Clinton, Mississippi, Local Sports
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Marker honoring former Arrows football coach Roy Burkett dedicated
By Danny C. Davis For thirty-six years, the Clinton Arrows football team played their home games at Roy Burkett Field located adjacent to the old Clinton High School, now Clinton Junior High School, on West Lakeview Drive. The field was dedicated to popular and very successful long-time Clinton Arrows head coach Roy Burkett on the…
Read MoreMississippi BRILLA FC offers free admission to home games
The events of the previous year have been tough on everyone. However, the Mississippi Brilla FC staff is thankful to get the USL League Two season up and running again. Due to the generosity of a few sponsors, the club is pleased to announce that all Mississippi Brilla FC home games…
Read MoreCHS grad competes on American Ninja Warrior
By Janet Lee If you know what a salmon ladder is (Hint: NOT a device to help fish get upstream), you might be a fan of American Ninja Warrior (ANW), which features competitors pitting themselves against a series of exhausting physical challenges. The obstacle course competition first aired on NBC in December, 2009, and is…
Read MoreLocal High School Sports Recap: May 3, 2021
By Datti Jinkiri This Week in Clinton Christian Academy Athletics Track and Field Here is the list of the Warriors’ MAIS 3A Overall Champions: Joe Thomas – Boys High Jump Christian Parks – Boys 800 Meters Christian Parks – Boys 1600 Meters Christian Parks – Boys 3200 Meters Boys 4 x 400 Meter Relay…
Read MoreNatalie Derrick signs with Hinds Soccer
Clinton High School senior Natalie Derrick recently signed a letter of intent to play soccer for the Hinds Community College Lady Eagles. Derrick, a six-year member of the Lady Arrows, has been a fixture on the back line, helping the Lady Arrows to a state championship appearance in 2020 and two straight North State…
Read MoreMississippi College Track and Field Teams Prepare for GSC Outdoor Championships
By Datti Jinkiri The collegiate outdoor track and field season has finally reached its postseason stage, and both Mississippi College teams will feature in it. The Gulf South Conference (GSC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships will begin today and conclude on Saturday in Montevallo, Alabama. The three-day event is hosted by the University of Montevallo.…
Read MoreYoung Lady Arrows softball team showing playoff promise
By Jameson Thompson The Lady Arrows softball team is having a very solid season. Head Coach Karla White, in her sixth year of coaching, has helped the Lady Arrows to a 9-6-1 overall record, with a record of 2-3 in division play. The Arrows started off their season with a loss to the…
Read MoreLocal High School Sports Recap: April 26, 2021
By Datti Jinkiri This Week in Clinton Christian Academy Athletics Track and Field Here is the list of CCA’s South 3A Champions: Christian Parks – Boys 800 Meters Christian Parks – Boys 1600 Meters Christian Parks – Boys 3200 Meters Boys 4 x 400 Meters Relay Team Joe Thomas – Boys High Jump The…
Read More2020-2021 Clinton Christian Academy Warrior baseball team taking on season
Special to The Clinton Courier The 2020-2021 Clinton Christian Academy Warrior baseball team is pictured (l to r), front row: Josh Coakley, Thomas Oberhausen, Drew Martin, Dylan Oberhausen, Walker Lyles, Nathan Baird, Austin Pitts, Connor Purvis, Robsen Neblett and Justin Brown; and back row: Coach Keith Fagan, Ryan Gaines, Justice Abel, Troy…
Read MoreEagle baseball clinches state playoff spot with wins over Co-Lin
Raymond, Mississippi – The Hinds Eagle baseball team clinched a spot in the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference playoffs with a pair of wins Tuesday over Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The Eagles now sport a record of 18-14, including a 16-10 conference record. The playoff berth also assured head coach Sam Temple would coach a…
Read MoreChoctaw Tennis Teams Prepare for GSC Postseason Tournaments
By Datti Jinkiri After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, postseason tennis in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) will resume and both of Mississippi College’s tennis teams will be a part of it. The Choctaws and Lady Choctaws completed their regular seasons and will play in the GSC Tennis Championships in Montgomery, Alabama today. Lady…
Read MoreVeteran CBS Analyst to Host C Spire and Hall of Fame Most Outstanding Player Awards
PRESS RELEASE: MISSISSIPPI SPORTS HALL OF FAME AND CSPIRE Jackson, Mississippi (April 20, 2021) – C Spire and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame have announced that Charles Davis, former University of Tennessee defensive back and veteran CBS NFL television analyst, will be the Master of Ceremonies for the virtual presentation of the C…
Read MoreLocal High School Sports Recap: April 20, 2021
