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Basketball Players of the Year
SPORTS EDITOR BLOG — Lafayette’s Shaquilla Isom and Oxford’s Brandon Blake are this year’s EAGLE Players of the Year in basketball. (more…) (April 12, 2010)
Robinson’s effort huge for ‘Dores
Lafayette’s depth and no-quit attitude really made a big difference in its 8-7 win over Water Valley Saturday afternoon.
Led by the stellar all-around play of Hunter Robinson and the solid relief pitching of Luke Stanley, the Commodores were able to flush a disappointing one-run loss to Lewisburg on Friday night by overcoming an early 3-1 deficit to knock of the Blue Devils. (April 12, 2010, Page 2B)
Kesler leads LHS to win over Lady Devils
A disappointing one-run loss to Lewisburg on Friday night was quickly washed away by the Lafayette Lady Commodores in their 13-0 win over Water Valley Saturday afternoon.
LHS lost 10-9 to Lewisburg after leading 9-1 going into the fifth inning, a result that was not even a factor for the Lady Commodores less than 24 hours later. (April 12, 2010, Page 2B)
LHS captures 2-4A tennis title
Lafayette won the Division 2-4A title Thursday with a 5-2 win over Senatobia at the Oxford-University Stadium courts. The Commodores finished with a perfect 6-0 district record and advance into the 4A playoffs for the second straight year. (April 9, 2010, Page 7A)
Grenada downs Lafayette for title
Some uncharacteristic errors and the inability to make enough key pitches at critical times proved to be the Lafayette Commodores undoing in their 13-2 loss in Thursday’s Tri-Lake Junior High Conference title game with Grenada at W.V. Brewer Field. (April 8, 2010, Page 7A)
Burchfield resigns from post at LHS
Lafayette is in the process of searching for a new boys basketball coach today after former coach Teague Burchfield submitted his resignation to school officials.
Burchfield’s letter to the school board was officially accepted Tuesday during a regular session meeting, leaving a void that could be replaced by a coach currently at the school. LHS Athletic Director Jeff Nelson said he is looking at all the options that he has in front of him in determining who the next coach will be. (April 8, 2010, Page 6)
LHS boys basketball program can produce a winner
AROUND THE SQUARE AND BEYOND — Lafayette’s boys basketball program is at another crossroads with the departure of Teague Burchfield, who resigned this week after two serving two seasons as head coach. (April 8, 2010, Page 7)
Burchfield out at Lafayette
Lafayette boys basketball coach Teague Burchfield has resigned his position as boys basketball coach to pursue another job opening. His resignation letter was officially accepted by the Lafayette school board Tuesday night. His vacancy is apparently going to be filled by a coach already working at the school district, according to sources close to the situation. Burchfield coached LHS two seasons after being hired from Madison Central. (April 7, 2010)
Lewisburg RHP shuts down ‘Dores
A dominant pitching performance from Lewisburg’s Aaron Greenwood left Lafayette coach Greg Lewis a little bummed out on his birthday and the Commodores with their first Region 2-4A loss on the season.
Greenwood held the Commodores hitless through the first six innings of an 8-4 win by the Patriots at W.V. Brewer Field Tuesday night and ended up with nine strikeouts. (April 7, 2010, Page 6)
Lewisburg rallies past Lafayette in region game
Lafayette’s undefeated mark in region play came to an end Tuesday night with a 3-2 home loss in eight innings to Lewisburg. (April 7, 2010, Page 6)
