ECCC Tennis Teams Open Seasons Feb. 1 With High Expectations

January 21, 2019

Jay Pacelli enters his fourth spring as East Central Community College’s tennis coach with high expectations for both his men’s and women’s teams as the 2019 season gets underway Feb. 1 in Marion, Ala., against Marion Military Institute.

Pacelli’s men’s team will be 10-deep this spring with a lot to prove after a disappointing 2018 season.

East Central Basketball Teams Suffer Defeats at the Hands of Jones College

January 18, 2019

A last-second jumper by Jones College’s Winceton Edwards sent the game to overtime and the Bobcats would eventually pull out a 71-69 win over the East Central Community College Warriors in basketball action Thursday, Jan. 17, in A.B. Howard Gymnasium in Ellisville. The No. 8 ranked Jones Lady Bobcats scored an 84-56 win over the ECCC Lady Warriors in the first game of the evening.

With the loss, the ECCC Warriors fell to 7-6 overall on the season in 0-4 in MACJC South Division play. Jones improved to 7-4 and 3-1.

ECCC Makes Change in Policy To Benefit High School Seniors Entering Military Service

January 17, 2019

High school seniors who enter a federally-recognized branch of military service immediately following high school graduation may now receive scholastic-based scholarships for which they qualify at East Central Community College in Decatur thanks to a recent change in policy recommended by college administration and approved by the college’s Board of Trustees.

ECCC Invites Students at Winston County High Schools to Feb. 11 Basketball Games

January 16, 2019

All students at high schools in Winston County are invited to a special “Be Our Guest” night when the East Central Community College women’s and men’s basketball teams face Jones College on Monday, Feb. 11, in Brackeen-Wood Gymnasium on the ECCC campus in Decatur.

The East Central Lady Warriors will battle the Jones Lady Bobcats at 5:30 p.m., followed by the ECCC Warriors and the Jones Bobcats at 7:30 p.m.

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