Prep basketball roundup: Heritage Academy boys snap Tuscaloosa Academy’s 29-game winning streak
Whit Altmyer led the Patriots with 16 points. Jack Ketchum scored 12, and Trey Naugher had 11.
Prep basketball roundup: Heritage Academy boys fall to Bayou Academy in overtime
Whit Altmyer sent the game to overtime with a late layup, but the Patriots couldn’t win it.
Prep football roundup: Caledonia clinches playoff spot with home win over South Pontotoc
Darrius Triplett accounted for two scores as Caledonia punched its ticket to the postseason.
Prep football roundup: Starkville, West Point both fall on the road; Noxubee County steamrolls Hatley
The Jaguars’ Vic Sutton scored from 10 yards out with 4:49 to go to send Starkville to its first defeat this year, while the Green Wave lost their second straight game.
Prep football capsules: Columbus faces road challenge at Holmes County Central
Against a team that Falcons coach Joshua Pulphus said would contend for the Class 5A north half title, Columbus has a chance to prove it’s made significant progress in its rebuild.
Prep football roundup: Road woes for local MAIS schools in Week 1
Starkville Academy, Columbus Christian Academy, Oak Hill Academy and Hebron Christian all lost on the road Friday.
Several local schools begin summer workouts as questions about season linger
Heritage Academy, Starkville Academy, Caledonia and Hebron Christian are among the local schools that have begun workouts for the fall season. Each program is still getting used to the new conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MAIS Fortnite tournament offers local athletes alternative outlet for fun, competition
Players from Heritage Academy, Starkville Academy, Hebron Christian School and Oak Hill Academy all said they were happy for the MAIS’ foray into Fortnite.
MAIS suspends all athletic events for coming week
The suspension will be reconsidered on a week-to-week basis, and a decision on further suspension will be made Thursday.
Local high school sports put on pause for a week at minimum due to coronavirus concerns
No local high school will be participating in sports between Monday and Friday, and the hiatus will be longer in some cases.
Prep basketball roundup: DJ Hughes hits game-winner as New Hope boys edge Columbus for district title
The Trojans girls also beat the Falcons by just one point, as both New Hope teams earned a first-round bye in the Class 5A playoffs.
Prep football roundup: With shocking comeback, Starkville Academy beats Magnolia Heights to stay alive in playoffs
The Vols scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to shock the host Chiefs 35-30. See how other local teams fared on the field Friday night.
Columbus Christian pulls away from Hebron Christian to win district title
The Rams’ 40-24 win over Hebron Christian School on Friday propelled them to a MAIS Eight-Man, 2A-District 2 championship.