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| POPLARVILLE - Pearl River
Community College's 2001 Homecoming court, featuring queen Leigh Ann Smith,
front, a sophomore from Picayune, will be presented at 2:30 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 20, before the PRCC-Gulf Coast football game. Other members of the
Homecoming court include from left: Sophomore maid Lacy Rebecca Christie
of Columbia, sophomore maid Candace Lindsley of Sumrall, Hattiesburg campus
maid Candy Stapleton of Bassfield, freshman maid Abbey Hodge of Diamondhead,
freshman maid Lindsey Miller of Picayune, freshman maid Codi Graves of
Sumrall, sophomore maid Lauren Bales of Picayune, student body maid Lindsay
Green of Columbia, football maid Devin Lee of Picayune and football maid
Millie Graves of Bassfield. |
Tuesday,
October 30, 2001
Pearl
River playoff hopes on line Thursday against East Central
Regular-season
wrap up has BIG ramifications for Wildcats, Warriors
POPLARVILLE
When Pearl River and East Central do battle for the 62nd time on the junior
college gridiron this Thursday at 6:30 p.m., huge post-season ramifications
are on the line...more
Wednesday,
October 24, 2001
Wildcats
comeback spurs 40-34 win over stubborn Northeast
Next
week's East Central clash to decide playoff berth
BOONEVILLE
Pearl River Community College's Wildcats rallied in the final two minutes
here Thursday in Keenam Stadium to take a 40-34 comeback victory over the
Northeast Tigers in non-division juco football action...more
Wednesday,
October 24, 2001
Wildcats
enter State Tourney at Hinds as South's No. 2 seed
Regular
season ended at Holmes-Goodman Tuesday; Lady 'Cats' season over
POPLARVILLE
Pearl River Community College's Wildcat soccer team enters
the
MACJC State Tournament this weekend at Hinds in Raymond after wrapping
up its
regular
season Tuesday at Holmes-Goodman...more
Wednesday,
October 24, 2001
Pearl
River takes on upstart Northeast in Booneville Thursday
Wildcats
cruise into non-division road battle at 6-1
POPLARVILLE
Pearl River Community College's Wildcat football team hits the
road
Thursday for Booneville to take on non-division rival Northeast Mississippi
in a 7
p.m.
clash...more
Monday,
October 22, 2001
Pearl
River blows out Gulf Coast in record-breaking homecoming celebration 52-9
in Poplarville
Wildcats
blow out Bulldogs with record 661 yards of total offense
POPLARVILLE
One expects the unexpected when arch-rivals Pearl River and
Mississippi
Gulf Coast undertake their annual football battle on the gridiron...more
Friday,
October 19, 2001
PRCC
instructor Lowe receives Humanities Council award
POPLARVILLE
- Longtime Pearl River Community College instructor Walter Lowe will receive
the 2001 Humanities Teacher Award issued by the Mississippi Humanities
Council Thursday (Oct. 25) in Moody Hall on the PRCC campus...more
Thursday,
October 18, 2001
Verdon's
two-year stellar career at PRCC propells the Lousiana native into Sports
Hall of Fame All-State guard Conlee Verdon "very deserving of induction"
POPLARVILLE
Long-time Pearl River Community College head men's
basketball
coach Richard Mathis sums up Conlee Verdon's Wildcat career simply: "an
outstanding
player who played big in big games..."more
Thursday,
October 18, 2001
Petal's Drew Causey receives
Holden scholarship
POPLARVILLE - Sophomore
Drew Causey of Petal has been selected to receive the T.D. "Dobie" Holden
Memorial Scholarship for the 2001 fall semester at Pearl River Community
College...more
Thursday,
October 18, 2001
Pearl
River falls 4-3 to Perk in 2001 South Division finale
POPLARVILLE
Pearl River Community College was swept by Mississippi Gulf Coast in men's
and women's South Division soccer action here Wednesday to wrap up both
school's division soccer schedules...more
Wednesday,
October 17, 2001
Pearl
River-Perk rivalry sets stage for Wildcats' homecoming Saturday
POPLARVILLE
Probably the most-heralded rivalry in all of community college football
hits the gridiron for the 69th time Saturday when the Pearl River Wildcats
host the Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs in a key South Division battle
at 3 p.m. here in Dobie Holden Stadium...more
Wednesday,
October 17, 2001
Smith
reigns over PRCC Homecoming festivities
POPLARVILLE
- Leigh Ann Smith of Picayune, the daughter of Larry and Judy Smith of
Picayune, will be crowned queen of Pearl River Community College's Homecoming
court here Saturday afternoon in Dobie Holden Stadium...more
Wednesday,
October 17, 2001
'Cats
clinch post-season berth with 7-2 South Division win over Jones;
Lady
'Cats fall 1-0 in final minutes
POPLARVILLE
Pearl River Community College's Wildcat soccer team clinched a berth in
Oct. 26-27's State Tournament here Saturday with a convincing 7-2 South
Division victory over arch-rival Jones...more
Wednesday,
October 17, 2001
Wildcats
trim Wolves in overtime 20-13 to improve to 3-1 in South
POPLARVILLE
Pearl River Community College quarterback Charlie Reeve hit wide receiver
Otho Graves with a 25-yard touchdown pass on the very first play of overtime
here Saturday to hand South Division rival Copiah-Lincoln a 20-13 setback...more
Tuesday,
October 16, 2001
PRCC to induct 3 into
Sports Hall of Fame
POPLARVILLE
- Pearl River Community College will induct three new members into its
Sports Hall of Fame here Saturday as part of the college's 2001 homecoming
celebration...more
Tuesday,
October 16, 2001
Waits calls his days
at PRCC a great experience
POPLARVILLE
- Following an outstanding athletic career at Hattiesburg High School during
the early 1960s, Mike Waits figured his playing days were over. He
was a three-sport letterman for the Tigers and an All-State and All-Big
8 Conference center-linebacker...more
Tuesday,
October 16, 2001
Hall of Famer Drennan
was mainstay on 1951-52 teams
POPLARVILLE
- The way Joe Drennan tells it, his football playing days would have
ended
at Picayune High School in 1951 if it were not for one man - T.D. "Dobie"
Holden, the legendary head football coach at Pearl River College...more
Tuesday,
October 16, 2001
Berlon Lee to receive
Distinguished Service Award
POPLARVILLE
- Berlon Lee, a 1954 graduate of Pearl River Community College, will receive
the PRCC Distinguished Service Award during homecoming activities Saturday
on the campus...more
Tuesday,
October 16, 2001
Reunions, Sports Hall
of Fame highlight PRCC Homecoming
POPLARVILLE
- Homecoming Day this Saturday at Pearl River Community College will be
packed full of activities including reunions, tours of the campus, an alumni
luncheon and the presentation of the Homecoming court before the PRCC-Gulf
Coast football game at Dobie Holden Stadium...more
Tuesday,
October 16, 2001
Frank Ladner has soft
spot in his heart for Pearl River
POPLARVILLE
- Frank Ladner has always loved Pearl River Community College.
