Roberts earns first victory at Starkville Academy routs Oak Hill Academy

STARKVILLE – Starkville Academy baseball coach Brooks Roberts was happy to look in his dugout and see it full Thursday night.

MSU softball team wants to build streak

STARKVILLE — There is a buzz in the Mississippi State softball team’s locker room.

Eight-game winning streaks always help create that excitement.

“The confidence level on this team is growing,” MSU coach Vann Stuedeman said. “You can see the strides from the first week of the season to the second, then from the second to the third.”

West Point baseball team beats Starkville

STARKVILLE — When West Point High School senior Bobby Woodard lacks confidence, all he has to do is look in the dugout and find his head coach.

“Bobby is our senior leader,” West Point High baseball coach Blake Hutchison said. “He is our go-to guy. I have complete confidence in him getting job done. When he is on the mound, you feel good. You feel like he will find a way.”

Woodard found that way Tuesday night at Danny Carlisle Field, as West Point beat Starkville 5-3.

Green family has reunion at MSU softball tournament

STARKVILLE

Kevin Green made a life-changing decision roughly 13 years ago.

Green left a stable, well-paying job with FedEx to open a business. A personal business venture is always a tricky proposition. However, he had two driving forces behind the move.

Tennessee routs No. 3 Mississippi State

STARKVILLE — During a record-setting season, Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer had said numerous times he didn’t see one-sided victories coming.

Schaefer felt the same way Sunday afternoon at Humphrey Coliseum, but they were for all of the wrong reasons.

With a chance to win a share of the program’s first Southeastern Conference regular-season championship, No. 3 MSU fell flat and was beaten in “every phase of the game” by Tennessee in an 82-64 loss.

MSU softball reaches championship of February Freezer

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State gets another shot to win a championship.

Starkville uses defense to eliminate Columbus in girls’ basketball

STARKVILLE – Starkville High School girls’ basketball coach Kristie Williams challenged her undefeated squad to build a lead early Friday night.

New Hope boys use defense to beat Oxford

New Hope High School junior center Andrew Junkin admits the thought occurred to him in the second half of the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 5A, Region 2 tournament championship game Friday night.

West Point girls beat New Hope for region title

By his own admission, West Point girls’ basketball coach Dashmond Daniel is difficult to play for on most nights.

Friday night wasn’t one of those nights.

With his team leading the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 5A, Region 2 tournament championship game by 16 points midway through the fourth quarter, Daniel barked out instructions like a championship would be won on the game’s next possession.

New Hope boys shock Oxford for region title

New Hope and Oxford sent its entertaining basketball rivalry out on a high note Friday night.

Area basketball teams begin postseason play Monday

The Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) basketball playoffs begin Monday night.

Tupelo-Columbus matchup will be twice as nice Friday

Columbus High School boys basketball coach Gary Griffin had a plan. He just had to wait to use it.

That opportunity will come at 8:30 p.m. Friday when Columbus (16-11) plays host Tupelo (24-4) for the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 6A, Region 2 championship. Tupelo (23-5) will take on Columbus (21-4) at 7 p.m. for the girls title.

Niu takes long way to MSU

STARKVILLE — What would become the biggest day of Sarai Niu’s life didn’t begin or end as planned.

A talented high school softball-playing senior, Niu had fought back great reservations and decided to take an official visit to Mississippi State.

Second half defense lifts Columbus boys into region tournament championship

Columbus boys basketball coach Gary Griffin and junior player Robert Woodard II came to the same conclusion at halftime of the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 6A, Region 2 tournament Tuesday night.

Columbus girls race past Hernando to reach region tournament championship

Columbus High School had a 45-second stretch where it stole the basketball seven times against Hernando at the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 6A, Region 2 tournament Tuesday night.

New Hope, West Point primed to start district play

As the close losses mounted in January, New Hope High School boys basketball coach Drew McBrayer never lost confidence in his team.

One of the preseason favorites to compete for a Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 5A championship, the Trojans had to fight through a series of tough losses in a difficult schedule.

McBrayer feels like his team learned from those opportunities and can put that knowledge to use tonight when New Hope plays host to the Class 5A, Region 2 tournament.

Prep basketball teams gearing up for playoffs

Columbus High School boys basketball coach Gary Griffin is ready for the payoff.

While playing a difficult non-region schedule, Griffin stressed the challenges were designed to help his young squad be at its best when postseason play arrived.

MSU softball team’s offense quiet in 12-inning loss

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State senior Alexis Silkwood is confident her team will score more runs sooner rather than later.

That will come as a welcome relief to the squad’s pitching staff.

Georgia State scored two runs in the 12th inning to upset MSU 3-1 in the championship game of the Bulldog Kickoff Classic on Sunday afternoon at Nusz Park.

Pitching leads MSU softball to title game of opening tournament

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State softball coach Vann Stuedeman feels like her pitching staff has enough quality and depth to win a lot of games this season.

So far, the sixth-year head coach has been on target.

MSU softball team will kick of season today

STARKVILLE — Opening day always has been special for Alexis Silkwood.

However, today at Nusz Park, Silkwood will be full of even more emotion as she begins her senior season by pitching for the Mississippi State softball team in its season opener against Georgia State at 3 p.m. at Nusz Park.

MSU will play five games in three days in the Bulldog Kickoff Classic to open the 2017 season. MSU also will face Western Kentucky at 5:30 p.m. today.