New Albany Bulldogs

New Albany saved their best for last, topping several personal records and crowning two individual champions in powerlifting on Saturday in Jackson.

Zach Hand and Wade Simmons entered the state championships as favorites in their respective classes and excelled, finishing with total weights of 1355 and 1540, respectively.

New Albany tennis is no stranger to success, playing this season as the defending state champions in 4A. Despite several key losses from last year, the Bulldogs captured their fourth straight division championship, defeating Pontotoc, 5-2, last Thursday.
“It was a tough match, and this has been a challenging season for us so far,” NAHS Head Coach Warner Creekmore said. “We suffered a couple tough losses earlier this season, but we battled and pulled out a close win against a good Pontotoc team.”

A strong defensive effort helped the Bulldogs in their division win over Shannon, 9-4, and with a little help from Itawamba, New Albany now sits in first place in Region 1-4A.

The ‘Dawgs jumped to a 5-0 lead in the second, scoring three runs off a bases loaded double by Tyler Beaty, accompanied by an RBI single from Joshua Googe and a Red Raider error that plated Easton Hall.

Riley Alef made it a 9-0 game in the fifth with his grand slam, but the ‘Dawgs could not pick up one more run to end the game in five innings.

School personnel from the New Albany and Union County School Districts are working with local physicians, physical and occupational therapists, and athletic trainers to make preparations for the upcoming pre-participation sports physical screening event to be held on Thursday, May 5th.  For the fourth consecutive year, the physicians of Creekmore Clinic will allow the use of their office for this event.  However, Creekmore Clinic is not responsible for required follow-ups.