LaSalle Student Signs with SEARK

Joshua Jones, center, is surrounded by family as he signed his official letter of intent for a scholarship offer from Southeast Arkansas Community College last week in Jena. Shown from left, his dad, Greg Jones, grandparents Helen Jones and Larry and Joy Bradford, and mom, Brenda Jones.

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August 22, 2023

LaSalle High School 2023 graduate and athletic standout Joshua Jones signed a scholarship last week to play baseball for the Southeast Arkansas Community College located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Jones will be playing for the newly established baseball program at the community college where he seeks to hone his skills before possibly advancing to a Division I college in two years.

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