PICAYUNE —
Kelly Wise Gym on the campus of Picayune High School will be the sight of the Division 8-5A basketball tournament this week.
The event will begin on Wednesday and end on Friday and will include the boys and girls teams from Picayune and Pearl River Central as well as league foes West Harrison and Long Beach also.
Wednesday’s opening round will consist of four semifinal games while Friday’s championship night will feature two title tilts.
On Wednesday, action begins at 4 p.m., with the host Picayune girls, the fourth seed, taking on the top-seed West Harrison Lady Hurricanes.
The other girls game on the opening day will pit second-seed Pearl River Central against third seed Long Beach at 7 p.m.
The winners of those two games not only earn berths in Friday’s finals but qualify for the Class 5A South State playoffs as well.
On the boys side of the ledger, the first game is set for 5:30 p.m., on Wednesday as top-seed West Harrison takes on fourth seed Long Beach.
Then, in the highly anticipated feature match-up of the opening day, host Picayune takes on arch-rival Pearl River Central in the nightcap at 8:30.
Again, the winners of those two games not only earn berths in Friday’s finals but qualify for the Class 5A South State playoffs as well.
The playoffs begin on Monday for girls and Tuesday for boys.
Also, both Poplarville teams will be in action Tuesday in the Division 8-4A Tournament in Leakesville at Greene County High. The times for those games will appear in Tuesday’s Picayune Item.
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Ryan: Hurt feelings bringing him, Saints together
Rob Ryan figures his firing in Dallas will only help him relate to a Saints defense humbled by a historically bad season.
“I don’t like getting fired,” Ryan said Thursday during his first meeting with reporters since Sean Payton hired him in February to revamp New Orleans’ last-ranked defense. -
Saints ready to practice with Payton again
Even as Sean Payton tried to make the best of his one-season bounty banishment from the NFL by spending time with his children, getting in shape and playing golf, he often compared his punishment to prison time.
He missed his work that much, his players say, adding that his return has infused Saints headquarters with a fresh intensity leading up to Tuesday’s opening of voluntary offseason practices. -
Wildcats honored for efforts
Ten Pearl River Community College baseball standouts have earned 2013 post-season honors with center fielder Braxton Lee and catcher-designated hitter Krisjon Wilkerson leading the way with All-Region 23 and All-MACJC first- team accolades.
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Season ends for Maroon Tide
Picayune’s magical playoff run came up just short of a spot in the state finals.
Homestanding Pascagoula, the defending Class 5A state champs, took a hard-fought 5-3 win over the Maroon Tidee in game three of the best of three South State finals here Saturday before a capacity crowd at Ingalls Field. -
Season ends for Maroon Tide
The season came to an end for the Picayune baseball team Saturday afternoon with a 5-3 loss to homestanding Pascagoula here at Ingalls Field in the third and deciding game of the Class 5A South State championship series.
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Tide stays alive
And it all comes down to this.
Picayune and Pascagoula will face off in a one game, winner take all
showdown today at 2 p.m., at Ingalls Field for the Class A South State
prep baseball championship and the right to play for the state title. -
Wildcats tring to win Region 23 title
Host Pearl River opened Region 23 Tournament play in dominating fashion here Thursday in Wildcat Stadium, demolishing top-seeded East Central 12-1 in eight innings and now faces second-seeded LSU-Eunice (La.) in Friday’s second round at 7 p.m.
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Panther pitcher shuts out Maroon Tide
Pascagoula’s Andrew Crane continued his dominance of Picayune Thursday night.
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Season ends for Lady Hornets
Poplarville's season came to and end in the Class 4A South state finals Tuesday night.
The visiting Lady Hornets fell to Newton County 10-2 in game two of the best-of-three series. -
Lady Hornets face Newton County
Two more wins, and Poplarville will be playing for the Class 4A state championship in fast-pitch softball.
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