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POPLARVILLE - Pearl River
Community College’s 2006 Homecoming court, and queen Robin Drake, a sophomore
from Hattiesburg, will be presented at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21,
before the PRCC-Southwest football game. The Homecoming court includes
from left: Front - Queen Robin Drake; Second row - Freshman Maid Sunni
Smith of Carriere, Sophomore Maid Jessica Boehmer of Oak Grove, Hancock
Center Maid Emily Owens, a freshman from Kiln; and Sophomore Maid
Jaclyn Allen of Oak Grove. Back row - Forrest County Center maid
Jessica Lanham, a freshman from Sumrall; Football Maid Tamika Buckley,
a sophomore from Bassfield, Freshman Maid Allison Bynum of Picayune, Student
Body Maid Ashley Ladner, a sophomore from Waveland; and Freshman
Maid Courtney Dossett of Collins.
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Monday, October 30, 2006
PRCC dental hygienists
reunite
HATTIESBURG - About
90 graduates of the Pearl River Community College dental hygiene program
gathered Friday in Hattiesburg for their first-ever reunion...more
Monday, October 30, 2006
Walley says Lady Wildcat
hoops team will be much improved
PRCC women host Delgado
Wednesday to tip-off 2006-2007 hoops
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River women’s basketball coach Ed Walley suffered through his worst season
in his 34-year career a year ago, but entering seventh-year at the helm
of the Lady Wildcat program he’s optimistic that this year’s squad will
be much improved...more
Monday, October 30, 2006
PRCC surgical technology
program among nation’s best
HATTIESBURG - The
surgical technology program at Pearl River Community College’s Allied Health
Center has been ranked in the Top 20 nationally...more
Monday, October 23, 2006
Wildcats can clinch South
Division title with win over Hinds in regular season finale
Defending state champ
Pearl River jumps to third in NJCAA poll
POPLARVILLE — Defending
MACJC football champion Pearl River can clinch the MACJC South Division
crown with a victory over Hinds in Raymond Thursday in the Wildcats’ regular-season
finale...more
Monday, October 23, 2006
Wildcats snatch six turnovers
en route to 31-0 homecoming shutout over Southwest
Pearl River can clinch
MACJC South Division crown with win over Hinds Thursday
POPLARVILLE, Miss.
— Fourth-ranked Pearl River snatched six turnovers from Southwest Mississippi
en route to a lopsided 31-0 MACJC South Division homecoming victory here
Saturday...more
Monday, October 23, 2006
PRCC women cop Region
23 berth with 4-0 shutout over Perk in MACJC Tournament
Defending state champion
Lady Wildcats fall short of repeat; Wildcats end season with 2-1 loss to
eventual state champs
POPLARVILLE — The
host Pearl River Lady Wildcats came up short in defending their state title
in the MACJC State Tournament this weekend, but took a 4-0 shutout over
rival Mississippi Gulf Coast in Sunday’s consolation game to earn a berth
in the regionals at Hinds in Raymond...more
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Pearl River women hosting
MACJC State Tournament this weekend in Poplarville
POPLARVILLE — The
defending state soccer champion Pearl River Community College Lady Wildcats
will host the 2006 women’s and men’s MACJC State Tournament here Saturday
and Sunday on the PRCC campus...more
Thursday, October 19, 2006
PRCC fund-raising golf
tournament Oct. 28
HATTIESBURG - A
Pearl River Community College Fall Benefit Golf Tournament is set for Saturday,
Oct. 28, at Timberton Golf Club in Hattiesburg. The entry fee for the three-person
scramble is $65. Hole sponsorships are available for $100...more
Thursday, October 19, 2006
PRCC offering computer
skills training
COLUMBIA--Pearl
River Community College is offering several computer skills training classes,
starting next month on Second Street in downtown Columbia...more
Thursday, October 19, 2006
PRCC offering computer
skills training
PICAYUNE _ Pearl
River Community College is offering several computer skills training classes,
starting next month at Historic Picayune City Hall, 203 Goodyear Blvd...more
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Wildcats eye Bears Saturday
for 2006 Homecoming battle
POPLARVILLE — Three-time
defending MACJC football champion Pearl River will celebrate its 2006 Homecoming
this Saturday with a South Division battle against Southwest Mississippi
for the second straight year...more
Monday, October 16, 2006
Pearl River rules in
’Cat Fight
Wildcats score 15 unanswered
points in final five minutes to hand fourth-ranked Jones 28-24 Homecoming
loss
ELLISVILLE — Yogi
Berra’s legendary quote of quotes — “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over” — fit
the bill to a tee here Saturday in the 78th-annual ‘Cat Fight played on
the Jones Junior College campus...more
Monday, October 16, 2006
Top PRCC students inducted
into honor society
POPLARVILLE - Eighty-three
students at Pearl River Community College were inducted Thursday into the
Iota Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society...more
Monday, October 16, 2006
