Articles by Theo DeRosa
Fifty years of Friday night football: Heritage Academy, Starkville Academy ready to mark milestone in rivalry matchup
All time, the Heritage Academy and Starkville Academy football teams have a 26-26 record when playing each other.
Prep volleyball playoffs: New Hope volleyball powers up for sweep of Cleveland Central in first-round playoff match
NEW HOPE — Micaela Hudgins finished the block, turned to face her teammates and flashed a look that conveyed a simple message.
West Point suffers big drop in new Mississippi high school football poll
The Green Wave fell from third to ninth overall and from first to third in Class 5A after a home loss to Lake Cormorant last Thursday.
Monigo Karnley helps Mississippi State soccer extend unbeaten streak with winning goal against LSU
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State soccer coach James Armstrong said a great week of practice helped cultivate a bit of “telepathy” between junior forwards Hailey Farrington-Bentil and Monigo Karnley.
Facing extreme declines in income, high school booster clubs get creative
Louis Sharp knows there’s always a project. It’s become clear to Sharp in more than five years as president of Heritage Academy’s sports boosters that there’s always something that needs to be done.
Prep football roundup: Caledonia jumps on Mooreville for district road win
Darrius Triplett ran for 180 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries in the blowout win.
New Hope survives Saltillo after Egg Bowl-esque ending
The Trojans took advantage of eerily familiar self-inflicted errors by the Tigers to escape with a one-point overtime win.
Prep football capsules: Heritage Academy’s run defense will be tested at Lamar School
Heritage Academy head football coach Sean Harrison is used to facing a pass-heavy attack when the Patriots face Lamar School.
Freshman Francesca McBride grateful for ‘second chance’ at Mississippi State
Francesca McBride had already bought the binkies.
Starkville Academy girls soccer shut out by Pillow Academy in first round of MAIS playoffs
GREENWOOD — They came west laden with upset dreams again.
Starkville High School no longer unanimous No. 1 in new Mississippi high school football poll
The Yellow Jackets (5-0) earned unanimity for the first time last week, but Oak Grove again earned a single first-place vote both overall and in Class 6A.
New Hope setter Annie Woolbright creative on, off volleyball court for Trojans
The freshman is hitting her stride in the sport and in an unusual hobby.
Despite mistakes, Noxubee County survives Houston in district road game
Four interceptions and a host of penalties hampered the Tigers, but they still managed to get a big win on Friday in Houston.
Prep football roundup: Columbus comes up just short at Center Hill
Quarterback Ethan Conner was 7 of 11 passing for 200 yards and a touchdown and also ran for two scores.
Prep football capsules: Columbus takes on Center Hill with chance to improve to 2-0 in district
The Columbus High School football team is still trying to just control what it can control.
New Hope volleyball sweeps Caledonia in fourth annual Dig Pink Game
The Trojans beat Caledonia twice this season and won the Dig Pink Game for the first time.
Caledonia seeks a ‘shot in the arm’ in Friday’s district opener against Shannon
The Caledonia High School football team went into halftime of last season’s MHSAA Class 4A, Region 2 opener at Shannon ahead 10-8.
West Lowndes volleyball has an off night at Hamilton
The fire the Panthers showed in a big win over Okolona on Monday wasn’t there Tuesday against the Lions.
Starkville unanimous No. 1 overall in new Mississippi high school football poll
After the Yellow Jackets won 38-20 at No. 2 South Panola, the Jackets got all 10 first-place votes both overall and in MHSAA Class 6A.
More than volleyball: Caledonia, New Hope set for fourth annual Dig Pink Game
Combined, Caledonia and New Hope have raised over $10,000 in three years of Dig Pink contests, which raise money for research and treatment of Stage IV breast cancer.
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