By Datti Jinkiri The Gulf South Conference (GSC) announced its men’s and women’s cross country preseason rankings last month. The Lady Choctaws, who picked up one first-place vote, are projected to finish in second. The Choctaws, who accumulated two first-place votes, are picked to finish in third. Women The Lady Choctaws had a fantastic 2021…

By Datti Jinkiri The Gulf South Conference (GSC) recently announced its women’s soccer and men’s soccer preseason rankings. The Lady Choctaws were projected to finish in third, while the Choctaws were picked to finish in fifth. Both teams had solid regular seasons and qualified for the conference tournament last season. The Lady Choctaws finished second…

By Datti Jinkiri The Gulf South Conference (GSC) recently announced its women’s volleyball preseason rankings, and Mississippi College is projected to finish in sixth in the league this season. West Florida, the four-time defending GSC champion, has been tabbed to win the conference. Three Lady Choctaws were named to the Preseason All-GSC team. Opposite hitter…

By Randy Bledsoe   Clinton Christian Academy kicked off their fall athletics programs with their annual Meet the Warriors night. Sam Bryson, Chairman of the CCA Board, introduced individual participants and their coaches to a crowd of faithful Warrior supporters. Fall programs, including softball; junior and varsity football; and peewee, elementary, junior varsity and varsity…

By Jameson Thompson Clinton High School has added a new program offering this fall: eSports. ESports, short for electronic sports, is a competition where players, often in a team configuration, compete against each other in video games. Some video games require players to be at least 18 years old for them to compete at competitive…

By Danny C. Davis The Clinton High Arrows got a big 35-14 road win over Northwest Rankin (NWR) on September 2 at Flowood to start the season 1-1.   The Arrows host their oldest rival, the #1-ranked Brandon Bulldogs, on September 9 at Arrow Field. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.   Friday night is the…

The Clinton Christian Academy varsity football team is off to a successful start to their season, with three wins and only one loss. The Warriors started their season on August 12 with a 41-0 win over Delta Streets Academy, followed by a 45-35 win over Central Holmes on August 19 and a 46-0 shutout on…

By Danny C. Davis Last year, the Clinton Arrow defense had a good year, giving up only 19 points a game, including two shutouts. CHS defensive coordinator Hammer Morgan says he feels his unit is capable of stopping opponents again this year, with seven starters back and also a couple part-time starters back. “We got…

The Clinton Arrow Swim Team competed against Germantown, Madison Central and Ridgeland High Schools on Saturday, 8/27/22, at the Cypress Lake swimming pool in Madison. The Clinton Arrow boys placed 1st against Ridgeland and 1st against Germantown. The Clinton Arrow girls placed 1st against Ridgeland. Athletes that placed in the top three of their events…

By Datti Jinkiri The city of Clinton continues to be a hotbed of soccer in the metro area. The Clinton-based Mississippi Blues women’s soccer team recently completed a successful season. Consisting of local high school players, college players and college graduates, the team finished with a 5-1-2 record in the Gulf Coast Premier League (GCPL)…

By Danny C. Davis Last year, the Arrow offense had a productive season, averaging 25 points a game.   But the Arrows lost fourth period leads against Brandon and Starkville, and lost to Ocean Springs in two overtimes. The toughest loss was the final game of the 2021 campaign, when the Arrows led Southaven in…

By Danny C. Davis In 2021, the Clinton Arrow football team did not have very many starters returning, but came close to having a great season. Clinton finished the regular season 6-4, losing to three top ten teams in the fourth period or in overtime. The Arrows lost to Ocean Springs in double overtime, 45-44.…

By Guest Columnist Nash Nunnery Playing football ends for everybody. It ends for the professional, who’s paid a king’s ransom to play a child’s game. It ends for the high school kid who warmed the bench for three years yet busted his hump every practice, delighted just to be on the team.   Eventually, it…

By Taylor McKay Hathorn Four years ago, Tony Howard was invited to volunteer as a football coach at Sumner Hill Junior High School. Howard had played football at Belhaven University, so he wasn’t new to the x’s and o’s of one of Mississippi’s favorite past-times, and he quickly agreed to begin mentoring young athletes in…

By Danny C. Davis Clinton Christian Academy head football coach Zach Rogel saw a lot of improvement in his first season last year on Northside Drive in Clinton. The Warriors had a 3-7 record last year. Rogel feels the Warriors can take a big leap this season.   “Year one was all about coming in…

By Mike Christensen John Bland has a formula for success. The Mississippi College football coach wants to churn out yards with the triple-option offense, eat up clock and keep the ball away from the other team. Make some big plays on defense. Be steady in the kicking game.   “We’re toe-to-toe with everybody now,” said…

By Datti Jinkiri   The Mississippi College Choctaws have been picked to finish in sixth in the 2022 Gulf South Conference (GSC) football standings, courtesy of an announcement bythe league office on August 3. The Choctaws earned 17 points in the rankings, finishing ahead of North Greenville and Shorter. Two players – Nick Walker andCody…

By Datti Jinkiri The Mississippi College Choctaws have been picked to finish in sixth in the 2022 Gulf South Conference (GSC) football standings, courtesy of an announcement by the league office on August 3. The Choctaws earned 17 points in the rankings, finishing ahead of North Greenville and Shorter. Two players – Nick Walker and…

By Datti Jinkiri Clinton – more specifically, Clinton High School – was the home of high-level summer soccer for the 15th season, courtesy of Mississippi Brilla FC. Led by Head Coach Matt Horth, the team finished off a successful 2022 USL League Two season with an 8-1-4 record. Horth finished with the most-ever wins by…

Three Clinton High School cheerleaders recently signed letters of intent to cheer at Hinds Community College. Pictured (l to r) are Amber Robinson, Emma Daniel and Kaitlyn Hill.

By Datti Jinkiri The Mississippi Blues are one of the newest soccer teams in the area. The team plays home games at Clinton High School and consists of high school players, college players and college graduates. The team plays in the Gulf Coast Premier League Second Division (GCPL2).   The 2022 season was the Blues’…