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Mississippi Coliseum Schedule of Games Friday, March 7, 2014 9:00 a.m. 2A Girls Newton Vs. H. W. Byers 10:30 a.m. 2A Boys S.V. Marshall Vs. Calhoun City 1:00 p.m. 2A Girls Coahoma County Vs. Scott Central 2:30 p.m. 2A Boys Baldwyn Vs. Heidelberg 6:30 p.m. 1A Girls Hinds AHS Vs. Pine Grove 8:00 p.m. 1A Boys Hinds AHS Vs. Coldwater Saturday, March 8, 2014 9:00 a.m. 1A Girls John F. Kennedy Vs. […]
OXFORD – It’s been icy in Oxford the last couple days — perfect for the Ole Miss ice hockey team. That’s right: These Rebels play hockey, too. Good hockey. For the second consecutive year, the Ole Miss Hockey Program has qualified for the ACHA (American Collegiate Hockey Association) Division 3 National Tournament. The Rebels defeated […]
Tickets remain available for the C Spire Howell and Gillom Trophy Luncheon presentation Monday at your Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. Richard Williams, the basketball coach who rose from junior high coaching to taking Mississippi State to the Final Four ,will be the keynote speaker. The finalists for each […]
Jackson, Miss., (February 23, 2014) – For the first time in the history of the awards, Mississippi hoops fans will have the opportunity to take part in the voting for the C Spire Howell and Gillom Trophies, which annually honor the Magnolia state’s top male and female college basketball players. C Spire, along with the […]
Martha Alwal and Marshall Henderson, the reigning C Spire Gillom and Howell Trophy winners, are finalists again, but face stiff competition. C Spire and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum jointly announce three finalists in each category (in alphabetical order): First, the Gillom: Alwal, Mississippi State; Tia Faleru, Ole Miss; and Jamierra Faulkner, […]
This was my last week’s newspaper column, which is syndicated through the Mississippi Press Association. Since this was written, Victoria Vivians has led Scott Central to a district championship and broken (unofficially, unfortunately) the national high school scoring record. We all know: She scored the points! Something interesting happened last month when Scott Central’s Victoria […]
Orley Hood touched people. Some of the people he touched remember Orley here. Please feel free to click and add your comment. Boo Ferriss: “Through the years I have thoroughly enjoyed Orley’s feature and sports articles. He had a way of making sure you read his next column, and I did! Orley has to be […]
Orley Hood, a masterful writer, running buddy, storyteller, husband and father, died this morning shortly after midnight. He was 65. He fought acute leukemia to his last breath. Orley leaves behind many friends and thousands of fans, many of whom grew up reading his columns, often laughing and sometimes crying, but always enjoying the way […]
