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Today's News

  • Falcons, Lady Bulldogs win UCT championships

    Playing three games in as many nights, fourth seeded Ingomar prevailed on Saturday to win the 2013 Union County Tournament championship after a 68-59 win over New Albany.

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  • Union County Tournament: Day 2

    The second night of the Union County Tournament was highlighted by two close match ups on the boys’ side, setting up a rematch of last year’s title game between New Albany and Ingomar.

    The Falcons held on in its semifinal contest against top-seeded East Union, 65-60, despite giving up a double-digit lead in the second half. Sam Cobb put Ingomar ahead by 11, 35-24, to open the third quarter, but late scoring from Vadale Rucker put the Urchins within five, 46-41, to close the frame.

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  • Ingomar's Dillard among signees for ICC softball

    Itawamba Community College head softball coach Andy Kirk made a big splash in the early stages of the signing period landing area standouts Maddy Lukens of Saltillo, Arriann Henry of North Pontotoc and Ingomar’s Heather Dillard on Friday.

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  • Union County Tournament: Day 1

    For the second time in a week, Myrtle and Ingomar girls played a tough contest that resulted in the Lady Falcons pulling away in the second half, this time for a 53-37 win.

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  • Lady Bulldog duo sign with Northeast softball

    This story will appear in the Wednesday, Jan. 23 edition of the Gazette

    A childhood dream became a reality for two Lady Bulldogs on Thursday, as Morgan Beaty and Shannon Goode were among four athletes who signed with Northeast softball in Booneville.

    "Both of these girls bring a tremendous amount of leadership to the team, and their abilities both on and off the field are a huge impact, not only at the school, but also in the community," New Albany coach Tom Zahller said.

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  • Diluting education

    The Mississippi Senate has quickly passed a charter school bill that, if approved, by the House, will dilute the money available for public education and set up a system of competing schools not supervised by the state Department of Education.

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  • East Union baseball standout signs with Northeast

    This story will appear in the Wednesday, Jan. 23 edition of the Gazette

    Cody Bo Dillard signed with the Northeast Mississippi Community College’s baseball program on Monday to become the second pitcher to ink with the Tigers this year.

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  • Player of the Week: Anthony Fernandez

    The dominant scorer for the Bulldogs this season, Anthony Fernandez put on a show for New Albany soccer, earning Player of the Week honors.

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  • An exciting weekend of basketball

    The rather unpleasant weather and lack of games this week has given me plenty of time to prepare (and brace myself) for this weekend’s county tournament.
    Needless to say, I was back in the books again this week, trying to figure out the answer to the most-asked question I’ve received  in the last week: when was the last time West Union girls and East Union boys entered the UCT as the number one seed?

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  • New Albany's Dunnam signs with ICC soccer

    New Albany soccer has produced several players who have continued their careers at Itawamba Community College. Adding to that list is Lady Bulldog senior, Olivia Dunnam, who signed with the school on Wednesday.

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