In focus: Starkville Academy students showcase talent at Scholastic Art competition
Before Amber Chamblee started her freshman year at Starkville Academy, she feared the school wouldn’t offer the elective she most looked forward to taking. Chamblee, along with freshmen Jamie Anthony and Janiece Pigg, had been learning the ins and outs of photography since they were seventh-graders.
In focus: Starkville Academy students showcase talent at Scholastic Art competition
Before Amber Chamblee started her freshman year at Starkville Academy, she feared the school wouldn’t offer the elective she most looked forward to taking. Chamblee, along with freshmen Jamie Anthony and Janiece Pigg, had been learning the ins and outs of photography since they were seventh-graders.
Lady Vols stuff Pillow in heavyweight battle
STARKVILLE — Anna Prestidge is the answer to the trivia question: why has the Starkville Academy girls basketball team been so successful? At least that’s what Lady Volunteers coach Glenn Schmidt said after her team’s 40-25 victory over a powerful Pillow Academy squad.
Yellow Jackets, Lady Jackets look for more consistency
In the long winding road of a high school basketball season, teams can learn lessons along the way.
When Starkville High lost its first two games of the season at the Joe Horne Christmas Classic in Columbus, Carter fell like his team could learn falling twice, while being the state’s top-ranked team.
Little does lots for Starkville Academy basketball
STARKVILLE — Anna Lea Little began her basketball career as a home-schooled teen-aged youngster.
Starkville Academy coach Glenn Schmidt is very pleased that Little’s family later changed their minds and enrolled her at the school.
Lady Vols race past Hillcrest
STARKVILLE — Whether it was from beyond the three-point line, at the free throw line or of pull-up mid-range variety, Starkville Academy forward Anna Lea Little put on an impressive shooting display.
Bubba Davis joins Starkville Academy football staff
Not too many football coaches have built the kind of career Bubba Davis has during the last 41 years.
Lady Vols short on numbers, experience
One look at Starkville Academy’s girls’ basketball roster reveals a non-typical lack of depth.
Area coaches to lead North All-Stars
Starkville Academy’s Robert Gardner and Immanuel Christian’s Ray Campbell will be the coaches for the North team at 4:30 p.m. today in the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools All-Star game at Jackson Academy.
Generals prove to be too much for Vols
Coming off its first win of the season last week, the Starkville Academy football team hoped to ride that momentum into Friday night’s home matchup against the Washington School Generals.
Volunteers break through
Leading by 18 points in the third quarter, no one at J.E. Logan Field could have envisioned the ending of the Starkville Academy football team’s 31-29 Homecoming win against Winston Academy.
Starkville Academy softball team hopes to make a point Saturday
Jessica Dickens has believed in her team from the start of the season. The first-year Starkville Academy head fast-pitch softball coach said in the preseason and in the beginning and the middle of the regular season that the Lady Volunteers had the potential to be one of the state’s best teams if they stayed focused on offense, defense, and in the circle.
Eighth-grader finds spot in SA soccer defense
Certain responsibilities at the varsity level rarely fall on the shoulders of an eighth-grader, but Starkville Academy’s Anna McKell has handled her role well in her first season as a full-time starter.
Memorial Day Parade set for downtown Starkville
Starkville Academy graduate Ashley Cumberland has been a supporter of the U.S. military for as long as she can remember.
Lyle named boys basketball coach at Starkville Academy
It didn’t take long for Starkville Academy to find a boys basketball coach to replace Clay Stringer as Harrison Central assistant Chris Lyle was named head coach Friday afternoon.