Sting Day Puts Spotlight on TSC Scorpions Soccer Teams

It was a celebration of school pride and athletic prowess as dozens of spectators gathered together on Saturday, August 24, 2024, for the annual TSC Sting Day.

The event’s focal point was the members of the Texas Southmost College men’s and women’s Scorpions Soccer teams. As part of their grand introduction, TSC Scorpions head coach Mario Zamora individually recognized each member.

TSC Director of Athletics & Civility Dr. Armando Ponce kicked off the day’s main events with a pair of friendly inter-squad soccer scrimmages featuring the men’s and women’s teams.

Both teams were fired up after finishing their respective games, demonstrating the skill and cohesion spectators can expect to see throughout the upcoming season.

“This season, we want to go as far as we can,” said Ivan Galvan of the men’s team. “The games are going to be competitive, but at the end of the day, if we work hard and are mentally and physically determined, we can make it to the playoffs.”

The same sentiments were shared by players from the women’s team, as well.

“Everyone on our team really wants to play, and more importantly, we want to win,” said Anahi Banda. “We’re coming back strong from last season with a new mentality, and it will make a big difference once the season starts. “Our biggest strength is our determination to take everything that we learned last season and use it to improve our performance on every level and make a name for ourselves.”

In addition to the teams’ renewed optimism, they unsurprisingly have the endless support of head coach Zamora, who has gone above and beyond to help the teams cultivate their confidence and wants to see more people showing their support this season.

“We have two competitive teams, both composed of valley players, from Brownsville out to Rio Grande City. They are united by one goal, and that is to put the valley on the map, so we want to invite everyone here to come out and support them in reaching that goal.”

The season’s first game is scheduled for Friday, September 13, as the teams take on Paris JC at Scorpion Field.