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SWTJC coach, The announcement came Tuesday afternoon in San Antonio at the annual league awards banquet. "I am extremely proud and humbled to have received this award," Fernandez said. "This is my first year coaching and I appreciate all the support I have received from our players and all the staff at SWTJC." Cowboys guard John Register was also named to the all-league first team, while Jeremiah King earned second team recognition and Cole Martinez was honorable mention. For the SWTJC Cowgilrs, Aracelia Delgado and Christina Guevara were named to the all-league second team. SWTJC basketball Tiffany Pivoda, with a 4.0 GPA, was the only Cowgirl to receive all-academic honors. For the Cowboys, honorees include: Garrett Mercer, 4.0 GPA; Raymond Mendez, 3.4 GPA; Rudy Ortiz, 3.3 GPA; Jonathan Sanchez, 3.03 GPA; and Steven Sanchez, 3.0 GPA.
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Jump shot SWTJC's Jeremiah King puts up a jump shot Wednesday night (Mar. 2) in action against Victoria College. The Cowboys lost the final game of the regular season, 75-70. With the loss, SWTJC men will be seeded second in next weekend's league championship tournament. Cowgirls win  SWTJC's Adrianna Garcia executes a pass in a recent game with St. Philip's College. The Cowgirls won the contest, 74-62. Next action for both SWTJC teams will be Wednesday, Feb. 16, when they travel to San Antonio to take on Northwest Vista College. |
SWTJC to play SWTJC will join The Victoria College and eight San Antonio teams in the new league which will be split into two divisions. The Cowgirls will play in the west division which includes teams from Trinity University, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Northwest Vista College and University of the Incarnate Word. In the east division, teams include The Victoria College, Palo Alto College, St. Philip’s College, UTSA 2 and Northeast Lakeview College. Plans call for teams to play each other twice within their division and once against teams in the opposing division. Play will tentatively begin on Oct. 13 and end on Dec. 1 for the fall semester. League play will begin in the spring semester on Jan. 26. Anyone interested in playing on the SWTJC team should contact coach Michael Flores at 591-7341. Basketball league Play in the South Texas Club Sports Basketball League is tentatively set to begin this fall on Oct. 12. The SWTJC Cowboys will compete against teams from Northeast Lakeview College, Palo Alto College, University of the Incarnate Word, Schreiner University, Northwest Vista College, The Victoria College and St. Philip’s College. In the women’s division, the SWTJC Cowgirls will go up against Palo Alto College, University of the Incarnate Word, Northwest Vista College, The Victoria College and St. Philip’s College. League plans call for each team to play each other twice in the men’s division for a total of 14 games. In the women’s division, teams will play each other three times for a total of 15 games. For more information on the SWTJC men’s team contact Luis Fernandez at 591-7280. Contact Jesus Garcia at 591-7278 for information on the women’s team. |