SportsReport
Lady Cards, Cards win first in regional  | Photo by Ronnie Day
Hurdling
Potts
Camp’s Devin Holmes (left), pictured in the district meet, is moving on
to North State in the hurdles after another strong finish in the
regional last Friday. |
The
Potts Camp track teams continued their winning ways last week. The Lady
Cardinals and Cardinals claimed the Region 1-1A crowns. The
Potts Camp girls finished 33 points ahead of their closest competitor,
scoring 163 to Myrtle’s 130. Biggersville was third with 87. The Potts Camp boys outdistanced second-place Tupelo Christian by 44 points - 158 to 114. Biggersville placed third with 109. The top four finishers in each event advance to Class A North State this weekend at Tupelo. Full Story
Going to state
• Harris first in district, second in north A Marshall Academy Patriot has advanced to the State AA Tennis Tournament in Jackson. Kendall Harris, a senior at MA, was scheduled to start state competition Wednesday of this week at Ridgeland Tennis Center. Full Story
Patriots finish
sixth in overall track meet
• Relay team claims top prize Seven
Marshall Academy athletes competed in the Overall Track and Field
Championship last weekend with the 4x100 meter relay team bringing home
the biggest prize. Full Story
Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson Cavaliers wise pick It
was a sloppy weekend to say the least. And its effects could be felt in
more than one venue. The most devastating had nothing to do with the
sports arena of various kinds and some of these were felt very close to
home. Full Story
County athletes selected all-district Some athletes and coaches from Potts Camp and H.W. Byers were recently named to the 2009-10 Division 2-A all-district team. Potts
Camp’s Kenyotta Jenkins was named the co-player of the year in the
division, joining Myrtle’s Aspriona Gilbert. Jenkins is a Division I
college signee with Ole Miss. Full Story
 | Second place in tournament
The
Potts Camp Lady Cardinals Dizzy Dean softball team recently placed
second in the Marshall County Preseason Tournament. Team members are
(front row) Shaylee Nichols, Laken Vanzant; (second row) Harley Oswalt,
Amber Sexton, Elizabeth McNair, Carlie Potts, Marisa Smith; (third row)
Evertnequa Gardner, Kayla Allen, Ally Smith; (fourth row) Chad Nichols,
Susan Allen, Chad Smith, Kimberly Allen, Taylor Johnson, Katlyn Allen,
Rachel Waddle. Not pictured is Regan Waddle. |
Ray to be honored at Northwest banquet By BRITTANY GREER Johnny
Ray of Olive Branch will be among the six inductees honored during
Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Sports Hall of Fame Banquet
and Induction Ceremony on May 27 in the David M. Haraway Conference
Center on the Senatobia campus. Full Story
Rust alumnus joins Hall of Fame Rust College
alumnus Dr. Marvin Hogan was inducted into the Mississippi Community
and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame April 27. Full Story
Athletes select colleges Three Marshall County athletes have made their college choices. Full Story
Basketball standout signs with Rust College A Jackson County basketball standout will play for Rust College next season. Harrison
Central guard Justin Brown, who averaged four assists and 11 points per
game, is planning on attending Rust College. Brown earned All-South
Mississippi honors last year. During his junior year he averaged 5.5
assists and 16 points per game. Full Story
Stanley gets hole-in-one On April 27, Gary Stanley of Harmontown aced the Par 3, #15 hole (99 yards) at Kirkwood National using his sand wedge. The hole-in-one was witnessed by Ron Hamilton, Jim Miller, Sam Wilson, Tim Wilson, Ben Foster and Susan Bevill.
McKenzie new golf coach at Blue Mountain Danny
McKenzie, sports information director at Blue Mountain College for the
past two years, has been named the Toppers’ golf coach. Full Story
Boosters meet The Holly Springs High School Football Booster Club is meeting every Monday at 6 p.m. in the library. Marcus Autry, new head coach of the Hawks, urges all Holly High supporters to attend and get involved with the Booster Club. |
