High school sports

Things to watch at state baseball tournament

Rod Walker breaks down this week’s MHSAA Baseball Tournament at Trustmark Park, which kicks off Wednesday.

They played all night: Kossuth survives 18-inning marathon in 3A playoffs

Somehow, many of the Kossuth baseball players made it to class Monday morning.

• May. 20, 2013

Athletes of the Week

By the numbers: McDonough, a sophomore, repeated as 5A boys individual champion with 4 straight-set victories, including a 6-3, 6-3 win over Quinn Elliott of Oxford in the final.

• May. 20, 2013

Top performers

WILL BRAND, Newton County: Blanked St. Stanislaus 2-0 on a 2-hitter, with 8 strikeouts, in the 4A playoffs.

• May. 20, 2013

Key bunts push Oak Grove to 6A title

Oak Grove is not a softball team that uses the bunt very often, but the Lady Warriors are Class 6A state champions because of their ability to put down two timely bunts in a decisive 2-1 victory over Madison Central on Saturday at Freedom Ridge Park.

• May. 18, 2013

Kossuth wins 18-inning marathon, advances to Class 3A title game

Kossuth’s Josh Whitaker hit an RBI single in the top of the 18th inning to give the Aggies a 5-4 victory over Independence in decisive Game 3 of the Class 3A semifinals.

• May. 19, 2013

College success trickles down to high schools

Brandon coach Stacy Hester remembers a time when high school baseball in the state wasn't quite as big as it is now.

• May. 18, 2013

Simon, Sumrall send St. Andrew's packing

Will Simon hit a three-run homer as Sumrall knocked off St. Andrew's 7-0 in the decisive Game 3 of the MHSAA Class 3A South State championship series on Saturday night.

• May. 18, 2013

Embry, Neshoba Central capture 5A crown

Seven years ago, Trae Embry coached Eupora to slow-pitch and fast-pitch state championships in the same school year.

• May. 18, 2013

Watts keeps St. Andrew's in check, Sumrall rallies

Make no mistake about it, football is Devontea Watts' favorite sport.

• May. 17, 2013

Softball: Madison Central's playoff streak reaches 31

Thirty-one and counting. That's Madison Central's postseason winning streak after a 5-2 win over Oak Grove in the opening game of the Class 6A fast-pitch championship series Friday evening at Freedom Ridge Park.

• May. 17, 2013

Harrison Central ousts 6A champion Oak Grove

Pat Olmi told his team that he had redemption on his mind.

• May. 17, 2013

Perfect season latest accomplishment for Magnolia Heights

Trey Lamar, an attorney in Senatobia and current member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, remembers his baseball playing days at Magnolia Heights just 14 short years ago.

• May. 16, 2013

Ridgeland sophomore duo repeats in 5A tennis

Mia Kent and Cullen McDonough reigned again at the MHSAA Class 5A tennis individual championships.

• May. 16, 2013

Madison Central seventh grader scores upset in 6A tennis

Madison Central seventh grader Megan Humphreys began the season hoping to play singles for the Jaguars. She ended the season Thursday at Bridges Tennis Center as the state 6A girls singles champion.

• May. 16, 2013

St. Joe's Strickland eases to 2A tennis title

How dominant was Steadman Strickland in Class 2A boys tennis this week? He lost only one game in four matches — the team finals Tuesday, when he helped Madison St. Joseph win the championship, and three matches in the individual tournament over two days Tuesday and Wednesday.

• May. 15, 2013

Madison Central seeks fast-pitch 4-peat

The MHSAA fast-pitch softball state championships are set for Friday and Saturday at Freedom Ridge Park in Ridgeland.

• May. 15, 2013

St. Andrew's cruises to 11th straight tennis title

Emillia Viljoen and her St. Andrew's tennis team members all get a good laugh when they think back on the season when the team bus got lost on a couple road trips.

• May. 14, 2013

Ocean Springs reigns in 6A tennis

Two super tiebreakers were the difference as Ocean Springs won a fourth consecutive Class 6A tennis championship with a 5-2 victory over Madison Central on Tuesday at Bridges Tennis Center.

• May. 14, 2013

DeSoto Central rallies past Clinton in extras

Austin Riley wasn't quite ready for the season to be over.

• May. 14, 2013

Here's best of the best at MAIS, MHSAA track & field

Here are the top marks, regardless of classification, for each track and field event from the MHSAA/MAIS state meets.

• May. 14, 2013

Star sprinter Moore doubles in 100, 200 but comes up shy in record bid

Kailo Moore hoped to bow out in style by rewriting the record book at Monday's MHSAA state track and field championships.

• May. 13, 2013

Top performers; Week of May 6-12

WILL BRAND, Newton County: Blanked Germantown 9-0 on 4 hits and singled twice in the 4A playoffs.

• May. 13, 2013

Athletes of the week

Pearl/Track

• May. 13, 2013

Track & field: Girls Bests

Top marks from MHSAA/MAIS state meets (state meet records)

• May. 13, 2013

Track & Field: Boys Bests

Top marks from MHSAA/MAIS state meets (state meet records)

• May. 13, 2013

Record day for Clinton girls

Ben Washington keeps all of Bianca Knight's old times from her stellar high school career in his cellphone.

• May. 13, 2013

Brandon duo eyes MHSAA track & field titles

David Mahaffey and Fletcher Adams were a big reason Brandon enjoyed its best football season in school history last fall.

• May. 12, 2013

Pearl's Osborne makes mark in hurdles

Evan Osborne didn't learn how to hurdle on a track.

• May. 11, 2013

Resurrected Canton claims 5A crown

Canton High doesn't have a rich track and field tradition.

• May. 11, 2013