2005 Region 14 Champions
 

EIGHT FILLIES MOVING ON
(5/9/08)

As the 2007-08 academic year draws to a close, seven Panola Fillies have made their decisions regarding their future schools and basketball programs.  Kim Edmonson, leading scorer for the Fillies this season, will head back home to Louisiana, where she will suit up for NCAA Division I Southeastern Louisiana University next season. Casie Adams will head west to San Angelo, TX where she will be joining the Rams of Angelo State. ASU competes in the NCAA Division II Lone-Star Conference.  Three Fillies are heading north to Shawnee, OK and Oklahoma Baptist University.  Lauren Rust, Jasmine Brown and Vedrana Milakovic will all be representing the Lady Bison of OBU next season. Oklahoma Baptist University competes in the NAIA Division I Sooner Athletic Conference. Melissa White will also be heading north as she will take the court for Oklahoma City University next season. Oklahoma City also competes in the Sooner Athletic Conference, so Fillies will clash with Fillies next season. Satara Harrell, sophomore from Cedar Hill, TX, will be suiting up for Jay Bowen's Lady Tigers of East Texas Baptist University next season. Valentina Cora, a freshman from Vicenza, Italy, will be moving on to Lindsey Wilson College in Kentucky.  "We thank each of these young ladies for all of their hard work this past season and wish them nothing but tremendous success as they continue their playing careers beyond Panola College."

FOUR PANOLA FILLIES PICK UP POST-SEASON HONORS
(5/8/08)

Four Panola Fillies capped off the 2007-08 campaign by picking up some post-season honors.  Kim Edmonson, sophomore from Many, La, and the Region 14 points per game leader, captured All-Region and All-Conference awards for her superlative effort this season.  In addition to those regional awards, Edmonson was voted Honorable Mention NJCAA All-American.  "Kim did an outstanding job of giving us offensive production every single night. She was in the top 10 in 5 different statistical categories for our region, which just goes to show you have valuable she was to our success this season," noted head coach Tracey Stellato.  Joining Edmonson on the Region 14 All-Conference team were Jasmine Brown and Vedrana Milakovic.  "We were really blessed with a tremendous sophomore class in terms of maturity, work ethic and willingness to give whatever was necessary for success," added Stellato. Jasmine Brown knocked down 8 treys in 3 separate games during the 07-08 campaign. "Jasmine has one of the prettiest strokes I've ever seen and she does a tremendous job of spreading the defense with her ability to knock down the 3-pointer with such consistency. Vedrana was just the heart and soul of our team this year.  She is hard-nosed, tough, mature and willing to lay her body on the line for the team. She has been such a joy to coach for the past 2 seasons because she is just the ultimate team player.  Lauren Rust also picked up some post-season recognition by being named to the Academic All-Conference squad, along with Jasmine Brown. Academic all-conference honorees must carry a 3.25 GPA.  "Each of these young ladies did a tremendous job for our program all the way around this season. Their contributions on the court will be missed, but more importantly they will be missed for the exceptional young ladies that they are."

PANOLA FILLIES OPEN UP REGIONAL TOURNAMENT PLAY FRIDAY
(3/6/08)

The Panola Fillies will open up Region 14 tournament play on Friday night at Kilgore College when they face off against the Lady Roadrunners of Angelina College. The Fillies closed out the regular season Tuesday with an overall record of 20-10 and are seeded 5th in the post-season tournament. Angelina comes into Friday night's match-up with an identical overall mark, but are seeded 4th based on conference standings. Friday night will feature two women's quarter-final match-ups with Panola and Angelina tipping off at 6:00pm. In the second game, the TJC Apache ladies will square off against Jacksonville College in a match-up of the 3rd and 6th seeds. Winners from Friday night will face either Trinity Valley or Blinn College on Sunday in the semi-final round. The championship game of the Region 14 tournament will be Monday night, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NJCAA national tournament in Salina, KS.  Come out and support the Fillies as they make a run at the Region 14 tournament championship this weekend.

FILLIES HONOR EIGHT SOPHOMORES
(3/4/08)

On Tuesday night, eight Panola Fillies played their final game in the friendly confines of Arthur Johnson Gymnasium. Looming on the horizon is the Region 14 post-season tournament, but the Fillies took time out tonight to honor these young ladies as they took to the floor one last time at home. "Each of these young ladies has come into our program and worked extremely hard and we just wanted to take time out tonight to recognize them and say thank you for that," commented head coach Tracey Stellato. Members of the 2008 sophomore class include: Melissa White, Midlothian-TX; Jasmine Brown, Jersey Village-TX; Casie Adams, The Colony-TX; Lauren Rust, Waxahachie-TX; Satara Harrell, Cedar Hill-TX; Vedrana Milakovic, Upplands Vasby-Sweden; Kim Edmonson, Many-LA; and Brittany Chavers, Denton-TX. In two seasons, this group of young ladies have posted a 41-21 overall record, advanced to the semi-finals of the 2007 Region 14 tournament and are set to open up the 2008 Region 14 tournament this weekend. "Overall, we have been successful on the basketball court, but I also feel that this group of young ladies has represented our program and our school in an exemplary fashion over their two-year careers here. They will be missed," added Stellato.

Come out and cheer them on again this weekend when they open up the regional tournament Friday night against Angelina College at Kilgore College. Tip-off time is set for 6:000pm.