2010

WEEK OE ~) :2., r EC teams recognized for academic excellence Several athletic teams repre– education."

located in Colorado Springs, Colo. Approximately 340 teams qualified for academic team accolades and more than 1,300 student athletes met require– ments for individual academic recognition, said Mark Krug, NJCAA director of sports infor– mation and media relations. Regardmg the ECCC recog– nition, athletic director Chns Harris stated, "It's an honor and a privilege to have athletes per– form well in the classroom and athletically. It's a reflection of the efforts of our student ath– letes, our instructors and our coaches that provides opportuni– ties for our student athletes as they enter the next stage of their

Jones, Enterprise: Taylor Bailey. Bowie High School, Austin, Texas; and Hannah Lee, Leake Academy. Managers were fon– ica James of Leake Academy and Sydney 1\1cker oJ 1 c~huha Central. Scott Hill, serve~ as head coach. Knstin Chane) crves ns assistant coach. The ECCC softball team recently completed its lllO!>I suc– cessful season in school history by fimshing fourth in the 2010 NJCAA Diviston IJ Softhall Tournament held May 20·22 in Normal, Illinois. 1lie l..mly Dia– mond Warriors, wbo finhhcd 47-1.1, advanced to the.> naricmal competition after winning the See ecce. page 9A

senting ~t Central Community College m Decatur have been recognized for academic excel– lence on the national level. The women ·s fast-pitch soft– ball and men's tennis squads were named 2010 National Junior College Athletic Associa– tion (" "JCAA) Spring All-Acad– enuc Teams of the Year, and the Lady Warrior tennis squad is a co-recipient of the academic honor, according to a news release from the national office

The Lady Warrior softball team claimed the top academic spot after posting a 3.69 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, edging Wallace State Communi– ty College in Hanceville, Ala., which had a 3.68 GPA. Team members and their respective high schools include Morgan Malone, Madison Cen– tral; Sierra Farlow, Lauren Nicholas, Abbie Joiner, Emily Breland and Hailey Chisolm, all of Nesboba Central; Summer Alexander, Brittney Cochran and Kasie Buckley, all of New– ton County; Olivia Maher. East Ascension High SchooL Gonza– les, La; Shelby Smith and Paige Holsen, both of Union; Chelsea

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