Scores from Friday, May 17

Softball
MHSAA Championships
(Best-of-3)
At Freedom Ridge Park, Ridgeland
Friday’s Game 1s
Class 1A
Nanih Waiya 15, West Union 6
Class 2A
Enterprise 6, East Webster 3
Class 3A
St. Patrick 11, Nettleton 0
Class 4A
Newton County 16, Houston 3
Class 5A
Neshoba Central 8, East Central 0
Class 6A
Madison Central 5, Oak Grove 2

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Scores from Thursday, May 16:

Baseball
(MHSAA semifinals)
Class 1A
Greenville St. Joe 14, TCPS 8
St. Joe leads series 1-0

Class 2A
East Union 4, Baldwyn 2
East Union leads series 1-0

Class 3A
Independence 2, Kossuth 0
Independence leads series 1-0

Class 4A
Lewisburg 7, Kosciusko 2
Lewisburg leads series 1-0

Class 5A
New Hope 8, Hernando 5
New Hope leads series 1-0

Class 6A
DeSoto Central 2, Southaven 1
DeSoto Central leads series 1-0

Tennis
(MHSAA championships)
At Jackson
Class 3A
Boys singles: Larry Qu (St. Andrew’s) d. Hayden Lee (Nettleton) 6-1, 6-2.

Class 4A
Girls singles: Jordan Roberts (Shannon) d. Shannon St. Clair (Newton County) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.
Girls doubles: Olivia Dunnam/Hannah Anderson (New Albany) d. Rebekah Jackson/Rachel Sollie (West Lauderdale) 6-2, 6-2.
Boys doubles: David Brand/Bryden Reed (Newton County) d. Jacob Ferguson/Ryan Henry (Pontotoc) 6-7, 6-4, 6-3.

Class 5A
Boys singles: Cullen McDonough (Ridgeland) d. Quinn Elliott (Oxford) 6-3, 6-3
Girls singles: Mia Kent (Ridgeland) d. Grace Anne Jones (Oxford) 6-3, 6-0.
Boys doubles: Arlis Williams/Callan Shinall (Oxford) d. Jacob Hawkins/Darius Kent (Ridgeland) 7-6, 6-0.
Mixed doubles: Kara Rose/Baxter Elliott (Oxford) d. Mikala Taylor/Richard Hill (Starkville) 6-2, 6-2.

Class 6A
Boys doubles: Jack Wilson/Mason Vice (Ocean Springs) d. Robert Thompson/Andrew Hildenbrand (Tupelo) 6-3, 6-3.

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Division 2-4A Baseball Super 20

Division 2-4A Super 20
Lewisburg: Tanner Lloyd, Rudy Martin Colt Smith, Lowell Haney, Jonathan Lindsey, Hunter Wilson, Peter Barton, Cody Cooper; Lafayette: D.K. Buford, Hunter Bishop, Eli Murphee, Josh Keel, Jake McPhail; New Albany: Ben Foster; North Pontotoc: Trey Jolly, Miciah Heard; Senatobia: Davis Brown; Rosa Fort: Cedric Carter.

Player of the Year: Tanner Lloyd, Lewisburg
Offensive Player of the Year: Rudy Martin, Lewisburg
Defensive Player of the Year: D.K. Buford, Lafayette
Pitcher of the Year: Coly Smith, Lewisburg

Second Team
New Albany: Jonah Zahller, Jake McDonald; Lewisburg: Gabe Brown, Koby Busby; Rosa Fort: Kevin Perkins, Ivory Evans; Lafayette: Austin Arrington, Michael Hudgins; North Pontotoc: Cole Loggins; Senatobia: Clayton Powell.

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Tish County Protest: Cliff’s Notes version

It’s a complicated matter, but here’s the Cliff’s Notes version of what Tishomingo County baseball coach Jerry Long is upset about.

TC has filed a protest  over its 7-6 loss in Game 3 at Kosy Monday night in a Class 4A quarterfinal series.

