Carey freshman Corpuz leads parade of talent from Gulf Coast

By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com   HATTIESBURG – Over the past several seasons, William Carey University has built a proverbial talent superhighway from the Mississippi Gulf Coast to the Hattiesburg campus, and the latest player to make that trip might be the best one yet.   Freshman Shaneal Corpuz has torn it up for the Crusaders …

Mississippi High School Basketball Playoffs

State Tournaments MHSAA Quarterfinal Round (Elite Eight) Higher-seeded teams listed first and are the designated home teams. When two teams with the same seeding meet, the team from the lower-numbered region is listed first and are the designated home team. Wednesday At Mississippi Valley State, Itta Bena (North) 4 p.m. – Class 5A girls, West …

Sumrall girls clip W. Lauderdale 2-1 on late goal to win 4A state soccer title

By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com   RIDGELAND – As Addie Siders stepped up to the ball for a free kick with just 25 seconds remaining in overtime, a voice from the Sumrall sideline rang out telling Siders, “this is your moment.”   And the Bobcat junior made the moment hers, delivering a strike into the net …

Mississippi High School Basketball Playoffs

State Tournaments MHSAA All games tip off at 6 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. Higher seeded teams host. GIRLS Friday First Round Class 7A Starkville 83, Hernando 71 Tupelo 65, Oxford 29 Northwest Rankin 58, D’Iberville 42 Biloxi 41, Brandon 33 Germantown 47, DeSoto Central 22 Madison Central 49, Lewisburg 44 St. Martin 60, Pearl 36 …

Crusaders upset 7th-ranked Tennessee Southern 76-69 in SSAC showdown

By Stan Caldwell stanmansportsfan.com   HATTIESBURG – There have been many times over the years when Clinton Gymnasium has been an unforgiving environment for visitors to the William Carey University campus.   Thursday night was one of those occasions for Tennessee Southern in men’s basketball.   The seventh-ranked (NAIA) Firehawks came to town riding a …