Cougars lose home opener 62-58 to Prentiss Christian
Calhoun Academy played one of the most exciting games of the opening weekend of the high school football season, but came out on the short end of a 62-58 score at home against Prentiss Christian. The...
View Article‘City rolls over Coffeeville 45-0
Calhoun City opened defense of their 2A state championship Friday night with a 45-0 road victory at Coffeeville. The Wildcats wasted no time getting on the board to start the season. The home Pirates...
View ArticleClarke finishes second at prestigious “Big I”
Cameron Clarke of Pittsboro recently tied for 2nd place in the Boys Division of the 2017 Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship juniors golf tournament which was held at Annandale Golf Club in...
View ArticleDraine having big impact already for Southern Miss
Ladavius Draine, of Calhoun City, had a strong start to his college basketball career playing with Southern Miss in the Bahamas last week in a pre-season tournament. Draine, a freshman, made an...
View ArticlePlenty around Mississippi for us to celebrate
It was Earl Warren, the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who once said, “I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s...
View ArticleArrington’s grand slam the early season highlight for Calhoun City
The Calhoun City Lady Wildcats have several players capable of delivering a big hit when it’s needed, but sophomore Raven Arrington may be one of their best. She showed exactly that recently in a game...
View ArticleRanger Football Complex Dedication set for Aug. 24
Northwest Mississippi Community College will officially commemorate the opening of the recently-completed, $5 million Ranger Football Complex with a dedication ceremony on Thursday, August 24. Start...
View ArticleCougars win easily at Rebul
Calhoun Academy bounced back from their season opening loss with a road win at Rebul. The Cougars cruised to a 62-6 win. They led 54-6 at the half. We will have more on this game shortly.
View ArticleRams roll over Trojans 41-13
The Vardaman Rams, 1-1, answered a lot of questions they had after a season opening loss by rolling over the Bruce Trojans 41-13 Friday night at Carter Field. "This gives us a lot of confidence...
View ArticleCalhoun City falls to Houston 50-41
Calhoun City suffered their first loss in nearly a year Friday, falling in a back-and-forth affair with Houston 50-41. Keshun Parker, who rushed for over 120 yards in the game, accounted for the first...
View ArticleWeekly softball roundup from Calhoun County
Calhoun City and Vardaman both recorded wins over Bruce while Calhoun Academy topped Oak Hill. Calhoun City’s Lady Wildcats defeated rival Bruce 6-4 last week to improve to 5-1 on the season. Miyana...
View ArticleTrying to predict college football is a foolish task, so here we go
Forecasting college football seasons is a fool’s errand, but I’ve been called worse than a fool so many times before. That includes last season when my prediction was that Ole Miss would win nine...
View ArticleBruce earns first win, topping Coffeeville at home
The Bruce Trojans defeated Coffeeville 20-6 last Friday for their first win of the season and the first for Clint Faust as a head coach. “We played hard and executed a lot better than we had,” Faust...
View ArticleCalhoun City, Parker run over Ripley
Calhoun City used a bruising ground game led by Keshun Parker and backup QB Chardarrius “Tukie” Hill to win 36-21 at Ripley last Friday. Starting QB Jo Gray missed the game with a bad hamstring, but...
View ArticleAcademy tops 50 again in win over Kemper
Calhoun Academy pulled away late for an important 52-34 win over visiting Kemper Academy last Friday night. The Cougars, 2-1, travel to winless Sharkey-Issaquena this week. Sharkey lost to Christian...
View ArticleVardaman makes easy work of Coldwater
The Vardaman Rams improved to 2-1 on the season with Patrick Pratt leading the way in a 39-0 rout of visiting Coldwater last Friday night. Pratt opened the scoring with a touchdown run on the opening...
View ArticleHigh School Softball Roundup – ‘City powers past Bruce; Lady Rams and Lady...
Calhoun City rolled over Bruce 15-0 last week to improve to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in region play. Conley Langford The Lady Wildcats had 24 hits in the game, led by Conley Langford and Miyana Bailey who...
View ArticleClarke makes top four for MSU golf team
Cameron Clarke, of Pittsboro, qualified for the top five spots for the first Mississippi State University golf tournament. The tournament will be held at Kiawah Isaland (Ocean Course) in Charleston,...
View ArticleFirst college football weekend by the numbers
College football’s first weekend, by the numbers: • 1, as in No. 1 in the nation, and that would be Alabama. The Crimson Tide is scary good – so fast, so strong, so talented, so deep. They may have the...
View ArticleHubbard dealing strikes for the Lady Cougars
Keegan Hubbard may look small in stature when she steps on to the softball field, but not to opposing hitters. The Calhoun Academy sophomore has had a dominant year thus far averaging 10 strikeouts...
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