By Datti Jinkiri Yesterday, Mississippi College women’s soccer coach Darryl Longabaugh earned the 300th win of his storied career. Longabaugh’s Lady Choctaws defeated West Georgia 1-0 at home, giving the team their second win in a row. Longabaugh has been the only coach in the program’s history, starting his tenure in 1997. He’s overseen the…

While preparing for the USA Archery Collegiate 3D National Tournament later this month, Mississippi College’s archery team turned in a solid performance while hosting the Mississippi Collegiate State Championship Oct. 2 in Clinton’s Traceway Park. The Blue and Gold archers battles raindrops and misty weather throughout the day to post three first-place and three second-place…

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 this collective is to “organize soccer ministries around the globe for strategic planning, support, and project assistance”. Brilla’s next step…

By Datti Jinkiri Records are meant to be broken, and two Mississippi College athletes have done just that over the past few days. Cross country runner Hunter Kurz and volleyball player Lexie Laurendine have recently etched their names into the school’s record books. Kurz Kurz broke the school’s 8K record at Louisville’s Live in the…

By Datti Jinkiri Mississippi College quarterback DeAnte Smith-Moore was named GSC Offensive Player of the Week after being instrumental in the Choctaws’ 42-21 road win over North Greenville. The sophomore from Cincinnati accounted for five total touchdowns on Saturday. Smith-Moore is the first Mississippi College player since 2019 to be named GSC Offensive Player of…

By Datti Jinkiri Though the USL League Two soccer season is over, Brilla Soccer Ministry’s work continues year-round. The club, which partners with other ministries and groups across the world, recently sent out its monthly newsletter to its supporters, with updates included. Brilla partners with a group in Mexico that recently started a fall soccer…

By Datti Jinkiri The Gulf South Conference chose four Mississippi College athletes as the recipients of its weekly awards. The cross country trio of Adam Gomez, Ava Dickerson, and Caroline Perry took home all of the conference’s cross country awards, while men’s soccer player Noah Wagner also tallied an individual honor. Gomez was named both…

By Datti Jinkiri The Clinton High School cross country teams hosted the Clinton Arrow XC Invitational on Saturday. Both teams had a quality meet, racking up multiple top-ten finishes between them. The Arrows finished in fourth in the boys’ Black Division, while the Lady Arrows tallied a third-place finish in the girls’ Black Division. Boys…

By Datti Jinkiri After winning their first two GSC soccer matches on the road, the Mississippi College Lady Choctaws returned home for two games this weekend.  A loss to GSC leaders (and nationally-ranked) Lee ended the Lady Choctaws’ four-game winning streak, but the ladies recovered by topping Shorter 4-0. With three wins in conference play,…