NMMI Sports Press PLANO, Texas — Bronco tennis player Noureldin Adam didn’t get the top finish he was looking for at the NJCAA national tennis tourney Friday, but his second place in Flight 2 singles still was the best for any NMMI netter in several decades. Adam fell 6-2, 6-1 to the No. 1 seed,…
NMMI Sports Press PLANO, Texas — NMMI freshman Noureldin Adam is one step away from a national tennis title. Playing at the NJCAA Nationals in the early morning at the Southern Methodist University indoor tennis courts — moved because of persistent rain at the Collin College outdoor courts — No. 5 seed Adam breezed by…
NMMI Sports Press PLANO, Texas — Noureldin Adam is the only Bronco tennis player still in the running at the NJCAA National Championships, and he’s now only two steps away from a singles title. The No. 5 seed Adam had a solid day vs. No. 4 Deepak Vishavkarma from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, winning 6-3, 6-2. “Adam just…
NMMI Sports Press TYLER, Texas — Three Broncos remain alive in the hunt for victories — and points — at the NJCAA men’s national tennis tournament in Tyler Texas. Both Herman Abban and Noureldin Adam advanced to the quarterfinals with big wins Tuesday, something that’s not usual for NMMI netters. “I think it’s the first…
NMMI Sports Press Skip Gooch may still be in the public eye the next few years, but it won’t be as the Bronco golf coach. Gooch, who’s running for a seat on the Chaves County Commission, tendered his resignation from the athletic position, citing “a lot of smaller factors.” But whatever the reasons, “The decision…
NMMI Sports Press PLANO, Texas — The Bronco men’s tennis team had a good effort on the opening day of the NJCAA men’s tournament, with two NMMI athletes advancing in the championship round and even the losers playing well. “Cito (Tebatibunga Bira) played an extremely good match and got through in straight sets,” said coach…
NMMI Sports Press LUBBOCK – A pair of rain delays helped Cisco Junior College top the New Mexico Military Institute, 13-5, in the Broncos’ second round game in the NJCAA Region V Championships. In the opening round on Friday, NMMI surprised the North’s No. 1 seed, McLennan, with a 5-4 win. The Institute was scheduled to…
NMMI Sports Press The Cinderella story continues for the Bronco baseball team, as they won their first-round game in the NJCAA Region V Championships by a single run, 5-4, against top-ranked McLennan Community College. Carlos Ortiz got the start on the mound for the Broncos and pitched a gem, allowing just three runs over six…
NMMI Sports Press LUBBOCK, Texas — Graduation looked a little different for the more-than-a-dozen sophomores on the Bronco baseball team Wednesday, as they wore their caps and gowns and accepted their diplomas a few days earlier than the main corps of cadets, then loaded onto a bus and headed for Lubbock, Texas, to compete in…
NMMI Sports Press Bronco baseball coach Chris Cook and pitching coach Rowdy Hardy go way back, which is probably part of the reason the team has had the success it has over the past few years. Cook was an assistant coach at Austin Peay University while Hardy was a player, saw his potential and lured…
