Covering sports in South Mississippi
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com So, we’re back with the next two rounds of Stan’s 2020 Mock NCAA Tournament. But, first, let’s talk about the coronavirus, the reason we’re all sitting at home wishing we were watching college basketball. Let’s be honest. Not having the NCAA Tournament sucks. No NBA or NHL, no MLB …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com Here I sit, on the afternoon of Friday, March 20, the third Friday in March, when I should be in my second day of binge-watching college basketball. In years past, the third Thursday and Friday of March have been two of my favorite sports-watching days of the calendar year, right …
Read More “If we can’t play a real NCAA Tournament bracket, let’s make up one”
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – When the news came out last June that Larry Watkins had accepted the job as head baseball coach at Sacred Heart High School, there was a fair amount of bewilderment across the Pine Belt. After all, Watkins had supposedly called it a career in 2018 after 42 …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com OAK GROVE – After Petal won an unscheduled rehearsal over Oak Grove on Saturday in the Pine Belt’s most intense high school baseball rivalry, the Warriors came back on Monday to win the game that mattered. Oak Grove got a dominant pitching performance from senior right-hander Turner Swistak and …
Read More “Swistak powers Oak Grove past Petal in Region 5-6A opener”
CHAMPIONSHIPS At The Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford Thursday Class 1A Girls, Pine Grove 48, Baldwyn 41 Class 1A Boys, Ingomar 47, Baldwyn 45 Class 4A Girls, Ripley 37, Moss Point 30 Class 4A Boys, Greenwood 62, Raymond 59 (OT) Friday Class 2A Girls, Calhoun City 67, Coahoma County 57 (OT) Class 2A Boys, Coahoma …
CHAMPIONSHIPS At The Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford Thursday Class 1A Girls, Pine Grove 48, Baldwyn 41 Class 1A Boys, Ingomar 47, Baldwyn 45 Class 4A Girls, Ripley 37, Moss Point 30 Class 4A Boys, Greenwood 62, Raymond 59 (OT) Friday Class 2A Girls, Calhoun City 67, Coahoma County 57 (OT) Class 2A Boys, Coahoma …
CHAMPIONSHIPS At The Pavilion at Ole Miss, Oxford Thursday Class 1A Girls, Pine Grove 48, Baldwyn 41 Class 1A Boys, Ingomar 47, Baldwyn 45 Class 4A Girls, Ripley 37, Moss Point 30 Class 4A Boys, Greenwood 62, Raymond 59 (OT) Friday 1 p.m. – Class 2A Girls, Coahoma County (29-3) vs. Calhoun City (29-3); 3 …
SEMIFINAL ROUND At Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson Monday Class 1A Girls, Pine Grove 55, West Lowndes 24 Class 1A Girls, Baldwyn 48, Sacred Heart 27 Class 1A Boys, Baldwyn 61, West Tallahatchie 55 Class 1A Boys, Ingomar 64, Shaw 56 Class 4A Girls, Ripley 49, Raymond 33 Class 4A Girls, Moss Point 43, Pontotoc 39 Class …
SEMIFINAL ROUND At Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson Monday Class 1A Girls, Pine Grove 55, West Lowndes 24 Class 1A Girls, Baldwyn 48, Sacred Heart 27 Class 1A Boys, Baldwyn 61, West Tallahatchie 55 Class 1A Boys, Ingomar 64, Shaw 56 Class 4A Girls, Ripley 49, Raymond 33 Class 4A Girls, Moss Point 43, Pontotoc 39 Class …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com For the second consecutive season, the North Forrest boys were unable to cope with playing in the Big House. The Eagles got off to a slow start and never completely recovered, losing to Coahoma County 44-31 in the Class 2A Final Four at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. …
Read More “North Forrest boys go down to defeat in 2A semifinal”
