The Newton County Lady Cougars added three more wins to their total this week as the playoffs fast approach.
Newton County took a pair of wins over rival West Lauderdale, winning 3-2 on Monday and 13-0 on Thursday. The Lady Cougars finished out the week with a 12-2 win over Clarkdale.
The Newton County Academy tennis team won it’s only match last week as the Generals took an 8-1 win over Leake Academy on Thursday in Decatur.
Union and Lake split a pair of games on the baseball diamond this past week.
Lake secured the Division 4-2A title on Tuesday night with a 5-4 walk-off win against Union. The Yellowjackets returned the favor on Friday night with a 5-2 win over Lake to finish second in the division.
Newton County advanced five of its seven spots to the Class 4A individual tournament this past week while the team finished the regular season off with a 6-1 win over Brandon.
Newton County now begins the Class 4A team playoffs as they hosted Poplarville on Monday. The individual state tournament will be in Oxford in May.
The Newton Count Cougars had their hands full with top-ranked West Lauderdale this past week, losing a pair of run-rule games to the rival Knights.
Newton County managed only three hits in the two games, losing 10-0 on Tuesday and 11-0 on Friday.
East Central Community College sophomore golfer David Barry of Laurel claimed eighth place as an individual to help lead the Warriors to a fourth-place finish at the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Conference/State Tournament held April 12-13 at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club in Choctaw.
East Central Community College sophomore golfer David Barry of Laurel claimed eighth place as an individual to help lead the Warriors to a fourth-place finish at the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Conference/State Tournament held April 12-13 at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club in Choctaw.
The East Central Community College men’s and women’s tennis teams played their final regular season matches before next week’s State/Region 23 Tournament, falling to the nationally ranked teams from Meridian Community College in matches played in Meridian.
The Lake Lady Hornets won two out of three contests this past week.
Lake hammered Puckett 10-0 on Monday and dropped a key 4-0 decision to Philadelphia on Tuesday. Lake finished the week with a 10-2 win over Sebastopol on Thursday.
Union’s tennis team ended its season in the division tournament this past week without advancing anyone to the state tournament.
In singles, Francelle Parija lost 6-1, 6-1 to Madison St. Joseph on the boys side while Britley Milling lost 6-0, 6-1 on the girls side.
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