New Albany Bulldogs

Former Bulldogs shined in the Northeast Mississippi Coaches Association for Better Baseball All-Star game, held at the Corinth City Park last Saturday.

New Albany’s Zach Hand and Myrtle’s Aspriona Gilbert each earned individual state titles in the shot put during last weekend’s State Track Championships in Pearl.
Gilbert, a junior at Myrtle, posted a mark of 35-11.00 in the 1A event, earning first over Chelsea Moore of Noxapater.
The duo would also place in top two in the discus, with Moore winning and Gilbert finishing second. The Lady Hawks finished fourth as a team, while the Hawks earned an eighth place finish last Friday.

New Albany boys ended their golf season with a fourth place finish in the 4A State Championships, held at the Cleveland Country Club.
The two-day event saw little change in standings, as Kosciusko stayed in first place, eventually winning by one stroke over Itawamba, 644-645.

New Albany’s season came to an end Monday night, falling in game three of their third round series against Amory, 6-1.

“Early on, we got behind on some counts, got some walks and they got some big hits,” NAHS head coach John Walker said. “They just beat us tonight. They got a better starting performance on the mound than we got, and he (Will Cox) was probably better tonight than he was the other night, in my opinion. He challenged us tonight, and we fell a little bit short.”