I can't hear a thing.
I'm hoping it's just a temporary condition, but I blame myself.
Heading to Clarkdale for the conclusion of the Class 2A State Championship Series Thursday, I tossed a lawn chair in my car just in case there was no room in the standing-room only crowd.
It was back in the day so to speak — 1988, to be exact — and I was a sophomore at West Kemper High School.
Our girls' basketball team was playing in the Class 3A South State Tournament at Southeast Lauderdale. And after nearly 18 years in this profession, I've yet to see a collection of talent any more impressive.
JACKSON — Through the years, Joe Miller has been known — once or twice anyway — to raise his voice just a tad, even when his Southeast Lauderdale girls' basketball team is enjoying a lead on the scoreboard.
So despite a 19-point bulge at halftime, Miller wasn't exactly thrilled with the way his team got started Friday afternoon at the Mississippi Coliseum.
As anyone who follows college football knows by now, Houston Nutt was introduced as the new head football coach at Ole Miss Wednesday.
There seems to be a little discontent among the Rebels’ fan base, but I suppose that’s to be expected with any new hire. The truth is, Nutt will have done a fine job for UM if he comes anywhere close to what he did for the past 10 years at Arkansas.
It’s the way Nutt got to Oxford, however, that has folks scratching their heads.
Before I get started I would like to extend my apologies to readers for the lack of a column last week. Due to some unforeseeable circumstances, the bowling column did not appear until the Friday edition of the paper. We will try to make sure this doesn’t happen again in the future.
For 14 years the Atlanta Braves organization, coaches, players and fans have known nothing but how to finish in first place.
A full holiday weekend of golf is under way at Northwood and Briarwood country clubs with a total of 158 two-person teams competing.
To report game results from high school softball and other prep sports this fall, please call 1-800-232-2525, ext. 3235 or e-mail them to sports@themeridianstar.com. Schedules should be faxed to 601-485-1275.
Final results have been released from the recently held USBC State Youth Championship Tournament which took place at Paradise Lanes in Jackson.
The drivers in NASCAR’s Nextel Series may be getting a rare weekend off, but that is certainly not the case at the Whynot Speedway.
The hottest summer on record continues to make us sweat but the cool confines of Dixie Bowl continues to greet bowlers of all ages
Action in the 2006 summer season is entering it’s final month and that means the 2006-07 Fall & Winter Season is just around the corner.
Here it is, nearly the middle of July with the sun beating down.
As new head coaches, Andy Kennedy and Neal Holliman are in the same boat in a lot of ways, although Holliman is the first to say Kennedy’s boat is a whole lot bigger.
The days are getting hotter and the action is slowing down for a bit, but the bowling continues throughout the sweltering summer.
A double dose of tournament action is on tap this weekend as the State Games of Mississippi bowling competition and Stan’s Classic Tournaments 4-Game and 8-Game Sweeper take to the lanes Saturday and Sunday.
There will be a couple of youth soccer teams playing in the State Games of Mississippi this weekend that should be everyone's favorite.
The top Super Late Model dirt track drivers from Mississippi and Louisiana will be competing tonight at the Whynot Speedway.
With the summer season in full swing, I need to take a few minutes to finish up a little leftover business from the fall & winter season.
League action for the 2005-06 Fall & Winter season continues to wind down with championships decided for four leagues in recent days.
“It scares me every time he falls.”
Kenyatta Walker may be 27 years old and the starting offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but don’t think his mom, Carolyn Walker Brantley, doesn’t worry about her “big baby boy.”
You could say Charles Thrash has the best of two worlds. He doesn’t have the headaches of managing a dirt track anymore, but he’s still right in the middle of his favorite sport.
PEARL — Sometimes in this profession, you really have to scratch and claw for stories.
Rain, rain, go away.
After bad weather spoiled last Saturday’s grand re-opening of the Whynot Speedway, local dirt track fans and drivers are hoping the rain will move on out of the area before race time this Saturday night.
As the month of May progresses, league action in the Fall & Winter season continues to wind down.
It was 87 degrees and muggy at Meridian High School’s Ray Stadium Thursday afternoon — where the heat from an afternoon rainstorm and a little football practice across the street made it feel like August.
It has been a little more than three months since Rodney Wing purchased the old Whynot Speedway property and started working to turn it from a forest back into a dirt track again. But the wait is nearly over.
Here we are in the month of May. And that means that the 2005-2006 Fall and Winter season will soon be coming to a close.
On most days, Troy Dew works in the insurance business in Meridian. But this weekend, he’ll have his mind on his favorite sport, auto racing.
Both the Meridian Women’s Bowling Association and the Meridian Bowling Association will be getting down to business over the next couple of weekends with their Annual Meetings. The ladies will go first as they get together this Sunday, April 30 at 1:30 p.m. at the Scottish Rites Building located on the corner of 11th Street and 23rd Avenue
Muscle cramps, dehydration and a lovely variety of insects...oh the joys of spring and hot weather! Don't get me wrong. Spring is my favorite season, but I do not enjoy biking while battling flying bugs of all sorts slamming into my face!
As we move into the last few weeks of April, action in the 2005-06 Fall & Winter Season is beginning to wind down
Tournament action takes a break this weekend as bowlers prepare to celebrate Easter.
Local racing fans will get a special treat today when the Dale Earnhardt Jr. showcase car comes to town.
The 46th Annual MWBA City Tournament is now in the books. Congratulations are extended to tournament directors Betty Aycock and Mary Formby and the entire ladies association for putting together an excellent event.
Congratulations to the Mississippi House of Representatives for passing a resolution designating April 29 as “Dale Earnhardt Day.”
The Ladies City Tournament has passed the halfway point and will conclude this weekend. Once again, ladies, please make sure you know the day and times you are scheduled to bowl and be at the lanes at least thirty minutes prior to the start of each shift.
The local racing season kicks off Saturday at the Causeyville Raceway with go-cart drivers competing for more than $10,000 in prize money in the annual “Ice Bowl” races.
It’s time for the ladies to take their turn in the spotlight as the 46th Annual MWBA City Championships get underway this weekend. Shift times will be 1p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday for the two weekends of the tournament.
JACKSON — The Big House run has ended with three area teams bringing home state championships as souvenirs.
Tournament action continues this weekend as the Meridian Bowling Association 49th Annual City Tournament comes to a close.
A full slate of tournament activity kicks off this weekend when the Meridian Bowling Association hosts the first of two weekends of the 49th Annual Association Tournament. Action gets underway Saturday afternoon with shifts at 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Identical shifts will be held both Saturdays and Sundays through next weekend.
It's great to be back among you and I will have more to say about that later in the column, but for now I have a lot to catch up on so let's get down to business.
The forty-sixth Annual Association Tournament for the Meridian Women's Bowling Association is scheduled for March 25-26 and April 1-2.
There is nothing quite like being shipped in packs on an old bus to the middle of nowhere, then being dropped off in the country and told to run 13.1 miles to the finish line; nothing quite like it indeed! I recall on approximately mile 9 looking up in the sky and seeing a buzzard and pondering to myself, "Is he waiting to scoop me up any minute now? Is that why he's circling all of us?" If you've ever run the great Frostbite Half-Marathon in Starkville, you know just what I mean.
Notes, quotes and an opinion or two while thawing out from a Lamar soccer match that turned frigid after a cold front moved through Monday afternoon:
My favorite time of the year is so close at this point, I can smell it.
