A basketball evolution: How CCA senior Kylie Emerson grew to love the sport and lead her team
STEENS — Kylie Emerson never intended to play basketball.
Prep basketball roundup: Columbus Christian takes care of business against Starkville Christian
Columbus Christian Academy picked up a pair of victories against Starkville Christian Friday night at home, with the girls winning 53-40 and the boys winning 71-38.
New Hope soccer sweeps West Point
The New Hope boys and girls soccer teams earned a pair of dominating wins Tuesday against West Point, with the girls winning 8-0 and the boys earning a 10-1 victory.
Prep basketball: Gabe Williams helps Columbus boys pull away from Noxubee County
Gabe Williams slid into the padding at the back wall of the court.
Caledonia seniors Justin Black, Tony Brooks sign to play baseball at EMCC
CALEDONIA — The Caledonia High School baseball team played a game the very day Travis Garner officially became the team’s new head coach.
Prep sports roundup: Oak Hill basketball sweeps CCA
The Oak Hill basketball teams picked up a pair of wins against Columbus Christian Academy Monday evening in West Point, with the girls winning 45-32 and the boys picking up a 55-48 victory.
Prep basketball roundup: Columbus girls best Baldwyn
The Columbus Falcons took care of business against Baldwyn Friday, winning a 50-37 contest.
Blindsided: After ‘scary’ neck injury, Noxubee County wide receiver Chrishaad Rupert on road to recovery
MACON — Chrishaad Rupert sat in the car with his arms hanging at his sides.
Prep soccer roundup: MSMS sweeps Columbus
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science boys and girls soccer teams both won close matches Tuesday at Columbus.
After triple-overtime fight, Noxubee County prepares for district rematch in north state final
MACON — Teddy Young felt the doubt before he ever coached his first game at the helm of the Noxubee County football team.
Cannon-ball: West Point running back leads Green Wave to playoff win over Lafayette
WEST POINT — For the second time this season, West Point needed a second-half comeback against Lafayette.
Caledonia seniors Camryn Johnson and Maddy Suggs sign to play volleyball at MUW
CALEDONIA — The outfit was fine.
Starkville aces first playoff test with rout of Horn Lake
The Yellow Jackets (11-2) dominated Horn Lake (5-7), scoring 35 unanswered points en route to a 35-2 win in the opening round of the MHSAA Class 6A playoffs in Starkville.
Dedicating season to late mother, West Lowndes girls basketball coach Takeea Bozeman sees great things ahead for Panthers
Takeea Bozeman and her mother, Earnestine, were caught up in a bit of a rivalry.
West Lowndes’ successful season on the line against No. 3 Biggersville
Wide receiver Jherquaveus Sanders knows what the West Lowndes football team was up against.
Prep basketball: Starkville Academy boys pull away early for first win under new coach Bill Ball
The Starkville Academy boys basketball team has already taken to heart a piece of wisdom from first-year head coach Bill Ball: Win the first two minutes and last two minutes of every quarter.
Caledonia volleyball standout Tori Brooks signs to Itawamba Community College
CALEDONIA — Caledonia volleyball coach Samantha Brooks has seen plenty of her players sign to colleges before. Thursday’s signing, though, had a different feel to it.
Prep girls basketball: Columbus beats Northeast Lauderdale; Starkville falls to Tupelo
Aniya Saddler had 19 points for Columbus in a 39-30 win over Northeast Lauderdale on Saturday.
Starkville football hoping to clinch region title
After 10 wild and winding weeks, Starkville controls its own destiny.
For top-ranked Heritage Academy boys basketball, ‘there’s no more flying under the radar’
“This year, the target’s on our back,” senior Eli Acker said. “Everybody’s gonna want to beat us.”