HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
Heritage Academy's Fields continues to excel in volleyball
Gigi Fields doesn't know how, but something clicked when she watched her first volleyball match.
Caledonia's Logan signs with Mississippi State
CALEDONIA -- The arrangement was years in the making.
Starkville prepares for battle with No. 1 Horn Lake
STARKVILLE -- Near the end of a normal Monday practice at Starkville High School, both sidelines are going crazy as if the stands are full and a game is on the line. On this particular rep, the offense scores one the defense in a short-yardage situation; quarterbacks coach Clay Moore took his celebration all the way to the end zone, just to flaunt it in front of defensive coordinator Kevie Thompson. Behind the original line of scrimmage, offensive line coach William Stewart is partaking in his own trash talk.
West Point faces powerful running game from Lafayette
West Point High School football coach Chris Chambless sums up his team's next Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 5A playoff game succinctly.
Columbus softball has players earn All-Star recognition
The good news keeps coming for the Columbus High School softball program.
Columbus girls rally past Starkville
STARKVILLE -- Senior Hannah White felt giddy after the Columbus High School girls basketball team won a game Tuesday night.
Phillips provides spark for Starkville boys
STARKVILLE -- Football standout Atavius Jones made a habit of becoming the enforcer on the Starkville High School boys basketball team last season.
Caledonia High's Stacy, Bates finalize college decisions
CALEDONIA -- It hasn't been a secret that Cade Stacy and Beau Bates were going to play baseball after they graduated from Caledonia High School.
Talley lifts Starkville boys past Meridian
STARKVILLE -- Starkville High School senior guard Tyler Talley admits he is still ironing out some kinks. On Thursday, Talley hit only 1 of 2 free throws with three seconds left against Meridian, but that 24th point was still enough to help Starkville beat Meridian 60-59.
West Point beats Canton in shootout
WEST POINT -- The West Point High School football team has become accustomed to receiving its opponent's best shot. In the opening round of the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 5A playoffs, West Point received the Canton's best shot Friday night. However, the Green Wave, in typical fashion, had the right counterpunches to deliver the knockout blow.
ACCS beats Heritage Academy to reach Class AAA title game
The Adams County Christian School football team might be the first Mississippi Association of Private Schools (MAIS) team to win a state championship with a sub-.500 record.
Greenwood shuts out Noxubee County in second round
GREENWOOD -- Kyziah Pruitt stood with his elbows bent and his hands on his hips. The Noxubee County High School standout was on the left side of the field in front of his team's bench. The senior athlete gazed across the field where Carldaryl Johnson had just returned an interception 75 yards for a backbreaking score.
Noxubee County faces tall challenge at Greenwood
MACON -- The number jumps off the stat sheet.
Starkville High's Wells signs with Itawamba C.C.
STARKVILLE -- When her final year in high school appeared on the horizon, Starkville High School senior Rainey Wells realized she wanted to continue to play soccer.
Starkville senior class looks to finish dominance with championship
STARKVILLE -- Derwin Ferguson still has the clip, and looks at it regularly.
Heritage Academy stands two wins from state championship
Sean Harrison believed in July the 2018 Heritage Academy football team had a chance to play for a state championship.
Rice's status uncertain as Columbus completes winless season
Speculation intensified about the future of Columbus High School football coach Eric Rice after his team completed a winless regular season Friday night at Falcon Field.
Columbus High's White has good day vs. Canton
Hannah White had a feeling Saturday was going to be a good day.
Shaw survives big hits to lead CCA past Lee (Ark.) Academy
STEENS -- The Lee (Ark.) Academy football team's defense tried to break Dakota Shaw.
ACCS ends Starkville Academy's season
STARKVILLE -- One more play. An incompletion on fourth down at the 4-yard line in the first quarter. A pass that was batted down at the goal line in the fourth quarter.
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