He was a quarterback and defensive back for the Horn Lake Eagles in high school. Now, Darius Harris could be taking the field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. this season for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.
Olive Branch native Rachel Sternisha of Itawamba Community College has signed to continue her softball career at the University of West Alabama. Sternisha was part of an Indians team that won 40 games, a state title and the school’s first NJCAA Division II national tournament appearance.
Following a storied coaching career which yielded 404 wins, Northwest head softball coach Mike Rowan has announced his retirement after 16 seasons in command.
After 32 seasons in charge of the Northwest women's basketball program, head coach Don Edwards has stepped away from his role with the Lady Rangers effective immediately.
The ring finger of some DeSoto County high school athletes is certainly glittering more than usual. The added jewelry comes from rings they have earned by their achievement as state champions.
In a place where there’s growing excitement about tennis, especially with the expansion of the Southaven Tennis Complex at Snowden Grove, now comes a net game option for those of us who can’t run up and down the baseline like Serena Williams or charge the net for a smash like Roger Federer.
There is going to be more than a passing interest for the baseball College World Series in DeSoto County when the annual tournament to determine the best college team in the country starts.
The sports department email was abuzz with news of junior college baseball players being noted for their exceptional efforts on the diamond this past spring season.
Lewisburg basketball players recently took part in the Blue Mountain College girls’ basketball camp on the school campus. With (from left) Blue Mountain coach Lavon Driskell are Karmyn Payne, Bam Robinson, Alexis Taylor, Carissa Horton, Norma Rodgers, Raylin Starks, Matavia Cox, Jada Taylor,…
Cameron Goodwin is the fourth graduated senior member of the MHSAA 5A state boys’ basketball championship Center Hill Mustangs heading to play in the collegiate ranks.
Blake Jones, who coached an Olive Branch girls’ basketball team to a pair of MHSAA 6A state runner up finishes while coaching someone who would become a three-time Gatorade Mississippi Player of the Year in Myah Taylor, will return to the coaching wars in a new role and in a new location.
NASCAR came back to the Mid-South over the weekend with its only visit to the region at the Memphis International Raceway in Millington, Tenn.
Kaitlyn Bednarek of DeSoto Central was named the North MVP at this weekend's Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star Fastpitch Games at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville. In the two games played against the South All-Stars, Bednarek hit a total of three home runs, one Friday even…
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He’s now 80 years old, but PGA Golf Instructor Dave Dixon still likes to provide a pointer or two to an aspiring young golfer.
Eric Musselman has been around basketball, played, and coached basketball his entire life. The last three years, Musselman, as coach, has led his Nevada Wolf Pack to Mountain West Conference regular-season titles and the NCAA tournament each time. Suffice to say, Arkansas Razorback basketbal…
Memorial Day weekend anglers at Arkabutla Lake were finding clearing water conditions and a water level that was falling, according to this week’s fishing report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Keith Carter has been named interim Athletics Director at Ole Miss, in the wake of Ross Bjork’s resignation to become the AD at Texas A&M. Carter has been the deputy AD in the athletic department under Bjork and will oversee the department’s operations until a permanent person is hired.
Northwest Mississippi Community College has announced the hiring of former Alabama High School Player of the Year and Ole Miss Rebel Nick Williams as an assistant on Shane Oakley's men's basketball coaching staff, the school confirmed on Wednesday.
A young man who loved the game of golf is being remembered for his golf passion through the start of a scholarship to a deserving young DeSoto County player.
Center Hill boys’ basketball coach Newton Mealer joins Kevin Henry on Henry’s signing day to play for Mississippi Delta Community College. Henry was a part of the Mustangs’ team that won the MHSAA 5A state championship in March. This past season, Henry averaged 11.5 points seven rebounds and…
Itawamba Community College’s softball program will compete in its first National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Softball Championship beginning Wednesday in Clinton.
Two members of this year’s Lewisburg High School baseball team will be playing college baseball next season. Seated from left, Cooper Smith will play at Christian Brothers University and Luke Treadway will play at Coahoma Community College.
Ken Lewis arrived at a new school the first day of classes this year not knowing anybody and needing to prove himself to his classmates, teammates, and to what would become his Center Hill coaching staff.
