Sports

July, 2020

• 16 July

  Paris HS Ladycat Volleyball Fundraiser

  The Paris Lady Wildcats Volleyball team is hosting a fundraiser. The Lady Cats are looking to upgrade a few things and add to their program. They will be purchasing new varsity uniforms, shoes, knee pads, shirts, and practice equipment that gets worn out or damaged throughout the off-season with their …
• 16 July

  PJC Athletes And Baseball Team Receive National Academic Honors

  Paris Junior College athletes earned both individual and team academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association. Despite the difficulties this year from the COVID-19 pandemic, 9,555 student-athletes from around the nation achieved a 3.60 GPA or higher. Team-wide honors came to the PJC baseball team with a 3.8 …
• 16 July

  ASC – Sports

  HSU’s Groom Named ASC Nominee for Woman of the Year RICHARDSON, Texas – Hardin-Simmons graduate and soccer standout Kendell Groom will represent the American Southwest Conference on the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year award ballot. A record number of 605 women across all three divisions received nominations for the award. A …
• 16 July

  TAMUC – Sports

  Peavy and Tuttle named to NABC Honors Court. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Texas A&M University-Commerce basketball scholar-athletes Alex Peavy and Carson Tuttle have been named to the 2019-20 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court, recognizing those men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. The NABC Honors Court recognizes the …
• 16 July

  Thursday’s Sports

  Dak Prescott NASCAR Up to 30,000 fans attend Wednesday night’s race, NASCAR’s largest with spectators since the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports in March. Attendance figures were not released, but at least 20,000 spectators socially distanced throughout the grandstands.  It was likely the largest sporting event in the United States …
• 15 July

  Wednesday’s Sports

      MLB The Rangers indefinitely furloughed about 60 full-time employees. That announcement came ten days before Texas opens its new ballpark without fans due to the pandemic-delayed season. Texas owner Ray Davis made the announcement after four months of cost-saving measures, budget cuts, and salary decreases. Employees furloughed worked …
• 15 July

  Texas Motor Speedway Prepares For Return Of Fans This Weekend

  Despite the recent surge in Coronavirus, Texas Motor Speedway will be opening the track to race fans at 50% capacity. President of the speedway Eddie Gossage says the sport’s nature makes it safe for both the fans and racers. The track will be spacing out seating, posting over 10,000 signs …
• 14 July

  TAMUC – Sports

  Shelley Chapron nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. INDIANAPOLIS – Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball student-athlete Shelley Chapron has been nominated for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year award, as announced by the NCAA on Tuesday. Rooted in Title IX, the NCAA Woman of the Year Award was established in …
• 14 July

  Tuesday’s Sports

   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) WNBA The WNBA season is scheduled to tip-off July 25 with all games that weekend dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement. All 12 franchises will play the opening weekend and honor victims of police brutality and racial violence, and team uniforms will display Breonna Taylor’s name. …
• 14 July

  National Junior College Athletic Association Cancels Fall Sports

  Because of the ongoing uncertainty about the spread of COVID-19, the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) on Monday officially voted to move all Fall sports to spring. That will impact sports such as football, soccer, volleyball, tennis, and golf. The start of men’s and women’s basketball will also start …