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Today's News

  • Lady Hawks advance in playoffs

    Survive and advance. That was the message Myrtle coach Marty Cook gave to his team, and they delivered with two, one-run wins over Houlka to advance out of the play-in round of the 1A north half playoffs.

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  • Ingomar falls to Vardaman in playoffs

    Ingomar’s season came to an end against Vardaman, falling 2-0 in the series.
    In Saturday’s game on at home, the Lady Falcons fell to the Lady Rams, 13-3, behind a four hit day for Vardaman’s Whittney Gee.

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  • East Union finishes second in division

    East Union finished the regular season over the weekend and enter the playoffs as the two seed from Region 1-2A after falling at home to Baldwyn, 2-1, on Friday.

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  • Taylor sets single-season record, eyes career mark

    From walk-on to record-setter, Dani Taylor (West Union) is making the most of her collegiate softball career by leaving her mark on the Itawamba Community College softball program.

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  • East Union's Pratt signs with Northeast baseball

    Northeast Mississippi Community College head baseball coach Kent Farris has added the tenth athlete to his 2013-14 recruiting class.

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  • Spring cleanup

    It’s spring cleanup time and our area certainly needs it. Recent rains have spurred the growth of weeds and high grass, leaving a generally overgrown look in some areas both in and outside the city of New Albany.

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  • Previewing the fast pitch playoffs

    The end of this week officially marks the end of the regular season for softball, and it looks like the divisions are settled and we know who will make the playoffs.
    Starting in 1A, I had the chance to watch the Myrtle-West Union series on Monday and Tuesday, with the Lady Eagles taking the sweep to pick up its sixth straight division title. West Union closed out its division slate on Wednesday with a 6-5 win at home against Ingomar to finish a perfect 8-0 in district play.

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  • Eagles win at Myrtle

    Hunter Jennings had two hits to lead West Union in a 6-2 win at Myrtle on Tuesday.
    The Eagles jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first, with Chase Bogue, Caleb Jennings and Alex Work bringing in runs.
    Andrew Childers and Hunter Jennings would extend that lead in the fifth, with Childers hitting and RBI single and Jennings an RBI double, making it 5-0.
    The Hawks scored their first runs in the fifth, placing runners on the corners for Anthony Lipsey. Taylor Hogue stole home before Lipsey brought in Austin Floyd on a single.

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  • New Albany's Spears signs with Mississippi State

    For one New Albany basketball standout, her storied career took the next step on Wednesday, signing to play at Mississippi State.

    Jazmine Spears has entertained fans for the last five seasons, serving as the backbone for the Lady Bulldogs and leading her team to a 4A state title in 2011. The senior will keep the same colors and mascot as she heads to State in the fall.

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  • Favorite time of the day

    What a hard choice last Friday. It was lunch time, one of my two favorite times of the day. The other is dinner, but you probably already guessed that.

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