Area Sports

Organizers are trying to revive Dixie Youth Baseball in the county after suffering two setbacks last year, the cancellation of the season because of COVID-19 and dwindling interest leading to a steep falloff in player registration. The league is setting up online registration. Follow the Walthall DYB Facebook page for posts related to registration times…

Tylertown’s Chiefs ended their football season Friday night with a 39-18 loss to Jeff Davis County. Jeff Davis scored first, followed shortly after with a THS score. Neither team was successful on the extra point and both teams remained tied through the first quarter of the ball game. Jeff Davis managed to score twice more…

Both county teams came up on the losing side last week near the ending of the high school football season. The Salem Wildcats lost to Mt. Olive 36-8. The Wildcats are 1-7 overall and 1-5 in district play. Tylertown’s Chiefs met the No. 2 team in their district a week after playing the No. 1…

Here’s a roundup of scoring this season for the Salem Lady Wildcats volleyball team, showing a 1-7 overall record, 0-2 in district play. No score has been reported for the two latest games, both with Lumberton on Sept. 23 and 24. Earlier, Salem fell to Sacred Heart Sept. 22, 3 set to 0. Sacred Heart…

Tylertown and Salem both fell Friday night as the schools both move into the second half of the 2020 football season, each with identical 1-6 records overall. The Salem Wildcats managed to chalk up 20 points against Puckett, but still fell 28 points short. When the final horn sounded the score stood Puckett 48, Salem…

The Miami Marlins’ playoff run, their unexpectedly successful season in Year 3 of their rebuild ended last Thursday with a 7-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves. It ended Miami’s run after game three in the best of five National League Division Series. Atlanta won 9-5 and 2-0 on Tuesday and Wednesday. But the Marlins accomplished…

Friday night football games were moved ahead in this area of Mississippi due to the threat of Hurricane Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. The Salem-Lumberton game was bumped ahead but heavy rains and the threat of lightning caused school officials to cancel the game. Meantime, Tylertown’s Chiefs went ahead with their game against Seminary,…

Local teams didn’t fare well in Friday night football. Sebastapol’s Bobcats polished off the Wildcats 44-6. The Salem Wildcats fell behind early as Sebastopol scored twice early in the first quarter. The Wildcats managed to avoid a shutout with a late-in-the-game touchdown, but failed to add the extra point. Meanwhile, Tylertown’s Chiefs were held scoreless…

The home standing Richton Rebels defeated visiting Salem Friday night 36-12 in a conference game for the two 1A schools. Salem fell victim to a safety in the first quarter which put Richton up 2-0. The Wildcats managed to avoid a shutout with a couple touchdowns. The point-after attempts were no good. Richton managed a…