By Staff
The Question …
What was the athletic nickname of Jackson Central High School?
Star Tracking …
April 30, 2001
The tight three-way race for the Northwood Spring Four-Ball title continued in the final round Sunday, and in the end, it was putting prowess that settled the issue. The tandem of Joey Mabry and Tony Polizzi captured the 2001 Northwood Spring Four-Ball Tournament with a two-day total of 130, an impressive 12-under par. The team comprised of District Attorney Bilbo Mitchell and Asst. D.A. Dan Angero finished with a 66, an 11-under tally.
HUNTSVILLE With Montevallo defeating Lincoln Memorial earlier in the day, the University of West Alabama baseball team went in search of its first conference tournament berth since 1995. But Alabama-Huntsville spoiled the Tigers' tourney hopes by completing the three-game sweep with a 13-7 win on Sunday. The loss moved UWA's record to 25-25 overall and 11-10 in GSC play as the 2001 campaign came to an end.
April 30, 1997
OXFORD Van Chancellor, the only head women's basketball coach the University of Mississippi has ever had in the Southeastern Conference, is leaving for his shot in professional coaching. Chancellor confirmed Tuesday night that he is leaving Ole Miss after 19 seasons to become the head coach ad general manager of the Houston Comets of the new Women's NBA. He has agreed to a three-year contract, teams of which were not disclosed.
DECATUR Left-handed pitchers can be devastating. That was never more true than Tuesday in Newton County Academy's Mississippi Private School Association Class A playoff doubleheader with University Christian Academy. Flames southpaw Jonathan Van Every dominated game one, giving up just two hits and fanning 12 in UCA's 4-1 victory. Lefty Toby Pinson then took the hill for the Generals, giving up only four hits and two runs in Newton's 8-2 win in the night cap. Pinson walked three and struck out five, as he snapped UCA's 13-game winning streak. The two teams play the rubber match of the three-game series Thursday at Jackson's Mississippi College.
April 30, 1992
STARKVILLE Mississippi State has a new freshman pitching sensation. No, his name isn't Carlton Loewer, nor is it Kyle Kennedy. His name is Gary Rath. Rath sports a perfect 4-0 record and a 4.12 ERA. The freshman from Long Beach threw a three-hitter through six innings Wednesday night to lead the Bulldogs to an 8-3 victory over the visiting Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Dudy Noble before a crowd of 2,170. The Bulldogs (34-15) completed a season sweep of the Eagles (23-25) and ran their series record to 47-18.
Ryan Satcher
The Answer …
The Tigers.
Sports Faces …
Jeremy Alford
Jeremy Alford is a senior distance runner for the Meridian Wildcat track and field team.
Alford won the 5A Boys Division 5 800 meter run last week at MCC clocking an impressive 2:04 time. He got a good push from his teammate Peter Davidson.
Alford was second in the 3,200 behind Davidson in 11:19 and 2nd in the 1,600 meter run in 4:40.
He has been running for the Wildcats since the 9th grade.
Jeff Byrd