News about "athletics"

MARSHALL, Texas (8/6/15) - Here is the final and top moment for the 2014-15 East Texas Baptist University athletic year and it goes to the men's basketball team. The ETBU men's basketball team won their first-ever American Southwest Conference tournament championship in Ornelas Gym advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first-time, too.

MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER (7/28/15) - With most East Texas students returning to school in less than a month, athletics and extra curricular teams are jumping back into the swing of things with two-a-day practices, rehearsals and camps.

The same is true for nearby districts Harleton, Beckville and Ore City ISDs this week as they bunk down at East Texas Baptist University for band camp.

"We'll be here until Friday," Harleton ISD band director Hunter Barrett said Monday. "This is our first time meeting as a full band this year."

ONEONTA, New York (7/17/15) - Summer college baseball only keeps getting better for Conner Combs as he represents East Texas Baptist University in New York. On Thursday night, July 16, he was named the New York Collegiate Baseball League All-Star MVP.

Playing for the Western Division and representing the Niagara Power, Combs went 2-of-2 at the plate with a double and a triple for two RBI and a run scored. He also fielded six grounders cleanly with no errors in his time on the field.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (7/14/15) - Starting off the 2015 pre-season with seven All-Americans, East Texas Baptist University football is gearing up for a breakout season. Seven players were named USA Football Network NCAA Division III pre-season All-Americans on the first team, second team, third team, and honorable mention.

MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER (7/12/15) - Bo (Martino) knows baseball. In fact, he knows it so well that he decided to make a career of it as he's now the pitching coach at Stephen F. Austin State University.

That probably doesn't come as a surprise to most people who knew him growing up however. The Marshall native grew up around the game. His dad, Joe Martino, is a former baseball coach himself.