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Lufkin/Angelina County Day Reception To Be Held In Austin

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Grace Baldwin
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In honor of state officials, legislators, and agencies, the Lufkin/Angelina County Economic Development Partnership is hosting the Lufkin/Angelina County Day Reception in Austin, Texas this year. The event will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2016 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Hilton Austin.

Those who attend will have the opportunity to meet and greet with our elected officials and other East Texans who are interested in governmental affairs. CHI St. Luke’s Memorial Hospital, Angelina College, Axley & Rode CPA’s, and KTRE TV are only a small few of the many sponsors of the reception.

The Austin Club respectfully asks that those who plan to attend make their reservations by February 12, 2016 to CBlack@LufkinTexas.org or 936-634-6644. Hotel guest room block reservations should be made by January 18, 2016 to 512-482-8000 or 1-800-236-1592.

For additional assistance, reference the Lufkin Angelina County Day or group code LAC at http://resweb.passkey.com/go/LufkinAngelinaCounty.

 

The Chamber
1615 S. Chestnut Dr.
Lufkin, Texas, 7901
936-632-6644
LufkinTexas.org
facebook.com/LufkinChamber

Makerspace Continues With DIY Collage Self-Portraits At The Public Library

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Grace Baldwin
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The Judy B. McDonald Public Library in Nacogdoches is thrilled to continue and expand the Makerspace program for tweens and teens.  Makers are a collaborative community of all ages who share a passion for making things and who are engaged in experimentation, innovation, and creativity.

The Public Library’s Makerspace merges DIY, craft, art, electronics, programming, math, science and engineering into projects for both young people and their mentors.  The goal is to support and grow the Maker movement in the local community through experimental play and hands-on creativity.  Look for the new space in the library!

The Judy B. McDonald Public Library invites tweens and teens to a Makerspace workshop on Monday, January 11th at 5:30 p.m.  Participants will create multimedia works of art using different techniques, including collage, decoupage and more.

Please call 559-2970 to register.

The Friends of the Library are on Facebook (as Judy B. McDonald Public Library) and Twitter (as @friendsofnacpl).

Judy B. McDonald Public Library In Search Of Presenters

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Grace Baldwin
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The Judy B. McDonald Public Library is excited to host the Third Annual How-To Festival at the library on Saturday, March 5, 2016 from noon to 4:00 p.m.  The library is now accepting proposals for presenters to demonstrate a skill, talent, or project or to have an information table.  Some examples of presentations from last year’s event include how to screen print a t-shirt, how to play chess, how to identify poisonous snakes, how to hula hoop, how to keep bees, and much more.

“People in this community have so much knowledge to offer,” says Crystal Hicks, assistant library director. “We want to get people together – those who have a skill or talent with those who want to learn something new.  In past years, we have seen a strong sense of communal interest and curiosity that we love to foster.”  Individuals, groups and businesses are all welcome to present in a mini-session of 15 minutes to one hour.

“Everyone has hidden talents, and no talent is insignificant,” says Mercedes Franks, library director.  “We look forward to even more community participation this year and encourage anyone to join us in sharing our talents, skills and know-how.  There’s really something for everyone and all ages.”

The event will be free of charge for the public and celebrates community-based interactive education.  Proposal forms are available online at www.ci.nacogdoches.tx.us/library or in person at the library.  For questions or more information, call or email Crystal Hicks at 936-559-2970 & hicksc@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us.

Lady Roadrunners Take Down Paris College

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Gary Stallard
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Brian Caro’s four three pointers in the first half helped the Angelina College Lady Roadrunners keep pace with the visiting Paris Lady Dragons.

Her 25-point night helped lead the Lady ‘Runners to their third conference victory, an 89-75 win Wednesday at Shands Gymnasium.

Caro finished with six treys for the night. Her efforts, combined with Malachi McQueen’s 20-point, 15-rebound, six-steal performance helped the Lady Roadrunners against a tough Paris defense.