Long’s Braves were leading Kosciusko 6-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Long brought in new pitcher Dustin Allen with runners at first and third. Allen’s first pitch was ruled a dead ball by the first base umpire, who Long said ruled so because the Tish first baseman didn’t have both feet in fair ground when Allen delivered the pitch.

Rules state that every player except the catcher has to be in fair ground. Long, though, says his player was holding a runner of and wasn’t completely in foul ground.

“We’ve got a film of it we’re sending to Jackson, to see if we can get a picture of where the first baseman was,” Long said.

The runner at third was awarded home, the runner at first awarded second. It turned out to be a four-run inning for a 7-6 Kosy lead. Long says the dead ball call got it all going.

He says the umpire called three balks in the game and even tried to call the game — the plate ump wouldn’t allow it –after a verbal spar with a Braves player.

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Weekend Baseball, Softball Schedule

Baseball

North State semifinals Thursday through Saturday

 

Thursday

Game 1

Class 1A

Tupelo Christian at Greenville St. Joe, 6 p.m.

Class 2A

East Union at Baldwyn

Class 3A

Kossuth vs. Independence

 

Friday

Game 2

Class 1A

Greenville St. Joe at Tupelo Christian, 4 p.m

Class 2A

Baldwyn at East Union

Class 3A

Kossuth vs. Independence

 

Saturday (if nec.)

Class 1A

Tupelo Christian at Greenville St. Joe, 6 p.m.

Class 2A

East Union at Baldwyn

Class 3A

Kossuth vs. Independence

 

Fastpitch state championships

Friday

Game 1s

at Freedom Ridge Park, Ridgeland

Class 1A

Smithville vs. Nanih Waiya, 6 p.m.

 

Class 2A

East Webster vs. Enterprise Clarke, 6 p.m.

 

Class 3A

Nettleton vs. St. Patrick, 6 p.m.

 

Class 4A

Houston vs. Newton County, 7:30 p.m.

 

Saturday

Games 2 (3)

at Freedom Ridge Park, Ridgeland

Class 1A

Smithville vs. Nanih Waiya 10 a.m.

 

Class 2A

East Webster vs. Enterprise Clarke, 10 a.m.

 

Class 3A

Nettleton vs. St. Patrick, 10 a.m.

 

Class 4A

Houston vs. Newton County, noon

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Scores from Tuesday, May 14:

Baseball
MHSAA Quarterfinals
Class 2A
Baldwyn 4, Calhoun City 1
Baldwyn wins series 2-1

Class 5A
Hernando 4, Oxford 1
Hernando wins series 2-1

Class 6A
DeSoto Central 8, Clinton 4
DeSoto Central wins series 2-1

Softball
MHSAA Semifinals
Class 3A
Mooreville 5, Nettleton 2
Nettleton 13, Mooreville 7
Nettleton wins series 2-1

Class 5A
Neshoba Central 3-5, New Hope 0-3
Neshoba Central wins series 2-1

Tennis
MHSAA Championships
Class 3A
St. Andrew’s 7, Mooreville 0
Girls singles: Katie Lai (SA) d. Bailey Gillentine (M) 6-0, 6-0.
Boys singles: Larry Qu (SA) d. Dylan Lewis (M) 6-1, 6-2.
Girls doubles: Helena Qu/Margie Funches (SA) d. Kacey Byrd/Madison Scott (M) 6-1, 6-2; Elizabeth Biddle/Peryn Darby (SA) d. Myriam Sanders/Danielle Tunnell (M) 6-1, 6-1.
Boys doubles: Davis Flowers/Anthony Santangelo (SA) d. Zach Shumpert/Jay West (M) 6-1, 6-1; Pontus Andersson/Mikhail Love (SA) d. Kelton Kingsley/Robert Jones (M) 6-1, 6-2.
Mixed doubles: Meg Case/Carter Boyle (SA) d. Tina Allen/Adam Pierce (M) 6-2, 6-3.

