By Datti Jinkiri Friday nights in the fall are notable for their important place in the hearts of football fans in Clinton. Countless Arrow football standouts and future professionals have made their mark on the gridiron over the years. However, the talent pipeline doesn’t start from scratch. The Clinton Junior High football team deputizes as…
The Clinton Arrows Swim Team competed against Madison Central, Germantown, and Ridgeland High Schools on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at the GRIT pool in Flowood. This was a great qualifying meet in which more Clinton athletes achieved times that qualified them to compete at the North Half State Meet to be held in mid-October. Swimmers…
By Datti Jinkiri After finishing the 2020 season with high finishes in the GSC Championships, the Mississippi College cross country teams have gotten off to a blazing start this season. Both the men’s and women’s teams opened with two straight team victories, winning both the MC Season Opener and the North Alabama Invitational. As the…
The Hinds Community College Eagles grabbed the 18-13 win over Northeast Mississippi Community College Thursday evening (Sept. 16). This win was a direct result of the four turnovers by the Eagle defense and the 10 points contributed by freshman placekicker Ben Duncan (Florence). Early in the game, the Eagle defense forced a Northeast safety, giving…
By Datti Jinkiri Like many other athletes, 2019 Clinton High School graduate Tucker Barefoot plied his trade in multiple sports. He was a standout in both football and soccer in high school. Barefoot handled kicking and punting duties for the Arrow football team. In the Arrows’ Class 6A State Championship season of 2016, he played…
By Danny C. Davis After two games, Clinton High School seems to be off to a good start on the 2021 season. Clinton began the season 170 miles to the south and a couple miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, taking a long bus ride to Ocean Springs on August 26. The ninth-ranked Arrows…
By Datti Jinkiri Over the past few years, Clinton has arguably become the most talent-rich track and field city in the state. Clinton High School has won a combined nine MHSAA Class 6A Track and Field Championships since 2013. Coached by Johnathan Perkins and other staff members, young men and women pass through the successful…
The Utica Bulldogs men’s basketball coaching staff is expanding with the arrivals of Jordan Whittington and Sam Waniewski. New graduate assistant for the Hinds CC Basketball team, Jordan Whittington spent last season as an assistant boys basketball coach at Madison Central High School, where he was a 2015 graduate. In 2018, Whittington was named co-head…
Special to The Clinton Courier Late last month, the Clinton Arrows Swim Team competed in their first squad meet against Germantown and Newton County High School teams. The Clinton Arrow boys placed first at the meet at the Cypress Lake swimming pool in Madison. Swimmers that placed in the top three of their events included:…
By Datti Jinkiri Clinton High School graduate Terrance Newell was named as one of the Gulf South Conference’s (GSC) top newcomers. He is a defensive back for the University of West Alabama. Newell transferred to West Alabama from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. After switching to defensive back from wide receiver, Newell racked up 35…