HOUSTON – In recognition for his ten years of coaching softball at Houston High School, Keith Jernigan was awarded Coach of the Year status by the National Federation of High School awards. Representatives of the Mississippi High School Activities Association presented the honor to Jernigan in Clinton recently. Jernigan left the grocery business and returned [...]
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Wild finish ties 4A series
by Brandon Speck NEMS Daily Journal HOUSTON – The deciding game of this series better have something good in store. Because Saturday’s game offered plenty. Houston beat Amory 3-2 in nine innings to force a third and deciding game in the Class 4A first round baseball series. Game 3 is scheduled for Monday at 6 [...]
SCORES: Saturday, May 4, 2013.
by Brett Brown NEMS Daily Journal BASEBALL (MHSAA Playoffs) Class 1A TCPS 9, Ingomar 7 Series tied 1-1 Thrasher 14, Houlka 4 Thrasher wins series 2-0 Smithville 10, Falkner 0 Smithville wins series 2-0 Greenville St. Joe 11, Myrtle 1 St. Joe leads 1-0 Class 2A Hatley 4, Strayhorn 3 Hatley wins series 2-0 East [...]
Toppers stumble in Round One
by Melissa Meador Monroe Journal AMORY – In a battle of solid starting pitching, it was Amory’s Tanner Poole who came out on top on Thursday night, striking out six in a 3-0 shutout of Houston. Poole (6-3) allowed three hits and worked out of having a pair of runners on twice to give his [...]
SCORES: Thursday, May 2, 2013
Scores from Thursday, May 2: BASEBALL (MHSAA Playoffs) Class 1A Ingomar 4, Tupelo Christian 3 Thrasher 11, Houlka 6 Class 2A Baldwyn 10, Simmons 0 Hatley 12, Strayhorn 1 Calhoun City 20-6, O’Bannon 2-0 Class 3A Kossuth 5, Winona 3 Mooreville 13-6, Charleston 0-0 Class 4A Amory 3, Houston 0 Tishomingo Co. 1, Cleveland [...]
Amory, Houston in mirror matchup
by Brandon Speck NEMS Daily Journal It is technically the first round of the 2013 MHSAA state baseball playoffs, but Amory and Houston probably feel like they’re prepping for a North finals series. The two 4A contenders will play a best-of-three series beginning tonight in Amory to determine who goes on and who goes [...]
Football reclassification
Houston jamboree When: May 17 What time: Begins at 5:30 p.m. Who: Houston, New Albany and Shannon Where: Topper Field in Houston How Much: $5 admission Format: Two regulation quarters versus each team; no special team or kicking except PAT with no rush. Okolona jamboree When: May 10 Where: Charles Faulkner Field in Okolona Who: [...]
SCORES: Monday, April 29, 2013
Scores from Monday, April 29 Baseball Alcorn Central 4-8, Mantachie 3-4 Softball Corinth 11, Caledonia 1 North Pontotoc 9, Germantown 7 Kossuth 8-5, Mantachie 13-2 Hatley 9, Strayhorn 1 Vardaman 11, Wheeler 1.
SCORES: Friday, April 26, 2013
Scores from Friday, April 26: Posted on April 26, 2013 by NeMissPreps — No Comments ↓ Baseball MHSAA Playoffs (first round) Class 1A Houlka 18, Shaw 5 Falkner 11, West Union 9 TCPS 18-16, Ray Brooks 0-0 Myrtle 9, Wheeler 5 Class 2A East Union 11, Potts Camp 1 Class 3A Mantachie 5, Alcorn Central 4 Water Valley 1, Belmont [...]
Lady Cats close in playoffs
By Lisa Voyles Chickasaw Journal HOULKA – The Houlka Lady Wildcats jumped out to an early lead over Myrtle in game one of 1A playoffs, but the Lady Hawks dug in for the long haul and pulled off the 6-5 win. The Lady Hawks went three-up, three down in the first two innings behind [...]
Boy’s track 100m First, Marquez young Fourth, Nick Cooper 200m First, Nate Freeman Third, Nick Cooper 400m Third, Lawrence Gladney Fourth, Austin Jones 800m Third, Jonathan Huffman Fourth, Will Daniel 1600m Second, Conner Davidson Fourth, Jarrett Davidson 3200m Third, Jarrett Davidson Fourth, Parker Easterwood Shot Put Second, Devahn Fields Third, Vaccarick Vance Discus Second, Q [...]
On the road to the playoffs Local teams trying to advance another round By Lisa Voyles Chickasaw Journal HOUSTON – The road to playoffs officially opened for traffic last weekend as the Vardaman Lady Rams and Houlka Lady Wildcats entered the play-in round in fast-pitch softball, but the pathway to State will have to be [...]
Lady Rams advance to round two
By Dennis Clayton and Lisa Voyles Chickasaw Journal VARDAMAN – Vardaman’s Lady Rams erupted for five runs in the top of the first inning and took an important game one win over Ingomar’s Lady Falcons by a 12-3 score. Vardaman batted around in the first and scored the five runs with one out. Whittney Gee [...]
SCORES: Saturday, April 20
Scores from Saturday, April 20: Baseball Amory 5, Nettleton 3 Booneville 11, East Union 6 Belmont 7, TCPS 2 Saltillo 9, Mooreville 0 Tishomingo County 4, Corinth 0 Softball Vardaman 12, Ingomar 3 Jumpertown 17, Ethel 0 Myrtle 6, Houlka 5 Hamilton 4, New Site 3 Booneville 11, Water Valley 1
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Pontotoc authorities searching for Houston man
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Close races decided in Okolona primary
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Man with Montpelier connection arrested for 1962 murder
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Okolona’s Edens paces MSU at NCAA golf regionals
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