Meridian Star Sports

Neel leaving champion War Eagles for Panthers

2012-05-26T06:00:00-05:00

    Eric Neel spent three seasons coach at East Central. The Hornets played in three state championship games.
   Neel then coached the past three years at Wayne County, leading the War Eagles to three straight Class 5A fast-pitch state crowns.
   And now, he doesn’t see why the same can’t occur at Quitman. After guiding Wayne County to its third straight championship Saturday, Neel resigned his position in Waynesboro on Thursday to replace Kacie Roberson at Quitman.

Unexpected Honor

2012-05-26T06:00:00-05:00

Winning a state championship, that Blake McMullen expected.
To be named the Player of the Year in Class 3A by the Mississippi Association of Coaches, that caught the Southeast Lauderdale senior off guard.

RCA’s Lee and pair of Generals chosen for All-Star tilt

2012-05-25T06:00:00-05:00

Russell Christian Academy senior Camryn Lee and Newton County Academy duo Clay Upton and Dillon Williams will wrap up their senior seasons today.
The local trio will play in the MAIS All-Star Class A game at Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson at 2 p.m. The Class AA-AAA game will follow.

McFarland named first-team All-American for Jones County

2012-05-25T06:00:00-05:00

The honors continue to come in for the Jones County Junior College softball program.
Pitcher Ginger Lonergan and centerfielder Relanda McFarland were both named to the NJCAA Division II All-American first-team on Thursday.

A Family Affair

2012-05-25T06:00:00-05:00

Five days. Two state titles. One family.
It’d be hard to find a family that had a better week than the one Robbi and Shay Cooper just experienced.

Roundup — Stephens receives Sekul Award

2012-05-24T06:00:00-05:00

Adding to his impressive collection of coaching hardware, East Mississippi Community College head football coach Buddy Stephens was presented with the 2011 George Sekul Award during the All-American Football Foundation’s Banquet of Champions held earlier this month at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

The Drought Is Over

2012-05-24T06:00:00-05:00

All Mason Irby was hoping for was to find a way on base.
The Southeast Lauderdale sophomore did that and so much more. Irby's single with two outs in the seventh inning broke a tie, lifting the Tigers to a 6-3 MHSAA Class 3A state championship win at Smith-Wills Stadium on Wednesday, and handing Southeast (32-7) its first title since 1966.

Ramey shines again, hurls Tigers to MHSAA Class 3A crown

2012-05-24T06:00:00-05:00

    The bar was set pretty high.
   After all, Southeast Lauderdale senior right-hander Colby Ramey needed just 65 pitches to beat Kossuth in Game 1 of the MHSAA Class 3A state championship game Thursday.
   However, according to fellow senior Blake McMullen, Ramey cleared the hurdle Wednesday when he scattered eight hits on 104 pitches to finish off the Aggies in a 6-3 state championship-clinching win at Smith-Wills Stadium on Wednesday.

Briarwood to host Emerald Coast Golf Tour in June

2012-05-23T06:00:00-05:00

Professional golf is coming to Meridian.
The Emerald Coast Golf Tour will be holding the Meridian Pro-Am Classic at Briarwood Country Club June 26-29.

Tigers ready for shot at Aggies, championship, redemption

2012-05-23T06:00:00-05:00

Southeast Lauderdale isn't worried about that nine-run fourth-inning disaster.
Nope, the Tigers are choosing to focus on the other 13 innings so far in the MHSAA Class 3A state championship series. Outside of that debacle in Saturday's Game 2 that Kossuth used to even up the series and force today's 4 p.m. Game 3 at Smith-Wills Stadium, Southeast has been in control.