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Grace pitches Cobras to win in opener
BY BRADLEY CROW Wesson 6, North PikE Senior right hander and Co-Lin signee Jonathan Grace (1-0) struck out eleven and allowed one earned run in his season debut to power the Wesson Cobras (1-2) to a 6-1 season opening victory over the North Pike Jaguars. Grace also contributed at the plate smacking a home run…
Read More‘You should be ashamed,’ school board told
The remarks of a concerned citizen drew applause from the audience but no comment at all from the Hazlehurst School Board during last week’s meeting. Businessman and alderman Dr. Richard B. Akin was on the agenda for last Tuesday evening’s meeting. He addressed several financial, personnel, and student test performance issues in a short succinct…
Read MoreFuture location of Johnson house decided
The house that was the birthplace of blues legend Robert Johnson will soon have a new home. The Copiah County Board of Supervisors voted Friday to declare their intent to relocate the house to the lot behind the Heritage House, which is owned by the county and adjacent to the courthouse in downtown Hazlehurst. The…
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BY BRADLEY CROW Coach Hugh Knight 2008 version of Cobra baseball finds itself depending on 2 lone seniors to provide leadership for a unit that has youth everywhere. “We started five ninth graders in the jamboree the other day,” commented Knight. “We just have to play and get more experience under our belts.” The Cobras…
Read MoreCopiah Academy baseball preview
by James Beasley Scooter Prince’s name is testimony to his love affair with baseball. His grandfather nicknamed him “Scooter” after the late great Hall of Fame Yankee shortstop, Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto – and he’s been Scooter ever since. The 33-year-old Brandon native has been given the daunting task of transforming Copiah’s baseball program into…
Read MoreNewton knocks Lady Cobras out of 2A tournament
BY BRADLEY CROW The youthful Lady Cobras of Wesson found themselves in a beehive against the Lady Tigers of Newton as the Lady Tigers long range shooting and full court pressure defense ended the Lady Cobras season 58-29 in Wesson Monday night. The #2 seeded Lady Cobras (20-13) were unable to get out of the…
Read MoreRiver Oaks edges CA soccer to win State
BY JAMES BEASLEY In deplorable conditions that could best be described as a “mud bowl”, the River Oaks Mustangs edged Copiah Academy 1-0 in Monroe, Louisiana, last Saturday to win the MPSA Division II state championship in soccer. The victory earned River Oaks a fourth straight state title, while the Colonels lost in their first-ever…
Read MoreWesson baseball preview
BY BRADLEY CROW Coach Hugh Knight 2008 version of Cobra baseball finds itself depending on 2 lone seniors to provide leadership for a unit that has youth everywhere. “We started five ninth graders in the jamboree the other day,” commented Knight. “We just have to play and get more experience under our belts.” The Cobras…
Read MoreCopiah Academy baseball preview
by James Beasley Scooter Prince’s name is testimony to his love affair with baseball. His grandfather nicknamed him “Scooter” after the late great Hall of Fame Yankee shortstop, Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto – and he’s been Scooter ever since. The 33-year-old Brandon native has been given the daunting task of transforming Copiah’s baseball program into…
Read MoreNewton knocks Lady Cobras out of 2A tournament
BY BRADLEY CROW The youthful Lady Cobras of Wesson found themselves in a beehive against the Lady Tigers of Newton as the Lady Tigers long range shooting and full court pressure defense ended the Lady Cobras season 58-29 in Wesson Monday night. The #2 seeded Lady Cobras (20-13) were unable to get out of the…
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