Special to The Clinton Courier Courtney Nunn, Clinton’s director of Parks and Recreation, was recently chosen as one of five members of East Mississippi Community College’s (EMCC) Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Nunn, who played softball for EMCC from 2008 to 2010, was a two-time MACJC All-State softball pitcher for EMCC Sports Hall…

By Danny C. Davis The Clinton Arrows took a very hard loss in their first Region 2-7A game of the year at Starkville. Clinton fell 60-21, giving up the most points in modern history going back to World War II era – the most since Utica defeated the Arrows 74-0 in 1944. The Arrows are…

By Danny C. Davis The Clinton Christian Academy Warriors will wrap up the regular season when they travel to nearby Raymond Friday night, October 20, to play the Central Hinds Cougars. CCA is 5-3 on the season and 3-1 in district play in the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) Class 4A District 2. The…

By Danny C. Davis The Clinton Arrows finally got a much-needed win at Arrow Field on September 29, with a big 28-21 victory over the ranked Terry Bulldogs. Clinton, now 1-5, will have an open date on October 6 and then begin Region 2-7A play at defending Class 6A state champion Starkville on October 13…

  Under the direction of Cheer Coach Karlee Nobles, Hinds Community College proudly announces the Fall 2023-24 Hinds Eagles’ Cheer Team: front, from left, Emma Daniel of Clinton, Madyson Small of Winona, Kaitlyn Hill of Clinton, Brijohnay Knight of Gulfport, Amber Robinson of Clinton, Olivia Scallions of Vicksburg, Kaylan Robinson of Bolton, Hillary Hathcock of…

Hinds Community College will induct five into the Hinds Sports Hall of Fame and recognize Foundation/Alumni honorees at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19 as part of the annual Homecoming festivities. Being inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame are Celeste Bryant Bramlett of Madison, Jeff Henderson of McAlmont, Ark., James Michael Smith of Florence, Fred Taylor…

By Danny C. Davis After a couple of tough losses to open the season, the Clinton Christian Academy (CCA) Warriors have been on a five-game winning streak. CCA improved to 5-2 overall after a road victory on September 29 at Columbia Academy in Columbia, Mississippi. CCA will make the short trip up U.S. Highway 49…

By Danny C Davis   To say the 2023 football season has started tough for the Clinton High Arrows would be an understatement. Clinton dropped to 0-4 for the first time since the mid 1990s after being shut out on the road at Grenada 35-0 on September 14. Things get no easier for the injury-ridden…

Looking to successfully close out their first three-game home stand since 2009, the seventh-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College are set to play host to fifth-ranked and MACCC South Division foe Mississippi Gulf Coast Thursday (Sept. 28) on the Scooba campus. With kickoff set for 7 p.m. at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field, Thursday’s much-anticipated gridiron…

Special to The Clinton Courier The United States Tennis Association (USTA) Mississippi is offering tennis lessons for children ages six to twelve at Brighton Park this fall. Lessons will take place on Saturdays from September 23 through October 28. USTA’s “Ready to Rally” beginner tennis program provides children the opportunity to learn the game of…

By Danny C. Davis The 2023 season has not started the way the Clinton Arrows had hoped it would. Clinton fell 28-7 at Vicksburg against Warren Central in the season opener, and the Arrows lost to the Northwest Rankin Cougars 21-14 in the home opener on September 1. The opening two losses marked the first…

Special to The Clinton Courier The Clinton Arrow 2023 swim team includes thirty-six swimmers in grades seven through twelve from Clinton Junior High School, Sumner Hill Junior High School and Clinton High School. Under the direction of Coach Marcy Rushing, who is in her fifth year coaching the team, and Assistant Coach Leigh Ferris McGee,…

By Danny C. Davis New Clinton High School volleyball coach Autumn Frost will be the first to admit that this fall’s girls volleyball team will be very young. Frost, a native of the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, area, has a team with no seniors returning, two juniors back, three sophomores and one freshman returning to play…

By Danny C. Davis   Last season was a good season for the Clinton Arrow offense. CHS averaged 25 points a game, scoring 32 points or more seven times. But the players who produced almost all of those points, Jordyn Battee, Jakobe Calvin and Kyler Hutton, have all graduated and are now playing at the…

By Danny C. Davis In 2022, the Clinton Arrows played well defensively against arguably the top offenses in Class 6A. The Arrows played against seven teams that were in the top five in the polls at one time during the season. The Arrow defense pretty much stopped the run against most opponents but, at times,…

By Danny C. Davis   New Clinton Christian Academy head football coach Teddy Dyess brings a lot of coaching experience to Clinton Christian Academy (CCA). Dyess was named the new head coach at CCA back in February. As a player, assistant coach, and head football coach in the Mississippi High School Activities Association, he has…

Clinton Christian Warriors looking for a good season There is a lot a of optimism on Northside Drive in Clinton heading into the 2023 football season, with the recent hiring of new head football coach Teddy Dyess. Dyess spent thirty years coaching in the Mississippi public schools, MHSAA, and had a stellar record, including three…

By Danny C. Davis Bruce Robinson is excited to be back coaching basketball in Clinton. Robinson, a former Clinton Arrow basketball player and a 1984 graduate, accepted the job as girls basketball coach at Clinton Christian Academy earlier this summer. The new CCA coach has had a lot of success coaching at high-level teams like…

Special to The Clinton Courier This summer, Mississippi College was represented at the international stage as current Choctaw athletes competed in their respective national track and field championships. Jan Lukas Becker and Niklas Klei showcased their talents at the 2023 German Track and Field National Championships, while Fabio Palmieri competed in the 2023 Italian Club…

The Clinton Arrow Swim Team includes 36 swimmers in grades 7-12 from Clinton Junior High School, Sumner Hill Junior High School and Clinton High School. The team is under the direction of Coach Marcy Rushing and Assistant Coach Leigh Ferris McGee. This is Coach Rushing’s fifth year with the Arrows and Coach McGee’s second. Team…

By Danny C. Davis Once again this season, the landscape for Arrow football opponents will change. Last year, the Mississippi High School Activities Association’s governing board moved to create a new larger classification for sports competition. The top twenty-four schools in MHSAA will be in the larger Class 7A. The new classification enrollment numbers are…

By Danny C. Davis Clinton Christian Academy (CCA) has recently added the sport of volleyball to the school’s list of girls sports programs. The team has been practicing hard this summer and has attended local volleyball camps in preparation for their first season. Holly Gullet and Jessica Prevost, who both teach at CCA, will coach…