The Winona Christian Lady Stars got off to a hot start to the season with four straight wins and claimed their own tournament title on Saturday.
The Lady Stars beat Indianola 6-0, Carroll 1-0, Benton 5-4 and then beat Manchester 7-4 to win the title.
It is a new era of softball at Central Holmes Christian School.
Former Carroll Academy coach Rusty Miller was named the new head coach after Jerry Polk left after two seasons at the school. Miller likes what he has seen so far from the Lady Trojans.
While French Camp head football coach Nathan Wright says he understands the decision by the MHSAA, he said losing the two games the Panthers had to cancel was disappointing.
When Jace Dean transferred to Central Holmes, he had big plans for his junior season.
But things rarely happen like they are supposed to.
First-year Central Holmes football coach Mitch Womack told his players that they need to be prepared, there are no weak sisters on the schedule and plenty of question marks.
The fate of Mississippi High School Activities Association fall sports might be decided next Tuesday. That is when the MHSAA Executive Committee will meet to determine what adjustments may be necessary to begin the fall season in light of the COVID-19 epidemic.
The Mid South Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) is planning for a fall season.
Central Holmes recently released its athletic awards for high school and junior high sports.
Because of the shortened season, Central Holmes did not give awards for any spring sports.
Here is a list of the awards given in each sport:
There is a 2020-21 sports calendar on the Mississippi High School Activities Association website, but it is tentative because of uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
“Everything is pretty fluid at this time,” said MHSAA executive director Don Hinton.
In the wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic, sports fans, coaches and athletes are ready for sports on all levels to return.
