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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com OAK GROVE – There was playoff intensity Tuesday night at Harry Breland Field, as two of the top teams in the Overall rankings and in Class 6A hooked up with first place in Region 5-6A on the line. And it was homestanding Oak Grove that rose to the occasion …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com PURVIS – It’s become a free-for-all in Region 7-4A, with one week of region play remaining and four teams contending for two playoff spots. That number includes both Greene County and Purvis after the Wildcats defeated the Tornadoes 5-2 Friday afternoon at the Purvis Baseball Field, returning the favor …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com PETAL – Oak Grove has taken the first two steps toward what it hopes is trip to Trustmark Park in mid-May. Having already qualified for the Class 6A baseball playoffs, the Warriors helped themselves in a big way Tuesday night with a 10-5 victory over Petal in a critical …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com I stand before you tonight humbled and ashamed. Once again, my skills as a prognosticator have failed. I am forced to view the wreckage of my predictions as so much debris from a field of great battle – Romans trampled in the dust by Hannibal, Custer vanquished at Little Bighorn. …
