Tyler Junior College begins its defense of its SWJCFC football title on Saturday, when the Apaches play Navarro in a semifinal at 1 p.m. at Community National Bank & Trust Stadium in Corsicana. TJC is seeded No. 3 with a 6-3 overall record and 4-3 in conference play. The other semifinal has Trinity Valley hosting Snow (Utah) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Bruce Field in Athens. The semifinal winners will meet on Nov. 7.
TJC's men's soccer team opened the Region XIV playoffs with a 5-0 win over Coastal Bend on Thursday at Pat Hartley Field. The Apaches, now 12-0-1, advance to face Blinn (11-4-3) in a semifinal with a 6 p.m. start. Lewis Wilson, Keiquon Aaron, Toby Snook, Javier Gonzalez and Lasse Ornberg scored for TJC.
Riley Davis makes his debut as TJC men's basketball coach on Saturday, when the Apaches host Pratt (Kansas) at 3 p.m. at Wagstaff Gymnasium. Davis succeeds Mike Marquis, who retired after last season following 25 years as coach. The TJC women's team opened its season this weekend in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.