Articles by Jared Conerly
Friendly City Fights returns to Trotter Center Saturday
Boxing, kickboxing and a night of “family friendly” fun is returning to the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus on Saturday for the second iteration of the Friendly City Fights, an event organized by Columbus boxing promoter Mark Sanderson of Sand Promotions.
West Point promotes longtime assistant Roger Burton to head football coach position
West Point has found its next man to be chief of its football team, the school announced Wednesday. Roger Burton, who has been on West
Caledonia football hires offensive-minded Michael Campbell as next head coach
Caledonia has hired its next football coach. Michael Campbell, a former head coach at Smithville and offensive coordinator at Tupelo with 22 years of experience
MSMS dominates on mats for two wrestling state championships
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science has long been known for its prowess in the classroom, but now the Columbus-based school is making noise as a program powerful on the wrestling mat.
Heritage falls 4-1 to Lamar in MAIS state-title soccer match
The boys soccer season for Heritage Academy came to a close on Monday, and for the second straight year the Patriots ended their campaign by watching another team celebrate a state championship.
MSMS ends soccer season with 3-0 loss to St. Andrews
As the midday heat turned up its fury just a notch, the boys soccer team of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science found itself sweating both the rising temperature and the relentless pressure from St. Andrews Episcopal in Friday’s MHSAA Class I playoff contest.
Morgan’s belief led him to Starkville, where he’s ‘excited’ to get to work
Before the news broke on Friday that Brett Morgan was ending his 17-year tenure on staff of West Point’s football program, the last two as head coach, to take up the mantle as Starkville’s head football coach, the former Mississippi State quarterback and eight-time state champion with the Green Wave had spent many days prior in deep thought combing over the seismic proposition that laid at his feet.
Second-half goal explosion sends Pats back to state championship game
At first, it was close; a back-and-forth battle.
Starkville to hire West Point’s Brett Morgan as next head coach
Almost one week after the vacancy opened for Starkville’s next head football coach, the Yellow Jackets are set to usher in a new era with a coach from a nearby powerhouse program – West Point’s Brett Morgan.
Starkville to hire West Point’s Brett Morgan as next head football coach
Just one week after the vacancy opened for Starkville’s next head football coach, the Yellow Jackets are set to usher in a new era with
Columbus’ girls bid to upset Pontotoc falls short in overtime
As the Region 1-5A basketball tournament rolled on Tuesday night, the basketball gym of host school West Point was nearly popping at its seams from a build up of frantic energy.
Cavs shock Green Wave in region tournament with 37-35 victory
After trailing by eight points at halftime, West Point’s boys basketball team suddenly found itself with the ball only down two points with 10 seconds left to play against Caledonia on Monday in the first round of the Region 1-5A tournament.
Owls bounce back with home wins over Eureka
The W’s men’s basketball team got back on the winning side of things at Pohl Gymnasium Saturday in a 79-71 victory over Eureka College, which snapped a four-game losing streak in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play.
Starkville head coach John Carr sees ‘dream come true’ in opportunity with Cleveland Browns
It was going to take a lot to pull John Carr from being the leader of Starkville’s football program.
Owls’ hardwood losing streak continues
What was once a five-game win streak has now turned into a lengthy and frustrating slide for MUW’s men’s basketball team, which lost its fourth consecutive St.
Starkville head coach John Carr leaving for NFL job with Cleveland Browns
Starkville High School is back in the market for a head football coach.
‘Big time’: Burrows believes new MUW athletic center is a step forward for university sports
Dozens of MUW student athletes gathered Wednesday on the second floor of the Hogarth Student Center and excitedly waited to get a glimpse of what all the chatter has been about.
MUW men earn first-ever SLIAC tourney bye, clinch No. 2 seed
For the first time in program history, The W’s men’s basketball team is headed to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Conference tournament with a bye and the No. 2 seed.
More than a dozen local football players commit on National Signing Day
It was a day of joyous celebration for many schools on Wednesday as faculty, families and friends gathered on National Signing Day to watch some of their senior football players sign on the dotted line to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level.
Heritage Academy’s boys soccer team set to battle JA for regional title-game berth
Heritage Academy’s boys soccer program moved on to the second round of the MAIS North 4A Regional Tournament Monday with a 3-0 victory over visiting Bayou Academy.
Jelly Roll to perform at Jeffery Simmons Community Fun Day
July 3, 2025
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