EMCC basketball picks up a pair of wins over Coahoma Community College
The Lions men picked up a 75-72 decision in Clarksdale, while the women won 65-45 in Scooba.
EMCC basketball coaches prepare for a season set to pose new challenges
“Nobody knows what the next step is,” men’s coach Billy Begley said. “You’ve got to be prepared for whatever comes.”
MACC delays start of football season two weeks
The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges (formerly the MACJC) also cut one regular-season game from this fall’s schedule.
West Point product, EMCC freshman forward Ja’Mia Hollings leading Lions in standout season
Helping the Lions to a 19-2 start and a 10-0 record in division play, Hollings has won the conference’s player of the week award twice this season.
‘The spoke of the wheel’: How Abby Jenkins grew into her role as EMCC’s athletic academic advisor
Winning national awards and setting school records in the process, Jenkins called herself “the facilitator of the chaos” that ensues among teachers, coaches and student-athletes in Scooba.
West Point product, EMCC freshman Ja’Mia Hollings earns another MACJC player of the week distinction
Hollings had her ninth double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds in an overtime win over Itawamba Community College on Thursday.
EMCC women’s basketball ekes out narrow road win over Snead State CC
The Lions navigated a tight contest Monday taking home a three-point road win in Boaz, Alabama.
East Mississippi concludes fall rodeo slate at Murray State-hosted event
The East Mississippi Community College rodeo teams closed out the fall portion of their NIRA Ozark Region schedule with a third-place women’s finish and a fourth-place men’s showing at the Murray State University Racer Roundup this past weekend. The three-day collegiate rodeo concluded Saturday night at the Bill Cherry Expo Center.
Close friends since seventh grade, Heritage Academy’s Seth Harris and Banks Hyde sign together to local junior colleges
The two Patriots seniors signed their letters of intent Friday in the school library. Harris is headed to EMCC, and Hyde will play at Pearl River.
How two New Hope teammates went from playing baseball at Propst Park to the EMCC sports hall of fame
Rodney Batts and Chris Chism grew up together, played high school baseball at New Hope together and attended EMCC together. This weekend, they’ll be inducted into EMCC’s sports hall of fame together.
‘Pray for this county,’ sheriff says after 2 wrecks kill 11
A Mississippi sheriff is asking for prayers for his community after two wrecks claimed 11 lives in his mostly rural county this week.