SPORTS
18 gridders honored by MACCC
Eighteen members of Co-Lin’s football Wolves have been selected by the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) to its All-South Team. Five Wolves earned First Team honors -- running back Johnnie Daniels (Crystal Springs), defensive lineman Billy Pullen (Kaufman, Texas), wide receiver Jaylen Smith (Jacksonville, Florida), defensive back Navarion Benson (Crystal Springs), and offensive lineman Zane Hooper (Denham Springs, Louisiana). It was the second time Smith made an all-conference team.
Lady Bears win 3rd consecutive title
Brookhaven women’s soccer team, the Lady Bears, have won their third consecutive national title and their fifth national title, setting a record for the National Junior College Athletic Association for Division III women’s soccer. Jimmy Elder, head coach of the Lady Bears, said he was incredibly proud of...
Bears score big in 106-70 game
The Brookhaven Bears men’s basketball team left the home court with smiling faces on Nov. 21, having secured a 106-70 win against Jacksonville College’s Jaguars. The game was not a close one. From the beginning, the Bears took the lead and maintained it throughout both halves. Guard Grant...
Class of 2024: Abby Grace Richardson
STARKVILLE – Fresh off an NJCAA National Championship, Abby Grace Richardson signed with Mississippi State softball out of Copiah-Lincoln CC in November. The catcher and infielder was a Third Team All-American this past spring and set Co-Lin records with 80 RBIs and 24 home runs in her freshman season. Along the way, she crushed a grand slam in the national championship game and was named the NJCAA World Series MVP.
Panther named Heisman Scholarship winner in Mississippi
BROOKHAVEN — Ole Brook senior Bryce Smith has earned another honor this year. Readers may remember Smith from winning the KDMC Comeback Player award earlier this fall. Smith suffered a brutal knee injury in the 2022 football season and wasn’t sure if he was going to play again. Remarkably, he managed to make a comeback […] The post Panther named Heisman Scholarship winner in Mississippi appeared first on Daily Leader.
Co-Lin fifth ranked in NJCAA
With a 13-0 victory over Hinds Community College in its season finale, the Co-Lin Wolves are number five in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) football rankings and sit poised to meet all comers in the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) football playoffs at Stone Stadium in Wesson with an 8-1 overall record and 5-1 among their South Division opponents -- besting everyone else in the conference and division.
Lamar boys pick up midseason win, girls fall short
Lamar's girls and boys basketball teams faced off against Brookhaven Academy at home on Friday in rematches with the Cougars, who topped both teams in matchups earlier this season. Lamar's girls team fell short of a comeback after giving up...
Rebelettes record 2 blowout wins on the court
The Leake Academy girls rebounded from their first loss of the season to take two blowout wins last week. The Rebelettes hammered Brookhaven in a rematch of last year’s 5A title game and also pounded Copiah 57-26. The Rebels split a pair of contests, beating Brookhaven 64-30 on Monday...