POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Polly Kirkland LeVert's 199 wins, two championships, five PRCC Athletics Hall of Fame inductees and eight NJCAA All-Americans catapulted Pearl River women's basketball to the national stage.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River football head coach Seth Smith has filled out his coaching staff ahead of the 2025 season with the addition of Blaise Breerwood.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. – The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference recognized 144 Pearl River student-athletes for earning Distinguished or All-State academic recognition.
Student-athletes with a GPA 3.8 or higher earn Distinguished honors, and those with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.79 receive All-State distinction. Forty-five Wildcats were recognized with Distinguished honors and 99 with All-State honors.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference recently announced its Academic Teams of the Year, and a pair of Pearl River programs earned the distinction. Men's basketball won the award by finishing the year with a 3.22 GPA and Rodeo took home the award for a second year in a row with a 3.45 GPA.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. – Pearl River head women's basketball coach Shanae Govan-Williams has added the perfect fit in Tyler Bogan to round out her coaching staff for the 2025-2026 season.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Just weeks after guiding Pearl River to one of the best seasons in program history, head baseball coach Michael Avalon has racked up several prestigious honors. Avalon has been named MACCC Coach of the Year, Region 23 Coach of the Year, and ABCA/ATEC Gulf Co-Coach of the Year.
CASPER, Wyo. — With the weight of a National Championship hanging in the balance, Kate Eiland (Kentwood, La.) patiently awaited her turn. Thirteen competitors had come and gone, and it was her turn in the championship round of breakaway roping. Needing a 2.7-second run to etch her name into the history books, the Pearl River standout delivered exactly that, securing Pearl River rodeo's first-ever College National Finals Rodeo Championship.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Seventy days remain until the 2025 Pearl River football season begins, and the Wildcats are excited to announce their schedule. After spending the last two seasons heavily on the road, the Wildcats will have five home games in 2025.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings announced the 2025 NJCAA Division II Gold Glove team Wednesday afternoon and Pearl River baseball's Jacob Keys (Brandon) took home the honor at the catcher position.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River Community College is proud to announce the promotion of longtime head baseball coach Michael Avalon to Director of Athletics.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — A record-setting 53-win season and a National Runner-up finish got a little bit sweeter Thursday afternoon as the Pearl River baseball team took home an incredible five NJCAA All-America awards. The five selections tied for the most in the country and were the most in a single season in program history.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River Community College recently announced its Spring 2025 President's and Dean's lists with 111 Wildcat athletes, trainers, and managers earning academic recognition.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced the Rawlings Gold Glove award selections Wednesday afternoon and Pearl River softball's Emmaleigh Theriot (Prairieville, La.; St. Amant) snatched the award.
ENID, Okla. — An unforgettable 2025 season came to an end for the Pearl River baseball team as one of the top two teams in the nation, falling in the National Championship to Pasco-Hernando.
ENID, Okla. — A day removed from an emotional defeat at the hands of No. 6 East Central, the No. 2 Pearl River baseball team provided an emphatic response on Friday night in the NJCAA Division II World Series Semifinal.
ENID, Okla. — Just a few years ago, Ken Irving patrolled the secondary for Pearl River's football team, breaking up passes on Thursday nights. Today, he's capturing moments of a different Wildcat team chasing history.
ENID, Okla. — “I believe in you, one, I believe,” echoed from the Wildcat dugout as Topher Jones (Hernando) stepped up to the plate in the biggest at-bat of his collegiate career.
ENID, Okla. — Trailing 1-0 after 3 1/2 innings, the No. 2 Pearl River baseball team needed someone to break things open against No. 10 Kellogg in the NJCAA Division II World Series opener.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference announced its All-Conference teams Wednesday morning, and for the second year in a row, the Pearl River baseball team paced the league with 10 selections.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The National Junior College Athletic Association announced its Division II World Series bracket Tuesday afternoon and the Pearl River baseball team earned the No. 2 overall seed.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — No. 2 Pearl River made a late comeback bid in game two of the Region 23 Super Regional, but East Central held on to win 6-4 and force a winner-take-all game three.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — In one of the most dominant postseason showings in program history, the No. 2 Pearl River baseball team eclipsed the 20-run mark to demolish No. 5 East Central in five innings, moving within one game of capturing a Region 23 Championship and a bid to the NJCAA World Series.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference announced its All-Conference teams on Thursday, and six Pearl River softball standouts earned a selection.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. – Pearl River head women’s basketball coach Shanae Govan-Williams did not go far to find her assistant for the 2025-2026 season. Govan-Williams, named former Coahoma assistant coach Quinton Pippen to her staff. Pippen spent the past two seasons on Govan-Williams’ staff at Coahoma.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference announced its weekly award winners on Tuesday and No. 2 Pearl River's Jackson Hood (Madison; Germantown) snatched the honor.