Articles by Garrick Hodge
Prep roundup: Heritage Academy boys tennis wins state championship
VICKSBURG — The Heritage Academy boys tennis team brought home hardware Thursday in Vicksburg by capturing the MAIS Class 4A state championship. Owen Riley won
Starkville baseball holds on to beat Lewisburg 3-2, advances in playoffs
STARKVILLE — If Starkville’s 2-1 victory against Lewisburg in Game 1 Thursday night proved anything, offense was going to be a premium in this best-of-three
West Lowndes senior Tydajasha Hood signs to play basketball at Hinds Community College
Tydajasha Hood’s friends, family, and her coach gathered together on Friday in celebration. Hood, a West Lowndes senior standout, announced that she would be continuing
Days before prospective regional sites released, No. 4 Mississippi State focused on making lasting impression against No. 19 South Carolina
STARKVILLE — In one week, 20 prospective regional host sites will be nominated by the NCAA for 16 college baseball regionals. Ranked No. 4 in
Starkville High boys golf finishes fifth in MHSAA Class 6A championships
BILOXI — The Starkville High School boys golf team finished fifth in Tuesday’s MHSAA Class 6A championships in Biloxi. The Yellow Jackets’ team score of
Former Diamond Dawg roundup: Woodruff continues early season dominance for Milwaukee Brewers
Former Mississippi State standout pitcher Brandon Woodruff keeps on dealing for the Milwaukee Brewers. After six starts this season, the fireballing right-hander has yet to
Oak Hill Academy golf wins fifth MAIS Class 3A title
Oak Hill Academy won its fifth MAIS Class 3A title Monday at Starkville Country Club with a season-best team score of 277. Wells Williams shot
Mississippi State men’s basketball brings back Janovsky to coaching staff
After a one-year absence, former Mississippi State men’s basketball assistant coach John Janovsky is returning to Starkville. MSU head coach Ben Howland officially announced Monday
Monday Profile: Longtime MSU fan the first to bring truck for seating to Left Field Lounge
The first permanent truck to be used for seating at Mississippi State’s Left Field Lounge at Dudy Noble Field arrived by pure happenstance, the way Starkville resident Russ Rogers tells the story.
Mississippi State softball wins first SEC series of the year against South Carolina
Mississippi State softball entered the weekend series against South Carolina with just won Southeastern Conference victory all season. But the Bulldogs left Columbia with their
Kylin Hill, Marquiss Spencer picked in seventh round of NFL draft
It came down to the final few picks of Saturday’s NFL draft, but Mississippi State had two players selected in the seventh round. Senior Marquiss
Mississippi State men’s basketball notebook: Howland optimistic, Brooks and Jeffries breakdowns, Ado’s status
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State men’s basketball coach Ben Howland normally stays even keeled. Bold declarations are few and far between from the coach entering his
Prep roundup: New Hope softball wins Game 1 against Vicksburg 11-1
NEW HOPE — New Hope softball started the postseason with a bang Monday. The Trojans dominated Vicksburg in Game 1 of their series against Vicksburg
Oak Hill’s Wright signs to pitch at Blue Mountain College
WEST POINT — It didn’t take long for Oak Hill student Drew Wright to realize something was wrong. On the opening kickoff of Oak Hill’s
Mississippi State softball falters in series finale against Texas A&M
After picking up its first conference win Saturday, Mississippi State softball couldn’t ignite its bats for the second day in a row, falling 8-1 to
Mississippi State can’t protect early lead; drops series to Vanderbilt
After two innings in Sunday’s rubber match, No. 4 Mississippi State looked well on its way to a series victory against No. 2 Vanderbilt in
MSU lights up Leiter, evens series with Vanderbilt
After faltering in its series opener against No. 2 Vanderbilt Friday, No. 4 Mississippi State had to contend with the likely No. 1 overall pick
Starkville Academy completes sweep of Washington School in MAIS Class 4A playoffs
STARKVILLE — Will McReynolds did it all for Starkville Academy on Thursday night. Donning a knee brace to protect himself from aggravating an injury sustained
Mississippi State’s Quinten Post enters transfer portal
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State forward Quinten Post has entered the transfer portal, a source confirmed to The Dispatch Wednesday. Post, a 7-foot sophomore forward from
MSU softball sweeps doubleheader with Jackson State
Mississippi State softball scored 18 runs total in a doubleheader sweep of Jackson State Tuesday, winning by scores of 8-0 and 10-3. “I think the