Sports

EMCC announces 2018-19 cheerleading team

East Mississippi Community College’s 2018-19 cheerleading team was announced this week by second-year EMCC cheer coach Hanna Burnette.

WheelCats to play local teams

The Mississippi WheelCats will be playing local teams in exhibition basketball at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at the West Point High School gymnasium.

'Fields of Dreams': Amos Field, others keep baseball alive across region


It's one of the best-known sports movie soliloquy's of all time.
"And they'll walk out to the bleachers, and sit in shirt-sleeves on a perfect afternoon.

Young West Point golfers shine on the links

Old Waverly Golf Club hosted a Southeastern regional golf tournament June 19-20 with several local juniors competing in the regional field of 81 participants boys and girls ages 12- 19.  

The participants were not only from Mississippi but six other southeastern states as well. 

Green Wave use summer to get youth experience

There are some younger baseball players in the West Point High School system that are getting playing time this summer.

West Point coach Blake Hutchinson said that’s important for the development of the team and sees some progress taking place.

Kimbrel named EMCC baseball coach

East Mississippi Community College has announced the promotion of coaching veteran Brett Kimbrel to the position of head baseball coach.  The announcement was made Tuesday by EMCC Director of Athletics Dr. Randall Bradberry.

Recap: West Point High School spring football

It was the first spring in a while when the West Point Green Wave didn’t have the versatile Marcus Murphy lending his skills to the program.

Murphy spent his spring in Starkville working with the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Wave sees measuring stick with 'The Three Town Showdown'

There may be no better measuring stick for a defending high school football state champion than to bring in programs like South Panola and Meridian.

That's what the West Point Green Wave did on Friday night as they hosted the “The Three Town Showdown."

Top teams join Wave for Jamboree

High school football fans could get an early look at some of this fall's playoff contenders this Friday night as West Point High closes out its spring training football drills with a high-powered jamboree.

Raider duo drops tiebreaker set to Generals in State tourney

The Oak Hill Academy Raiders tennis doubles partners John Ross Craven, a seventh grader, and sixth grader Jack Ketchum gave a full effort at the State tournament in Ridgeland on Wednesday, but came up short to Newton County Academy.