By Datti Jinkiri Regardless of sport, the best players are at their finest in the biggest moments. The Mississippi College Lady Choctaws will have the opportunity to be just that at the GSC Softball Championship this week. The Lady Choctaws clinched the six-seed this past weekend and will play third-seeded University of Alabama in…

By Datti Jinkiri Play ball! Clinton softball is back in action! 144 girls ranging in age from six to 14 are playing in the Clinton Girls Softball Association (CGSA) this spring. The season began on April 13th and will end on May 10th, with games played every Tuesday and Thursday. 12 teams are playing in…

      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…

    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…

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…

  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…

  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…

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.…

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…

  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…

      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…

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…

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…

  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…

  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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

  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…

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…

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…

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…

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…