Prep boys basketball
Prep boys basketball
Memphis Hustle basketball coach Jason March greets Sophie, a patient at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital during a visit Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 10. March, his wife and children, along with members of the Hustle staff visited and gifted the hospital with toys for its surgery unit while spreading…
Players, coaches and staff members of the Memphis Hustle basketball team visited and helped package food collections at the Mid-South Food Bank on Thursday, Dec. 12. Food Bank Volunteer Coordinator Janelle Thirsty said the Hustle packaged 7,500 pounds of food collected from retail and food d…
Allison Burchyett, long-time DeSoto County high school volleyball coach, first at Southaven High School and the past five years at Lewisburg, has been named the first volleyball coach at Northwest Mississippi Community College.
Marquis Teague’s 27 points sparked the Memphis Hustle to a 107-95 NBA G League victory over Midwest Division rival Sioux Falls Wednesday night, Dec. 11 at Southaven’s Landers Center.
Prep boys basketball
The Memphis Hustle finished the fourth game of its West Coast swing with a 111-92 victory over the Agua Caliente Clippers Monday afternoon inside Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Memphis improved to 11-1 on the season and clinched the top seed in the Championship Bracket at the 2019 MGM …
The Memphis Hustle lost for the first time this season, falling 125-118 to the South Bay Lakers Saturday night, Dec. 7, at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo, Calif. The Hustle shot a season-low 37.7 percent from the field (37-99 FG) while South Bay was an efficient 53.3 percent overa…
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Prep boys basketball
The Memphis Hustle improved to 10-0 Thursday night, Dec. 5, with a 130-104 victory over the Northern Arizona Suns at Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
The Memphis Hustle will look to make history tonight in the desert of Northern Arizona. Memphis plays the Northern Arizona Suns and with a win will set an NBA G League record for the most consecutive wins to start a regular season with 10 straight victories.
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Horn Lake guard Christian Terrell dirtied up the scorebook to the tune of 31 points Tuesday night, as the MHSAA 6A Eagles defeated its 5A neighbor Lake Cormorant 66-53 on the Gators’ home floor.
Sewanee University lineman Justin Pignocco, who played high school football at Northpoint Christian School, is a senior offensive lineman who will play in the Division III Senior Classic football game, set for Dec. 14 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The contest is the Division III-level equ…
The Memphis Hustle improved to 9-0 on the season, defeating the Northern Arizona Suns 116-110 Tuesday night, Dec. 3, at Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona. The Hustle are now tied for the most wins to start a season (2013-14 Rio Grande Valley) in league history.
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Monday was a pretty good day for the Memphis Hustle without even taking to the floor.
For the Memphis Hustle, Saturday’s first “Hustle and Hounds Night” was one to certainly howl about.
High school football in DeSoto County ended on Friday, Nov. 22, as the two remaining teams were eliminated from the MHSAA playoffs.
Memphis Hustle head coach Jason March will quickly remind you when you ask him about his team being 7-0, “well, we’re really seven-and-a-half and oh,” referring to the game on Monday, Nov. 11 against Iowa when leakage from the Landers Center roof forced a halt to the contest with the Hustle …
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Prep football playoffs
While much of Mississippi’s best volleyball talent resides inside DeSoto County, the young ladies who are part of local high school programs haven’t had many opportunities to continue playing beyond high school, without traveling far distances to schools outside the state.
The Memphis Hustle improved to 6-0 on the season, defeating the Oklahoma City Blue 113-111 Friday night, Nov. 21 at Cox Convention Center. The Hustle trailed by as many as 16 in the first quarter.
The Memphis Hustle improved to 6-0 on the season, defeating the Oklahoma City Blue 113-111 Friday night, Nov. 21 at Cox Convention Center. The Hustle trailed by as many as 16 in the first quarter.
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Olive Branch and Lake Cormorant remain in the MHSAA football playoffs, which enter the North Half semifinal round Friday night. For the Quistors and Gators to advance to the North Half finals, both teams will have to win on the road.
