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Monday, May 20, 2013
Rebels hit road to face MSU
The No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels will be looking to take their seven-game winning streak on the road beginning tonight when they travel to Starkville to face in-state rival Mississippi State.
Ole Miss will stick with its same rotation of Drew Pomeranz (6-0 overall, 1.90 ERA) and Aaron Barrett (6-2, 3.36), with Sunday’s starter yet to be named. (April 30, 2010, Page 6A)
Blue Devils open 3A playoffs with a win
Bittersweet was the word used by Water Valley coach Doug Robbins to describe his Blue Devils’ 5-3 win over Independence in their first game of Class 3A best-of-three playoff series Thursday night.
The Blue Devils (18-6 overall) used a solid, if not spectacular, pitching performance by Josh Johnson to hold the Wildcats at bay long enough for their offense to score the bulk of their runs late. (April 30, 2010, Page 7A)
Goolsby taking his bat to NWCC
An incredible ability to swing a bat coupled with improvement in the outfield has led to a new home for Lafayette’s Denzel Goolsby. Goolsby signed a scholarship offer from Northwest Mississippi Community College Thursday to play outfield and potentially hit in the middle of the lineup for the Rangers the next two years. (April 30, 2010, Page 7A)
Patton leads ‘Dores to win over CHS
Lafayette opened the Class 4A playoffs in style with an 8-0 win over Cleveland thanks to an outstanding pitching performance by Jarrett Patton and three home runs from three different players. (April 30, 2010, Page 7A)
Nettleton too much for WVHS
It was no secret that the Nettleton Lady Tigers softball team was a good team.
On Thursday, Nettleton displayed just how good they really were, defeating the Water Valley Lady Blue Devils 13-1 in five innings to take Game 1 of their Class 3A playoff series. (April 30, 2010, Page 8A)
Lafayette falls in round 2 of tennis playoffs
Lafayette’s tennis season came to an unfortunate end Thursday as the Commodores lost 5-2 to New Albany in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. LHS ends the year at 10-4. (April 30, 2010, Page 8A)
Charger netters shut out Hernando
The march to State continues for the Oxford High tennis team. On Thursday the Chargers knocked off the Hernando Tigers 7-0 in the second round of the MHSAA Class 5A playoffs. (April 30, 2010, Page 8A)
Skyhawks no match for No. 16 Rebels
No late-game heroics were needed Wednesday night at Oxford-University Stadium.
The No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels took care of business early, scoring seven runs in the first three innings en route to a lopsided 15-6 victory over the UT-Martin Skyhawks. (April 29, 2010, Page 6)
Mr. Complete: Smith continues transformation
When Matt Smith was a redshirt freshman at Ole Miss he was the prototypical collegiate power hitter.
Sure he hit 14 home runs, but he also racked up strikeouts like they were going out of style, finishing his first season with 80, while walking just 22 times.
Since then, Smith has continued to evolve into a more complete batter. (April 29, 2010, Page 6)
WVHS teams begin 3A playoffs tonight
Water Valley’s baseball and softball teams will be facing two different challenges tonight as both begin the Class 3A playoffs.
The Blue Devils travel to play a gritty Independence bunch while the Lady Blue Devils host Nettleton, one of the state’s best softball teams and defending Class 3A state champion. (April 29, 2010, Page 6)
