Oxford tennis sweeps Lafayette
The Oxford Chargers tennis team improved to 7-0 on the season with a 7-0 sweep of Lafayette at Avent Park on Tuesday. (March 31, 2010, Page 10)
Huggins explodes for 5 goals in U12 Earthquakes win
Preston Huggins didn’t hold anything back in his Under-12 soccer match on Tuesday, scoring five goals to lift the Earthquakes to a 7-2 win over the Crew during Tuesday’s Oxford Park Commission soccer action. In the other U12 boys game, the Tornados and Wizards tied 2-2. In the U10 boys league, the Dynamo blanked the Galaxy 1-0 and the Sounders blitzed the Fire 5-0. In the U10 girls league, the Wizards downed United 2-1 and the Sounders blanked the Fire 2-0. (more…) (March 31, 2010, Page 10)
Lafayette Middle School earns first round bye
The Lafayette Middle School baseball team (9-2-1) earned a first-round bye in the upcoming playoffs by sweeping Marshall Academy 10-2 and 8-3 in a doubleheader yesterday. (more…) (March 31, 2010, Page 10)
LHS softball downs Senatobia
The Lafayette Lady Commodores rallied to score eight runs in the top of the eighth inning to defeat Senatobia 14-7 on the road Tuesday. Picking up the win for Lafayette was Stormy Robinson. Sheana Witt hit LHS’ only triple, while M.C. Pate, Robinson, Corey Hollis, Kelsey Kesler and Katrina Wilson all hit doubles. In addition to Witt, Robinson, Hollis, Kesler and Wilson, Cameron Mize also had a multiple-hit game. LHS returns to action on Thursday, hosting Senatobia at 6:45 p.m. (March 31, 2010, Page 10)
Ms. Total Package Pageant
Positive All The Way is sponsoring its inaugural Ms. Total Package Pageant for women age 21 and older. It will be a celebration of women and all they do to add to the quality of life of others. Entry deadline is Saturday. The pageant will be 6 p.m. May 8 at the Oxford Conference Center. For more information, call Jo Von Reed at 662-801-6073 or come by the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce between 9 and 10 a.m. Saturday to sign up. (March 31, 2010)
Abbeville Board of aldermen
The Abbeville mayor and Board of Aldermen will meet at the Abbeville Fire Department the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. For more information, call 234-8588. (March 31, 2010)
Pilot Club of Oxford
Meets at 5:30 p.m. Thursday for a business meeting, followed by the regular meeting at 6. The club meets at Newk’s Restaurant on University Avenue. (March 31, 2010)
Oxford Exchange Club
Meets at noon Thursday at Ole Miss Catering located at 123 Heritage Drive. Featured speaker will be Oxford High School’s Summer Rowland, Oxford Exchange Club ACE Student Award winner. Kappa Delta will have 10 items to be auctioned and will report on their Shamrock events that benefited the Exchange Family Center this past weekend. Members and guest are invited to attend. For more information, e-mail info@exchangeclubofoxford or visit www.exchangeclubofoxford.org. (March 31, 2010)
School Supply Drive
The Graduate Student Council on the campus of the University of Mississippi has teamed up with several organizations on campus and the Mississippi Teachers Corp to sponsor a school supply drive. On April 7 at 6:30 p.m. during the “Family and School Night” at the Ole Miss Baseball game, patrons will receive two general admission tickets for every full bag of school supplies.
As part of this “Rock the Bus” event, organizers hope to fill a school bus with school supplies, all of which will be donated to the Mississippi Teacher Corps teachers. Donations can be in the form of school supplies and/or monetary gifts, which will go toward grants for the teachers in the Mississippi Teacher Corps and scholarships for the students accepted to academic achievement programs. This event has the potential to positively affect the education of nearly 5,000 students receiving public education in classrooms staffed by the Mississippi Teacher Corps. (March 31, 2010)
Kids get a taste of outer space
Oxford children experienced life as an astronaut for a brief while Monday as part of NASA Night at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center. (March 30, 2010, Page 3)
