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CHOCTAW, Miss. (AP) — As the drummers walk onto the field, the players behind them smack their hickory sticks to the beat. The rhythm envelops the stands and a palpable sense of anticipation flows through the crowd. Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for hundreds of years, and every...

Stickball is one of the oldest games in North America, but many have never heard of it

The Independent

 As the drummers walk onto the field, the players behind them smack their hickory sticks to the beat. The rhythm envelops the stands and a palpable sense of anticipation flows through the crowd.Indigenous peoples have been playing stickball for hundreds of years, and every summer since 1975, teams have competed in Mississippi to become champion of perhaps the oldest game in North America. A game of physicality and endurance, stickball is often referred to as the grandfather of field sports and the annual tournament in Mississippi is the game’s premier event. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has been...

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This is one of the oldest games in North America. You've likely never heard of it

CHOCTAW, Miss. -- As the drummers walk onto the field, the players behind them smack their hickory sticks to the beat. The rhythm envelops the stands...

This is one of the oldest games in North America. You've likely never heard of it

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