September 21, 2018


East Central wide receiver Kevontaye Caston races toward the end zone with the first Warrior touchdown. (EC Photo)

It was a tale of two halves for the No. 20 ranked East Central football Warriors Thursday night in an MACJC South Division matchup at Pearl River.

September 18, 2018

For the first time since 2015, the East Central Community College football team is ranked in the National Junior College Athletic Association Top 20 Football Poll.

The Warriors came in at No. 20 in the latest poll released today.

It is the first time East Central has been ranked since the final poll of the 2015 season when the Warriors finished No. 10.

September 19, 2018

East Central Community College in Decatur will host testing and interviews Oct. 8 and Nov. 9 for prospective students interested in enrolling in the MI-BEST program beginning spring 2019.

September 17, 2018


Sean Dixon (No. 4) and teammates celebrate his first goal on the way to a hat trick against Pearl River. (EC Photo)

September 14, 2018


ECCC running back James Smith III scored two touchdowns to power the Warrior offense in a win over Southwest. (EC Photo)

September 12, 2018

Former Mississippi College standout Kristen Sampson is the new volunteer assistant women’s basketball coach at East Central Community College after most recently serving as a graduate assistant at her alma mater.

ECCC Head Women’s Coach LaTaryl Williams announced Sampson’s hiring as he begins preparations for his first season leading the Lady Warriors.

September 10, 2018

The East Central Community College softball and baseball teams are hosting a 27-hole golf scramble tournament Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Decatur Country Club, with all proceeds going to support the two programs.

The tournament will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start. Each two-person team will play nine holes before taking a lunch break. The teams will then be flighted before the final 18 holes of the tournament are played in the afternoon.

September 8, 2018

The Holmes Community College Lady Bulldogs took a 5-1 win over the East Central Community College Lady Warriors, and the Bulldogs followed with a 4-0 shutout of the East Central Warriors in MACJC North Division soccer action Friday, Sept. 7, at Bailey Stadium on the ECCC campus in Decatur.

East Central’s only goal in the women’s match came in the first half off the foot of freshman forward Bethany Hand of Dublin Ireland. It was the first goal allowed this season by the Holmes Lady Bulldogs.

September 7, 2018


Freshman wide receiver Depodray Coburn II out of Noxapater bulls into the end zone for an East Central first half score in a 34-28 upset at No. 14 Itawamba. (EC Photo)

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