Ingomar Track and Field held their senior recognition last week at the softball game. Pictured from left - Coach Sherrie Little and Amber Rakestraw. Photo courtesy of Dana Hall. 

Ingomar Archery held their senior recognition at the Ingomar softball field last week. Pictured from left - Coach Sherrie Little, Amber Rakestraw, Wade Baker, Alan Servin, Coach Jennifer Nance. Photo courtesy of Dana Hall.

Ingomar Fastpitch honored their seniors with a senior recognition last week. Pictured from left - Ingomar Assistant Coach Katherine Downing, Alex Wilhite, Gara Beth Self, Lauren Thompson, Head Coach Justin Weeden. Photo courtesy of Dana Hall. 

Ingomar Baseball recognized their seniors last week on Senior Night. Pictured from left - Ingomar Assistant Coach Chip Johnson, Wade Baker, Reed Huffstatler, Zack Koon, J.D. Gault, Kelon Hall, Hunter Gammel, Ingomar Head Coach Andy Wilbanks. Photo courtesy of Dana Hall. 

By Gene Phelps

East Union shot their way to a fifth place finish in Class 1A archery on Wednesday at the AIMS State Championships that were held at the Fordice Equine Center on the state fairgrounds in Jackson. 

Kelsey Whitehead shot a round of 49 to lead Ingomar in golf action at Tupelo Country Club on Tuesday. Jackson Mills of TCPS won medalist with a round of 41. 

By Gene Phelps

By Gene Phelps

ELLISTOWN - East Union got the lead early and held off a late Ingomar threat to take the series opener between the county rivals in Division 1-2A softball by a final of 6-3. 

Ingomar's Gara Beth Self has enjoyed a lot of firsts during her athletic and educational process and Wednesday she made another first as she became the first basketball signee for incoming ICC Women's Basketball Coach Robin Porter.

Ingomar's Kelon Hall was named Player of the Year in Division 1-2A boys and Coach Jonathan Ashley was recognized as Coach of the Year for 2018-19. 

Gara Beth Self of Ingomar was named Girls Division 1-2A Player of the Year and Ingomar Girls Coach Trent Adair was named Coach of the Year for the division. 

Union County Softball coaches named the All Tournament Team following Friday and Saturday's tournament at Myrtle. There were 12 players recognized and one honorary recognition of an injured player. 

Ingomar had a big sixth inning on the road, scoring 10 runs and overcoming a one run deficit to win 18-10 over Walnut in Division 1-2A softball.

By Gene Phelps

The Union County Softball Tournament was held on Friday, March 22 and Saturday March 23 at Myrtle. All five county teams participated in the tournament that featured 10 games. East Union won the championship for the sixth consecutive year as they defeated Myrtle 2-1 in the championship game. 

MYRTLE - Day two of the Union County Fastpitch Tournament showcased five games that were decided by a single run which included the championship which was won again for the sixth consecutive year by East Union. Six games were played on Saturday and provided much enjoyment for players, coache…

MYRTLE - The Union County Fastpitch title came down to the final inning as East Union scored two runs in their final at-bat and then kept Myrtle from repeating their come-from-behind magic in the bottom half of the inning to win their sixth consecutive title by a 2-1 final. 

MYRTLE - The big inning was the key factor in all four day one contests at the Union County Fastpitch Softball Tournament at Myrtle. Beneficiaries of the big inning included Myrtle (twice) East Union and Ingomar while New Albany (twice) West Union and Ingomar were victimized by it. 

The New Albany Gazette Union County Track Relays was held on Tuesday March 19 at New Albany High School. Athletes from New Albany, Myrtle, East Union and Ingomar participated in the track and field events with Myrtle winning the girls title and New Albany taking the boys top honors. 

NEW ALBANY - Myrtle girls and New Albany boys both won convincingly at Tuesday's New Albany Gazette Relays for the Champions of Union County Track and Field. Myrtle won by 40.5 points over second-place New Albany in the girls competition while New Albany had a 45 point margin over second-pla…

New Albany High School will host the New Albany Gazette Relays today with field events beginning at 3:30. The discus, shot put, long jump, triple jump and high jump will be held on the practice field behind the high school south of the football stadium. Track events will be held at Kitchens …

Union County Fastpitch Tournament will be hosted by Myrtle on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23. This will be a round robin tournament consisting of 10 games with the winning team determined by the best won-loss record.

INGOMAR - Sanity prevailed through five innings of baseball at Wednesday’s game two of the Ingomar Tournament between the host Falcons and Falkner, but the floodgates opened at the plate in the sixth as 10 runs scored before the issue was settled in the 8-7 Ingomar win.

By Gene Phelps

By Gene Phelps

By Gene Phelps

The Union County Archery Tournament was held on Thursday, February 28 at East Union High School Gym with teams from East Union, Ingomar, Myrtle and West Union competing. East Union won the team title for the seventh consecutive year and placed 10 archers on the All-County teams. All photos s…

By Gene Phelps

By Gene Phelps

By Gene Phelps

By Gene Phelps

By Gene Phelps

February 28

INGOMAR - Ingomar opened their 2A playoff experience for 2019 with a sweep of Bruce on Tuesday night as the girls won 79-25 and the boys took the nightcap with a 93-56 verdict. 

By Gene Phelps

Annie Orman soared in the scoring category for West Union during the second half of their contest against Ashland in the 2-1A division tournament semi-finals as the Lady Eagles won a close one 61-60. Orman hit for 28 of the 39 second-half points that West Union scored.

Ingomar Boys Basketball seniors were recognized on senior night between games with New Albany on Thursday. Pictured from left - Trent Bradley, Kelon Hall, Brandon Keys. Photo by Gene Phelps. 

New Albany and Union County were well represented at the Daily Journal Fall Sports Awards Banquet held in January at First United Methodist Church in Tupelo. We are proud of all our athletes and teams that were recognized for their athletic achievements and pay tribute to their accomplishmen…

Ingomar recognized their Lady Falcon basketball seniors on Thursday night between games with New Albany. Pictured from left - Ashley Forester, Carson Grisham, Gara Beth Self, Lauren Thompson. Photo by Gene Phelps. 

By Gene Phelps

By Gene Phelps

By Gene Phelps