Articles by Adam Minichino
Falcons aim to fly high again
Columbus High School football coach Tony Stanford doesn’t mind coming right out and saying it.
Heritage Academy faces huge challenge from Washington School
Barrett Donahoe hopes he sees a different Heritage Academy football team than the one he saw for his team’s first matchup against a ranked team.
Brown does much more than enough for Pickens County
REFORM, Ala. — Jermarcus Brown doesn’t know when enough is enough.
For Patrick Plott and the Pickens County High School football team, Brown’s drive to do more every day is wonderful thing to have in the locker room. Not only does the senior’s never-enough attitude inspire him to out-do himself each week, but it also motivates the Tornadoes to stay hungry in their quest to win a Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 1A State title.
Heritage Academy responds to test from Oak Hill Academy
Redemption never felt better.
Burdened with the weight of a fumble that put his team in a bad spot Friday night, Hunter Anderson wanted to make amends.
Merchant’s Raiders show progress in loss to Patriots
Belief is one way to make up a 42-point deficit in one season.
But believing will take you only so far, which is why Daniel Merchant has made strengthening the bodies of his Oak Hill Academy football players just as much a priority as he has his attempts to build the players’ confidence.
Richardson looks to be one of ‘fabulous’ new pieces
STARKVILLE — Breanna Richardson tried. She really did.
MSU women to start practice Sunday
Vic Schaefer sees a different team when he looks at members of the 2013-14 Mississippi State basketball team.
Strickland Vaughan imparts lessons learned as teacher
Dora (Strickland) Vaughan has been blessed to have influences on her life that have kept her on the right track.
Bulldogs enter heart of challenging SEC soccer schedule
STARKVILLE — Annebel ten Broeke knew she had an adjustment to make when she left her home in the Netherlands to play soccer in the United States.
Immanuel Christian returns to district play
STEENS — Greg Watkins hopes he will get a refocused team with a return to district play.
Minichino Column: MSU women’s basketball takes step forward
LaToya Thomas and Tan White have become synonymous with Mississippi State women’s basketball.
Heritage Academy ready for Oak Hill Academy
You’ll have to forgive Barrett Donahoe if he isn’t completely convinced that his Heritage Academy football is back on track.
Scott Central’s Vivians commits to MSU
Chad Harrison knew something was wrong with his All-State player.
Heritage, Starkville eliminated; Central advances
Action hadn’t started Monday, but Gary Harris wanted to set the tone.
Heritage Academy softball team hopes for clean slate
Gary Harris knows the Heritage Academy fast-pitch softball is nowhere near where he thought it would be this point in the season.
But Harris has been coaching long enough to know that everything is wiped clean once the postseason begins.
New Hope turns to ground game to beat Amory, rain
AMORY — Forget about the rain. The New Hope High School football team wants to “Turn it Up.”
Victory Christian wants to build winning streak
Even without his coach in the room, Anthony Sharp knows the first fundamental for football success.
Asked how he was able to score six touchdowns last week in a victory against Tabernacle Christian, the Victory Christian School junior running back didn’t hesitate to share the credit.
Columbus ready to build on win over West Point
The banging of metal on metal in the weight room was a fitting backdrop for Tony Stanford as he talked about perhaps his biggest victory in his time as Columbus High School’s football coach.
