Horn Lake 45, South Panola 13
New Memphis Hustle coach Brad Jones has said he calls the NBA G League the “League of Hope.” Jones calls it that because it gives players overlooked by traditional acquisition methods the chance of continue their dreams of playing in the NBA.
High school volleyball
Here are my Friday Five Football Things to Remember as we enter another night of high school action for DeSoto County teams this weekend.
In high school volleyball Tuesday night, a huge Class II district match went the way of the Lady Gators, as Lake Cormorant rallied in the final set for a 3-2 victory at Lewisburg. Match scores were 25-23, 26-24, 17-25, 22-25 and 15-13.
Northpoint Christian School’s girls golf team won the TSSAA Division II-A region championship Tuesday at Wyndyke Country Club, outshooting the five Division II-A teams and the four Division II-AA teams taking part at the same time. Carla Kay Hickam was the medalist with an 18-hole score of 7…
The Memphis Hustle announced that the organization has completed a trade with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, acquiring the returning player rights to forward Jarrod Uthoff and guard Chris Fowler. In exchange, Fort Wayne will receive the returning player rights to forward Omari Johnson.
PARKS EARNS HONORS: Lewisburg High School volleyball standout Noa Parks was named the Maxpreps/AVCA Mississippi Player of the Week Tuesday after recording 77 kills, 32 digs, 22 service aces and four blocks during the week for the Lady Patriots, 15-4 for the year entering Tuesday’s district m…
High school volleyball
Here is our Friday football rewind of last week’s high school action involving DeSoto County teams. With Horn Lake’s victory over Lake Cormorant and Olive Branch not playing Friday, the county still has two undefeated football teams through five weeks of the season.
Horn Lake 58, Lake Cormorant 9
It’s been six years since new Memphis Hustle NBA G League head coach Brad Jones has been coaching at this level. Then it was known as the D League, when he led the Austin Toros to a league title in 2012 and the Utah Flash to the finals in 2009.
High school volleyball
Despite a strong second set challenge from their Class II division rivals, Lewisburg eventually held off Center Hill and claimed a 3-0 volleyball victory Tuesday night at Lewisburg. Set scores were 25-13, 25-22 and 25-6.
We’re already into week five of the high school football season and it’s time once again for Friday’s Five Football Things to Remember. District action is one week away for MHSAA schools, so for the teams playing this week, it’s one final tuneup time before games that really mean something begin.
The honors continue coming for Horn Lake senior linebacker Nakobe Dean, who Wednesday morning was given his jersey for his selection to the Under Armour All-American Game, set for Orlando, Florida on Jan. 3.
High school volleyball
Former Northpoint Christian School standout Christian Saulsberry, a junior at the University of West Alabama, was named the Special Teams Player of the Week in the Gulf South Conference. Saulsberry, playing his first season at UWA after transferring from Itawamba Community College, racked up…
Center Hill senior point guard Calvin Temple can’t put a pen to paper on his National Letter of Intent until Nov. 14 at the earliest, and he could even put it off until next April if he wants.
Here’s our football rewind of DeSoto County high school weekend action.
The Horn Lake High School football Eagles made a statement about the strength of its football program and DeSoto County football in general Saturday, reeling off 36 straight points in a 36-7 win against the defending Oklahoma 6A-II state champion Tulsa Booker T. Washington (BTW) Hornets at t…
* The Hernando High School volleyball team won the Charger Classic at Southaven High School Saturday. The Lady Tigers defeated Northpoint Christian in the finals. Hernando defeated host Southaven to reach the championship match. Northpoint stopped FACS to reach the finals.
Magnolia Heights 27, Northpoint Christian 7
A 24-point second quarter, highlighted by ex-Hernando Tiger Robert Wilcke's 86-yard touchdown pass to Demarcus Jones, and lights out defense helped the Rangers run away from Southwest Mississippi, 51-6, Thursday night at John I. Hurst Stadium.
In Thursday night volleyball, DeSoto Central won a key Class III division match in five games at Hernando by a score of 3-2. Set scores were 22-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-23, and 15-12. For DeSoto Central, Kennedy Schritenthal scored 26 kills and Riley Storck added another 11 kills. Callie Newman …
It’s that time of the week again. Time to get you our Friday’s Five Football Things to Remember as you get ready to watch your favorite high school team in action.
