Archive - 2013 - Latest Sports
May 13th
Only one stop remains on Starkville High’s “road to the ring.”
That stop begins this afternoon as a dozen Yellowjacket tennis players descend on the Ridgeland Tennis Center for the opening matches of the Class 5A Individual State championship tournament.
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BALDWYN – East Webster coach Lee Berryhill knew the importance of carrying a one game lead into Monday’s contest with Baldwyn.Â
As the game ended, that advantage proved beneficial as the Lady Wolverines advanced to the Class 2A State championship after defeating the Lady Bearcats 5-3 in game two.
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May 12th
The Mississippi State Bulldogs learned late Sunday night that they will be included in the NCAA Tournament field for the second-straight year under head coach Vann Stuedeman.
MSU (32-22) will be playing at the Mobile (Ala.) Regional and take on Florida State in the first round at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Mississippi Valley State and host South Alabama are the other teams in the field.
OXFORD – The situation looked bleak once again for the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon.
After five innings against the rival Ole Miss Rebels, Mississippi State was in danger of being swept for the second time in three weekends.
PEARL – The Starkville Yellowjackets had a dynamic duo at the Class 5A State championships Saturday afternoon.
Kate Mattox and Damian Grady each claimed a pair of individual State titles in distance events as the SHS boys and girls teams both finished fifth in the state.
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May 11th
The Mississippi State Bulldogs needed a strong showing in singles against the Harvard Crimson Saturday to get a victory.
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Neither rain, nor the Harvard Crimson, could keep the Mississippi State men's tennis team from reaching the NCAA Round of 16 for the first time since 2001 on Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs had to come back from losing the doubles point and waiting through two rain delays before catching fire in singles and taking the match over the Crimson 4-1 at Pitts Tennis Centre.
MABEN – The importance of winning game one of a series is always important in the mind of East Webster softball coach Lee Berryhill.
As the Class 2A North State championship best-of-three series with the Baldwyn Lady Bearcats began, that approach didn't change.
On Saturday, the Lady Wolverines provided what their coach desired as they defeated Baldwyn 6-4.
OXFORD – A weekend ago, Mississippi State had a good showing on Saturday.
This Saturday, it wasn't the same story for the Bulldogs.
No. 24 MSU dropped a 10-8 decision to No. 27 Ole Miss in the second game of a doubleheader to be swept at Swayze Field.
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May 10th
Mississippi State men's tennis coach Per Nilsson knew it wasn't going to be easy for his team to open NCAA competition after taking three weeks off.
It ended up only taking about three hours for the 10th-ranked Bulldogs to defeat the Austin Peay Governors 4-0 at the Pitts Tennis Centre.
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