Today's Sports

The Lady Eagles are hard at work this summer, as they recently played in a summer basketball tournament in Florida, as well as hosting their own shoot around at West Union.

Head coach Andy Kirk took his squad for the second year in a row to participate in the Emerald Coast Sports Camp in  Florida, where the Lady Eagles finished with a 7-2 record overall, while rising seniors Kimberly Jumper and April Rollins picked up outstanding player honors.

With many summer leagues and activities taking place,  Ron Price and his staff at NAHS continued their tradition, as they held a youth football camp at the high school.

Started three years ago by former head coach Bubba Davis, the week-long event is designed to teach the very basics of the game, while getting the youth in New Albany interested in playing.

New Albany’s baseball team has worked hard this past week, participating in the Northeast Mississippi Coaches Association for Better Baseball (NEMCBB) tournament at North Pontotoc High School.

 “Basically we play in the summer to get better for the spring,” John Ferrell said. “We only have 12 days to play with the team now during the summer, so we try to schedule as many double headers and tournaments as we could to get in as many games as we can with them.”

Every summer kids from across the county participate in summer league baseball, T-Ball and softball. At the New Albany Sportsplex, there is a special group that is not as widely known except by those involved.

The Top Notch T-Ball program for children with special needs has been a part of the Sportsplex for several years. Teaching equality for the children involved, volunteers work with the kids, as all feel strongly about giving these children the same advantage any other has.