For over three decades, Coach Mike Chambless has guided championship basketball, softball, track, and cross-country programs at Clinton, Carthage, Richland, and Pelahatchie.  Mike hails from Jackson and is a graduate of Brandon Academy and Mississippi College.  He began his coaching career in 1984 at Clinton Junior High.  He arrived at Carthage High in 1990 and led the girls’ basketball team for the next 7 seasons.  Coach Chambless guided the Carthage ladies to a record of 118 wins and 101 losses with a division title in 1991 and division runner-up finishes in 1992, 1993, and 1994.  He returned to Clinton in 1997 to coach the girls’ fast pitch softball team.  Mike coached the Arrows fast pitch team to a record of 115 wins and 63 losses with 3 division titles and the state championship in 1999.  In 2004, he moved to Richland High where he again guided a fast pitch program to a mark of 115 wins and 66 losses with two division crowns.  Coach Chambless returned to Clinton and paced the Arrows fast pitch squad for two seasons which featured a record of 36 wins and only 14 losses plus two division championships.  After taking a school year off, Mike arrived at Pelahatchie from 2016 to 2021 and paced the fast pitch softball team to a record of 29 wins and 32 losses.  In addition to basketball and softball, Coach Chambless coached 5 division champions in cross country with a state runner-up finish and led his track teams to 4 division titles and 1 South State championship.  Overall, Mike led his fast pitch softball teams to a record of 295 wins and 175 losses and his girls’ basketball teams to a mark of 118 wins and 101 losses.  Coach Chambless’ athletic teams in softball, basketball, track, and cross country combined for 17 division titles, 3 division runner-up finishes, 1 South State title, 1 state runner-up finish, and the fast pitch softball state championship in 1999.   Mike has received a number of coaching awards including Rankin County Coach of the Year.  He is a four-time all-star softball coach with all-star appearances in 1 slow pitch and 3 fast pitch all-star games.  A longtime MAC member, Mike served as MAC President in 2013.