By JON WIENER Contributing Writer Nov/Dec 2013 Basketball Preview Hard work and the tutoring of his Dad is making Callaway’s Malik Newman one of  Mississippi’s best ever At 5:22 a.m. on a late September morning in the football-crazed South, fifteen year old Callaway hoops sensation Malik Newman begins wearing out the hardwood of the local Jackson YMCA. He and a workout partner dribble two balls the length of the court and back, Newman trudging comfortably out of the gates in ...  Read more »

BY JON WIENER @Jon_Wiener DECEMBER 28, 2012 - Northwest Rankin star & MSU signee Reid Humphreys battles back from Tommy John Reid Humphreys has quite the senior project. He’s presenting on the benefits of physical therapy to injured athletes. Case study? His own right elbow. The Northwest Rankin star SS/P and Mississippi State signee underwent Tommy John surgery in July to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) he suffered pitching for the Cougars. He’s attacked months ...  Read more »

By JON WIENER - November 29, 2012 Twitter: @JonFOX40  PETERSON, POLK PATHS CONVERGE AT BRANDON Two transplants look to make Brandon history with the school’s 1st state title  Brad Peterson and Taylor Polk left their hometowns three years ago to pursue dreams of performing on the biggest stage of Mississippi high school football. On Friday night, when Brandon battles South Panola for the 6A state championship at the Vet, they’ll get to do exactly that. Peterson came to Brandon ...  Read more »

By JON WIENER - @JonFOX40 Posted November 15, 2012  13-0 Hazlehurst star RB/LB Demetrius Cain brings the noise on Fridays He won’t tell you much during the week. His name won’t buzz in any big-time recruiting discussions in February. But on Friday night in Hazlehurst, when the undefeated, No.1 in 3A Indians (13-0) host Seminary in the 3A South Semifinals, you’ll be sure to hear the sound of a hit that will speak volumes about Demetrius Cain. Cain stars as a two-way nightmare ...  Read more »