In Corsicana, the Roadrunners dropped an 83-82 heartbreaker to Navarro College when the Bulldogs’ Keir Anderson nailed a three pointer at the buzzer. AC falls to 10-6, 3-3 on the season.

The Lady Dragons helped hold AC a 6-of-24 shooting effort in the first half. Caro’s 12 points helped, but so did the Lady ‘Runners offensive rebounding prowess: AC scored 14 second-chance points and hit seven free throws over the game’s first 20 minutes to take a 37-34 lead at the break.

McQueen took over in the third period, scoring 11 of her points to help push the AC lead to double digits. Ariel Taylor, who finished the game with 11 points, helped nail down the win by scoring nine in the game’s final three minutes.

Asjha White-Salas led the Lady Dragons with 22 points. Leah Jossell and Tamia Hewitt finished with 10 each.

The Lady Roadrunners (10-7, 3-4) will host Bossier Parish College on Saturday as part of a women/men doubleheader. AC’s ladies tip off at 2 p.m., with the Roadrunners following at 4 p.m.

Both games will be available via live stream by logging onto roadrunnerslive.com.

The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu

Angelina College Announces List Of 2015 Graduates

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Gary Stallard
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Angelina College is pleased to release the list of graduates for Fall 2015 semester, with more than 180 students receiving their degrees and/or certifications.

Following is the list divided by hometown of record and including the appropriate degree and/or certification:

Alto

Lonesha Mosley, Cert., Vocational Nurse.

Beaumont

Daimeques Cleveland, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; and Addison Weaver, AA, Music.

Bridge City

Grace Brown, AA, Teaching.

Chireno

Katheryn Ford, AA, Theatre.

Corrigan

Regina Brown, AAS, Human Services-Case Management Specialty and Cert., Human Services; Martin Chavez, AAS, Management Development; Jorge Gomez, Cert., EMT-Renewable Energy; and Yarisa Lopez, AAS, Human Services-Case Management and Cert., Human Services.

Crockett

Hillary Armstrong, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Makaila Brown, Cert., Vocational Nurse; and Latonia White, Cert., Vocational Nurse.

Cushing

James Parrish, Cert., Vocational Nurse.

Diboll

Jessica Buenrostro, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Daniel Castillo, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Daniel Compean, Cert., EMT-Renewable Energy, EMT-Electrical Specialty, EMT-Maintenance Technology Specialist; Monica Estrada, Cert., Office Administration, Office Administration-Word Processing; Justin Flores, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Yadira Juarez, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Katie McElveen, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Jose Sandoval, Cert., EMG-Maintenance Technology Specialty, EMT-Electrical Specialty; Juan Solis, Cert., EMT-Fluid Power Specialty, Electrical Specialty; Cliff Whitehead, Cert., EMT-Industrial HVAC Specialty; Hunter Willis, AAS, EMT-Electrical Specialty; and Andrew Y’Barbo, AAS, Management Development.

Garrison

Jacob Snyder, Cert., EMS-Paramedic.

Goodrich

Leta Pixley, Cert., Surgical Technology.

Groveton

Nathan Gallaway, Cert., EMS-Paramedic; and Kelley Salmon, AAS, Cert., Child and Family Development;

Huntington

Mariah Conner, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Branndon Goodson, AA, Health and Physical Education; Robert Leach, Cert., Welding-Basic, Welding-Intermediate; Jonanna Mason, AAS, Design and Applied Arts, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Alexandra McCoy, Cert., Surgical Technology; Kim Reynolds, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; and Shelby Williams, AS, Business-Leading to BBA.

Jasper

Mary Cooper, Cert., Child and Family Development, Child and Family Development-Administrative; Ashley Everett, Cert., Human Services, Human Services-Case Management Specialty; and Nella Newman, Cert., Vocational Nurse.

Kirbyville

Dustin Elder, AAS, General Business.

Livingston

Shawnna Agate, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Andrew Kight, AAS, Criminal Justice; Cabrena Lunsford, AAS, Management Development; Eva Pecoraro Girod, AAS, General Business; ChiAnne Puckett, Cert., Surgical Technology; and Keri Tippie, Cert., Real Estate Salesman.

