Articles by Adam Minichino
NHHS softball begins quest for 14th state title
It isn’t Tabitha Beard’s style to sugar coat things, so she isn’t going to start this season.
Beard grew up in a New Hope High School softball program that prided itself on winning championships. As coach, she has continued that tradition, leading the Lady Trojans’ slow-pitch team to its fourth state title in a row (second in Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A), and 13th overall, last season.
Ole Miss soccer better conditioned, focused for season
OXFORD — Matthew Mott is eager to put the growing pains behind him.
A year ago, Mott hadn’t met eight of his new players on the University of Mississippi women’s soccer team. His transition from assistant coach at the University of Texas to Ole Miss came at a late juncture and forced everyone associated with the program to adjust.
Macon tennis team gets call to go to regionals
Troy King had a feeling a call would come.
Still, after two years working to teach children in Macon how to play tennis, King took precautions. After the Macon QuickStarts 10-and-under tennis team came up short in a first-place tiebreaker with Tupelo, neither King nor his wife, Tonya, told the seven players on their team there still was a chance they would get to go to regionals.
Loague will take over for Cobb at Hamilton
Bryan Loague has faced Hamilton High School enough times in softball to know about the program’s tradition.
That’s why Loague didn’t waste any time once he learned slow-pitch assistant coach and fast-pitch coach Jason Cobb was stepping down to take another job outside of the school.
Victory Christian senior has renewed faith after a near-fatal wreck
If you look close enough, you can almost see Him in his eyes. Maybe that is wishful thinking. Maybe that is the calming effect Marcus Sims’ words have on you as you discuss his fight to regain normalcy.
Victory Christian senior has renewed faith after a near-fatal wreck
If you look close enough, you can almost see Him in his eyes. Maybe that is wishful thinking. Maybe that is the calming effect Marcus Sims’ words have on you as you discuss his fight to regain normalcy.
Noxubee County begins preparations for ‘Y’all vs. Us’
MACON — Scott Parenteau’s job is to keep the momentum rolling.
Word already is out that the Noxubee County High School football team will play host to Louisville High as part of season three of Cellular South’s “Y’all vs. Us” prep football series.
Heritage Academy will try to build on camp experience
There’s bad and then there’s really bad.
From Madison Clark’s perspective, the Heritage Academy girls soccer team had left bad behind in its first games at the Lee University Soccer Camp and was trying to avoid having multiple uses of really associated with its play.
Then something changed.
Growth of young players will bolster Caledonia volleyball
CALEDONIA — Elisha Collins was concerned.
On paper, Collins knew the Caledonia High School volleyball team lost key pieces from the 2010 team that advanced to the Mississippi High School Activities Association Division I State Tournament.
Petty’s hit lifts Heritage past Hebron
PHEBA — Making adjustments sounds simple.
But it’s easy to lose sight of the little things when the adrenaline is flowing and the pitcher is rushing the ball to the plate.
Three times Katlyn Petty tried to get a hit against Chloe Tapley. Three times she struck out.
Her fourh at-bat was different in a big way.
McKee, Grimes conditioned to lead MSU soccer
STARKVILLE — Accountability is paramount in college soccer.
Immanuel Christian football set for scrimmage Friday
STEENS — Football is football.
It sounds simple, but that’s how Greg Watkins has approached his transition from Hebron Christian to Immanuel Christian.
ICCE girls soccer ready to reach higher goals
STEENS — The bar has been raised.
A loss in the first round of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Division II tournament gave the Immanuel Christian girls soccer team a taste of the postseason in 2010.
Heritage’s Sharp earns top honor
Opposing quarterbacks beware.
Blake Sharp is a changed man, and he is about to drop some knowledge on you.
Allen helps Oak Hill Academy beat Starkville Academy
WEST POINT — Mamie Allen didn’t look different.
But when you factored in temperatures near 100 degrees with a weekend off following a season-opening victory, something appeared not right with the junior right-hander.
Summer helps Tapley mature into better pitcher
The summer is Chloe Tapley’s time.
Ever since she can remember, the time after one school year and the period before the beginning of another season has been one to relax, to recharge, and to improve.
NHHS set to jam again
Michael Bradley wants to make sure you highlight Aug. 13 on your calendar.
The New Hope High School football coach and five other local coaches will come together at Mississippi State’s Davis Wade Stadium on that Saturday to provide one final appetizer before the start of the Mississippi High School Activities Association regular season.
Titans West Point, South Panola will meet in opener
If a 10-team jamboree at Mississippi State’s Davis Wade Stadium is an ideal way to kick off the 2011 prep football season, there’s no better way to open the regular season than with two state champions.
At 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20, South Panola High School will travel to Clay County to take on West Point High.
Columbus man, 80, cards 10 birdies, shoots 65
You’re never too old to get into the zone.
Clay Wilkes has had his share of memorable rounds of golf in the nearly 40 years he has played the sport. But Wilkes had a round Tuesday that he and many of his friends called “unbelievable.”
