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With her slide, Gracie Pipkin knocks the ball loose from the glove of third baseman Chloe Barrier.

Tournament title game
Photos by Barry Burleson

Tyson’s Elite from Holly Springs and the Dazzlers of Hickory Flat played for the 12-and-under postseason softball tournament championship. Tyson’s took the crown and finished undefeated this season in Marshall County Dizzy Dean play.

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Patriots shine at camp

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

A glittering 14-1 record at the recent MRA Basketball Camp has coach Craig Dailey anticipating more success for his Marshall Academy Patriots.

The Pats had several quality wins, including Jackson Prep, East Rankin, Brookhaven, Pillow and Canton.

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Northwest athletic facilities continue to receive facelift

By BRIAN LENTZ
Student Assistant at Northwest

If you’ve been on the Senatobia campus in the past year, you may have noticed several changes to the athletic facilities. The best news is, there are more upgrades on the way.

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‘Raven gets ready for the Olympics’

Raven Richmond attends the Power Center Academy in Memphis, Tenn., She has a GPA of 4.0 this year. She swims with the Memphis Splash Team. Raven competed in the National Black Heritage Championship in Cary, N.C., in May of this year. She placed second in the 100-yard back stroke, third in the 50-yard free style and third in the 200-yard free style relay. Her team placed fifth out of 43 teams. Raven is the granddaughter of Clifford and Gwen Gipson and Ernest Cunningham. The grandparents said they are very proud of her and “Go Raven Go.” Her next championship swim meet is July 15 in Tunica.

Team competes in USSSA league
• Tryouts for 2013 season set for this Saturday

A new competitive youth baseball team was formed in Marshall County this year.

Most of the Mid-South Storm team members came from Marshall County’s 6- year-old Dizzy Dean program from the previous year. This team was formed to provide a more advanced level of play for some of the best youth baseball players in Marshall County and the surrounding area, according to coach Rodney Robinson.

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Tournament this Friday at Kirkwood

The annual Rust College Alumni and Friends Celebrity Golf Classic is drawing near but there’s still time for teams to sign up.

The tournament will be held at Kirkwood National Golf Club in Holly Springs on Friday, July 13.

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Making history

Shawnee Holbrook, a senior at Whitley County High School in Williamsburg, Ky., made history when she became the first player from her school to sign a college scholarship to play soccer at the collegiate level. She signed with The University of Cumberlands. She is the daughter of Kevin and Trina (Curtis) Holbrook of Rockholds, Ky., and the granddaughter of Art and Dale Galbreath of Mt. Pleasant and the late Butch Curtis of Lamar..She is the great granddaughter of Corinne Curtis of Little Rock (formally of Lamar). Holbrook also ran track and played on the basketball team.

Boating safety class July 14

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks will have a boating safety class on July 14 at the Marshall County Fairgrounds.

The class is scheduled from 8 a.m. until this Saturday.

Anyone born after June 30, 1980, must have completed a boating safety class in order to operate a boat on public water.

To register, contact the North Region office in Tupelo at 662-840-5172. You must bring your Social Security number and current mailing address.

Second in state

The 16U Southaven Lady Tigers, a softball team that includes a couple of Marshall County players, placed second in the USFA State Tournament June 29-July 1 at Meridian. Pictured above with their trophies are (front, from left) Lauren Boylan (Horn Lake), Katarina Ebinger (Horn Lake), Brandi Cave (Hernando), Kayla Casey (Walls), Katie Barnes (Olive Branch); and (back, same order) coach Mike Duncan (Southaven), Maura Jane Autry (Holly Springs), Anna Garza (Horn Lake), Katie Atchison (Southaven), Courtney Roberts (Aberdeen), Heath Griffith (Lake Cormorant), Alaken McNeer (Holly Springs), Ashleigh Gomez (Hernando), Melinique Walls (Horn Lake), coach Lea Griffith (Lake Cormorant). At left are the Marshall County players, McNeer (left) and Autry.

Photos by Barry Burleson

MA football camp

Bart Jenkins, head coach at Marshall Academy, hosted a football camp June 4-6 for upcoming first through sixth graders. Those assisting Jenkins included 2012 MA graduates Tyler Cook, Evan Hickman and Elgin Lafever. The camp included offensive and defensive fundamentals and techniques. Competitions included punt, pass and kick, seven-on-seven and 40-yard dash timing.

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