A key member of the 2013 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College softball team has been recognized at the National level. Lady Bulldog sophomore Reina Baluja is a 2013 NJCAA Second Team All-American after helping lead Gulf Coast to its second MACJC South Division title in the last three years. Baluja, a Tampa, FL native,...
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MGCCC finished 6th in the NJCAA D-II Men’s Golf Championship at the 7165-yard Goose Pond Colony Golf Course in Scottsboro, AL. Freshman Jake Pritchard made the All-Tournament Team and was named 2nd Team All-American. “We played well, finishing just five shots out of 3rd place,” said Coach Tommy Snell. “With four freshmen on the team, that is...
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Two key players from the 2012-13 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College men’s basketball squad are moving on to the next level. Sophomore JaMichael Hawkins signed with Southeastern Louisiana while fellow sophomore Angel Matias will play at Georgia Southern next year. Hawkins, a 6-foot-3 guard from Jackson, averaged 17.7 points per game in 2012-13 and...
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Pascagoula native Josh Wells is this year’s Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College inductee into the MACJC Sports Hall of Fame. Wells was inducted along with 14 others this week at the annual award’s ceremony in Pearl. Wells didn’t start playing football until his junior year at Carver High School. Despite his lack of experience...
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MGCCC made it a perfect 4-0 record against archrival Pearl River with a doubleheader sweep of the Lady Wildcats Wednesday at Perkinston. MGCCC hammered Pearl River 10-2 in game one behind a leadoff homer by Lea Kittrell and a six run third inning. Brooke Gaston had two hits while Morgan Fairley doubled and drove...
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MGCCC pitcher Chris Wease retired 15 Jones batters in a row as the Bulldogs beat the Bobcats 5-2 to get a game two victory and a doubleheader split at Ellisville on April 17. MGCCC (21-17, 8-10) got three hits, including a solo homerun, from Kyle Clement in a12 hit offensive attack. Clement had three...
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A season of dominance continues for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College as the men’s squad improved to 12-0 with an 8-1 win at Meridian on April 13. Alex Puyol and Sean Robinson were both winners in singles and doubles play, with Puyol downing Joshua Marx in No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-3 and Robinson avenging...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College fell behind 6-1 in game two with East Central and eventually had to settle for a 10-2, 7-3 doubleheader split April 13 in Decatur for an MACJC South Division doubleheader. The Lady Bulldogs (26-7, 15-3) took game one 10-2 thanks to solo homeruns from Morgan Fairley and Dani Craft,...
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A grand slam homerun by Pearl River’s Nathan Pugh turned around game one and propelled the Wildcats to a 7-4, 11-1 sweep of Gulf Coast on April 13 in Perkinston. The Bulldogs (20-16, 7-9) got solo homeruns from Tyler Quave and Kyle Clement in the opening game loss. In the nightcap the Wildcats took...
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College sophomore Presley Owens is part of the NJCAA’S 2012-13 list of Honorable Mention All-Americans. Owens, a forward from Vancleave, averaged 12.5 points per game and shot 70 percent from the free throw line as the Lady Bulldogs went 18-7 and advanced to the Region 23 semi-finals. She was also...
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