Articles by Adam Minichino
MSU women look to finish undefeated regular season today
STARKVILLE — The finish line is in sight. The gauntlet is just about over.
Starkville Academy beats Heritage Academy to reach title game
Brody Pierce turned a bad angle into a good one with a single strike.
After creating problems on the left flank throughout the first half, Pierce did what all goal scorers do: He went to the ball. What followed was the result of a well-timed kick at just the right angle.
MSU seniors earn rousing send-off
STARKVILLE — Thursday night was a reminder of all of the habits Roshunda Johnson, Blair Schaefer, Victoria Vivians, and Morgan William have developed in their Mississippi State careers.
MSU’s seniors will play at home for final time in regular season
STARKVILLE — Derek Cody is going to have a difficult time paring the season-ending highlight video for the Mississippi State women’s basketball team.
Heritage Academy’s Gray signs with United States Military Academy
Dontae Gray admits he would have preferred to have had a lower profile Tuesday morning.
Heritage Academy begins state tournament play tonight
The Heritage Academy boys basketball team has overcome challenges all season.
VCA boys basketball team wins ACAA title
Heath Simpson said it isn’t his style to rant and to rave during pre-game or halftime speeches.
The Victory Christian Academy boys basketball team challenged Simpson’s ways Friday night when it fell behind archrival Tuscaloosa Christian Academy by 11 points at halftime in the semifinals of the Alabama Christian Athletic Association Division I State tournament.
Heritage Academy boys soccer rolls past Bayou Academy
Wade Lawrie is more accomplished that most goalkeepers.
At 6-foot-3, Lawrie has the length and the athleticism to command his goal box. As a senior, he also has the experience from playing soccer across the United States and in two locations in England.
Defense hitting stride for Schaefer’s Bulldogs
STARKVILLE — “Spectacular” isn’t a word Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer has used very often — if at all — this season to describe his team’s defense.
Fast start helps No. 2 MSU women clinch first SEC title
STARKVILLE — The first 3 minutes, 9 seconds packed a history-making punch.
As much as Gary Blair and the Texas A&M Aggies tried, the 36:51 that followed proved to be a prelude to a celebration in the Hump.
Bulldogs clinch SEC Championship
The chant started with 1 minute, 47 seconds remaining.
“S-E-C. S-E-C.”
New Hope beats Leake Central to win Region 4-4A title
MACON — Kyree Fields took flight to provide the spark.
No. 2 MSU women play for outright SEC championship
STARKVILLE — Focus has been instrumental to the Mississippi State women’s basketball team’s success.
MUW softball looks to build off first win
Tatjana Matthews saw plenty of things she plans to work on with the Mississippi University for Women’s softball team.
Minichino column: MSU women look to continue historic march at Vanderbilt
It says something about Vic Schaefer when the Mississippi State women’s basketball coach claims to have shown more emotion at times than his players.
MUW set for baseball debut at home
The Mississippi University for Women baseball team experienced plenty of firsts last weekend.
No. 2 MSU isn’t fazed by accomplishments
STARKVILLE — The records that have fallen this season don’t faze the Mississippi State women’s basketball team.
A program-record 26-0 start (12-0 in the Southeastern Conference) has generated a buzz on campus. It also has been satisfying to set an all-time Humphrey Coliseum record crowd of 10,794 for a victory against South Carolina.











