By Nathan Deen Published on October 24, 2007 Sophomore shooting guard Victoria Hunt returned to her hometown of Summit, Miss. on Monday as the PJC Lady Pirates defeated Mississippi Delta Community College 69-60. After starting out slow in the first half, Hunt had an explosive second half and finished the game with 15 points. Coach…
By Nathan Deen Published on October 24, 2007 The PJC men’s basketball team carried over the same mistakes they made in Friday night’s disappointing loss to Gadsden State to the first half of their game against Shelton State. Shelton State started the game with a 12-1 run and PJC failed to score a FG in…
By Nathan Deen Published on October 24, 2007 Going into their first game against Gadsden State in the Cici’s Tip-Off Classic, PJC had a size advantage and an experience advantage. They led almost throughout the entire game and out rebounded their opponent 61-31. Yet somehow they walked off the court heartbroken, with an 0-1 record.…
By Nathan Deen Published on October 24, 2007 PJC Women’s Basketball Coach Chanda Rigby said the Lady Pirates suffered from “first game jitters” in their 70-57 road victory over Andrew College (Ga.) Thursday night. “We were sporadic,” said Rigby. Those “first game jitters” may have been the result of two key injuries. All-Panhandle point guard…
By Nathan Deen Published on October 24, 2007 As part of getting involved with community events, the PJC women’s basketball team volunteered to participate in the Miracle League of Pensacola this year. The Miracle League gives mentally and/or physically disabled people of all ages, though most are children, a chance to play the sport of…
By Nathan Deen Published on October 24, 2007 For the past few years, Paul Swanson, head coach of the PJC men’s basketball team, has been trying to raise school spirit by establishing a fan club for PJC athletics. After an unsuccessful attempt at creating this club a couple of years ago, Swanson is going to…
By Ansley Zecckine Published on October 24, 2007 With all these great weather conditions here lately, I figured I would spend some time outside washing my truck. Every time I wash it, the very front end takes the most amount of work, time, and patience. Even though it was a beautiful day, fully furnished with…
By Michael Rutschky Publish on October 24, 2007 By now this is a story that I’m tired of telling people. However, I still like what I wrote because it is a written snapshot of a moment in time, and was more or less published as it occurred. In my opinion this kind of accessibility is…
By Kristin Martin Published on October 24, 2007 For good reason, Dothan, Ala. is known as “Peanut Capital of the World”. From edible peanuts that come roasted, fried or boiled to Elvis peanut monuments to the National Peanut Festival, peanuts in Dothan are everywhere. Not only does Dothan offer peanuts in great supply, it also…
By Michael Rustchky Published on October 24, 2007 The Corsair was awarded two awards from the Associated Collegiate Press on Oct. 27, at the 86th Annual ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in Washington D.C. Its web site, eCorsair, took home the Online Pacemaker award, the highest award in college media. The Corsair was also a…