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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com PURVIS – They’ve reached the halfway point in the Region 7-4 softball schedule, and the defending champions couldn’t be in better shape. Sumrall took advantage of three Purvis errors, while overcoming two miscues of their own in a 6-4 victory Tuesday night at the Purvis Softball Complex. The …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com I’ve got a few first impressions of the Men’s NCAA Tournament bracket, along with my first full bracket in which I’m picking more or less based on who I’ve and what I’ve read. This is coming on Sunday night, so after I do some study – if I have the …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com HATTIESBURG – William Carey got a rather rude wake-up call this weekend in its first Southern States Athletic Conference series of the 2023 season. Hosting Talladaga (Ala.) College at Milton Wheeler Field to open SSAC play, the Crusaders dropped two of three games on the weekend and find themselves …
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By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com There isn’t much that hasn’t already been said about Hattiesburg’s amazing run to the Class 5A boys basketball state championship. About the 41-year drought between state championships for the Tigers. About Ernie Watson’s personal 30-year odyssey to lead a team to an elusive title. About Watson’s late …
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MHSAA Semifinal Round (Final Four) At Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson Monday Class 1A Girls, Biggersville 63, Bay Springs 49 Class 1A Girls, Ingomar 37, Simmons 28 Class 1A Boys, McEvans 80, Byers 69 Class 1A Boys, McAdams 63, West Union 51 Class 4A Girls, Pontotoc 51, Quitman 46 Class 4A Girls, Louisville 61, Raymond 58 Class …
MHSAA Semifinal Round (Final Four) At Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson Monday Class 1A Girls, Biggersville 63, Bay Springs 49 Class 1A Girls, Ingomar 37, Simmons 28 Class 1A Boys, McEvans 80, Byers 69 Class 1A Boys, McAdams 63, West Union 51 Class 4A Girls, Pontotoc 51, Quitman 46 Class 4A Girls, Louisville 61, Raymond 58 Class …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com JACKSON – It looked grim for Hattiesburg heading into the fourth quarter with a championship in the balance. The Tigers had just finished one of their worst quarters of basketball in quite some time, as Picayune rallied from 11 points down to take six-point lead late in the third …
Read More “Champions at last! Hattiesburg boys rally past Picayune 55-50 in 5A final”
MHSAA Semifinal Round (Final Four) At Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson Monday Class 1A Girls, Biggersville 63, Bay Springs 49 Class 1A Girls, Ingomar 37, Simmons 28 Class 1A Boys, McEvans 80, Byers 69 Class 1A Boys, McAdams 63, West Union 51 Class 4A Girls, Pontotoc 51, Quitman 46 Class 4A Girls, Louisville 61, Raymond 58 Class …
MHSAA Semifinal Round (Final Four) At Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson Monday Class 1A Girls, Biggersville 63, Bay Springs 49 Class 1A Girls, Ingomar 37, Simmons 28 Class 1A Boys, McEvans 80, Byers 69 Class 1A Boys, McAdams 63, West Union 51 Class 4A Girls, Pontotoc 51, Quitman 46 Class 4A Girls, Louisville 61, Raymond 58 Class …
By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com JACKSON – It has been 19 seasons since the Hattiesburg High boys have played for a state championship, and 49 years since they won one. It’s been a long time coming, but the Tigers ended the first drought and are on track to end the second after running past …
Read More “HHS boys clip Canton 61-51 in 5A Final Four to keep championship dream alive”
