Starkville girls soccer opens playoffs with 4-0 win
STARKVILLE — Carolina Berryhill and Hannah Laird made sure the Starkville High School girls soccer danced its way into the second round.
New Hope girls soccer advances in overtime
SALTILLO — Overtime and first-round playoffs games is a mix the New Hope High School girls soccer team can’t escape.
Fortunately, the Lady Trojans proved again it’s a situation they thrive in.
Championship week arrives for Jackets
Starkville High School football coach Jamie Mitchell knew the ball was in the right place late in Friday night’s North State Class 5A championship game.
STATE CHAMPIONS: Patriots cap memorable year as No. 1
CLINTON — Hudson Bean smiled.
Fields, Patriots never lost focus
CLINTON — Taylor Fields and the Heritage Academy football team have been chasing championships since the fourth grade.
Green Wave keeps rolling in North State 5A playoffs opening-round
WEST POINT — Friday night’s 38-0 victory over Canton (5-7) was not only the eighth straight win for the West Point Green Wave (10-2), it also places Coach Chris Chambless’ team one step closer to becoming the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A state champions, a place they haven’t been since 2010. After a slow start in the first half scoring only 14 points, the Green Wave showed signs of life in the second half, scoring 24 additional unanswered points. It was the second straight week the team has scored 38 points.
Yellow Jackets swarm past Saltillo in playoffs
STARKVILLE — During much of the 2012 season, the passing offense of the Starkville High football team has been hit or miss.
Noxubee County dethrones Lafayette County
MACON — Painful memories are the ones hardest to shake off.
DREAM BECOMES NIGHTMARE FOR FALCONS: Madison Central rolls Columbus in 6A playoffs
MADISON — For Columbus High School, reality dealt a harsh blow Friday night.
EMCC opens football playoffs with Copiah-Lincoln
East Mississippi Community College football coach Buddy Stephens had to approach his team in a different manner this week.
New Hope softball begins postseason play today
It’s finally here.
That’s the weight New Hope High School seniors Lauren Holifield, Kasey and Erin Stanfield, and Ashley Reed have felt all season as the slow-pitch softball team worked its way through the regular season.
Starkville Academy outlasts Heritage Academy in baseball playoff opener
On a night when Starkville Academy had 25 base runners, a defensive play may have saved the Volunteers’ season.
Hamilton softball ready for postseason
HAMILTON — Lexus Jordan never has hesitated to express her feelings.
Playoffs excite New Hope softball team
The New Hope High School fast-pitch softball team wants to continue its climb.
New Hope rolls over outmanned Lake Cormorant
New Hope High School carried a region championship and tons of momentum into the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 5A baseball playoffs.
Starkville High begins postseason with 5-1 victory
STARKVILLE — Even after pitching a complete game on the mound, Starkville High School senior pitcher Nick Brooks’ best role was a cheerleader for the highlight worthy defensive plays made behind him.
JACKETS WN STATE TITLE: Starkville tops Pascagoula for Class 5A soccer title
CLINTON — Justin Gordon had been just out of reach all evening.
Whether it was Taylor Wise or Dylan Howard or Kase Kingery, no one could put just the right touch on a service to get the speedy Gordon behind the defense.
All the Starkville High School boys soccer team needed was a kiss from Price Day to send it on its way to history.
Jackets ready for state title match
Starkville High looks for a piece of history today when the Yellow Jackets face off with Pascagoula for the Class 5A high school soccer state championship.
Match time is 3:30 p.m. at Clinton High School.
Hern leads New Hope soccer in north state playoffs
Sarah Hern is accustomed to running and running and running — as a forward.
The New Hope High School senior also has seen playing time in the midfield. Either way, most of her time as a Lady Trojan has been spent in an attacking position.
Starkville High boys, girls host Center Hill in prep soccer playoffs
STARKVILLE — Starkville High School senior soccer player Christine Mazzola remembers her eighth grade year when the Lady Jackets advanced to the second round of the North State playoffs.
“I still have a t-shirt,” Mazzola said. “Since this is my last season, I want to do a little better this time around.”
Starkville will again try to begin a postseason run today when the Lady Jackets play host to Center Hill in a first-round Class 5A playoff matchup.
Match time is 5 p.m. at the Starkville High football stadium. The Starkville and Center Hill boys will also follow with a first-round playoff match, slated for a 7 p.m. start.