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Union County

  • Lady Hawks back on track in north half

     

    Myrtle got back on track after two losses in last week’s division tournament, easily moving on to north half with a 77-50 win at Tremont on Monday.

    “We had a bad week last week, but our goal is to win a state championship,” coach Chris Greer said. “I told these girls, in order to do that, we’ve just got to take care of business, one game at a time.”

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  • Urchins, Bulldogs advance to division championships

     The passion and intensity that helped the Urchins earlier this season was seen once more on Thursday, with East Union defeating Hamilton, 73-66, to advance to Friday’s championship game in the Region 1-2A tournament.

    “They played with a lot of heart, and they just didn’t quit tonight,” coach Tim McDonald said. ‘We had a stretch during the season, where we got down and it was hard to bail out of it, but tonight, we kept our composure, stayed with our game plan for four quarters, and it paid off.”

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  • Region tournaments underway for county schools

     The Hawks opened postseason play and guaranteed itself three more games on Tuesday. Myrtle is the fifth seeded team in this week’s Region 2-1A tournament, but that was not the focus going into its first game against Ashland.

    “We looked at it from the standpoint that there are some pretty good teams in this division, and we’ve beaten some pretty good teams,” coach Jonathan Ashley said. “It’s all about us, really.”

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  • Urchins swept by Saltillo

    The Urchins made several attempts to come back in their game against Saltillo, but could not get over the hump, falling 73-62, on Friday.

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  • Ingomar splits with Potts Camp

    Time ran out on the Lady Falcons, victims of a 40-37 defeat by Potts Camp on Tuesday.

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  • Vardaman tops East Union in Ladies Challenge

     Shelly Parman has seen growth in her team in the last month, a change that has resulted in two division wins for the Lady Urchins.

    Winless through mid-January, East Union earned wins over Okolona and Hamilton and will close out division play at Baldwyn on Tuesday.

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  • Coldwater wins showdown at Myrtle

    There was not anything particularly special about the defense Coldwater put on Myrtle, the Lady Cougars just out-hustled in the first half and held on for a 47-43 win division over the Lady Hawks on Tuesday, despite a strong comeback by Myrtle in the second half.

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  • Pirates pull away for win over New Albany

     New Albany had its chance Saturday night against Pearl; it was just the missed opportunities and the three-point shooting of the Pirates that made the difference in the 65-58 loss.

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  • Judon among NEMCC signees

    Northeast Mississippi Community College softball coach Jody Long has announced the signing of eight athletes for the 2012-13 Lady Tiger softball team.

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  • Byers hands Lady Hawks first loss

     

    Myrtle’s run at perfection came to an end on Tuesday at the hands of H.W. Byers in a highly anticipated divisional showdown that did not have one of Byers’ top players in Alexis Hardaway, who was out with a high ankle sprain.

    While the game was close early on, Myrtle fell out of sync as Jenna Jordan went out in the first quarter with an injury and Aspriona Gilbert was on the bench late in the second quarter with three fouls.

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