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Player Profile: Clayton Keck

thedrumbeat • March 24, 2016

By: Nick Vaughn Sports Editor What is a college golfer and what does he/she do? Many people in the United States, including students for that matter, don’t really know about college golf and what it...

A day in the life of a cheerleader

thedrumbeat • March 22, 2016

By Nick Vaughn Sports Editor A day for a cheerleader is not all fun and games in fact they are in constant motion from the moment their day begins to when it ends. They don’t just do a couple of flips...

Baseball/Softball tearing up outfields

thedrumbeat • February 18, 2016

Apache baseball has started and is off to a great start this season with a 7-2 record in the early season things are looking bright for the team this year. On opening day, which was Jan. 30, 2016 the...

Apache Basketball Preview

thedrumbeat • February 16, 2016

The men’s 2015-2016 basketball season is here again and looking to build off a successful season last season. Making it to the second round of the national junior college tournament. This years team...

Men’s basketball recap

thedrumbeat • February 5, 2016

Then men’s Apache basketball team didn’t exactly have a jolly winter break this year. In fact, you might say that all they ended up with was coal. Out of their seven games over the break, the team...

Flag Football

thedrumbeat • October 27, 2015

Flag football Flag football is an annual event each fall that always draws a big crowd of local students. To come watch the games and especially in the playoffs and even more for the championship game....

Baseball Media Day

thedrumbeat • January 29, 2015

The TJC baseball team has held their annual media day. Media day signals the start of the new season. The Apaches are excited to start the season coming off a national championship victory. “Coming off...

Men and Women’s Tennis Begin Quest for a Fifth Straight National Championship

thedrumbeat • February 9, 2014

It is highly possible that one of the TJC tennis teams will win the 50th national championship for the school in May if another sport doesn't beat them to it. Last year the teams brought home the school's...

Dickson Recruits, Signs 17 for First TJC Softball Squad

thedrumbeat • February 9, 2014

On Jan. 16, roughly six months after she was hired as the first head coach of TJC softball, Nicole Dickson watched proudly as 16 members of the first-ever Apache recruiting class signed their letters of...

A legend, a stud, a head coach in our community

thedrumbeat • February 21, 2013

Her playing days are over, and now Tyler Junior College head coach Trenia Jones has established one of the most successful junior college basketball programs in the area. Earning her B.S. in Rehabilitation...