Articles by Theo DeRosa
Heritage Academy boys, girls basketball teams fall at Hartfield Academy
Steele Altmyer’s 18 points led the boys team, and Bailey Harris’ 11 points led the girls team.
Under new coach Nick Christy, New Hope girls basketball changing offensive style
Christy knows that the Trojans played a “walk it down” style last year, but this season, things won’t be the same.
Local high school football teams hold steady in final AP state poll
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New coach, new faces and new opponents for defending champion MUW women’s basketball
On Oct. 7, Drew Johnson was bowhunting behind his house in Caledonia when his job hunt came to an end.
Coaching from Clinton, 19-year-old Webber helps Columbus Christian Academy cross country cruise to state title
Chris Webber wasn’t sure.
After elimination from state playoffs, EMCC down three spots in new NJCAA football poll
The Lions dropped after being eliminated from the MACJC playoffs with Saturday’s 31-7 loss at No. 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston.
A new helice on life: West Point target shooting field growing in size, renown
Black Prairie Helice in West Point is one of few courses in the country, and it attracts professional shooters from all over the area. “Some of the best shots in the world come from here,” shooting director Xavier Fairley said.
Caledonia Tip Off Classic: ‘Feds double up West Point in boys basketball season opener
Senior Cooper McCleskey had 29 points as the ‘Feds routed the Green Wave. See how Columbus, Starkville and other local teams fared in the season-opening tournament.
How local schools fared at Saturday’s New Hope Classic soccer jamboree
Columbus, Starkville, Caledonia, the Mississippi School of Mathematics and Science and host New Hope all participated Saturday.
Close friends since seventh grade, Heritage Academy’s Seth Harris and Banks Hyde sign together to local junior colleges
The two Patriots seniors signed their letters of intent Friday in the school library. Harris is headed to EMCC, and Hyde will play at Pearl River.
Prep football roundup: With shocking comeback, Starkville Academy beats Magnolia Heights to stay alive in playoffs
The Vols scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to shock the host Chiefs 35-30. See how other local teams fared on the field Friday night.
Columbus out of playoff contention with loss to Lafayette
The Falcons needed wins in each of their final two games to qualify in Class 5A.
With New Hope visit, former NBA forward Josh Powell keeps giving back
Powell and Gary Davis, the founder of Next Level Boys Academy in the Atlanta area, spoke to two groups of male students at New Hope, stressing the importance of positive male role models on young men in urban communities in order to resist the attraction of gangs and other poor influences.
EMCC women’s basketball enters season with promising freshmen, three key returning pieces
Coach Sharon Thompson knows this year’s East Mississippi Community College women’s basketball team will be another puzzle she’s got to solve.
Still clinging to playoff hopes, Columbus prepares to host No. 4 Lafayette
For the Columbus High School football team, each Wednesday is a “fun day” on the practice field.
For top-ranked Heritage Academy boys basketball, ‘there’s no more flying under the radar’
“This year, the target’s on our back,” senior Eli Acker said. “Everybody’s gonna want to beat us.”
Columbus boys basketball is still rebuilding, but the Falcons hope it won’t last long
“We’re gonna surprise a lot of teams,” second-year head coach Phillip Morris said.
Starkville holds onto top spot in new Mississippi high school football poll
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Rams’ last ride: CCA’s Shaw hopes to end final football season on top
STEENS — The five seniors on Columbus Christian Academy’s football team can’t believe it.
EMCC men’s basketball will depend on sophomore Powers to lead young team
SCOOBA — East Mississippi Community College men’s basketball coach Billy Begley knows how important sophomore guard Donte Powers will be to the Lions this season.
