Several East Central Community College athletes signed national letters of intent to continue their careers during a ceremony held Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, the first of the NCAA Signing Period, on the Decatur campus. Signees include (seated from left) softball player Kasie Buckley of Little Rock, University of West Florida in Pensacola; baseball players Colton Mitchell of Lake and Tyler Dalton of Louisville, who both signed with Delta State University in Cleveland, Richie Long of Carthage, University of West Florida in Pensacola, and Darrmal Moore of Wiggins, University of North Alabama; and basketball player Anthony Nieves of Bronx, New York, University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. Buckley’s honors include NJCAA All-American, All-Region 23 and MACJC All-State recognition after helping lead the Lady Diamond Warriors to the program’s first Region 23 title and a fourth-place finish in the NJCAA Division II Softball Tournament. EC posted a record 47 wins with 11 losses and one tie during the successful 2010 campaign. Buckley, a shortstop/pitcher, is a product of Newton County High School. Mitchell and Dalton, both pitchers, received second team MACJC All-State recognition and Long, a first baseman/pitcher, was named to the All-Region 23 and MACJC All-State First Team after helping lead the 2010 Diamond Warriors to runner-up honors in the MACJC State Baseball Tournament and a berth in the Region 23 Tournament en route to a 39-20 record. Mitchell is a product of Lake High School and Dalton hails from Winston Academy. Long is a product of Carthage High School and Moore, Stone County High School. Nieves is a former standout at John F. Kennedy High School in Bronx, New York, and Southwestern Community College in Chula Vista, Calif. Standing from left are Scott Hill, ECCC head softball coach; signees’ family members Steve and Gina Buckley, Darlene Guyse, Donna Long and Jason Long; Neal Holliman, ECCC head baseball coach; and Maurice Bowie, ECCC men’s head basketball coach.