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NPC Selects Head Women's Basketball Coach

Basketball head Coach Dominique Battles holding a basketball.

Dominque Battles, NPC head women's basketball coach, holding a basketball.National Park College (NPC) Nighthawk Athletics announced the next head women's basketball coach this week.

Dominique Battles will serve as the Nighthawks’ third head women’s basketball coach. A Gosnell native, Battles earned All-State honors on the high school level before advancing to play college basketball at the NAIA and NJCAA levels. Battles coached for eight years at Jonesboro High School, bringing home two state championships, and most recently served as head coach of the junior high basketball program at Lakeside.

“I’m excited for the opportunity to join Nighthawk Nation,” Battles said. “After meeting with the team, it’s easy to see that this program has a lot of potential for greatness. Right now, we’re learning as much as we can about each other and laying the groundwork for the system that we’re going to run. My goal is for each of our student-athletes to be an asset to the team and I want to make sure that I give every player the best chance to be great when they’re on the court.”

Battles succeeds Marvin Moody, who served as head coach for the past three seasons before accepting the Director of the Better Chances program position this summer.

“We are excited to welcome Coach Battles to Nighthawk Nation,” NPC Athletic Director Jason Hudnell said. “He brings a lot of energy and passion to the game that I’m sure our young ladies are going to respond well to. It’s going to be a fun year to watch our ladies in action.”

Battles lives in Hot Springs and serves as the Basketball Performance Skills Trainer and a personal trainer at Hot Springs Health and Fitness.

For more information on schedules, rosters and more, visit Nighthawks Women’s Basketball online. Fans can also follow the Nighthawks all season on social media.

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