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Introducing: Scott Co. Sports Hall of Fame

Introducing: Scott Co. Sports Hall of Fame

Posted on: April 21,2015

By CHRIS ALLEN BAKER FOREST – Just after local native Deuce McAllister was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame last year, an effort was launched to establish an organization to honor athletic achievement across Scott County. An organizing committee met in Forest to establish the Scott County Sports Hall of Fame with the […]

Blackwell returning to Jackson and MSHOF

Blackwell returning to Jackson and MSHOF

Posted on: April 06,2015

Bill Blackwell, for 12 years the highly successful general manager of the Jackson Mets and Jackson Generals, is returning to Jackson as chief operations officer of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Blackwell spent 33 years in professional baseball, 25 as a general manager. For the last four years he has been the […]

'Frosty' overcomes bad break to win on Coast

'Frosty' overcomes bad break to win on Coast

Posted on: March 29,2015

SAUCIER — David Frost, the wine-making golfer from South Africa, might have uncorked a fine bottle of champagne Sunday night. After all, he shot a final round 68 to win the Mississippi Gulf Resorts Classic for his first Champions Tour victory in nearly two years. Frost, 55, came from three shots behind to win his […]

Brees to speak at Best of MS Preps event

Brees to speak at Best of MS Preps event

Posted on: March 19,2015

Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints will be the featured speaker at The Clarion-Ledger’s Best of MS Preps banquet on May 28 in Jackson.  The doors will open at 6:00 pm for the 6:30 pm dinner featuring keynote address by Brees. Best of MS Preps will honor athletes from all reaches of Mississippi — […]

Hall of Famer Hill Denson nabs No. 1,000

Hall of Famer Hill Denson nabs No. 1,000

Posted on: March 19,2015

Belhaven baseball coach Hill Denson (Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2008) picked up his 1,000th collegiate victory on Wednesday when the Blazers defeated Tougaloo College 10-0. As the head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi, Denson won 471 games in 14 seasons, and Wednesday marked his 532nd victory at Belhaven. “Even when […]

Vivians, Moody claim C Spire hoops trophies

Vivians, Moody claim C Spire hoops trophies

Posted on: March 09,2015

Mississippi State junior Victoria Vivians and Ole Miss junior Stefan Moody today were named the winners of the C Spire Gillom and Howell trophies as the most outstanding college basketball players in Mississippi this season. Vivians, who set the Mississippi high school scoring record at Scott Central, becomes the first freshman   ever to win […]

C Spire Howell, Gillom finalists named

C Spire Howell, Gillom finalists named

Posted on: March 02,2015

Two newcomers, Victoria Vivians of Mississippi State and Stefan Moody of Ole Miss, are among the finalists announced today for the C Spire Gillom and Howell trophies. Vivians, a freshman from Scott Central, is joined by Tia Faleru of Ole Miss and Tamara Jones of Southern Miss as finalists for the C Spire Peggie Gillom […]

It's back: "Mississippi's Greatest Athletes"

It's back: "Mississippi's Greatest Athletes"

Posted on: February 19,2015

“Mississippi’s Greatest Athletes” — a handsome, coffee-table book, which tells the rich history of Mississippi sports through it’s heroes — is available now at your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and at fine bookstores throughout Mississippi. The book, written by Rick Cleveland with a foreword from Archie Manning, sold out its first printing before Christmas. […]