from staff reports
Meridian High School banged out 19 base hits on its way to an 11-1, rout-shortened win at Brandon in area prep softball action from late Tuesday night.
Meridian scored twice each in the first, second and fourth innings, then added five runs in the top of the fifth and won by the 10-run rule.
Senior infielder J'Quandra Hickman banged out four hits to lead the offensive onslaught, while Roneshia Brown had three hits including a triple. Olivia Taylor had a triple and a single, Kenyatta Handley had a single and a double, Breanna Hampton had two hits and Devonna Gilmer also had two hits.
Emily Ware (2-0) was the winning pitcher, while Nena Edwards took the loss for Brandon. The Lady Bulldogs backed her with just four hits.
Meridian is back in action today, hosting Hattiesburg at 6 p.m.
— Rocky Higginbotham
Enterprise 18
Taylorsville 0
The Lady Bulldogs ripped 20 base hits and picked up an easy division win at Taylorsville.
It was the 12th win in the last 13 games for Enterprise, which improved to 12-5 on the season. The Lady Bulldogs are in action again tonight when they go to Bay Springs.
Tuesday, Enterprise scored eight times in the second inning and seven times in the third.
Jordan Farrar collected three hits, while Morgan Swancey had a single and a double and Summer Robinson a triple, single and three RBIs.
Haley Brooke Smith, Selena Irby, Hayleigh Harper, Ally Harper and Madelyn Helms all had two hits while Morgan Porter added a triple. Ally Harper (11-1) was the winning pitcher.
— Rocky Higginbotham
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Neel leaving champion War Eagles for Panthers
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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The Drought Is Over
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
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. -
Southeast wins MHSAA Class 3A Championsip
Slideshow from the MHSAA Class 3A state championship game between Southeast Lauderdale and Kossuth.
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Briarwood to host Emerald Coast Golf Tour in June
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. - More Sports Headlines
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Neel leaving champion War Eagles for Panthers

