Photo caption: Eagle third baseman Austin White makes a play on a ball at third behind a diving Weatherford player Saturday.† † †

The NTCC Eagles baseball team went 3-1 to open the Fall 2012 season this weekend as they played host to a tournament at Bob Baker Field.

The Eagles split Friday?s two games as NTCC downed Bossier Parish 7-0 in the day?s early game before dropping the nightcap to Weatherford, 1-0.

NTCC bounced back with a pair of wins Saturday as the Eagles beat Weatherford 12-3 before earning a 12-9 victory over Grayson College.

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On Tuesday, October 2 at 7:30pm guitar virtuoso Jason Vieaux will perform at Northeast Texas†Community College?s Whatley Center for the Performing Arts (2866 FM 1735). The program includes Giuliani?s Grande†Overture; Bach?s Lute No.

Two former Northeast Texas Community College Eagle baseball players earned high praise this summer as Shane Segovia (Missouri) and Mark Robinette (Oklahoma State) were named to Perfectgame.org?s Top Summer League Baseball Prospect List.
Segovia and Robinette both played with the St. Joseph Mustangs this summer, the winner of the MINK (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas) college summer baseball league.
Segovia was named the League?s No. 2 prospect after hitting .331 with 21 RBI and 13 walks while Robinette was named the league?s No.

The work of local artist, Toni Evetts, is currently being featured at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College. Her exhibit, entitled "Experimental Techniques" is on display in the Whatley Foyer until September 14. A meet-the-artist reception was held on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Evetts (right) is pictured above with Carolyn Franks (left), Director of the Whatley Center, and Kim Wommack, NTCC Division Director for Creative and Performing Arts. For more information about her work, visit†www.tonievetts.com.

A strong first-half performance was the key to victory for the Lady Eagles soccer team Saturday as they picked up a 3-2 win over visiting Eastfield College.

NTCC overcame stifling heat and the Eastfield defense to score three goals in the opening period of the contest before holding off a late Lady Harvester charge to earn the victory.

?We were able to come out strong in the first half, but we started breaking down in the second,? Lady Eagle Head Coach Desmond Barron said.

A late-game goal was the difference for the Eagles Tuesday as Northeast Texas Community College opened the fall 2012 season with a road win at Ranger College.

Tied 1-1 in the final minutes of the contest, the Eagles? Miguel Almazan scored from short distance with less that five minutes to play in what would turn out to be a 2-1 NTCC victory.

?We played a strong game with high pressure and good intensity and it was enough to get us a win,? Eagles? assistant coach Desmond Barron said.