Articles by Adam Minichino
All-Area Basketball: Franks continues state championship tradition at Hebron
Bruce Franks doesn’t have to yell during games.
Henderson helps keep MSU pitchers in attack mode
STARKVILLE — Gary Henderson has been around baseball long enough to know you don’t have to wait long to see something new.
Forgive the coaching veteran if he prefers not to see another season like the one the Mississippi State baseball team has experienced in 2017.
McCleod celebrates shift to track career by winning state title
Michael McCleod has found his calling.
CCA’s Shaw leads group of baseball All-Stars
A school year that started with a debilitating injury will last one more day for Dawson Shaw.
Today, the Columbus Christian Academy senior will be one of a handful of local standouts who will play in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) Senior All-Star games at Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson.
Columbus High softball standout Conner signs with EMCC
Kiara Conner admits she was nervous.
Typically, the pitcher is the one who is uneasy when Conner is in the batter’s box. This time, though, Conner wasn’t playing in a game. In fact, her softball career at Columbus High School already was over and she was trying to find a place to continue playing a sport she started when she was 4 or 5 years old. That’s why Conner was positioned next to a batting tee and prepared to impress East Mississippi Community College coach Kyndall White.
Short: City still offering programs, sports
Roger Short wants to make sure the people of Columbus and Lowndes County understand the Columbus Recreation Authority will continue to offer programs.
Short wants to make that perfectly clear because there might be some uncertainty about the status of the city’s recreation authority now that he is on the job as interim recreation manager for Lowndes County.
Columbus High’s Hodges signs with Coahoma C.C. in softball
Two years ago, Kanisha Hodges first realized she might have a chance to play softball in college.
Ferguson chosen as new AD at Oak Hill Academy
WEST POINT — Some of the most fun Phil Ferguson has had working in schools has been the time spent with students in sports.
Griffin takes over basketball programs at Caledonia High School
CALEDONIA — Gary Griffin always heard good things about Caledonia High School.
Dale leaves West Lowndes, takes over at alma mater, Durant
The possibility of a return home to Durant has had Torrey Dale smiling for most of the last month.
NHHS’ Thomas finds right fit at EMCC
Terryonte Thomas looked long and hard to find coaches and a school that made him feel like a priority.
That search often can be difficult for high school standouts looking to find the right fit for the next step in their life.
But following a recruiting process that included its share of twists and turns, Thomas is relaxed after finding the fit he was looking for with coach Billy Begley and the East Mississippi Community College men’s basketball program.
New Hope’s Crosson wins Class 5A State title
Jake Crosson needed a second opinion.
Coming off a bogey, Crosson knew he couldn’t afford another if he wanted to have a chance to win the Mississippi High School Activities Region 1, District 2 tournament at the Ole Miss Golf Club in Oxford. That’s why the New Hope High School junior called coach Albert McBrayer out to the fairway to ask for some advice. Crosson faced a dog leg to the right of No. 14 and a water hazard in front of the hole. He knew he probably could reach the hole with a more aggressive shot, but he had been strong on his wedges all day, so he wanted to ask McBrayer what he thought he should do.
Forrester steps down as Caledonia girls soccer coach
Jason Forrester admits he didn’t know a thing about soccer when he started coaching it at Caledonia High School.
Oxford investigating incident following game at New Hope
Oxford School District Superintendent Brian Harvey said Monday that decisions were made following Game 2 of the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 5A North State title series between Oxford and New Hope that didn’t uphold the school district’s standards of “first in class” and that there would be a re-evaluation of what is important about interscholastic athletics.
Errors, missed opportunities cost New Hope in loss to Oxford
New Hope High School Lee Boyd would have loved to have said something more profound Saturday night following a season-ending 11-5 loss to Oxford in Game 2 of the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 5A North State title series at Trojan Field.
Columbus High’s Temple signs with EMCC
Kyla Temple wasn’t going to let anything keep her from realizing her goal to play basketball at the next level.
If convincing others she could play basketball in college was part of it, overcoming injuries proved to be a bigger hurdle. Whether it was knee or shoulder injuries, Temple wondered if she ever would be healthy enough to test her skills after high school.
Oak Hill Academy’s Dill leads area MAIS All-Stars
Ken “Buddy” Dill will get a chance to cap his senior year in style.
The multi-talented Oak Hill Academy senior will join teammate Powell Tabor and Oak Hill Academy baseball coach Mitch Bohon in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) Senior All-Star game on May 26 at Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson.
CCA track team takes second at Class AA meet
STEENS — Greg Watkins and Chris Webber poured over the numbers for hours.
It didn’t matter which way the coach or standout distance runner crunched the times, the conclusion was the same: The Columbus Christian Academy boys track and field team was in a tough spot.
Louisiana’s Sanders earns place on softball’s top-10 list
Michael Lotief loves the long ball.
In 2006, the Louisiana softball coach’s hitting system yielded the first 100-home run season in school history (102). Danyele Gomez, Ashley Evans, and Lacey Bertucci ranked in the top 10 of all NCAA Division I hitters.
