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Greg Wille
- Feb 11
- 7 min
BATTLE WON: Lomas, Whitley, Mawien help TC men overcome Aleu foul trouble to beat SW Christian 93-75
FIREPOWER IN RESERVE: Temple College freshman guard Elijah Lomas came off the bench to score a team-leading 18 points – 13 in the second half – and help the Leopards defeat Southwestern Christian 93-75 on Wednesday night at TC Gym in Temple's first Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference home game with head coach Clifton Ellis. Five other TC players scored in double figures as the Leopards moved to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the NTJCAC entering their home duel with Hill
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Greg Wille
- Feb 11
- 6 min
BREAKTHROUGH: Jacobs, Carter spark Taylor's TC women to first conference win, 95-57 vs. SW Christian
TEAM DEFENSE: Temple College sophomore guard Taylor Phouangaphayvong (2) defends Southwestern Christian's Lonniqua Johnson during the Lady Leopards' 95-57 win over the Lady Rams on Wednesday night at TC Gym. Looking on are Temple's Kirsten Zaruba (left), Amaya West, Starr Jacobs and Jordyn Carter. The Lady Leopards (5-1, 1-1) recorded their first Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference victory with first-year head coach Amber Taylor. Jacobs scored 23 points and Cart
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Greg Wille
- Feb 9
- 2 min
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: After road defeats to begin conference, TC squads eye home wins vs. SW Christian
By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com Playing on the road against Ranger on Saturday, Temple College's men's and women's basketball teams weren't able to begin Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference competition with victories. Back at TC Gym on Wednesday evening, the Leopards and the Lady Leopards have opportunities to get back on the winning track in their NTJCAC home openers against Southwestern Christian. The women's game begins at 5 p.m., foll
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Greg Wille
- Feb 8
- 2 min
COLLEGE BASEBALL: TC outscores opponents 23-6 in Galveston to win Island Invitational championship
GALVESTON – The Temple College baseball team captured the championship of Galveston College's Island Invitational by winning all three of its games Friday and Saturday at Bernard Davis Stadium. The Leopards were the only club in the five-team, two-day tournament to post a 3-0 record. Temple will take a 5-1 record into its home opener, a single game against No. 14-ranked Navarro at 2 p.m. Friday at Danny Scott Sports Complex. Coach Craig McMurtry's Leopards edged Alvin 3-2 on
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Greg Wille
- Feb 7
- 2 min
MEN'S BASKETBALL: 11-point halftime lead evaporates as TC loses conference opener 83-81 at Ranger
RANGER – The Temple College men's basketball team grabbed a 45-34 halftime lead in its Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference opener Saturday against Ranger, but the Leopards were outscored 49-36 in the second half as the Rangers overtook them to seize an 83-81 win. It was the first conference game for Temple (3-1) with first-year head coach Clifton Ellis. Sophomore forward Aleu Aleu led the Leopards with 20 points and 20 rebounds, including 11 boards on the offens
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Greg Wille
- Feb 5
- 4 min
CRANK IT UP: After blowout wins in early tuneups, TC basketball squads start NTJCAC action at Ranger
TIME FOR CONFERENCE: Sophomore guard Khouri Perkins and the 3-0 Temple College Leopards of first-year head coach Clifton Ellis begin their 14-game Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference schedule on Saturday with a 4 p.m. road game against Ranger. Perkins averages a team-leading 22 points per game and is 10-for-15 from 3-point range along with eight rebounds and three steals per contest. TC's first NTJCAC home game is against Southwestern Christian at 7 p.m. next We
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Greg Wille
- Jan 31
- 7 min
WORTH THE WAIT: Perkins scores 33 as TC rolls past Our Lady of the Lake JV in debut for coach Ellis
SUCCESSFUL START: Clifton Ellis made his debut as head coach of the Temple College men's basketball team Saturday afternoon as the Leopards beat the Our Lady of the Lake University junior varsity 139-86 at TC Gym. Ellis, 43, was an all-conference and all-region point guard at TC for head coach Kirby Johnson during the mid-1990s. Johnson retired last year after coaching the Leopards to 715 wins in 33 seasons. Ellis tested positive for COVID-19 two weeks ago and had to quaranti
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Greg Wille
- Jan 30
- 7 min
FINALLY GAME TIME: Temple College men set for season opener as new coach Ellis returns from COVID-19
By GREG WILLE TempleBeltonSports.com gwille2@hot.rr.com As of Jan. 30, 2020, the Temple College men's basketball team had played 22 games out of its 30-game regular-season schedule. Going into Jan. 30, 2021, the Leopards have played . . . well, they haven't played any games yet. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NJCAA decided to delay the start of basketball season from early November until January. Temple's original season opener was slated for Jan. 22, but the Leopards
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Greg Wille
- Jan 30
- 8 min
MOVING FORWARD: After disruptive 2020, McMurtry believes TC baseball can succeed with talent, depth
SIGN OF THE TIMES: Three current Temple College baseball players in November signed to continue their careers with NCAA Division I programs: freshman catcher Andruw Gonzales (left) with McNeese State, freshman shortstop Seth Stephenson with Tennessee and sophomore pitcher Nathan Medrano with Houston. After their 2020 season was limited to 24 games because of the COVID-19 pandemic, head coach Craig McMurtry's Leopards begin their 2021 season today with a noon doubleheader agai
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Greg Wille
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
BASEBALL: Temple College players Gonzales, Medrano, Stephenson sign with NCAA Division I programs
NEXT-LEVEL STUFF: Temple College baseball players Andruw Gonzales (left), Seth Stephenson and Nathan Medrano signed with NCAA Division I programs last Thursday. Gonzales, a freshman catcher from Elgin, signed with McNeese State of Louisiana. Stephenson, a speedy, switch-hitting freshman shortstop from Buda Hays, signed with Tennessee. Medrano, a sophomore right-handed pitcher from Gilroy, California, who transferred to Temple after two seasons at St. Edward's in Austin, signe
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