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Choctaw soccer standouts named among GSC Players of the Week
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Gulf South Conference named its men’s and women’s soccer players of the week today, and two Mississippi College athletes earned recognition. Julia Murdoch was named Defender of the Week for the women, while Josh Davies was named Defender of the Week for the men. Murdoch scored the game-winning goal in overtime…
Read MoreNixon rising up junior college punting charts
By Datti Jinkiri 2021 Clinton High graduate Price Nixon is already making a case for being one of the top junior college punters in the state. The freshman earned the starting job for Itawamba Community College in his first season and has steadily climbed up the NJCAA charts. Nixon has punted 46 times for 1,671…
Read MoreMason continues to perform for NWCC
By Datti Jinkiri 2020 Clinton High School graduate E. Jai Mason continues to be a prominent part of Northwest Mississippi Community College’s passing offense. The wide receiver tallied a season-high in catches and yards in the Rangers’ homecoming win against Itawamba last week. Mason caught eight passes for 85 yards in the game, leading the…
Read MoreClinton Arrows upset Oxford 23-6, look towards playoff spot
By Danny C. Davis The season is now down to three games for the Clinton Arrows. Clinton High School is now 3-4 overall and 2-2 in Region 2-6A and can likely clinch the #3 seed playoff spot if the Arrows win all three remaining games – or a #4 seed if they win two out…
Read MoreCAST State Meet Results
The Clinton Arrow Swim Team finished their season Friday, October 22, 2021 at the Tupelo Aquatic Center. Athletes from across the state competed in semifinals and finals for placement in the top 8 swimmers per event. Coach Marcy Rushing said, “Qualifying 15 Clinton swimmers for this state meet was fantastic! Our women’s team is very…
Read MoreChoctaws earn top-three team finishes at the GSC Championships
The Mississippi College Cross Country teams competed at the Gulf South Conference Championships in Clinton today. The women took home second overall, while the men finished in third. On top of that, eight members of the Choctaws’ cross country teams earned individual All-GSC honors. To read the full women’s release on the MC Athletics website,…
Read MoreCross Country Set to Host Gulf South Conference Championships
CLINTON, Miss. — Mississippi College is the host of the 2021 Gulf South Conference Cross Country Championships that are slated for Saturday, Oct. 23 at Choctaw Trails. The women’s 5K race is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. with the men’s 8K event penciled in for 10 a.m. Click HERE to check out the full…
Read MoreChoctaws pick up another GSC road win
By Datti Jinkiri The Eastern Time Zone has been kind to the Mississippi College football team this season. The Choctaws moved to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in GSC play after defeating Shorter 20-7 on Saturday afternoon. The Choctaws, who defeated North Greenville in South Carolina two weeks ago, won their second road game in conference…
Read MoreGSC releases women’s basketball preseason poll; Lady Choctaws picked 11th
By Datti Jinkiri The women’s basketball coaches of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) have picked the Mississippi College Lady Choctaws to finish 11th in the league this upcoming season. The Lady Choctaws, who are led by Head Coach Greg Long, finished the abbreviated 2020-21 season with a 3-9 record. However, two of those wins came…
Read MoreGSC releases men’s basketball preseason poll; Choctaws picked 12th
By Datti Jinkiri The men’s basketball coaches of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) have tabbed the Mississippi College Choctaws to finish in 12th in the conference this upcoming season. Due to COVID-19 cancellations, the Choctaws only played eight games last season. They finished with a 2-6 record, with the highlight coming in a 32-point…
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