Columbus needs to mature quickly
Columbus High School girls basketball coach Yvonne Hairston is anxious to see how quickly her team matures after its two biggest tests of the season.
New Hope’s tradition rewarded
New Hope High School softball is about tradition.
Take a look at the school’s website, newhopetrojans.com, and you will see pictures of “babies” who grew into young women.
Columbus boys give back to community
The Columbus High School boys basketball team has a new fan in Judith Ross.
The Columbus resident was one of several people the Falcons helped Thursday morning as part of their annual effort to give back to the community.
Columbus boys look to end streak at Classic
Sammy Smith knows the win will come.
It would be a wonderful holiday present if the Columbus High School boys basketball team could deliver this weekend when it serves as one of the hosts to the 14th annual Joe Horne Christmas Classic.
Aberdeen sweeps West Lowndes in basketball
MABEN — The West Lowndes High School boys basketball team tried to use its quickness to overcome Aberdeen’s height advantage Thursday night in the West Oktibbeha County High School Christmas Classic.
West Lowndes coach Roosevelt Bridges, however, found you can’t coach height, as Aberdeen opened with an 11-0 run and went on to a 78-64 victory.
West Oktibbeha sweeps East Oktibbeha in basketball
MABEN — For West Oktibbeha County High School boys basketball coach Michael Crawford, his team’s 64-51 victory against cross-county rival East Oktibbeha on Thursday night was sweet revenge.
Richardson finds voice as leader for Starkville High
STARKVILLE — You name it, Wheeler Richardson can do it.
Years on the volleyball court have helped the Starkville High School junior become proficient in every role.
Jaynes impresses for SLHS boys
MILLPORT, Ala. — South Lamar High School basketball coach Tony Seals is happy to see his “big guy” play well after a strong test earlier this week.
Ryan Jaynes scored 19 points and had 12 rebounds Monday against Sulligent. Seals, who coaches both the boys and girls teams at South Lamar, said Jaynes proved himself in the contest.
Bubba Davis joins Starkville Academy football staff
Not too many football coaches have built the kind of career Bubba Davis has during the last 41 years.
Patterson maturing into assertive floor general
Assertive. Poised. Aggressive. Focused.
Those are all qualities coaches love to see in their point guards.
Coaches don’t often get all of those traits in one player, so when they do they feel more than blessed.
Pickens County boys basketball gearing up for tough competition
The Pickens County boys basketball team is two weeks away from looking at the big picture. The problem for the Tornadoes is they’ll be looking from a distance.
New Hope, Caledonia split in soccer
CALEDONIA — Yes ma’am, good things are happening for New Hope High School girls soccer.
If last season was a starting point, coach Mary Nagy hopes the Lady Trojans can keep building to bigger and better things.
New Hope did just that on a frigid Tuesday evening, getting goals from Reagan Hern and Maria Bergdal in a 2-0 victory against Caledonia.
Starkville, Heritage split in basketball
STARKVILLE — The pieces are starting to come together for Yandell Harris.
The Heritage Academy boys basketball coach has only been in charge for a month, but he has seen steady improvement — and wins — come from a team with just two seniors.
Offensive line provided foundation for West Point
WEST POINT — The tallest building starts with a strong foundation.
As much as any championship program relies on skill position players to deliver highlight-reel performances, the blue collar work in the trenches often goes overlooked.
That’s not the case with the West Point High School football team.
Aberdeen fails in bid for 3A state crown in game of inches
There were plenty of things — two fumbles, an interception, dropped passes — that didn’t go Aberdeen’s way Saturday through three quarters of the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 3A title game against Forest.
West Point dominates for second straight crown
Faced with the prospect of stopping Brookhaven on a fourth-and-1 to start the fourth quarter, the Green Wave instead re-took possession after a punt and did what they do best: Play West Point football.
Starkville boys answer call for more offense
Greg Carter wanted to see his Starkville Yellow Jackets take a step forward in developing their offensive game against rival Columbus High.
After three plays, West Point played its game
akenderic Thomas’ 12-yard run in the first quarter was far from the biggest gainer of the evening, but it showed West Point wasn’t going to be denied its seventh state title in program history.
Led by 165 rushing yards by Thomas and 138 more by senior quarterback Justin Cox, West Point rolled to a 21-3 victory against Brookhaven in the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A state title game at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Miscues, missed chances spoil Aberdeen’s play
Turnovers and missed opportunities typically spell the difference in games as evenly matched as these, and that’s how the story played out at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. Forest capitalized on two lost fumbles by Aberdeen in the first half, turning one into a touchdown, and then delivered a key defensive stand in the fourth quarter to preserve a 10-8 victory in the Class 3A championship.