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Developing football skills Photos by Barry Burleson The second annual Lester/Rice Youth Football Camp was held June 8-9 at Marshall Academy in Holly Springs. The camp was hosted by former Ole Miss Rebels Brian Lester and Eric Rice. The camp, which had outstanding participation, focused on fundamental football skills and character-building for children between the ages of 7-18. Each camper received a T-shirt. For more pictures, click here

Kilgore back in Holly Springs

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Sylvester Kilgore is returning to the community where he got his start.

The Holly Springs native and experienced basketball coach will take over leadership of the Lady Hawks.

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Lady Patriots making strides

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

The Marshall Academy Lady Patriots are making good progress during the summer.

They went 3-3 last week at the Center Hill Camp.

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Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

James all smiles

Excelsior! Excelsior!

If you were tuned into game five of the NBA Finals last Thursday you probably couldn’t miss LeBron James doing his kingly dance after being taken out of the last and final minutes of what proved to be the championship game. The words above seemed to match the sounds coming out of his mouth and explain the gyrations of his body. If you watched the game from its inception then you also know that he never let a smile cross his countenance even when he opened the game with a three ball. He shot Kevin Durant a knowing glance which showed neither mirth nor rancor.

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Golf tournament July 14

Do you love to golf? Sign up your team for the annual Rust College Alumni and Friends Celebrity Golf Classic.

The annual tournament will be held at Kirkwood National Golf Club in Holly Springs on Friday, July 14.

First and second place prizes, door prizes and lunch will be provided for participants. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Rust College General Scholarship Fund.

For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Development, 662-252-8000 ext. 4913.




Photos by Barry Burleson Defensive drills Bart Jenkins (top photo, at right), head coach at Marshall Academy, hosted a baseball camp June 7-8. Thursday was an all-hitting day. It included fundamentals of hitting and various hitting drills. Friday was an all defensive day, including infield/outfield drills, pitching mechanics and game defensive situations. Participants (top photo) included Marterian Donald, Cooper Cowen, Tyler Bolden, C.J. Somoly and Rusty Bolden.

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