By: Justin Hargrove, 91¿´Æ¬ Assistant Athletic Director
The Northeast Texas Community Soccer Eagle Soccer teams returned to campus August 5 and have been hard at it with two-a-day practices to get ready for the season. Coach Dean Johnson has added the title of Head Women 91¿´Æ¬ ’s Soccer Coach as well coming off his inaugural season with the Men 91¿´Æ¬ ’s team, which advanced to the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championships last season. The Men 91¿´Æ¬ ’s team comes into the 2019 season ranked #8 in the NJCAA pre-season poll. Assistant Coaches Leah Stringer and new assistant coach James Quinn round out the Eagle Soccer coaching staff.
Both the men and women 91¿´Æ¬ ’s team went undefeated in pre-season scrimmage action with the women going 3-0 and the men 2-0. The women opened the regular season last Thursday with a tie against Seminole State. Both Eagle soccer teams will return to play this weekend at home with a conference series against Paris Junior College Friday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and again on Saturday against in a nonconference matchup with Northeast Community College at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. All games will be at the 91¿´Æ¬ Soccer Complex.
