Articles by Adam Minichino
Starkville Academy soccer players earn all-star invites
STARKVILLE — Torin Hamilton knew what Sam Cox could add to the Starkville Academy boys soccer team.
Heritage Academy players earn all-star nods
Vince Lemmers and Dalton Ford didn’t look at the responsibility as a burden.
CCA will send three players to MAIS All-Star games
STEENS — Da’Kameron Mitchell, Kimarri Whitfield, and Dawson Shaw will get one more opportunity to represent Columbus Christian Academy as All-Stars.
Later this week, Mitchell and Whitfield will play in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) Senior All-Star Basketball game, while Shaw will play in the Senior All-Star Soccer game.
Time for MSU women to show their best
GREENVILLE, S.C.
There aren’t any excuses in the upper stratosphere of women’s college basketball.
It doesn’t matter if you’re ready to play, four-time reigning national champion Connecticut will hang a 56-point loss on you like it is nothing. That’s what UConn did to South Florida, a top-25 team for much of the year, on Monday night in the championship game of the American Athletic Conference.
MSU notebook: Bulldogs lament missed chances against Gamecocks
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Missed opportunities has been a haunting refrain for the Mississippi State women’s basketball team.
MSU beats Texas A&M for third time, reaches SEC final for third time
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The third time proved to be the easiest.
MSU notebook: WIlliam does her part in MSU’s rout of Texas A&M
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The engine that makes the Mississippi State women’s basketball team go is humming along nicely.
MSU women pull away late to beat LSU in SEC tournament
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Vic Schaefer has asked nearly all of his Bulldogs the question.
MSU notebook: Depth proves calling card for No. 6 Bulldogs
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Depth has been the calling card for the Mississippi State women’s basketball team all season.
MSU women beat LSU in quarterfinals of SEC tournament
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Morgan William scored a team-high 21 points, and Ketara Chapel scored all of her 10 points in the final 13 minutes Friday night to lead the No. 6 Mississippi State women’s basketball team to a 78-61 victory against LSU in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Parklane Academy girls pull away to beat Hebron Christian
CLINTON — The stance screamed frustration.
It wasn’t a proper defensive alignment, either, but Drew Smith wasn’t concerned about that.
With hands on hips and elbow pointed
outward and his body tilted to one side, the Parklane Academy girls basketball coach was trying to find a way to spark his team.
MSU women will try to erase ‘sting’ of last two losses
STARKVILLE — The sting remains.
Instead of celebrating four seniors who have been a part of so many records, the Mississippi State women’s basketball team suffered its worst loss of the season Sunday in an 82-64 loss to Tennessee before a sold-out Humphrey Coliseum.
The loss denied MSU (27-3, 13-3 Southeastern Conference) a chance to earn a share of the first SEC regular-season title in program history. It also left the Bulldogs with a two-game losing streak to end the regular season.
Ashland eliminates West Lowndes in Class 1A quarterfinals
JACKSON — There were no tears.
CJ Smith merely turned after his 3-point heave fell short and walked to his left to begin shaking hands with the Ashland High School players.
Minutes later, with uniform tucked away for the season, Smith eyed the final stat sheet and was asked what stood out.
“Free throws,” the West Lowndes High junior point guard said.
Columbus Christian’s Whitfield signs with Mississippi College
STEENS — Basketball always has had a special place in Kimarri Whitfield’s heart.
The Columbus Christian Academy senior loves the sport so much that at one time he strongly considered giving up other sports to focus on basketball.
MSU women’s team places four on All-SEC team
STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State women’s basketball team reaped the rewards Tuesday from another record-breaking season.
Junior Victoria Vivians was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference for the second-straight year, while junior Morgan William earned her first selection with a spot on the second team. Sophomore center Teaira McCowan claimed 6th Woman of the Year accolades, and senior Dominique Dillingham was named to the All-Defensive Team for the second time in as many seasons.
Lady Eagles playing for Franks
PHEBA — Don’t underestimate the power of a pat on the back, a smile, or a piece of candy.
Those often overlooked gestures of appreciation have taken on an added meaning this season for the members of the Hebron Christian School girls basketball team.
Dale has Panthers running back to Jackson
C.J. Smith feels more comfortable.
The West Lowndes High School junior felt that way from the first moment he spoke with new coach Torry Dale. Smith didn’t know what to expect from the conversation, but he admitted his face lit up when Dale told him the Panthers were going back to an up-tempo brand of basketball.
New Hope boys’ basketball falls in Class 5A playoffs
You better excel in at least one area when you don’t have a player taller than 6-foot-2 on your roster.
Minichino column: MSU women playing for SEC title today
If you have walked the concourse at Humphrey Coliseum, you most likely have noticed the pictures that take you through the history of Mississippi State basketball.
