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Byhalia catcher Pat Malone catches a pop foul near the backstop as some fans start to move and cover their heads in case it makes it beyond the fence.

Troopers oust Indians from playoffs

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

The Byhalia Indians lost their second round state playoff series. But they didn’t lose their fight.

MA faces Winston this week

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

No doubt about it, the Marshall Academy Patriots want some revenge.

One year ago Winston Academy eliminated the Patriots from the Class AA state baseball playoffs. This week the two meet again in the quarter-finals, a best-of-three series.

Strickland in first Hall of Fame class

Northeast Mississippi Community College inducted its inaugural class into the newly formed NEMCC Sports Hall Of Fame on Thursday, April 17, and the group included David “Nub” Strickland of Holly Springs.

Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

Tigers, playoffs

It is becoming very difficult to even mention anything about basketball nowadays without having some tidbit about the Memphis Tigers thrown in. Wow! What would have happened if they had held on to their win? Don’t worry, we are not here to bury Caesar, we are still praising him.

Former MA player signs with Christian Brothers

Jimmy Palmer (front, right) signed a basketball scholarship with Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tenn. (D-II) and Adrian Miller inked with John Brown University in Arkansas (NAIA ). Both student athletes are from Hernando High School in Hernando. Palmer played for coach Craig Dailey at Marshall Academy during his junior season. In back, from left, are coach Josh Brooks (Hernando boys basketball coach), Andrew Miller, Sandra Miller, Susan Palmer, Paul Palmer and coach Anthony Jenkins (Hernando athletic director). Palmer was one of The Clarion Ledger Top 40 Seniors to Watch, won the 1,000 Point Award, Second Team All-District, National Honor Society and Who’s Who Scholar. Miller won Hernando High Best Defense Award, Memphis All-Area Team, The Clarion Ledger Honorable Mention Team and First Team All-District. Both these student athletes have won various awards throughout the Hernando High School 2007-08 basketball season.They have played together for two years at school and three years of summer ball.

Byers teams take second

Both the H.W. Byers Lions and Lady Lions finished second in the District 1-2A Track Meet April 16 at Tupelo.

Softball clinic this Sunday at Marshall

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.

Several qualify for state

Several Marshall Academy athletes are advancing to the state track meet this weekend at Mississippi College in Clinton.

Patriots finish second at district meet

The Marshall Academy varsity boys placed second in the District 1-AA Track Meet April 16 and 19 at Lee (Clarksdale).

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