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2011 had several good story lines

When we look back on this year, it certainly proved to have both ups and downs for area ...

Alcorn sports

Spears’ future at Alcorn uncertain

It’s often difficult to evaluate a head coach’s first year with a team, when players are adjusting to ...

Sports Columnists

Winter fishing brings back old memories

This recent cold front may slow the fishermen and women down from fishing, but the fish still eat ...

Sports

Rising river will affect game fishing

The Mississippi River is on a very fast rise. That is really no surprise to residents that have ...

Sports

Football ends with disappointment, hope for the future

Since I took over as sports editor this past spring, one thing I hoped to do was cover ...

Sports

Playoff rules go against the grain

Cathedral High School is one win away from a state championship game berth, but the Green Wave will ...

Sports

At least Houston Nutt isn’t Joe Pa

I suppose there are worse ways Houston Nutt could’ve gone out. He could have been involved in a ...

Sports

November means postseason football

With the Mississippi and Louisiana public schools wrapping up the regular season, the focus shifts to one of ...

Sports

Alabama, LSU to battle next week

I told myself I wouldn’t write a column about this game. But the Nov. 5 matchup between LSU ...

Sports

Patience is key for young Vidalia team

Vidalia High School’s football program certainly has seen better days. In the final two home games of the ...

Sports Columnists

Fall weather is great news for fishing

This weather feels great. And obviously the fish feel the same way we do. Fish activity has increased ...

Sports

Trinity, Centreville on collision course

I haven’t seen Simpson Academy play, but I do know one thing about their MAIS playoff aspirations. If ...

Sports

Fall is great time to fish in Miss-Lou

The high pressure system that has been sitting over us the past week or so is moving on, ...

Sports

Don’t forget baseball playoffs in Oct.

Turn away from the football — high school, college or other, and remember that it’s October — the ...

Sports

ACCS and Trinity players impressed me

I’ll admit I had some preconceived notions coming into the Adams County Christian School and Trinity Episcopal game ...

Sports

Drift fishing helps catch open-water fish

The Mississippi River stage is at perfect level for bass fishing on the live oxbow lakes, the Old ...

Sports

TV drives conference expansion talk

Let’s talk a minute about SEC expansion. Many have misconceptions about what’s driving these expansion talks, so getting ...

Sports

Cathedral win was exciting, shocking

When Daniel Huffines caught the game-winning touchdown for Cathedral High School Friday night, I just stared in disbelief. ...

Sports

Good fishing news hard to find last week

Successful fishing reports were hard to come by this week. But I did hear some not so good ...

Sports

NCAA rules punish Florida’s Sharrif Floyd

Just when I thought the NCAA couldn’t top the many instances of unintentional comedy it has put forth ...

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