Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Lady Wildcats go 1-3 in Northeast Tourney

BOONEVILLE - Pearl River Community College's Lady Wildcats softball team went 1-3 in Friday and Saturday's Northeast Tournament in Booneville...more

POPLARVILLE - For the first time in many years, Pearl River Community College will open some dormitories for male and female students attending classes on its main campus this summer...more

WIGGINS — Pearl River Community College took its first MACJC golf tournament title of the 2004 season here Monday at Pine Burr Country Club, topping all Division II competitors with a team score of 307...more

POPLARVILLE- Pearl River Community College business students proved that
they're ready for business during the statewide Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) competition recently held in Fulton, Ms.  PRCC claimed first place in the Word Processing Competition with the Network Design Team, Visual Basics, and C++ placing second, and Computer Concepts placing third.  In addition, PBL recognized the PRCC Beta Tau as being the number one chapter in the state for collecting $1,460 to support the March of Dimes...more

POPLARVILLE - The Pearl River Community College Associate Degree Nursing
Program received a $10,000 grant from Forrest General Hospital this week.  Forrest General President William Oliver and Vice President of Human Resources Rob Stultz presented the check to PRCC President Dr. William Lewis at the Poplarville campus...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College’s Delta Epsilon chapter won
several medals in the State Conference recently held in Hattiesburg...more

ELLISVILLE - Pearl River's Zach Butler hurled a career-first perfect game with a five-inning 10-0 shutout over arch-rival Jones to propel the Wildcats to a MACJC South Division doubleheader sweep here Saturday...more

MOBILE, Ala. — Pearl River Community College extended its impressive winning streak to 19 here Thursday, handing Alabama Southern a 10-inning, 6-5 setback on the Spring Hill College campus...more

HATTIESBURG - To combat the state’s secondary teacher shortage, the
Mississippi Community College Foundation is offering a summer certification 
workshop to put more teachers in the classroom...more

POPLARVILLE — Pearl River Community College won its 18th-straight baseball game here Tuesday with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory thanks, in part, to a seventh-inning Southwest Mississippi balk to ice a doubleheader sweep over the Bears to open MACJC South Division play for both teams...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College goes back to the '50s with
its spring musical GREASE.  Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, GREASE 
will run March 31, April 1-2 in the Moody Hall Auditorium on the Poplarville campus.  Showtimes are 7:00 p.m. each evening; tickets are $5.00 for students and $7.00 for non-students.  Reservations may be made by calling the PRCC  Box Office at 403-1172...more

POPLARVILLE - Seventeen restaurants from South Mississippi provide a grand smorgasbord for Pearl River Community College’s 2004 17th annual River Extravaganza Sunday, March 28...more

SCOOBA — Pearl River swept East Mississippi in MACJC non-division baseball action here Saturday...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River's Wildcats wiped out Onondaga's Lazers 9-0 and 16-1 in NJCAA doubleheader baseball action here Thursday in Wildcat Stadium. PRCC improved to 20-4 with the sweep, while OCC, located near Syracuse, NY, dropped to 0-8...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River's Wildcats wiped out Onondaga's Lazers 11-0 in seven innings here Wednesday in NJCAA baseball action in Wildcat Stadium...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River's Wildcats swept Mississippi Delta's Trojans in MACJC non-division baseball action here Monday...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River's Wildcats swept Pratt (Kan.) in NJCAA  baseball action here Saturday...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River's Wildcats dropped Kiswaukee (Ill.) 10-3 here Friday 
in a nine-inning community college baseball battle to improve to 12-4 overall...more

POPLARVILLE — Pearl River split with Pensacola in NJCAA women’s softball 
action here Thursday with the Lady Wildcats winning the first game 3-2, but falling 6-1 in the nightcap...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College’s Iota Mu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa won four prestigious awards at this year’s regional convention hosted by Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, MS, last month...more

POPLARVILLE - You might say that Pearl River Community College student Dana C. Leming is a firm believer that “it is never too late to learn.”...more

