Archive - 2013
April 11th
Mississippi State is getting close to finishing its spring scrimmages and showcasing what they have practiced on in the spring game.
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“Right on target,” is how Starkville High girl’s track and field coach Caroline Woomer describes the 2013 season for her team.
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ACKERMAN – Teeing off to help others will be the theme Saturday as the Ackerman Country Club hosts the Moss-Graham Tournament.
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April 10th
Brett Pirtle grew up a Texas A&M fan.Â
The Tyler, Texas, native had many opportunities to be a Texas Longhorn fan, but decided to be his own person and cheer for the Aggies.
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Offensive lineman Dillon Day looks at each day as a an opportunity for himself, the offensive line and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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April Sykes enjoyed the bright lights and the atmosphere of the Women's National Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Sparks.
Deep down inside, the former East Oktibbeha High School girls basketball player still considers herself a country girl and likes coming back to the area.
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There's an old saying in athletics that a team is only as good as its next game.
Mississippi State softball coach Vann Stuedeman is one of those people who buys into that philosophy.
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Ruth D. Peil, 88, devoted mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko.
Martha Anne Ferriss Parker, of Florence, Alabama, passed away unexpectedly on April 7, 2013. She was born October 29, 1926 in Shaw, Mississippi to William Douglas and Lellie Meadow Ferriss. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to so many. Martha Anne grew up in Shaw, Mississippi and graduated from Shaw High School, Class of 1944.
Jonathan Kensey Brown, 46, passed away on April 9, 2013 in Columbus, MS. He was a Helicopter Test Pilot for American Eurocopter and had been a pilot for 28 years. He was also a graduate of Embry Riddle, where he received his bachelor's degree in Aeronautics Safety and recently attended Pinelake Church in Starkville. He loved to fish and go to the beach with his children. He was an excellent fa
.jpg "Former East Oktibbeha High School player April Sykes, right, competes during her college days at Rutgers. Sykes enters her second season in the WNBA in a few weeks with the Los Angeles Sparks. (Photo by Jessica Hill, AP)")
