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Ruth's hot hand leads Caledonia volleyball

CALEDONIA -- Blaire Ruth picked the right time for a hot stretch. As a result, the Caledonia High School volleyball team will ride into the final week of the regular season with plenty of momentum.

Alabama walk-on Lowery lands playing time

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Will Lowery's view of the University of Alabama football games has changed. The sophomore walk-on wasn't sitting in the stands cheering when a Crimson Tide defensive back made a potential points-saving interception on national television against Penn State. He was the one making the play.

Southern Miss' Brown seeks redemption after getting ripped by coach

JACKSON -- Southern Miss receiver DeAndre Brown got the message. Tired of Brown's prima donna ways, Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora used the uncharacteristic tactic of publicly blasting Brown during a press conference last week, citing a lack of consistent effort.

MSU defense trying to find its identity

STARKVILLE -- Through two games, Mississippi State's defense has taken a "fresh" approach to which players are in the game.

West Alabama teams will try to solidify playoff positions

Two Lamar County and two Pickens County football teams will have a chance Friday night to solidify their positions for a state playoff berth. Lamar County, Sulligent, Pickens County, and Aliceville can improve to 3-0 in region play with victories.

MSU women's basketball putting pieces together

Sharon Fanning-Otis has assembled all of the pieces for the 2010-11 season. The Mississippi State women's basketball coach and her assistant coaches are evaluating those parts in preparation for the start of practice Oct. 5.

Gartman wants to build on first win at Pickens Academy

When the Pickens Academy football team started the season with two losses, coach John Gartman still believed he had a good team.

Cooper plays hard to lead Immanuel past Heritage

STEENS -- Meghan Cooper has a simple philosophy that serves her well on the soccer field: Always go hard. It's a message Ray Campbell has instilled in Cooper and the rest of the players on the Immanuel Christian girls soccer team. Add in some deft passing skills and combination play and a stingy defense and it's easy to see why the Lady Rams are having a playoff season.

Hebron Christian clinches district title

DeKALB -- Cathryn Moore and Magen Tapley had run-scoring hits in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday, and Chloe Tapley made it stand up to lead the Hebron Christian fast-pitch softball team to a 2-1 victory against Kemper Academy. The victory helped the Lady Eagles (18-9, 7-0 district) clinch the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class A, District 3 title for the second time in three years.

Starkville volleyball team beats Columbus

The Starkville High School volleyball team beat Columbus High 3-0 and cruised to a quick win in its Legue 3, Region 2 opener Tuesday. The set scores were 25-16, 25-3, 25-13. Starkville (19-7, 1-0 region) beat Columbus ( 3-9, 0-2), setting up a Thursday home match with Tupelo for the region lead. Starkville junior setter Wheeler Richardson recorded 20 assists, six aces, six digs and two kills to lead the Lady Jackets, whose only points conceded in the second set came from errors.

MSU QB combo still a go

STARKVILLE -- Through two games, Mississippi State's offense has had performances at opposite ends of the football spectrum.  In Mississippi State's 49-7 season-opening win against Memphis, backup quarterback Tyler Russell threw for four touchdowns and the team eclipsed 500 yards of total offense.  But in a 17-14 loss to Auburn this past Thursday, Mississippi State was held to less than 250 yards of offense and left stewing about unforced mistakes in a game it believed it should have won. 

Foxworth spiritual leader at Mississippi College

As a follower of Jesus Christ, Stirling Foxworth strives to make a difference in people's lives. According to Kevin Johns, Foxworth is accomplishing his objective as a senior on the Mississippi College men's soccer team and in the Christian community. Johns, Mississippi College's coach, has coached Foxworth for four years and seen him mature into a leader on and off the field.

Box inducted into Freed-Hardeman Hall of Fame

When Columbus native Chuck Box was the baseball coach at Freed-Hardeman Univerity, he took the program to unprecedented heights. Box, a 1987 graduate of former Caldwell High School, coached the Lions from 1994-98 and again from 2003-04 with his 1996 team setting a school record with 36 wins and his 1997 team winning the TranSouth Conference regular season championship and finishing 44-10. For his contributions, Box was inducted into the Freed-Hardeman Athletics Hall of Fame this past Friday.

MSU working to eliminate mistakes

STARKVILLE -- There's consensus within Mississippi State's football team that wins will come when plays are made. The team derives confidence from knowing a key catch or sack will be the final step to winning big-time games. The coaches' concerns about players not being in position to make plays has decreased through the team's first two games, defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said Monday.

QBs make a difference for Starkville, Columbus

STARKVILLE -- Quarterbacks need to be poised in clutch situations. Good things tend to happen when a quarterback can hold his wits and lead his teammates. Jaquez Johnson and Cedrick Jackson proved that is true Friday night.

Columbus will be without key players against New Hope

Tony Stanford isn't sure if one week will be enough. The Columbus High School football coach will get a chance to see just how much a week off has helped his team when it takes on New Hope at 7:30 tonight. Stanford said Columbus (1-1), which had an off week last week, will be without sophomore quarterback Cedric Jackson and junior running back Damian Baker for at least another week. He said the Falcons also will be without sophomore running back/defensive back Quan Latham, sophomore linebacker Gemriah Williams, and senior defensive lineman/tight end Ian Williams. The players are out with an assortment of ankle or foot injuries.

Defensive stand turns momentum for Columbus

There was no doubt in Randy Brown's mind. Faced with the prospect of taking on a New Hope High School goal-line package on fourth-and-1 at his team's 20, Brown knew Columbus High would make a stand. There was no way Brown could see what would transpire after that stop.

Hatley has more firepower than Hamilton

HAMILTON -- Lions and Tigers sometimes combine for fierce and high-scoring results. Cody Taylor and Tyler Edwards helped make sure the Tigers had a little more firepower. Edwards rushed for 170 yards and Taylor added 165 more to lead the Hatley High School football team to a 48-35 victory against Hamilton on Friday night.

Aberdeen's athleticism wears down Amory

ABERDEEN -- Junior quarterback Forest Williams was a virtual one-man show early on, but the size and athleticism of the Aberdeen High School football team eventually wore Amory down in a 60-12 victory in Monroe County's annual battle for the A-Team trophy. First-year Amory High coach Trent Hammond surprised Aberdeen early, abandoning his running game in favor of a short-passing attack. Williams responded by accounting for the Panthers' first 160 yards of offense on an 11-for-17 throwing effort for 115 yards. He also rushed for 45 yards on 10 carries in less than two quarters.

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