Articles by Tom Rysinski
Boys Basketball: Defending champion Holmes County Central proves too much for New Hope
JACKSON — Playing against New Hope High School’s talented boys basketball team is a tall order. So imagine playing against a similar group that is
Girls Basketball: Columbus falls to unbeaten Neshoba Central in Class 5A final
JACKSON — Facing a Neshoba Central team looking to finish the first undefeated season in Mississippi girls basketball since 2008, the Columbus High School girls
Baseball: Walks, balks help Starkville get past East Webster
STARKVILLE — The pitching on both sides was more workmanlike than dominant, but one team’s arms performed better than the other’s. Clutch hitting really wasn’t
Prep Roundup: Bases-loaded walk lifts New Hope baseball over Caledonia
Junior Samuel Malone walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the New Hope High School baseball team to
Long-range shooting, turnovers derail spirited Mississippi State effort against No. 5 Auburn
The Mississippi State men’s basketball team erased a 19-point deficit and led for a large stretch of the second half but ultimately fell 81-68 in
Softball: Nine-run inning helps Caledonia avenge loss to New Hope
CALEDONIA — There was no way Kaydence Sudduth was going to get under a pitch for a third time. After hitting very high fly balls
Preps Roundup: Howard confirms transfer from Heritage to Oxford
In a move first reported Monday by WCBI, Heritage Academy quarterback Mack Howard, who threw for 3,475 yards and 47 touchdowns last fall, announced he
Third-quarter surge by Columbus girls overwhelms Canton
The task after halftime was a simple one for the Columbus High School girls basketball team, said Mashanti Saddler. “In the second half, we were
Mississippi State women fade after halftime in 4th consecutive loss
A 3-point halftime deficit ballooned to 23 points in just a few minutes of the third quarter on Thursday night as the Mississippi State women’s
Starkville Academy boys take charge early in MAIS tournament opener
STARKVILLE — On paper, Regents of Oxford, the No. 2 seed out of Class 2A, should not have been much of a match for Starkville
Defense shines as Columbus girls advance in 5A tournament
Her Columbus High School girls basketball team was comfortably ahead, there were just more than five minutes left to play against Ridgeland, but Yvonne Hairston
Mississippi State men win first of home-and-home with Missouri
Mississippi State men’s basketball coach Ben Howland knew how much his team needed its 68-49 win over Missouri on Friday night to end a four-game
Local College Roundup: Owls drop first two at Huntingdon baseball tournament
The Mississippi University for Women’s baseball team dropped its first two games at the Huntingdon College Firehouse Classic in Montgomery, Alabama, losing 15-10 on Friday
Owls Park fundraising back on the radar at The W
The large lot between Pohl Gym and Garrett Tennis Courts on the Mississippi University for Women campus is vacant except for an uneven gravel parking lot.
Prep Roundup: Starkville archers top Starkville Academy in opening meet
Cassin Gant led all scorers with 280 points to pace the Starkville High School archery team to a 3,232-3,085 win over visiting Starkville Academy in
Balanced West Lowndes turns it up after halftime, races into second round
There was something wrong Tuesday night in the gym at West Lowndes High School, and everyone knew what it was. Hickory Flat looked like West
Zariyah Edwards nets 28 as Starkville girls win tournament opener
STARKVILLE — It took most of three quarters for the Starkville High School girls basketball team to take control of Monday night’s MHSAA Class 6A
Prep Roundup: CCA overwhelms Union in girls basketball tournament opener
Faith Yeates scored all of her team-high 15 points during the first half Monday night to lead the Columbus Christian Academy girls basketball team to
Eight Columbus soccer teams medal in annual Friendly City Shootout
Twelve Columbus-based soccer teams competed in the 73-team Friendly City Shootout on Saturday and Sunday at Lowndes County Soccer Complex. Columbus Soccer Organization Director of
The W softball off to 3-1 start after split on Day 2 of MUW Invitational
A split of two games on Saturday gave the Mississippi University for Women softball team a 3-1 start after the season-opening MUW Invitational at Don
