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February
Friday, February 27, 2004
Pearl River repeats as
MACJC champs with 71-60 come-from-behind victory over Hinds
BOONEVILLE
The Pearl River Wildcats repeated as state men's basketball champions with
a come-from-behind 71-60 victory over Hinds in final-round action of the
MACJC State Tournament here Thursday at Northeast Mississippi Community
College...more
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Wildcats a win away from
MACJC repeat
after 85-78 semi-final
victory over Jones
BOONEVILLE - The
defending state champion Pearl River Wildcats are one win away from a title
repeat after disposing of South No. 1 seed Jones 85-78 here Thursday in
semi-final round action of the MACJC State Tournament underway at Northeast
Mississippi...more
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Picayune grad receives
Ruth Bush Lobdell Scholarship
POPLARVILLE - Lauren
Hillery, 19, Picayune High School graduate and
Pearl River Community College
student, will be heading to the University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor this fall after
receiving a scholarship for approximately $56,000...more
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
PRCC goes 2-1 in O-W
Tourney
Wildcats take wins over
Central Ala., Bevill; fall 11-2 to hosts
NICEVILLE, Fla.
Pearl River's Wildcats went 2-1 in the Carl McInnis Classic Tournament
here this past weekend at Okaloosa-Walton Community College...more
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Wildcats blow out Holmes
90-75 in state tournament;
now faces Jones rematch
Wed.
BOONEVILLE
The defending state champion Pearl River Wildcats blew out Holmes 90-75
in Monday's first-round action of the MACJC State Tournament underway at
Northeast Mississippi and now eyes Jones Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the semi-finals...more
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Pearl River College documentary
premieres Thursday
POPLARVILLE - The
premiere of The Pearl River College Story: A Historical Documentary will
take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Moody Hall Auditorium on Pearl River
Community College’s main campus...more
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Defending champ Wildcats
target Holmes in MACJC Tournament Monday
Wildcats enter state
tournament as South’s No. 2 seed
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River begins its defense of its men’s MACJC state
championship Monday when
it takes on Holmes in the first round of the state
tournament at Northeast
Mississippi in Booneville...more
Friday, February 20, 2004
PRCC plans annual Spring
Fest for Feb. 26
POPLARVILLE - More
than 1000 high school students will meet on our campus on Thursday for
Spring Fest 2004...more
Friday, February 20, 2004
Lady ’Cats sweep Lady
Lions to even 2004 record at 3-3
PRCC softball team 10-1,
6-2 winner at Optimist Park in Hattiesburg
HATTIESBURG — Pearl
River’s Lady Wildcats swept East Mississippi 10-1
and 6-2 here Thursday in
MACJC non-division women’s softball action
played at Optimist Park...more
Friday, February 20, 2004
Jones trips Pearl River
in OT to claim men’s division crown
Bobcats enter MACJC Tournament
as South’s No. 1 seed;
Lady Wildcats end season
with 79-64 romp over rival JCJC
ELLISVILLE — Jones
and Pearl River enter next week’s MACJC State Tournament in Booneville
as the South Division’s No. 1 and No. 2 men’s seeds, respectively, after
the host Bobcats trimmed the defending state champ Wildcats 79-78 in overtime
to claim the league’s regular-season crown. PRCC dropped to 16-8 overall
and 9-5 in division play, while JCJC improved to 20-3 and 11-3. Pearl River
defeated JCJC 65-60 Jan. 26 in Poplarville...more
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
PRCC Alumni Golf Tournament
April 17
POPLARVILLE - Pearl
River Community College’s Forrest-Lamar County Alumni Association is sponsoring
a fund-raising golf tournament Saturday, April 17, at Pine Creek Golf Club
in Purvis...more
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Hinds sweeps Pearl River
in tennis; Lady ’Cats fall 7-2; Wildcats fall 5-4
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River was swept by Hinds in women’s and men’s MACJC
tennis season action here
Tuesday...more
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Lady ’Cats split on road
with Hinds
PRCC picks up first win
of year in first game, but falls in nightcap
RAYMOND — Pearl
River’s Lady Wildcats split with Hinds here Tuesday in
MACJC non-division women’s
softball action...more
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
PRCC splits with Meridian
Lady Wildcats socked
73-69; Wildcats 89-67 winners
POPLARVILLE
Pearl River split with Meridian in MACJC South Division
women's and men's basketball
action here Monday with the Wildcats taking an
impressive 89-67 victory,
while the Lady 'Catsfell 73-69...more
Monday, February 16, 2004
Thirty schools enter
Mississippi Showchoir Contest
POPLARVILLE - Dazzling
dancers and serious singers converged at Pearl
River Community College
this weekend for the 18th annual Mississippi Showchoir Contest sponsored
by the Pearl River Community College Choral Department...more
Perk weeks River in tennis
openers
Lady Wildcats fall 6-3;
Wildcats defeated 7-2
GULFPORT — Pearl
River was swept by Mississippi Gulf Coast in its
women’s and men’s MACJC
tennis season openers here Friday on Gulf
Coast’s Jefferson Davis
campus...more
Monday, February 16, 2004
Wildcats roar past Cavs
with season-opening baseball sweep
Pearl River takes 10-4,
7-1 victories; Artigues impressed with freshman starters
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River’s Wildcats roared past the Bossier Parish’s
Cavaliers here Sunday with
a season-opening doubleheader sweep in Region 23 community college baseball
action amidst the icy arctic winds in Wildcat Stadium...more
Monda, February 16, 2004
Career Fair Set for Friday,
February 20
POPLARVILLE--The
Pearl River Community College Spring Career Fair will be held on Feb. 20
from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the Technology Center on the school's main campus.
