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The March/April issue of MS Sports Magazine is now Online!

March 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ISSUE ONLINE The March/April 2010 issue is now available across the Jackson Metro area and online. This issue includes interviews with Dexter McCluster, MS Sports Hall of Fame inductee Tyrone Keys, Grab U One Outfitters from Simpson County, Clinton resident and WWE Hall of Famer Ted Dibiase and his wife Melanie, our cover story with Yazoo County Hero Kaleb Eulls and so much more. We hope you enjoy! Don’t forget you can subscribe to MSM for only $24 and have every issue delivered to your home. SUBSCRIBE HERE!  Read More →

Century Club Charities announces donations through Viking Classic

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

MADISON, Miss. (March 8, 2010) – Century Club Charities, Inc. is pleased to announce that the 2009 Viking Classic, Mississippi’s premiere sporting event, raised $567,641.25 for local charities including the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children and the Birdies For Charity program’s 89 participating Mississippi charities. The United Way of Leflore County was the highest fundraising organization in the Birdies For Charity program. The organization was presented a check for $25,744.50 that included over $4,500.00 donated by Century Club Charities through Bonus Bucks at a luncheon hosted by... [Read the full story]

M-Braves Individual Game Tickets On Sale

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Pearl, MS – The Mississippi Braves are proud to announce that individual game tickets for the M-Braves 2010 season are on sale. The Ticket Office at Trustmark Park is open 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. Club seats are $16, dugout level seats are $12, field level seats are $8 and berm or standing room only tickets are $5. The M-Braves will once again have 70 home games in 2010 with the Braves opening the season at home on April 8th. Mississippi will face the Tennessee Smokies in a five-game series at home to start the season. In addition to the Opening Night festivities sponsored by... [Read the full story]

SEC

Ole Miss’ Warren, Buckner Nab Postseason Honors

March 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After helping Ole Miss to the program’s fifth Southeastern Conference Western Division Championship, junior guard Chris Warren and freshman forward Reginald Buckner have earned postseason honors, as the league unveiled its men’s basketball coaches awards Tuesday. Warren was named to the All-SEC second team, and Buckner received SEC All-Freshman status. Also, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association named Warren to its All-District IV team on Tuesday, as he becomes the first Rebel named USBWA All-District since 2001. Starting at point guard for all 30 games this season,... [Read the full story]

Four Track and Field Rebels named All-SEC

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ole Miss track and field student-athletes Rachel Jenkins, Ricky Robertson, Brian Knight and Mike Granger were all tabbed All-SEC, the conference office announced Monday. Robertson was named to the All-SEC first team and the All-Freshman team after winning the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships with an NCAA automatic height of 7-04.25. His mark tied the school record and currently ranks him third in the country in the event. “To see Ricky come back from a broken foot and win his first SEC Championship with an automatic mark is sensational,” Ole Miss... [Read the full story]

Ole Miss’ Zach Graham honored for Good Works

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Ole Miss junior guard Zach Graham has been recognized for his outstanding efforts off the court, being named to the 2009-10 SEC Men’s Basketball Community Service Team on Monday. A native of Suwanee, Ga., Graham has participated in Reading with the Rebels, a program which helps promote reading to area students, and has spent time with children at local day care centers during his time at Ole Miss. He has joined teammates in visiting patients at the Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital and Children’s Cancer Clinic at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.... [Read the full story]

Conference USA

Sai’Quon Stone Named to Conference USA All-Defensive Team

March 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss junior guard Sai’Quon Stone earned Conference USA All-Defensive honors in a vote by the league’s 12 coaches and various media, announced today by the league office in Irving, Texas. He is the first Southern Miss player to be named to the team in the four years of the award. Stone is averaging 3.7 rebounds and 0.6 steals. He has recorded five rebounds ten times this season, including seven times in conference play. He had a season-high nine rebounds at Tulane. He also had multiple steals five times. Joining Stone on the team was UAB’s Aaron Johnson, Tulsa’s... [Read the full story]

Gary Flowers named 2nd Team All-Conference USA

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss junior forward Gary Flowers earned Second Team All-Conference USA honors in a vote by the league’s 12 coaches and various media, announced today by the league office in Irving, Texas. Flowers led the Golden Eagles this season with 14.7 points and 7.9 rebounds, good for tenth and seventh in the league. He also is fourth in C-USA in blocks with 1.8. His 53 blocks on the year are tied for the tenth most in a season at Southern Miss. The Dallas, Texas native has scored in double-figures in 26 of 30 games, including 10 straight. He has scored 20-plus points in... [Read the full story]

Southern Miss Closes First Round of Lady Jaguar Invitational

March 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Mobile, Ala. – The Southern Miss women’s golf team sits in 11th-place after one round of the USA Lady Jaguar Invitational. The tournament is hosted by the University of South Alabama and is played at Azalea City Golf Club. Play was halted midway through the second round due to rain and lightning in the area. The Lady Eagles shot a 325, 35-over par. However, they are just seven shots back of sixth-place. Florida International leads the tournament at 13-over par, followed by Troy (+14) and Stetson (+15). Senior Samantha Holt shot a six-over par 78 to sit in a tie for 24th-place. Junior Virginia... [Read the full story]

SWAC

Delta Devils to open season with Notre Dame

February 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Three-game series opens on campus, finishes in Greenville ITTA BENA, Mississippi – The Mississippi Valley State University Delta Devils will open the 2010 baseball season with a three-game series against the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The teams will meet at Magnolia Field on MVSU’s campus at 1 pm on Friday with the Saturday and Sunday contests being played at Greenville’s Legion Field with 1 pm starts on both days. Notre Dame and Mississippi Valley State have met twice in the history of the two programs with the Irish picking up both wins in the series. In a series played April 29-30,... [Read the full story]

SWAC

December 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Covering Jackson State University, Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State.  Read More →

Small College

Hinds track shines in NJCAA Indoors

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Raymond, Miss – The Hinds Community College men’s track team competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Indoor National Championships over the weekend, and the Eagles posted an outstanding showing. Hinds finished in sixth place overall out of 43 teams, won one individual national championship, had three NJCAA All-Americans and had eight more selected as United States Corporate Athletic Association (USCAA) All-Americans. Fred Rose of Texarkana, Ark., won the national championship in the 60-meter dash, finishing with a stellar time of 6.67 seconds. Rose also finished... [Read the full story]

Former Hinds track stars make USA World Team

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Raymond, Miss – Two former Hinds Community College men’s track and field standouts have made the USA Indoor World Championship team that will compete in Doha, Qatar this weekend. The two athletes are Trell Kimmons of Coldwater and Jeff Henderson of Sherwood, Ark. Kimmons was a four–time national champion at Hinds from 2005-2006 and still holds the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) 60m dash record with a time of 6.53 seconds. He will represent Team USA in the 60m dash. Henderson was a five-time national champion while at Hinds from 2008-2009, and he will represent Team USA... [Read the full story]

DSU’s Bell breaks 3-pointer record in Win

March 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

By, Alan Wiederhold – WBB Contact SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Moe Bell scored a career-high 33 points and broke the Delta State record for 3-pointers in a game as the No. 8 Lady Statesmen rolled past West Alabama 85-57 in the opening round of the Gulf South Conference tournament Thursday. Bell (Madison, Miss./Madison-Ridgeland Academy) shot 11-of-16 from the field, which including an astounding 10-of-14 from behind the 3-point circle to lead the Lady Statesmen. She broke the previous mark of nine triples, set by Megan Teel during the 2001-2002 season. The win vaulted the Lady Statesmen (24-2) into... [Read the full story]

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January 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

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