By Datti Jinkiri   The 2021 USL League Two season was a unique one for Mississippi Brilla FC. The season was the team’s first since 2019. The 2020 season had never left the runway, as the COVID-19 pandemic affected it as well as the seasons of so many other sports leagues. Brilla entered the…

Written By: Hinds Community College Athletics  RAYMOND – Steve Otto begins his first season as head coach of the Hinds Community College Lady Eagles Soccer program after serving the last 13 years as the assistant director of coaching for the Chicago Fire Juniors and Mississippi Futbol Club’s Mississippi Rush. Previously, Otto was assistant and goalkeeping…

By Datti Jinkiri BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – It’s August, and that means football is around the corner! The Mississippi College football team has been picked to finish in sixth in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) this upcoming season. The preseason rankings were voted on by the conference’s eight head coaches. The Choctaws played one spring game…

CLINTON, Miss. — The Mississippi College women’s soccer program continues to bring in several national honors, as the Lady Choctaws earned the No. 2  preseason ranking by the United Soccer Coaches poll on Wednesday afternoon. The Lady Choctaws enter the fall campaign after capping off an impressive spring season in which they finished undefeated (8-0, 5-0…

By Datti Jinkiri For many years, soccer has been one of most popular sports in Clinton. This season, there will be a new soccer team in the city.  For the first time in Mount Salus Christian School’s 51-year history, the school will field a girls soccer team. Mount Salus has had a co-ed soccer team…

By Datti Jinkiri The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced yesterday that UAB offensive tackle Sidney Wells has been named to the Outland Trophy Watch List. Wells is one of three Conference USA linemen on the list. The 2017 Clinton High School graduate started all nine games for the Blazers last season. He was…

Date Time At Opponent Location Sep 2 (Thu) 6:00 p.m. Home Albany State Clinton, MS (Robinson-Hale Stadium) Sep 18 (Sat) 2:00 p.m. Home University of Fort Lauderdale Clinton, MS (Robinson-Hale Stadium) Sep 25 (Sat) 7:00 p.m. Home West Alabama Clinton, MS (Robinson-Hale Stadium) Oct 2 (Sat) 2:00 p.m. Away North Greenville Tigerville, SC Oct 9…

Release By Hinds CC Athletics:  RAYMOND – John Hendrick has been named Eagle defensive coordinator for 2021 season. Hendrick is no stranger to coaching college football. Most recently prior to Hinds, Hendrick was named the interim head coach at Jackson State University in October 2018, before being named head coach a month later. He also…

By Datti Jinkiri Clinton native Cam Akers has been handed a setback in his preparation for his second NFL season. Akers tore his Achilles during a workout and could miss the entire 2021 season. The 2017 Clinton High School graduate was expected to carry the Rams’ rushing load and be their starting running back in…

Gaffa FC in-Form as Playoff Matchup Awaits In-form Gaffa FC boasts an 8-game win-streak as they will host the Gulf Coast Rangers this weekend in the 2021 Gulf Coast Premier League Eastern Conference Semi-Final matchup. Match Preview: July 20, 2021 Written By: Garrett Busby RIDGELAND, Miss – #2 seed Gaffa FC (8 – 2) will…

CLINTON, Miss. – Despite late heroics from Orlando Lozano, Mississippi Brilla FC’s 2021 season came to an end with a penalty kick loss to Kalamazoo FC. After 120 minutes, the match ended 1-1, but the Michigan-based club was able to win the penalty kick shootout 4-1. The match began with a flurry of Brilla chances.…

CLINTON, Miss. – USL League Two playoff soccer returned to Mississippi for the first time since 2017, and the fans did not leave disappointed. Two second-half goals helped Mississippi Brilla FC end a defeat Kings Hammer FC 3-1 and advance to the USL League Two Central Conference Semifinals. Arturo Astorga opened the scoring in the fifth…

Hinds CC Women’s Soccer Schedule Aug 13 (Fri) 6 p.m. Home Meridian Community College Raymond, MS (Tom Shepherd Field) Aug 25 (Wed) 5 p.m. Home Pearl River Community College Raymond, MS (Tom Shepherd Field) Aug 31 (Tue) 5 p.m. Home Jones College Raymond, MS (Tom Shepherd Field) Sep 3 (Fri) 5 p.m. Home Southwest Mississippi…

By Datti Jinkiri Clinton High School will be one of the two Central Conference host sites for the opening rounds of the USL League Two Playoffs.  There will be four teams playing in Clinton. Kalamazoo FC and Corpus Christi FC will face off at 5:00 p.m., and Mississippi Brilla FC will meet Kings Hammer FC…

RAYMOND – The Hinds Community College baseball program is set to host the 2021 Hinds Baseball Fall Showcase on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 at 12 p.m. at Joe G. Moss Field on the Raymond Campus of Hinds Community College. 2021 Hinds Baseball Fall Prospect Showcase Date: Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 Registration time: 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.…

By Datti Jinkiri The USL League Two postseason is upon us, and Mississippi Brilla FC will be hoping to play a big part init. The league officially announced its postseason matchups today. Brilla will host Kings Hammer FC of Cincinnati in the Central Conference Quarterfinals on Friday night. Brilla clinched the Mid South Division title…

Raymond, Miss. – NJCAA All-Academic First Team was awarded to those who maintained a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) throughout the course of the year. Below are Hinds’ NJCAA All-Academic First Team recipients. NJCAA All-Academic First Team Ava Aslam – Softball Bryce Brock – Baseball Rebekah Fields – Softball Itzel Lara Gonzalez – Women’s Tennis…

Clinton Christian Academy’s cheer squads are getting ready for the fall football season!  They recently spent a week at UCA cheer camp at the University of Southern Mississippi.                

  Clinton Christian Academy recently introduced its new head baseball coach, Jonathan Hardy. Coach Hardy is originally from Philadelphia, Mississippi, and has lived in Madison for the last six years. His wife Mitzi Reed Hardy of Magee is a teacher at Meadowbrook Pre-School in Jackson.   RELATED: CCA makes history with championship wins Previously, Hardy served…

Mississippi College head baseball coach Jeremy Haworth announces the addition of Collin Cargill to his staff. Cargill comes to MC after five years as the Director of Baseball Operations at the University of Southern Mississippi. Cargill will serve as the pitching coach for the Choctaws starting with the 2022 edition. “I am happy to add…

  In his three decades of service to Mississippi College, Dr. Tom Williams has seen just about every aspect of university life. He spent many years as a professor and chair in the Department of Teacher Education and Leadership before taking the reins of the campus’s energy conservation program. In 2016, Williams became executive director…

  Hinds Community College Men and Women’s Track and Field teams were named to the 2020-2021 All-Academic Teams of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC). All-Academic Team of the Year honors are given to teams with the highest grade point average in any MACCC recognized sport. For the 2020-2021 school…