Mississippi State University women’s basketball is No. 13 in the AP Top 25 poll after a home win over Texas A&M. Morgan William picked up SEC Freshman of the Week honors.
Holmes Community College basketball leads the MACJC North division with a 15-5, 8-1 record.
Jackson State University men’s basketball defeated Alcorn State 64-61 on Saturday and three out of four games.
Millsaps College women’s basketball suffered its second conference loss of the season to Berry but still ranks high in the SAA with a 16-4, 8-2 mark.
Lanier High School great Monta Ellis leads the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks with 20 points per game, helping Dallas to a 35-18 record in the first half of the season.
The University of Southern Mississippi will host a free kids basketball clinic on Monday, Feb. 16 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg.
Mississippi College opened the baseball season with a three-game sweep of Tougaloo College by a combined score of 51-9.
No. 14 Belhaven University baseball lost to St. Catharine College 3-4 on Monday to move to 6-2 on the year. Blazers softball starts the season ranked No. 11.
NJCAA by Collegiate Baseball ranked Hinds Community College baseball No. 2. The team started the season with a 4-0 weekend sweep. Jackson Preparatory School holds its annual “Media Day Home Run Derby” on Thursday, Feb. 12. Last year’s winner? WAPT sports director Aslan Hodges.
Ole Miss women’s tennis is ranked No. 24 in Division One and has started 6-1.
Northwest Rankin High School has named former Itawamba AHS coach Toby Collums as its new head football coach.
University of Southern Mississippi will hold open football tryouts for all eligible students on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Madison Central High School won the boys and girls 6A soccer state title. Pearl High School claimed the boys 5A crown for the second straight season. St. Joseph Catholic High School in Madison took home its second state title on the girls side.
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