Special to The Clinton Courier Clinton Christian Academy graduate Kaeleigh Crutchfield, a former pitcher for the University of West Alabama and Jones College, is in her first year as assistant softball coach at East Mississippi Community College. She joined the EMCC athletics family in January 2023, when she was hired by interim head softball coach…
Special to The Clinton Courier Clinton High School senior Aniya Madkin recently signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for the University of Arkansas. Madkin helped the Lady Arrows win their first 6A MHSAA Volleyball State Championship her freshman year. She’s also a former member of the 2020-2021 6A MHSAA state runner up Lady…
By Danny C. Davis After a long weather delay, the Clinton Arrow Lady Arrows soccer team finally were able to play in the North Class 6A championship game Saturday, February 4, at Lewisburg High School near Memphis. The game was originally scheduled for January 31, but was delayed four days because of an ice storm…
Clinton Christian Academy’s girls and boys junior varsity teams both finished the year as champions in the MAIS AAAA District Tournament. The schools competing included Clinton Christian Academy, Tri-County Academy, Canton Academy, Hillcrest Christian School and Riverfield Academy (from Louisiana). The boys’ team is coached by Josh Zeitz, and the girls are coached by Marcus…
By Danny C. Davis Mississippi High School Activity Association State Soccer Championships Class 6A continue to run through Clinton. The Arrow boys claimed their eleventh MHSAA trophy in history on Saturday, February 4, at Ridgeland High School stadium with a tough 2-1 win over rival Brandon. Clinton defeated Northwest Rankin a year ago for the…
Even 40 years later, Dr. Jim Turcotte vividly remembers the first time he encountered a Mississippi College Athletics Hall of Famer. A placekicker on the Choctaws football team in the early 1980s, Turcotte and his teammates were preparing to take the field before a regular season home contest when legendary World War I-era quarterback Edwin “Goat”…
State Farm recently named Cameron Williams, a senior on the football team, as the October Male Athlete of the Month. State Farm recently named Sarah Rhodes (right), a junior on the swim team, as the October Female Athlete of the Month.
Special to The Clinton Courier The Hinds Community College baseball program will host its inaugural First Pitch Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, January 28, at the Muse Center at Hinds’ Rankin Campus. Christian Ostrander, well-renowned associate head coach and pitching coach at the University of Southern Mississippi, will serve as the program’s guest speaker. “The…
Breanna Richards, a senior at Clinton High School, recently signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Itawamba Community College. A three-year starter, Richards has helped the Lady Arrows reestablish themselves as persistent contenders for a state title. Richards is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Clinton High School and was…
Ground has been broken at Mississippi College for a high-tech practice facility that could become the envy of every golf program in the Gulf South Conference. Featuring two indoor hitting bays outfitted with state-of-the-art Trackman technology, a large indoor putting green, modern coaches’ offices, and lockers for members of the men’s and women’s golf teams,…