The Lady Whippets of Kosciusko High School were hoping to put an exclamation to their 2019 season as they took part in the MHSAA State Tournament on Wednesday in a game that was played after the Star-Herald’s press deadline for this week.
Trailing by three points with less than a minute left in regulation, Kosciusko’s defense pounced on a Choctaw Central fumble at the 50-yard line.
This past February, Dan Mallet and Gary Kern, with the help of out-of-town classmates, hatched an idea.
After securing a spot in the MHSAA volleyball playoffs two weeks ago, Kosciusko head coach Lauren Peresich said she was not worried about her players checking out mentally for the duration of the regular season.
In the spring,the Kosciusko athletic department faced a difficult decision: forge ahead with its slow-pitch softball program or jettison it in favor of volleyball.
Entering the bye week, Kosciusko head coach Kelly Causey stated he and his staff planned to address several deficiencies that have led to his team’s 1-4 start.
Kosciusko’s volleyball program saw its win streak snapped late last week, but the loss has not dampened the Lady Whippets’ enthusiasm.
Kosciusko is idle this week, but head coach Kelly Causey is not using the downtime to take any breaks. Instead, he and his coaching staff will work with their players on ways to snap out of a recent lull that has seen the Whippets drop their last three contests.
Kosciusko dropped a 49-10 road contest at Grenada last week to fall to 1-3 on the season.
The margin of defeat is the Whippets’ highest this season, as their first two losses were determined by a mere 11 points.
The Kosciusko Lady Whippets added two more wins to their record last week.
Kosciusko defeated Yazoo City and Columbus to up their win total to four in the inaugural season.
