PICAYUNE — Picayune beat Moss Point Friday 41-26. Poplarville beat St. Stanislaus 82-80. Pearl River Central beat Long Beach 64-21
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Back home, Heat try to stop a 5th Spurs NBA title
The Miami Heat weren’t supposed to be in this situation. Not now, anyway.
Coming home from Texas with their season on the line in 2011 was one thing. They were at the end of their first year together — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh still trying to figure it all out and clearly a long way from it. -
It’s been a good year for Pigott’s teams
It's been a pretty good season for baseball teams that Picayune's Justin Pigott used to play for.
- Bulldogs are Omaha bound CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Wes Rea waited for the ball to get to first base with Derek Fisher chugging down the line. When it did, and in just enough time to get Fisher out by a step, his gutsy fall prediction had come true.
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Hickman earns top statewide honor
Poplarvile's Rachel Hickman has earned a very big honor to wrap up her prep fast-pitch softball career.
Hickman, a standout at both the plate and on the mound for the Lady Hornets, was named the 2012-13 Gatorade Mississippi Softball Player of the Year, The Gatorade Company announced on Thursday in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports. -
Northrop is in All-Star game
Poplarville’s Branda Northrop has been selected to compete in this weekend’s 12th Annual MAC All-Star Girls Fast Pitch Softball Games.
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Hickman, Taylor earn all-state honors
A pair of local players have earned first team all-state honors for their performances on the diamond this past season.
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Mississippi state moves on
Hunter Renfroe had three hits and two RBIs, Alex Detz and Adam Frazier each added two hits and Mississippi State easily beat Central Arkansas 6-1 on Monday night to win an NCAA regional championship.
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Bulldogs need one more win
Mississippi State's season comes down to one game tonight. Ethan McKinzie threw a complete game four-hitter in just his third start of the season to lead Central Arkansas over Mississippi State for a 5-2 victory at an NCAA regional on Sunday night.
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UNC top seed in NCAA tourney
As good as the record-setting Vanderbilt baseball team has been this season, North Carolina has been just a little bit better.
That was the opinion of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament selection committee, which on Monday picked the Tar Heels as the No. 1 national seed for the 64-team tournament. -
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. - More Sports Headlines
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Back home, Heat try to stop a 5th Spurs NBA title




