Powers basketball registration Monday
The Powers Booster Club will hold basketball registration for players 8 years and older at the Powers Community Center Monday at 6:30 p.m. There will be a nurse available to perform the required physicals at a cost of $10 per child. Signup fees due at the time of registration are $65 for first child and $50 for each additional child. The fee for those who played Powers football this year is $50 per child.
Ellisville basketball registration
The Ellisville basketball program will hold basketball registration Monday at 6 p.m. at Merchant Park. Registration fee is $65.
29th Annual Pleasant Grove VFD Turkey Shoot
Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department will host its 29th annual turkey shoot fund-raiser beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday behind Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Twelve-gauge, 20-gauge, 16-gauge, and 410-gauge shotguns are all permitted at the turkey shoot. Soft drinks, hamburgers, sausage dogs will be sold at the event. In addition, there will be inflatable fun jumps for the children. Chicken barbecue lunch plates will be available all day. Individuals can pre-purchase plates for $6. For more information or to purchase barbecue chicken plate tickets, call 601-319-7057, 601-319-2347, 601-498-8196, or 601-319-5873.
Youth Basketball League forming, looking for coaches
The Laurel Parks and Recreation Dept. needs basketball coaches for boys and girls age 9-15. All coaches or those who those want to coach, contact Doremus Johnikin at 601-428-6452 or 601-319-6175.
To include local sports activities on the Sports Calendar, e-mail the information to sports@laurelleadercall.com, fax it to 601-426-3550 or drop it off at our office at 130 Beacon St.
Local Sports
Sports Calendar
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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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