Sports

May 7, 2019

The East Central Community College women’s basketball program is sponsoring four camps this summer in Brackeen-Wood Gym on the campus in Decatur.

The camps range from high school and junior varsity team camps to a youth day camp to a camp for rising high school seniors who desire to play college basketball.

Complete information on all camps as well as links to online registration forms can be found at www.ecccathletics.com.

May 7, 2019

East Central Community College head men’s soccer coach Kenneth Thompson has announced the addition of 20 new players for the 2019 team, including 17 freshmen.

These players will join four returning sophomores from last year’s Warrior soccer squad.

The new players joining the ECCC men’s soccer team in Decatur and their positons and high schools include:

May 6, 2019

May 6, 2019

May 6, 2019

The East Central Community College softball team will begin Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges State Tournament play at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, against the Northeast Lady Tigers at Community Bank Park/Gwen Magee Field on the campus of Jones College in Ellisville.

The No. 12 ranked Lady Warriors will be the No. 4 seed and face No. 5 seed Northeast. East Central swept a doubleheader over Northeast 13-0 and 7-4 in Booneville on April 17.

May 3, 2019

Lady Warrior sophomore shortstop Annika Jones (right) who prepped at Leake Academy and sophomore manager Chris Brown, a graduate of Leake Central, were honored as the only East Central sophomores following the final regular season doubleheader against Northwest May 2. (EC Photo)

May 1, 2019

Registration is underway for East Central Community College’s high school residential boys and girls soccer camps to be held in June on the ECCC campus in Decatur.

The Summer High School Residential Girls Soccer Camp will be held June 2-4, 2019. The cost is $225 per camper.

May 1, 2019

Freshman outfielder Olivia Clay of Lake waits for the pitch in game one of East Central’s sweep of Pearl River. (EC Photo)

May 1, 2019

East Central Community College faced its second straight nationally ranked opponent on the road when the Warriors dropped a baseball doubleheader at No. 17 Meridian Tuesday, April 30.

The Meridian Eagles won the opener 11-1 and then game two 4-1 for the MACJC sweep.

The Warriors are now 20-21 overall on the season and 13-13 in the league. East Central is in a three-way tie for seventh place with the top nine teams earning postseason berths. Meridian improves to 27-13 overall and 16-10 in the conference.

April 29, 2019

The East Central Community College football program is hosting showcases for Class of 2020 players and Class of 2019 players are have not signed to play college football on Friday, May 24, at Bailey Stadium on the ECCC campus in Decatur.

The showcase for the Class of 2020 players, or rising high school seniors, will begin at 9 a.m., with the showcase for class of 2019 unsigned players beginning at about Noon.