By Datti Jinkiri Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) announced its football all-conference teams last week. Jeremy Mack Jr. of East Mississippi Community College and Carsson DeYoung of Hinds Community College both earned all-conference honors. The two players were both graduates of Clinton High School. Mack was a First Team All-North selection at defensive…
There was a loaded weekend of action for six of Mississippi College’s sports teams. The basketball teams, cross country teams, women’s soccer team, and volleyball team each featured in various postseason and regular season events. The women’s volleyball team advanced all the way to the semifinals of the GSC Women’s Volleyball Championship. They defeated Auburn…
By Datti Jinkiri Clinton High School graduate Joshun Noel has had a fantastic cross country season, to say the least. The junior, who competes for New Orleans’ Dillard University, recently won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) individual title with a time of 29:03.50. He also broke the school’s 8K record in the process. With…
By Datti Jinkiri The conclusion of a college sport’s regular season is notable in the fact that it signals the release of postseason all-conference awards. The dissemination of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) awards in the past week highlighted multiple Mississippi College athletes who earned individual honors. Two football players, four women’s soccer players,…
In a season that saw the Hinds Community College Eagles football team advance to the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) Championship game, the team’s standouts were rewarded with a plethora of individual awards. The players honored were: Jeffrey Pittman, Running Back BeSean McCray, Quarterback Tabashi Thomas, Wide Receiver Braidron Hodo, Offensive Lineman Jonquez…
Mississippi College’s women’s soccer team was chosen as one of the 56 teams to feature in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Lady Choctaws earned the number-four seed in the South Region and will play fifth-seeded Florida Tech on Friday in Cleveland, Tennessee. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m. If the Lady Choctaws win that…
By Datti Jinkiri Mississippi College linebacker Jonathan Jones has been named a finalist for the Conerly Trophy. The graduate student from Charleston, Mississippi is one of ten nominees for the award. The Conerly Trophy is given annually to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi. The award was won most recently by…
By Datti Jinkiri Finishing a season strongly is the goal for any football team, and the Mississippi College Choctaws did just that this weekend. The Choctaws completed the 2021 season with a quality win, as they defeated West Alabama 28-24 in Livingston on Saturday. The Choctaws paid the Alabamians back for an earlier defeat this…
Special to The Clinton Courier Live Oaks Golf Club’s Senior Men’s Golf Association recently announced the results of the 2021 Senior Men’s Championship tournament. Pictured (l to r) are Larry Makamson, championship flight low net; Wendell Cox, first flight low net; Jerry Villeret, first flight low gross; and Rudy Irwin, championship flight low gross and…
By Datti Jinkiri Brilla Soccer Ministries recently announced the formation of the Global Football Alliance. The Global Football Alliance is a collective of ministries that are using the sport of soccer as a ministry platform. The purpose of the collective is to “organize soccer ministries around the globe for strategic planning, support and project assistance.”…