Class 4A
New Albany 5, St. Stanislaus 2
Girls singles: Morris Kelly Clayton (NA) d. Nicaud (SS) 6-1, 6-1.
Boys singles: Laseter (SS) d. Mark Robbins (NA) 6-3, 6-1.
Girls doubles: Meghan Van/Katie Davis (NA) d. Hotard/Wawrek (SS) 6-3, 7-5; Olivia Dunnam/Hannah Anderson (NA) d. Taylor/Holley (SS) 6-4, 6-2.
Boys doubles: Michael Crotts/Parker Nail (NA) d. Estrada/Ladner (SS) 6-2, 6-4; Christopher Scott/Christian Scott (NA) d. Walk/Luffey (SS) 6-3, 6-4.
Mixed doubles: Galvin/McGinty (SS) d. Darby Mills/Walter Smith (NA) 7-5, 7-5.

Class 5A
Oxford 6, Stone County 1
Girls singles: Grace Ann Jones (O) d. Beth Owen (SC) 4-6, 6-1 (10-5).
Boys singles: Quinn Elliott (O) d. Reid Cudd (SC) 6-0, 6-1.
Girls doubles: McClellan Davis/Sarah Nash (O) d. Hannah Wegner/Tori Rose (SC) 6-0, 6-3; Kaitlyn Breland/Christa Owen (SC) d. (O) 5-7, 6-0 (10-5).
Boys doubles: Robert Nance/Artis Williams (O) d. Caleb Amacker/Henry Stennington (SC) 6-3, 6-1; Will Swindoll/Callan Shinall (O) d. Trey Wegner/Noah Rowell (SC) 6-3, 7-5.
Mixed doubles: Kara Rose/Baxter Elliott (O) d. Kelby Krohn/Lexi Johnson (SC) 6-1, 6-1.

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Scores from Monday, May 13:

Baseball
(MHSAA Quarterfinals)
Class 2A
East Union 11, Hatley 1
East Union wins series 2-1
Baldwyn 13, Calhoun City 3
Series tied 1-1

Class 4A
Lewisburg 8, Houston 4
Lewisburg wins series 2-1
Kosciusko 4,Tishomingo Co. 6
Kosciusko wins series 2-1

Class 5A
Hernando 4, Oxford 1
Series tied 1-1
New Hope 7, Rideland 4
New Hope wins series 2-0

Class 6A
DeSoto Central 7, Clinton 0
Series tied 1-1
Southaven 5, NW Rankin 2
Southaven wins series 2-1

Softball
(MHSAA Semifinals)
Class 1A
West Union 1-9, Smithville 3-8
West Union wins series 2-1

Class 2A
East Webster 5, Baldwyn 3
East Webster wins series 2-0

Class 3A
Nettleton 3, Mooreville 2
Nettleton leads series 1-0

Class 5A
New Hope 5, Neshoba Central 2
New Hope leads series 1-0

Class 6A
Madison Central 8, DeSoto Central 3
Madison Central wins series 2-0

Track
(MHSAA state championships)
Here are the Northeast Mississippi individual medalists from Monday’s MHSAA Class 2A, 4A and 6A Track and Field Championships at Pearl High School:
Individual Results
Pole Vault
6A Girls
(2) Callie Watson, Tupelo 11-0
4A Girls
(1) Katy McAuley, Pontotoc 10-6; (2) Robin Shumaker, Pontotoc 8-6
2A Boys
(1) Brantley Harris, Potts Camp 12-0
4A Boys
(3) Jagger Brown, Tishomingo County 11-06
6A Boys
(2) Ashton Huey, Tupelo 13-0

Long Jump
2A Girls
(2) Tenesha Woods, Potts Camp 15-10.75

Triple Jump
2A Girls
(3) Tenesha Woods, Potts Camp 32-03

High Jump
4A Girls
(2) Andrea Adams. Corinth 5-02
4A Boys
(3) Terry Montgomery, New Albany 6-04

Shot Put
4A Girls
(1) Tamia Clark, Corinth 36-04.25; (3) Jaynesia Johnson, Corinth 35-08.50
2A Boys
(1) Jeremy Lindsey, Hamilton 48-01.50
4A Boys
(1) Austin Howard, New Albany 48-03.50

