Articles by Adam Minichino
Godley provides scoring punch for Starkville
Very few players can impact a game at a high level on both ends of the field.
Whether it’s denying penalty kicks on one end or tormenting goalkeepers on the other, Michael Godley is one of the state’s most versatile soccer players.
Swanigan, Columbus beat New Hope in late-night finale at Joe Horne
Now that Jay Jay Swanigan has settled back in at Columbus High School, he is learning how to be a go-to player.
Starkville girls split pair of games at Joe Horne
Sometimes a slow and steady pace is the best option.
Joe Horne Christmas Classic set for this weekend
The knock on the door rousted Sammy Smith from his seat.
Alwal will play closer to home
STARKVILLE — Martha Alwal knows she and the Mississippi State women’s basketball team will have some fans supporting them tonight for one of their longest road trips of the season.
MSU defeats Southern Miss in women’s basketball
STARKVILLE – Southeastern Conference play came early Saturday for the Mississippi State women’s basketball team.
All-Stars will represent GTA in Alabama
The Golden Triangle will be well represented at noon Saturday (WTVA-WKDH) in the 27th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star football game at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala.
Columbus’ Hayes will go to Northwest
James Hayes was looking for the right fit.
More than two years ago, Hayes stood nearly 5-foot-8 and weighed around 150 pounds and realized there weren’t many outside linebackers that size who made their presence felt on the football field.
MSU women preparing to face ‘monster’
The “monster” is coming.
Vic Schafer wasn’t referring to exams or to the last-minute holiday rush to purchase gifts when he made that comment. The Mississippi State women’s basketball coach was calling attention to the fact that the start of the Southeastern Conference season is 20 days away.
Caledonia soccer sends three to Northwest
CALEDONIA — A team’s strength up the middle often dictates its success.
Richardson, McKell stuffing boxscores for Lady Vols
STARKVILLE — Stocking stuffers are popular at this time of the year.
Title is family affair for Tornadoes
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — You can never have enough hugs.
On an afternoon in which the people of Reform made Tuscaloosa their second home, Zev Finch took it upon himself to be the ambassador of good will for the Pickens County High School football team.
Dillingham continues to produce for MSU
STARKVILLE — Beware the headband.
The fuzzy, elasticized variety tennis player John McEnroe used to wear has been replaced by what Mississippi State women’s basketball player Martha Alwal calls the “Skylar Diggins” headband. Named in honor of the former Notre Dame standout, Alwal and several of her MSU teammates proudly wear the white, cloth headband with the adidas affixed to their foreheads.
Aggressive mind-set helps Ole Miss win fifth in a row
OXFORD — Get the basketball to the rim.
That’s the directive Ole Miss women’s basketball coach Matt Insell has given to his players. The first-year coach hopes that attacking mind-set becomes a habit on both ends of the floor, but Wednesday the Rebels showed they are picking up on Insell’s instructions on the offensive end.
Tornadoes hope DL can dominate
REFORM, Ala — Dominate.
The word greets you when you enter the Pickens County High School football team’s locker room at G.S. Spruill Stadium. Coach Patrick Plott has personalized the message for his Tornadoes by transforming the letter “i” into a number 1, and the letter “a” into an A that signifies that team’s classification — 1A — in the Alabama High School Athletic Association.
Doss, fans hope Pickens County can finish title run
REFORM, Ala. — The burden has been lifted from the shoulders of Eddie Doss.
MSU women have higher expectations
If you asked Vic Schaefer prior to the season if he would take a 2-1 finish at inaugural Gulf Coast Showcase, the Mississippi State second-year women’s basketball coach would have said yes.
Nearly three days after losing to Middle Tennessee State in the tournament’s championship game, Schaefer still views his team’s showing at the three-day, eight-team event in Florida as a positive.
