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Three-peat for Lady Lions
• Byers beats Bulldogs for state crown

By CLAUDE VINSON
Sports Editor

The H.W. Byers Lady Lions are pictured after claiming their gold ball Thursday. In front, from left, are Alayna McClure, Richenda Crutcher, Keoasha Moore, Jequira Thompson, ShaDai Nolen and Autezia Sellers. On back row, from left, are a Farm Bureau representative from South Mississippi, Crystal Taylor, Christy Taylor, Lequincinera Nabors, Laniqua Collins, Precious Rogers, Bradley Coleman, Abria Gulledge, Annie Kizer, Justice Martin, head coach Jason Thompson, Madison McCreless, Asha Glover, Jeremy Jackson, Jasmine Bryson, Kadejar Moore, Sonya Cross, Lanchai Collins and Dwight Smith (with Marshall County Farm Bureau).

The Lady Lions of H.W. Byers had set their sights high at the beginning of the season – bring another gold ball to rest in the trophy case at the school on Highway 72.

Head coach Jason Thompson had put his charges through some rigorous contests with bigger and tougher teams, some of which either won or were competing for championships in their own classes.

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Three-peat for Lady Lions
• Unity means success for Thompson’s team

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Similar words surfaced after H.W. Byers’ three-peat Thursday – sisterhood, family, faith and team.

Coach Jason Thompson, who has led the Lady Lions to three consecutive state championships and five in the last six years, sat with his seniors answering questions from the media.

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Patriots win two of three to start district

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Marshall Academy opened District 1-AA play on the baseball diamond last week by taking two of three from Carroll.

The Patriots pounded 15 hits in a 15-1 win at Carrollton Tuesday, March 5.

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Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

Turning to the NCAA

On the heels of the secondary schools’ state titles being decided across the country, the collegiate season is now gearing up to extend the excitement of roundball watching.

The NCAA men pretty much wrapped up their regular season conference runs on Sunday (March 10), and began preps for their individual tournament titles, most beginning on Tuesday.

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Cardinals fall to Hawks, Urchins

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Potts Camp dropped a pair of weekend baseball games on the road at Myrtle and East Union.

The Cardinals and Hawks hooked up in a close contest Friday evening. Myrtle pushed across two runs in the bottom of the sixth and hung on for a 6-4 win.

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Young Indians start 0-5

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Jermaine Johnson knows winning won’t come easy for his young Byhalia baseball team in 2013.

The second-year head coach has 26 players and 18 of those are in ninth grade and below.

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