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Another championship

Justin Nabors displays his Southland Conference championship ring. He was also part of basketball championships at Northwest and Holly High.

Nabors starring on basketball court at Lamar University

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Justin “Jay” Nabors has a new nickname at Lamar University. It’s “Grasshopper.”

That’s because he’s the Cardinals’ best leaper. As a junior the 6-6, 215-lb. forward was second on the team in rebounding, 6.4 per game, and he led the Southland Conference in offensive rebounds, 3.1 per game. He was also Lamar’s third leading scorer, averaging 11.2 points per game, and dunks were common.

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Patriots sweep Raiders
• Childers hits two homers vs. Kirk, two vs. FACS

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

For Johnny Ray, the summer has been about evaluating talent. And he likes what he sees on his Marshall Academy baseball team.

“Overall, I am very happy with how the summer has gone,” said Ray, new head coach at MA. “This has given me an opportunity to see several kids play and evaluate how they will fit in next spring.”

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Behind The Scoreboard
By Claude Vinson

Grizz focus on defense

Is there anyone out there, besides yours truly, who has questioned (in an analytical way), the statement with which politicians have ended their promo spots in or on the broadcast media?

I know, I know. I have used the term myself to end this column on an occasion or two. My usage was purely facetious. Why wouldn’t one approve a message which one had personally made? Anyway, as we move closer and closer to the national and local elections, the term is ringing throughout the land again. The same one which we have heard for the last four or so years.

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Knotty Bolden Rodeo set for this weekend

The 24th annual Knotty Bolden Memorial Deep South Championship Rodeo will be held this weekend.

The event is set for Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19, at 8 p.m. at the Knotty Bolden Memorial Arena, located on Highway 7 six miles north of Holly Springs.

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Learning soccer skills
The Holly Springs Parks and Recreation Department sponsored a soccer camp July 7-11 at Sam Coopwood Park. Pete Walters was the instructor for the Challenger Sports’ British Soccer Camp, which is the number one soccer camp in the U.S. and Canada. The camp focuses on teaching key techniques and technical components of soccer but it is also committed to developing the whole child. Soccer skills are taught in the framework of character development based on respect, integrity, leadership and sportsmanship. (Top) Participants in the Holly Springs soccer camp, pictured Wednesday of last week, included (front, from left) Cason Veasey, John Chandler Strickland and Alyssa Porter; (standing) Sarah James, Mary Catherine Hutchens, Caleb McCrory, Bart Tompkins, Jaylan Gipson, Mitchell James, Craig Pittman and Pete Walters. (Left photo) Hutchens performs a drill. (Above) During morning warm-ups, Porter and Pittman have fun chasing Walters. Ken McMullen, parks and recreation director, said there were 13 participants in the camp.

Photos by Barry Burleson

Mt. Pleasant slates sign-up

The Mt. Pleasant Lions youth football and cheerleading team announces registration for the 2008-09 season.

All students between the ages of 7-18 years of age are eligible to participate. All students are accepted whether they attend public or private school, or are home-schooled.

The registration requirements are as follows – registration form, registration fee, copy of certified birth certificate, sports physical report and copy of last report card. The registration fee for the 2008-09 season is $35 per child; this fee is non-refundable.

This program allows all participants, volunteers and sponsors the opportunity to be a part of a team that is working to build a better community for everyone.

“We challenge ourselves to continue building that bridge that will last for many generations,” said Kesha Collins.

To join or sponsor the Mt. Pleasant Lions, call Kesha Collins, 662-851-4381, or Carrol Seldon, 662-851-4992, or on the web, www.leaguelineup.com/mtpleasantlions.

Father and son earn black belts

Jim and Blake Jolley recently earned their first degree black belts in Shotokan karate. Blake Jolley has been taking Shotokan karate since he was 5 years old; he is now 10. His father Jim joined him in class four years ago. Both have diligently worked to achieve the different levels of Shotokan Karate starting at the beginner level of white belt and working up through ten different levels before reaching black belt status. To test for black belt, father and son had to demonstrate proficiency in Japense terms, kicks, punches, strikes and a number of katas (routines). Blake and Jim have been instructed by Sensei Jimmy Blann, seventh degree black belt and Vicki Blann fifth degree black belt at Blann’s Martial Arts in Southaven.

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