Prep basketball: Columbus Christian Academy boys hold off Kemper Academy; CCA girls romp

STEENS — Coach Jason Williams and the Columbus Christian Academy boys basketball team had seen it before.

Mississippi State softball signs pair of sister transfers

On Tuesday, the Bulldogs announced the signings of Phoebe and Allison Florian, who hail from Kannapolis, North Carolina.

EMCC releases men’s, women’s basketball schedules; season set to start Jan. 21

EMCC’s men’s team will play 17 games, and the women’s squad will play 14. All contests will be against fellow Mississippi JUCOs.

Oak Hill Academy senior Carley Wooten signs to play softball at MUW

The Raiders’ corner infielder, who hit .561 this past fall, won’t have to go far in order to keep her career in the sport going.

New Hope promotes defensive coordinator Seth Stillman to head football coach

The kids made it easy.

Monday Profile: After a stellar 2020, teenage West Point golf star’s rise continues

Rob Akins started coaching Emerson Blair when she was “a little teeny girl” weighing barely 60 pounds.

But Akins, a PGA professional and golf instructor from Collierville, Tennessee, could tell one thing right away: The 10-year-old from West Point showed a talent and dedication that far exceeded her size.

Prep basketball: New Hope boys, girls open district play with wins over West Point

The Trojans picked up a pair of home wins over the Green Wave.

Prep basketball: West Lowndes boys, girls defend home court against Caledonia

The Panthers boys held off the Cavaliers in a narrow contest and the girls survived a second-half comeback attempt.

Miller recounts challenges of MUW fall semester affected by COVID

It started with a phone call.

On the first day of the fall 2020 semester, a student in a 70-person nursing class at Mississippi University for Women received a call from a roommate who had just tested positive for COVID-19.

Prep basketball: Heritage Academy picks up a pair of wins at Starkville Academy

The Patriots’ boys and girls teams both escaped with four-point wins over the Volunteers.

‘It was just what we wanted’: Starkville Academy boys soccer opens district play with shutout of Heritage Academy

STARKVILLE — Asked to expound on his crucial first-half goal during Monday’s boys soccer match against Heritage Academy, Starkville Academy’s Isaac Lepard provided an apt analogy.

Mississippi State men’s basketball can’t close out Kentucky as Wildcats escape with double-overtime win

The Bulldogs lost a nine-point lead with nine minutes left and missed plenty of chances in regulation and overtime to beat the Wildcats for the first time since 2009.

Mississippi State women’s basketball beats Georgia for first SEC win under Nikki McCray-Penson

Freshman Madison Hayes had a career-high 13 points to help MSU improve to 6-1 on the season.

Breakout performance by freshman Deivon Smith leads Mississippi State men’s basketball over Georgia in SEC opener

With Iverson Molinar in foul trouble early, the Georgia native scored all 13 of his points in the first half to pace the Bulldogs to a win in their first conference game.

Trojan Christmas Classic: Starkville boys hit their stride against New Hope

The Yellow Jackets ran their potent offense to perfection, scoring 46 points in the first half and running away with an inspired win over the host Trojans.

Mississippi State men’s basketball set to begin conference play at Georgia

MSU coach Ben Howland said he’s gearing up for the red-and-black Bulldogs’ transition offense, offensive rebounding and multiple looks on defense.

Shortstop Madisyn Kennedy is one beneficiary of Mississippi State softball’s hitting tools

Madisyn Kennedy still wanted her glove.

‘We expected it’: Starkville Academy boys basketball not surprised by hot start

STARKVILLE — The Starkville Academy boys basketball team just wanted to stay in the game.

Prep basketball: Caledonia drops a pair of close contests to Smithville

CALEDONIA — Caledonia High School girls coach Ame Walker hoped to send her team into winter break with a win to build from.

National Signing Day: Four-star Starkville quarterback Luke Altmyer heads to Ole Miss

Formerly committed to Florida State, Altmyer decided to stay in the Magnolia State — though not in his own backyard.