Boys' basketball
It’s round two of the MHSAA 6A and 5A football playoffs coming up Friday night with two DeSoto County football teams looking to take the next step toward a possible state championship appearance at Southern Miss on Friday, Nov. 30 (6A) and Saturday, Dec. 1 (5A).
Two of the four coverage area high school football teams are still playing in the playoffs after last Friday’s action.
The fans at the Landers Center were barely settled into their seats Sunday afternoon when they glanced at the scoreboard and saw their team already up 11-0 against the Austin Spurs.
Lewisburg senior outfielder Oakley Laughter has signed a National Letter of intent to play softball at Northwest Mississippi Community College. Laughter, a career .488 switch hitter, is one of the top outfielders in Mississippi. Laughter has helped lead Lewisburg to the MHSAA 5A North Half C…
Boys basketball
Prep football playoffsMHSAA 6A First RoundHorn Lake 19, Warren Central 0Horn Lake to host Starkville, Friday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m.MHSAA 5A First RoundOlive Branch 24, Neshoba Central 20Holmes County Central 29, Lake Cormorant 14Olive Branch at Holmes County Central, Friday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m. MAIS A…
Southaven softball player Emily Staten has signed to play next season at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis. Emily was joined for the occasion by (seated from left) mother Angie Gordon and father and Southaven softball coach Shane Staten, along with (standing from left) Southwe…
The new USL professional soccer team in Memphis is not overlooking homegrown talented players who are ready to move to the next level.
Boys basketball
Hernando High School softball player Madison Burrus (seated, center) has signed a letter of intent to play softball next season at Itawamba Community College. Burrus has been primarily used as a pitcher for the Lady Tigers during her high school career. She is joined by (seated from left) fa…
It’s playoff time and for four coverage area teams, Friday starts the journey toward a possible state championship.
The Memphis Hustle hopes home cooking will get them into the win column for the first time Friday night, as the Landers Center portion of the 2018-19 schedule begins at 7 p.m. against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
Memphis-Area Home Education Association golfer Connor McKelroy of Hernando has signed a National Letter of Intent to play next season at Itawamba Community College. He was joined by (from left) father Jeff McKelroy and mother Yostin.
Olive Branch Mayor Scott Phillips presented former coach Charlie Bibbs a proclamation as part of ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 2 that saw the school rename its gymnasium in his honor. Bibbs coached several sports at both East Side High and at Olive Branch High School once the two schools wer…
Ole Miss senior guard Terence Davis of Southaven was named a pre-season Second Team All-SEC as the conference office unveiled the coaches' selections on the opening day of the 2018-19 college basketball season.
The Memphis Hustle lost to the Sioux Falls Skyforce 126-125 in a back-and-forth battle on Monday night at Sanford Pentagon.
Hernando runner Katelyn Cartwright repeated as MHSAA 6A girls' cross country state champion Monday at Choctaw Trails Golf Course in Jackson, followed close behind with sister Jessica taking third place. Together, they led Hernando to a second-place finish among teams in the state meet.
The Memphis Hustle were defeated by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 119-103 in the season opener Saturday night in Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas.
Three DeSoto County football teams are moving on into the MHSAA playoffs on Friday, Nov. 9 after the regular season wrapped up this past weekend.
New season begins with new coach, new faces and two-game road trip.
Upset-minded Mustangs fall just short against Quistors in final 5A region battle.
Four members of the MHSAA state 6A champion DeSoto Central baseball team signed junior college letters of intent to play next season during a ceremony at the school. Seated from left, outfielder Terris Meeks and catcher Connar Gardner signed to play at Itawamba Community College next year, w…
Kevin Nienhuis with ALSAC/St. Jude receives this year’s contribution from AutoZone Liberty Bowl officers, committee members and Priscilla Presley. (L to R) Patti Shannon, Leigh Shockey, Pat Caldwell, Bill Giles, Priscilla Presley, Kevin Nienhuis, Mississippi state Rep. Bill Kinkade, Chris Mo…
One final time for the regular season, here’s our Friday Five Football Things to Remember
The Memphis Hustle are closing in on the start of its second season of NBA G League basketball at the Landers Center. The team’s media day is Thursday and after traveling Friday to McAllen, Texas, the Hustle will open the season against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers Saturday evening.
