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Today's Sports

  • West Union battling with Vardaman

    West Union softball has again faced setbacks in a playoff series. After several delays against Jumpertown in the second round, the Lady Eagles were again postponed on Monday and scheduled to end the series on Tuesday.

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  • Bulldogs end season against...

    New Albany’s season came to an end after a series sweep by Kosciusko over the weekend.
    The Whippets took a 1-0 series lead with a 5-2 win last Thursday.
    Kosciusko built a 4-0 lead, scoring two runs in both the first and third innings before New Albany scored its first run in the fourth inning. The Bulldogs were held to three hits in the game and committed five errors in the loss.
    Ben Foster had the loss on the mound for the Bulldogs, while Ryan Rigby had the win for Kosciusko as well as multiple hits.

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  • Lady Hawks' season ends...

    Defending 1A state champion Smithville advanced to the north half championship after earning a sweep of Myrtle over the weekend.
    The Lady Seminoles took a 6-0 win last Thursday in game one, shutting out the Lady Hawks despite allowing seven hits.
    Pitcher Audrey Kent fell to 15-3 on the season with the loss, and Amber Cook had multiple hits to lead Myrtle.
    Smithville scored five of its runs over the first three innings, taking a 3-0 lead in the first. Breanna Edgeworth led the Lady Seminoles with three hits in the win, including a double.

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  • Myrtle falls to Fighting Irish

    The Hawks’ season came to an end on Monday, as Greenville St. Joe earned a sweep in the series after a 6-4 win at Myrtle.
    St. Joe took game one 11-1 last week, but Myrtle came out strong  scoring the game’s first two runs in the opening inning on RBI hits from Zack Perkins and Austin Floyd, making it 2-0.
    An error in the Myrtle outfield along with an RBI double by Raines Rester tied the game at two in the top of the third, but Myrtle again went in front in the fourth inning, 4-2.

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  • Urchins sweep Riverside in 2A

    Three of the four teams remaining in the 2A north half playoff race come from Region 1, and this weekend will be a division showdown for East Union after the Urchins swept Riverside at home on Saturday.
    In game one, the Urchins took a quick 1-0 lead only to have Riverside tie the game in the bottom of the third. East Union added five runs over the final two innings to take the win, 6-1 and a 1-0 series lead.
    Cody Bo Dillard led the Urchins’ offense with two hits, and Duck Pratt had three RBI in the win.

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  • Former high school standouts...

    It has been a great week for former Union County standouts, as they’ve achieved many accomplishments at the collegiate level.
    The top two stories in today’s paper highlight what the current high school athletes are doing, including Molly Hale’s individual title in girls’ golf. Often falling off the radar are the athletes that have graduated and moved on, most playing at Northeast and a couple at Itawamba Community College.

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  • Former high school standouts...

    It has been a great week for former Union County standouts, as they’ve achieved many accomplishments at the collegiate level.
    The top two stories in today’s paper highlight what the current high school athletes are doing, including Molly Hale’s individual title in girls’ golf. Often falling off the radar are the athletes that have graduated and moved on, most playing at Northeast and a couple at Itawamba Community College.

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  • Celebrating success in archery

    Archery season came to an end last week with the championships, run by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
    With the sport growing throughout the state, more schools are participating each year, but as of right now, this is an activity that does not have a sanctioned state championship by the Mississippi High School Activities Association.

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  • East Union track wins division...

    East Union boys’ and girls’ track each won division titles last week, moving on the the round of regionals this week. Below are the competitors that finished in the top three for their respective events.
    Girls 3,200 Meter run
    3. Ally Cisowski; Boys 3200
    1. Joey Pace 12.22, 3. Hunter Nobles
    Girls 100 meter hurdles
    1. Cayce Smith 21.90, 2.    Hannah Courtney; Boys 100 meter hurdles 1. Cody Taylor 20.55, 3. Zach Cisowski
    Girls 300 meter hurdles

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  • Area teams advance in playoffs

    The Bulldogs fought from behind to take the first round series against Pontotoc on Friday.
        After defeating the Warriors, 7-3, on Thursday, New Albany found itself down the entire game after a solo home run by Trey Henry in the second inning gave Pontotoc the 1-0 lead.
    In the seventh, Grant Hogue and Jimmy Baldon reached base on singles, and with two outs, Jonah Zahller drove in the two runs to take the lead, 2-1. Ben Foster pitched the complete game for the Bulldogs and shut down the Warriors in the bottom of the seventh to earn the sweep.

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