Central Academy’s Rigdon signs with EMCC

MACON — Sammy Lindsey has six-plus years of stories to tell about Blake Rigdon.

Talented New Hope High School trio makes official plans for next level

Wednesday was a day of celebration at New Hope High School.

MSU women regroup to face Ole Miss

STARKVILLE — Coming off one of his team’s best efforts of the season Thursday, Vic Schaefer never imagined he would have returned from Texas on Sunday with a “limp.”

Caledonia, New Hope split soccer doubleheader

CALEDONIA — McKellar Fishel won the award for the best potential Vine in the Golden Triangle on Tuesday night.

Ole Miss women look for first conference win

Matt Insell was raised in a positive home.

Lester anchors Caledonia’s defense

Mark Box wanted to see for himself.

As a first-year head coach, Box spent some of his first practices with the Caledonia High School boys soccer team moving players to different positions to see if he could find the best fit.

MSU women will try to duplicate effort at Texas A&M

Slippage is a term coaches use to gauge how well players or teams carry over what they have learned in practice to a game.

In the case of the Mississippi State women’s basketball team, Vic Schaefer has preached for the past two seasons about playing with heart, throwing the first punch, and representing MSU with pride, energy, and enthusiasm.

MSU’s Sullivan taken in women’s pro soccer draft

Aaron Gordon had a feeling before the start of the 2013 season Elisabeth Sullivan would have a chance to play professional soccer.

MSU nearly makes history against Tennessee

STARKVILLE — All the ingredients were there.

The Mississippi State women’s basketball team had its biggest crowd of the season at Humphrey Coliseum to watch one of the most storied programs in the history of the sport.

New Hope football will try to move on

New Hope High School Principal Matt Smith and the school’s football program are trying to move on.

On Wednesday, Smith met with members of the New Hope High football team to talk to them about his decision not to renew first-year head coach Shawn Gregory as football coach. The move came in the afternoon after Gregory turned in his keys to the field house to Smith and Lowndes County Schools Superintendent Lynn Wright.

Columbus’ McCullough, Mullis, New Hope’s Redden sign

Wednesday was another good day for the baseball teams in the Golden Triangle.

Richardson growing more comfortable for MSU women

Breanna Richardson knew there would be a lot to learn as a freshman.

In addition to having to adjust to the rigors of college studies, Richardson also realized she was going to take on a new role on the basketball court.

Heritage Academy’s McLain signs with Holmes

Gary Harris always has been honest with his players at Heritage Academy.

In 2012, when Harris arrived in Columbus, he didn’t mince words with Caitlin McLain when he learned the catcher/infielder wanted to play softball in college.

New Hope head football coaching position in limbo

The state of the New Hope High School football program is clouded in uncertainty.

New Hope juniors looking to be heard

The juniors on the New Hope High School football team want to be heard.

Henderson fitting in up to for Starkville

STARKVILLE — Charlie Henderson fits in nicely for an outcast.

The Starkville High School senior really isn’t that different from his teammates on the school’s boys soccer team. The difference that sets Henderson apart from most of the other Yellow Jackets is his lack of club soccer experience. While many of the Starkville High players have spent many years together on travel teams building their chemistry, Henderson has been relatively new to the party.

Okorie making presence felt even though she’s not playing

STARKVILLE — It’s always important to get noticed

At 6-foot-5, Chinwe Okorie will find it easier to attract attention than some of her Mississippi State women’s basketball teammates.

But just because Okorie is MSU’s biggest player this season doesn’t mean it has been easy for her to get people to talk about her on game days.

New Hope girls regroup to tie Starkville

STARKVILLE — Throw out the first half.

As far as Mary Nagy is concerned, don’t put too much stock into her team’s first 40 minutes Saturday against Starkville. After arriving home from Philadelphia at 12:30 a.m. Saturday following a key region victory against Neshoba Central, Nagy and assistant coach Will Taylor didn’t feel New Hope did any of the things it works on every day at practice.

Dispatch’s Walters named Mississippi Sportswriter of the Year

The Dispatch sports staff member Scott Walters was recognized Thursday as the state of Mississippi’s National Sportscaster and Sportswriters (NSSA) Sportswriter of the Year.

Starkville Academy shuts out Heritage Academy in boys soccer

STARKVILLE — There is a fine line between being persistent and being annoying.