State Champs!
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Yazoo 7-year-olds bring home DYB state title for the first time since 1967
The Yazoo City 7-year-olds celebrate capturing the state Dixie Youth Baseball title Tuesday with an 11-1 victory over Kosciusko. Picture are Connor Counts, A.J. Saxton, Tyler Johnson, Connor Stevens, Ashton Saxton, Greyson Winstead, Wil Saxton, Jon Riley Poe, Mills Paul, Landon Lowery, J.B. Middleton, and coaches, Bobby Stevens, Brian Saxton, Eric Poe, Byron Middleton and Joey Saxton. Special to The HeraldBy JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher
For the first time since 1967, the Dixie Youth State Championship trophy is back in Yazoo City.
Yazoo cruised to an 11-1 victory over Kosciusko Tuesday night to cap off a season that will forever be remembered by local baseball fans.
“I don’t know if they’re old enough yet to realize what they’ve accomplished,” coach Eric Poe said. “This is something that they’ll look back on years later and realize what they’ve done.”
Eric Poe knows from experience. It was 20 years ago that he helped Yazoo City capture a state title in the Babe Ruth League. This week he got to watch his twin sons, Parks and Jon Riley, experience the same thrill at an even younger age.
“It meant a lot to me,” Eric Poe said.
His sons agreed.
Last Updated (Friday, 29 July 2011 18:40)
Dear Editor:
In the 6 April 2013 edition of The Yazoo Herald you published a letter from Cynthia Fuller, "Thanks to (Van) Foster for helping get bridge replaced."
After reading this lettter, I had the impression that the bridge was completed and traffic was moving along normally.
Wrong! Last Sunday I was on my way to homecoming at Providence Baptist Church. I turned north onto old 49 and saw the signs that the bridge was out. I assumed that they hadn't gotten around to removing the signs. I expected to cross Thompson Creek on the new bridge. When I approached the creek the road was barricaded and construction equipment was down in the creek.
Perhaps The Herald can keep us updated as to the progress being made on the new bridge.
Nan Harvey
Jackson, MS
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