Special to The Clinton Courier The Clinton Parks and Recreation Department and the Clinton High School Tennis Team are partnering to provide tennis lessons for children ages five through thirteen at Brighton Park, 530 South Frontage Road, during the months of April and June. The April session will be “Skills and Scrimmages” and will be…
By Datti Jinkiri Mississippi College has continued to compile track and field honors as the school saw four athletes earn Gulf South Conference (GSC) recognition this week. Tytavia Hardy was named Women’s Field Performer of the Week; Kelechi Christian was named Women’s Freshman of the Week; Jake Russell was named Men’s Track Performer of the…
Special to The Clinton Courier Arianna Durrell, a senior at Clinton High School, recently signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Meridian Community College. Durrell, a guard, has played an integral part over the past four years, helping the Lady Arrows reach the 2020 6A MHSAA State Championship. She is a former Little…
A former Major League Baseball standout will be the featured guest at the Mississippi College Student Athlete Advisory Committee’s 2022 Choctaw Sports Night scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, in Anderson Hall in the B.C. Rogers Student Center. Seth Smith, an 11-year MLB veteran who played in the 2007 World Series with the…
Special to The Clinton Courier Hinds Athletics will host its first-ever Alumni Weekend and Golf Outing on April 8-9, aimed at bringing alumni back to Hinds and reconnecting them with current student-athletes, coaches and administration. “We want to develop ways for our alumni to be able to come back to campus and take part in…
A group of former Jackson Mets players and staff will be holding a reunion in Jackson on April 1st and 2nd. The late Bill Hetrick along with Kerry Kendall-Hrabstock planned the event for 2020 but had to postpone due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Many of the former players have also been involved in the planning.…
Special to The Clinton Courier The Mt. Salus varsity girls basketball team was recently named runner-up in the MAIS District AA Championship. Pictured (l to r) are, front row: Caroline Oswalt, Victoria West, Kayleigh Gray, Madison McMurtery, Casidee Sanders, Bella Maner and Caitlynn Wiegand; and back row: Coach Susanna Reese, Olivia McCraw, Sarah Rose Govero…
Special to The Clinton Courier Clinton High School senior Lucy Warner recently signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Hinds Community College. Warner, a starter at forward, earned the Coaches Award at her previous school during her freshman year. She’s a member of the National Honor Society and is an honor roll student.…
A Clinton resident’s $2,500 donation is helping the police department deploy drones to use in high-risk situations. “We just want to use available technology to help us carry out our mission and do it in a little bit safer manner,” Clinton Police Chief Ford Hayman told the Clinton aldermen at their March 1 meeting. Hayman…
By Danny C. Davis The Clinton High Lady Arrows fell just a few points short to Meridian on March 2, falling 55-50 in the MHSAA Class 6A semifinals at the Mississippi Coliseum. The Lady Arrows finished the season 21-8, winning fourteen of their final eighteen games and upsetting Germantown for the district championship and Desoto…