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ECCC netters advance in· MACJCINJCAA tourney

From school reports

Kaley Bufkin of Newton County High chool at No. 4 Singles both won their quarterfinal matches on the first day of competition Thursday to advance to the semifi– nals, which were played Friday. Peoples and Mackie Smith of Newton County High School won their match at No. 2 Doubles to reach quarterfinal competition. All three East Central men's doubles teams are in quarterfinal action. Juan Miranda of Morton

High School and Robert Strong of Forest High School won at No. 1 Doubles Thursdav to advance. Javon Yarbrough of Louisville High School and De\;n Skinner of Neshoba Central High l:hool at No. 2 Doubles and Cole D ty of Winston Academy and Alex Chapman of Mary G. M-. :lt– gomery High School (Sf'mme-., Ala.) at No. 3 Doubles be~m their tournament play in the quarterfi– nals.

TUPELO - Two East Central Community College LadyWarrior tennis players have advanced in sing les to the semifinals of 2015 Mississippi Association of Com– munity and Junior Colleges and National Junior College Athletic Association Region 23 tennis tour– naments at Rob Leake City Park. Hannah Peoples of Leake Academy at No. 2 Singles and

• Mann headed to Community College HOF

was selected SWAC Player of the Year and led NCAA Di\;<:.ion I in rebounding. After graduation from ~ussi~­ sippi Valley State University, he was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 1996 National Bas– ketball Association draft as the 11th pick in the second round and the 40th selection overall. After reaching his goal of being a player in the NBA, Mann decided to follow a call to become · an ordained minister. He currently serves as pastor of First Baptist M.B. Church in Carthage and is a full-time chaplain for Tyson Foods, Inc.• in Forest.

College Athletic Association All– Region 23 and All-

From school report s

DECATUR - Marcus Mann of Carthage, a 1994 graduate of East Central Community College, will be inducted into the Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies April 28 on th e Rankin Campus of Hinds Community College. A native of Carthage and a graduate of South Leake High School, Mann helped lead East Central to its first state champi– onship in men's basketball in 40 years in 1993. He was a First Team All-American selection and was twice named to the National Junior

' State teams. Mann was

inducted into the ECCC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. He is also a member of the East Central Aca-

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\ demic Hall of Fame. Mann went on to star for Mis– sissippi Valley State University, leading the Delta Devils to the Southwest Athletic Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament against Georgetown University his senior season. He

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