The U.S. women’s national team is tough, surgical staple tough. In Saturday’s quarterfinal game against England, defender Stephanie Lopez took a foot to the head and had to have five surgical staples placed in her scalp. What happened next is the astonishing part – she went back into the game after only being off the [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Women’s World Cup – WWC or WWE?
September 26, 2007
Slow Pitching, Fast Tournament
September 21, 2007
Slow pitch softball is on stage this weekend at the Northwest Rankin High School softball tournament. The five teams battling it out in a fast-paced, one-day tournament this Saturday are; Morton, Puckett, Eupora, Madison Central and the home team Cougars.
Madison Central’s new head coach, Kayla Watkins, will try to get the Lady Jags back to [...]
Game of the Week – Take Team William
September 19, 2007
In this week’s Sonic Game of the Week, Provine vs. Wingfield, expect to hear the name William A LOT. Sure hope the Public Address Announcer brings his A game!
Provine has scored 110 points in their last three games thanks to touchdown runs from William Moore, a fumble return from William Crump, rushing yards from Willie [...]
Lady Law
September 14, 2007
Big props go out to Mississippi’s own Sarah Thomas. On Saturday she will become the first woman to officiate a football game in the former NCAA Division I-A, now called the Football Subdivision, as a line judge in the Jacksonville State vs. Memphis game.
From Walnut Grove, Sarah has officiated high school games for 11 years, [...]
The Mistress
September 12, 2007
She always shows up this time of the year uninvited, but certainly not unannounced. Our husbands have known she was on her way ever since they were dreaming about their fantasy teams back in June! Originally she would only come around on Sunday… now it’s Thursday, Sunday Night and Monday, allowing my husband to [...]
High School Football – Tell Me More
September 5, 2007
Hey sports fans and moms of the Quarterback club… tell me more. This is my first football season in the Jackson Metro area, and after week one it has become obvious that it’s kind of a big deal. Help me get my A game together with your Xs and Os, Explanations and Opinions.
* Who is [...]
Not Impressed
September 1, 2007
College football is back! Can I get an amen? Something comes alive in all of us this time of the year. We all have our reasons for the season: the school spirit, the tailgating, the band, the Hail Mary’s or the underdog,
If you’re a STATE fan the latter would be your reason. [...]
