Special to The Clinton Courier Clinton Lady Arrow soccer players Ruby Acy, Kayla Jones and Olivia Lamier each signed their national letters of intent to continue their soccer careers at the collegiate level during a signing ceremony held recently at Clinton High School. The trio was surrounded by family, friends, teammates and coaches as they…

Special to The Clinton Courier Five student-athletes from the Clinton High School (CHS) track and field program recently signed national letters of intent. Andraeia Cavett, Khamrin Harper, Aiden Knox and Dwight Palmer, Jr., signed their commitments to the University of Southern Mississippi, while Carter Parks continues his hurdling career at Meridian Community College next school…

By Danny C. Davis     For over seventy years, the Clinton Arrow football team has had strong support from Clinton parents, fans and supporters. CHS has also had a very active booster club that has gone under several different names. In the 1950s, the booster club went by Clinton High Booster Club. In the…

Special to The Clinton Courier The Clinton Arrow Touchdown Club will host a parent meeting on Monday, June 22, at 6 p.m. in the Clinton High School auditorium. Parents and guardians of football players in grades seven through twelve are encouraged to attend as the Touchdown Club prepares for the upcoming football season. The meeting…

Special to The Clinton Courier Young athletes will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of volleyball as the Clinton Public School District’s volleyball program hosts its Kiddie Camp on Saturday, June 20, at the Clinton High School gym. The camp is open to participants entering kindergarten through sixth grade and will run from 8…

By Sarah Grace Coleman The Brilla Futbol Club, which calls Clinton home, has four games remaining, with their next home game being June 3 at 7 p.m. in Mississippi Christian University’s Robinson-Hale Stadium, where they will face off against the Red River Raiders Futbol Club. They started off strong, winning 2-3 in their first game…

Aria Jones (left) and Grace Eatmon (right) each recently signed national letters of intent to continue their basketball careers at the collegiate level.   Jones joins Southwest Mississippi Community College, while Eatmon committed to Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Special to The Clinton Courier Clinton High School athletic teams continued to show dedication not only in competition, but also inside the classroom during the 2025-26 academic year.   All twenty-six Clinton varsity sports teams achieved a cumulative grade-point average of three point zero or higher and were recognized by the Mississippi High School Activities…

Southern Miss Sport Management students in spring 2026 SM 642 Sport Venue and Event Management class recently partnered with The Legacy League Project. The Legacy League will make its inaugural debut this summer in Jackson, MS. It is a summer league at Smith-Willis Stadium developing college students on and off the field—led by former pros…

Clinton Christian Academy recently named its Athletes of the Month for March and April. The CCA Athlete of the Month for March was Jacob Vernon (left) for baseball. Vernon is pictured with Justin Morris (right) of Edward Jones. The CCA April Athlete of the Month was Bryston Bell (left) for track. Bell is pictured with…

This Saturday night, something special is happening in Clinton.   The first home match of the summer for Mississippi Brilla FC is set for Saturday, May 23rd at 7:00 PM at Robinson-Hale Stadium on the campus of Mississippi College, and we would love for your family to be part of it.   If you’ve never…

The Clinton Arrows and Lady Arrows basketball teams recently held their annual awards banquet. Players were recognized for their athletic achievements along with academic accomplishments for the 2025-26 season. The Clinton High School men’s basketball team made it to the Region 2-7A Tournament, where they fell short to Madison Central. The Clinton High School women’s…

Special to The Clinton Courier The Clinton High School Arrow football program celebrated seven student-athletes who signed National Letters of Intent recently during a ceremony in the Clinton High School auditorium. Clinton Head Football Coach Hamer Morgan said the occasion marked one of the most significant moments in the student-athletes’ lives and a testament to…

Mississippi College women’s tennis made program history Saturday morning, rallying past top-ranked Barry 4-3 in the NCAA South Regional Final at the Buccaneer Tennis Center to earn a spot in the NCAA Division II National Championships.   The seventh-ranked Choctaws (25-1) overcame an early deficit against the reigning national champions, who had won seven of…

Special to The Clinton Courier Clinton High School sophomore Kushal Mannam recently finished as the runner-up in the MHSAA Class 7A Boys Singles Tournament at Halls Ferry Park in Vicksburg. Mannam reached the championship match with a pair of notable victories. He outlasted Ocean Springs’ Patrick Bingham seven-five, six-seven (six), ten-six in a three-hour quarterfinal…

  On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, twenty-two high school students completed the Youth Leadership Jackson program during a graduation ceremony.   Robert A. Hampton, III, of Clinton High School was amongst those graduates.   Youth Leadership Jackson (YLJ) is a leadership development program which trains, motivates, and increases the awareness of selected high school students through…

Excellence remained the standard for Clinton High School track and field on Saturday, May 2, as the Lady Arrows and the Arrows would not be denied as a historic 2026 postseason run that culminated with a sweep of the MHSAA Class 7A State Championships at Pearl High School.   The Lady Arrows captured their 13th…

Special to The Clinton Courier Clinton High School powerlifter Allison Herron etched her name into the record books, setting a new girls’ bench press record in her weight class and finishing third in the MHSAA Class 7A State Powerlifting Meet on Friday, March 28, in Jackson. The senior recorded a 160-pound bench press to break…

Special to The Clinton Courier The Clinton Public School District’s archery program sent a full contingent of qualifiers to the AIMS North State MSNASP Bullseye Tournament, where both the high school and junior high teams vied for state tournament qualification. The high school team competed on Tuesday, March 24, and the junior high team competed…

By Danny C. Davis The Clinton High School Arrow 2025-26 boys soccer team was honored at the annual awards banquet held at Mississippi College at Anderson Hall on April 8. The Arrows finished 13-7-3. CHS fell to Tupelo 3-2 in the opening round of the playoffs in an overtime heartbreaker. The game was tied 2-2…

OLIVE BRANCH  — Down to their final outs, the Clinton Lady Arrows delivered a jaw-dropping rally, erupting for 10 runs in the seventh inning to shock Lewisburg, 15-14, in Game 2 of their MHSAA Class 7A Playoff series on Saturday night at Lewisburg High School in Olive Branch. Clinton claimed the series after opening with…

By Danny C. Davis   The 2025-26 Clinton High School Lady Arrow soccer team was recognized at the annual awards banquet held at Anderson Hall at Mississippi College on March 30.   Clinton finished the season 14-6-3 and 8-2 in Region 2-7A and made the playoffs. CHS defeated Lewisburg 3-1 at home in the opening…

The Clinton Lady Arrows already owned the state record in the 4×400-meter relay. On Friday, they shattered it. Competing at the Woody Barnett Invitational on April 10 at Pearl High School, the Lady Arrows’ quartet of Kamiah Mounger, Khamrin Harper, Cailtyn Magee, and Makenzie Holiday blazed to a new state-record time of :3:52.89, putting an…