Tyler Junior College News

[Men's Tennis] McLuskey Wins ITA National Rookie of the Year

Tim Drain — 2008-05-12T09:40:13-06:00

SKILLMAN, N.J. - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) has announced

its 2008 national award winners for Junior and Community College men's and

women's tennis. Highlighting this year's awards are the Wilson/ITA National

Coaches of the Year: Ron Albers of Vincennes University (men) and Mike

Napoli of Cuesta College (women)

[Baseball] Apaches Fall Short In Quest For World Series Bid

Tim Drain — 2008-05-12T08:18:30-06:00

MCKINNEY - Tyler Junior College head coach Jon Groth refused to second-guess the decision to start Braeden Lawhon on the mound Sunday.

Lawhon, who came in with three starts and 30 conference innings, recorded only two outs in the first as Richland scored five runs on its way to a 12-3 win that sent the Thunderducks to the NJCAA Division III World Series.

[Baseball] Apaches Defeat Eastfield, Advance to Final Round

Tim Drain — 2008-05-10T21:19:20-06:00

TJC defeated Eastfield College today in the NJCAA District C Tournament in McKinney today 11-5, eliminating Eastfield from the tournament and sending the Apaches to the championship round versus Richland. The Apaches must beat Richland twice tomorrow to advance to the World Series.

[Baseball] Apaches Stay Alive With 14-1 Win Over North Arkansas

Tim Drain — 2008-05-10T12:45:08-06:00

The TJC Apache Baseball Team defeated #1 ranked North Arkansas today 14-1 in a game shortened to 5 innings to the Run Rule. Sophomore Blake Worthen threw a one hitter in a game that lasted only one hour and sixteen minutes. The Apaches next take the field tonight at 6pm in another elimination game versus the loser of the Eastfield and Richland game, which starts at 3pm.

[Baseball] Baseball Falls to Eastfield in District C Tournament

Tim Drain — 2008-05-10T08:02:02-06:00

MCKINNEY - Last year's District C Tournament was a cakewalk compared to this.

Defending champion Tyler Junior College lost a one-run lead in the ninth, and Eastfield scored on a steal of home and a three-run homer to stun the Apaches, 8-4, Friday night in an opening-round game at Gabe Nesbitt Field.

[Women's Tennis] Women's Tennis Finishes 2nd in the Nation

Tim Drain — 2008-05-09T06:20:27-06:00

In what Coach John Peterson called the deepest field he has seen in some time, the TJC Apache Ladies finished 2nd in the NJCAA National Tournament in Tucson, AZ.

[Baseball] McCollum a Leader On and Off the Field for Apaches

Tim Drain — 2008-05-09T06:17:49-06:00

Last season went so splendidly for the Tyler Junior College baseball team that it could not have been scripted any better.

The Apaches started hot, stayed hot and won the NJCAA Division III national championship

[Women's Soccer] TJC Will Host NJCAA D1 Women's Soccer National Championships in 2009

Tim Drain — 2008-05-08T14:57:02-06:00

Tyler Junior College and SporTyler will host the NJCAA D1 Women's Soccer National Championships in November of 2009, the NJCAA National Office announced today.

[Women's Basketball] Two More Apache Ladies Sign Four-Year Scholarships

Tim Drain — 2008-05-07T09:43:38-06:00

All three sophomores on the Tyler Junior College women's basketball team are now signed, sealed and delivered to the NCAA Division I ranks.

[Baseball] TJC Lands Players on All-Metro Athletic Conference Team

Tim Drain — 2008-05-07T09:42:20-06:00

For Immediate Release:

The TJC Apaches had 7 players mentioned on the ALL MAC team released today. The Apaches had 2 first team selections in sophomore pitchers, Michael LaCourse (8-4, 1 save, 3.29 era, 65.2 ip, 53 K, .218 BAA, 17 app ) and Matt Kinard (5-0, 3.65 era, 66.1 ip, 43 K, 24 BB, 12 app).

[Women's Tennis] Women's Tennis Tied For Lead at Nationals

Tim Drain — 2008-05-07T09:37:14-06:00

TUCSON, Ariz. - The top-ranked Tyler Junior College Apache Ladies are no longer perfect, but they still control their own destiny.

[Front Page] TJC Athletics Receives Commemorative Gift

Tim Drain — 2008-05-07T09:35:10-06:00

The Tyler Junior College intercollegiate athletics office has a souvenir from the 2000 NJCAA Women's National Championship basketball championship, said the college.

[Women's Tennis] Women's Tennis Opens Strong at Nationals

Tim Drain — 2008-05-06T07:28:00-06:00

TUCSON, Ariz. - The top-ranked Tyler Junior College Apache Ladies won all nine of their matches on Monday at the NJCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship. They also qualified for the quarterfinals in all six singles flights and remained perfect through two days.

[Women's Tennis] Irvin Wins ITA National Player of the Year

Tim Drain — 2008-05-06T07:25:49-06:00

TUCSON, Ariz. - Tyler Junior College's Ashley Irvin, a sophomore from Brisbane, Australia, won the ITA Player of the Year award during Sunday's banquet for the NJCAA Women's Tennis National Championship.

[Women's Tennis] Women's Tennis Ready for National Tournament

Tim Drain — 2008-05-04T08:13:58-06:00

The Tyler Junior College women's tennis team finished third at the national tournament last year and felt good about it.

Don't expect the Apache Ladies to be doing cartwheels if another third-place finish happens this year.