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ECCC hires pair of alums as assistant coaches

He is a 2007 graduate of Newton County High School, where he was a member of state champi– onship teams in

football coaches' staff at East Central Community College in Decatur, announced head coach BrianAnderson. Tate will serve as wide receivers coach. A 2007 graduate of Hattiesburg High School, Tate was a standout wide receiver on the 2007 and 2008 Warrior squads and earned honorable men– tion MACJC All-State honors in 2007. Tate received an asso– ciate's degree in liberal arts in December 2008. He continued his foot– ball career at Nicholls State University in Thibo– daux, La., and received All-Conference Academic honors from 2009-11.

from school reports DECATUR– Devarus "Scooter" Walker, a former

East Cen– tral Com– munity College basketball standout, has returned to

tennis and was also a standout in basketball. He received honors in both

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his alma mater as an assistant to his former coach, Mau– rice Bowie. Walkerwas a member ofthe 2007-08 and 2008- 09 Warrior squads. He was also a two-year member of the tennis team.

Walker earned an associate's degree at ECCC in 2009 and received a bachelor's degree in physical educa– tion atWilliam Carey Uni– versity in Hattiesburg. Donovan Tate is a recent addition to the

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