Discus
2A Girls
(3) Mazy Mills, Walnut 91-07
4A Girls
(1) Jaynesia Johnson, Corinth 115-4; (2) Rockell Harris, Pontotoc 97-06
4A Boys
(1) Randy Hill, Corinth 136-04; (3) Austin Howard, New Albany 123-03

100 Meter Hurdles
4A Girls
(1) Jamaya Johnson, Pontotoc 15.98; (3) Alandria Hooper, Pontotoc 17.12

300 Meter Hurdles
4A Girls
(3) Jamaya Johnson, Pontotoc 48.63

100 Meters
2A Boys
(3) Keshon Heard, Hamilton 11:16
4A Boys
(1) D.K. Buford, Lafayette 10.76

200 Meters
4A Boys
(1) D.K. Buford, Lafayette 21.80

400 Meters
4A Girls
(1) Janae Westbrook, Lafayette 59.72

800 Meters
4A Girls
(1) Peyton Hamann, Lafayette 2:26.79; (2) Emma Knight, Corinth 2:26.81
4A Boys
(1) Frank Rivers, Corinth 2:03.23

1600 Meters
2A Girls
(2) Rachel Holley, New Site 5:56.67; (3) Madison Pharr, New Site 5:59.89

4A Girls
(1) Emma Knight, Corinth 5:27.08; (3) Rachael Starnes, Lafayette 5:31.07

3200 Meters
2A Girls
(2) Madison Holzner, Bruce 13:38.44
4A Girls
(1) Peyton Hamann, Lafayette 12:01.04; (2) Esmeralda Rodriguez, Lafayette 12:15.65
6A Girls
(2) Christina Daniels, Tupelo 11:16.16
4A Boys
(2) Chris Grisham, Pontotoc 10:46.69; (3) Clayton Allred 10:50.03
6A Boys
(2) Darnell Collier, Tupelo 10:13.09

4×200 Relay
4A Girls
(3) Corinth 1:47.86

4×400 Relay
4A Boys
(2) Corinth (Jose Contreras, Graves Marshall, Frank Rivers, Kelsey Perkins) 3:30.77

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All Division 1-2A Hoops Teams

All Division 1-2A Boys

Baldwyn: Martel Brown, Romaro Crump, Mason Penson, Duke Upshaw; Okolona: Alx Clark, Donovan Ivy, Rudell Fells; New Site: Josh Knight, Dustin George; East Union: Dustin Hall, Dontrell Lattimore; Hamilton: Ben Seely; Hatley: John Waycaster.

Player of the Year: Tevin Lindsey, Baldwyn

Coach of the Year: Jason McKay, Baldwyn

 

All Division 1-2A Girls

New Site: Christy Clark, Grace Elliot, Christin Pharr, Shelby Stricklin; Baldwyn: Ayana Ragin, Timaya Stewart, Keontra Tyes; East Union: Ashely Leach, Jade Anderson; Hamilton: Mary Willis, Aaliyah Verner; Hatley: Lachelle Vance; Okolona: Myiesha Parker.

Players of the Year: Christy Clark, New Site; Ayana Ragin, Baldwyn

Coach of the Year: Byron Sparks, New Site

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Retirement reception for THS AD Porter

The Tupelo High School athletic department invites the public to a retirement reception Wednesday honoring athletic director Danny Porter. The reception is scheduled for 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Hancock Leadership Center.

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Scores from Saturday, May 11:

Baseball
(MHSAA Quarterfinals)
Class 2A
East Union 13, Hatley 0
Series tied 1-1
Calhoun City 11, Baldwyn 3
Calhoun City leads series 1-0

Class 3A
Independence 8, Alcorn Central 1
Independence leads series 1-0

Class 4A
Tishomingo County 3, Kosciusko 2
Series tied 1-1
Houston 4, Lewisburg 3
Series tied 1-1

Class 5A
Oxford 7, Hernando 3
Oxford leads series 1-0

Class 6A
Clinton 1, DeSoto Central 0
Clinton leads series 1-0
Southaven 4, NW Rankin 1
Southaven leads series 1-0

Softball
(MHSAA Quarterfinals)
Class 3A
Mooreville 2, Kossuth 1
Mooreville wins series 2-0

(MHSAA Semifinals)
Class 1A
West Union 5, Smithville 3
West Union leads series 1-0

Class 2A
East Webster 6, Baldwyn 4
East Webster leads series 1-0

Class 4A
Corinth 12, Houston 7
Houston 17, Corinth 5
Houston wins series 2-1

Class 6A
Madison Central 2, DeSoto Central 1
Madison Central leads series 1-0

Track
H.S. track
MHSAA State championships
Here are the Northeast Mississippi medalists from Saturday’s MHSAA Class 1A, 3A and 5A Track and Field Championships at Pearl High School:
Individual Results
Pole Vault
3A Boys
(3) Brad Roach, Kossuth 12-0
5A Boys
(3) Charlie Henderson, Starkville 13-0
5A Girls
(1) Sally Rychlak, Oxford 9-0; (3) Hayden Hudson, Oxford 8-0

Long Jump
5A Girls
(2) Raleshia Gee, Starkville 17-07

High Jump
3A Boys
(3) Javon Berry, Mooreville 6-2

Shot Put
5A Girls
(2) Alexis Malone, Oxford 40-04; (3) Malana Booker, Oxford 33-03.5
5A Boys
(1) Mike McGhee, Oxford 52-10.5
3A Girls
(1) Jada Rich, Ripley 33-03.5
1A Girls
(1) Meshay Cox, Myrtle 32-10.50

Discus
3A Boys
(1) Anthony Jones, Holly Springs 148-6
5A Boys
(2) Collin Le, Oxford 138-6

100 Meter Hurdles
3A Girls
(2) Zaida Cox, Ripley 12.63

110 Meter Hurdles
(2) Kadijah Shelton, Ashland 15.87; (3) Larry Davis, Ashland 16.40

100 Meters
3A Boys
(2) Chris Rayford, Byhalia 10.97

200 Meters
3A Boys
(3) Layne Michael, Booneville 22.64

400 Meters
3A Girls
(2) Baillie Cunningham, Booneville 1:01.03
5A Boys
(3) Jermondae Brassell, Oxford 50.44

800 Meters
5A Girls
(2) Swayze Elliott, Oxford 2:24
5A Boys
(1) Damian Grady, Starkville 2:00
1A Girls
(1) Geniesha Montgomery, Myrtle 2:40; (2) Emma Woolhouse, TCPS 2:43; (3) Tyranda Williams, Ashland 2:43.06

1600 Meters
5A Girls
(1) Kate Mattox, Starkville 5:15; (2) Swayze Elliott, Oxford 5:24; (3) Walker Mattox, Starkville 5:38
5A Boys
(1) Damian Grady, Starkville 4:40
3A Girls
(3) Page Rowland, Ripley 5:36

3200 Meters
1A Girls
(1) Stephanie Floyd, Myrtle 13:18; (2) Emma Woolhouse, TCPS 13:43; (3) Andrea Mathis, Thrasher 13:47
5A Girls
(1) Kate Mattox, Starkville 11:13; (2) Walker Mattox, Starkville 12:23; (3) Emily Hankins, Oxford 12:29
5A Boys
(1) Tristan Orman, Oxford 10:10; (2) Alex Ross, Starkville 10:11

4×100 Relay
5A Boys
(3) Oxford (Courtland Barnes, Rod Birge, Jermondae Brassell, Nick Brown) 43.36

4×400 Relay
5A Girls
(2) Starkville (Lawrence, Rogers, Stringer, Watt) 4:10; (3) Oxford (Swayze Elliott, Emory Ryals, Juel Campbell, Ann Houston) 4:16
5A Boys
(2) Oxford (Jermondae Brassell, Nick Brown, Robbie Brown, Kendall Jenkins) 3:27; (3) Starkville (Grady, Kingery, Smith, Stinson) 3:28