The Memphis Hustle are closing in on the start of its second season of NBA G League basketball at the Landers Center. The team’s media day is Thursday and after traveling Friday to McAllen, Texas, the Hustle will open the season against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers Saturday evening.
The Memphis Redbirds showed off the team’s most recent trophies, the back-to-back Pacific Coast League championship trophies and this year’s Triple-A National Championship trophy, during Tuesday evening’s Southaven Trunk of Treat event at Snowden Grove Park. The St. Louis Cardinals announced…
When the Olive Branch High School basketball teams hit the floor against Byhalia Saturday in the Quistors’ and Lady Quistors’ home openers, the evening will be a trip back in time for fans of the Olive Branch hoops program.
Memphis Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp has been named the St. Louis Cardinals first base coach after two record-setting seasons as skipper in The Bluff City, where he previously starred as a player in the early 2000s.
When Mississippi State football takes Scott Field on Senior Day against Arkansas on Nov. 17, the Bulldogs will pay tribute to MSU alum and World War II hero G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery.
HORN LAKE 35, TUPELO 10: Horn Lake gave up a touchdown on Tupelo's opening drive and later in the first half a field goal, but that would be all the Wave could splash on the scoreboard in another dominating performance by the Eagles Friday.
DeSoto County had two teams in the three state final matches played Saturday, Oct. 27 at Ole Miss, but Lake Cormorant and DeSoto Central were unable to earn state championships.
Taylor Williams of Center Hill and Hernando's Nic Thornton led DeSoto County swimmers in Saturday's MHSAA Class II state meet at the Tupelo Aquatic Center.
High school football finals, state volleyball results
Yuta Watanabe, a native of Japan who played collegiately at George Washington University, takes part in the first day of the Memphis Hustle training camp at FedExForum on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Watanabe, a 6-foot-9 forward, is a two-way player between the Hustle and the NBA parent Memphis Grizzlies.
Two weeks are left in the regular high school football season and some big games are ahead this week. Here is this week’s edition of Friday’s Five Football Things to Remember.
The Memphis Hustle NBA G League basketball team started its training camp at FedExForum in Memphis on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Seventeen players are now on roster and that number will need to cut down to 12-13 before the start of the Hustle’s second season when they play at Rio Grande Valley on Sat…
Class III second round
Antonio Izaguirre of Horn Lake was the first across the finish line at Sunday’s HomeRun for Habitat 5K run at Snowden Grove Park in Southaven. Izaguirre ran the five-kilometer course in 19:40.23. Jordan Simpson of Hernando was the top female finisher in a time of 23:18.71.
DeSoto Central had the best county team finishes but there were individual champions crowned from DeSoto County during Saturday's MHSAA Class II North Half swimming finals at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss.
The Memphis Hustle, the NBA G League affiliate of the Memphis Grizzlies, has finalized its 2018-19 training camp roster, the team announced today. Additionally, the team selected forward Curtis Phillips in the third round and forward Nino Johnson in the fourth round of the 2018 NBA G League …
Hernando swept the boys’ and girls’ team championships at the annual Odis McCord DeSoto County Cross Country meet held Saturday morning at the Olive Branch Soccer Complex. The meet was held there for the first time after being annually hosted at Center Hill High School.
South Panola 17, Southaven 7
It was Thursday night football and not the kind seen from the NFL, but rather on your local high school gridiron, as five county squads were in action.
The Memphis Hustle have announced that the organization has completed a trade with the Northern Arizona Suns, acquiring the returning player rights to guard Shaquille Harrison and forward Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson.
It’s a youth movement and a new regime for girls’ basketball at Magnolia Heights School in Senatobia.
Members of the 2018 MHSAA 6A state championship DeSoto Central softball team received their title rings at halftime of DeSoto Central-Tupelo football game on Thursday, Oct. 18. The Lady Jags, coached by Phyllis Hicks, won the title in May with a two-game series sweep over Harrison Central.
Three of the four DeSoto County volleyball teams that started action in the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) volleyball playoffs Thursday night came up with victories to advance to Tuesday's second round.
This week’s edition of the “Friday Five” is actually half “Thursday” and half “Friday” this time, because it could be a little waterlogged by the time we get to Friday.
DeSoto Central's volleyball team took home the DeSoto County tournament championship on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Lewisburg High School. The Lady Jags were 5-0 in the tournament and did not lose a set on their way to the title. DeSoto Central defeated Lewisburg 2-0 in the finals.
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