The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles Baseball team picked up its first loss of the Region 14 tournament Tuesday night after falling 9-3 to San Jacinto College. The Eagles will play San Jacinto again at 1 p.m. Wednesday to determine which team is headed to the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Both teams got on the board early, with two runs apiece in the first inning. NTCC's runs came from back-to-back homers by Taylor Barber and Kyle Moos.

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When Titus County Reads came to Corprew Elementary School to give a book to each student on the campus, the Northeast Texas Community College Eagles Baseball team came along to help. The players helped students select their books and then sat with them in the Library to read the books and talk about what they had read.

?We?d like to thank Titus County Reads for donating these books so every student on the Corprew campus could choose a book of their own,? said MPISD Director of Communication Dr. Judith Saxton. ?For some of these students this may be the very first book they own.

American National Bank recently gave $30,000 to fund the completion of the Northeast Texas Community College Eagles fieldhouse. The new American National Bank Fieldhouse will be completed by spring 2015. Pictured presenting the check to the NTCC Foundation is Vikki Goates†(second from left), Executive Vice President, Cashier, and CFO of American National Bank , and Brian Niblett, President and CEO of American National Bank. Accepting the gift on behalf of NTCC is Dr.

On August 24 100+ Northeast Texas Community College Eagles swooped down and landed on six Habitat for Humanity lots on 9th street in Mount Pleasant. Directed by coaches Josh Stewart, Shane Wedd, Jessica Keith, Donovan Dowling, and Kayla King; as well as Habitat volunteers Tim Hart and Ronny White, the students attacked neglected homesites. Members of the softball, baseball and soccer teams (including coaches) spent the day clearing the lots of rotting trees, briars, and other assorted trash. The team was provided with a barbecue lunch by Ronny Farmer.

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The NTCC Eagles moved one step closer to the Junior College World Series Wednesday as they swept defending national champion Navarro to earn the regular season conference title.

A pair of outstanding pitching performances from starters Jordan Marah and Tanner Allgood, coupled with a strong defensive showing, carried the day as the Eagles defeated the visiting Bulldogs 3-1 and 2-0.

With the wins, the Eagles finish the regular season 26-10 in Region XIV Eastern Zone play and 33-14 overall.
?We just had a good performance at the plate and in the field today,?