By Datti Jinkiri After getting shutout in their season opener against Albany State, Mississippi College’s football players quickly set their sights towards the matchup with the University of Fort Lauderdale. The team knew that their second game of the season would be a great opportunity to rebound. They rebounded, alright. In the Choctaws’ final tune-up…

By Datti Jinkiri Friday nights in the fall are notable for their important place in the hearts of football fans in Clinton. Countless Arrow football standouts and future professionals have made their mark on the gridiron over the years. However, the talent pipeline doesn’t start from scratch. The Clinton Junior High football team deputizes as…

By Datti Jinkiri After finishing the 2020 season with high finishes in the GSC Championships, the Mississippi College cross country teams have gotten off to a blazing start this season. Both the men’s and women’s teams opened with two straight team victories, winning both the MC Season Opener and the North Alabama Invitational. As the…

The Hinds Community College Eagles grabbed the 18-13 win over Northeast Mississippi Community College Thursday evening (Sept. 16). This win was a direct result of the four turnovers by the Eagle defense and the 10 points contributed by freshman placekicker Ben Duncan (Florence). Early in the game, the Eagle defense forced a Northeast safety, giving…

By Datti Jinkiri Like many other athletes, 2019 Clinton High School graduate Tucker Barefoot plied his trade in multiple sports. He was a standout in both football and soccer in high school. Barefoot handled kicking and punting duties for the Arrow football team. In the Arrows’ Class 6A State Championship season of 2016, he played…

By Danny C. Davis After two games, Clinton High School seems to be off to a good start on the 2021 season. Clinton began the season 170 miles to the south and a couple miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, taking a long bus ride to Ocean Springs on August 26. The ninth-ranked Arrows…

By Datti Jinkiri Over the past few years, Clinton has arguably become the most talent-rich track and field city in the state. Clinton High School has won a combined nine MHSAA Class 6A Track and Field Championships since 2013. Coached by Johnathan Perkins and other staff members, young men and women pass through the successful…

The Utica Bulldogs men’s basketball coaching staff is expanding with the arrivals of Jordan Whittington and Sam Waniewski. New graduate assistant for the Hinds CC Basketball team, Jordan Whittington spent last season as an assistant boys basketball coach at Madison Central High School, where he was a 2015 graduate. In 2018, Whittington was named co-head…

Special to The Clinton Courier Late last month, the Clinton Arrows Swim Team competed in their first squad meet against Germantown and Newton County High School teams. The Clinton Arrow boys placed first at the meet at the Cypress Lake swimming pool in Madison. Swimmers that placed in the top three of their events included:…

By Datti Jinkiri Clinton High School graduate Terrance Newell was named as one of the Gulf South Conference’s (GSC) top newcomers. He is a defensive back for the University of West Alabama. Newell transferred to West Alabama from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. After switching to defensive back from wide receiver, Newell racked up 35…

By Datti Jinkiri The Mississippi College men’s soccer team is back on track. After dropping their opening two matches in Florida last weekend, the Choctaws picked up a huge 5-0 home win over Ouachita Baptist yesterday afternoon. The Choctaws scored three first-half goals and coasted to a victory over the visitors from Arkansas. Graduate student…

Though the USL League Two soccer season is over, Brilla Soccer Ministry’s work continues year-round. The club, which partners with other ministries and groups across the world, recently sent out its monthly newsletter to its supporters. Here are the updates: Mexico Brilla partners with a group in Mexico that recently started a fall soccer tournament…

  The Mississippi College Men and Women’s soccer team both started their season this past weekend. The Choctaws fell 1-0 in their season opener against Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Thursday night (Sept. 2). It was a tight game with each team getting some chances, but Nova Southeastern was able to find the…

By Mike Christensen On November 16, 2019, the Mississippi College football team left the field at Robinson-Hale Stadium riding a wave of positive momentum. The Choctaws had just beaten archrival Delta State for the first time since 1993, a resounding 37-13 victory, and finished their season with a 5-5 record, their best since returning to…

Special to The Clinton Courier Flag football season is about to begin for community children who would like to participate in the Clinton Parks and Recreation Department’s football leagues. Ages five through twelve can participate in the NFL Flag league. Flag football season will run from September 13 through the end of October. The Youth…

By Datti Jinkiri The Mississippi College Lady Choctaws fell to Arkansas-Monticello 3-2 in their season-opening volleyball match last night. The visiting Lady Choctaws led through three sets before succumbing to the Cotton Blossoms. With the match tied at ten in the first set, Mississippi College closed on a 15-8 spurt to take an early lead.…

By Danny C. Davis Clinton only has two full time starters back from last year’s team that held opponents to an average of only 14 points a game. But Arrow defense coordinator Hammer Morgan, has reason for optimism headed into the 2021 campaign. “We graduated a lot of starters but have a lot of guys…

By Datti Jinkiri The Mississippi College Lady Choctaws traveled to Columbus, Georgia this weekend with a target on their back. She also found that starting an LLC in Georgia is much easier than before, Head over to LLCBuddy to learn more. Being the second-ranked women’s soccer team in the country is no easy feat, as each opponent…

By Datti Jinkiri Clinton native Luke Bryant had been waiting for the opportunity to get back on the soccer field for Davidson College. The 2020 Clinton High School graduate anticipated having his freshman season at the North Carolina-based college in the Fall of 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic had other plans for Bryant and his…

By Datti Jinkiri The Mississippi College women’s cross country team was picked by the GSC coaches to finish second in the conference this season. The Lady Choctaws earned two of the 13 first-place votes and accumulated 133 points in the poll. The Lady Choctaws will have some veteran leadership, as graduate students Madeline Campbell and…