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Green Wave look to second round series

Gray Berry understood the importance of clearing the first hurdle of the Class 5A playoffs against Cleveland Central.

That's why the pitcher wanted to be tough to hit when the West Point Green Wave played the second game of the series.

Career days not enough for Oak Hill in loss

Career days at the plate for Reiley Tate and Dylan Scott weren’t enough as a big East Webster seventh inning dumped the Oak Hill Academy Raiders baseball team Thursday.

Berry's no-hitter sends Wave to next round

West Point sophomore Gray Berry threw a no-hitter and swung a hot bat to lift the West Point High baseball team over Cleveland Central 3-0 Saturday. The win advances the Green Wave to this week’s second playoff round against Region 4 winner Germantown.

Magnolia Rehabilitation’s Players of the Week: Sara Dexter and Reiley Tate

SARA DEXTER - West Point High School

Wave has five named to All-Region team

The West Point High School Green Wave baseball team is poised for its first playoff run since 2011.

As the 2018 regular season comes to a close, five Green Wave players were named to the 2018 All-Region 2 - 5A team: Roe Ketchum, Gray Berry, Seth Edwards, B.R. Watson and Davion Goree.

Hebron girls take District, boys finish second

The Hebron Christian School Eagles saw several brilliant performances from both of its teams at the MAIS District 3 - 1A track meet against Columbus Christian at Marshall Academy.

The Hebron girls varsity squad won the district, while the boys team finished second.

Raiders thump Rebels in five innings

A huge 10-run first inning propelled the Oak Hill Academy Raiders to a 15-4 road win Tuesday against the Carroll Academy Rebels.

The Raiders managed to turn 14 hits into 15 runs and saw the game ended by mercy rule after the fifth inning.

Wave rally falls one run short

A two-out rally falls a run short with the tying and winning runs at second and third as visiting Lafayette escapes West Point with an 8-7 high school baseball victory Tuesday.

The Commodores used a late rally in the fifth and sixth innings to build a lead and were able to hang on.

Wave gets invites for 'road' games

A top 25 national ranking, two straight state championships and three graduates playing key roles for SEC schools not to mention several others in the JUCO ranks will get a team lots of attention.
But the hard part is deciding what, if anything, to do with that attention.

Late inning surge powers Chargers over Wave

West Point baseball got behind early at home on Friday and had a difficult time finding the scoreboard in a 9-3 loss to Grenada.