Sports

April 30, 2018

The No. 11 East Central Community College Lady Warrior softball team will face No. 4 ranked Jones County Junior College in its opening game of the 2018 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges State Tournament in Fulton.

No. 3 Seed East Central and No. 2 Seed Jones County will play at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 4.

No. 3 ranked Itawamba Community College is the top seed and tournament host. The Lady Indians will play No. 5 Seed Pearl River Community College at 4 p.m. on the opening day.

May 1, 2018

The East Central Community College baseball program is hosting two Summer Team Camps in June for commuters and overnight campers.

Session one of ECCC’s Team Baseball Summer Camp is June 4-6, while session two is scheduled for June 6-8. Check-in for both sessions 1 p.m. on the first day and check-out is 8 a.m. on the final morning. Both camps will be at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex on the campus in Decatur.

April 30, 2018

The East Central Community College football program is hosting showcases for unsigned high school seniors and for high school juniors on Friday, May 18, at Bailey Stadium on the ECCC campus in Decatur.

The showcase for unsigned high school football seniors begins at 12:30 p.m. All current high school seniors who have not signed to play football in college next year are invited. The cost is $10 per participant.

April 29, 2018

April 29, 2018

The No. 17 ranked East Central Community College baseball team bounced back from a pair of midweek losses with a couple of run-rule wins over the Elaine P. Nunez Community College Pelicans Saturday, April 28, at Clark-Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur.

East Central won the opener 10-2 in seven innings and then won the nightcap 14-4 in five innings.

East Central is now 29-13 on the season. The visitors from Chalmette, La., are 3-26.

April 28, 2018

ECCC shortstop Kayla Beckham throws from her knees after making a diving stop on a ground ball, just nipping the Hinds runner at first base. (EC Photo)

April 27, 2018

The East Central Community College men’s basketball program is hosting team camps this summer for high school and junior high school boys’ teams.

Both camps are at Brackeen-Wood Gym on the ECCC campus in Decatur.

The Junior High School Team Camp will be held June 4-5, 2018. The High School Team Camp will be held June 7-8, 2018.

The cost for commuters attending one day of either camp is $150 per team, or $300 per team for both days.

April 27, 2018

ECCC Men’s Basketball Hosting Summer Individual Player Camps

The East Central Community College men’s basketball program is hosting an Individual Skills Camp and an Overnight Camp in June.

Both camps are at Brackeen-Wood Gym on the ECCC campus in Decatur.

The Individual Skills Camp for boys ages 8-16 is June 11-13, 2018, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The cost is $65 per player and each camper receives a T-shirt.

April 27, 2018

New East Central Community College head women’s basketball coach LaTaryl Williams will host a High School Team Camp June 27-28, 2018, at Brackeen-Wood Gym on the Decatur campus.

The cost is $175 for one day and $350 for both days. Only 30 spots are available for teams.

Each team is guaranteed three games per day. Games will be 40-minute running clock, except the last two minutes of the game, using high school rules and officials. Concessions will be available and all players will receive a T-shirt.

April 26, 2018

East Central Community College basketball players who will continue their playing careers at NCAA Division I programs are (from left) Cameron Diggs, University of North Alabama; Thurston McCarty, Cornell University; and Jaquan Dotson, Savannah State University. (EC Photo)