Lufkin

Christopher Adams, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Ariel Aguilar, AAS, Drafting and Design; Ariadna Amaro, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Aaron Blanco, Cert., Surgical Technology; Itzel Bocanegra, AS, General Curriculum; Angela Bolin, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Charlene Canda, AAS, General Business; Eric Cardwell, Cert., EMT-Fluid Power Specialty; Melanie Chittum, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Susan Cook, AAS, Criminal Justice; Katherine Craft, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Jacqueline Dixon, AAS, Cert., Child and Family Development; Satori Doyle, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Adolfo Duran, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Jesus Espitia-Medina, Cert., EMT-Maintenance Technology Specialty, EMT-Electrical Specialty; Melodey Gauman, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Jordan Gibson, AAS, Criminal Justice; Gloria Glover, AAS, Human Services-Case Management Specialty; Skylan Graham, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Theodore Greene, Cert., EMS-Paramedic; Randerika Greer, Cert., Surgical Technology; David Griffin, Cert., EMS-Paramedic; Thaddous Guidry, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Johnny Hernandez, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Ryan Huls, Cert., EMS-Paramedic; Amanda Humphrey, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Dolores Jacobo, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Stephen John, AAS, EMT-Electrical Specialty; David Jones, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Deana Jones, AA, General Curriculum; Emily Keller, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Carlos King, AAS, Welding, Cert., Welding-Intermediate and Welding-Basic; Kelly Knott, AAS, Criminal Justice; Misael Lerma, AAS, Drafting and Design; Jonathan Leubner, Cert., Welding-Intermediate and Welding-Basic; Elwanda Limbrick, AAS, Child and Family Development; Luis Lopez, Cert., Welding-Basic; Jennifer Luna, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Brittany Majefski, AA, General Curriculum; Lisette Martinez, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Cody McFarland, AAS, CIS Network Support Technician; Andrea McMahon, AAS, Office Administration; Kyal Meyers, Cert., EMS-Paramedic; Gary Modisette, Cert., EMT-Fluid Power Specialty; Steven Moulder, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Maria Palomino, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Mihirkumar Patel, AAS, CIS-Programmer Analyst; Alejandro Ramirez, Cert., EMT-Electrical Specialty; Natalie Ramirez, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Raul Ramirez, Cert., Surgical Technology; Christelle Ramos, Cert., Surgical Technology; Tyler Rayburn, AA, Health and Physical Education; Tiffany Revay, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Andrea Reyes, AS, Pre-Physical/Occupational Therapy; Heather Richson, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Laura Rogers, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Roberto Roman, Cert., EMT-Electrical Specialty, EMT-Maintenance Technology Specialty; Elvia Santana, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Roger Servin, AAS, Design and Applied Arts; Amie Silva, AAS, Design and Applied Arts; Teya Simmons, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Denise Slomba, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Hannah Smith, AA, Teaching; Lauren Smith, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Autumn Spies, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Alexander Staggs, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Stephen Stockman, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Christine Teague, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Amy Trainer, Cert., Surgical Technology; Margarita Vargas, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Rebekah Walsh, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Donnie White, AAS, Drafting and Design; Benjamin Williams, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Kayla Williams, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; and Te’Undra Williams, Cert., Vocational Nurse.

Moscow

Katrena Martin, AS, Business-Leading to BBA.

Nacogdoches

Yadira Aldaco, Cert., General Business; Priscilla Brandt, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Deborah Calhoun, Cert., Human Services; Devin Fletcher, Cert., Vocational Nurse; Paz Garcia Gallegos, AAS, Legal Assistant-Paralegal; Martin Lopez, AA, Visual Arts; Darrin Marino, AAS, Welding, Cert., Welding-Intermediate, Welding-Basic and Machine Tool-Computerized Numerical Control; Katia Navarro, Cert., Office Administration; Marycarmen Ramirez, AAS, Criminal Justice; Dylan Richardson, Cert., Welding-Basic; Naaman Scott, AAS, CIS-Network Support Technician, Cert., CIS-Network Administration; Maribel Soto-Mendoza, AS, Business-Leading to BBA; Morgan Stott, AAS, Drafting and Design; Callie Wallace, Cert., Surgical Technology; and Stepheny Warner, AAS, Human Services-Case Management, Cert., Human Services.

