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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – In Jess Lang’s final season as boys head soccer coach at Oak Grove, he might just have a team capable of delivering an elusive state championship. The Warriors came out full throttle right from the very beginning and roared past Ocean Springs 3-1 in the second round …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – Sometimes, you just need a wake-up call. The Oak Grove boys certainly got a rude awakening early in their first-round match against Harrison Central in the Class 6A soccer playoffs at Warrior Field. After surrendering a goal just six minutes into the game, the Warriors came …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – In soccer, as in most sports, the only statistic that counts is the one on the scoreboard. The Oak Grove girls learned that painful lesson the hard way Tuesday night in the opening round of the Class 6A playoffs at Warrior Field. Despite an overwhelming advantage …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com PURVIS – It has been 23 years since the Purvis girls made their only appearance at the Mississippi Coliseum for the MHSAA State Tournament. There is still a lot of basketball left to play, but the Lady Tornadoes are putting together a season that might get them back to …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportfan.com When you’re playing a team that is arguably the best in the state, you must bring your A-plus game. The Presbyterian Christian boys were unable to do that Tuesday night against Madison-Ridgeland, although it might not have mattered if they did. MRA, ranked No. 2 in the state …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com BROOKLYN – In basketball, taking easy shots is always better than taking difficult shots. And once that started happening for the Forrest County AHS boys, everything fell into place quite nicely, as the Aggies raced past Columbia 60-45 in Region 7-4A action Friday night at Ellis Shoemake Gymnasium. …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com PETAL – It may be time to start thinking seriously about the Petal boys as a legitimate championship contender in Class 6A. Four days after knocking off Meridian in overtime, the Panthers took down another ranked team in another thriller, coming from behind in the fourth quarter to defeat …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com PETAL – It was a milestone night for Oak Grove soccer. Both girls coach Clay Smith and boys coach Jesse Lang recorded their 400th career victories in a sweep of Petal in a pair of Region 6-6A games Friday night at the Petal soccer field. The Lady Warriors …
