Greetings, everyone.
We’re heading into the summer, and these updates will feature a lot less information considering we won’t have any games taking place again until August – but that doesn’t mean we’re not going to be busy.
These next few weeks’ updates are more or less some “heads up” on news and events you can expect soon.
Here’s what’s coming your way:
AC Athletics Boasts More than 50 Graduates
As Angelina College wrapped up its academic year with Friday’s standing-room-only Commencement ceremonies, the Athletics staff celebrated more than 50 Lady Roadrunners and Roadrunners donning their caps and gowns and graduating with various degrees and certifications.
I’ll be getting the full list from our registrar tomorrow (Monday, May 13), and I’ll send it along when I do. For now, I’m attaching photos of the athletes/graduates.
I hope you’ll join me in recognizing all these deserving young people. Being a student-athlete isn’t easy, but they managed to hang tough and make all of us proud.
NOTE: Some of the student-athletes weren’t available for this photo shoot. Some have already left for their next destinations, while others finished up final exams and headed home for the summer.
Baseball, Softball Superlatives Coming Soon
I just received the list of baseball and softball superlatives, and I’ll be writing press releases for each as soon as I get everything confirmed. I’ll have those to you by Tuesday, May 14.
Baseball Holding Evaluation Camps in May, June
In an effort to find more future Roadrunners, the AC baseball team will hold a pair of evaluation camps for prospective players ages 16 and older on Friday, May 25, and Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
The fee for each camp is $40.00.
You’ll be receiving a full press release complete with a link for registration and other information. I’ll also have that release to you by Tuesday, May 14.
Changes, Upgrades Coming to AC Athletics Web Site, Social Media
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.
We’ll send out word once we have everything ready to launch.
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 still will serve as the site for the kickoff dinner.
We’ll send out more details as the event draws nearer.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Camp Roadrunner – Angelina College’s Camp Roadrunner is a series of recreational and athletics camps offered throughout the summer for youngsters of various age groups (Kindergarten through 5th grade). On the Athletics side, there will be camps offered in every sport. Here are the current schedules by sport:
Baseball: June 3-5.
Softball: June 10-13.
Basketball: June 10-13; June 24-27; and July 15-18.
Soccer: June 10-13; and July 15-18.
Here’s the link providing pertinent information regarding registration and requirements: https://www.angelina.edu/camproadrunner/
In addition, there likely will be various evaluation camps offered for prospective athletes. We’ll send out notifications as the information is provided to us.
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