Navasota

Britney Rosario, AS, Business-Leading to BBA.

Pennington

Amy Wisdom, Cert., Vocational Nurse.

Pineland

Jasmine Blake, Cert., Vocational Nurse; and Christina Miller, AAS, General Business.

Pollok

Christie Johnson, AA, Teaching; Suzanne McCormack, Cert., Child and Family Development-Administrative; Cassie Nash, Cert., Real Estate Salesman; Janice Russell, Cert., Vocational Nurse; and Christian Yarbrough, Cert., EMS-Paramedic.

Rusk

Melba Pope, Cert., Vocational Nurse.

San Augustine

Ashley Moon, AA, Teaching; Kenneth Taylor, AA, Health and Physical Education; and Tyler Williams, Cert., EMS-Paramedic.

Shepherd

Samir Reyes Figueroa, Cert., Welding-Basic.

Tennessee Colony

Shelly Brown, Cert., Vocational Nurse.

Trinity

Robert Burchett IV, AAS, Welding.

Warren

Christie Gore, AA, Teaching.

Wells

Caleb Dove, AA, General Curriculum.

Wiergate

Travis Bolgiano, AS, Business-Leading to BBA.

Zavalla

William Letney, Cert., Welding-Intermediate and Welding-Basic.

Representative Ashby’s Capitol Update

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Rep. Trent Ashby
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I want to start my column by wishing you a Happy New Year, from my family to yours.  As we all settle back into our routines now that the holidays are over, please enjoy the first update of 2016 from your state Capitol…

Important Committee Hearings on the Horizon
 
Over the course of the next two weeks, the House will hold a couple of important committee hearings which could draw attention and have an impact on rural East Texas. First, on January 20th the Select Committee on Transportation Planning will convene to hear an update from the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) as it develops new criteria for project selection and prioritization. This is very important to our district, as the final results of these criteria can have a huge impact on the flow of critical state tax dollars to different parts of the state for highway construction and maintenance projects. I have been working closely with my fellow Texas House colleagues who represent other rural parts of the state, as well as leaders at TXDOT, to ensure that rural Texas receives the funding we need to keep our state highways and Farm to Market roads safe and in good condition.

Following this, on January 21, the Joint Committee on Border Security will convene to hear an update on the implementation of House Bill 11, which provided many new tools for the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to fight illegal immigration and border crime.  DPS has done an incredible job managing a fluid situation, and I expect this hearing will shed some light on how our investment in border security is paying off in terms of curtailing drug trafficking, human smuggling, and a number of other crimes associated with our border.
 
House Interim Charges: House Committee on Appropriations, Part 1
 
Continuing our series looking at the House interim charges, we will touch on the issues that the House Appropriations Committee will be studying. These are some of the most critical topics, as the Appropriations Committee writes the state budget, and touches every aspect of state government. This Committee, on which I’m proud to serve, has so many charges, it will take two column segments to hit all the highlights. Below are a few items of note that will be looked at.

The Committee will evaluate the potential challenges facing state tax collections, including the price declines in the oil and gas industry, and prepare to address any fiscal implications resulting from this decline. It will also examine how to make further progress reducing the use of dedicated accounts in the state treasury, which will have the ultimate effect of making our budget process more transparent and accountable. The Committee will then develop recommendations for instituting a stronger Strategic Fiscal Review process, which is where the House dives deep into the budgets of state agencies to find inefficiencies and trim any fat from these agencies’ budgets.

The Committee will also be evaluating the effectiveness of the funds appropriated for border security operations. With the sizable increase of state funding for border security funding, we need to make sure we are getting the most bang for our buck and that this investment is reducing crime and border crossings.  

