Articles by Scott Walters
Columbus’ Latham assists in EMCC’s shutout of ECCC
SCOOBA — With No. 5 East Mississippi Community College’s up-tempo game plan designed to run as many plays as possible, a talented freshman needs to wait his turn.
Oak Hill Academy looks for second victory
Looking to build off its first victory of the season, Hebron Christian School faces a tough — if not unknown — task Friday night.
Starkville Academy readies for Greenville Washington in district opener
STARKVILLE — Starkville Academy football coach Jeff Terrill felt like his squad would be a good football team this season.
Walters Column: Noxubee County changes philosophy in state title defense
Tyrone Shorter had to reinvent himself a little in this his third season as head coach at Noxubee County High School.
Russell, EMCC hosts East Central in home opener
SCOOBA — In football, there can only be one player playing the quarterback position at a time.
Ole Miss will be ready for FCS’ Southeast Missouri State
After kicking off the 2013 season on Thursday, University of Mississippi football coach Hugh Freeze watched a lot of football the next three days.
MSU volleyball team drops two matches
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State University volleyball coach Jenny Hazelwood expected to some early season adversity with a young roster.
Hazelwood found that adversity Saturday at Newell-Grissom Building, as MSU dropped a pair of four-set decisions to the University of Arkansas, Little Rock and Southeast Missouri State University.
Noxubee County grows up in victory vs. Columbus
MACON — Noxubee County football coach Tyrone Shorter spends most of his practice sessions encouraging a bevy of sophomores to grow up.
Columbus QB Lee leaves game vs. Noxubee County
MACON — Rarely do open dates come into discussion in high school football circles.
Starkville, Oxford will play for ‘Little Egg Bowl’
STARKVILLE — Football fans in Starkville and Oxford will have two Egg Bowl games to pay attention to this season — a big one and little one.
EMCC beats PRCC in opener
POPLARVILLE — A.J. Stamps spent the past nine months learning a new position.
The East Mississippi Community College sophomore defensive back proved Thursday night at Dobie Holden Stadium he could be pretty good at it.
EMCC gets scores from defense, special teams in win
POPLARVILLE — East Mississippi Community College football coach Buddy Stephens really enjoys defensive touchdowns.
Another one of Stephens’ favorite things is a special teams score.
MSU game in Houston evokes memories for Starkville fans
Mississippi State University will open its football season Saturday in Houston, Texas, with a contest against No. 13 Oklahoma State University.
West Point eager for showdown vs. South Panola
First impressions sometimes don’t matter.
They mean even less when it involves a football team playing in a preseason game.
Walters Column: Raiders turn corner, anticipate taking next step
Oak Hill Academy football coach Daniel Merchant admits he did not watch any tape of his new team before taking the head coaching job with the Raiders.
Starkville Academy ready for home opener
With roster full of talented sophomores, Starkville Academy football coach Jeff Terrill there could be some long days at the office this season.
Ole Miss wants to build momentum starting Thursday
Football season finds supporters of the University of Mississippi anticipating the season at a fervor pitch.
Columbus’ Moore hopes to contribute at ICC
FULTON — Former Columbus High School football player Dalon Moore was a late addition to the Itawamba Community College signing class.
Monday profile: Mississippi State team physician closes lengthy career
The doctor is no longer in.
When longtime Mississippi State University team physician and Longest Student Health Center director Robert C. “Bob” Collins first came to the MSU campus it was 1977 and he planned on staying three to five years.
