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Perkins, Townsel make good on promise

JACKSON — Rashad Perkins and Edward Townsel helped deliver on a promise Saturday afternoon. The seniors were instrumental in helping the Starkville High School boys basketball team beat Jackson Callaway 61-45 in the Mississippi High School Activities Association Grand Slam Championship.

Perkins' block saves Starkville vs. West Bolivar

JACKSON — If ever a player was instrumental in carrying his team to a victory, Rashad Perkins did it Friday afternoon. Perkins was a stalwart on both ends of the court to help the Starkville High School boys basketball team slip past West Bolivar 57-56 in the semifinals of the Mississippi High School Activities Association Grand Slam Championship at Mississippi Coliseum.

MSU will face Kentucky for SEC Tournament title

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Another big lead. Another nail-biter of a second half. Another Mississippi State appearance in the finals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Defense helps MSU get past Vanderbilt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Always a hallmark for Rick Stansbury’s Mississippi State men’s basketball teams, defense helped push the Bulldogs to their second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament title game.

MSU beats Florida, takes step toward NCAAs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Mississippi State men’s basketball team had its best offensive performance of the season Friday night, but had to stave off a furious Florida comeback on Day 2 of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Itawamba AHS' Mitchell will be Starkville High's new football coach

STARKVILLE — Jamie Mitchell will be the man charged with the task of transforming Starkville High School football.

SHS' Day anchors back line

STARKVILLE — Already part of a strong sophomore class, Price Day earned the captain’s arm band and made it his mission to make the Starkville High School boys soccer team the best defensive team in the area.

Shoemaker strong in goal for Yellow Jackets

STARKVILLE — Raevonne Shoemaker likes being an individual and standing out, so it makes sense she plays goalkeeper. The Starkville High junior started all of the Lady Jackets’ games this season and has been a fixture in Anna Albritton’s lineup for several years. It started when she was a seventh-grader, having to beat out two seniors and a junior to earn the starting job.

SEC will try to stop slide

If current NCAA tournament bracket forecasts pan out, the Southeastern Conference will continue its shift down the national pecking order.

New Hope's Hawkins no-hits Columbus

Thankfully, Lee Boyd didn’t have to choose. Too many times, teams deliver one part of the equation, leaving coaches to hope for a player or another element to provide a spark. Dillon Hawkins made sure Boyd knew right away what he was getting. The junior right-hander threw a five-inning no-hitter and received the backing of an 11-hit attack Tuesday night to lead the New Hope High School baseball team to a 13-0 victory against Columbus. The game was stopped after five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.

Reserves important for MSU in tourney

STARKVILLE — When options are few, you just have to go with what you’ve got. The Mississippi State men’s basketball team has played without solid depth in the post and at point guard this season, but has managed a Southeastern Conference Western Division title and a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Luckily, the team has avoided injuries, and hope starting point guard Dee Bost’s hip pointer doesn’t affect his status or play this weekend.

Vaughan becomes clutch hitter for EMCC

If the East Mississippi Community College baseball team needs a clutch hit, Coach Tony Montgomery wants Drew Vaughan at the plate. Montgomery has confidence in Vaughan in clutch situations with the way he’s swung the bat this season. Vaughan, a sophomore second baseman who is a 2008 graduate of Heritage Academy in Columbus, gave Montgomery a reason to have confidence in him when he belted a game-winning, two-run homer against Arkansas Baptist on Feb. 20.

Stansbury, MSU will try to find answers

STARKVILLE — Rick Stansbury doesn’t believe showing his Mississippi State men’s basketball team the game film of its loss to the University of Tennessee on Saturday will help it prepare for the Southeastern Conference Tournament. But the veteran coach hasn’t been able to get the deflating defeat off his mind.

Kentucky's Cousins, Wall top candidates for SEC Player of Year

Although the Southeastern Conference tournament begins Thursday, SEC Player of the Year ballots have been submitted to the league, which is why coaches had to answer plenty of “who’d you vote for?” questions Monday on the weekly teleconference.

Perkins spearheads Starkville's title march

STARKVILLE — Rashad Perkins didn’t want to take too much credit for Starkville High School’s run to the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A state title, but it’s hard to deny his impact. Perkins had 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 blocked shots against Biloxi in the state semifinals before scoring 25 points and grabbing 14 rebounds in the state final against Meridian. For his accomplishments, Perkins is The Commercial Dispatch Prep Player of the Week.

MSU to appeal Sidney decision

STARKVILLE — The lengthy saga and NCAA investigation surrounding the eligibility of Mississippi State freshman Renardo Sidney reached a conclusion Friday after the NCAA decided to suspend him for nine games next season and make him repay $11,800 in “impermissible benefits” received before enrolling at MSU. However, MSU officials will appeal the decision.

Starkville captures elusive state title

JACKSON — Finally. After returning home with state championship disappointment in four other trips with Greg Carter as the coach, the Starkville High School boys basketball teaam rode forward Rashad Perkins’ 25 points and 14 rebounds to win the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A state title Saturday. Starkville won the elusive state championship by beating Meridian 57-51 at Mississippi Coliseum.

MSU doesn't have second-half answer

DULUTH, Ga. — The Mississippi State women’s basketball team took the first punch. The Lady Bulldogs handled the second and third blows, and even dished out a few. But when it came time to weather the barrage of round-house haymakers they knew were going to come in the second half, MSU didn’t have an answer.

Smith re-focuses to lead Kentucky past MSU

DULUTH, Ga. — Pressure defense can make a game crazy. University of Kentucky women’s basketball coach Matthew Mitchell doesn’t mind when things get crazy because that means his Wildcats are playing with energy and forcing mistakes. But sometimes a helter skelter pace can affect the wrong player. In the first 20 minutes Saturday, Mississippi State proved to be even better at forcing turnovers, as Kentucky committed 14 to MSU’s 13.

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