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Indians get road win; Hawks next By BARRY BURLESON
Editor Byhalia is 2-0 with rival Holly Springs coming to town Friday night. Head coach Markeith Washington’s squad went on the road last week and returned to Marshall County with a 28-22 win over Okolona. Full Story
Marshall falls to Chiefs By BARRY BURLESON
Editor  | Photo by Barry Burleson
Watch out ref
MA’s Hank Owens (right) collides with one of the game officials on a quarterback keeper Friday night. |
Marshall Academy had some opportunities to stay in the game with Magnolia Heights Friday night in Senatobia. But lack of execution, penalties and four lost fumbles did not help the cause. The
Class AAA Chiefs led 14-6 at the half, increased the margin to 35-6 in
the second half and knocked off Class AA Marshall 35-19. Full Story
Lady Pats knock off Knights The Marshall Academy softball team experienced a dominating win, a one-run loss and a not-so-close setback last week. The Lady Patriots’ bats really came to life August 23 in a 16-0 home win over West Memphis Christian. Full Story
Successful debut for new coach
• Holly High beats Byers By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor The Hawks kicked off their 2010 gridiron campaign Friday against a visiting squad from nearby H.W. Byers. Full Story
Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson Quarterbacks While
the ladies of the WNBA were trying to navigate their way through the
first rounds of their playoffs, and Tiger Woods was reeling from his
breakup settlement and stumbling through the Barclays, the big boys in
the NFL had their hands full while trying to select the right signal
callers, their backups and trim their rosters before the regular season
starts in about two weeks. Full Story
First meet of school year
|  |  | Photos by Ronnie Day
The
Potts Camp cross country teams competed in their first meet of the year
Saturday in Tupelo. In the top photo are Cardinals Jordan Harris
(middle) and Brandon Edwards (right). In the bottom photo are Lady
Cardinals (from left) Shelby Davis (303), Rachel Smith (315), Abby Farr
(306), Tierica Tunstall (318), Shauna Haney (307) and Megan Wakins
(319). |
Marshall junior high loses to Chiefs The Marshall Academy junior high football squad showed some spunk in the second half against Magnolia Heights. The Patriots fell behind 21-0 in the first quarter and 26-0 at the half before losing the season opener 42-8. Full Story
Lady Pats improve in losses The Marshall Academy Lady Patriots dropped a pair of soccer games last week, but coach Lance McGregor saw plenty of improvement. Full Story |