Reminders
The mobile office will not be hitting the road during the month of January, but you can mark your calendars for the following dates in the month of February. On February 3rd, we will be in the Leon County Courthouse from 9:00 am until 11:00 am, and then at the Madison County Courthouse Annex from 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm. Then, on February 17th the mobile office will be at the Houston County Courthouse Annex from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, and then at the Trinity County Courthouse from 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm. We will wrap up the mobile office at the San Augustine County Courthouse on February 24th from 9:00 am to 11:00 pm.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact my office if we can help you in any way. We look forward to the opportunity to hear your concerns and help you navigate state government. My district office may be reached at (936)-634-2762 or you can call my Capitol office at (512) 463-0508.

Monthly Lego Club And Free Spanish Computer Classes Begin In January

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Grace Baldwin
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The Judy B. McDonald Public Library will host its monthly Lego® Club on Saturday, January 16th at 2:30 pm for children ages 5-17 years. For years, Legos have impacted so many children’s learning curves.

The library has thousands of Lego® pieces so kids can build whatever they can imagine. The program is held the third Saturday of each month at 2:30 pm and no registration is required.

The Judy B. McDonald Public Library will offer free computer classes in Spanish. Classes will be held in January and February. Computer skills are a necessary skill in today’s society, and they can often be hard to acquire.

Life can be busy, so class times vary to try to accommodate different work schedules. Registration is requested. Please call 559-2970 to reserve your spot.

New Drug May Overcome Treatment Resistance in a High-Risk Children’s Cancer

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Misty Boggs
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–Pediatric oncologists from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have reported their latest results in devising new treatments for stubbornly deadly forms of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma.

Building on their previous experiences in treating some refractory subtypes of neuroblastoma with the anticancer drug crizotinib, the researchers have identified a powerful new drug with “unparalleled” strength against forms of the cancer that resist crizotinib.

“Our preclinical results provide a strong rationale for fast-tracking this drug into clinical trials in children with neuroblastoma,” said study leader Yael P. Mossé, M.D., a pediatric oncologist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “We expect to begin a clinical trial early this year.”

Mossé collaborated with Mark A. Lemmon, Ph.D., previously at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and currently at Yale University.

The study appeared Jan. 8 in the print edition of Cancer Discovery.

Usually appearing as a solid tumor in the chest or abdomen, neuroblastoma accounts for a disproportionate share of cancer deaths in children, despite many recent improvements in therapy. Neuroblastoma is particularly complex, with a bewildering variety of types and subtypes caused by separate and interacting gene mutations.

Mossé and colleagues have long studied how mutations in the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene cause types of neuroblastoma, stemming from their original 2008 discoveryof the gene’s role in most cases of rare, inherited neuroblastoma. Subsequent research has showed that abnormal ALK changes drive approximately 14 percent of high-risk forms of neuroblastoma.

Based on this knowledge, Mossé and other scientists in the multicenter Children’s Oncology Group were able to repurpose crizotinib, an ALK inhibitor, in clinical trials of children with neuroblastoma. Crizotinib was already approved by the FDA to treat adults with a subtype of lung cancer caused by abnormalities in the ALK gene.

In children with neuroblastoma, different mutations within the ALK gene respond differently to crizotinib. One particular mutation, labelled F1174L, resisted crizotinib, so Mossé’s team sought a new-generation, more effective ALK inhibitor.

They tested numerous next-generation ALK inhibitors, and their data allowed them to pursue for further investigation an agent called PF-06463922, currently being tested in a phase 1/2 clinical trial of an ALK-driven subtype of lung cancer in adults. That agent binds more tightly than crizotinib to the signaling kinases that drive cancer.

In the current study, PF-06463922 was more powerful than crizotinib in both neuroblastoma tumor cell cultures and in animal models—mice with implanted neuroblastoma tumors derived directly from human patients. Mossé, Lemmon, and colleagues showed that PF-06463922 showed more profound inhibition of ALK than crizotinib, and at far lower concentrations. The tumors in the animals showed rapid, complete and sustained regression.

