Prep softball roundup: Heritage Academy blanked by Leake Academy
The Rebels run-ruled the Patriots in the fifth inning.
Heritage Academy, Oak Hill Academy split softball doubleheader
The Patriots won Game 1, but the Raiders had a huge seventh inning to earn the split.
Oak Hill Academy softball drops road game at Central Holmes Christian
Ruth Andrews went 3 for 4 and drove in a run for the Raiders, and Morgan Dabbs went 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Despite improvement, Heritage Academy softball run-ruled by Leake Academy
The Patriots scored just two runs against a tough Leake team. “We just couldn’t connect,” Heritage Academy coach Heidi Matthews said.
Heritage Academy senior Madison Tipton never expected to get COVID-19. Here’s what she wants you to know about it.
The disease “felt like any other flu,” but it wasn’t easy on Tipton. Neither was missing several weeks of her final high school softball season.
Starkville Academy softball makes quick work of Kirk Academy, wins fourth straight
STARKVILLE — Fallon Parker calmly snared the line drive for the second out of the top of the third inning, noticed Kirk Academy’s Sophie Brister straying far off first base and fired across the diamond to Austin Tucker in plenty of time.
Starkville Academy softball rockets past Hebron Christian for third straight win
PHEBA — After the Starkville Academy softball team stranded two runners in the top of the third inning of Monday’s game at Hebron Christian School, the Volunteers’ Browning Hughes gathered her teammates in the visiting dugout.
Oak Hill Academy softball picks up first win
The Raiders beat Lamar School 9-5 in the final game they played Saturday. Oak Hill lost 10-2 to Wayne Academy and 9-5 to Columbia High School earlier in the day.
Starkville Academy softball pulls away from Oak Hill Academy with emphatic offensive barrage
The Volunteers put up 34 runs, including a 13-run sixth inning, to win Thursday’s game in West Point.
Prep softball roundup: Heritage Academy drops road contest at East Rankin Academy
McKenzie Rhett pitched a complete game for the Patriots (1-2), and Carley Martin had multiple key hits to get the team’s offense going.
Heritage Academy softball takes slugfest at Oak Hill Academy to claim first win
WEST POINT — McKenzie Rhett claimed second base as her own, running hard with long strides as she reached the bag and stood upon it.
Prep roundup: Caroline Peal scores hat trick as Heritage Academy girls soccer beats Starkville HomeSchool
The Heritage Academy girls soccer team got off to an excellent offensive start on Monday night, beating Starkville HomeSchool 7-3 at the Columbus Soccer Complex.
Heritage Academy softball opens season with loss to Kemper Academy; fans observe minimal social distancing
The Patriots’ first game offered a look at some of the difficulties local schools will face in their attempts to play sports this fall.
Mississippi State softball ‘pushing the envelope’ and fueling turnaround with embrace of pitching analytics
Under pitching coach Josh Johnson and his trusty Rapsodo system, the Bulldogs turned one of the SEC’s worst pitching staffs in 2019 to one of the conference’s best this year.
Caledonia, West Lowndes hire new boys basketball coaches
Additionally, Columbus softball coach Eric Thornton has left for another position.
West Lowndes softball player Takara Givens signs to Mississippi Valley State
Givens became the school’s first softball signee since a player two years ago went to Coahoma Community College.
City of Columbus cancels rec sports leagues; Lowndes County full steam ahead
Columbus Recreation Director Greg Lewis said that a large portion of parents of the 383 players signed up for the league wanted a refund of the league fees due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starkville Academy hires East Webster’s Lee Berryhill as new softball coach
Berryhill announced his retirement Wednesday, but it didn’t last long. The five-time state champion with the Wolverines will now be coaching the Vols.
Mississippi State softball commit Riley Hull named Kentucky Gatorade player of the year
The 2021 Bulldogs pledge earned the honor Thursday as the best prep player in the state of Kentucky.
Mississippi State softball’s first-generation college students take pride in accomplishments, hope to inspire others
Senior Fa Leilua and freshman Celeste Soliz know they’re in unique positions, and they want to be good role models to younger family members who might be looking to walk the trails they’ve blazed.