Archive for May, 2009

Upset City & Skippers get Cars
May 21, 2009

Everybody loves a good upset…when they’re cheering for the team that won.  Well, I was on the right side of the stage when Kris Allen upset Adam Lambert for American Idol!  Epic victory…in uh reality game shows?
On the baseball diamond Ole Miss and LSU were on the wrong side of the upset.  Both top seeded teams were [...]

Delay on the Diamond
May 18, 2009

High School baseball went on a 5th inning stretch and never came back.  
Due to weather delays many of the final games were suspended until Monday.
Jackson Prep managed to squeeze in the final MPSA AAA Championship game and came out victorious under a looming dark sky.  It was a pitching duel that came down to [...]

If you build it they will…
May 14, 2009

It was a calm night. There was a cool breeze and the sun was setting.  The bright stadium lights poured over the baseball diamond.  It was the bottom of the 7th and tension was in the air. Prep was down 6-4.
On the Pillow side of the stands parents sat in expectation of victory.  On the [...]

Blog-cation & Lady Softball
May 5, 2009

Sorry I’ve been MIA lately…lots of excuses, but no time to waste, we’ve got fastpitch softball championships to talk about!  
The Lady Cougars of Northwest Rankin clinched their first 5A Fast-pitch Softball Championship on Saturday, defeating Gulfport 4-3 in an all out duel.  The 29-3 Lady Cougars fought hard like they had all season to [...]