Campaign for the Whatley receives $50,000

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Foundation recently received a $50,000 check from the Burt and Nancy Marans Estate. This gift will contribute to The Campaign for the Whatley. It will be used to help fund the renovation of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. Pictured at the check presentation is (from left): Jon Alexander, Attorney at Law with Wilson, Robertson and Cornelius, and Executive Director of the Marans Trust Fund; Candy Carpenter Martin, daughter of the late Burt and Nan Marans; Kathy Carpenter, daughter-in-law of the late Burt and Nan Marans; Dr.

San Jacinto Gators win Region XIV title



San Jacinto College is headed to the JUCO Baseball World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Gators remained undefeated throughout the Region XIV tourney and beat Navarro College 1-0 to win it all.

Despite having played four games in the tourney, one earlier in the day, Navarro put up a good fight against a the fresh San Jacinto team.

Both teams were scoreless in the first two innings.

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Navarro beats Galveston to play San Jacinto for chance at title

The Navarro Bulldogs fought out of the loser?s bracket for a chance to face an undefeated San Jacinto College team Thursday afternoon in the NJCAA Region XIV Baseball Tournament. Navarro came alive late in the game to eliminate Galveston College 6-3

The Bulldogs will face San Jacinto again today at 5 p.m. in what could be the championship game. If Navarro wins, it will force a final game on Friday at 1 p.m.

Neither team scored during the first three innings of the Navarro/Galveston match up.

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Upward Bound gets funded for next five years

Pictured is the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Upward Bound staff (from left): Elisa Henninger, Director; Laura Lambert, Campus Coordinator for Mount Pleasant, Pewitt and Pittsburg; Keziah Eckstrom, Recruiter and Campus Coordinator for Chapel Hill and Daingerfield and Kelsey Flores, Administrative Assistant.†



The Upward Bound program at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ recently received notification from the United States Department of Education that it will be funded for the next five years.



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Alvin falls to Navarro despite late rally

The Alvin Community College baseball team?s season came to an end Wednesday in a late-night match up with Navarro College as they were defeated 8-5.

The game eliminated Alvin from the tournament and put Navarro one step closer to a trip to the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Navarro will face Galveston College at 1 p.m. on Thursday to determine who will play an undefeated San Jacinto College at 5 p.m

Navarro asserted their domination early on as they scored seven runs on five hits, two errors and two walks in the bottom of the first inning.

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San Jacinto remains undefeated

The NJCAA Region XIV Baseball Tournament continued with its pattern of long, extra-inning ballgames on Wednesday night as San Jacinto College beat Galveston College 6-5 in 16 innings.

San Jacinto remains the only undefeated team in the tournament. Galveston will play Navarro at 1 p.m. on Thursday (game 13) in order to try to earn the chance for a re-match with San Jacinto at 5 p.m.

San Jacinto started off strong, putting three runs on the board in the bottom of the first.

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Navarro eliminates Texarkana in the battle of the Bulldogs



Navarro College dashed the tournament hopes of Texarkana College 2-1in game nine of the NJCAA Region XIV Baseball Tournament on Wednesday in the battle of the Bulldogs.

Navarro will play again Wednesday at 8 p.m. against the winner of the Alvin vs. Blinn match up.

No runs were scored in the first inning. Navarro started things off when they scored a single run in the top of the second.

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Galveston beats Blinn in 13 innings

The Galveston College Whitecaps managed to remain undefeated in the Region XIV Baseball tournament as they defeated Blinn College 2-1 in 13 late-night innings. This was the fourth game of the tourney to require extra innings. The game lasted around four hours and finally wrapped up around 2:30 a.m.

Galveston will move on to face San Jacinto on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in a fight to remain undefeated in the tournament. Blinn will face Alvin College at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Blinn got on the board first thing, scoring one in the top of the first.

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