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Vardaman Lady Rams attend MCC Camp
Seven Vardaman Lady Ram soccer players participated in the college ID camp at Meridian Community College last Saturday. The all-day camp put the players through individual and team exercises in...
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Hampton, Poindexter set North Half records
Bruce Trojans’ Powerlifting had three lifters qualify for the State Championship Meet in Jackson on April 18. Justice Hampton placed second in the 181 pound class and set a new North State Deadlift...
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All four baseball programs get their season started
Bruce baseball played three games this week with one win sandwiched between two losses. Bruce opened action on Friday, falling to Water Valley 9-0 and were no-hit by the Blue Devils’ starting pitcher....
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Vardaman tops Eupora, Bruce; Calhoun City beats Houlka
Vardaman softball picked up two wins this week, both of which were came on the road. The Lady Rams traveled to Eupora on Tuesday and took down the Lady Eagles 13-7. Sarah Wooten, Makynlie Jones, Amry...
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Sports Column – Basketball title games move to new venues
After interviewing the county basketball coaches in the summer, it was clear that there were mixed opinions on the changes made to the state basketball tournament layout. For those of you who missed...
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Trojans, Rams, Wildcats collect baseball victories
Baseball action was much more plentiful last week than softball with all three public schools in the county seeing action. Beginning with Bruce, the Trojans hosted the Bruce Spring Break Tournament....
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Calhoun City, Vardaman softball both win
Thanks to rain, only two softball games were played by county teams last week, one by Vardaman and one by Calhoun City, both of which were wins. Calhoun City picked up a 15-0 win in three innings...
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Calhoun City defeats Coahoma County to earn long coveted state championship
OXFORD – It took an overtime thriller, but Calhoun City’s girls claimed the Class 2A State Basketball Championship on Friday at The Pavilion at Ole Miss. The Lady Wildcats topped Coahoma County 67-57...
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Calhoun City looking for new head football coach
Calhoun City is looking for a new head football coach for the second time in as many years after Chad White stepped down from the position last week. Pending board approval, White will be on staff at...
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Sports Column – Easy to pull for this Lady Wildcats’ team
In journalism school, they teach you to be unbiased, but sometimes that’s difficult. Friday was hard for me in that regard. Calhoun City’s girls won a state title on the hardwood that day, and I found...
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Lady Rams, Lady Trojans, Cougars collect victories
Thanks to inclement weather, spring break and the onset of COVID-19, baseball and softball action in Calhoun County was limited over the last week. Beginning with softball, only two games were played...
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COVID-19 suspends sports indefinitely
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the globe, the Mississippi High School Activities Association announced on Monday a suspension of all extracurricular activities and practice...
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County powerlifters win at North Half
Bruce, Calhoun City and Vardaman powerlifters qualified for state last week in their respective weight classes. In all, 15 powerlifters from the county qualified for state. Below are the lifters who...
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Sports Column – Sports are suspended, but athletes still have stories
This week, the sports world stood still. Every major winter and spring sport in America has either postponed the start of their season, suspended play or canceled their season altogether due to the...
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Summer league programs postponed, not canceled
Summer city-league baseball and softball programs around the county have been postponed to an April 17 start due to coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. Bruce, Calhoun City and Vardaman park directors said...
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Sports column – We’re all affected by shut down
If you have a student in your family who is a senior this year, hold them close. This is a hard time. I interviewed multiple senior athletes in our county this week for a lengthy feature story on the...
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Seniors reflect on loss of final season
With the suspension of high school sports activities in Mississippi due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the most affected individuals are seniors who may lose their final season of high school play...
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Jennings hired as new Calhoun City football head coach
Calhoun City filled its head football coaching vacancy last week with the promotion of offensive coordinator M.D. Jennings to the position. Jennings spent his high school days at Calhoun City and...
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My heroes, coaches and Virgil Van Dijk
A couple heroes, two coaches and an incredible talent make my list. During this very isolated, sometimes lonely period of COVID-19-pandemic-forced-quarantine (which I don’t have), I read a number of...
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Coaches adjusting to no spring football this year
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the sports world has obviously been impacted, and spring football is no exception. With school canceled for the rest of the semester and football teams being...
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