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Stansbury enjoys annual Camp Rising Sun visit
Summer in Mississippi typically brings people together. For one week every year, kids make new friends and reconnect with others at Camp Rising Sun next to the Tombigbee River.
Beckwith leaning toward signing with Braves
William Beckwith is close to realizing a dream. The former West Lowndes High School baseball standout is leaning toward signing with his favorite team after the Atlanta Braves selected him Tuesday in the 21st round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Starkville High's Johnson to weigh options
R.J. Johnson has a big decision to make. Will the hard-throwing right hander turn professional after being drafted Tuesday by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 36th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft? Or will he head to college?
Juniors from state ready for Sunbelt Classic
STARKVILLE -- Anthony Alford has heard the talk. The rising junior at Petal High School is a standout quarterback who is considered a college prospect. But Alford is attracting even more attention for his exploits on the diamond.
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Caledonia to hire Kendrick
Two sources Tuesday confirmed that former Nettleton and Hamilton High School head football coach Ricky Kendrick will be the head football coach at Caledonia High School. Kendrick and the sources declined to comment before Friday, when the hiring is expected to be approved by the Lowndes County School Board. Kendrick coached Hamilton to records of 3-7 in 2003 and 7-3 in 2002.
MSU sprinting for top 10 national finish
STARKVILLE -- Line up the fastest collegiate runners in the country and Mississippi State would be well represented. Line up the best 400-meter runners in the world and the Bulldogs would grace the top 16. Championship swagger comes from results and Mississippi State sprinters have left a trail of success from the Texas Relays to the Penn Relays to the Southeastern Conference meet.
Bulldogs' 4x4 free of Aggies until the finals
STARKVILLE -- Though each relay race goes through the same three handoffs and covers the same distance, there's plenty of strategy involved. Many variables, including a runner's current form or performance in individual events and opponents' strengths can factor into how a coach shifts the lineup. The Mississippi State men's track team has made the right calls in its 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay events this year, setting up high expectations for this week's NCAA championships in Eugene, Ore.
Camp at CHS beneficial for Southern Miss
High School football players from the Golden Triangle and surrounding area packed Columbus High School's practice fields Tuesday to take advantage of a camp opportunity they hope paves the road to a college scholarship. More than 100 athletes participated in the University of Southern Mississippi football camp, utilizing an opportunity to a certified football Football Bowl Subdivision camp.
Fanning-Otis adds Owsley as assistant coach
Wanika Owsley has been a part of success at every level. Now Owsley hopes she can help the Mississippi State women's basketball team build on its best season. Coach Sharon Fanning-Otis announced Tuesday the hiring of Owsley as an assistant coach. Owsley replaces Sharrona Reaves, who spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the Lady Bulldogs.
Seniors will lead MSU women
STARKVILLE -- Al Schmidt remembers Tiffany McWilliams carrying the Mississippi State women's track and field team at the NCAA Championships six seasons ago.
Georgia Impact, Mobile Thrillers come away with biggest prizes
The right gear is just one part of a committed lifestyle. But double-barreled backpacks, wheeled coolers filled with caffeinated and clear beverages, bags of Cheez-Its to Cheetos to chewy fruit snacks, a rainbow's array of hair ribbons, or eye-black configurations that would make an artist jealous don't win games. They only make persevering through a day's worth of travel softball a little easier for players and parents. The reward for all of that preparation, which is an integral sidekick of commitment, comes from the chemistry players deliver after playing as many as three to five games in a day.
Velek proud of progress of Columbus teams
Thomas Velek can't help but smile. In five days, Velek and the rest of the world will watch as the World Cup begins in South Africa. The United States Men's National Team will play England in its first game Saturday in what it hopes will be a month filled with excitement. Velek, who is a professor at the Mississippi University for Women, has another reason to be proud as the world's biggest sporting event begins. As competitive director for the Columbus United Soccer Club, Velek can look back with pride at how Columbus teams fared in the third year of competitive soccer in the city and in the club's second season.
Poe, Stephenson chosen MAC All-Stars
STARKVILLE -- Ja'nae Poe and Tarshayla Stephenson would love to continue to play volleyball in college. In the eight months since their high school volleyball careers ended, the Starkville and Columbus high school standouts have started to piece together the next phases of their lives. Next month, though, Poe and Stephenson will have what could be their final chance to make an impression on the volleyball court when they compete July 14 for the North team in the Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Star game.
Quick Start aims to make tennis appealing to youth
STARKVILLE -- In an effort to spark youth interest in tennis, Starkville Tennis Association is beginning a program that's been in the works for the past three years. Quick Start, a United States Tennis Association program, is aimed at giving children 10-years old and younger the chance to learn the sport using modified scoring, special equipment and smaller court dimensions. With solid tennis infrastructure in Starkville, Quick Start will help strengthen area tennis by making the game more appealing for youth.
Cowbells no longer have to be smuggled
DESTIN, Fla. -- The smuggling of cowbells into Davis Wade Stadium is finished -- at least for a year. Friday, in Destin, Fla., the Southeastern Conference amended its artificial noise-maker bylaw to allow the Mississippi State spirit symbol into Bulldogs' home games. The agreement is a one-year trial.
Injuries not bad despite lack of preparation time
The number of injuries to pitchers might not have happened like Brandon Johnson thought, but that doesn't mean plenty of lessons weren't learned in the 2010 high school baseball season. Johnson, a certified athletic trainer at Rehab at Work, a physical therapy clinic in Columbus, said at the beginning of the season that he saw a "potential for an increase in arm trouble" after the Mississippi High School Activities Association cut the amount of preparation time teams had before the start of the season.
Let the cowbells ring
MSU president Dr. Mark Keenum's press release on ringing cowbells at bulldog games.
Bost hopes to regain college eligibility
STARKVILLE -- Dee Bost is hopeful to rejoin the Mississippi State men's basketball team after school officials confirmed he is enrolled in summer school and seeking to regain his college eligibility. Bost declared for the National Basketball Association draft but failed to withdraw his name before a new NCAA deadline of May 8. He kept his college option open up to that point by not hiring an agent, but the former Bulldogs' point guard faces an uphill battle to play at Mississippi State again.
Hollivay transferring to Heritage Academy
Rachel Hollivay's goal is to become the best basketball player she can be. The 6-foot-5 junior also knows improved academic performance will help provide her with a solid foundation. Hollivay's desire to enhance her study habits recently led her and her family to explore transferring to other high schools in the area. After much consideration, the Hollivays decided Rachel would transfer from New Hope High School to Heritage Academy, a private school in Columbus.
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