New Hope forces third game against Mooreville

When the final out was recorded at Trojan Field Friday night, the New Hope High School baseball team would gladly have accepted a do-over.

Starkville Academy’s Holley signs with Blue Mountain

STARKVILLE — Starkville Academy baseball coach Brooks Roberts has no problem praising the play of catcher Will Holley.

Mental maturity key for MSU pitchers

STARKVILLE — When the season started, Mississippi State softball coach Vann Stuedeman said the mental makeup of ace pitchers Holly Ward and Cassady Knudsen would go a long way toward determining her team’s success.

So far, the MSU pitching staff is passing the test.

Caledonia softball team falls to Tishomingo County

CALEDONIA — Caledonia High School softball coach Andy Halford likes to call his team the “comeback kids.”

Starkville High’s Covington signs with East Central C.C.

STARKVILLE — Starkville High School girls basketball coach Kristie Williams had an idea four seasons ago.

While her theory sounded good to her, there was still some selling to do.

No. 19 MSU softball faces No. 5 Florida in critical conference series

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State freshman catcher Mia Davidson does not know how she will handle her first Super Bulldog Weekend.

Local baseball teams set for playoffs

Starkville High School baseball coach Travis Garner tells his team to embrace every playoff berth.

The players and coaches at West Point High can agree with that statement.

Starkville High’s Thompson signs with Mississippi College

STARKVILLE — Starkville High School girls’ basketball coach Kristie Williams reminded senior Kirsten Thompson this could be her breakout season before it ever started.

Pitching carries MSU past Memphis

STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State softball team has made the final three weekends of the season meaningful.

Bulldogs finish fourth at Old Waverly

WEST POINT — Once again, Dusty Smith happened to be there for the biggest moment of Garrett Johnson’s round.

MSU women say goodbyes, look ahead

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State said one final goodbye to its most successful senior class in the history of the women’s basketball program Monday night at The Mill.

While the goodbyes were heartfelt and a lot of tears flowed, MSU coach Vic Schaefer was quick to point out the time is now for this junior class to keep the program’s tradition alive.

Nickens excited about opportunity at Caledonia

After a winless 2017 season, new Caledonia High School football coach Tim Nickens knows he and his players might face some challenges along the way as he starts to rebuild the program.

However, lack of personnel isn’t one of them.

No. 23 MSU set for big series vs. Ole Miss

STARKVILLE — The good news is the No. 23 Mississippi State softball team doesn’t play a ranked opponent this weekend.

The bad news is MSU’s opponent is its biggest rival.

With huge NCAA regional ramifications on the line, No. 23 MSU takes on Ole Miss in a three-game Southeastern Conference series at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.

Starkville High’s Rogers signs with Jones County JC

STARKVILLE — When Kenny Rogers was asked to address the audience Wednesday, he had a story ready to go.

Rogers talked about his son Blake’s eighth-grade year in school.

Pounders plays integral role in Trojans’ push to title

New Hope High School senior Drew Pounders didn’t want to think the bad thoughts.

However, they kept popping in his head.

New Hope clinches region title

New Hope High School baseball coach Lee Boyd loves sending in the outfield signs at Trojan Field for a new paint job.

Boyd earned the right to send in another sign Tuesday night as New Hope beat Kosciusko 6-4 to clinch the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 4A, Region 4 championship.

New Hope’s Stevenson commits to Southern Mississippi

When New Hope High School boys basketball coach Drew McBrayer sat Tyler Stevenson down for a visit back in the fall, the meeting served two purposes.

Starkville Academy earns another walk-off victory

STARKVILLE — Starkville Academy sophomore Garrett Lewis calls his team “goofy, laid-back, and a little whacky.”

Those traits keep the Volunteers calm when the odds are stacked against them.

Prep baseball season coming down to final weeks

The month of April typically means Twitter is over-run by prom photos and that graduation invitations pile up at the post office.

It also means the end of the prep baseball regular season. In this state, baseball has one of the nation’s shortest regular seasons before the start of a postseason that almost is as long as the regular season.

No. 22 MSU softball program will try to bounce back vs. No. 10 Texas A&M

Mississippi State has turned Nusz Park into one of the most difficult places to play this season.

The Bulldogs have won 20 of their first 23 games at home. Two of those losses were by a run and another was by two runs.

As the stakes grow higher, the Bulldogs hope to use the home field to their advantage as the softball season hits the final homestretch.