By Datti Jinkiri This Week in Clinton Christian Academy Athletics Basketball The Warriors’ basketball teams had great seasons, and their success was reflected in their postseason basketball honors. After leading both of the school’s teams to state championships, Coach Josh Zeitz was named the Coach of the Year for the MAIS 3A Boys and…
Read MoreRives named new baseball coach at Hinds CC
RAYMOND – Dan Rives will become the new Hinds Eagles baseball coach for the 2021 – 2022 baseball season after the completion of the current season. Rives has served as athletic director and sports information director at Mississippi Delta Community College since July 2020 after serving a four-year stint as the head baseball coach there.…
Read MoreLady Choctaws Softball Climbs into GSC Postseason Contention
By Datti Jinkiri A staple of many great boxers is the ability to take a punch and stay in the fight. The best can take it a step forward and throw a few haymakers of their own. Despite not being boxers, this analogy fits what the Mississippi College Lady Choctaw softball team has been doing…
Read MoreLocal High School Sports Recap: April 13, 2021
By Datti Jinkiri This Week in Clinton Christian Academy Athletics Archery The Warriors won their first ever South State Championship and advanced to the State Championship. The team is led by Page Pope, who is in her seventh year as a coach. The Warriors, who have won seven of the eight meets that they have…
Read MoreHinds Basketball Wins in the third round of the Region 23 playoffs Tuesday night.
A combination of bench points and steady play from starters keyed a second-half comeback win for the Hinds Community College Bulldogs men’s basketball team in the third round of the Region 23 playoffs Tuesday night.Down by 13 at the half to Southwest Mississippi Community College, the Bulldogs came alive in the second half for an…
Read MoreGulf South Conference announced the academic awards for the 2021 winter season
CLINTON, Miss. — The Gulf South Conference announced the academic awards for the 2021 winter season on Wednesday (April 7). The winter sports honored are men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s indoor track & field. Academic All-GSC Teams are selected by the Gulf South Conference Sports Information Directors (SIDs) and Faculty Athletic Representatives…
Read MoreLady Arrows soccer: Agony in defeat, but excitement for the future
By Jameson Thompson No one ever wants to lose. The pain of defeat can be unimaginable. Working so hard towards a goal and falling short is a painful feeling. Lady Arrows Soccer Head Coach Eliot Rimmer, in his first season, led the Lady Arrows Soccer team to a 12-3-7 record; and, while the girls lost…
Read MoreBrandon Boston Named to NABC Division II All-District Team
CLINTON, Miss. — Mississippi College senior Brandon Boston has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II All-South District Team, it was announced on Monday (Mar. 22). Boston (Pearl, Miss.) was named to the Gulf South Conference All-West Division First Team after leading the entire conference in scoring (20.3 ppg) in the…
Read MoreHinds CC Lanzarote named MACCC player of the week
Raymond, MS – The versatile Pablo Lanzarote helped cap off a great week for the Hinds Eagle baseball team by being named MACCC player of the week. Lanzarote, of Venezuela, who stars at catcher, first baseman and outfielder for the Eagles, had seven hits and 11 RBIs this week to go along with three home runs during…
Read MoreChoctaws Earn GSC Indoor Track and Field Yearly Awards
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Mississippi College men and women’s indoor track and field team continues to add to its list of accolades on Tuesday, March 16 as the Gulf South Conference announced its yearly awards. Tytavia Hardy was named the GSC Women’s Field Athlete of the Year. Will Grames was tabbed GSC Freshman of the Year while Matthew Reneker was named…
Read MoreHinds Track and Field shines at Mississippi College season opener
CLINTON, MS – Hinds Community College Track and Field had a successful showing at the Mississippi College season opener Saturday, March 6. In their first outdoor meet of the season, Hinds boasted six first place finishes. The team had not competed in more than a month leading up to Saturday’s impressive finishes. “These were some…
Read MoreCCA makes history with championship wins
Winning a championship is impressive. Sweeping the girls and boys state championships is even more spectacular. However, winning both championships without a gym is monumental. Clinton Christian Academy (CCA), this year’s MAIS Class 3A state champions, has done just that. CCA has broken ground to build a new state-of-the-art athletic and performing arts…
Read MoreCHS boys basketball crowned State Champs
By Andy Kanengiser Clinton High School’s joyful celebration is still going strong after the Arrows boys basketball team captured the state’s 6A hoops title in Jackson on March 6. Making it that much sweeter, the thrilling 56-51 triumph over reigning champ Starkville in the Big House handed the Clinton boys squad their first Gold Ball…
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