By Datti Jinkiri Gulf South Conference (GSC) basketball play is underway, and both Mississippi College hoops teams picked up big home wins against Alabama Huntsville on Saturday. Both of these wins came on the heels of losses to West Alabama, so the teams split the weekend against schools from the Yellowhammer state. Women: Mississippi College…

By Datti Jinkiri The Hinds Eagles’ football season came to a close on Saturday with a 66-34 loss to Hutchinson Community College in the Salt City Bowl. The Eagles amassed 398 yards of total offense in the game, but it was not enough to defeat the the fifth-ranked Blue Dragons. Hutchinson scored 31 unanswered points…

By Datti Jinkiri The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) recently announced its 2020 and 2021 inductees to the NJCAA Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Gene Murphy, the legendary Hinds Community College football coach and athletic director, was among the eight honorees. Murphy spent 38 years at Hinds as both a football coach and…

By Datti Jinkiri The college hoops season is back underway, and Clinton High School graduate JaKayla Johnson has started her season with a bang. The sophomore has helped her Jones College team get off to a quick 3-0 start and garner a number-three ranking in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) poll. Johnson is…

Ole Miss’ Matt Corral, one of the nation’s leading dual-purpose quarterbacks and one of only two quarterbacks in Division 1 college football to throw for at least 15 touchdowns and run for at least 10 TDs, won the 2021 C Spire Conerly Trophy Tuesday night as the Magnolia state’s top college football player.   Corral,…

By Datti Jinkiri The Hinds Community College Eagles’ football season will continue for one more game, as the school accepted an invitation to play in a bowl game. The eighth-ranked Eagles will travel to Hutchinson, Kansas to play in the Salt City Bowl against Hutchinson Community College on Saturday, December 4. This is Hinds’ third…

By Datti Jinkiri Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) announced its football all-conference teams last week. Jeremy Mack Jr. of East Mississippi Community College and Carsson DeYoung of Hinds Community College both earned all-conference honors. The two players were both graduates of Clinton High School. Mack was a First Team All-North selection at defensive…

There was a loaded weekend of action for six of Mississippi College’s sports teams. The basketball teams, cross country teams, women’s soccer team, and volleyball team each featured in various postseason and regular season events. The women’s volleyball team advanced all the way to the semifinals of the GSC Women’s Volleyball Championship. They defeated Auburn…

By Datti Jinkiri Clinton High School graduate Joshun Noel has had a fantastic cross country season, to say the least. The junior, who competes for New Orleans’ Dillard University, recently won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) individual title with a time of 29:03.50. He also broke the school’s 8K record in the process. With…

  By Datti Jinkiri The conclusion of a college sport’s regular season is notable in the fact that it signals the release of postseason all-conference awards. The dissemination of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) awards in the past week highlighted multiple Mississippi College athletes who earned individual honors. Two football players, four women’s soccer players,…

In a season that saw the Hinds Community College Eagles football team advance to the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) Championship game, the team’s standouts were rewarded with a plethora of individual awards. The players honored were: Jeffrey Pittman, Running Back BeSean McCray, Quarterback Tabashi Thomas, Wide Receiver Braidron Hodo, Offensive Lineman Jonquez…

Mississippi College’s women’s soccer team was chosen as one of the 56 teams to feature in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Lady Choctaws earned the number-four seed in the South Region and will play fifth-seeded Florida Tech on Friday in Cleveland, Tennessee. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m. If the Lady Choctaws win that…

By Datti Jinkiri Mississippi College linebacker Jonathan Jones has been named a finalist for the Conerly Trophy. The graduate student from Charleston, Mississippi is one of ten nominees for the award. The Conerly Trophy is given annually to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi. The award was won most recently by…

By Datti Jinkiri Finishing a season strongly is the goal for any football team, and the Mississippi College Choctaws did just that this weekend. The Choctaws completed the 2021 season with a quality win, as they defeated West Alabama 28-24 in Livingston on Saturday. The Choctaws paid the Alabamians back for an earlier defeat this…

Special to The Clinton Courier Live Oaks Golf Club’s Senior Men’s Golf Association recently announced the results of the 2021 Senior Men’s Championship tournament. Pictured (l to r) are Larry Makamson, championship flight low net; Wendell Cox, first flight low net; Jerry Villeret, first flight low gross; and Rudy Irwin, championship flight low gross and…

By Datti Jinkiri Brilla Soccer Ministries recently announced the formation of the Global Football Alliance. The Global Football Alliance is a collective of ministries that are using the sport of soccer as a ministry platform. The purpose of the collective is to “organize soccer ministries around the globe for strategic planning, support and project assistance.”…

TUSKEGEE, Ala. – The Mississippi College women’s basketball team opened their season with back-to-back games against LeMoyne-Owen and Tuskegee. They topped LeMoyne-Owen 46-41 before falling to Tuskegee 63-45. In the LeMoyne-Owen victory, freshman forward Amelia Bell led the way with 12 points and nine rebounds. Kyiah Julian, a guard, added 10 points. Ally Alford came…

By Datti Jinkiri Last month, Mississippi College women’s soccer coach Darryl Longabaugh earned the 300th win of his storied career. Longabaugh’s Lady Choctaws defeated West Georgia 1-0 at home in mid-October, giving the team their second win in a row at that point in the season. Longabaugh has been the only coach in the program’s…

By Datti Jinkiri Kimani Hamilton, one of the best boys’ basketball players in the state, made his eagerly awaited college decision today. The talented Clinton High School athlete committed to play at the next level with Mississippi State. Hamilton was deciding between Mississippi State, Alabama, and Ole Miss. The 6-foot-8 small forward narrowed his decision…

By Datti Jinkiri Clinton High School senior kicker Luke Hopkins was named Scorebook Live’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week yesterday. He earned the honor after accumulating 37.11% of the 76,000 plus votes that were cast this past week. Hopkins won the honor after drilling a 40-yard field goal with no time remaining on…

By Datti Jinkiri The men’s basketball coaches of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) have tabbed the Mississippi College Choctaws to finish in twelfth in the conference this upcoming season. Due to COVID-19 cancellations, the Choctaws only played eight games last season. They finished with a two to six record, with the highlight coming in a…

By Datti Jinkiri The women’s basketball coaches of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) have picked the Mississippi College Lady Choctaws to finish eleventh 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 three to nine record. However, two of those…

By Datti Jinkiri Mississippi College’s cross country teams continued their historic seasons as both the men and women finished in third place in the NCAA Division II South Region Championships. Due to these high finishes, both teams earned automatic berths to the NCAA Division II National Championships. The men finished just behind fellow Gulf South…

The Mississippi College soccer teams will have their seasons continue with trips to the Gulf South Conference (GSC) Soccer Championships. Both teams finished the regular season slate with wins over rival Delta State yesterday. The Lady Choctaws topped the Lady Statesmen 4-3 in overtime. Kaylee Foster scored twice, including the game-winner in overtime. The Choctaws…

By Datti Jinkiri Resiliency. One could say that word was the theme for the Clinton Christian Academy fast-pitch softball team this season. The team finished with a 19-14 record and an appearance in the MAIS Class 4A State Championship Game. Through the regular season and playoffs, the Lady Warriors fought through moments of adversity to…