High school baseball: Ketchum dominates as Heritage takes Game 1 over Wayne
COLUMBUS — With two out in the bottom of the sixth, Patriots senior Jack Ketchum stepped up to the plate. The Alabama commit was 3-for-3
Office Hours: How I stopped worrying and learned to love the bomb
Spring football games are meaningless. Mostly.
Hill, Fischer power Ole Miss’ midweek win
OXFORD — Ole Miss scored eight runs combined in the third and fourth innings Tuesday afternoon against North Alabama, defeating the Lions 9-4 at Swayze Field. Tuesday was the annual Kids’ Day for students in the area.
Retooled Mississippi State offensive line shows potential in spring game
If Saturday’s spring game was any indication, the play clock will not be much of an issue for Mississippi State this fall.
Bulldogs land top junior college transfer Destiny McPhaul
Sam Purcell is continuing to build Mississippi State’s roster for the 2024-25 season, dipping into the junior college ranks to bring in guard Destiny McPhaul from Northwest Florida State College.
Prep Roundup: Playoff time is here for baseball and softball
Here is an overview of which area teams are headed to the postseason, when they will play and who they will play against.
Henry Parrish Jr. announces transfer back to Ole Miss
OXFORD — Miami running back Henry Parrish Jr. — who played his first two seasons at Ole Miss under head coach Lane Kiffin — is transferring back to Ole Miss, he announced on social media Monday. Parrish has one year of eligibility remaining. He is ranked as a three-star transfer by 247Sports.
Owls baseball recovers with sweep of Principia College
ELSAH, Ill. — Mississippi University for Women is in the middle of a difficult road stretch late in the season. They were swept in a midweek doubleheader at Spalding with a chance to take first place in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The two close encounters saw the Golden Eagles win 3-2 and 10-8.
McWilliams’ six innings of relief not enough to overcome Webster as Owls drop conference contest by 6-5 margin
COLUMBUS, Miss. – The Mississippi University for Women softball team had a chance to move up in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings, taking on the circuit’s second-place team, Webster University. However, the Owls (19-15, 5-7 SLIAC) – currently sitting in fifth in the SLIAC postseason race – dropped two close affairs to the Gorloks (20-9-1, 7-2 SLIAC), 6-4 (in 8 innings) and 6-5, at Don Usher Field.
High school baseball: Caledonia out of playoffs after extra-innings loss
CALEDONIA — After a heartbreaking playoff game and series defeat Monday night, Caledonia baseball head coach Brad Hamilton gathered his group of seniors in a
Drew Pack joins teammates in signing to play soccer at MUW
NEW HOPE — The New Hope Trojan boys soccer team saw yet another player sign to play college ball on Monday. Senior striker Drew Pack signed his letter of intent to play at Mississippi University for Women, joining four teammates on head coach BJ Pheasant’s Owls team.
The numbers behind Mike Bianco’s 1,000-career victories
OXFORD — Mike Bianco’s first win as a college baseball coach came 9,572 days ago. A lot of history has been written since then.
Bulldogs land guard Chandler Prater from Oklahoma State
Former Oklahoma State guard Chandler Prater became the second transfer portal acquisition this offseason for Mississippi State, joining fellow guard Eniya Russell from Kentucky.
Men’s basketball adds guard Claudell Harris from Boston College
Former Boston College guard Claudell Harris became the third transfer portal acquisition this offseason for Mississippi State, joining guard Kanye Clary from Penn State and big man Michael Nwoko from Miami.
Cavaliers overcome a three-run deficit on the road to sweep Ripley in playoffs
RIPLEY — Caledonia softball kept its season alive with a gritty 2-0 series sweep of Ripley over the weekend.
Baseball: Mississippi State comes back late to sweep doubleheader, series from Auburn
STARKVILLE — Perhaps no pitcher exemplifies the turnaround Mississippi State’s staff has made this spring quite like Tyson Hardin. Sure, the likes of Jurrangelo Cijntje
Shapen, pass-catchers showcase big-play potential in Mississippi State’s spring game
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State’s marketing team brought out all the slogans as soon as head coach Jeff Lebby was hired in late November. Showtime. Swag
Cavalanche: Caledonia softball and baseball open playoffs with statement wins
CALEDONIA — Katelyn Hill had nothing left to give from the circle on Friday night. The freshman pitched a complete game as the Cavaliers took
London native Traore looking to give Bulldogs much-needed tight end production
Seydou Traore grew up playing 11-man football. Just not the kind that’s most popular in the United States.
Outdoors Column: Basic backdrop for events indispensable part of experience
I was standing against a hill. I can’t think of a better way to say that. It was too steep to sit on, but it was where I needed to be to hunt the deer we’d spotted the day before, so I sort of sat up against it, leaning more than sitting, still mostly standing, waiting for the slim chance, and our best hope, a mule deer might appear.