Articles by Jared Conerly
Oak Hill’s Pennington powers team to back-to-back wins
It’s been a week full of softball action for Oak Hill Academy and Starkville Academy as the two teams are back on the diamond and
Panthers preparing for volleyball season with eyes on playoffs
West Lowndes volleyball coach Ashley Clark hopes this season will be a bounce-back year full of character and skill development that ends with Panthers making
Ingram fans 11, leads SA to season-opening win over Oak Hill
Starkville Academy’s head softball coach Lee Berryhill has a simple formula for winning games – throw strikes, make routine plays and get hits. “You do
Starkville Swim Team captures two gold, six silver medals in Hubley’s last meet as coach
Seeing Starkville Swim Team’s young aquatic athletes grab some medals and stand proud on the podium last week at the Mississippi Swimming Inc. Long Course Championships provided a powerful injection of cheer into what was a bittersweet day for head coach Melissa Hubley.
New Hope excited to begin volleyball season with experienced squad
NEW HOPE – Though she took the sidelines as New Hope’s first volleyball coach years ago, head coach Laura Lee Holman is glad to have
Starkville Academy and Oak Hill face off Friday to begin softball season
For Starkville Academy, this upcoming softball season is about getting its returning younger players some playing time and experience while hopefully stacking some wins along
Cavs practicing ‘mental toughness’ ahead of new volleyball season
The sounds of squeaking shoes, shouts and loud impacts of a ball being swatting into the hardwood in late July at Caledonia High School can
Starkville Little League squad wins state title, advances to Southwest Regional
Revenge, a dogpile and a state championship. There’s not many better ways to end a baseball tournament, and the Starkville Little League baseball team accomplished
Chain’s life in the water leads to a lap around Key West
When Chris Chain was an energetic kid, instead of giving him medicine to calm his motor, his parents found that spending hours in the pool
New Bulldog transfers say ‘winning’ brought them to Starkville
New men’s basketball sophomore transfer Amier Ali has noticed that hoops is a little different at Mississippi State. The Montverde, Florida, native, who spent his
MAIS reshuffling leaves Heritage in ‘tough’ new district
Gone are the days of 5A and 6A football in the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools after the organization’s executive director Barrett Donahoe and 18
Simpson ‘excited’ to battle for ‘Columbus Championship,’ contend with best of 5A
Thanks to some recent reshuffling of districts by the Mississippi High Athletics Association, the 2025 football season will bring many challenges and a lot of
Columbus Swim coach steps in, leads Starkville swimmers to podium finishes
When Starkville Swim Team coach Melissa Hubley realized she wasn’t going to be able to make it to the Mississippi Swimming, Inc. 8U Developmental Meet
Starkville Academy hires former hoops coach, MUW administrator as new athletics director
Looking to fill its athletic director vacancy, Starkville Academy turned to a familiar face. The school announced on Monday the hiring of former boys basketball
New shoes, new opportunities: Titans star sponsors youth shopping spree
The hardest part of Thursday for 9-year-old Kaiden Smith was figuring out what to do with the $10 he had left to spend at Dick’s
Starkville duo, New Hope striker relish all-star opportunity
Starkville High School boys soccer head coach Evinn Watson had only been to the Mississippi Association of Coaches Randy West All-Star Soccer Game one time,
Swim Columbus swimmer to compete in Southern Zone championships
Behind a strong showing in 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle qualifications, Swim Columbus swimmer Izzy Clark earned a trip to Orlando, Florida, to compete in the
Jump to 5A not scaring Cavs, Kelly
Caledonia High School head football coach Michael Kelly said a playoff berth could come down to the final game – even the final play. The
Columbus 10U squad wins Grand Slam state tourney, earns No. 1 national ranking
The Rage, a 10-and-under travel baseball team based in Columbus, ended its season on the highest of highs – an 11-3 victory in the 2025