It’s that time of the week again. Time to get you our Friday’s Five Football Things to Remember as you get ready to watch your favorite high school team in action.
In Tuesday evening’s volleyball action, DeSoto Central ran their season record to 12-1 Tuesday night with a solid three-set sweep of Oxford.
Here’s our Friday football rewind of DeSoto County high school action. Olive Branch (3-0), Horn Lake and Hernando (2-0) remain the DeSoto County schools with unbeaten records after week three of the regular season.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes recently held its 12th annual State Qualifying Golf Scramble at Cherokee Valley Golf Club in Olive Branch. In the net division, Windstone Dental Team No. 2 posted a 51 to take first place. Shown left to right are Taylor Weaver, Don Palmer, Jim Webb and Ji…
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes recently held its 12th annual State Qualifying Golf Scramble at Cherokee Valley Golf Club in Olive Branch. The Landers Automotive Group Team No. 1 was the low scoring team in the gross division with a score of 56. Pictured left to right are Randy Smith, M…
Center Hill 23, Byhalia 14
Two of the best high school volleyball teams in Mississippi showcased their programs in a renewal of their county rival Thursday morning before a packed gymnasium, made up primarily of students.
Jacob Free's 10-yard touchdown pass to Braden Smith with 1:27 left, followed by a game-clinching interception from Cam White, capped off a wild four-minute finish as Northwest stunned East Central 28-24 at Bobby Franklin Field Thursday night to open the 2018 season.
New Mississippi State football coach Joe Moorhead speaks to the media during the football program’s Media Day at the start of fall camp. Mississippi State opens the 2018 season Saturday at home against Stephen F. Austin at Starkville. Ole Miss meets Texas Tech at Houston, Texas, while Memphi…
Former Southaven Charger Brandin Echols dives in an attempt to block a field goal attempt by East Central Community College in Thursday night's season opener in Senatobia. Northwest rallied with a pair of touchdowns in the final four minutes to beat the Warriors 28-24.
Volleyball
Lewisburg and DeSoto Central continued their volleyball winning ways with victories over county rivals Tuesday night. They now head toward the first of their two in-school matches set for Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. at DeSoto Central.
PLAYING WITH HEAVY HEARTS: It will be a tough night in Byhalia Friday night when Center Hill plays the Indians, but in honor of a fallen teammate, football will still be played. Center Hill this week asked that its home game against the Indians be played at Byhalia in response to last Friday…
Volleyball
Memphis Redbirds second-year manager Stubby Clapp has been named the Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year for the second-consecutive season, the league office announced Tuesday. Clapp joins Tacoma’s Dan Rohn (2004, 2005) and Phoenix’s Jim Lefebvre (1985, 1986) as the only PCL managers on…
Olive Branch 24, Southaven 8: Olive Branch (2-0) ground out a win over Southaven (0-2) in the “Backyard Brawl” with a trio of touchdowns and a 35-yard field goal by Cole Stoddard to ice the win. Cameron Mosley scored a pair of touchdown runs, from nine yards and one yard out. Along with tha…
With new coach Brad Jones on board and local tryout dates secured, including one at DeSoto Central High School, the Memphis Hustle NBA G League basketball team has now released its regular season schedule for the 2018-19 season.
Olive Branch 24, Southaven 8
The final 3-0 score of Thursday night’s volleyball match between Lewisburg and Hernando belies the intense battle that took place between the DeSoto County high school teams at the Lewisburg gymnasium.
The Memphis Hustle, the NBA G League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies, announced Brad Jones as the second head coach in franchise history. Jones most recently served as General Manager of the NBA G League’s Iowa Wolves and as a pro scout for the team’s parent affiliate, Minnesota Timberwolves.
Olive Branch High School football players got a pep talk and historical perspective on the “Backyard Brawl” rivalry with Southaven Friday from Leslie Pool. The former coach, for whom the school’s football field is named, spoke about the importance of their hard work and related several Olive…
Prep volleyball
Week two of the high school football season is set to start Friday night and DeSoto County teams will start to learn more about their makeup as we move forward in the 2018 campaign.
Girls volleyball
DeSoto County high school football teams went 5-3 (counting Magnolia Heights) for the opening Friday night of the regular season this past Friday. The three Olive Branch schools, Center Hill, Lewisburg and Olive Branch each posted victories, DeSoto Central shut out Amory, while Lake Cormoran…
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