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.
‘Too close for comfort’: Starkville Academy girls soccer earns narrow shutout win over rival Heritage Academy
The Volunteers scored in the second minute and kept the Patriots out of their goal for the rest of the match despite several late scoring threats.
Prep football capsules: Heritage Academy faces Magnolia Heights in first district test
Heritage Academy football coach Sean Harrison knows winning MAIS Class 5A, District 1 this year likely means going undefeated in division play.
Prep softball roundup: Starkville Academy run-rules Heritage Academy
Ali Grace Williams led the Volunteers with five runs driven in, while Calliope Koiva and Browning Hughes each had four RBIs.
Prep girls soccer: Starkville Academy gets another win
Sara Stokes McReynolds, Lauren Bock, Kat McCaskill and Mia Kate Cade all scored for the Vols
Prep soccer roundup: Starkville Academy earns another shutout win
Kaitlyn Bock scored twice, and Lauren Bock and Sara Stokes McReynolds each had a goal as the Volunteers won by a 4-0 score for the second straight night.
Starkville Academy girls soccer shines all around in shutout of Columbus Christian Academy
STARKVILLE — Rylee Fisher had waited long enough.
Starkville Academy girls soccer goes undefeated to win Brookhaven tournament
The Volunteers won all four matches they played to capture the tournament title.
‘Nothing went through us’: Staunch defense helps Starkville Academy girls soccer blank Heritage Academy
The Vols’ defense excelled throughout the contest, keeping the ball on the Pats’ half of the field more often than not. The performance was “lights out amazing,” junior Mia Kate Cade said.
Prep football capsules: Starkville Academy opens season with playoff rematch at Lamar
The Vols beat the Raiders in Meridian last November and have another trip to Lamar on Friday. “It’s going to be a tough game,” junior outside linebacker Bo Carter said. “They’re going to be good.”
Starkville Academy football lost 17 seniors, but Vols still feel confident in return trip to title game
STARKVILLE — Chase Nicholson didn’t even have to ask.
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.
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 soccer roundup: Heritage Academy shuts out Laurel HomeSchool
Sarah Curtis and Chloe Boyd each scored for the Patriots, and Haven Tuggle kept a clean sheet against the Hawks.
Starkville Academy girls soccer blown out by powerhouse Hartfield Academy, but Vols happy with performance
STARKVILLE — Back when Starkville Academy soccer coach John Morgan was in Scotland for a UEFA coaching course, he saw something he’d never seen before: players so good they could line up balls from the air and knock them down in stride.
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.
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.
Despite MHSAA delay, MAIS fall sports operating with on-time mindset
Earlier this month, the Mississippi High School Activities Association postponed the start date for all athletic events by two weeks. Late Monday night, reports surfaced that all Jackson Public Schools will be canceling all fall sports in the coming days.
Starkville Academy girls soccer team learning fast with one month to go before start of season
The Vols pulled a first-round upset in the playoffs last fall and hope to achieve the same success again.