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Tuesday, February 27, 2001
Lady Rangers eye state championship bout
with Jones after 73-63 romp over Lady 'Cats
Northwest men, Co-Lin to square off for men's title tonight

WESSON   Northwest Mississippi Community College's Lady Rangers romped over Pearl River's Lady Wildcats 73-63 here Monday in the MACJC State Tournament and earned a state championship berth against Jones tonight...more
Sunday, February 25, 2001
PRCC women fall to Co-Lin
POPLARVILLE  Pearl River Community College's Lady Wildcats fell to Copiah-Lincoln 6-3 in women's South Division tennis action here Saturday...more
Sunday, February 25, 2001
PRCC men fall to Co-Lin
POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College's Wildcats fell to Copiah-Lincoln 8-1 in  men's South Division tennis action here Friday...more
Sunday, February 25, 2001
PRCC splits with Hinds in Raymond
RAYMOND   The Pearl River Community College men's and women's tennis teams split with Hinds here Thursday with the Lady Wildcats winning 7-2 and the Wildcats losing 9-0...more
Sunday, February 25, 2001
Cochran speaks at Rotary celebration; Askew receives award
POPLARVILLE - U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) was the guest speaker for the Poplarville Rotary Club's 75th anniversary celebration recently in Olivia Bender Cafeteria on the Pearl River Community College campus...more
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Lady Bobcats wipe out Lady Wildcats 72-52
to claim 2001 South Division championship
JCJC women enter next week's State Tournament as South's No. 1 seed
SUMMIT   Jones County Junior College won the 2001 MACJC South Division women's basketball championship in grand style here Thursday, dominating Pearl River Community College 72-52 and now enter next week's State Tournament in Wesson as the South's No. 1 seed...more
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
PRCC test site for ACT exams
POPLARVILLE  - Pearl River Community College is a participating institution in the American College Testing (ACT) program and serves as a testing center on all national test dates...more
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
PRCC program seeking students
HATTIESBURG - The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program at Pearl River Community College, located on the Forrest County Center in Hattiesburg, is seeking interested students...more
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
GED test dates are announced at PRCC
POPLARVILLE - Dates have been set to take the General Education Development (GED) test on Pearl River Community College’s Hattiesburg and Poplarville campuses...more
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
PRCC cheerleader tryouts set April 7 
POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College 2001-02 cheerleader tryouts will be held Saturday, April 7, in M.R. White Coliseum on the PRCC campus, starting at noon...more
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
PRCC drops Meridian 15-11
MERIDIAN   Pearl River Community College's Wildcats improved to 3-6 overall with a 15-11 non-division victory over Meridian here Thursday...more
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Lady Wildcats play for South Division title tonight
after stunning double-OT win over Copiah-Lincoln
Top-seeded PRCC men eliminated by JCJC's 102-71 blow out
SUMMIT   Pearl River Community College pulled off what is likely the biggest upset in Lady Wildcat basketball history here Wednesday, stunning top-seeded and previously-undefeated Copiah-Lincoln 89-85 in double overtime in the MACJC South Division Tournament...more
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Lady Wildcats snap losing streak with 70-62 victory
over host Southwest in South Division Tournament
PRCC women move to second round to face nationally-ranked Co-Lin;
Top-seeded Wildcats open tourney play against Jones today at 4 p.m.
SUMMIT   Pearl River Community College's Lady Wildcats couldn't have snapped their five-game losing streak at a better time...more
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Pearl River sweeps Jones in 2001 tennis openers
POPLARVILLE  Pearl River Community College's men's and women's tennis teams opened their 2001 season in grand style here Tuesday, sweeping arch-rival Jones 6-3 and 6-3...more
Tuesday, February 20, 2001
Lady Wildcats make softball history
in first-ever fast-pitch doubleheader
Pensacola sweeps Pearl River 4-1, 6-0 at Timberton in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG   Pearl River Community College made history here Monday with its inauguration  into the world of women's fast-pitch softball...more
Monday, February 19, 2001
Pearl River splits with Bishop
POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College's Wildcats picked up their second victory of the 2001 baseball season here Saturday, winning the first game of a doubleheader with Bishop State 9-8...more
Monday, February 19, 2001
Top-seeded Pearl River men enter post-season
tournament with eyes on South Division crown
Wildcats open tournament play Wednesday; No. 4-seeded Lady Wildcats take on Southwest Tues.
POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College's Wildcat and Lady Wildcat basketball teams begin play in the 2001 MACJC South Division Tournament this week at Southwest Mississippi Community College in Summit...more
Saturday, February 17, 2001
Naylor featured speaker for PRCC Black History program 
POPLARVILLE - Public relations executive Henry E. Naylor of Hattiesburg will be the featured speaker for the 21st annual Black History Month program at Pearl River Community College...more
Friday, February 16, 2001
Wildcats clinch South Division
crown with win over Bulldogs
Pearl River men take 87-79 victory, while Lady Wildcats
lose fifth straight in 70-61 setback to end regular season
POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College's Wildcats enter next week's South Division Tournament as the No. 1 seed, after disposing of arch-rival Mississippi Gulf Coast 87-79 to clinch the division's 2001 regular season title here Thursday in M.R. White Coliseum...more
Friday, February 16, 2001
Pensacola 6-2 winner over PRCC
PRCC falls to 1-5 overall, doubleheader with Bishop State Saturday
POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College picked up its fifth loss of the 2001 baseball season here Thursday, falling to Pensacola 6-2 in non-division baseball action...more
Tuesday, February 13, 2001
Wildcats clinch South Division
crown with win over Bulldogs
Pearl River men take 87-79 victory, while Lady Wildcats
lose fifth straight in 70-61 setback to end regular season
POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College's Wildcats enter next week's South Division Tournament as the No. 1 seed, after disposing of arch-rival Mississippi Gulf Coast 87-79 to clinch the division's 2001 regular season title here Thursday in M.R. White Coliseum...more
Tuesday, February 13, 2001
PRCC board hears report on master plan
POPLARVILLE - The Pearl River Community College Board of Trustees heard a report from a Mississippi architectural firm, assigned to draw up a master plan for the college that includes both the Poplarville and Hattiesburg campuses, Tuesday during the regular February meeting...more
Tuesday, February 13, 2001
Pearl River home baseball opener postponed until
Thursday; 2001 tennis season opener also postponed
POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College's home baseball opener against Pensacola and men's and women's tennis season opener scheduled for Tuesday have been postponed due to inclement weather..more
Tuesday, February 13, 2001
East Central sweeps Pearl River
Wildcats' 68-64 South Division loss to Warriors sets stage for regular
season championship battle against Gulf Coast Thursday in Poplarville
DECATUR   Pearl River Community College was swept by East Central here Monday in men's and women's South Division basketball action...more
Tuesday, February 13, 2001
Hattiesburg, Petal, Purvis take first places 
in Mississippi Showchoir Contest
POPLARVILLE - Hattiesburg, Petal and Purvis high schools won first places Saturday in the 13th annual Mississippi Showchoir Contest sponsored by the Pearl River Community College Choral Department...more
Friday, February 9, 2001
Bishop State sweeps Pearl River
PRCC falls to 1-4 overall, home opener set Tuesday against Pensacola
MOBILE, Ala.   Pearl River Community College was swept in non-division baseball action here Saturday, falling to Bishop State 8-2 and 8-5...more
Friday, February 9, 2001
PRCC signs 25 from district
POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College signed 25 high school football standouts to grant-in-aid scholarships for 2001 football season...more
Friday, February 9, 2001
PRCC Career Fair links students with employers
POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College students will have a chance to find out information on career choices, job outlook, stability and workforce demand during next Friday's Spring Career Fair in the Technology Center on the school's main campus...more
Friday, February 9, 2001
Wildcats split with Alabama Southern to pick up first victory of 2001 season
PRCC falls 7-1 in first game, then rallies for 12-7 win in nightcap
MONROEVILLE, Ala.   Pearl River Community College's Wildcats picked up their first victory of the 2001 baseball season here Thursday, taking a 12-7 win in the nightcap of  doubleheader with Alabama Southern...more
Friday, February 9, 2001
Co-Lin sweeps Pearl River
Wildcats pick up first South Division loss of year in lopsided 87-67 setback;
Lady 'Cats lose to Lady Wolves by 69-56 score for second time this season
WESSON—Pearl River Community College was swept by rival Copiah-Lincoln in men's and women's South Division basketball action here Thursday...more
Wednesday, February 7, 2001
Mary Ann Mobley, Gary Collins highlight River Extravaganza
POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College's night of food, fun and entertainment is set for 5 p.m. Sunday, April 1, in M.R. White Coliseum...more
Wednesday, February 7, 2001
PRCC falls 9-2 in 2001 baseball opener
PENSACOLA, Fla.   Pearl River Community College's Wildcats opened their 2001 baseball season on a losing note here Tuesday, falling to Pensacola Junior College 9-2...more
Tuesday, February 6, 2001
PRCC softball enters fast-pitch world Feb. 19
POPLARVILLE   A new era in women's softball at Pearl River Community College kicks off Feb. 19 when the Lady Wildcats begin their first season of fast-pitch play...more
Tuesday, February 6, 2001
PRCC tennis season starts Feb. 10
POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College's men's and women's tennis teams put themselves on the map last spring when the Wildcats won their first-ever State-Region 23 championship and Lady Wildcat Pamela Miller of Forrest County AHS took the State-Region 23 No. 2 women's singles title...more
Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Holmes sweeps Pearl River for second time
Wildcats nipped 68-67 in non-division contest; Lady Wildcats fall 66-56
POPLARVILLE   Pearl River Community College was swept by Holmes for the second time this season in men's and women's non-division basketball action Monday in M.R. White Coliseum...more
Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Nightengale's 14th year at PRCC may be big one
POPLARVILLE   Jim Nightengale enters his 14th season as head coach of Pearl River Community College's Wildcat baseball team with plenty of sophomore experience and a beefed up assistant coaching staff...more
Friday, February 2, 2001
No. 1 Pearl River remains unbeaten in South with 79-66 victory over rival JCJC Thursday
Lady Wildcats' win streak ends with 97-84 loss to Lady Bobcats
POPLARVILLE   James Singleton recorded his 14th double-double of the season Thursday and guided the nationally-ranked Pearl River Community College Wildcats to a 79-66 South Division victory over arch-rival Jones here in M.R. White Coliseum...more
Thursday, February 1, 2001
New PRCC coach Maxfield busy on recruiting trail
POPLARVILLE - Scott Maxfield’s first month on the job as head football coach at Pearl River Community College has focused primarily on selling his program to high school prospects...more