March 20, 2018

The nationally ranked teams from Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kan., grabbed a pair of 9-0 wins over the East Central Community College men’s and women’s tennis teams in matches played Monday, March 19, at the Tennis Complex in Decatur.

The No. 7 ranked Cowley Tigers and the No. 11 ranked Lady Tigers are playing several matches in the state of Mississippi during their spring break.

The East Central Lady Warriors fell to 4-4 on the season, while the Warriors are now 0-8.

March 20, 2018


Sophomore Melanie McMillan of Lake makes the stop at third in game one of the sweep over Coahoma. (EC Photo)

March 19, 2018

“Welty”, an exhibit featuring photographs by Eudora Welty, will be on display during the month of April at East Central Community College in Decatur.

The exhibit will be on display April 3 to April 27 in the college’s Mamie Ethel Burton Memorial Library. The Burton Library is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays, and 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sundays. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

March 18, 2018


East Central freshman first baseman Will Ross of Hernando stretches to get the out in game one against Coahoma. Ross had a big day at the plate with three hits and four RBI in the doubleheader. (EC Photo)

March 16, 2018

No. 5 ECCC Baseball Drops 4 Spring Break Games

The East Central Community College Warriors moved up to No. 5 in the most recent NJCAA Division II Baseball Top 20 Poll before dropping four straight games over two days during Spring Break play at Clark-Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur.

March 16, 2018

The East Central Community College Warrior golf team finished in eighth place in the Carey Collegiate Classic during Spring Break.

The tournament, hosted by William Carey University was held March 12-13 at Canebrake Country Club in Hattiesburg. East Central shot 624 as a team.

March 10, 2018

The East Central Community College Lady Warriors came up on the short end of a doubleheader matching two nationally ranked softball teams as Itawamba Community College took the sweep Friday, March 9, on the ICC campus in Fulton.

The No. 11 ICC Lady Indians took the opener 6-3 and came back to take game two 4-0.

With the losses, No. 8 East Central’s record fell to 14-6 overall on the season and 3-5 in MACJC action. Itawamba is now 17-3 overall and 8-0 in the league.

March 10, 2018

The East Central Community College Lady Warriors picked up their second tennis win of the spring over visiting Itawamba Friday, March 9, with a 6-3 victory, while the Warriors fell to the visiting No. 20 ICC Indians 6-3.

The MACJC matches were played at the Tennis Complex on the ECCC campus in Decatur.

The East Central Lady Warriors improved to 4-3 on the season, while the Warriors are now 0-7.

March 9, 2018

The East Central Community College men’s tennis match came down to the last courts of the day to decide the outcome before the No. 17 ranked Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wolves pulled out a 5-4 win Thursday, March 8, at the Tennis Complex on the campus in Decatur. The No. 24 ranked Co-Lin Lady Wolves earned a 6-3 win over the ECCC Lady Warriors.

The East Central men are now 0-6 on the season, while the Lady Warriors are 3-3.

March 8, 2018


Cast members rehearse a scene for the upcoming ECCC musical production of “The Little Mermaid,” which will be presented March 21-27, 2018, in the Vickers Fine Arts Auditorium on the Decatur campus.

The East Central Community College Encore Players will present “The Little Mermaid” March 21-27, 2018.

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