Daniel Sherman and Eliza Whitenton were named Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Athletes of the Month for September, according to Northeast Tiger Athletics. The recognition was presented by Booneville’s Guaranty Bank.
Sherman is leading the conference at the midway point with 15 punts inside the 20-yard line and ranks second with an average of 41.8 yards per punt.
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Whitenton averages more than 3.5 kills per set and is third in the state in total kills.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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