At 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, the Commons was transformed from a fluorescent study hall and hangout to a warm and intimate parlor, dimly lit by soft, white, star-like string lights. The audience of mostly MC students was situated on the floor, crisscross or in gray sofa chairs, or standing in circles. Many wore... Continue Reading →
The Choctaws Look To Push The Basketball This Season And Play With More Pace. By Corey Rholdon, Sports Editor
The Mississippi College men’s basketball team started their preseason practices last week. The team looks to take the next step this season and make it to the GSC tournament after coming up short last year. The Choctaws are looking to push the ball and play at a faster pace this season. Junior forward Brandon Boston... Continue Reading →
Preseason Practice: It’s Game Time By Marquisha Mathis
A quote from Allen Iverson says, “When you’re not practicing, someone else is getting better.” The game of basketball is not just a man’s sport. It began long ago for women and still is evolving to this day. The women’s basketball team is back in action and is ready to get back on the court.... Continue Reading →
Choctaws get ready for Homecoming vs. 3rd ranked West Georgia By, Mary Elizabeth Ballard
The screams of the crowded spectators, the thrumming beat of the drumline, the clatter of equipment colliding during a tackle, and the rush of adrenaline as you see the ball soar after kickoff: these sounds and sights let you know that we are in the thick of football season. Homecoming is always a highly... Continue Reading →
Striding to the Finish By: Damon Wright
The fall sports for Mississippi College are beginning to wrap up, and these teams are no strangers to finishing strong. The Choctaw football team beat the Shorter Hawks on a late-game pick six, the men’s soccer team has come from a 2-0 deficit to beat out rival Delta State, and the women’s soccer team has... Continue Reading →
Lady Choctaws fall just short in ‘Match of the Century’ By Elliot Reeder
Texas vs. USC in 2005, Michigan vs. Ohio State in 2006 and LSU vs. Alabama in 2011: these are all recent occurrences in College Football of matchups between the #1 and #2 ranked teams and were all called “game of the century.” When Mississippi College and West Florida met in women’s soccer on Thursday, Oct.... Continue Reading →
Defense and Leadership Has Led to the Lady Choctaws 5-1 Start! By Corey Rholdon, Sports Editor
The Mississippi College Lady Choctaws are currently ranked 22nd in the country, and have started out the season with a 5-1 record. A big reason for that is defense; MC started out GSC play with 3 straight road games and in those games, the opposing team has scored 0 goals. After waiting two years, goalkeeper... Continue Reading →
Football’s Hot Start By Elliot Reeder
A hot start to the season has given the Mississippi College Choctaw Football team a renewed sense of energy and confidence as they head into Gulf South Conference play. The Choctaws have opened up the season with two home non-conference wins over Clark-Atlanta (31-30) and Southwest Baptist (34-9) respectively, and they have opened up the... Continue Reading →
From Hollywood to A.E Wood, Kendall Platt’s Star Keeps Getting Brighter. By Corey Rholdon, Sports Editor
The Mississippi College volleyball team has a new phenom from Hollywood. Freshman Kendall Platt has made an immediate impact for the Lady Choctaws, breaking a school record with 23 kills against Southern Arkansas and being the first MC volleyball player to be named GSC Freshmen of the Week since rejoining the GSC in 2014. Platt... Continue Reading →
On Pace for Greatness By: Damon Wright
One of the key components to a consistently successful program comes down to a little thing called attention to detail. Attention to detail, a frequent saying expressed by the Mississippi College head strength and conditioning Coach Michael Shumaker, is the constant notice and appreciation of the little things that make an entire unit function. The... Continue Reading →
Josh Robinson: GSC Player of the Week By: Sadie Wise
Mississippi College’s Joshua Robinson was named GSC Player of the Week after his top notch performance in the team’s season opener against Nova Southeastern. The senior forward is from London, England, and this is his fourth year being with the Choctaws. “I’m very happy about being named Player of the Week,” Robinson said. “I’m really... Continue Reading →
Choctaws Start Off 2018 Season With A Bang, Edge Clark Atlanta 31-30 By Josh Clark
Heroes can come in all shapes and sizes. A hero might be a large, green Hulk tearing through a city. Then again, it might also be a small but faithful David taking down a heaping Goliath, but heroes, whether likely or unlikely, can be found in any number of scenarios. That includes the first game... Continue Reading →
Men’s Soccer prepares for a tough non-conference schedule By Corey Rholdon, Sports Editor
The Mississippi College Men’s soccer team started last season off with an 8-0-1 record but injures and tough losses kept the Choctaws out of the NCAA tournament. MC hopes to stay healthy this season with a roster that has a talented group of freshmen and a veteran core. Coach Kevin Johns believes that this team... Continue Reading →
