Keeper Boteler signs with HCC
Raymond, Miss – Dylan Boteler of Florence has signed a scholarship to play soccer for Hinds Community College for the 2010-2011 school year. Boteler, the starting goalkepper for the Florence High School soccer team, was part of a program that finished the 2010 season as South State runner-up. “Dylan is a strong goalkeeper who comes from a very successful high school program,” said Hinds coach... Read More
Thomas named to Naismith Trophy Midseason List
ATLANTA, Ga. – Ole Miss All-America candidate Bianca Thomas was tabbed as one of the 30 midseason candidates for the 2010 Women’s Naismith Trophy the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thursday. The Big 12 Conference leads the way with five student-athletes, followed by the Big 10, Big East and Southeastern Conference (SEC) with four apiece. Connecticut, Ohio State, Stanford and Xavier each... Read More
Millsaps to name new coach
Millsaps College plans to announce the hiring of their new football coach Monday, March 1 at 3:00pm. Read More →
Ole Miss Football Attendance Continues Rise
OXFORD, Miss. — For the second straight season, Ole Miss took a major leap in football attendance and finished among the national leaders. In statistics recently released by the NCAA, the Rebels ranked 20th in average attendance increase from the previous year with a rise of 2,762 (53,005 in 2008 to 55,767 in 2009). That boost in fan turnout comes on the heels of a 3,301 jump in Houston Nutt’s... Read More
MSM Feature – Ron Franklin: Local Vocal
After finding his voice as a child, Ole Miss alum Ron Franklin embarked on a successful career in sports broadcasting By Cary Estes Before Ron Franklin ventured out for a life immersed in the sporting world, he brought that world to him. As a young boy growing up in Hazelhurst, Miss., in the early 1950s, Franklin would retreat to the sanctuary of his room, close the door, and turn on an electric... Read More
Harris leaves Ole Miss Football Team
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt announced on Monday that junior wide receiver Andrew Harris was not enrolled in the university this spring and is no longer a member Ole Miss football team. Harris, a native of St. Petersburg, Fla., appeared in 12-of-13 games in 2009 for the Rebels. He recorded three catches for 50 yards on the year. His lone touchdown reception came last season... Read More
MSU sets Spring Football Dates
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The 2010 Mississippi State football team will hit the practice fields for the first time on March 23 and will work the NCAA maximum 15 times through late March and mid-April, head football coach Dan Mullen announced Monday. The Bulldogs will hold their annual Maroon-White Spring Game on April 17 at 5 p.m. as part of Super Bulldog Weekend. “We’re excited to get back to work,”... Read More
McInnis Named C-USA Pitcher of the Week
IRVING, TEXAS – For the second time in his career Southern Miss pitcher Todd McInnis was named the Conference USA Pitcher of the Week, announced by the C-USA office today. The 2009 C-USA Pitcher of the year and 2010 preseason C-USA Pitcher of the Year was dominate in his 2010 debut striking out nine Northwestern State batters in his six innings of work before he reached his pitch limit and left the... Read More
Hinds women’s soccer adds three signees
Raymond, Miss – Kori Babb, women’s soccer coach at Hinds Community College, has announced the signing of three student-athletes for the 2010 season. The signees are Alexis Pauline and Taylor Payne of Clinton High School, and Morgan Lott of Washington School in Greenville. Pauline and Payne were both defenders for Clinton High School. Pauline competed as a center back, while Taylor spent time as... Read More
Ole Miss student-athlete dies after collapsing during routine conditioning
Bennie F. Abram, 20, a non-scholarship athlete who transferred to the University of Mississippi from Itawamba Community College last fall, died today at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in Oxford. Abram, a junior from Southaven (DeSoto Central High School) who joined the football team as a safety in January, was taken to the hospital by ambulance after collapsing during the first day of... Read More
