I can feel the momentum switching.

As if I was watching a pro wrestling match from the 1980s (it’s Wrestlemania season, bear with me), I can visualize teams in the area “hulking up” like Hulk Hogan, himself, gearing up for the big boot and leg drop that followed for the 1-2-3 pin.

Hopefully local teams are ready to win on the big stage like Hulk. By the late 1980s, Hogan was a superstar, a household name. However, before he was Hulk Hogan, he went by the name, “Super Destroyer,” and, as you can imagine, was far less polarizing. Though Hogan would go on to become the most famous wrestler of all time, it wasn’t until he rubbed shoulders with Mr. T at the very first Wrestlemania that casual fans started to take notice.

The Super Destroyers of the Miss-Lou (Cathedral High School, Vidalia High School and Monterey High School) should be ready to rip their shirts off and flex their muscles in 2015. Each team’s Mr. T last year was the postseason — young Cathedral players got to play for a state championship, Monterey lost a heartbreaker to eventual champion Fairview in the semifinals and Vidalia bowed out of the playoffs to No. 1 John Curtis, who showed the Vikings exactly what a No. 1 team looks like.

As the bell sounds for this year’s baseball season, teams in the Miss-Lou seem to be hitting the ropes with ease in the early goings. Arguably the top player in the area — at least the player with the most hype entering the season — Cathedral High School’s Quinton Logan, started his senior season with 11 strikeouts, a combined no-hitter and two home runs in a doubleheader in the Loyd Star Classic Feb. 28. An even more impressive pitching debut was made across the river when Block’s Taylor Perron-Krause threw a 17-strikeout shutout against Peabody on that very same day.

But neither Block nor Cathedral have the deepest pitching staff. That may very well belong to the Vidalia Vikings, who should have their best team in quite some time. William Handjis will lead the way, with two quality pitchers like Cole Cangemi and Chandler Grayson filling out the rotation. Handjis boasted a 1.11 ERA in 61 innings pitched last year, while Cangemi posted a 1.22 ERA in 46 innings pitched a year ago. Add in Grayson, who already has a no-hitter under his belt this season, and that, my friends, is quite a three-headed monster. And don’t forget about Alan Doyle, who posted a 2.75 ERA in 19 innings pitched last year.

While we’re on the subject of pitching, it’s impossible to move on without mentioning Monterey’s aces. Kade Passman and Jake Cooper return for the Wolves, totaling a combined 16-1 record as starters last year. Monterey will have to overcome key losses like Dillon Smith, Trey Book, Ashton Holland and Hayden Cassels, but the power is still there with slugger Jake Barlow returning for his junior season. Barlow belted five home runs last year and added 37 RBIs. Go ahead and tune up the band like the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels did in the 1990s.

Returning experience makes those clubs the favorites, but you can’t teach the athleticism Adams County Christian School and Natchez High School provides. Football studs Lester Wells for ACCS and NHS’ Shavoke Herrington will likely make the best defensive plays of the year for their respective clubs. As far as those two teams go, look out for the Rebels’ Wade Simpson on the mound, as well as Natchez High School’s Chris Scott.

Trinity Episcopal’s Kevontaye Caston is raw, but in his debut with the Saints, he recorded two singles and two steals. If football and basketball are any indicators to how successful this young man will be, look for Caston to have a breakout season.

And like all Jason Horne teams in the past, you can bet your bottom dollar Centreville Academy is going to be extremely good. Headlining that group will be Casey Haygood and Tyler Caston, both 2014 MAIS District 6-AA First Team selections.

The early results of the baseball season are reminiscent to Hogan waving his hand to the crowd, motioning “Let me hear you.” Is the stage set for Hulkamania to run wild on the diamond in the Miss-Lou? It sure would make for compelling sports theatre.