Area Sports
Dixie Youth baseball opening day Saturday; first games start at 4 p.m.
Walthall Dixie Youth baseball season opener is Saturday, April 1, at Holmes Water Park. All teams and age groups will play on opening day. First games are at 4 p.m. since the Dixie Youth League is sharing the park that day with the Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg hunt, Kids involved in the egg hunt…
Read MoreSalem softball alumni game registration underway; sign up now
By Raven Moak Once a LadyCat, always a LadyCat! If you played one year or six years, we’d love to have you for the Salem Ladycats Alumni softball game that will be Saturday, April 15, at 12 noon. Entry fee for each player will be $20- that will include a shirt and a jambalaya plate!…
Read MoreRegister now for Dixie Youth Baseball –in-person or online–until Feb. 23
Parents or guardians of kids playing Walthall Dixie Youth Baseball this year will need to register their child or children until Feb. 23. No registrations will be accepted after that date, a league spokesman said. Sign up either in-person or online. In-person sign up can be accomplished with cash or check. See Audrey Stogner at…
Read MoreFootball ends; Wildcats head right into basketball
Following right on the heels of football, the Salem Wildcats opened their basketball season the following week, taking on Woodlawn Prep of Columbia, Nov. 8, and Loyd Star, Nov. 11. Although the Wildcats lost their final football game to Richton before a home crowd on Thursday, Nov. 3, the boys and girls basketball squads started…
Read MoreChiefs end season with 33-19 playoff loss to Wesson
Last year the Chiefs knocked off Wesson in the 3A playoffs. This year it was turnaround as the Cobras handed Tylertown a 33-10 defeat to end the Chiefs’ season. Wesson took the lead four minutes into the first quarter, then following with another score to put the Cobras up 13-0 at the end of the…
Read MoreChiefs defeat Perry Central, will play Wesson in 2nd round at Co-Lin
Perry Central was the first to score last Friday in the first round of the 3A playoffs. At 4:01 into the first quarter the Bulldogs went up 6-0. The PAT failed, and the New Augusta team held on until the Chiefs answered with a touchdown, then added the extra point to make the score 7-6…
Read MoreChiefs head into 1st playoff round Friday after 23-0 win
Tylertown’s Chiefs shut out Port Gibson Friday to capture the No. 2 spot in 3A Region 7 and move into the playoffs Friday night against Perry Central at home. The Chiefs beat the Blue Wave 23-0 to end the THS regular schedule before a home crowd Friday night. Wildreckus Johnson, Lee Holmes and Tyquan Ginn…
Read MoreWildcats fall to Panthers
The Salem Wildcats lost 52-6 to Lumberton in an away game Friday night. Salem wraps up its season Thursday night with a home game with Richton. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Read MoreJefferson County holds Chiefs scoreless 34-0
It was a tough night for the Chiefs Friday as Jefferson County shut down the Blue and Gold, holding THS scoreless through four quarters. The Chiefs managed decent field position a couple times but the team from Fayette stiffened their defense. A couple Tigers’ interceptions turned into scores. Jefferson County scored a touchdown, less extra…
Read MoreWildcats suffer 64-8 loss to Bay Springs last Thursday
A strong Bay Springs team proved their ranking last Thursday, defeating Salem’s Wildcats 64-8 before a home crowd at the Swamp. Bay Springs built up a 54-0 lead at halftime. In the second half, Salem held the Bulldogs to 8 points, scored in the third quarter. The ‘Cats kept fighting back, and avoided a shutout…
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