Hayden is 2005 Dobie
Holden Scholarship recipient
POPLARVILLE - Sophomore
Seth Hayden of Carriere is the 2006 recipient of the Dobie Holden Scholarship
at Pearl River Community College...more
Monday, October 16, 2006
Reunions, Sports Hall
of Fame highlight PRCC Homecoming
POPLARVILLE - Homecoming
Day on Saturday (Oct. 21) 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-Southwest
football game at Dobie Holden Stadium...more
Friday, October 13, 2006
PRCC to honor faithful
alumni
POPLARVILLE - The
Pearl River Community College Alumni Association will honor two long-time
members during the Homecoming Luncheon and Annual Meeting on Saturday,
Oct. 21, on the Poplarville campus...more
Friday, October 13, 2006
Drake reigns over PRCC
Homecoming festivities
POPLARVILLE - Robin
Nikita Drake of Hattiesburg, the daughter of Rev. Robert L. Drake of Hattiesburg,
will be crowned queen of Pearl River Community College’s Homecoming court
at 2:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon (Oct. 21) in Dobie Holden Stadium...more
Friday, October 13, 2006
Larry Stanford kept PRCC
sports in the news
POPLARVILLE - Larry
Stanford was Director of Public Relations at Pearl River Community College
for 29 years...more
Friday, October 13, 2006
Trainer Doc Hudson going
into PRCC sports hall
POPLARVILLE - Ask
former Pearl River Community College President Marvin White about how important
Phil “Doc” Hudson was to the Wildcat athletic program and he will tell
you that Hudson had the confidence of the players and coaches that he could
heal them...more
Friday, October 13, 2006
McElroy made his mark
at PRCC as a standout end
POPLARVILLE - John
McElroy is the first to admit that as far as his football career is concerned,
he was a late bloomer...more
Friday, October 13, 2006
Newton made his mark
at PRC at two positions
POPLARVILLE - Joe
Newton was like many players who played for the legendary Dobie Holden
at Pearl River Junior College, as it was called back in the 1950s...more
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Pearl River sweeps Southwest
Mississippi in MACJC South Division soccer action
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River swept Southwest Mississippi here Tuesday in women’s and men’s MACJC
South Division soccer action...more
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
76th-annual ’Cat Fight
set for Saturday
Three-time defending
state champ Pearl River out to spoil undefeated, fourth-ranked Jones Homecoming
POPLARVILLE — One
of the most storied rivalries in all of junior college football will hit
the gridiron for the 76th time Saturday in Ellisville when the three-time
defending MACJC champion Pearl River Wildcats hit the gridiron out to spoil
the undefeated and No. 4-ranked Jones County Bobcats in a crucial South
Division battle...more
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Pearl River shuts out
Co-Lin
Lady Wildcats keep South
Division mark perfect with 8-0 blowout; Wildcats still in MACJC-Region
23 derby with huge 7-0 shutout
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River’s women’s and men’s soccer teams swept rival Copiah-Lincoln with
a pair of lopsided MACJC South Division shutouts here Saturday...more
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Wildcats’ fourth-quarter
rally spells 21-14 come-from-behind victory over Bulldogs
GOODMAN — Seventh-ranked
and three-time defending state football champion Pearl River scored 14
unanswered points in the final quarter here Saturday to spoil Holmes’ Homecoming
to take a 21-14 MACJC non-division victory Ras M. Branch Stadium...more
Friday, October 6, 2006
Miller to lecture at
PRCC on healing and hope
POPLARVILLE - Ginny
Warren Miller has been named Humanities Teacher of the Year at Pearl River
Community College...more
Thursday, October 5, 2006
Lady ’Cats clinch division
soccer crown with 3-1 victory over Jones
PRCC women now host women’s
and men’s MACJC State Tournament Oct. 21-22;
Wildcats 3-2 winners,
but eye ‘win out’ scenario to make two-team post-season cut
ELLISVILLE — Pearl
River Community College’s Lady Wildcat soccer team defeated Jones County’s
Lady Bobcats 3-1 here Wednesday to clinch the MACJC South Division title
and will now play host to the women’s and men’s state tournament Oct. 21-22...more
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Pearl River meets Holmes
for first time in four years Saturday in Goodman
Wildcats have won three
straight MACJC titles since eventual state champ Bulldogs took a 3-0 playoff
victory in 2002 postseason
POPLARVILLE — Since
the last time Pearl River and Holmes did battle on the gridiron some four
years ago, the two programs have taken quite diverse directions...more
Monday, October 2, 2006
Pearl River shuts out
East Central
Lady Wildcats keep South
Division mark perfect with 9-0 blowout; Wildcats still in MACJC-Region
23 derby with huge 7-0 shutout
POPLARVILLE — Pearl
River’s women’s and men’s soccer squads swept East Central with a a pair
of huge MACJC South Division shutouts here Saturday...more
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