Team Standings
Class 1A Girls
Hinds AHS 102, Coldwater 87, Noxapater 55, Hartfield Academy 41, HW Byers 40, Myrtle 36, Ashland 34, French Camp 31, TCPS 23, Ray Brooks 23, Nanih Waiya 21, St. Aloysius 20, School for The Deaf 20, Weir 18, Sacred Heart 18, Montgomery County 15, Houlka 12, Coffeeville 7, Thrasher 6, Ethel 3.
Class 1A Boys
Hinds AHS 137, Coldwater 59, Ray Brooks 41, French Camp 35, Hartfield Academy 33, Ashland 30, Shaw 26, Nanih Waiya 22, West Lowndes 20, Greenville St. Joe 19, Montgomery County 18, Coffeeville 15.50, St. Aloysius 13, TCPS 11.50, Ingomar 9, Noxapater 8, Biggersville 7, Myrtle 5, Falkner 4.
Class 3A Girls
Charleston 88.50, St. Andrew’s 73, Pass Christian 64, Franklin County 60, Ripley 46, Wilkinson County 40, East Side 35, Byhalia 30, St. Patrick 26, Crystal Springs 26, Our Lady Academy 19, Booneville 19, Alcorn Central 15, Heidelberg 15, McClain 14, Leflore County 13, Leland 11, Independence 10.50, North Panola 9, Prentiss 8, Mooreville 7, Jefferson County 7, Sumrall 6, Aberdeen 5, Collins 5, Newton 3, Kossuth 2, Nettleton 2, Winona 1.
Class 3A Boys
Crystal Springs 89, St. Andrew’s 66, Leflore County 59, Jefferson County 58, East Side 43, Heidelberg 32, Holly Springs 29, St. Patrick 27, Wilkinson County 26, Franklin County 23, North Panola 22, Byhalia 21, Water Valley 17, Mooreville 16, Alcorn Central 15, Kossuth 11, Sumrall 10, Independence 9, Booneville 9, Forest 7, Newton 7, Perry Central 6, Choctaw Central 6, Hazlehurst 5, Aberdeen 4, Charleston 2, McLaurin 2, Pass Christian 2.
Class 5A Girls
Pearl 123.50, Oxford 74.50, Canton 62, New Hope 53, Starkville 52, McComb 44, Pascagoula 37, West Harrison 27, West Jones 24, Moss Point 23, Lanier 23, Brookhaven 22, Provine 21.50, Ridgeland 13, Center Hill 10.50, Lake Cormorant 10, Picayune 7, Yazoo City 4.5, Wayne County 4, Clarksdale 4, Callaway 3, South Jones 2, Long Beach 2, West Point 1.50, Saltillo 1.
Class 5A Boys
Canton 89, Oxford 76, Pearl 72, McComb 66, Starkville 47, Center Hill 35, Gautier 33, Callaway 31, Pascagoula 28.50, Brookhaven 25, Long Beach 23, Clarksdale 20, Pearl River Central 18, Picayune 17, New Hope 13, West Jones 11, Provine 9, West Point 8.50, West Harrison 6, Ridgeland 4, Saltillo 3.

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Scores from Friday, May 10:

Baseball (MHSAA Quarterfinals)
Class 1A
TCPS 12, Thrasher 10
TCPS wins series 2-0

Class 2A
Hatley 3, East Union 0
Hatley leads series 1-0

Class 3A
Kossuth 5, Mooreville 2
Kossuth leads series 1-0

Class 4A
Kosciusko 8, Tishomingo Co. 0
Kosciusko leads series 1-0
Lewisburg 7, Houston 6
Lewisburg leads series 1-0

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Friday night game changes … yes, again

Nothing much to report yet. A few more will roll in I’m sure as the day goes on.

BB: Hernando at Oxford — Pushed back to 7 p.m.

SB: Mooreville at Kossuth (quarterfinal G2 moved to Saturday 4 p.m.)

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