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Region Quick Hits
• JC GRID-WIRE ALL-AMERICAN LIST: Navarro, Blinn place 2 apiece on JC Grid-Wire All-American Team (PDF)
• NJCAA ALL-AMERICAN FOOTBALL TEAMS: Title holders Navarro, Blinn top list
• NJCAA ALL-AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL TEAMS: National champ Blinn has 2 on No. 1 team
• NJCAA WOMEN'S ALL-AMERICAN SOCCER: Navarro's Venecia Reid earns first-team status
• NJCAA MEN'S ALL-AMERICAN SOCCER: SJC has 2, Tyler 1 on first team
• 2008-09 ALL-REGION XIV MEN'S BASKETBALL: All-Region teams from Region XIV
• 2008-09 REGION XIV ALL-CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL: First, second and honorable mention
• 2008-09 ALL-REGION XIV ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: Regional team, All-Conference
• 2009 ALL-REGION XIV ALL-CONFERENCE EAST ZONE: All-Conference team from East Zone only
Dragons optimistic about replacing departed Hodge
PARIS — Just 24 hours after losing a successful head basketball coach, Paris Junior College was already in search of another.
Former men’s coach Ross Hodge officially announced his decision to bolt Paris on Thursday morning, as he accepted the vacant men’s head coaching gig at Midland College.
Hodge’s decision took PJC President Dr. Pamela Anglin a bit by surprise.
“It was unexpected,” she said. “And with it being this late in the school year, it didn’t really leave us in a good position for next year. But we’ll move as quickly as we can to hire a new coach.”
The job description was posted Friday morning, but word had already spread that the job was open and Anglin said the school had already fielded calls from potential candidates before the job description could even go public.
“We’ve got a lot of individuals showing interest,” Anglin said. “We have received a lot of calls from across the U.S. from people recommending coaches. We will attract some good candidates.”
Paris loses second coach in as many weeks
PARIS — Just one week after Paris Junior College began its search for a new head coach for the men’s basketball team, the school will now begin a search for a head coach for the women’s hoops squad.
Kris Wood resigned as the head coach of the Lady Dragons on Wednesday after two seasons at the helm.
His resignation comes seven days after the resignation of men's basketball coach Ross Hodge, who left PJC to become the men's head coach at Midland College.
Wood will now turn his attention away from the basketball court to focus more on the academic side — as both a teacher and pupil. He has accepted a position as a full-time mathematics instructor at Blinn College in Brenham, and he also will become a student as he goes for a doctoral degree through an accredited university.
Blinn pitcher Dixon signs with Mississippi State
BRENHAM — Blinn College sophomore Michael Dixon has signed with Mississippi State, making him the third Buccaneer with plans to wear maroon next season.
Dixon, a right-hander who went 5-1 with a 5.08 ERA for the Bucs during the regular season, will join outfielder Trey Johnson and shortstop Jonathan Ogden in playing for the Bulldogs next season.
Buc outfielder Johnson earns 3rd team All-American status
BRENHAM — Blinn College outfielder Trey Johnson was named a third-team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association this week, making him the first Blinn baseball player to be so honored since 2004.
The sophomore center fielder, who has signed with Mississippi State University, batted .377 with 13 doubles, 17 home runs and 45 RBIs, and posted an .815 slugging percentage.
His 17 home runs led the Buccaneers, who reached the semifinals of the Region 14 Baseball Tournament and finished the season with a 42-17 record.
Johnson was also 4-1 with a 3.24 ERA as a pitcher for the Buccaneers.
2009 All-Region XIV Softball Team
2009 Region XIV Baseball Tournament Bracket
Final Region XIV Baseball Standings, Statistics (Updated 5-7)
Final Region XIV Softball Team Statistics (Updated 4-29)
Final Region XIV Softball Individual Statistics (Updated 4-29)
2006 All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference
2007 All-Region XIV Women's Basketball Team
2007 All-Region XIV Men's Basketball Team
2007 Baseball Statistics/Standings
2007 All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference