The Clinton High School track and field teams swept the Class 6A North State Championships this past weekend. Both teams will be in action at the Class 6A State Championship meet, where the girls will be looking for their ninth straight championship; and the boys will be looking for their first title since 2017. CHS…

The Clinton Arrows Track and Field swept the Division 4-6A team championships. The teams won a combined 24 individual division titles. Both Teams will be in action at the Class 6A North State Championship Meet this weekend. CHS Podium Finishes – Division 4-6A Meet Girls 100 Meter Dash Zharia Bonner, 12.38 Tacherria Lawson, 12.49 Girls…

The Clinton High School track and field teams swept the Region 2-6A team titles this past week. The Arrows and Lady Arrows won 23 individual titles on the way to winning the team trophy. Both teams will be in action at the Class 6A North State Championship meet this weekend. CHS Podium Finishes – Region…

By Datti Jinkiri A Clinton native is quickly making a name for himself and climbing up the football coaching ranks. Isaac Williams was hired as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new assistant offensive line coach on March 15. This is his first foray into the National Football League’s (NFL) coaching ranks. Williams was hired by the Steelers…

On February 19, the Tougaloo Bulldogs hosted the Arkansas Baptist College Buffaloes, resulting in a series sweep, with the first game ending with a score of 14-0, and the second game ending with a score of 9-3.   Tougaloo ace Bradford Patton led the Bulldog pitching staff with a one-hitter. In five innings pitched, he…

By Datti Jinkiri The Gulf South Conference (GSC) is one of the toughest Division II softball conferences in the country, with three teams (Valdosta State, Auburn Montgomery, West Florida) ranked in the top 25. The Mississippi College softball team has played all three of the these teams as well as Alabama Huntsville, a team which…

Special to The Clinton Courier The Clinton Parks and Recreation Department and the Clinton High School Tennis Team are partnering to provide tennis lessons for children ages five through thirteen at Brighton Park, 530 South Frontage Road, during the months of April and June. The April session will be “Skills and Scrimmages” and will be…

By Datti Jinkiri Mississippi College has continued to compile track and field honors as the school saw four athletes earn Gulf South Conference (GSC) recognition this week. Tytavia Hardy was named Women’s Field Performer of the Week; Kelechi Christian was named Women’s Freshman of the Week; Jake Russell was named Men’s Track Performer of the…

Special to The Clinton Courier Arianna Durrell, a senior at Clinton High School, recently signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Meridian Community College. Durrell, a guard, has played an integral part over the past four years, helping the Lady Arrows reach the 2020 6A MHSAA State Championship. She is a former Little…

A former Major League Baseball standout will be the featured guest at the Mississippi College Student Athlete Advisory Committee’s 2022 Choctaw Sports Night scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, in Anderson Hall in the B.C. Rogers Student Center. Seth Smith, an 11-year MLB veteran who played in the 2007 World Series with the…

Special to The Clinton Courier Hinds Athletics will host its first-ever Alumni Weekend and Golf Outing on April 8-9, aimed at bringing alumni back to Hinds and reconnecting them with current student-athletes, coaches and administration. “We want to develop ways for our alumni to be able to come back to campus and take part in…

A group of former Jackson Mets players and staff will be holding a reunion in Jackson on April 1st and 2nd.   The late Bill Hetrick along with Kerry Kendall-Hrabstock planned the event for 2020 but had to postpone due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  Many of the former players have also been involved in the planning.…

Special to The Clinton Courier The Mt. Salus varsity girls basketball team was recently named runner-up in the MAIS District AA Championship. Pictured (l to r) are, front row: Caroline Oswalt, Victoria West, Kayleigh Gray, Madison McMurtery, Casidee Sanders, Bella Maner and Caitlynn Wiegand; and back row: Coach Susanna Reese, Olivia McCraw, Sarah Rose Govero…

Special to The Clinton Courier Clinton High School senior Lucy Warner recently signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Hinds Community College. Warner, a starter at forward, earned the Coaches Award at her previous school during her freshman year. She’s a member of the National Honor Society and is an honor roll student.…

A Clinton resident’s $2,500 donation is helping the police department deploy drones to use in high-risk situations. “We just want to use available technology to help us carry out our mission and do it in a little bit safer manner,” Clinton Police Chief Ford Hayman told the Clinton aldermen at their March 1 meeting. Hayman…

By Danny C. Davis The Clinton High Lady Arrows fell just a few points short to Meridian on March 2, falling 55-50 in the MHSAA Class 6A semifinals at the Mississippi Coliseum. The Lady Arrows finished the season 21-8, winning fourteen of their final eighteen games and upsetting Germantown for the district championship and Desoto…

Special to The Clinton Courier Pictured (l to r) are the CCA Lady Warriors varsity basketball team, front row: seniors Audrey Bryson and Anne Maree Crechale; and back row: Addison Crowder, Jada Brooks, Abbey Abraham, Annelise Whitworth, Annie Kate King, Ramsey Evans and Ella Craft. The Clinton Christian Academy (CCA) Lady Warriors varsity basketball team…

By Danny C. Davis On Saturday night, March 4, at the Mississippi Coliseum in the Class 6A Basketball state championship title game against Olive Branch, for the first three and a half quarters, it looked as though the Arrows would not come close to that goal. Clinton found itself in a deep hole early, trailing…

By Danny C. Davis The Clinton High School baseball team has opened the 2022 season with a lot of excitement, with a new coach and with new field turf. Sam Temple, who, as Clinton’s head baseball coach twenty years ago, rebuilt the Arrows from an 8-18 record in 2001 to a 25-8 record in 2002,…

Special to The Clinton Courier Tailynn Remmel (right) was named State Farm athlete of the month for December. Remmel is a senior soccer player at Clinton High School. Pictured with Remmel is State Farm agent Tim Bruss. Grayson Carter (right) was named State Farm athlete of the month for December. Carter is a senior soccer…

By Danny C. Davis   For the second time in two years, the Clinton Arrows are headed to the Mississippi Coliseum to play for the MHSAA Class 6A State Basketball championship. Last year, Clinton won the school’s first basketball championship since 1993. CHS has never won back-to-back state championships in basketball. Clinton advanced to the…

By Danny C. Davis   It has been a very long time since the Clinton High School basketball Lady Arrows won a MHSAA State Championship trophy. That last came in 2006 under then-head coach Felicia Loften for the then-Class 5A Trophy, when the current players were just toddlers. Thanks to a 57-44 playoff win over…

By Randy Bledsoe The winning tradition of basketball at Clinton Christian Academy (CCA) continues in 2022. The Junior Varsity squad won the District 4A Championship, finishing in first place at the district tournament. “I could not be more proud of these young men,” said CCA Athletic Director Josh Zeitz. “They played outstanding ball when it…

By William Huff When the Clinton High School track and field team hosted their outdoor season opener on Saturday, February 12, the girls team ruled the field. Many schools from around the state were invited, but none performed better than the Clinton Arrows. Techerria Lawson and Ella Goolsby were the shinning stars in the races,…