Area Sports
High school athletic seasons begin: football, volleyball games on tap
Almost unbearable heat is the rule in Mississippi. As always it falls in line with the beginning of school and the volleyball and football seasons. Ladies volleyball is first to the court, and though the meets are indoors, the girls can still feel the effects of heat and hydration while competing on the court. Salem’s…
Read MoreDYB teams fail to advance
For the first time in several years, Walthall County won’t be sending a team to compete in the State DYB tournaments. The county’s four Diamond youth All-Star teams all failed to advance after losing in the district tournaments last weekend. In the 6U tournament played at Summit, Walthall lost to Lawrence 14-13; were defeated by…
Read MoreDYB District 6 tourney starts Friday
Here’s the Diamond Youth Baseball district 6 tournament schedule. Six-and-under play begins Friday at Summit. Lawrence County and Walthall play at 6 p.m. on Field 2. The winner will advance to play at 10:30 a.m. Saturday on Field 2. The loser will play at 9 a.m. Saturday on Field 2. First and second place teams…
Read MoreAnthony turns in 9.75 at NCAA 100 meters May 30
One of the fastest collegiate sprinters in the nation, Tylertown’s Jordan Anthony, raised more eyebrows recently and is now being mentioned as a possible entry in the 2028 Olympics after clocking a 9.75 in the 100 meters at the quarterfinals of the NCAA 2025 Outdoor Track Championships on May 30. The time is the second-fastest…
Read MoreChiefs take fifth straight 3A boys state champ; Lady Chiefs win title
Tylertown’s Chiefs have as long history of top performing track and field teams over the years, dating back to the early 1970s when the former Tylertown and Gulledge high schools combined as one unit and adopted the Chiefs moniker. Leon “Pop” Magee recognized as the godfather of track in the county, pushed track events as…
Read MoreState basketball playoffs set to begin this week
State basketball playoffs were set to begin Monday after teams finished regional play over the weekend. The first round of play in both Class 1A and 3A were being played beginning Feb. 10. Second round games are to get underway Valentine’s day, while the third round is to begin Feb. 20, according to brackets on…
Read MoreRegister now for DYB; get 20% discount for early sign-up by Feb. 1
Youth baseball is a long-time Walthall County tradition dating back to the mid-1950s when a group of men got together to form Walthall Little Boys Baseball. That was over 70 years ago. Today’s version of youth baseball is known as Diamond Youth Baseball and is open to both boys and girls. While the league has…
Read MoreChiefs season ends with loss to Jefferson County
Tylertown Chiefs lost in the second round of the state 3A playoffs to end their season while Jefferson County advances to the third round to play Magee this Friday night. Jefferson County defeated the Chiefs 38-20 Friday night at Fayette. With 10 minutes remining in the first quarter, Jefferson County intercepted a Chiefs pass to…
Read MoreChiefs pull off 18-17 victory to advance
Both the visiting Enterprise Bulldogs and Tylertown Chiefs entered Friday’s first playoff round with identical 6-4 records, the only difference being that Enterprise came in following a loss the previous week, falling 25-21 to Kemper County. The Chiefs, on the other hand, arrived in the playoffs following a 43-16 defeat of Perry Central. Early on…
Read MoreChiefs, Wildcats both fall at home last week
Local football fans were able to catch both teams in action at home last week as Salem played a Thursday night game followed Friday by THS. THS, Poplarville… Friday night time simply ran out for the Chiefs as they fell to 4A Poplarville 43-37 in a non-conference game. Tylertown scored first putting the Chiefs up…
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