High School Sports
West Lowndes girls hold off Biggersville in MHSAA Class 1A semifinal
The Panthers can win their second state title ever and first since 2004 by beating Ingomar on Thursday.
Starkville Academy boys struggle to score, drop MAIS Class 4A championship to Hartfield Academy
The Vols shot 8 of 45 from the field in their 45-20 loss to the Hawks.
Columbus Christian Academy girls lose MAIS Class 2A championship game to Manchester Academy
The Rams still reached the state title game for the first time in school history.
Missed free throws cost Columbus girls in Class 5A quarterfinal against Holmes County Central
The Falcons couldn’t connect on 15 of their attempts at the stripe, and it spelled the end of a promising season.
New Hope boys end standout season with second-round loss to Center Hill
The Trojans went 19-3 and didn’t lose a game in district play — but once again, they came up short in the second round of the MHSAA Class 5A playoffs.
Defense leads Columbus girls over Lafayette in MHSAA Class 5A second-round game
The defending 5A champion Falcons are heading back to the state quarterfinals.
Columbus girls open playoffs with rematch against Lafayette
The 2020-21 season hasn’t exactly gone as planned the Columbus High School girls basketball team hoped.
Prep basketball: Columbus boys edge Canton to advance to Class 5A second round
Willie Young had a plan.
Prep girls basketball: Starkville comes back to beat Horn Lake in MHSAA Class 6A first-round playoff game
STARKVILLE — Horn Lake junior Tori Johnson held her follow-through for a few extra seconds after her straightaway 3-pointer put the Eagles ahead of Starkville 24-13 early in the second quarter of Monday’s MHSAA Class 6A first-round playoff game.
New Hope girls fall to Cleveland Central in first round of MHSAA Class 5A playoffs
NEW HOPE — Missed free throws and turnovers resulted in the New Hope girls basketball team’s season coming to an end Monday night.
After weather delays, Starkville Academy boys soccer begins playoffs at Pillow Academy
The Vols go on the road Monday to open the MAIS Division II postseason after multiple delays.
Caledonia softball prepared to defend Region 2-4A title — again
As the winners of the 2019 district title, the Cavaliers still have a target on their backs, coach Andy Finch said.
Walter Wilbanks Classic: Heritage Academy baseball shut out by Jackson Prep
Starkville Academy picked up a win at the same event in Flowood on Saturday prior to the Patriots’ loss. Elsewhere, Caledonia shut out Meridian.
Previewing the first round of MHSAA basketball playoffs for area teams
The weather has wreaked havoc on each of the first-round matchups, but here’s what local schools can expect when their games are, at last, played.
New-look New Hope baseball ready to get on the field for 2021 season
When the New Hope High School baseball team took the field Jan. 25 for its first official practice of the year, it was “rough,” senior Jeremiah Jethroe said.
Faith and Charity: Yeates sisters making impacts at Columbus Christian Academy, Columbus High School
Charity Yeates still remembers the game.
Prep basketball roundup: Columbus Christian Academy girls capture north state championship
The Rams had four players named to the all-tournament team.
How Mississippi State guard Myah Taylor reshaped her game and found her voice
STARKVILLE — Standing alone on the left wing at Bud Walton Arena, Myah Taylor squared and fired.
Prep basketball: Columbus High girls, New Hope boys claim Region 2-5A championships
The Falcons girls and Trojans boys earned first-round byes in the Class 5A playoffs with their victories.
Prep girls basketball: Columbus Christian Academy clinches trip to state tournament with blowout of Marvell Academy (Ark.)
The Rams exorcised the demons of past losses to the Eagles and advanced to the north state semifinals.
