LHS Baseball Boosters hosting ‘Laurel for Life’
The Laurel High School Baseball Booster Club will host “Laurel for Life” on Feb. 18, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Life Church on Hwy. 84 West. Tickets for the event are $10, and must be purchased by Feb. 12. The event will celebrate Tornado baseball with former and current players, diamond darlings and coaches. Friends and family of Laurel baseball are also encouraged to attend. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Mike Attaway at 601-649-2491, or stop by Gholson Burson Entrekin & Orr, PA, located at 535 North Fifth Avenue.
JCJC seeks former players under Coach A.B. Howard
ELLISVILLE – Jones County Junior College is currently seeking players who played basketball for longtime coach A.B. Howard. JCJC is scheduled to rename Bobcat Gymnasium in honor of Howard during a ceremony between games on Feb. 11 when the Bobcats host Hinds and all former players are invited to be in attendance. Former basketball Bobcats who played under Coach Howard are asked to contact JCJC Alumni Coordinator Amie Herrington at 601-477-4049 or 601-477-4145 or by email at amie.herrington@jcjc.edu.
Dixie Bassmasters slates Tournament for Feb. 13
The Dixie Bassmasters’ annual Open Tournament is Feb. 13 at Flint Creek. Weigh-in is 3 p.m., with an entry fee of $85. For more information, contact Keble Luter at 601-649-7454.
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.
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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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