Articles by Adam Minichino
Interceptions help Tigers outlast Wildcats
MACON — JaQuaris Jamison tried everything he knew.
The Noxubee County High School junior attempted to run a post route. When stopped, he quickly shifted to a corner post route. That didn’t work, either, so Jamison juked and side-stepped tacklers and looked like he was heading for the end zone when he avoided a Louisville player around the 35-yard line.
Stallings plays key roles on two sides for Tigers
MACON — Unflappable is a great way to describe Maliek Stallings.
The Noxubee County High School junior plays football with a swagger. He talks. He celebrates. He is loud. It’s part of what helps makes him one of the Tigers’ most dangerous players.
Oak Hill Academy’s Craven will coach in MAIS All-Sar Game
Football season officially ended for Chris Craven on Oct. 27.
On that night, Craven’s Oak Hill Academy lost to Tri-County Academy 33-13 in the first round of the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) Class AA playoffs.
Anagnost wants MSU to build on progress
STARKVILLE — The disappointment of not making the NCAA tournament has worn off for the Mississippi State women’s soccer team.
With only two of the Southeastern Conference’s record nine teams still alive in the 64-team tournament, most of the nation has turned its sights toward 2018 and beyond. After all, recruiting in Olympic sports like women’s soccer often is mapped out two and three years in advance, so there has been plenty of work for Tom Anagnost and his coaches at MSU to tackle.
Quarterback Clark sets tone for Noxubee County football team
MACON — Staying humble is important to Armoni Clark.
McCowan, Bulldogs set for tournament play in Mexico
STARKVILLE — Vic Schaefer believes in Teaira McCowan.
Stokes celebrates victory in Georgia
Johnny Stokes didn’t intend to get himself a birthday present Sunday.
Bass Tactix Fishing Youth State event set for weekend
Richard Parker used to live in the New Hope community, so he knows about the generosity and the hospitality in the Golden Triangle.
It’s no myth: Starkville Academy believed it was going to win title
JACKSON — The Starkville Academy football team’s 2017 championship season will forever have a myth associated with it.
Offensive line fuels Noxubee County’s winning streak
MACON — Green space is an offensive lineman’s dream.
On every snap, the goal of a tackle, guard, or center is to finish or to hold a block long enough so a running back or quarterback can slip through a hole and take off.
Johnson pops off with career day in easy victory
STARKVILLE — Roshunda Johnson didn’t catch the Pop-Up Video that included anecdotes and highlights of her career at Mississippi State that was shown Sunday on the video board at Humphrey Coliseum.
McNelis likes what she sees from No. 7 MSU
STARKVILLE — Joye-Lee McNelis heard the whispers.
Coaches, like in any profession, talk about their peers, so the Southern Mississippi women’s basketball coach was curious to see if some in her business were right when they said Mississippi State wouldn’t be as strong after losing four key players from a program-record 34-win season and a trip to the national title game.
McNelis saw an effort Sunday that should put all of that talk to rest.
Columbus boys will face nationally ranked Memphis East tonight
Anthony Carlyle is jumping right into the mix in his first season as boys basketball coach at Columbus High School.
After rallying for a victory against Starkville on Tuesday, Columbus will turn its focus to the national scene when it takes on nationally ranked Memphis East at 7:30 tonight in the MLK Classic at Hamilton High in Hamilton, Tennessee.
Trust helps Nicholson build Volunteers into state champion
JACKSON — Trust has been the bedrock upon which Chase Nicholson has fortified the Starkville Academy football program.
Starkville Academy defense delivers in state championship win
JACKSON — Brad Butler knew his defense wasn’t a finished product in week three.
Noxubee County routs Corinth to reach North State finals
MACON — “Crazy horse” has turned into “lightning.”
Shorter feels Tigers’ chemistry has fueled winning streak
MACON — Tyrone Shorter knows there is a lot more to coaching than just Xs and Os.
The things coaches have to handle often increase in a small community like Noxubee County, where fans who follow the high school have plenty to say about the football team every week.
Blocking by wide receivers key to Volunteers’ success
STARKVILLE — “No block, no rock.”
That statement isn’t visible anywhere in a common area in the Starkville Academy football team’s locker room. But just because that mantra isn’t posted on a wall or a dry erase board, that doesn’t mean the Volunteers don’t take it to heart.
Schaefer shows closer’s mentality in victory
STARKVILLE — Blair Schaefer has earned the moniker “shooter.”
You’ll hear opposing coaches or players shout it out as the 5-foot-7 senior guard sprints from wing to wing, probing for an opening in a defense. For Schaefer, that “window” to get her shot off might be a little smaller, but she has spent hours perfecting a quick release that allows her to be effective against taller or quicker defenders.
