Articles by Adam Minichino
Alwal, MSU rally past Ole Miss
STARKVILLE — Martha Alwal and the Mississippi State women’s basketball team showed Sunday they can deliver when coach Vic Schaefer has had enough.
Postseason talk on hold as MSU faces Ole Miss
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Put all of the postseason talk on hold.
West Point boys repeat as region tournament champions
SALTILLO — “DC” is a positive energy source for the West Point High School boys basketball team.
New Hope girls win region tournament title
SALTILLO — The New Hope High School girls basketball team stayed the course Friday night.
Alabama throws KO punch in OT to beat MSU
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The perseverance, fight, and strength of will the Mississippi State women’s basketball team showcased in an upset of Vanderbilt last week were on display again Thursday night.
Schaefer wants MSU focused on Alabama
Don’t mention the future to Vic Schaefer.
The Mississippi State women’s basketball coach knows his team likely has secured some kind of postseason opportunity following the Southeastern Conference tournament. What acronym the Bulldogs find themselves playing in remains to be seen. That’s why Schaefer wants his team’s focus squarely on Alabama at 7 tonight when the teams meet at Foster Auditorium.
Heritage Academy’s Gardner signs with Mississippi College
Sallie Gardner can blame it all on Mary Claire Akins.
Players of Week: McKell, Cunningham lead respective teams to titles
STARKVILLE — There are many ways to win a championship.
Alwal helps MSU upset No. 16 Vanderbilt
STARKVILLE — Sunday wasn’t a restful day for Martha Alwal
It’s bad enough the junior center had to deal with the lingering effects of an illness that had bothered her for the past few days. To make matters worse, Alwal had to deal with an undersized group of post players from Vanderbilt who poked, pushed, and hip checked her nearly every time she dared to go near the lane.
Columbus sweeps West Lowndes
STARKVILLE — The Columbus High School boys basketball finished Friday night like it started.
In between, though, the Falcons showed their different combinations can produce the results that matter on the scoreboard.
MSU women looking for identity-building victory
STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State women’s basketball team has established its identity.
Coach Vic Schaefer’s Bulldogs also have earned the respect of their Southeastern Conference peers.
Now it’s time for MSU to fine-tune its performance to turn its share of close calls its way down the stretch.
Starkville Academy’s McKee picks Meridian C.C.
STARKVILLE — Jamison McKee was only trying to make an impression.
The more then Starkville Academy boys soccer coach Robert Gardner watched McKee train and accept his coaching he realized he was going to have to make a difficult decision.
Starkville High’s Moorhead going to ICC
STARKVILLE — Megan Moorhead always thought she could hang with everybody on the soccer field.
After all, as a seventh-grader Moorhead earned playing time on the Starkville High School girls varsity team. Since then, she showcased her knowledge of the game and her versatility by carving out a place as a fixture in the program.
Player of Week: Immanuel’s Bankhead turns in MVP effort to help win district
STEENS — Jaelin Bankhead doesn’t consider the district tournament MVP award he won Friday to be an individual award.
New Hope soccer falls in state championship
CLINTON — Getting the ball to the endline and crossing it into the middle sounds like a simple plan.
MSU women’s basketball working through growing pains
STARKVILLE — Vic Schaefer knew the reality of the situation prior to the season.
New Hope basketball teams sweep Oxford
Whyatt Foster has a new plan for special occasions: new shoes.
No rest for New Hope’s defenders
“Save your butt.”
That’s a noble sentiment for a defender in any formation.
