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Mississippi College Women’s Basketball Picks Up at Valdosta State
For the second time in a week, the Mississippi College women’s basketball team knocked off one of the top three teams in the Gulf South Conference as MC downed Valdosta State 65-63 at The Complex on the VSU campus. The Lady Choctaws improve to 9-6 on the season and 6-5 in the conference while the…
Read MoreMississippi College Women’s Basketball Upends GSC lead North Alabama; Runs Win Streak to Four
The Mississippi College women’s basketball team ran its win streak to a season-best four straight with a 78-63 win over Gulf South Conference leader North Alabama. MC improves to 7-5 on the season and 5-4 in the conference. UNA falls to 12-3 and 6-3 in the league. KEY STATS Ashley Minor recorded a career-high with…
Read MoreGolden, Allen Record Double-Doubles; Mississippi College Handles West Georgia
The Mississippi College women’s basketball team grabbed its second straight Gulf South Conference win with a 73-58 victory over the University of West Georgia on Monday evening. MC improves to 5-5 overall and 3-4 in GSC. UWG falls to 5-6 and 4-3 in the conference. KEY STATS Mississippi College’s Cortrice Golden and Kelley Allen each…
Read MoreMINOR POSTS CAREER-HIGH 23 POINTS
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE DOWNS WEST ALABAMA IN GSC ACTION The Mississippi College women’s basketball team snapped a four-game skid with a 75-72 win over the University of West Alabama on Saturday afternoon in Gulf South Conference play. The win snaps a four-game slide against West Alabama in the series and gives the Lady Choctaws an…
Read MoreMISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2017 BASEBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
With 30 days until the start of the baseball season, Mississippi College has announced its 2017 schedule. 21 Division II opponents help comprise the slate. MC opens the season with seven straight home contests with four contests against Florida Tech followed by a three-game series against Lindenwood University. The series with FIT starts on Feb.…
Read MoreCam Akers chooses Florida State
By Danny C. Davis Following a record-breaking season that led Clinton High School to the team’s first-ever state championship, anticipation had been growing about which college Cam Akers would choose. Akers scored a record-breaking 66 touchdowns as a senior at quarterback for the Arrows but, from the very start, was recruited as a running back…
Read MoreFour Lady Choctaws Score in Double Figures in OT Setback
The Mississippi College women’s basketball team dropped an 82-78, overtime decision at Shorter University on Saturday afternoon in Gulf South Conference play. KEY STATS Kelley Allen recorded a double-double to lead the Lady Choctaws in the setback with 19 points and a season-best 16 rebounds. The Puckett, Miss., native was one of four Lady Choctaws…
Read MoreEast Central Dooms Eagle Playoff Hopes
The Hinds Eagles entered the contest versus East Central needing some momentum following their upset win over Co-Lin a week ago. A win versus East Central would put the Eagles needing only a win against Jones County Junior College next week to put them in the playoffs. It would be homecoming for the Warriors of…
Read MoreArrows QB Cam Akers
Photo by CHS student Halle Johnson Arrows QB Cam Akers today received his jersey for the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He is one of 100 students nationwide selected to play in the All American Bowl at noon Saturday, Jan. 7 in San Antonio’s Alamodome. Congratulations Cam! The Arrows take on Northwest Rankin this week…
Read MoreThe Clinton Arrow Swim Team
The Clinton Arrow Swim Team competed in the St. Joe Invitational on Saturday at the Courthouse on Lakeland Drive. Results are: – Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay 7th place – Kylie Dowd, Celia Pennington, Shea Hartling, & Kat McCombs – Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay 8th place – Kirby Berch, Maleck Ransomer, Alp Sarigul &…
Read MoreMississippi College vs West Alabama
Mississippi College fans had plenty to cheer about during the first half of Saturday’s home contest with West Alabama. Early in the third quarter it was 17-13 West Alabama. Final score was West Alabama 38-MC 13. Blue & Gold returns to action at home September 24 against Cumberland of Tennessee. Kickoff at Robinson-Hale Stadium is…
Read MoreARROWS STILL ON TOP AFTER DEFEATING GERMANTOWN
By Danny C. Davis After defeating Germantown 42-10 and moving to 4-0 on the season , the Clinton Arrows remained the # 1 team in Mississippi in Class 6A in both the Clarion-Ledger Super 10 poll and the statewide Associated Press poll. CHS moved to 4-0 for the first time…
Read MoreEagles fall short for second straight week
The Eagles knew they would be in for a test as the Indians of Itawamba Community College came to town with a 1-0 record after defeating preseason South Division Champion, Mississippi Gulf Coast, last week.The game began with the Eagles getting a big stop after the Indians drove into Eagle territory. The Hinds offense…
Read MoreVolleyball Blanks Mississippi Valley State; First Win over MVSU in Series
The Mississippi College volleyball team picked up its first win in series history over Mississippi Valley State with a 3-0 victory over the Delta Devilettes. MC improved to 2-1 on the season while MVSU falls to 1-4. Jenna Campbell paced the Lady Choctaws with 10 kills – one off her season-best from last weekend against William…
Read MoreChoctaws On Point in 28-16 Win Over Skyhawks
The Mississippi College football team opened the 2016 season with a 28-16 victory over Point University on Saturday afternoon at Robinson-Hale Stadium. Senior Josh Dixon (Clinton, Miss.) led the offense with 16 carries for 131 yards and three touchdowns, as the Choctaws (1-0) finished the day with 279 yards on 43 carries. His first score came on…
Read MoreEagles get outmanned by Rangers
There was a packed house on hand for the opening game of the 2016 season between the Hinds Eagles and the Northwest Community College Rangers. The Rangers came to Raymond as the defending national champions and were out to prove that last year’s success was not a fluke. The Rangers struck first with a 27-yard…
Read MoreARROWS START STRONG AGAINST SOUTH PANOLA
By Danny C. Davis After a historic first-ever win over South Panola at Batesville, the Clinton Arrows are now focusing on meeting #1 ranked Brandon on Friday night, September 2, at Brandon. Clinton was ranked #2 after beating South Panola 38-26 on August 18 on the road. The win was the first for the Arrows…
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