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…
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 …
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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Hernando’s baseball Tigers have advanced to the third round of the MHSAA 6A state playoffs with a three-game victory over South Panola, finished off by Saturday’s 4-0 victory in Batesville. The win, keyed by pitcher Ben Brantley, came after Hernando recovered from an opening-game loss to tak…
Dakota Braswell of Olive Branch recently signed an offer to play football next season at Lyon College in Batesville, Ark. The Fighting Scots play NAIA football and are members of the Sooner Athletic Conference. Last season, Lyon finished with a 4-7 record overall and was 2-6 in conference play.
MHSAA 6A baseball playoffs, second round
Baseball playoff action continues this weekend, with two of the high school playoff series getting underway despite the threat of rain Thursday night.
The quintet of competitors from the ConXion Gym in Olive Branch were winners at the Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama state meets recently held in Huntsville, Ala. Most of the ConXion team finished first in all events and brought home gold in trampoline, double mini trampoline, and rod floor. Th…
Seated from left, Jay McCaleb, Brandon Brown, and Fernando Caro are joined by their parents as they signed to play college soccer next season. McCaleb and Caro will attend Northwest Mississippi Community College and Boren will play at Mississippi Gulf Coast. They were part of a Hernando team…
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Wednesday's softball playoff scores, Thursday's baseball playoff postponements.
High school baseball playoffs move into the second round and most are scheduled to start Thursday evening for the teams remaining in the MHSAA postseason.
Dasia Harden of Olive Branch recently signed to play basketball at Coahoma Community College next year. She is pictured with her parents Katina and Derick Harden, sister Raven Goins, aunt Latasha Walls, cousin Dominique Walls, and Olive Branch head girls’ basketball coach Jason Thompson.
Northwest Mississippi Community College freshman pitcher Lacey Coats delivers during a contest for the Rangers this season. Coats, of Hernando, this week became the first Ranger player this season to earn Player of the Week honors from the MACJC.
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AutoZone CFO and Executive Vice President Bill Giles Tuesday evening was announced as President for the 61st AutoZone Liberty Bowl Festival Association. Giles replaces Mississippi state Rep. Bill Kinkade (R-Byhalia), who oversaw the bowl game and surrounding activities last year. Kinkade rem…
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Sophomore infielder Rachel Sternisha of Olive Branch and Itawamba Community College (ICC) makes a play during the Indians’ recent sweep of Holmes. ICC, ranked 15th among NJCAA softball programs, includes DeSoto County players Sternisha, Ellie and Mattie Meine from DeSoto Central, and Southav…
Thursday scheduled games and activities around DeSoto County likely did not happen because of afternoon rainfall that pelted the area. A number of games were also called off Friday due to rain.
Pairings are set for the MHSAA state high school baseball playoffs, set to start this weekend across the state.
Members of the MHSAA 5A state boys’ basketball championship were recognized with a resolution from the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors on Monday. The 31-3 Mustangs, coached by Newton Mealer, won the state title last month over county rival Olive Branch.
Several gymnastics athletes from the DeSoto County area will be in competition at the USA Gymnastics regional level in the next few weeks.
Lance Saulsberry has become “Mr. Walkoff” for the Northpoint Christian School Trojans baseball team of late.
Regular seasons are near an end for high school baseball and softball teams with next weekend the start of playoff action in Mississippi.
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