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Meet Mississippi's top high school football seniors for 2024 MHSAA, MAIS season
There are barely six weeks left before the start of the 2024 high school football season. MAIS games begin Aug. 16, and MHSAA games follow Aug. 23. Here are the top high school seniors returning for the fall season in Mississippi. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Cole Allen ...
Three 2024 trap games Jackson State football cannot overlook as it tries to regain SWAC title
The Jackson State football team is good enough and the schedule is favorable. The Tigers could be undefeated when they play Alabama State and Alcorn State in the last two games of the 2024 season. For Jackson State to reach the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game, it must navigate three tough, emotional games — against traditional rival Southern (Sept. 14), on the road against Texas Southern (Sept. 28) under former NFL player Chris Dishman and a showdown...
JPS welcomes new athletic director
Jackson Public Schools (JPS) announced its new Executive Director of Athletics for the 2024-2025 school year. Kennieth Green brings 22 years of experience in teaching, coaching, and administration to his new role. Green’s administrative career began at Jim Hill High School, where he was the 10th grade Assistant Principal and...
Creek’s Woodard overcomes “chaos” to advance to nationals
Although Campbell Woodard hasn’t been throwing the javelin very long — less than a year — the 8th-grader to be at Cedar Creek School experienced a first in Jackson Friday during the USTAF Regional Meet. In fact, Woodard referred to it as “chaos.”. After winning the...
Former Jackson State football player hired on to TC Taylor’s staff
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A familiar face is in the building again for Jackson State football, this time as an assistant coach. JSU football announced on Thursday that former defensive back and Jackson State grad Tenoa Alex was added as the assistant linebackers coach and defensive analyst. Alex played...
Shuckers Score Late, Earn Series Win with 8-3 Win over M-Braves
PEARL, MS – After a season-high 12 runs on Thursday, the Biloxi Shuckers (37-41, 7-4) used a four-run eighth inning to earn an 8-3 win over the Mississippi Braves (36-43, 5-6) at Trustmark Park on Friday night to clinch a series win, their second of the week. The Shuckers also scored at least seven runs for the fourth time in their last five games and scored at least five for the 17th time in their last 29.
Madison natives join national slalom skateboarding team. Next step, taking on world's best
Josh Byrd and Sarah Byrd-Compton started slalom skateboarding when they were kids growing up in Madison in the early 2000s. In September, the brother-sister duo will represent the United States in the World Skate Games in Italy. Byrd, 33, and Byrd-Compton, 30, acquired their shared love of skateboarding from their...
Misiorowski Sets Career-High with 6.1 Innings, Strikes Out 10, Shuckers Earn Sweep
PEARL, MS – In the 112th and final meeting between the Biloxi Shuckers (38-41, 8-4) and the Mississippi Braves (36-44, 5-7) at Trustmark Park in franchise history, Jacob Misiorowski dominated with a career-best 6.1 innings and a season-best 10 strikeouts in a 2-1 Shuckers win on Saturday night. The win earned Biloxi its first series sweep of the season.
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