September 28, 2018
Freshman defensive lineman Ronnie Thomas brings down EMCC quarterback Vijay Miller in first half action. (EC Photo)​
It took a last-second field goal for the No. 1 football team in the nation to escape Decatur with a win.
September 28, 2018
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s DECA is sponsoring a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-themed Escape Room on the Decatur campus Oct. 15 to Nov. 2 with all proceeds to support the activities of the student organization.
September 27, 2018
The Jones College Bobcats netted nine goals in the final 23 minutes of action to post a 14-3 soccer win over the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Warriors in non-division action Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Decatur.
The match was played on the turf in Bailey Stadium due to the wet conditions at the Soccer Field.
The Jones Bobcats only led 3-2 at the half and then 5-3 with 23 minutes remaining before a flurry of activity resulted in a 9-0 goal run by Jones for the big win.
September 26, 2018
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ softball program is hosting its 2018 Thankful Prospects Camp the Saturday before Thanksgiving for several age groups.
The camp will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, at the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Softball Complex on the campus in Decatur. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The cost is $100 per player if paid by Nov. 3, or $110 per player if paid on the day of the camp.
The camp is open to all softball players who will graduate high school from 2019-2024.
September 26, 2018
Visiting LSU-Eunice got two goals in each half to defeat the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Lady Warriors 4-1 in the first-ever meeting between the two programs Tuesday, Sept. 25, at the Soccer Field in Decatur.
The Lady Bengals from Eunice, La., are in their first season playing NJCAA Region 23 soccer.
East Central’s lone goal came off the foot of freshman forward Macey Spencer of Florence unassisted early in the second half.
September 24, 2018
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ alumni Aubry Cox of Carthage, a former Warrior basketball standout, and Kristin Chaney of Little Rock, a former basketball and softball standout and the college’s only two-sport All-American, will join the college’s Athletic Hall of Fame Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, when ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ holds its annual Homecoming festivities on the Decatur campus.
September 24, 2018
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ alumni George Taylor of Forest, retired vice chairman of Community Bank of Mississippi, and Gina Hollingsworth Gordon, gifted education teacher with the Newton Municipal School District, will be recognized as Alumnus and Alumna of the Year, respectively, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, when the college holds its annual Homecoming festivities on the Decatur campus.
September 22, 2018
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Lady Warriors shutout an opponent for the first time since the opening match of the season, while the Warriors fell to an undefeated opponent for the second straight match as Southwest Mississippi visited Decatur on Friday, Sept. 21.
The Lady Warriors beat the Lady Bears 3-0 in the opening match, while the Warriors fell 7-2 to the Bears in the nightcap. The matches were played in Bailey Stadium on the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ campus.
