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Former East Central Commu– nity CoUege women's basket– ball coach SammJ Pace (right) was inducted Into the Missis– sippi Community College

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. Sports Hall of Fame during the &e\enth annual ceremony held Aprll23 at tho Muse Center on the Rankin CountJ campus of Hinds CommunJty College. ECCC Pres ident Billy Stewart is shoMl congratulatingCoach Pace, who was among the J 5 former community and junior college coaches a nd/or ath– letes selected for the presti– gious honor. Pace led tho Lady Warrior bru.ketball program ties. He is also a two-time re– fr 85 2 clpient of NJCAA Region 23 om 19 - 001 ' compiling a and MAC.JC women's basket- 279-157 overall mark. His t 6- year career was highlight by ball coach of the year honors. A an f\'JCAA Consolation Brack- Scott Count) native, Pace was . ett Championship, two Hegion a standout basketball player at 23 crowns and several MACJC Lake High School and contin– South Division Tournament ti- ued his success on the hard- wood at East Central

Community College. He was also a s uccess fuJ coach on t he high school level and guided his Scott Central girls' team to the 1979 state championship. Pace also coached teams at Hickory, Sebastopol and Sum– rall, compiling an overall 134- 47 record.

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