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East Central News

January 27, 2020

For the first time in program history, both the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ men’s and women’s tennis teams will open the spring season with a national ranking.

The Lady Warriors are No. 20 in the first Oracle/ITA JUCO Women’s Top 25 Poll of the season released Jan. 23 and No 7 in Region III. The Warriors are No. 21 in the men’s poll and No. 8 in Region III.

January 24, 2020


East Central freshman forward Wynter Taylor pushes the ball up the court against Hinds. (EC Photo)

January 22, 2020

An open tryout for the 2020 ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ men’s soccer team will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, at Bailey Stadium on the Decatur campus, announced head men’s soccer coach Kenneth Thompson.

Players will need to bring their own equipment to workout in for the afternoon. All players will have to sign a waiver of liability in order to participate in the tryouts and provide a copy of a current physical.

January 22, 2020

Just a day after being named the MACJC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ sophomore guard Jariyah Covington added to her honors by being selected as the National Junior College Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Division I Player of the Week.

Covington, who prepped at Starkville High School, averaged 23.5 points per contest as the Lady Warriors split a pair of games during the Jan. 13-19 period.

January 22, 2020

The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ basketball teams made the short drive east on I-20 to face MACJC South Division rival Meridian Community College Tuesday, Jan. 21, and came home with a pair of losses.

The Meridian Lady Eagles used a decisive fourth period to pick up a 61-46 win over the Lady Warriors in the opener, while the Eagles came out on top with a hard-fought 87-82 win over the Warriors in the men’s action.

January 21, 2020


ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ guard Jariyah Covington calls the play as the Lady Warriors face Coahoma. (EC Photo)​

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ sophomore guard Jariyah Covington has been selected as the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges’ Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for her play Jan. 13-19.

January 17, 2020


ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ sophomore catcher Anna McNeer (second from right) signs to continue her softball career next year at Belhaven University. She is shown with (from left) grandmother Sue Collums, mother Carol McNeer, and father Billy McNeer. (EC Photo)

January 17, 2020

Registration is underway at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ in Decatur for Spring 2020 Intensive Term II on-campus and online courses.

The last day to register for Spring 2020 Intensive Term II on-campus courses is Thursday, Feb 27. Classes begin on Wednesday, Feb. 26, and end April 30.

Classes offered on the Decatur campus are Introduction to Business, Special Projects in HVAC &  Refrigeration, College Algebra, and Calculus II.

January 21, 2020


Freshman guard JaMichael Wilson puts up a jumper in first half action against Jones. (EC Photo)​