Hey, sports fans,
Hoping everyone stayed safe and (relatively) comfortable following this past week’s storm. It definitely helped prepare me for the waves of AC Athletics stuff heading our way.
We had one of our Roadrunners tagged to participate in a huge JUCO All-Star Showcase in Atlanta, and we’re wrapping up the summer’s youth camps this week. Add to that the soccer schedule releases, an AC Basketball Summer Showcase for seniors, and the upcoming Guy Davis Golf Tournament, and you can see how we’re heating up faster than the August weather in Texas.
Here’s what’s coming up:
Focus on FUNdamentals
AC Athletics Programs Hosting Youth Summer Camps
Angelina College Athletics programs are hosting the last of a series of youth summer camps in conjunction with the college’s “Camp Roadrunner” recreation camps. The camps focus on building both fundamentals and love of the game; instructors include the AC coaching staff and players/volunteers.
This week features basketball and soccer starting on Monday and concluding on Thursday.
The camps are open to youngsters from kindergarten through 5th grade. The cost for each camp is $110. Attendees can make this a full-day camp by purchasing a Recreation Camp “Add-on” for $75.00.) Sessions run from 9 a.m. until noon each day.
For registration and other information, visit https://www.angelina.edu/camproadrunner/ and look under the “Athletic Camps” section for the desired sport.
Following are the dates and locations by sport:
Basketball –July 15-18, Shands Gymnasium on the AC campus.
Soccer –July 15-18, AC Soccer Complex on the AC campus.
Roadrunner Basketball’s Holder Selected for All-American JUCO Showcase
AC Basketball’s Kanaan Holder this past weekend participated in the All-American JUCO Showcase in Atlanta, Georgia. The event featured the top 100 junior college sophomores in the nation.
Holder, a Hudson High School alumnus, was a key player for the ‘Runners as a freshman in 2022-2023 before missing all of last season with an injury. Now recovered and back to his earlier form (if not better), he’s expected to lead the Roadrunners into the upcoming 2024-2025 season.
For the full story, click the following link:
https://angelina.prestosports.com/general/2023-24/releases/acholderJUCOallstar2024
AC Basketball Hosting Showcase for Incoming High School Seniors
Angelina College Basketball will host an invitation-only showcase for incoming high school seniors on August 2 at Shands Gymnasium. The camp runs from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and is designed to allow those Class of 2025 student-athletes an opportunity to showcase their skills in front of college coaches.
More importantly, considering the ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics and the recruiting process, coaches will be on hand to provide guidance for those hoping to play college basketball.
The session is “Invite Only”, but anyone interested can check out the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ac-basketball-2024-summer-showcase-tickets-923982224707?aff=erellivmlt
For the full story and event description, click this link:
https://angelina.prestosports.com/general/2023-24/releases/acbbsummershowcase2024
AC Soccer Teams Release 2024 Schedules:
AC’s beautiful soccer complex is about to get busy.
Both the Lady Roadrunners and Roadrunners have released their schedules for the upcoming 2024 season, and the teams will combine for at least 12 home dates with at least six home doubleheaders, with more home matches possible according to postseason seedings.
The Lady ‘Runners’ first home appearances are pre-season matches scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 8 (6 p.m. against LSU-Shreveport) and on Saturday, Aug. 10 against Brookhaven College (kickoff time TBA).
The men’s first home action features back-to-back pre-season matches against Texas A&M-San Antonio (4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24) and Western Texas (6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27).
All AC Soccer 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.
Currently, the Angelina College Athletics website is scheduled for an upgrade. Once the upgrade takes place, all schedules will be available for viewing there.
For now, fans can visit this link to view the combined schedules:
https://angelina.prestosports.com/general/2023-24/releases/acsoccerteamsschedulerelease2024
Changes, Upgrades Coming to AC Athletics Web Site, Social Media
We’re gonna need a bigger website.
Angelina College Athletics’ official website (www.angelinaathletics.com) and all related social media will be getting a massive, much-needed overhaul over the summer. Joining our staff are some true website and graphics wizards, and they’re going to help with the redesign and upkeep of all our forms of internet and social media presence going forward.
Our tentative launch date for all the new-look media is August 1st. That’s when we’re hoping to reveal the new website, along with all the revamped (and possibly reborn) social media sites.
In the meantime, we’ll be posting on all those sites to make everyone aware of the coming changes. Some of the current sites need only a little updating, while others may have to disappear completely in order to make room for the new version.
As always, we’ll keep you updated all the way up until the big date.
Guy Davis Golf Tournament Date, Location Set
The 17th Annual Guy Davis Golf Tournament has a date now, along with a temporary change in location.
The tournament, hosted by the Roadrunner Foundation, serves as the biggest fundraiser for all our AC Athletics programs.
This year’s tournament will take place on Saturday, August 17, with the pre-tournament kickoff dinner taking place on Friday, August 16.
Because of the ongoing course renovations at Crown Colony Country Club – the usual site for the tournament – this year’s golf will take place at the Neches Pines Golf Course in Diboll, Texas.
Crown Colony will still serve as the site for the kickoff dinner.
We’ll send out more details as the event draws nearer.
For any other information, contact Gary Stallard at gstallard@angelina.edu.
We’ll see you at the games.
Gary Stallard
Email: gstallard@angelina.edu.
Phone: (936) 465-4614
