Hey, sports fans,
We have a game this week!
OK, it’s a scrimmage, but we’re still pumped about it since it signifies the beginning of a brand-new series of sports seasons for Angelina College Athletics teams. Our Lady Roadrunner soccer team will play its first scrimmage on the road this Thursday, and on Tuesday (Aug. 12), they’ll kick off a home scrimmage doubleheader with the men’s team.
We’re attaching a couple of schedules (thanks to Melissa Durham for the cool graphics) to help you keep up with all the upcoming “futbol” action.
We’ve also got the 18th Annual Guy Davis Golf Tournament on the way, along with our annual Meet the Roadrunners Banquet and Dinner at the Diamond.’
FYI, our faculty and staff report back full-time on Monday, Aug. 11, and the first class day for the new semester is Monday, Aug. 18.
See? We’re back and ready to Run ‘Em.
Here’s a quick rundown of the past week’s events, along with what’s coming up next:
Lady Roadrunners to Open Season with Thursday Scrimmage
Lady Roadrunner head soccer coach Sergio Gardea heads into his second season with a solid list of returning players from his 2024 South Zone winners, and his squad will square off against McNeese State University Thursday evening in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
Since this is a scrimmage, the match will not be live-streamed.
Coming Soon: Big Events for Angelina College and AC Athletics
The 18th annual Guy Davis Golf Tournament will take place on Saturday, August 16 at the Crown Colony Country Club in Lufkin. The kickoff dinner will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, August 15 at Crown Colony. The tourney features a five-man scramble format with two separate shotgun starts: One in the morning, and another in the afternoon.
Click this link for more information on the golf tournament: https://angelina.prestosports.com/information/directory/guydavistourney
On Sunday, August 17, we’ll host our annual “Meet the Roadrunners” banquet featuring all our incoming student-athletes and their families, along the all the Athletics staff. The event runs from 2:30-5 p.m. inside the AC Conference Center.
In addition, AC’s Sixth annual “Dinner at the Diamond” event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27 down on the baseball field at Poland Stadium on the AC campus.
The golf tournament and Dinner at the Diamond are very important fund-raisers for Angelina College and its students – not to mention just a lot of fun for everyone involved.
We’ll have registration links and other information for these events to send out in the coming weeks. We just wanted to give you enough time to mark your calendars.
Soccer Schedules Set for 2025 Season
The Lady Roadrunner and Roadrunner soccer teams have released their schedules for the upcoming season (which is rapidly approaching), so fans can start making plans to show up and show out while cheering on both AC teams.
Included in the schedule are five home doubleheaders, one of which is the Tuesday, August 12 scrimmage against Wiley College. The ladies kick off at 5 p.m. while the men follow at 7:30 p.m. Both AC soccer teams will kick off the regular season at home on Friday, August 29 against Northeast Texas Community College. Again, the ladies will start at 5 p.m., and the guys will follow immediately afterward. Those matches will be live streamed on TSBN, the home doubleheader on Saturday, August 30 against Paris Junior College.
Baseball ID Camp Scheduled for August 6
The AC baseball team under new coaches Jon Phillips and Cody Crowder in August will host a camp for possible future Roadrunners.
The camp, open to all high schoolers and current college transfers, will take place from 11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6 at Poland Stadium on the Angelina College campus.
Here’s the link for registration and other info:
For further information, contact Jon Phillips (jphillips@angelina.edu) or Kory Blandford (kblandford@angelina.edu).
All AC Teams Have Schedules Up and Running Online
Lady Roadrunner and Roadrunner fans can now find their favorite teams’ schedules on the Angelina College Athletics website (www.angelinaathletics.com). For now, only the fall schedules for baseball and softball are in place (with the potential to add more events later), but all other teams, including both women’s and men’s basketball, are ready for viewing and planning.
We’ll update any changes as we receive them.
We can’t wait to see you at the games.
Live Streaming Reminder:
All AC Athletics regular-season home games are 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/Twitter, and Instagram pages.
Upcoming schedules:
Thursday, August 7:
Lady Roadrunner Soccer at McNeese State University (scrimmage), 7 p.m. in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Tuesday, August 12:
Lady Roadrunner Soccer vs. Hinds College (scrimmage), 5 p.m. at the AC Soccer Stadium/Larry Phillips Family Sports Complex.
Roadrunner Soccer vs. Hinds College (scrimmage), 7:30 p.m. at the AC Soccer Stadium/Larry Phillips Family Sports Complex.
Friday, August 15:
Roadrunner Soccer vs. LSU-Shreveport (scrimmage), 3 p.m. at the AC Soccer Stadium/Larry Phillips Family Sports Complex.
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