POPLARVILLE — Pearl River swept Bishop State (Ala.) in NJCAA baseball 
action here Wednesday, taking a 12-1 five-inning blowout victory in the first game and following with a 4-3 come-from-behind win in the nightcap. The Wildcats improved to 12-4 overall, while Bishop dropped to 4-11. Freshman lefthander Craig Rodriguez (2-0) of Sugar Land, Tex., hurled a one-hitter in the first game; giving up a home run to John Calderone in the top of the second...more

POPLARVILLE — Pearl River guard Carmen Labat of Bay High has been named 
to the 2004 All-Region 23 women’s basketball team and joined sophomore teammate Kira Tillman on the All-MACJC second team...more

POPLARVILLE — Pearl River’s MACJC championship basketball team have placed two players on the All-MACJC and All-Region 23 post-season squads. Forward Larry Brackins of Dothan, Ala. and center Ray Selvage of Baton Rouge were named to the All-MACJC and All-Region 23 squads, while Brackins was also named to the All-Region 23 Tournament team. The two sophomores were tied as the top vote getters in the league with 57 votes each...more

SCOOBA — Pearl River has East Mississippi’s number in MACJC women’s 
softball this season...more

MOORHEAD — Pearl River’s Wildcats swept rival Mississippi Delta in MACJC 
non-division baseball action here Monday...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College's chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, Iota Mu, an international honor society, recently inducted its new members for the 2003-04 school year. Each candidate for membership must have completed 12 semester hours of associate degree work with a Grade Point Average of 3.4, adhered to the school conduct code, and possess recognized qualities of citizenship...more

POPLARVILLE-Pearl River Community College received a $5,000 grant from
BellSouth this week.  Dr. William Lewis, PRCC president, and Rick Stewart, 
BellSouth regional manager, announced the grant during a luncheon at the Poplarville campus...more

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Pearl River’s Lady Wildcats lost to nationally-ranked 
Parkland (Ill.) here Saturday to finish second in the Pensacola Junior College Tournament, while defeating the touted event hosts for the first time in school history to earn a berth in the championship game. PRCC, 5-6 overall after the tournament, fell 9-2 to Parkland, which finished second in the nation in 2002 and fourth a year ago. 
The Lady Wildcats handed Pensacola a 4-3 loss on Saturday after being blow out by 
the Lady Pirates 10-1 in Friday’s pool play...more

POPLARVILLE — Pearl River’s Wildcats roared past the Hinds Eagles here 
Wednesday in MACJC non-division baseball action in Wildcat Stadium. The twin bill was initially scheduled for Saturday in Raymond, but was postponed and moved to Poplarville due to wet field conditions. The two teams’ March 13 playing date — originally scheduled for Poplarville — will be played in Raymond...more

POPLARVILLE - Dr. Susan Nodurft, faculty member and director of the Courage to Teach program at Pearl River Community College, presented recent teacher education developments at the college to a national gathering of community college educators.  At the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs Conference held in San Francisco, Dr. Nodurft shared the development of the Mississippi Courage to Teach program, creation of the Center for Teacher and Community Programs, and recent initiatives at the college for better serving students interested in a teaching career...more

CLINTON - The MACJC champion Pearl River Wildcats wrapped up their 2004 season here Wednesday with a 77-61 loss to nationally-ranked Northwest Mississippi in the Region 23 Tournament semi-finals at Mississippi College...more

CLINTON - The top-seeded Pearl River Wildcats cruised to a 78-51 blow out over Mississippi Gulf Coast in opening-round action of the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament here Tuesday...more

POPLARVILLE - Pearl River Community College’s night of food, fun and entertainment is set for 5 p.m. Sunday, March 28, in M.R. White Coliseum...more

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Pearl River's Wildcats split with Bossier Parish in community college baseball action here Saturday...more

POPLARVILLE - The top-seeded Pearl River Wildcats have only four days to bask in their second straight MACJC men's basketball championship, as their Region 23 Tournament debut arrives Tuesday at Mississippi College in Clinton against arch-rival Mississippi Gulf Coast at 2:15 p.m...more

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Pearl River Community College's Wildcats fell to 5-3 overall after losing 7-6 to Bossier Parish in a 9-inning baseball battle here Friday...more