Articles by Tom Rysinski
Prep football roundup: Patriots roll again behind Howard’s 5 TD passes
Mack Howard completed 22 of 30 passes for 335 yards and 5 touchdowns Friday night to lead the Heritage Academy football team to a 41-15
Caledonia ground game wears down Amory to win opener
CALEDONIA — With the Caledonia High School football team nursing a five-point lead and taking possession at midfield with 3:13 left in the game, logic
Leake dominates after opening quarter to rout Starkville Academy
STARKVILLE — Leake Academy came into Starkville looking to bounce back after a defeat to Jackson Academy last week, and after a competitive opening quarter
New Hope blanks Shannon in Stillman’s head coaching debut
NEW HOPE — Building a successful football program is something that takes a lot of work from everyone involved, and New Hope got another fresh
Prep Football Game of the Week: Amory at Caledonia
CALEDONIA — The Caledonia High School football team will be at a distinct disadvantage Friday night when it hosts Amory after losing eight practices and
College Roundup: After year away, EMCC return to gridiron tonight
The five-time national champion East Mississippi Community College football team will kick off the 2021 season at 7 p.m. tonight by playing host to East
MLB Roundup: Dodgers finish sweep of Braves, move into NL West lead
Justin Turner and AJ Pollock singled home the tying and go-ahead runs through the same infield hole in the eighth inning Wednesday as the Los
Pirates in MLB’s 1st minority lineup honored 50 years later
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the moment, it wasn’t a big deal. Just another game in the middle of the week in the middle of a
Volleyball: Five-point closing run lifts Heritage Academy
The Heritage Academy volleyball team finally could see the light at the end of the tunnel. After splitting four sets Tuesday against Pillow Academy, the
West Point ranked No. 1 in Class 5A football poll
The West Point High School football team didn’t take the field for its scheduled opener, but it did take the No. 1 spot in Class
EMCC hires Goodson hired as assistant softball coach
SCOOBA — Clair Goodson has been hired as an assistant softball coach at East Mississippi Community College, announced first-year EMCC head softball coach Whitney Hawkins.
Tailgaters cautiously optimistic but wary as season starts
This usually is the time of year that Mississippi alumnus Sid Seal is putting the final plans in place for the pregame tailgate parties he
Johnson’s 1st oval test clears way for laps at Indianapolis
Jimmie Johnson moved one step closer to adding the Indianapolis 500 to his IndyCar schedule with a successful test on his first oval. The track
MLB Roundup: Braves lose Albies as Dodger Stadium woes continue
Corey Seager hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning Tuesday, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves in
Cam Newton headlines list of NFL players released
Cam Newton followed Mac Jones along the sideline, holding his right hand up, waiting for the rookie quarterback to slap it after the No. 15 overall pick
After year off, Lions eager to start climbing back to the top
Football went on without East Mississippi Community College in 2020, and the Lions are eager to remind the competition that their absence was only temporary.
EMCC football roster loaded with Golden Triangle talent
East Mississippi Community College football players want nothing more than a sixth national championship, but however the season turns out, players from the Golden Triangle
College football 2021: Return to normal wrapped in change
The 2021 college football season holds the promise of a return to normal after a pandemic-wrecked fall led to cancellations, postponements and headache after headache.
Rebels need major improvement on defense
Mississippi’s offense remains in good hands with the return of coach Lane Kiffin, coordinator Jeff Lebby and quarterback Matt Corral. Now about that Rebels defense.
Saban’s best recruiting class will help Tide retool
The bad news for Alabama: The Heisman Trophy-winning receiver and his quarterback are gone, along with the star tailback and Southeastern Conference defensive player of