New Year, New Coach, Same Goal By: Damon Wright
The 2018-2019 school year has begun and there is a new intoxicating aura of positivity on the Mississippi College campus. MC has ushered in Dr. Blake Thompson as its new president; he brings a youthful excitement with him and is looking to take the university to heights it has never been before. The football team... Continue Reading →
Mississippi College Women’s Soccer team is ready to compete for the GSC Title By Elliot Reeder
The Mississippi College Women’s Soccer team made great strides a season ago, finishing 2nd in the GSC Conference Tournament and earning a spot in the NCAA Regionals with a 15-4-1 record, but Head Coach Darryl Longabaugh is making sure his team doesn’t get too focused on last year’s results, including two tough postseason losses to... Continue Reading →
Seeing Double By: Sadie Wise
Fall semester is in full swing at Mississippi College, which can only mean one thing: football season is upon us. With the start of a new school year comes the beginning of a new athletic year as well. The Choctaws have added a new offensive coordinator, Coach Tommy Laurendine. Coach Laurendine is joining the Mississippi... Continue Reading →
The MC Baseball Team Hits a Wall, but Looks to the Future, Corey Rholdon, sports editor
The Mississippi College baseball team is looking to get past the “Dog Days” of the season. After starting the year 18-4, the Choctaws baseball team has hit a rough patch, going 4-5 in their past 9 games, but Mississippi College ace Chris Crosby and catcher Brandon Broussard believes the team will get back to their... Continue Reading →
Mississippi College Softball: A Championship Culture By: Sadie Wise
Mississippi College’s softball team has established a winning culture over the last few years. The team won the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Championship in 2016, and brought the Gulf South Conference Championship title to Clinton in 2017. As they approach the conclusion of regular season play, the Lady Choctaws have one thing... Continue Reading →
Choctaw Football Team Continues Spring Practices By Madison Brown,
The Choctaw football team began spring practices earlier this semester and is already making adjustments. Athletic Director Mike Jones announced in January that both Paul Rasmussen and Tommy Laurendine would join the Choctaw coaching staff as the new defensive line coach and offensive coordinator. Along with additions to the roster and coaching staff, the Choctaws... Continue Reading →
Player Profile: Brenna Keller, By Carlie Prescott
Senior women’s tennis captain Brenna Keller hopes to leave a lasting impact on Mississippi College tennis, this being her last season playing tennis for Mississippi College. Keller said it is bittersweet for such a huge chapter of her life to be coming to an end. Before coming to Mississippi College, Keller was in the... Continue Reading →
Mississippi College Baseball Team is on Fire, Winning 10 of Their First 12 Games. Corey Rholdon, Sports Editor
The Choctaws baseball team has gotten off to a hot start. The team has won 10 of its first 12 ballgames including 4 against ranked opponents. Mississippi College needed to get off to a good start this season especially after starting 2-17 at the beginning of last season. MC did turn their season around last... Continue Reading →
Lady Choctaws Finding Their Groove As 2018 Season Gets Into Full Swing Josh Clark,
A season in any sport is kind of like a ball of clay in the hands of a potter. It may be solid in the beginning, but it’s got some obvious flaws. It may be rough, misshapen, or even unbalanced. But that’s why the potter is there to smooth everything out and turn it into... Continue Reading →
Strong Out the Gates By: Damon Wright
There is just something about spring time that gets everybody in a good mood. Whether it be the changing of the weather, the exciting feeling of spring break, or even all the midterms we will all do great on (okay, maybe not those). One thing is for certain though: Choctaw spring sports have started, and... Continue Reading →
There’s a New Family in Town Madison Brown, Contributing Writer
Tommy and Shawna Laurendine are the newest additions to the Choctaw coaching staff at Mississippi College. Individually, the Laurendines have a lengthy resume of coaching experience, but Mississippi College is only the fourth university they have coached at together. The husband and wife team spent six years as head coaches for volleyball and football at... Continue Reading →
“Go Big or Go Home” By: Sadie Wise
A.E. Wood Coliseum just got a whole lot brighter. On Feb. 9, two new scoreboards were installed in the Golden Dome at Mississippi College. The boards have been a long-awaited upgrade, as the old ones had been up for almost two decades. The old boards included basic functions like keeping score and time, but now,... Continue Reading →
Really Big Rings for a Really Big Team by Corey Rholdon.
