Youth Soccer: ‘Funino’ soccer camp put emphasis on fun
“We’re not in the soccer-club business, we’re in the soccer-player business.”
Local Sports: Dizzy Dean state tournament begins Thursday at Cornerstone Park
Starkville’s Cornerstone Park is set to host the Dizzy Dean Mississippi State tournament for the 8U and 10U age groups in baseball and softball. The tournament takes place June 13-16 and features All-Star teams from across the state competing for a place in the Dizzy Dean World Series.
Local FLY and STY basketball teams shine in home-court tourney
COLUMBUS — Some of the best youth basketball teams in the South descended on Columbus and New Hope last weekend for the FLY and STY “Hustle” Amateur Athletic Union basketball tournament.
‘I was once one of those kids’
STARKVILLE — Willie Gay Jr. has accomplished more in football than just about anyone who has ever come out of Starkville.
Little yelpers: Future turkey crop now in the balance
Hunters chase turkeys in the spring and see them while deer hunting in the fall, but the most critical time of year for the birds typically finds the fewest people afield, a good thing for turkeys and hunters alike.
Prized prospects: Taylor and Cunningham light up spring showcase
STARKVILLE — Two Top 10 Mississippi recruits showed their stuff last week in a spring game between Noxubee County and Choctaw County. Tigers quarterback KaMario Taylor and Chargers wide receiver Caleb Cunningham once again showed why they’re two of the most sought after players in the state and have Mississippi State fans hoping for a collaboration.
Sore Legs and Space Cadets take CSO Adult League championships
COLUMBUS — Columbus Soccer Organization enjoyed another successful season of its Adult Soccer League after its end-of-season tournament concluded on Sunday.
Outdoors feature: Growing anglers: juniors sweep North, place second statewide
D’IBERVILLE, Miss. – Two West Union youngsters represented themselves and their school well with a second-place finish in the junior division of the BASSMASTER High School state tournament, held May 3 and 4 in freshwater estuaries along the Gulf Coast. Captained by adult volunteer Ed Houston, of Saltillo, Baylor McCuiston and Lem Tate, of West Union, performed extraordinarily well as a team from north Mississippi fishing for the first time in and upstream of the unfamiliar brackish, tidal-affected conditions of the Pascagoula and Biloxi River mouths.
Days are packed: springtime brings return to regular outdoor adventure
With winter definitely gone, summer not yet underway and the first good bream bedding of the year near to hand, the time is ideal for spontaneous adventures outside. From hiking in the Smoky Mountains to camping in your own backyard, there’s rarely a better time to be outside with enthusiasts of any age group or interest level than right now.
Anthony Carlyle named Starkville boys basketball coach
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District has announced Anthony Carlyle as its next boys basketball head coach. Carlyle has a 303-111 overall coaching record and six
Stacked odds: Tennessee study finds predation is number one turkey problem
Predation on hens, nests and poults is the single dominant cause limiting the wild turkey population and subsequent harvest, an 8-year study in Tennessee has found.
Round ‘em up: Kids’ fishing rodeo hopes to hook new anglers
Youngsters looking to catch their first fish or their next fish can do plenty of both next Saturday morning, April 13, at Veterans Park in Tupelo.
‘I promise to continue to represent Starkville’: Two-time Super Bowl champion Gay comes home
STARKVILLE — Willie Gay Jr. was moved to tears when he saw the crowd gathered for him at the YMCA Plaza on Mississippi State’s campus Thursday morning.
Starkville’s McKee Park rejuvenation begins with new pickleball courts
STARKVILLE — “It has been a long road, but as you know everything we do is about making the city a little better every day,” Starkville Parks and Recreation General Manager Brandon Doherty said at the grand opening of the new McKee Park Pickleball courts on Tuesday. “A little nicer, a little safer, a little cleaner, and this is a huge step forward.”
For the birds: Turkey stamp would fund research, count hunters
Legislators are currently considering the addition of a wild turkey stamp to the license requirements for spring hunters. It is a measure both wildlife officials and conservation organizations strongly support.
Luck, work go together
Fishing will always entail a certain amount of luck, the variability of which is generally offset by the accompanying amount of hard work applied. Working hard, living well and enjoying a life drawn from the bounty of the water and sky has made Roger Stegall, 66, of Pickwick Lake, one of the luckiest men alive.
Garments as gear
Hunters’ options for avoiding bothersome bugs now include fabrics woven to thwart mosquitoes’ best efforts and treated to drive away ticks bent on burrowing beneath clothes.
Mississippi State baseball honors Starkville, baseball legend “Cool Papa” Bell
The legend goes that while in the Negro Leagues, James Taylor Bell, also known as “Cool Papa” Bell, bet a teammate he could get under the covers of his bed at night before the lights turned off.
Starkville set to host Babe Ruth regional, international baseball tournament in July
Despite it being a cold Saturday morning at Cornerstone Sports Complex, Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill and the contingency of representatives from the Babe Ruth League were smiling bright.
Swing of Spring: Crappie, bass, turkeys all poised for transition
From area lakes to the turkey woods, warmer days with more hours of sunshine have bass, crappie and wild turkeys looking forward to spring as reliably as the outdoorsmen who chase them.