A
retired educator in Hancock County, Ladner has given PRCC plenty of time
since he graduated in 1957...more
Thursday,
October 11, 2001
Wildcats
fall 3-0 to Warriors in key South Division battle in Decatur
PRCC-ECCC
women's game cancelled due to "no show" officials
DECATUR
Pearl River Community College's Wildcats dropped a key South
Division
soccer battle to rival East Central 3-0 here Wednesday and now face a "must
win"
situation Saturday against Jones in Poplarville to ice a post-season playoff
berth.
Pearl
River fell to 4-4-1 overall and 4-2 in league play with the loss, while
the host
Warriors
improved to 2-3-1...more
Thursday,
October 11, 2001
Wildcats
take on Wolves Saturday
Pearl
River, Copiah-Lincoln eye critical South Division battle
POPLARVILLE
Pearl River Community College hopes to stay on the winning
track
Saturday when South Division arch-rival Copiah-Lincoln visits for a 7 p.m.
football battle here in Dobie Holden Stadium...more
Monday,
October 8,2001
Lady Wildcats fall 1-0
to Lady Lions
SCOOBA Pearl
River Community College's Lady Wildcats dropped their sixth game of the
season here Saturday, falling to the East Mississippi Lady Lions 1-0 in
non-division women's soccer action...more
Monday,
October 8,2001
Wildcats
blast Bears 29-7
Pearl
River gets back on winning track with road win in Summit
SUMMIT
- Pearl River Community College got back on the winning track in
grand fashion here Saturday, droppign winless Southwest 29-8 for a key
South Division victory and spoiling the Bears' 2001 Homecoming celebration...more
Friday,
October 5,2001
'PRCC
student experiences Ground Zero
(EDITOR'S
NOTE: Story comprised from interviews and excerpts from Tina Gleghorn's
journal for her PRCC English class.)
POPLARVILLE
- Eight days after the World Trade Center bombing on Sept. 11,Pearl River
Community College student Tina Gleghorn and her daughter, Nikki Johnson,
boarded a plane for Atlantic City...more
Wednesday,
October 4, 2001
PEARL
RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE SOCCER
Lady
Wildcats get first win in double-OT shoot out at Co-Lin; Wildcats 5-1 winners
WESSON
Pearl River Community College's Lady Wildcats picked up their
first
win of the 2001 season here Wednesday, taking 1-0 double-overtime, double-
shoot
out South Division victory over Copiah-Lincoln...more
Wednesday, October 3, 2001
Broderick
receives first-annual Fred Lee Memorial Scholarship
POPLARVILLE
Broderick Collins, a 6-foot-7, 210-pound forward-center from
Houma,
La., is the recipient of the first-annual Fred N. Lee Memorial Basketball
Scholarship
at Pearl River Community College...more
Monday,
October 1, 2001
'Cats
3-3-1, Lady 'Cats 0-5 on soccer field
POPLARVILLE
Pearl River Community College's men's and women's soccer
teams
kick off the second half of their 2001 South Division soccer schedules
Wednesday
at Copiah-Lincoln in Wesson...more
Monday,
October 1, 2001
Winless
Bears host Wildcats Saturday in big division battle
A
year ago, Pearl River upset nationally-ranked Southwest with last-second
field goal to take emotional 20-17 victory
POPLARVILLE
A year ago this week, Pearl River Community College was
preparing
to host undefeated and nationally-ranked Southwest just days after Wildcat
head
coach Keith Daniels died from a brain hemmorrhage...more
Monday, October 1, 2001
Wildcats lose 'Cat Fight 24-14
Jones rolls for 411 yards of total
offense to cruise past PRCC
POPLARVILLE Jones
Junior College's Bobcats pushed themselves into first place in the South
Division football race Saturday after defeating Pearl River's Wildcats
24-14 in the 71st-annual 'Cat Fight here in Dobie Holden Stadium...more
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