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Byers wraps up spring drills
• Lions prepare for district slate next season

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Photos by Barry Burleson

Coach James Kimbrough (right) watches closely as the Lions hit the sled during a practice session Thursday afternoon.

James Kimbrough continues to build a football program at H.W. Byers. Starting in August, the construction will move to a new level.

The Lions will enter district competition as a member of Region 1-1A. Football was renewed at the school just three years ago at the junior high level and Byers played an independent varsity slate last year.

Lauren Alexander

Alexander shines at Southwest

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Lauren Alexander left an impressive mark on the Southwest Tennessee Community College softball program.

The 2009 graduate of Marshall Academy finished her two-year stint at Southwest by becoming the all-time hit leader at the junior college. She had 54 hits as a freshman and 63 as a sophomore.

Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

NBA finals

There will be a bit of déjà vu in the NBA championship series this season. About five years ago the stage was set in the same way. The Miami Heat would face the Dallas Mavericks in the showdown seven.

Dallas faced down a very brash and tough, talented opponent in the Oklahoma City Thunder. Dallas had a clockbuster (121-112) win in game one and the Thunder returned the favor in game two with a clockbuster (106-100) of their own, but the home court advantage favored the Mavericks too well. The death knell sounded for the Thunder in game four on Monday when the Mavs wiped away a 15-point deficit, forced the fifth frame and won in overtime.

MA hosts camp June 13-15

Marshall Academy will host a football camp June 13-16 for second through seventh graders.

The camp will be led by new head coach Barrett Donahoe and other members of his staff. It will focus on fundamentals.

The cost of the camp, which begins at 8:30 a.m., is $60 per child.

Checks should be made payable to Marshall Academy. Pre-registration is available in the school office, which is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants can also register the first day of the camp, Monday, June 13.

For more information, call Marshall Academy, 662-252-3449.

Photo by Barry Burleson

Getting a lift

Coach Craig Dailey of Marshall Academy lifts little Trevor Knox near the goal for a closer shot during the Patriot Basketball Camp last week.

Photo by Lawrence White

Another photo for the gym wall

The H.W. Byers Lady Lady Lions claimed their third state basketball championships in four years this past season. After each state crown, The South Reporter has presented the school a huge team photograph to be displayed proudly on the wall of the Byers gymnasium. Pictured at the presentation last week commemorating the 2011 state title are (from left) Alexis Hardaway, coach Jason Thompson, newspaper publisher Barry Burleson and Kyra Gulledge.

Northeast recognizes out-of-district athletes

Northeast Mississippi Community College capped its 2010-11 athletic year with its annual all sports awards ceremony on Monday, May 2, in the Black and Gold Room inside the Haney Union on the Booneville campus. Athletes from each of Northeast’s nine sports plus student athletic trainers were honored for the time and dedication that each had put forth to make Northeast athletics a success. Athletes from outside Northeast’s five-county district (Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo and Union) but from the state of Mississippi included Emily Burk of Holly Springs, team captain women’s tennis; Tiffany Martin of Olive Branch, most assists women’s basketball; Tyler Reed of Hickory Flat, Tiger Award men’s basketball; Nick Tate of Holly Springs, team captain men’s basketball, best defensive player men’s basketball; Kelle West of Hamilton, team captain softball, most valuable pitcher softball; Robin Franks of Hernando, good morning chisel award softball, David Carnell six-inch award softball; and Katie Beth Dahlem of Hamilton, most valuable offensive player softball.

Photo by Barry Burleson

Intensity

Rusty Bolden (right) applies some defensive pressure to Walker Sanders during the Marshall Academy Patriot Basketball Camp last week in Holly Springs.

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