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The East Mississippi Community College rodeo team will host the Annual Intercollegiate Rodeo beginning Thursday in Meridian.

Rodeo team enjoys successful spring season opener

MERIDIAN — East Mississippi Community College successfully opened the spring portion of the 2020-21 collegiate rodeo season this past weekend by winning the women’s team competition and finishing as men’s runners-up while hosting the school’s 9th Annual Intercollegiate Rodeo. more

From school reports | 3/24/21

EMCC rodeo team set to host annual collegiate event in Meridian

SCOOBA — Exciting collegiate rodeo action returns to the Lauderdale County Agri-Center this week as East Mississippi Community College’s 9th Annual Intercollegiate Rodeo kicks off Thursday in Meridian. The three-day event will conclude with Saturday night’s championship round. more

From school report | 3/17/21

Kemper County's Alfred Love (5) drives against Booneville's L.J. Shumpert at the MHSAA State Basketball Tournament semifinals on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Miss.

State basketball playoffs

The 2020-2021 basketball season came to an end for the Kemper County High School boys and girls basketball teams last Wednesday in the semifinals of the Mississippi High School Activities Association state basketball tournaments. more

3/10/21

Wilson looking forward to all-star game

Kemper Academy’s Cash Wilson will play his final high school basketball game Thursday when he competes in the Mid-South Independent Schools Association’s Class 1A-2A all-star game. more

By Steve Swogetinsky | 3/10/21

aTy’Asia Bohannon (32) takes a shot for the Kemper County Lady Wildcats in an earlier game. The Lady Wildcats defeated West Marion 49-21 Monday night in the first round of the playoffs.

Kemper County teams advance in state tournament

Both Kemper County basketball teams claimed victories over West Marion Monday night in the first round of the Mississippi High School Activities Association basketball tournament, more

By STEVE Swogetinsky | 2/23/21

Kemper County teams capture region championships

Both Kemper County High School basketball teams captured their respective Region 5-3A basketball championship this past Friday night on their own court in DeKalb. more

By Steve Swogetinsky | 2/16/21

Kemper Academy enters north state

The Kemper Academy basketball teams have advanced to the Mid-South Independent Schools Association Class 1A-2A North State tournament. more

2/9/21

KA JV teams take second

The Kemper Academy Junior Varsity Boys and Girls basketball teams won second place in the District Tournament this past Saturday at Hebron Academy. more

2/2/21

Wildcats sweep Forest on the court

The Kemper County Wildcats swept a pair of games from Region 5-3A rival Forest on Saturday. more

2/2/21

Lady Lions set to open softball season vs. Holmes

SCOOBA — Back in action following last year’s abbreviated softball season due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lady Lions of East Mississippi Community College are slated to begin the 2021 softball campaign this week with a scheduled home-and-home series against the Lady Bulldogs of Holmes Community College. more

1/26/21

EMCC tips off season with wins over Northwest

SCOOBA/SENATOBIA — The East Mississippi Community College basketball teams successfully tipped off the 2021 season Thursday evening with MACCC North Division wins over Northwest Mississippi. more

1/26/21

East Mississippi women’s basketball coach Sharon Thompson holds the state championship trophy her team won last season, while men’s coach Billy Begley holds the 2019 championship trophy the Lions captured. The East Mississippi teams are preparing to get their season under way.

EMCC basketball teams kick-off season

SCOOBA — Primarily comprised of home-and-home series with intra-divisional opponents, East Mississippi Community College’s 2021 men’s and women’s basketball schedules have been announced. more

1/19/21

Members of the East Mississippi Community College baseball team outside the building that will house the players’ lockers, a dressing room and meeting area. A fundraiser has begun to equip the building’s interior.

Locker room nears completion

A 2,800 square-foot-building has been erected at the Gerald Poole Field baseball complex on EMCC’s Scooba campus that will serve as the baseball team’s locker rooms. Funds are being sought to finish the inside of the building. more

1/19/21

KA basketball teams try to restart seasons

The Kemper Academy basketball teams will try to get their season restarted as the COVID-19 pandemic has kept them sidelined for much of the past two months. more

By Steve Swogetinsky | 1/6/21

Eight former EMCC Lions ink with four-year schools

SCOOBA — Eight former East Mississippi Community College football players signed with four-year universities during lastWednesday’s first day of the NCAA’s early signing period. more

12/22/20

Kemper County's Dicenzo Miller (2) rushes for a first down in the scrimmage against Leake County at the beginning of the season.

Wildcats close out football season

The 2020 football season came to an end for the Kemper County Wildcats as they dropped a 55-20 decision to West Marion in the second round of the Class 3A state playoffs. more

11/17/20

Kemper County Advances in State Class 3A Playoffs

The Kemper County Wildcats opened play in the Class 3A state football playoff last Friday night with a 46-12 victory over Wilkinson County. more

By STEVE SWOGETINSKY | 11/12/20

Dicenzo Miller (2) uses a stiff arm in the Wildcats scrimmage at the start of the season.

Kemper County Wildcats win Region 5-3A championship

The Kemper County Wildcats claimed the Region 5-3A championship Friday night when they defeated Forest 48-46 in prep football action. more

By STEVE SWOGETINSKY | 11/5/20

Betty Lynn Haggard will be coaching the Kemper Academy Rams as they tip off their 2020-2021 season this week.

Haggard returns to coach KA Rams basketball

Betty Lynn Haggard returns to coach the Kemper Academy basketball teams after being away from courtside since 2016. Hall, a 1988 graduate of Kemper Academy, coached both teams starting in 2006. … more

By Steve Swogetinsky | 11/5/20

Dicenzo Miller (2) uses a stiff arm in the Wildcats scrimmage earlier this season.

Wildcats win, set to play for region title

The Kemper County Wildcats exploded for 30 points in the third quarter as they rallied to defeat Southeast Lauderdale 44-9 Friday night in prep football action. more

10/27/20