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.”…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. – The Mississippi College women’s basketball team opened their season with back-to-back games against LeMoyne-Owen and Tuskegee. They topped LeMoyne-Owen 46-41 before falling to Tuskegee 63-45. In the LeMoyne-Owen victory, freshman forward Amelia Bell led the way with 12 points and nine rebounds. Kyiah Julian, a guard, added 10 points. Ally Alford came…
By Datti Jinkiri Last month, 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 in mid-October, giving the team their second win in a row at that point in the season. Longabaugh has been the only coach in the program’s…
By Datti Jinkiri Kimani Hamilton, one of the best boys’ basketball players in the state, made his eagerly awaited college decision today. The talented Clinton High School athlete committed to play at the next level with Mississippi State. Hamilton was deciding between Mississippi State, Alabama, and Ole Miss. The 6-foot-8 small forward narrowed his decision…
By Datti Jinkiri Clinton High School senior kicker Luke Hopkins was named Scorebook Live’s Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week yesterday. He earned the honor after accumulating 37.11% of the 76,000 plus votes that were cast this past week. Hopkins won the honor after drilling a 40-yard field goal with no time remaining on…