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Today's Sports

  • EU remains undefeated, NAHS/...

    East Union 7

    Hickory Flat 1

    Savannah Alexander picked up her third win of the year, as East Union improved to 5-0 with the 7-1 win over the Lady Rebels Friday night.

    Behind Stephanie Dillard's three hits and a homerun by Sunnie Knighton, the Lady Urchins found their offense late in the game, posting all seven runs in the final three innings.

    East Union had 13 hits on the day, while Alexander only allowed one hit while striking out 13.

  • NAHS opens 2009 golf campaign

    NAHS started their 2009 golf campaign March 5 at the Oaks Country Club. The Bulldogs finished 2nd and 4th in boys action, while the girls picked up a first place finish.

    The varsity boys picked up 2nd place with a team score of 166.

    Austin Holt, Laden Stanford, Peyton Dunlap  and Sam Cooper all scored a 42, while Tucker Holmes  shot 40.

    New Albany's JV squad finished 4th with a team score of 177.

    Blake Conlee led with a 38, followed by Sam Jackson Dunnam 48, Holt Garrett 44, Ryne Stanford 47, Joseph King 50, Cody Cissim 51 andCaleb Mitchell 52.

  • Myrtle falls 73-71 in 1A State...

     Despite several key runs throughout the second half, the Hawks were unable to complete the comeback, falling to Coldwater 73-71 in Jackson. Jimel Judon led Myrtle with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Beau Cummings and Justin Jordan each added 15 and David Wilson 13.

     Be sure to pick up a copy of next Wednesday's New Albany Gazette for the complete story.

  • Hawks advance to the big game

    For the second time in three years the Hawks are back in the 1A State Championship game after dodging another disappointment early exit to claim a 61-52 victory over the Calhoun City Wildcats on Saturday.

    The Hawks (26-12) saw the Wildcats (22-14) battle back to take a 47-43 lead early in the fourth quarter, but a fiery timeout got Myrtle back on track.

  • NAHS picks up wins, Lady Urchins...

    Cold temperatures did not stop area softball and baseball games Monday night, as county teams suited up in several match-ups.

    Baseball

    East Union 8 Pine Grove 2

    A four-run sixth inning gave the Urchins a comfortable lead, as well as their fourth win of the year, defeating Pine Grove 8-2.

    Pine Grove would cut to within one run in the third, 2-1, then East Union scored six runs over three innings to pull away. The Urchins finished with 11 hits on the day with one error, while pitcher Craig Bullock only allowed four hits and Pine Grove had five errors.

  • Crawford takes over at NA...

    Creating more opportunities while enhancing what already exists is the goal for Kevin Crawford, the new director of New Albany Parks and Recreation. With previous experience with the parks and recreation department in Pearl, Crawford is returning home to run the Sportsplex.

  • Lady Hawks' comeback falls...

    Myrtle almost completed an incredible comeback only to fall short in the 1A State Semi-Final Friday night.

    The Lady Hawks faced off against one-seeded McAdams, and watched as the Lady Bulldogs raced to a 24-10 lead after the first quarter.

    Led by Dierra Gilmore with three baskets from behind the arc, McAdams connected on four three-pointers in the first frame.

  • NAHS unable to top Forest Hill

    Forest Hill was able to hold off a scrappy bunch of Lady Bulldogs to escape with a 49-38 victory in the Class 4A state tournament on Thursday.

    Back-to-back turnovers by Forest Hill (30-4) gave New Albany (27-5) a new sense of life when an offensive putback by Michah Washington made it a 41-38 game at the 2:41 mark of the fourth quarter.

    “We still had a chance with three minutes to go, but we couldn’t make the big basket when we needed to,” Coach John Stroud said.

  • Hawks flying south for State

    It was a long and emotional three days for Myrtle head coach Jonathan Ashley, but when the whirlwind was over he found himself standing on the baseline surrounded by fans and family still trying to soak in the reality of winning the 1A North State Championship.

    "This whole week really hasn't sunk in yet, but it's been a week that you have to give God all the glory for it," Coach Jonathan Ashley said.

  • Myrtle student prepares to...

    A local student will have the opportunity of a lifetime to travel to Australia to compete in a cross country meet this summer.

    Bryan Cook, a sophomore at Myrtle Attendance Center, has been running since the fifth grade and is beginning to take the sport seriously by competiting at a higher level.

    “Coach Greer asked me to run in the seventh grade, and I've run for him every year since,” Cook said. “ It's a lot of hard work, everyday working out. Coach Greer and I have workouts planned for every month, and I've been running all winter.”

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