The Mississippi College softball team has built a foundation of success the past few seasons. The team won the NCCAA championship in 2016 and won the GSC tournament last season. The team has centered their culture on family and Christ, and that has helped them get through all of the ups and downs of the... Continue Reading →
One Final Game in A.E. Wood by Madison Brown.
Mississippi College held the men’s basketball senior night on Wednesday evening in A. E. Wood Coliseum. Four senior athletes and their families were honored before their last home game of the 2017-2018 season. Antonio Johnson, Otis Harvey, Xavion Dillon, and Ricky Breakfield joined their families in center court to be recognized in front of the... Continue Reading →
The Golf Team: A New Contender; A New Threat by Sadie Wise.
The Mississippi College men’s golf team is set to start their spring season on Monday, Feb. 26, at Spring Hill College for the Badger Invitational. The team is coached by John McMath, who recently retired from the mathematics department at Mississippi College. Over the last several years, McMath has seen many differences in the program... Continue Reading →
Former Mississippi College Choctaw is enjoying success in the CFL, by Corey Rholdon, Sport Editor
Former Mississippi College football star Chris Lyles is enjoying success in the Canadian Football League. Lyles signed a two year deal with the Saskatchewan Roughriders last May after he was released from the Indianapolis Colts rookie mini-camp. The main goal for Chris Lyles is to one day reach the NFL, but for right now he... Continue Reading →
Choctaw Baseball Is Back And Hungry For More: 2018 Preview Edition By Josh Clark
A lot of words can be used to describe a baseball team that starts their season with a record of 2-17. Pathetic, sorry, and unimpressive could all fall into that category. But what about the word hungry or determined? That’s highly unlikely, right? Well, the 2017 Mississippi College baseball team obviously wasn’t one for following... Continue Reading →
Donovan Ham’s basketball IQ and pedigree are helping the Choctaws take the next Step this season. Corey Rholdon, Sports Editor
The Mississippi College Men’s Basketball Team has gotten out to its best start since rejoining the GSC in 2014. A big reason for that is junior transfer Donovan Ham, who came from Georgia Highlands College. Before that, Ham played at Texas Tech. Ham averages 14.6 points per game, 5.9 rebounds, and 3 assists for the... Continue Reading →
The Oh Hellos Deliver with “Dear Wormwood”
March 22, 2016 Less than a month ago, I had never heard of the Oh Hellos, but now they are one of my favorite bands to listen to. I was skeptical at first since I don’t normally gravitate towards the folk genre, but after listening to “Dear Wormwood,” their newest album, I was converted,... Continue Reading →
New BSU Leaders Expect Great Things
March 22, 2016 The Baptist Student Union has experienced changes in leadership this semester with both a new Director and Associate Director. In January, former Associate Director Mandy Phillips was officially named Director. Then, on Feb. 22, MC graduate Ryan Bain worked his first day as the associate director. Phillips had previously served as... Continue Reading →
On the Verge of a Big Step Forward By Elliot Reeder,
After an up-and-down and injury-riddled start to the season, the Mississippi College Volleyball team feels they are on the verge of taking a big step forward. First year Head Coach Shawna Laurendine said, “I’m really looking forward to having everybody healthy, and seeing what we can actually do once we get everybody healthy, and have... Continue Reading →
Camaraderie Carries the Choctaws By: Damon Wright
In the history of sports, there have been many good teams: teams that have enough talent to take themselves deep into a playoff or tournament in hopes of playing for a national championship and realizing the dream of being immortalized in the history books as the best team of that specific year. These good teams... Continue Reading →
