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Local East Central students named to NJCAAAcademic All-American Team

Eleven East Central Community College sru– dent-athletes have been named National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Academic All-Americans for 2009-10. Eight student-athletes qualified as NJCAA Distinguished Academic All-Americans for main– taining a 3.8 grade point average or above, and include tennis players Abby McMillan and Elise Gibbs, both of Newton, and Jason Hancock of Decatur; softball and basketball player Hannah Lee of Philadelphia; softball player Brittney Cochran of Hickory; and soccer team members Brandy Greer of Carthage, Mamie Shannon of

Philadelphia and Jared Mullins of Tupelo. Student-athletes chosenNJCAAAcademicAll– Americans, those with at least a 3.6 grade point average, include football player Jordan Vance of Decatur, soccer team member Alanna Fairchild and golfer Griffin Burke, both of Philadelphia. To qualify as NJCAA Academic All– Americans, srudent-athletes must have completed three semesters ofcollege work and participated in at least one athletic season. Recipients of the prestigious honor will be fea– tured in an upcoming issue of the NJCAApublica– tion, JUCO Review.

.cast Central Community College announces Diamo Recipients of various baseball team awards for 2010 were recently announced at East Central Community College in Decatur.

most improved player, and fir<;t base– man/pitcher Richie Long. IDt t valu– able offensive player, both of Can.b.age. Triplett, who served as team ce>

Johnson, a sophomore right-hander, posted a 6-4 record and bad a 5.10 earned run average. He led in innings pitched (72 113) and strikeouts (57). Johnson, a Leake Academy product, will continue his baseball career at Belhaven College. Yates, who spent most of the season at second base, posted a .941 fielding percentage. The sophomore also batted

Honorees include pitcher/outfielder Ernie Triplett of Louisville, most valu– able player; Allen Johnson of Lena, most valuable pitcher; infielder Andre Yates of Grenada, most valuable defen– sive player; utility player Charles Hill,

'nd Warrior baseball team awards : .339 with three home runs, two triples API and 11 doubles, and was credited with

ting average and also led in home nms (14), doubles (17), RBis (73) and c 11 hits (80). He was also selcctoo A 1

28 RBis. Yates, a product of Grenada Hlgh School. plans tocontinue his base– CA ball career at the University of North Alabama. NE Hill batted .308 and had had five Sp home runs, two triples, 16 doubles and 54 RBI.s. ME Long posted a team-best .419 bat-

/ Region 23 and first team MACJC ~ 1- SHOBA DEMOCRAT -"----- State. . Hill and Long are both tre~lunenaJ d :>TT COUNTY TIMES _____ products ofCarthage High Sl'hool. J COUNTY JOURNAL Awards were presented by hcnd --- coach Neal Holliman and .1ssistan, ARION-LEDGER Michael Avalon and Hunter Vid . --- ----