Hey, sports fans,
The biggest news at Angelina College Athletics this past week was the hiring of two new head coaches, both of whom bring familiarity to their respective programs. Kassie James (softball) and Jon Phillips (baseball) will guide the Roadrunners and Lady Roadrunners beginning immediately, and both coaches sport impressive resumes. I’ve added links to their full stories below.
I’m also including (again) the AC men’s soccer team released its full schedule of instructional and ID camps for the summer. I’ve added an easy link and graphic containing that information.
Our youth summer camps with Camp Roadrunner continued this week with basketball. Soccer’s camp was a wash because of weather, but the program will have another camp starting July 7.
Here’s a quick rundown of the past week’s events, along with what’s coming up next:
AC Hall of Famer James Takes Softball Helm
As a player on the 2014 and 2015 Lady Roadrunner softball teams, Kassie James was a two-time NFCA All-American and a national champion.
Now, she can add “Lady Roadrunner Head Coach” to her impressive list of accomplishments.
James this week was named the new head softball coach, and she’s bringing 10 years of valuable coaching experience (and connections) to the position.
For her full story, click the link below:
https://angelina.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/releases/20250610kvns3j
Phillips Named New Head Baseball Coach
AC earlier this week named Jon Phillips the new head baseball coach – just the third head coach in the program’s history.
Phillips spent the past few years with Bossier Parish Community College, so he’s more than familiar with the rigors and challenges of Region XIV baseball. This past season, Phillips helped guide the Cavaliers to a first-place finish in the conference’s North Zone, along with a national ranking.
For the full story, click the link below:
https://angelina.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2024-25/releases/20250613mtjpaa
Camp Roadrunner Basketball Wraps Up Summer Session
From running drills to learn fundamentals to some full-blown, five-on-five competition, this past week’s Camp Roadrunner basketball sessions saw boys and girls getting their dribbles on.
With Angelina College coaches and players guiding the sessions, the attending youngsters (nearly 60 in all) learned what it takes to continue their improvement while also have a great time.
Roadrunner Soccer Sets Summer Camp Schedule
Along with the already-announced Camp Roadrunner youth camps for Summer 2025, the Roadrunner men’s soccer team has added both a Developmental Camp and an ID Camp to its list.
The Developmental Camp for players ages 8-14 will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. June 26-27 at the AC Soccer facility at the Larry Phillips Family Sports Complex.
The ID camp, used to identify prospective future Roadrunners, is for grades 9-12 and will take place from 6-8 p.m. on August 1 at the same location.
Click the following link for all registration and other information:
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/mens-soccer-camp-collection-3998183
AC’s Camp Roadrunner Sessions Set for Summer 2025
Over the past few years, Camp Roadrunner has become a “gotta do” event for youngsters throughout East Texas, with the recreational and youth sports camps drawing bigger crowds every summer.
To view the available sports camps and locate the links for registration, visit https://www.angelina.edu/camproadrunner/ and look for each specific sport.
Following are the remaining dates for each Youth Sports Camp:
Soccer: July 7-10
Live Streaming Reminder:
All AC Athletics regular-season home games will be live streamed on TSBN Sports (a free streaming service for fans), with most of the conference road games also available for streaming. (This does not include baseball and softball fall games, as those are not considered official games.)
Once TSBN posts its schedules, AC fans simply need to visit the AC Athletics web site, look at the scrolling schedule in the middle of the page and click the blue “Video” link.
TSBN also offers an app great for smart phones, devices and smart TVs. (You’ve GOT to see those matches and games on the big screen.)
Reminder II: Admission to ALL Angelina College Athletics sporting events is free, as is the TSBN live streaming. Any other links offering streaming are scams.
Reminder III: For the most current schedule updates (especially for potential weather issues) visit the official Angelina College Athletics website (angelinaathletics.com). Fans can also receive updates on the AC Athletics Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Instagram pages.
Upcoming schedules: No further games scheduled until August.
For any other information, contact Sports Information Director Gary Stallard at gstallard@angelina.edu.
We’ll see you at the games.
Gary Stallard
Email: gstallard@angelina.edu.
Phone: (936) 465-4614
