weather

Tim Drain — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:30:00 -0600

Due to weather conditions in Arkansas, the three game seeding series between the #3 Apaches and #2 North Arkansas has been moved to Mike Carter Field. Game one will be Saturday night at 7:30pm, while the teams will square off Sunday at 11am in a doubleheader. The winner of the series will host the fourth place Metro Athletic Conference team in a play-in series next weekend, while the loser will host the third place MAC team the same weekend.

[Baseball] Weather Forces Baseball Schedule Change

Tim Drain — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:40:00 -0600

Due to the weather, the Arkansas weekend series has been moved to a Saturday/Sunday series. Saturday will feature two games at 4pm and 6:30pm, while Sunday will be a single 9 inning game at 12 noon.

[Women's Basketball] Two Apache Ladies Sign NLIs

Tim Drain — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:10:00 -0600

Article Courtesy of Phil Hicks, Tyler Morning Telegraph

The signing season is in full force this spring as six more Tyler Junior College athletes inked with four-year colleges on Tuesday.

Committing for the next two years were four soccer players — Alice Coyne (Lindsey Wilson College), Carina Dunnahoo (Midwestern State University), Stacie Murray (University of Massachusetts) and Jahmela Williams (Clayton State University), and two basketball players — Carolina Lopez (Oral Roberts University) and Adrienne Phillips (Bethune-Cookman University).

The group put their signatures on the dotted line during a ceremony in the foyer of Wagstaff Gymnasium before teammates, friends, coaches and supporters.

[Women's Soccer] Women's Soccer Sends Four to the Next Level

Tim Drain — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:05:00 -0600

Article Courtesy of Phil Hicks, Tyler Morning Telegraph

The signing season is in full force this spring as six more Tyler Junior College athletes inked with four-year colleges on Tuesday.

The group put their signatures on the dotted line during a ceremony in the foyer of Wagstaff Gymnasium before teammates, friends, coaches and supporters.