PRCC students will have a chance to network with company representatives,
submit resumes, set up interviews, or investigate job choices during the
fair. Approximately 70 companies, from Mississippi and Louisiana,
are signed up as exhibitors...more
Monday, February 16, 2004
A PRCC Black History
Month presentation
POPLARVILLE-The
Pearl River Community College Afro-American Cultural
Society presents the 24th
Annual Black History Month presentation, No More Pain,
on February 25 at 7 p. m.
in the PRCC Moody Auditorium. No More Pain is a play that incorporates
drama, comedy, and music with a gospel message presented by a semi-professional
cast from Houston. Admission is $3.00...more
Friday, February 13, 2004
PRCC offers health seminars
POPLARVILLE-The
Pearl River Community College Wellness Center brings a beneficial health
program to the community--Healthy Habits for Life: Your 6-week Guide to
Food & Fitness. The six presentations will be held at 11:30 a.m.
in the PRCC Cafeteria. Admission is free with a $4.00 Dutch treat
lunch available...more
Friday, February 13, 2004
PRCC splits with Hinds
Lady Wildcats take 84-70
win; Wildcats fall 55-54
UTICA
Pearl River split with Hinds in women's and men's MACJC South
Division basketball action
here Thursday...more
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
PRCC board approves Hancock
County lease
POPLARVILLE - Pearl
River Community College’s Board of Trustees
approved a lease agreement
to establish a satellite educational center
in Hancock County during
the regular February meeting here Tuesday...more
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
PRCC providing training
at Stennis Space Center
Pearl River Community
College is the training provider for some
specialized training classes
going on this week at Stennis Space
Center...more
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
PRCC tennis team opens
season Friday
POPLARVILLE - The
Pearl River Community College men’s and women’s tennis teams kick off the
2004 season Friday when the Wildcats travel to Gulf Coast Community College...more
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
PRCC hosts Southern Region
DECA competition
Pearl River Community
College recently hosted the Southern Region Distributive Education Clubs
of America (DECA) high school competition at its Poplarville
campus...more
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
PRCC splits with Co-Lin
Wildcats remain tied
for first in division with 67-62 victory;
Lady Wildcats drop to
4-7 in league play with 77-63 loss
POPLARVILLE
Pearl River remains tied for first place in the MACJC South
Division men's hoops derby
with a hard-fought 67-62 victory over Copiah-Lincoln,
while the Lady Wildcats
fell to the Lady Wolves 68-56 here Monday in M.R. White Coliseum...more
Monday, February 9, 2004
Lady 'Cats swept by Lady
Pirates in 2004 softball season opener
Erin Brown belts grand
slam in 12-4 loss in opener
PENSACOLA, Fla.
Pearl River's Lady Wildcats were swept by Pensacola's Lady
Pirates in NJCAA women's
softball action here Saturday in the season openers for both squads...more
Monday, February 9, 2004
Foundation honors PRCC’s
Tim Hatten
POPLARVILLE - The
All-American Football Foundation celebrates its 10th
birthday this year and kicks
off its national recognition program with
the 57th annual Banquet
of Champions Tuesday at the Grand Casino Hotel
in Biloxi...more
Friday, February 6, 2004
River splits with Gulf
Coast
Lady Wildcats fall to
4-6 in division play with 77-63 setback; Wildcats now 7-3 in league after
last-minute 71-66 victory
PERKINSTON
Pearl River split with arch-rival Mississippi Gulf Coast in women's and
men's MACJC South Division basketball action here Thursday in the Wentzell
Center...more
Thursday, February 5, 2004
PRCC showchoir contest
takes place Friday-Saturday
POPLARVILLE - More
than 30 schools will perform this weekend in the 18th
annual Mississippi Showchoir
Contest sponsored by the Pearl River
Community College Fine Arts
Department/Choral Division...more
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
PRCC English instructor
wins advisor scholarship
POPLARVILLE - Pearl
River Community College English instructor Justin
Williamson, an advisor to
PRCC’s Iota Mu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, was
recently awarded a Phi Theta
Kappa Chapter Advisor Scholarship...more
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
PRCC softball season
opens this week under new coach
POPLARVILLE - A
new era in women’s softball begins this week when
Pearl River Community College
travels to Pensacola (Fla.) Junior College for a
Friday afternoon doubleheader...more
Tuesday, February 3, 2004
River splits with Southwest
Lady Wildcats fall 78-77
in overtime; Brackins' last-second bucket propels 'Cats to 89-87 victory
POPLARVILLE
Pearl River split with Southwest in women's and men's MACJC South Division
basketball action here Monday in M.R. White Coliseum...more
Monday, February 2, 2004
PRCC moving ahead with
Hancock County plans
POPLARVILLE - In
an effort to address local residents’ educational needs, Pearl River Community
College plans to establish a satellite educational center in Hancock County
later this year...more
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