Sports

Chambless walk-off lifts Wave over Lafayette

A pitcher's duel and defensive struggle gets exciting in the end as West Point scores the tying run in the bottom of the sixth and the winning run on Jake Chambless' walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to defeat visiting Lafayette County 4-3 in high school baseball Tuesday.

Grenada makes early lead stand against WPHS

Grenada ran out to an early lead and made it stand up in an 8-2 high school softball win over visiting West Point Tuesday.

White named new MUW women’s basketball coach

The Mississippi University for Women has named Howard White, Jr. as the new head coach of the women's basketball program. 

White, a native of Wilmot, Arkansas, comes to the W after serving two seasons as the head women's basketball coach at Concordia College in Selma, Alabama.

Area golf experts make Masters predictions

Golden Triangle golf experts differ widely on who they think will win this week's Masters, but all agree having Tiger Woods back in the field and playing well is a shot in the arm for the game.

Two unearned runs lift Oak Hill to win

An error scores the go-ahead runs and hen pitcher Ethan Bryan comes from behind to strike out the last batter looking as Oak Hill took a dramatic 4-3 win over Magnolia Heights Academy.

May Golf Outing to benefit MUW athletics

The Lion Hills Center and Golf Club in Columbus will play host to the Owls Athletics Golf Outing in May hosted by the Mississippi University for Women (MUW).

The event is slated for Friday, May 18 and will begin with registration and brunch at 10:30 a.m.

Wave bats go silent in loss

Junior Grenada pitcher Bailey Albritton limited visiting West Point to two hits, both by Gray Berry, as the Chargers evened the season series with the Green Wave with a 5-1 high school baseball victory Friday.

Lady Wave scores big in pair of wins

The Easter Bunny was smiling on the West Point High girls softball team Saturday.

The Lady Green Wave bats awakened from a slow spring and the defense improved on the way to a pair of wins — 9-3 over Caledonia and 15-4 over Aberdeen — in a non-district tournament hosted by Caledonia.

Magnolia Rehabilitation’s Players of the Week: Ketchum and Mathews

ROE KETCHUM

West Point’s Roe Ketchum has been a force on the mound for the Green Wave, leading his team to two important district wins. In 11 innings pitched, the junior has only given up two hits, no earned runs and has struck out 24 batters.

SYNETHIA MATHEWS

Former Hebron basketball coach Bruce Franks dies at 62

State championship high school basketball coach Bruce Franks passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with leukemia. He was 62.

Franks became known as a winning basketball coach in North Mississippi with stops at Wilkerson Christian, Calhoun Academy, Houston and Hebron Christian.