On May 1, Mikaila Coleman served up her second state win at the MHSAA 5A individual tennis championships in Oxford.
Gabriella Massey, a DeSoto County resident and senior at Harding Academy, will be competing in the Tennessee TSSAA state high school track meet May 22. Massey (shown here) won the Division II-A West Region title in pole vault with a height of nine feet. Her personal best this year has been 9…
Gabriella Massey, a DeSoto County resident and senior at Harding Academy, will be competing in the Tennessee TSSAA state high school track meet May 22. Massey (shown here) won the Division II-A West Region title in pole vault with a height of nine feet. Her personal best this year has been 9…
Winning state baseball crowns is still an exciting thing for DeSoto Central coach Mark Monaghan, now that he has won two in a row and three as the Jaguars' coach.
DeSoto Central's baseball team is one win away from its second-straight state championship, after stopping St. Martin of Ocean Springs 3-1 Wednesday night in Pearl.
Just call them back-to-back champs.
DeSoto Central wins North Half title while softball Lady Jags force deciding game in softball title chase.
DeSoto Central infielder Alex Frillman has signed to play next season for Holmes Community College. Frillman (seated) is joined by coaches Zach Miller, Jeremy Simpson and head coach Mark Monaghan.
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Cheerleading Squad for 2019-2020 has been announced by college officials. They are: (front row from left) Katie Abernathy of Southaven, Audry Tapp of Oxford, Erin Douglas of Enid, Rainy Bordelan, Caroline Smith, McKenzie Riley, Kaleigh Keel and Hay…
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It has become a washout sweep for Mother Nature against DeSoto Central in the Mississippi High School Activities Association postseason softball playoffs, and she also doused any hope of getting a second game of the MHSAA 6A North Half baseball finals in before Monday.
Hannah Willard of Center Hill will be attending Blue Mountain College on an archery scholarship. Archery is a club sport at the small Christian college in Blue Mountain. Willard is Center Hill’s top female archer and was the second-best archer the state Class III tournament. Willard (seated …
Will Ross, a Hernando native playing for East Central Community College, stretches to make a play at first base during this spring season. East Central played in the NJCAA Region 23 playoffs Thursday and Friday in Poplarville, but Pearl River eliminated the Warriors in three games. Ross was …
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An event at Myrtle Lakes in Lake Cormorant last week attracted more than 500 people to witness the presentation of these MHSAA 6A state football championship rings to the Horn Lake Eagles. The event also had an auction of a ring, football signed by the players, and two posters with the ring …
DeSoto County high school softball coaches have named their all-county softball team selections with the end of the regular season.
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Horn Lake basketball forward De’Nesha Wilson has signed to play next season at Coahoma Community College. Wilson was part of a Lady Eagles’ team that reached the MHSAA 6A state quarterfinals this season.
Three Northpoint Christian School athletes will be competing at the collegiate level next season, having signed scholarship offers. From left, CJ Norfleet, Carlton Brown and Jorden Flowers completed their signings in the school gymnasium Monday. Norfleet (Mississippi Delta CC) and Flowers (…
Hannah Willard of Center Hill (seated center) has signed to be a part of the Blue Mountain College archery program next year. She is joined by her parents (seated) and Blue Mountain coach Trey Humphreys. Archery is a club sport at the small Christian college. Willard was among the top female…
Hattiesburg took the boys’ team title and Long Beach the girls’ team championship in the 5A portion of the MHSAA state high school track meet Friday at Pearl High School.
There will be new people leading the boys’ and girls’ basketball programs at DeSoto Central next season, as leading the boys’ squad will be Blake Ormon while Gwendolyn Petty takes over the girls’ team.
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MHSAA 6A third round, best-of-three
Four DeSoto County baseball players were named to the Mississippi Association of Coaches 5A/6A North All-Star team Monday. They were Ben Brantley and Dalton Kendrick of Hernando, Kamren James of DeSoto Central and Landon Rogers of Lewisburg. They will play their South counterparts on Friday …
From left, Venita Williams and Dereseia Randle of Horn Lake have signed commitments to play college basketball next season. Williams will play at Mississippi Delta Community College and Randle will attend Alabama State University.
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