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The Mississippi High School Activities Association Track and Field Championships are Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, at Pearl High School.

No. 3 Hinds Community College begins its postseason run when it hosts the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges State Baseball Tournament Thursday, May 7, through Saturday, May 9, at Joe G. Moss Field in Raymond.

Millsaps College senior Keith Shumaker, a pitcher and infielder, was named Southern Athletic Association Player of the Year for the second time. Shumaker batted .417, led the conference in runs scored (48) and went 8-1 with a 2.38 earned run average on the mound.

Jackson State University softball enters the SWAC Tournament as the No. 1 seed after winning the East Division title. The competition is May 6-9 in Decatur, Ala.

The Mississippi Braves‘ long homestand continues. The team hosts a five-game series with the Biloxi Shuckers (May 6-10) and then a six-game series with the Mobile BayBears, including a double-header (May 11-15) at Trustmark Park (1 Braves Way, Pearl, 601-932-8788).

It’s NCAA Regionals tee time for the Mississippi State University women and Ole Miss men’s golf teams. The Lady Bulldogs will play as the No. 3 seed in the Raleigh, N.C., May 7-9, and the Rebels are the No. 8 seed in Santa Fe, Calif., May 14-16.

Sports Follows of the Week

by Jon Wiener

@StephenCurry30 (2.09m): The Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry has taken his place next to LeBron James as the face of the NBA. Now, can he win a title? The Warriors take on the Memphis Grizzlies in the second round of the playoffs.

@LarryHolder (17.5k): Larry Holder, the Nola.com Saints columnist, will have in-depth breakdowns of the Saints draft haul and how the new guys will fit in for 2016.

@HailStateWG (2.6k+): Follow the No. 3 seed Mississippi State women’s golf team in the NCAA Regional.

@WJTV_MikeA (800+): Get updates and highlights of high-school state championship action from the WJTV sports reporter.

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