Covering sports in South Mississippi
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com This Memorial Day weekend had a distinct bittersweet flavor to it. I spent much of it visiting my family in Texas, where my parents have lived since my father retired from the petroleum refining business in the early 1990s. They built a beautiful house on five acres of land …
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At Trustmark Park, Pearl All series are best-of-three games Wednesday’s Games CLASS 2A Taylorsville 8, Calhoun City CLASS 3A North Pontotoc 12, Magee 2 CLASS 5A West Jones 8, Lafayette 1 CLASS 6A DeSoto Central 3, St. Martin 1 Thursday’s Games CLASS 4A New Hope 8, Sumrall 7 CLASS 1A Smithville 4, Stringer 2 …
At Trustmark Park, Pearl All series are best-of-three games Wednesday’s Games CLASS 2A Taylorsville 8, Calhoun City 1 (Taylorsville leads series 1-0) CLASS 3A North Pontotoc 12, Magee 2 (NP leads series 1-0) CLASS 5A West Jones 8, Lafayette 1 (WJ leads series 1-0) CLASS 6A DeSoto Central 3, St. Martin 1(DeSoto leads series 1-0) …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – Only getting half the job done wasn’t good enough for William Carey Tuesday in the NAIA Softball Opening Round Regional. Needing to win two games to keep their season alive, the Crusaders only won one, falling to College of Idaho for the second straight day, this time …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com SUMRALL – That noted baseball philosopher, the late Yogi Berra, was famous for his saying that, “it’s never over ‘til it’s over.” Sumrall High took that adage to heart Tuesday night, producing a rally that stands with any of the many historic moments in the school’s run of success …
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All series are best-of-three games. SEMIFINAL ROUND Tuesday’s Score CLASS 2A Calhoun City 11, Lake 1 Wednesday’s Scores CLASS 6A DeSoto Central 5, Northwest Rankin 3 St. Martin 5, Biloxi 1 CLASS 5A Lafayette 6, Saltillo 5 West Jones 8, Pearl River Central 1 CLASS 2A Calhoun City 7, Lake 1 (CC wins series …
All series are best-of-three games. SEMIFINAL ROUND Tuesday’s Score CLASS 2A Calhoun City 11, Lake 1 Wednesday’s Scores CLASS 6A DeSoto Central 5, Northwest Rankin 3 St. Martin 5, Biloxi 1 CLASS 5A Lafayette 6, Saltillo 5 West Jones 8, Pearl River Central 1 CLASS 2A Calhoun City 7, Lake 1 (CC wins series …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – If William Carey is to continue its softball season beyond Tuesday, the Lady Crusaders are going to have to do it the hard way. College of Idaho used a three-run outburst in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 4-1 victory over Carey Monday in …
Read More “Lady Crusaders drop opener in NAIA softball regional”
NOTE: Because of this weekend’s storms, the schedule for games in the semifinal round has been changing from day to day. The MHSAA has made no official announcement concerning the schedule for the state championship series, which were scheduled to begin on Tuesday at Trustmark Park in Pearl. However, with the possibility of so …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com SUMRALL – It was well worth the wait. After being delayed for three days in a row due to heavy rains in the Pine Belt, Game 1 of the Class 4A South State final series between West Lauderdale and Sumrall proved to be everything everyone had been anticipating – …
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