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Byhalia Elementary School kindergarten runners pose at ‘Fun Run’ recently. The event is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Sheild of MS Foundation. Every runner received a free race t-shirt and a finishers medal. See page 9 for more photos.

BES host Fun Run

On Saturday, April 30, Byhalia Elementary School hosted the “Get Ready to Run” One-Mile Fun Run, at the Byhalia Walking Trail Park.

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Photos by Theresa Bolden Devore
Members of the Marshall Academy state championship team are (kneeling, from left) Jace Reason, Devin Snow, Zach Bogard, Kaleb Leist, Hayden Lundine, Britton Branch, Brennan Smith, Eli Gurley, Tucker Chumney, Cade Sanders; (back, same order) assistant coach Dustin Skelton, headmaster Jason Taylor, Jamie Graves, Kyler Todd, Landon Houston, Jordan Bonds, Jack Smith, Jackson Graves, Walker Sanders, Colton Atherton, Colton Foster, Colton Neal, Rusty Bolden, John Taylor, Matt Bourdon, Konner Morgan, Kevin Sykes, assistant coach Tobe West and head coach Bruce Branch. Not pictured is Gage Gardner. The Patriots finished the season with a 33-7 record.
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Marshall's Landon Houston pitches the last two innings and seals the title game victory.

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The championship celebration begins as head coach Bruce Branch and assistant coach Tobe West share a hug, and the Patriots pile up on the home field mound.

‘Leaving a legacy’

Coach Bruce Branch, after a game one loss in the state title series, urged his Marshall Academy team to lock arms and pull together more than ever before.

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Photos by Theresa Bolden Devore
The Patriots storm the field and celebrate a North State crown by piling up on the mound at Kirk Academy in Grenada Wednesday night, May 11.
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Showing off the North State championship trophy are (from left) Marshall Academy assistant coach Tobe West, head coach Bruce Branch and assistant coach Dustin Skelton.

Best in the North, again

Marshall Academy’s recent dominance over Kirk Academy on the baseball field hit an all-time high Wednesday of last week.

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