With the fall signing period to sign scholarships underway, a number of DeSoto County athletes have made their college commitments official. These are a few snapshots from recent signing events.
(Left to right front) Sonya Dunn, Jorianne Siskin, Timothy Myrick, Beth McKnight, Darrell Nephew (left to right back) Ankur Seth, Carley Myrick, Anthony Lockhart, and Stephen Christides of the Southern section came in first place in the Adult Mixed 40 & Over 7.0 League National Champions…
DeSoto Central Middle School seventh-grade football players celebrated at the conclusion of their recent championship victory over Lake Cormorant, 22-0, on Oct. 29.
The Memphis Hustle tied the longest winning streak in franchise history Monday night, completing its fifth straight win with a 137-120 victory over the South Bay Lakers at Landers Center. Memphis improved to 5-0 and has won all five games by double digits.
MHSAA football playoffs, first round
The Memphis Hustle won its fourth straight game by double digits to open the season, picking up a 125-110 victory over the Stockton Kings Friday, Nov. 15 at the Landers Center in Southaven.
PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Playoff action starts for three DeSoto County public school football teams Friday night. Olive Branch will host Madison Central while Horn Lake travels to Starkville in MHSAA 6A, while Lake Cormorant meets Ridgeland at Lake Cormorant in MHSAA 5A first round play. Winn…
Ever went to an indoor basketball game and have it get called by rain? Fans who came to the Landers Center on Monday, Nov. 11 can now say they have.
Three members of the Hernando High School baseball have signed college commitments to community college programs. (Seated from left) Colton Presley signed with Northwest Community College, Lee Burrow signed with Hinds Community College and Kylan Stepter signed with Northeast Community Colleg…
The Memphis Hustle took the second half of a back-to-back with the Texas Legends, earning a 118-105 victory Saturday night at Comerica Center. The Hustle have now won five straight games against the Legends and are now 2-0 on the season.
Jarrod Uthoff has put together a basketball career experience that includes time in the NBA G League with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, NBA time with the Dallas Mavericks, and he has also played professionally in Russia.
Nov. 8 games
Friday marks the end of the regular football season for DeSoto County public high schools, and the start of the playoff season for Northpoint Christian School. Meanwhile, a loss Friday ended the year for Magnolia Heights.
The roster is set and this season’s edition of the Memphis Hustle will take to the Landers Center floor for the first time Friday night, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. against the Texas Legends (Dallas). The Hustle will return the favor the next night, traveling to Frisco, Texas to play the Legends on Sa…
Lewisburg girls’ soccer midfielder Eliza Olive has signed to play next season at Northwest Mississippi Community College. Olive (right) is joined by Lady Patriots’ coach Scotti Miles as Olive committed to the Lady Rangers’ program.
Olive Branch baseball player Gavin Mink has signed to play at Hinds Community College. Pictured with him are parents Jennifer and Jason Mink, and grandmother Tina Clark.
Nov. 1 games
High school football
Teams from Southaven have won titles at the USTA Southern Mixed Doubles Sectional Championships, held in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Stephen Christides team from Southaven won the 40 and over 7.0 doubles title with a 2-1 victory over a team from Knoxville, Tennessee in the finals. Team member…
Winners of the recent USTA Southern Mixed Doubles Adult 18+ 2.5 Sectional title were the Kathlene Poulelis team of Southaven. Members are (from left) Pete Poulelis, Elizabeth LeBlanc, Kathlene Poulelis (captain), Mandy Alford, Simon Weir, and seated with the sign, Robert LeBlanc. Not picture…
The Memphis Hustle have been in the midst of training camp this week at FedExForum and are close to finalizing a roster to start its third NBA G League season, which will be Friday, Nov. 8 at the Landers Center in Southaven against the Texas Legends.
Center Hill’s road to the state high school volleyball tournament this year was highlighted by a strong playoff run, culminated by a 3-1 Class 5A state finals victory over Long Beach in the championship at Mississippi State University on Saturday, on Oct. 26.
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