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New Albany Bulldogs

  • 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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  • All-County basketball team selected

    County coaches met last Thursday, selecting this year’s All-County basketball team, the top players from each school this season.
    Headlining  the girls’ selections is Mississippi State signee Jazmine Spears, who led the Lady Bulldogs to a county tournament title, regular season division title and a playoff appearance.
    The senior led the Lady Bulldogs, averaging 27.8 points per game and 14.9 rebounds per game. She is joined on the All-County team by teammate Erin Michael Carter.

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  • Powerlifters win at state

    In only the second year of the program, East Union made its mark on powerlifiting in 2A, winning the team state championship last Saturday in Jackson.

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  • Area baseball teams pick up weekend wins

    East Union avenged its first loss of the season, bouncing back to beat Hamilton, 8-5, on Friday.
    Falling to the Tigers earlier in the week, Cody Bo Dillard picked up the win on the mound and was one of five East Union batters with multiple hits.
    Dustin Pratt highlighted the Urchins’ offense with a home run, as East Union overcame an early 3-0 deficit, scoring its eight runs over three innings.
    After the weekend, East Union is at 10-8 (5-1) after falling to Heritage Academy, 4-3, and defeating Columbus, 13-11.

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  • East Union, Myrtle pick up division wins

    The Hawks and Urchins picked up division wins on Tuesday, defeating H.W. Byers (5-4) and Hatley (6-4), respectively.
    In Myrtle’s win over Byers, the Lions took an early 3-2 lead after the first with the Hawks taking the win in the final inning.
    Austin Floyd improved to 2-0 on the mound with the win, and the senior, along with Anthony Lipsey had multiple hits.

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  • New all-star game presents opportunities for senior football players

    A new all-star game will debut in May, giving area senior football players one last chance to showcase their talents for college coaches.
    Sponsored by Darrell Robertson and run by the coaches in Northeast Mississippi, the game will feature athletes from Corinth to Columbus and the teams are split at Highway 45 into the East and West squads. Robertson is no stranger to sponsoring these games, as he already holds similar games for basketball, softball and baseball during the summer.

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  • New Albany tennis sweeps Senatobia, golf splits vs. Oxford

    New Albany golf and tennis were in action on Tuesday, taking on Senatobia in tennis and Oxford in golf.
    The Chargers topped the Bulldogs in golf by 10 strokes, 162-172. Ryne Stanford was the medalist for the match, shooting a 38 for New Albany. Other scores for New Albany were: Jake Cissom 43, Will Robbins 44, Boone Faulkner and Jack Cooper 47.
    Ward Toler was the top finisher for Oxford, shooting a 39.

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  • Spears named division player of the year

    New Albany’s Jazmine Spears ended her standout career with the Lady Bulldogs last month and for her efforts this season, was named the Region 2-4A Most Valuable Player.
    For the second consecutive year, Spears led the team in all statistical categories; points (27.8), assists (4.4), blocks (1.9) and rebounds per game (14.9), helping the Lady Bulldogs to a regular season division title.
    Also named to the All-Division team from New Albany was Erin Michael Carter. The junior averaged 6.4 points per game and 5.1 rebounds per game this season.

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  • Bulldogs play in spring break tournament in Oxford

    New Albany entered the Oxford Spring Break Tournament with a perfect 7-0 record, recently beating Itawamba and Marshall Academy over the weekend.
    Taking on Concordia Lutheran out of Texas and Southaven on the first day of the tournament, New Albany dropped two games, each by the score of 6-0.
    Against the Crusaiders, Adam Oller was impressive both on the mound and at the plate, finishing with two hits and an RBI and picking up the win for Concordia.

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  • New Albany softball wins at North Pontotoc tournament

    New Albany has stormed back after a 1-4 start, picking up four wins at the North Pontotoc Tournament over the weekend, including a victory over Tupelo, and enters division play at 5-4.
    “We’ve been struggling at the plate with timing, and we’ve seen two polar opposite pitching styles,” New Albany coach Tom Zahller said. “We needed to see good, consistent pitching to get our timing back. Both games on Friday were real solid wins. “

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