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In the batter’s box

Marshall Academy’s Tyler Sanders follows through with his swing after hitting the baseball versus Kirk Academy Thursday afternoon at home.

MA takes two of three from Kirk
• Pats firmly hold lead in district race

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Marshall Academy lost its first district game of the season last week, but took two out of three from Kirk and remained in the driver’s seat for the top playoff seed.

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Cardinals in hunt for post-season

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Potts Camp went to Coldwater Monday (after the deadline for this week’s sports section) with a good shot at the baseball playoffs.

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Byhalia baseball

Photo by Ronnie Day

Marquise Green (12) of the Indians tries to sneak around a Ripley player and reach second base safely in the baseball game on Tuesday of last week at Byhalia.

Byhalia battles for playoff spot

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

The Byhalia Indians entered Monday’s last day of the regular season in a battle with Independence for the fourth playoff spot from the district.

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Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

Tigers’ success has not ended

Everyone knows that the Memphis Tigers didn’t win the NCAA championship. Dejected, disappointed, sure, but their stock in trade was not diminished.

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Varsity Lady Pats, Patriots win relays

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Marshall Academy varsity track teams kept the first-place trophies at home after their own Patriot Relays Tuesday, April 8.

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Tate signs with Northeast
• Tigers ink three others; one transfers to Booneville

Northeast Mississippi Community College head men’s basketball coach David Robbins opened his 2008 signing class in fine fashion, signing four local standouts to letters of intent to play for NEMCC beginning in the fall of the year.

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Hickory Flat senior signs with NWCC

Kortny Tucker, a senior at Hickory Flat Attendance Center, signed to play basketball with the Northwest Lady Rangers on April 8. Tucker, a 5’11” basketball player, averaged 20 points per game with 11 rebounds. She was named to the All Divisional Team for the last three years, the All Hotbed team for the last two years, and was nominated MVP for the division this year. She finished second behind Ashley Daniel of Coldwater. Hickory Flat girls finished second in the division behind Coldwater and made their first trip to the north half in 13 years. Tucker was a big part of the Lady Rebels’ successful season. Shane Oakley, the coach for the Northwest Lady Rangers, signed Tucker as Benton County Schools’ superintendent Patrick Washington, Lady Rebels’ Coach Gary McBride, and Kortny’s mother, Sonia Hurdle, looked on.

Southern Heritage Classic slated for second Saturday 2008-2015

Fred Jones Jr., founder of the Southern Heritage Classic football game, announced recently that the game will take place on the second Saturday of September for the next eight consecutive years.

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Northwest hosting rodeo Thursday-Saturday

Area high school students will get in on the action when Northwest Community College hosts the Ozark Region, Intercollegiate Rodeo Association event at the Multipurpose Livestock Arena April 17-19.

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Softball clinic May 4 at Marshall Academy

The Marshall Academy softball team will host the Lady Patriots’ Fast Pitch Hitting Clinic on Sunday, May 4.

Cost is $40 per player. Times are 2 p.m to 4 p.m. for grades 7-12 and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for grades 1-6.

The clinic, hosted by the defending state AA champions, will be conducted by Kara Ross, director of softball at the Gameday Sports Academy in Memphis, Tenn. Each player will be instructed on hitting fundamentals, bunting, hitting the inside and outside pitches and the proper slide techniques.

For more information, contact Susan Rodgers, Marshall’s head softball coach, at 662-252-3449.

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