Two former area coaches will be inducted into the Mississippi Association of Coaches Hall of Fame this year.
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MOOREVILLE • All the pieces are back for Mooreville’s softball team this year, but they’re not all in place just yet.
PONTOTOC • The Pontotoc baseball team is hoping to turn last season’s success into a championship run.
NEW ALBANY • The Ingomar boys kept their undefeated season intact with a thrilling win late Saturday night.
The MHSAA soccer playoffs crank up today and Tuesday.
BOONEVILLE • Saltillo faced a one-point deficit in the waning moments of the fourth quarter against Pine Grove on Saturday, but head coach Titus Goree knew exactly who to call on when they needed it most.
NEW ALBANY • New Albany head coach Scotty Shettles witnessed his team’s best shooting performance of the season on Saturday.
INGOMAR • Ingomar’s one-two scoring punch of seniors Clayton Stanford and Nathan Weeden landed a Division 2-1A knockout Friday night against visiting Smithville.
NEW SITE • The New Site Royals showed off their shooting ability on Friday night.
As they do every year, the Hotbed Classic and Robertson’s Sportswear Lady Challenge will provide a who’s who of high school basketball on Saturday.
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HICKORY FLAT • R’Daztiny Harris shouldered the load for Hickory Flat in a crucial Division 3-1A matchup on Thursday night.
Walter Hamilton has grown into a beast of a player for Potts Camp.
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A brief social media video containing a racial epithet and threats of harm to a Booneville basketball player has led to disciplinary action and canceled games.
Mantachie has everything Ken Adams wants in a football program.
WALNUT • Claire Leak did it all for Walnut on Tuesday night. The junior guard dropped a game-high 22 points while leading the Lady Wildcats to a 52-39 win over Division 1-2A rival East Union.
TUPELO • The Tupelo boys soccer team clinched a playoff spot and put itself in the driver’s seat of Division 1-6A with a dominating win on Tuesday night.
NEW ALBANY • Ripley took sole possession of first in Division 1-4A soccer with a 3-2 road win over New Albany on Tuesday night. The Tigers scored the game winner at the 78-minute mark after it appeared the match would be headed to overtime.
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BOONEVILLE • Booneville’s three-headed scoring monster was on full display Monday night.
NEW ALBANY • Nathan Weeden’s offensive and defensive prowess Saturday helped lead Ingomar to its fifth- consecutive Union County Tournament championship.
ACKERMAN • Amber McCoy was not expecting the ball to come to her.
BIGGERSVILLE • Te’lick Barnett and Hunter Stacy were too much to handle on Friday night.
SALTILLO • Center Hill had the hot hand early and held on late to take control of the Division 1-5A race.
Aniah Echols, an offensive lineman at Oxford Middle School, received the surprise of a lifetime on Good Morning America (GMA) Friday.
Jamerison Martin’s optimism has proved to be well-founded.
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The top athletes, coaches, scholars and teams from the 2019 Fall sports season were honored at the 2019 Daily Journal Fall Sports Awards banquet Thursday night at First United Methodist Church in Tupelo. Â
Belmont’s Maggie Ledbetter signed her National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus on Wednesday.
TREMONT • Tremont held it close for a while, but the No. 1-ranked Ingomar basketball team was too much to handle on Tuesday night.
WHEELER • When Mason Blair got hot, Smithville took off.
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BOONEVILLE • Being the new guy isn’t easy. Being the new guy who’s taking over at point guard is even tougher.
WALNUT • No. 5 Ripley’s girls flexed their muscles in a rematch with No. 10 Pine Grove for the Tippah County Tournament title on Saturday night.
AMORY • The Amory Panthers overcame a bad start to both halves and fought back to a 61-57 win on Saturday night in the boys’ championship of the Monroe County Tournament.
BOONEVILLE • Hannah Campbell’s big night was more than enough to overcome her team’s free throw struggles.
MOOREVILLE • Janiah Hinton has found her fit at Saltillo.
FLOWOOD • Northwest Rankin is on a mission.
Six area players were selected to participate in the 2020 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star basketball game on Friday.
It’s early January, and that means it’s time for some midseason basketball awards.
