Angelina College Basketball Offering Youth Instructional Camps in June Camp Split into Two Sessions for Various Age Groups

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Angelina College coaches and players will team up for an instructional youth summer camp scheduled to take place in June at Shands Gymnasium on the AC campus.

Open to boys ages 8 and up, the camp will focus on teaching youngsters the fundamentals, drills and other skills necessary to grow individual abilities.

The camp will divide into two sessions: From June 10-14, youngsters ages 8-12 will participate in sessions running from 8 a.m. until 1p.m., Monday the 10th through Thursday the 13th, and from 8-12 on Friday the 14th.

The second session is for boys ages 13 and up and will run from Monday, June 17 through Friday, June 21. Times are 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. until noon on Friday.

Campers are asked to wear basketball shorts and shoes appropriate for gym work.

Cost for the camp is $50 per player. To register, contact Angelina College’s Community Services at tscott@angelina.edu, call (936) 633-5206 or register in person at AC’s Community Services Building in Room 101. For camp information, contact Nick Wade at nwade@angelina.edu or Zac Kircher at zkircher@angelina.edu.

The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu

Gary Stallard
Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.

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