Lady War Eagles fall
JACKSON - Wayne County, the Mississippi High School Activities Association's Class 5A champion, were soundly beaten by 4A champion Raymond 65-43 here Friday night at the Mississippi Coliseum in the MHSAA Grand Slam Tournament.
Raymond (32-1) advanced to play in the championship on Saturday. Wayne County finished the season 28-4.
For Wayne County, junior center Brianna Lancaster led her club with 10 points. Lauren Douglas had 9, while Vechatita Bonner and Kierro Frost both scored 8 points.
Look for more details on this game in Sunday’s edition.
– Randy Hammons
Laurel defeats Stringer
Laurel defeated Stringer 7-3 Friday afternoon on the second day of the Northeast Jones Baseball Classic. The host Tigers took on Bassfield in the nightcap.
The Tornadoes (2-5) jumped out to a 5-1 lead on the Red Devils as Tevin McInnis had a run-scoring triple. Stringer got within 5-3 in the third as Chandler Blakeney drove in his second run of the game, but the Tornadoes tacked on a pair of runs in the bottom of the third on RBI-singles from Eli Morris and Dontreal Pruit.
Look for more details on this game and NEJ-Bassfield contest in Sunday’s edition.
– John Blackledge
Bobcats improve to 17-1
SCOOBA – Jones County Junior College won two more baseball games here Friday afternoon.
The Bobcats crushed Hibbing Community College (Minn.) 21-0 in the opener and then defeated the host East Mississippi Community College Lions 6-2 in the second game.
JCJC is now 17-1 and will open South Division play at 1 p.m. on Monday vs. Southwest Mississippi Community College at Pete Taylor Park on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. The Bobcats will play at Pearl River Community College at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 20.
Lady Bobcats drop pair to East Central
DECATUR – East Central Community College swept Jones County Junior College here in softball action Thursday .
The Lady Warriors took the opener 7-1 and the nightcap, 5-3. The games were moved to ECCC because of wet grounds at Merchant Park in Ellisville. The April 9 games originally scheduled for Decatur will now be played at Merchant Park.
JCJC is now 7-14 on the season, 0-2 in the South Division. East Central is 16-1-1.
The Lady Bobcats will continue division play with a noon doubleheader on Saturday at Hinds Community College. After that, JCJC will not play again until Monday, March 22, when they face Meridian Community College at 5 p.m. at Enterprise High School.
– JCJC Sports Information
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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.
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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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Northeast Jones grads doing well in sports world
Justin Cooley was approved Monday night by the Smith County school board as the new head football coach at Raleigh High School.
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No. 2 Bobcats ready for 2012 baseball season
What can they do for an encore?
That’s the question facing the 2012 Jones County Junior College Bobcats as they prepare for the Feb. 11 home opener against Mississippi Delta Community College. - More Local Sports Headlines
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