Clinton’s Girls and Boys Soccer teams brought home two wins Tuesday night after traveling to Pearl to take on the Lady Pirates and the Pirates. The Lady Arrows topped the Lady Pirates 3-1, and the Arrows defeated the Pirates 3-0. Lady Arrows 3, Lady Pirates 1 (Photo/Haley Tatum) The Lady Arrows (3-0) started off slow…

The Clinton Arrows and Lady Arrows pick up their second straight wins with another high scoring evening at Arrow Field as they hosted the Terry Bulldogs. Lady Arrows 9, Terry 1   Photo/Special to The Clinton Courier he Lady Arrows (2-0) jumped off to an early lead, not letting up in their 9-1 victory over the…

The CJHS Football team defeated the Madison Central Jaguars36-28 to go undefeated and win the Little Six Championship. The Arrow football program has added new hardware to its trophy case after the eighth grade and ninth grade football teams ended their seasons as Little Six Champions. On Thursday, Oct. 11, CJHS traveled to Madison where…

Hitting targets indoors or in the woods, archery competitors are growing in numbers across the USA. Nearly 19 million Americans, ages 18 and older, shot bows & arrows in one recent year. The Olympic sport is alive and well for another season for the Mississippi College archery team. The talented MC squad will compete at…

The Hinds Community College Eagles football team secured another MACJC South Division win as they rolled past the Pearl River Community College (PRCC) Wildcats 28-18 Thursday evening (Sept. 27). The Eagles continued their trend of putting up points early and often in front of a large, rambunctious home crowd at Gene Murphy Field at Joe Renfroe Stadium.…

                                  By  Danny  C. Davis      For the last five years, the Clinton Arrows may have been known as an offensive team, but in the season opener at Batesville, MS, it was the Arrow defense that helped pull off the big 14-7 overtime win over perennial state champion South Panola. It marked only the second time in team history…

The Hinds Lady Eagle Softball program will host their second annual High School Fall League open to grades 8-12. This camp will be open to the first 48 players who register. The Fall League will begin on Monday, October 22, 2018 with a pro-style showcase where the players will partake in an evaluation process in front the…

Mississippi Brilla FC narrowly missed out on a playoff spot, but put an exclamation point on the season with a 2-1 victory over Peachtree City MOBA on Sunday night in Clinton. After learning their postseason fate following some unfavorable results in other games on Saturday night, Brilla capped off an 8-2-4 season with a win in front of their…

Don’t’ miss your last chance to see Brilla in 2018! Brilla closes out our PDL regular season this weekend at home with matches on Friday and Sunday nights. On Friday night, admission for a whole family is only $5. Both games are at Arrow Field at Clinton High School and will kick off at 7:00 PM.

Fresh off their division clinching victory in Birmingham on Thursday night, South Georgia Tormenta FC came to Mississippi on Saturdayhoping to maintain their hot streak and stay unbeaten. Following a three hour weather delay, the visitors were able to continue their undefeated season with a scoreless draw. The tie moves Tormenta FC to 10-0-2, while Brilla moves to…

With only three games remaining in the Premier Development League season, Mississippi Brilla FC still has its focus on the 2018 postseason. However, earning a spot in the playoffs will not be an easy task over the last week of the season. The push for the playoffs will begin at home on Saturday, July 7 at…

Brilla’s Napo Matsoso struck first for Brilla   Three games into a four game season series, Mississippi Brilla FC and the Birmingham Hammers each had a win and also a draw in the series. Saturday’s “rubber match” in Clinton would decide the winner of the season series. Another hard fought battle between two evenly matched teams eventually…

Saturday, June 16 will be another home match for Mississippi Brilla FC, but it won’t be just any home match. Brilla and the entire Clinton community will be in the spotlight, and we need your help to make the evening a success! A French documentary team will be in Clinton on June 16-17 preparing a worldwide prime time…

By Andy Kanengiser MC University News Coordinator Coach Lacey Kennedy makes it a habit to bring her Pearl Lady Pirates basketball team to Mississippi College’s girls hoops camp. The all-time leading scorer in MC Lady Choctaws basketball history, Lacey enjoys returning to her alma mater for the marathon of games every year. The June 7-9…

Brilla’s Junior Chavez knocked in three goals against Memphis City. Photo Credit: Charles Orman Mississippi Brilla FC coach Mark McKeever made a few key adjustments to his starting lineup on Tuesday and the newcomers did not disappoint. Striker Junior Chavez earned his first start of the season, after playing sparingly through the first month of the season. Chavez…

Brilla’s Rich Bryan controls along the sideline. Photo Credit: Charles Orman The Premier Development League season has only just begun, but Mississippi Brilla FC and the Birmingham Hammers are already becoming familiar foes. Wednesday’s contest in Mississippi was the second of three matches between the two teams that will take place this week alone. Birmingham won Saturday’s…

Sophomore Pitcher Caleb Morgan (Grenada) and sophomore outfielder Andrew Beesley (Natchez) were tabbed 2018 MACJC First Team All-State for their outstanding performances on the baseball diamond this season. Carson Klepzig (Olive Branch), Patrick Hodges (Terry), and Jase Dalton (Byram) all earned MACJC Second Team All-State Honors. Morgan, who was a 2017 First Team All-State selection…

The Hinds Bulldogs basketball program is set to host two camps this upcoming June. Head coach Yusef Fitzgerald and his staff will be having both a youth camp and a team camp. The Hinds CC Youth Camp will take place on Wednesday, June 13th in J.D. Boyd Gymnasium on the Utica Campus of Hinds Community College. This camp…

The Hinds Community College men’s tennis team sent two representatives to compete in the 2018 NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Plano, Texas from May 14 to May 18. Freshmen Carlos Trujillo (Bogota, Colombia) and Mateo Garcia(Bogota, Colombia) were sent as representatives for the Hinds men’s tennis team to compete in the tournament both in the singles and…

Fresh off a second round US Open Cup victory over the professional team from Indianapolis on Wednesday, Mississippi Brilla FC continued its winning ways on Saturday. On a warm night in central Mississippi, the home team treated over 700 fans to an entertaining match and a 2-0 victory over Memphis City FC. After playing the same…

by Datti Jinkiri Mississippi Brilla FC pulled off one of the upsets of the US Open Cup Second Round by defeating the Indy Eleven 1-0 tonight. A crowd of around 900 Central Mississippians witnessed what could arguably be the biggest win in Brilla’s history. Defender Koray Easterling scored the lone goal in the 81st minute when…

When Mississippi Brilla FC welcomes Indy Eleven to Clinton, Miss. on May 16 for the next round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, a new level of professional soccer will be introduced to Central Mississippi. After taking the New Orleans Jesters all the way to penalty kicks, Brilla FC earned a spot in the second-round of…

Sixteen Top college softball teams from all across the United States will compete in the NJCAA Softball National Championship Tournament at Clinton’s Traceway Park beginning Wednesday, May 16- Saturday, May 19. Clinton Parks and Recreation Department is in its seventh year hosting this prestigious athletic event. Metro area residents are invited to watch these athletes…

Two old rivals met on Wednesday night in New Orleans in the First Round of the prestigious Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The tournament began in 1914, and teams from all levels of soccer in the country earn the right to play each year. Mississippi Brilla from the PDL and the New Orleans Jesters from the NPSL…