Sports

Green Wave grows in spring loss to Oxford

Friday night provided a little new territory for the West Point High School football team.

Green Wave honors athletes

West Point High School recognized another group of outstanding high school athletes during the school’s annual athletic banquet Saturday night.

Raiders' Monteleone, Bryan, relay team advance to state

Two Oak Hill Academy track team members advanced to the state championships in additional events and a relay team also moved on based on their performances Saturday in the North State at Lee Academy in Clarksdale.

OHA golf wins third straight

Oak Hill’s talented golf team made it three wins in three outings this season as they go for their fourth straight state MAIS A-AA title.

The Raiders shot a four-person score of 299 ti win the MRA Invitational at the tough Deerfield Golf Club course in Jackson.

Crowley gets Vandy release, weighs options

West Point native Austin Crowley has obtained his release from his basketball scholarship to Vanderbilt and now is weighing offers from several other universities.

But he’ll wait until this week’s Geico National Challenge in New York City is over.

Wave archers improve, take AIMS North State

West Point High’s archery team saved its best for last.

After shooting mediocre scores for much of the season, the Green Wave archers spent the last two weeks practicing hard.

Unearned runs spell loss for Wave

Two unearned runs cost West Point in a 7-5 extra-inning high school baseball loss Saturday to traditional power New Hope.

Dash for home lands win for Raiders

Oak Hill built a big lead, watched it slip away and then survived a wild extra inning to claim a 12-11 high school baseball win Saturday afternoon over visiting Lee Academy.

Melton takes two firsts at track meet

West Point High’s boys track team brought home several honors from Saturday’s 49 th annual Daily Journal Relays that drew more than 20 teams from Mississippi and Tennessee to Tupelo High.

Senior Ryan Melton had a near-career day.

Crowley, team headed to national showdown

A West Point athlete will get a chance to show off his skills on a national stage next month when his basketball team competes in the prestigious GEICO High School Basketball Nationals in New York.

The event, April 4-6, features eight of the top high school teams in the country.