The upcoming area sports schedule:
Today
Prep Basketball
Region 5-4A Tournament @ NE Lauderdale
4:00 - (G) South Jones vs. NE Jones
5:30 - (B) Laurel vs. NE Jones
7:00 - (G) Laurel vs. West Lauderdale
8:30 - (B) South Jones vs. West Lauderdale
Region 5-5A Tournament @ McComb
4:00 - (G) Brookhaven vs. West Jones
5:30 - (B) Forest Hill vs. Brookhaven
7:00 - (G) McComb vs. Forest Hill
8:30 - (B) McComb vs. West Jones
Region 6-5A Tournament @ Picayune
4:00 - (G) Wayne County vs. Pearl River Central
5:30 - (B) Wayne County vs. Pearl River Central
7:00 - (G) Stone County vs. Picayune
8:30 - (B) Stone County vs. Picayune
Region 5-3A Tournament @ Heidelberg
4:00 - (G) Philadelphia vs. SE Lauderdale
5:30 - (B) Philadelphia vs. Clarkdale
7:00 - Clarkdale vs. Kemper County
8:30 - Heidelberg vs. SE Lauderdale
Region 6-3A Tournament @ Carthage
5:00 - (B) McLaurin vs. Morton
6:30 - (G) Morton vs. Raleigh
8:00 - (B) Velma Jackson vs. Raleigh
Region 7-2A Tournament @ Enterprise-Clarke
4:00 (G) Piney Woods vs. Stringer
5:30 (B) Stringer vs. Enterprise-Clarke
7:00 (G) Enterprise-Clarke vs. Mize
8:30 (B) Mize vs. Taylorsville
Juco Basketball
JCJC @ Southwest CC (W/M) 5/7 p.m.
Juco Baseball
JCJC vs. Bishop St. (@Smith Wills) 12/2 p.m.
Wednesday
College Basketball
USM @ Tulsa (M) 7 p.m.
Thursday
Prep Basketball
Region 5-4A Tournament @ NE Lauderdale
Includes Laurel, NEJ, and South Jones
Region 5-5A Tournament @ McComb
Includes West Jones
Region 6-5A Tournament @ Picayune
Includes Wayne County
Region 5-3A Tournament @ Heidelberg
Includes Heidelberg
Region 6-3A Tournament @ Carthage
Includes Raleigh
Region 7-2A Tournament @ Enterprise-Clarke
Includes Stringer, Taylorsville
Juco Basketball
Hinds CC @ JCJC (W/M) 6/8 p.m.
College Basketball
Ole Miss @ MSU (M) 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Tennessee @ Ole Miss (W) 8 p.m. (CSS)
Friday
Prep Basketball
Region 5-4A Tournament @ NE Lauderdale
Includes Laurel, NEJ, and South Jones
Region 5-5A Tournament @ McComb
Includes West Jones
Juco Softball
NW Florida St. Tournament@Niceville, Fla.
JCJC vs. Jeff Davis (Ala.) CC 5 p.m.
JCJC vs. NW Fla. State CC 7 p.m.
College Basketball
USM @ Memphis (W) 7 p.m.
Saturday
Prep Basketball
Region 5-4A Tournament @ NE Lauderdale
Includes Laurel, NEJ, and South Jones
Region 5-5A Tournament @ McComb
Includes West Jones
Juco Softball
NW Florida St. Tournament@Niceville, Fla.
JCJC vs. Jeff Davis (Ala.) CC 3 p.m.
JCJC vs. NW Fla. State CC 7 p.m.
Juco Baseball
JCJC vs. Jeff Davis (Ala.) (@Smith Wills) 12/2 p.m.
College Basketball
Rice @ USM (M) 4 p.m.
Auburn @ MSU (M) 6 p.m. (FSN)
Local Sports
Game Day
- Local Sports
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No. 20 Mississippi State beats Mississippi 70-60
Mississippi's hope of sweeping the season series from rival Mississippi State for the first time since 1998 didn't last long.
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Lady Bobcats rally past Miss. Gulf Coast, 72-70
The Jones County Junior College Lady Bobcats overcame a 16-point, first half deficit and then held on at the end to defeat Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 72-70, here Thursday night at the Weathers-Wentzell Center.
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Local prep soccer players to compete in All-Star game Saturday
Two soccer players from Northeast Jones High school and four from West Jones High School are on South State All-Star team, with games scheduled to be played Saturday.
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South Jones stuns Stone County in OT
The South Jones Braves stunned Stone County 64-63 in overtime here Tuesday night in the Region 5-5A basketball tournament.
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Lady Red Devils win
The Stringer girls advanced to the championship game of their division tournament with a 66-36 victory over Sacred Heart.
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Young hunter bags a buffalo
A local boy had three unparalleled hunting experiences recently which left him with three unique stories to tell.
Nine-year-old Logan McLelland spent several days during the month of January testing his hunting and marksmanship skills. -
Stringer teams advance in tourney
The Stringer Red Devils had three players in double figures to advance to the championship game of their division tournament Tuesday night.
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Lady Braves in title game
The South Jones Lady Braves will meet their old nemesis Wayne County here Friday night at 6 p.m. in the finals of the Region 5-5A basketball tournament. South Jones downed county rival West Jones while Wayne County came away with an impressive win over Stone County here Tuesday night.
- LCS girls advance in 4-AA tourney
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STATE CHAMPIONS
The Laurel Knight Hawks captured the Mississippi Christian Home Educators (MCHE) state basketball championship Monday in Jackson. In the final game of the double elimination tournament, the Knight Hawks defeated the two year reigning state champions, Jackson Victors, with a final score of 67-64.
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No. 20 Mississippi State beats Mississippi 70-60







