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…
By Datti Jinkiri The Mississippi College men’s soccer team is back on track. After dropping their opening two matches in Florida last weekend, the Choctaws picked up a huge 5-0 home win over Ouachita Baptist yesterday afternoon. The Choctaws scored three first-half goals and coasted to a victory over the visitors from Arkansas. Graduate student…
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. Here are the updates: Mexico Brilla partners with a group in Mexico that recently started a fall soccer tournament…
The Mississippi College Men and Women’s soccer team both started their season this past weekend. The Choctaws fell 1-0 in their season opener against Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Thursday night (Sept. 2). It was a tight game with each team getting some chances, but Nova Southeastern was able to find the…
By Mike Christensen On November 16, 2019, the Mississippi College football team left the field at Robinson-Hale Stadium riding a wave of positive momentum. The Choctaws had just beaten archrival Delta State for the first time since 1993, a resounding 37-13 victory, and finished their season with a 5-5 record, their best since returning to…