Prep basketball: New Hope boys, girls open district play with wins over West Point
The Trojans picked up a pair of home wins over the Green Wave.
Peco Foods will close in Brooksville, expand in West Point
Peco Foods will close three plants, including the one in Brooksville, in order to expand three more, including the one in West Point, the company announced this morning in a press release.
The Commercial Dispatch’s top 10 sports stories of 2020
From COVID-19 to the hires of Mike Leach and Nikki McCray-Penson to prep championships and upsets, there were plenty of compelling sports stories in the Golden Triangle this year.
Clay County EMA director predicts county will be placed under state mask mandate
Clay County may soon join 54 other Mississippi counties that Gov. Tate Reeves has placed under a mask-wearing executive order to help curb the spread of COVID-19, the county’s Emergency Management Agency Director Torrey Williams told the West Point Board of Selectmen at its regular meeting Tuesday.
Na’Kaiyla Lockett’s 3-ball carries Noxubee County girls over Columbus in overtime
MACON — Na’Kaiyla Lockett held her follow-through for an extra beat as the home crowd roared its approval.
How West Point handled COVID-19 to avoid ‘the season that never was’
JACKSON — West Point football coach Chris Chambless knows it could have been “the season that never was.”
SHOW STOPS HERE: West Point falls to West Jones in MHSAA Class 5A championship
The Green Wave failed to tie South Panola with five straight titles or break the Tigers’ record of 11 state championships.
Unprecedented year can end in typical fashion for West Point football
Not much about the 2020 season has been normal for coach Chris Chambless and the West Point football team.
West Point beats Ridgeland in north half final, will play for fifth straight state title
Timely defense and a back-breaking final drive will give the Green Wave a chance to win a public school-record 12th MHSAA championship.
‘Woohoo mercy’: In 43rd year behind the mic, radio commentator Bud Bowen remains a West Point treasure
Bowen has called games for the Green Wave since 1978 and has no plans to stop anytime soon.
Mother of Jamel Banks urges justice on son’s death anniversary
At the mention of her son Wednesday morning, Willie Mae Spraggins broke into tears, her voice shaky.
Prep basketball: West Point boys still learning after loss to Amory
A young Green Wave team continued its early-season struggles Tuesday.
West Point exacts revenge on Grenada to punch ticket to north state title game
The Green Wave avenged an earlier overtime loss to the Chargers and will face Ridgeland next Friday.
How West Point football has built a running back dynasty
Year after year, the Green Wave churn out talented rushers. Here’s how they do it.
Cameron Young, West Point keep drive for five alive with win at Holmes County Central
Young scored five touchdowns as the Green Wave won its Class 5A first-round playoff game to move one step closer to a fifth straight state championship.
Prep football capsules: West Point opens playoffs on the road at Holmes County Central
Unlike past years, the Green Wave don’t have a home game to start the postseason.
Carnival sent packing over COVID concerns
WEST POINT — A “Please Wear Face Masks” sign was displayed at the entrance to the lot where C&M Southern Midways Carnival had set up at the intersection where West Church Hill Road meets Highway 45 Alternate on Wednesday. Behind it, the cotton candy concession stand, bright yellow ticket booth and Ferris wheel were already in place, along with roughly a dozen other rides and concession stands, just as they had been every fall for more than a decade.
Oak Hill Academy golf star Cohen Trolio signs to LSU
Trolio became the school’s first Division I signee since golfer Hunter Atkins signed to Southern Miss in 2016.
West Point parks remain closed amid pandemic despite selectman’s objections
Another month, another failed effort by Ward 4 Selectman Keith McBrayer to open the city parks.
Starkville drops out of final Mississippi high school football poll
A 35-7 loss at Clinton last Friday barred the Yellow Jackets from this year’s playoffs.