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Lady Rams look to keep momentum going
The Vardaman Lady Rams experienced a state title in fast-pitch softball last spring, but they have yet to conquer the slow-pitch mountain. The Lady Rams have not experienced the same level of...
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Football practice begins across Calhoun County
Football season has arrived, and the schools in Calhoun County have begun practice for their fall campaigns. Jamari Bailey and Jaquayous Artberry and other Wildcats work on drills above at Monday’s...
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Lady Wildcats fall at Winona
The Calhoun City Lady Wildcats started their softball season 0-2 after dropping both games at the Winona Jamboree on Saturday. The Lady Wildcats fell to Ethel 4-1 and Winona 13-11 at the jamboree,...
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Lady Cougars collect victories
The Lady Cougars of Calhoun Academy started their season with one win and one loss last week, the win coming in a 15-0 run-rule of Columbus Christian. Calhoun Academy’s season opener was a pitcher’s...
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Column – Let’s make some history together
Calhoun County is unique. According to the 2010 census, our county had a mere 14,962 residents, a smaller population than 26 municipalities in the state of Mississippi, including nearby cities like...
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Miller signs with Blue Mountain
Clay Miller, of Calhoun City, has signed to play baseball at Blue Mountain College. Miller graduated from CCHS in May and was a member of the State Champion Wildcat baseball team. He is the son of Josh...
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Local coaches have mixed reviews about new basketball playoff format
On July 21, the MHSAA announced yet another change to its basketball state championship format. Last season, the quarterfinal round games were held at a host school (whichever team was a higher seed),...
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Clarke repeats as Pine Hills Club Champion
Pine Hills Country Club held their annual championship last weekend with Cameron Clarke, of Pittsboro, repeating as club champion. Cameron Clarke Club Championship Championship Flight 1. Cameron Clarke...
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Massey signs with Blue Mountain
Bailey Massey, former Bruce and Miss. Gulf Coast CC softball player has signed to play with Blue Mountain College. Pictured are BMC Assistant Coach Daniel Rowland, Bailey Massey and Head Coach Ken...
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Lady Wildcats win county slow pitch tournament
The Calhoun City Lady Wildcats won a rain-shortened slow-pitch Calhoun County Tournament on Wednesday after capturing victories over Bruce and Vardaman, their first two wins of the season. In game one...
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Football scrimmages kickoff this week
Football season unofficially opens this week in Calhoun County as all four schools will be participating in fall scrimmages to open the year. Calhoun City will travel to face the Rams in Vardaman on...
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Sports Column – ‘City, Vardaman to renew football rivalry
After a hiatus of nearly a decade, they’re back. For the first time since 2010, Calhoun City and Vardaman will meet on the gridiron this Friday at Carter Field. While the game will just be a scrimmage...
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Calhoun Academy, Vardaman enjoy unbeaten weeks
Two schools had perfect weeks, and Calhoun City scored 38 runs in one night to cap off this week of slow-pitch softball action in Calhoun County. Jordan Ferguson Calhoun City started out on a sour note...
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Cougars hope for good health, good season
This football season wasn’t promised for the Calhoun Academy Cougars, but they will once again take the field on Friday nights this fall. Due to a lack of players, a seemingly-common issue among MAIS...
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New coach, lots of new starters for 2019 Wildcats
Calhoun City fell just shy of another state title appearance last season, but they look to go for it again this year with a new head coach and a new offensive system. Chad White takes over at the helm...
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Trojans striving for more progress in 2019
As Bruce football enters year three of the Clint Faust era, they are looking to take another step forward after earning a playoff berth a season ago. Faust inherited the Trojan program in 2017 after...
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Vardaman Rams will be inexperienced in skill positions
New faces are the name of the game this season for the Vardaman Rams. The Rams are ringing in a new head coach in Brennan Pugh who at 25 years old is one of the youngest head coaches in the state....
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Sports Column – New, exciting era of Calhoun County football
This Friday, Mississippi will enter its 115th high school football season. The first game in Mississippi high school football history came on December 9, 1905. It was on that day that Yazoo City...
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‘City cruises to first win; will be tested this week
Calhoun City had no trouble earning a win in its season opener on Friday night, beating Ashland 55-0. The Wildcats gained a large lead early and didn’t look back, with the last three quarters featuring...
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Rams struggle to stop run; look to improve vs. Bruce
The Vardaman Rams opened their season on a sour note on Friday night, losing to the Myrtle Hawks 34-21. This is Myrtle’s second season in varsity football, but the Hawks went 7-1 last season as an...
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