Thursday’s Sports

Freshman Daphne Bogenschutz (White Oak, Texas) gets first career win for Northeast

NTCC Softball

 

OLYMPICS

Chloe Kim became the first woman in Olympics history to win back-to-back gold medals in the snowboard halfpipe. Nathan Chen got his gold-medal moment on the ice. The U.S. now has three gold, five silver, and 1 bronze.

NFL

Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the NFL “fell short” in terms of increasing the number of minority head coaches this offseason and that he has no solutions for the league’s hiring practices.

NBA

Wednesday

Cavaliers (34-21) 105 – Spurs (20-35) 92

Raptors (30-23) 117 – Oklahoma City (17-37) 98

Thursday

Heat at New Orleans 6:30 pm

Raptors at Houston 7:00 pm

Clippers at Dallas 7:30 pm

NHL

Wednesday

Stars (24-18-2) 4 – Predators (28-15-4) 3

Friday

Jets at Dallas 7:30 pm

COLLEGE

Wednesday

SMU (17-5) 85 – No. 6 Houston (20-3) 83

Oklahoma (14-10) 70 – No. 9 Texas Tech (18-6) 55

No. 10 Baylor (20-4) 75 – Kansas State (12-11) 60

Northeast Texas Community College Softball hit the road to Poteau, Oklahoma, to take on Carl Albert State College and came away with two wins on the day. NTCC would win game one 14-1 and game two by a score of 14-9. NTCC will travel to Lufkin on February 12 to face former conference opponent Angelina College’s doubleheader matchup. The next scheduled home game is Thursday, February 17, against Hill College, with a 2:00 pm start. You can follow NTCC Athletics at www.ntcceagles.com.

On Monday, softball had their season home opener against North Central Texas College and lost both games. NTCC Baseball kicked off Monday hosting Grayson College and ended the day with a split. The Eagles pick up action Friday and Saturday against Cowley Community College from Kansas with a doubleheader at 1:00 pm and a single on Saturday at Noon.

HIGH SCHOOL

The State Executive Committee of the University Interscholastic League met Wednesday to issue penalties for UIL rule violations. New Diana High School Head Boys Basketball Coach Colton Wager was issued a public reprimand, one-year probation, and will receive additional training.

Texas Sports Writers Association nominated team members based on coaches and media members from around the state. In 3A, Waskom offensive lineman Clay Fant, Harleton defensive lineman Taber Childs, and defensive backs Aeryn Hampton of Daingerfield and Jackson Richardson of Tatum earned first-team honors to highlight a large contingent of area players named.

BASKETBALL

Friday

Mt Vernon vs. Chapel Hill MP at Winnsboro 5:00 pm for second or third place seeding on Klake 97.7 and Internet

Monday

Mt Pleasant vs. Tyler Lions at Gladewater 6:30 pm on Star 96.9 and Internet