Winning is not everything<\/p>\n
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The San Jose City College softball team ranks among the nation\u2019s top 30 teams in academics.<\/p>\n
The Lady Jags were rewarded for their 3.016 team GPA with a spot on the All-Academic Team selected by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.<\/p>\n
Debbie Huntze-Rooney has been coaching the Lady Jags for 22 years and has led the team to eight Coast Conference Championships. She has accomplished other great things such as taking her team to the state regional playoffs for 19 consecutive years in a row.<\/p>\n
Her philosophy is not just about winning games.<\/p>\n
\u201cRespect people, respect the players. Yes winning is important but at the same time we have to learn how to work as a team. Academics is huge for us,\u201d Huntze-Rooney said.<\/p>\n
She went on to say that players who find themselves struggling in the classroom sometimes don\u2019t ask for help.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tutoring centers here on campus are excellent,\u201d Huntze-Rooney said. \u201c We do the reading and writing centers, the math labs and study hours. So those are things we bring for our team, and the student athletes there to help them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coach Huntze-Rooney said she thinks the student-athletes she has coached would describe her as tough but fair.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very competitive,\u201d Huntze-Rooney said. \u201cI want us to have a successful program here, but they also know I\u2019m tough when it comes to school, doing the right thing and making the right decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Lady Jags will play their first game of the season Friday Jan. 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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