The Mississippi High School Activities Association’s (MHSAA) executive committee decided to delay their Fall 2020 sports season by two weeks during a meeting on July 14, according to an announcement.
The NBA G League season that didn’t have an end, thanks to the virus, still passed out end-of-season awards Friday with the naming of the all-G League teams.
When the Olive Branch High School girls’ basketball team won their second straight state championship on March 7, it was expected they would be celebrated for their accomplishments, and they would receive championship rings they would have as a tangible reminder of a special season.
DeSoto Central volleyball setter Gracie Tacker has announced that she has committed to play college volleyball after her senior season at Union University. As a junior for the Lady Jags last season, Tacker averaged 5.1 digs per match and has a career 7.2 assists per set average. Union is coa…
DeSoto Central libero Megan Harris has announced her commitment to play college volleyball after her senior season by attending Southeast Missouri State University. In her junior season last year with the Lady Jags, Harris had an 83.3 serve percentage and averaged 12.7 digs per match. The Re…
DeSoto Central infielder Blaze Jordan Thursday was selected by the Boston Red Sox as the number 89 selection in the Major League Baseball Entry Draft, reduced from 40 rounds to just five rounds this year. Jordan, introduced as a third baseman, was chosen by the Red Sox in the third round. Th…
Any faint hope that the Memphis Hustle’s NBA G League basketball season was going to continue this year was officially squelched last Thursday when the league announced that the remainder of the 2019-20 year had been canceled.
Lydia Moyer, a graduating senior at Hernando High School, Tuesday signed a scholarship offer with Northwest Mississippi Community College. In Senatobia, Moyer, daughter of Bill and Terri Moyer of Hernando, will be studying business but will also be part of the Rangers’ cheerleading squad. Fa…
The Boys (and Girls) of Summer have come back to Southaven and everybody is happy baseball and softball in DeSoto County have returned.
There’s been a changing of the guard at the top of the Horn Lake High School football program as veteran head coach Brad Boyette has announced that he's retiring and departing from the school. At the same time, offensive coordinator Mitchell Harville was announced as the team’s new head coach.
Northwest Mississippi Community College sophomore outfielder Brayland Skinner will get his chance to shine in the SEC next season as the Lake Cormorant native has maintained his commitment to Mississippi State baseball.
In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company has announced Blaze Jordan of DeSoto Central High School as its 2019-20 Gatorade Mississippi Baseball Player of the Year.
Hernando High School senior volleyball player Taylor Smith has signed to play for Northwest Mississippi Community College this fall. Smith (second from right) was joined by (seated from left) Lynda Shannon, Cathy Smith and Drew Smith, along with (standing from left) Hernando coach Jayme Vins…
The Greenbrook Indoor Softball Training facility in Southaven officially opened on Monday, May 18. The facility is a 1.2 million dollar softball only building and is part of the Greenbrook Softball Complex. It was funded as one of several projects in the city’s Parks Enhancement and Expansio…
Flanked by father Phillip Duncan and mother Melissa Duncan, Hernando baseball infielder Jacob Duncan on Saturday, May 16 signed a letter of intent to play at Holmes Community College next season. The signing was held in the Hernando High School library and shown on video conferencing as only…
After completing a standout playing career, former Georgia State (GSU) quarterback Dan Ellington joins the GSU staff as an assistant coach, head coach Shawn Elliott announced Friday.
As Mississippi moves toward reopening many nonessential businesses, baseball organizations and facilities remain hopeful for their season.
Liberty University women’s basketball coach Carey Green revealed two games of his team’s 2020-21 non-conference schedule which will make seniors Bridgette Rettstatt, Ashtyn Baker, and Emily Lytle happy. The Lady Flames will play in Rettstatt’s home state at Ohio on Nov. 24 and will visit Bak…
There are some DeSoto County high school soccer players who will have an extra game to play in early June and this one will give them a chance to connect with a future college soccer home.
New Northwest Mississippi Community College women’s volleyball coach Allison Burchyett has released the 2020 schedule for the Lady Rangers, set to start competing in the sport for the first time this fall.
Klein Morrow, a senior offensive guard/defensive tackle for the Lewisburg High School football team this past fall, is shown with coach Matt Gehrke as he signed to play at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. The Bears, an NCAA Division III program, finished with a 7-3 record last s…
Northpoint Christian School football senior Cam Holman has signed to play next season at Benedictine University, Illinois. From left are NCS head coach Tyler Gold, Holman, and wide receivers coach Johnny Loper. Holman will be playing for the Eagles, located in Lisle, Illinois, an NCAA Divisi…
Itawamba Community College sophomore basketball player Kealy Wilson, a former Olive Branch High School standout, has announced on social media that signed to continue her career as a student-athlete at Alabama State University next season.
Set to play Division I women’s basketball for the next two years is East Mississippi Community College (EMCC) guard Tye Metcalf of Southaven, who last Friday, April 17 signed to play next season at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Southern plays in the Southwestern Athletic Con…
Two big sports stories this weekend involved former Olive Branch High School athletes at Mississippi State University.
The question entering this space this week is certainly about what to write about sportswise in a period where there are no sports taking place.
The question entering this space this week is certainly about what to write about sportswise in a period where there are no sports taking place.
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