“The responses we saw in animals were unprecedented in models of ALK-driven neuroblastoma, and bolsters the case for clinical development of this agent for treating children with this subtype of neuroblastoma,” said Mossé. “The drug had very broad potency against a range of ALK mutations, so this could become the ALK inhibitor that is prioritized for frontline therapy in patients with ALK-driven neuroblastoma.”

Newswise

Overweight Young People Can Avoid Diabetes Risk if They Lose Weight Early Enough

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Misty Boggs
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Obese young people can still turn their chances of developing life threatening illness around if they change before middle age, says new research.

 

The study looked at the body mass index (BMI) of people when they were young and compared it to when they were middle aged to see whether it affected their risk of heart attack, stroke or diabetes.

 

Men who had high BMI levels at 21, but had lowered their BMI by the time they were 50, had similar or lower rates of diabetes as people who were normal weight when younger, the results showed.

 

In a unique approach, the study used the records of men’s military service, which recorded their BMI at 21, as well as participant recall and followed up with them 30 years later.

 

Lead research Professor Christopher Owen from St George’s University of London said the effects of high BMI early in life may be reversible.

 

“Even in men who carried out UK National Service and were relatively thin in early life compared to more recent men, higher levels of fatness in early adult life appear to be associated with later diabetes,” he said.

 

“However, effects of early body mass appear to be reversible by subsequent weight loss. These findings have important implications for Type 2 diabetes prevention, especially in more recent adults with high levels of obesity.”

 

But the study, which examined almost 5000 men, found that a higher BMI earlier in life did not impact on the risk of heart attack or stroke.

 

However, men who were obese when they were 50 had increased chances of suffering a heart attack, stroke or diabetes.

 

Obesity is the biggest risk factor for type 2 diabetes and over 4 million people in the UK are at high risk of developing the condition.

Newswise

 

Lady Roadrunners Hosting Paris College In Conference Tilt

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Gary Stallard
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Angelina College’s LaNeique Nealey (23) leads the Lady Roadrunners against Paris College Wednesday night at Shands Gymnasium. Game time is 6 p.m., and live streaming will be available at roadrunnerslive.com. (Photo by: AC News Service)

A near upset of the No. 2 team in the nation, followed by two full weeks off for the holidays leading into back-to-back game days in a road tournament.

Angelina College’s LaNeique Nealey (23) leads the Lady Roadrunners against Paris College Wednesday night at Shands Gymnasium. Game time is 6 p.m., and live streaming will be available at roadrunnerslive.com. (Photo by: AC News Service)
Angelina College’s LaNeique Nealey (23) leads the Lady Roadrunners against Paris College Wednesday night at Shands Gymnasium. Game time is 6 p.m., and live streaming will be available at roadrunnerslive.com. (Photo by: AC News Service)

Now the Angelina College Lady Roadrunners are ready to resume conference play at home on Wednesday.

AC ended the first semester on a relatively high note, falling by just two points, 64-62, to the second-ranked Trinity Valley Lady Cardinals. Afterward, head coach Byron Coleman found the team’s glass still half full.

“This is the kind of loss we can turn into a positive,” Coleman said. “We saw how good we can be against good teams, and that could help us out quite a bit over the rest of the season.”

This past weekend, the Lady ‘Runners split their two games at the SAWBC tournament in Waco. LaNeique Nealey dropped in a layup with just one second to play to beat Eastern Oklahoma 66-64 on Saturday, but tired AC legs on Sundaycame up short in a 73-65 loss to Temple.

Those games, Coleman hopes, will be enough to launch his ladies into the final eight weeks of conference play. On Wednesday, AC (9-7, 2-4) will host the Paris Lady Dragons (9-6, 2-3) as both teams look to get back into the Region XIV conference standings race.

Game time for Wednesday’s contest at Shands Gymnasium is 6 p.m. The game will be available for live streaming by visiting roadrunnerslive.com. The coach’s pre-game interview will start at 5:45 p.m.

The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu

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