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Today's Sports

  • Mistakes help Bulldogs pick up...

    New Albany 6 Shannon 1

    The Bulldogs took advantage of late mistakes by the Red Raiders, taking the 6-1 win on Wednesday.

    Tied at one in the sixth, Joshua Googe was the first on base after being hit by a pitch. Tyler Basil advanced Googe on a sac bunt, then Easton Hall made his way on base after hitting a single. Drew Dodds was intentionally walked, loading the bases, and after a balk was called, Basil scored, giving the Bulldogs the 2-1 lead.

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  • West Union, Myrtle compete in...

    Myrtle 15 Arnold (Fla.) 9

    The Hawks pounded out 15 runs on 21 hits versus Arnold on Tuesday, picking up the six-point win.

    Beau Cummings earned the win on the bump for Myrtle, while Justin Jordan paced the offense with four hits.

    Arnold held the 2-1 advantage after the first frame before Myrtle took the lead with three runs in the top half of the second.

    Up 15-2 in the sixth, Arnold would tack on four more runs to close the gap.

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  • Falcons soar, EU falls short

    Belmont 3 East Union 2

    The Urchins dropped a 3-2 decision Monday despite outhitting Belmont.

    Craig Bullock picked up his first loss of the season, as he gave up six hits to the Cardinals. Belmont loaded the bases in the top of the first inning with no outs, but East Union's defense managed to make it through the inning only giving up one run.

    Down 2-1 in the fourth, East Union got on the board to cut the deficit to one, only to have the Cardinals  respond in the fifth, with both teams added a run in that inning.

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  • Eagles, Urchins advance to state...

    West Union's boys and girls picked up first place finishes at the District Bowling Tournament in Tupelo on March 7th.

    West Union and East Union  competed against other 1-3A schools, plus Pontotoc and Cleveland and after finishing  in the top six, both will now move on to the State Bowling Tournament in Jackson.

    Brandon Scott led the Eagles in the match, bowling a 846, while freshman Austin Speck bowled an 803.

    The top two finishers for the girls were Jessica Clark with a 572 and Jenna Nolley with a 557.

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  • Coldwater outlasts Hawks

    Despite several runs in the second half, the Hawks were unable to defeat Coldwater for the second time in a row, as they lost 73-71 in the 1A State Championship Thursday night.

    After watching the Cougars miss both free throws with 2.7 seconds remaining, the Hawks had an opportunity for one final play to try to tie or win, but a broken play is all Myrtle would have after the timeout, as they lost for the second time in three years for a state title.

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  • Taylor's bat sparks Lady...

    Haley Taylor is getting comfortable with her new role as the designated batter for the Lady Falcon softball team.

    The senior struggled with being moved to the designated batter spot during the Tupelo Softball Association Jamboree, but once she adjusted to change the Lady Falcons have reaped the benefits of her hot bat by winning three out of their last four games.

    Taylor is currently batting .476 on the season after going 2-for-3 with a walk and scored a run to help lead Ingomar (4-4, 1-0) over the Hickory Flat Lady Rebels 14-0 in five innings on Tuesday.

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  • WU takes double- header vs....

    West Union 15

    Coldwater 0 (Game 1)

    Danielle Taylor had eight strikeouts, as the Lady Eagles defeated the Lady Cougars in three innings.

    Jumper and Stephanie Hall both had doubles, while Jumper, along with Carley and Claire Wilkerson all had homeruns.

    West Union 21

    Coldwater 0 (Game 2)

    The Lady Eagles saw similar results in game two of their doubleheader versus the Lady Cougars, as West Union won in only three innings of play.

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  • NAHS finishes first and second...

    NAHS recently competed in a five-team match at Oaks Country Club. Complete results are as follows:

    Boys

    New Albany 1st 156- Austin Holt 38, Laden Stanford 39, Tucker Holmes 37, Peyton Dunlap 49, and Sam Cooper 42.

    Amory 2nd 157- Dane Christensen 34, Barrett Edens 36, Will Thompson 43, Mitchell Baxter 44, and Drake Avery 50.

    Center Hill 175 3rd- Justin Jones 42, Garrett Jones 43, Blair Johnston 44, Nick Kennedy 46, and Austin Merryman 58.

    Hernando 4th 177- Trey Howell 40, Sam Anglin 42, Dylan Baskins 46, Austin Duykers 49, and John Little 49.

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  • Lady Falcons down DeSoto Central...

    Coach Richard Byrd was hoping to have a good showing during the Tupelo Softball Association Jamboree.  He got that and then some as the Lady Falcons picked up a wave of momentum heading into division play with a 2-1 win over 5A DeSoto Central Lady Jaguars on Saturday.

    Ingomar got on the board in the bottom of the second when Shelly Grisham smashed a RBI double to the fence in left to score Maggie Cobb from first, but the sophomore wasn’t done with her big-game heroics.

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  • NAHS splits doubleheader, EU/WU...

    East Union traveled to Ackerman on Saturday, where they fell to East Webster 19-1.

    The Urchins had a 10-0 victory over Walnut Thursday night, as Casey McBrayer only allowed one hit in the game.

    That same defense could not be found against East Webster, as they mounted 21 hits in the game to the Urchins 3. East Union also fell to Ackerman on Saturday, 15-1.

    "We've been playing good, we're just not swinging the bats like we should right now. We're lucky to be 6-4 right now," Urchins head coach Chris Basil said.

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