By Datti Jinkiri Clinton native Luke Bryant had been waiting for the opportunity to get back on the soccer field for Davidson College. The 2020 Clinton High School graduate anticipated having his freshman season at the North Carolina-based college in the Fall of 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic had other plans for Bryant and his…
By Danny C. Davis A year ago, the Clinton Arrows celebrated 100 years of playing football with a most unusual playoff run. Clinton had not made the playoffs since the Cam Akers Class 6A Championship season in 2016. But, in the end, the Arrows in the COVID-19 2020 season ended the season just one play…
By Danny C. Davis The Clinton Arrows offense averaged almost 30 points a game a year ago and scored 35 points on Starkville and 27 on Oxford, two of the best defenses in Class 6A a year ago. Arrow offensive coordinator Lee Martin feels Clinton can again score a lot of points every game this…
By Datti Jinkiri The Mississippi College women’s cross country team was picked by the GSC coaches to finish second in the conference this season. The Lady Choctaws earned two of the 13 first-place votes and accumulated 133 points in the poll. The Lady Choctaws will have some veteran leadership, as graduate students Madeline Campbell and…
By Datti Jinkiri The Mississippi College men’s cross country was picked by the GSC coaches to finish in third in the conference this season. The Choctaws picked one first-place vote and racked up 96 points in the poll. The Choctaws finished fourth in the GSC Men’s Cross Country Championship last year. Evan Del Rio was…
By Datti Jinkiri The GSC women’s volleyball coaches have picked Mississippi College to finish sixth in the conference this season. During the voting process, the Lady Choctaws accumulated 71 points. The Lady Choctaws had a great Spring Championship Series, finishing with a 7-2 record. They tallied a second-place finish in Group A and topped Lee…
By Datti Jinkiri The Gulf South Conference’s women’s soccer coaches have tabbed Mississippi College as the favorite to win the 2021 conference championship. The Lady Choctaws, who picked up 11 of 13 first-place votes, are followed by Lee, Montevallo, Delta State, and West Florida in the preseason poll. The Lady Choctaws had an undefeated spring,…
By Datti Jinkiri JaKayla Johnson entered her freshman season at Jones College on a mission. The 2020 Clinton High School graduate had finished her high school career with an MHSAA Class 6A runner-up finish as well as four straight playoff appearances. She carried that momentum into what turned out to be a phenomenal debut season…
By Taylor McKay Hathorn The Clinton Public School District’s Board of Trustees made quick work of a relatively brief agenda, beginning the meeting with an update from Mark Pipper with Bailey Project Management. Pipper told the Board that the extensive renovations at Lovett Elementary School were nearly complete, as the majority of the remaining punchlist…
By Datti Jinkiri The men’s soccer coaches of the Gulf South Conference have picked the Mississippi College Choctaws men’s soccer team to win the conference this season. The Choctaws sit at the summit the preseason poll with 105 points and were followed closely by West Florida, Auburn Montgomery, Lee, and Union. The Choctaws lead the…