On April 7 there will be a men’s basketball tournament held at Yazoo County High School. The tournament is open to adult men. There will be a $50 entry fee for each team. The single-elimination tournament is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on April 7 and first, and second place trophies will be handed out following the tournaments final buzzer. Admission for spectators will be $3 and concessions will be sold. For more information, contact one of the following persons: Spike at 662-763-7275, Greg B. at 662-571-8812, Hazel at 662-763-8034 or Ke-Ke at 662-571-8594.

Solid hitting was the key to Yazoo County’s come from behind victory over McLaurin Monday night, despite the absence of two of their top players. The win puts Yazoo at 7-3 on the regular season.Catrina Hall injured her ankle over spring break, but is expected back for Tuesday night’s game.By TAYLOR MITCHELL
Sports Editor

Things looked a little grim for the Yazoo County softball team headed into Monday night’s match up against McLaurin. The Lady Panthers were without their starting first baseman, Quertisha Bullock, and ace pitcher, Catrina Hall.
That didn’t stop them for claiming a 10-9 come-from-behind victory.
“Over spring break we had a few injuries and I needed some players to step up and those spots,” Yazoo County head coach Grant Andrews said. “Whitley Stiff and Kelsey Anderson stepped up and pitched well.”
Hall injured her ankle in a 2-1 loss to Winona over spring break and Bullock suffered a broken nose, according to Andrews. Hall was expected to return to the circle for Tuesday night’s game at Amanda Elzy, while Bullock is expected back for Friday night’s home game against Winona.
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Joshua GelstonBy TAYLOR MITCHELL
Sports Editor

SHARKEY – After having all of their games and most of their practices cancelled over spring break due to rain, Benton head coach Brent Woods was glad to get his team on the field Monday afternoon.
The Raiders shook off any rust from the long lay off with a pair of big wins against Sharkey-Issaquena, 13-0 and 21-0.
“It took us a while to get going,” Woods said. “But we finally caught up with their pitching. I think there may have been one player who didn’t get at least one hit.”
Benton and Sharkey played two games Monday night because the threat of rain loomed over Thursday’s scheduled match up in Benton.
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Darius Wright had another outstanding performance with 11 against Cleveland Wednesday at the Bulldog Bash. He now has over 35 K’s.Darius Wright (10), Jalen Nelson (9) and the rest of the Indians earned the second win of the season with a 12-1 victory over Gentry.By TAYLOR MITCHELL
Sports Editor

Rain pretty much caused every game on a Yazoo County baseball team’s schedule to be cancelled.
The lone exception was Yazoo City, who managed to get in a pair of games Wednesday afternoon at the Bulldog Bash Tournament at Riverside High School. The Indians earned their second victory of the season with a 12-1 victory over Indianola Gentry, but fell to Cleveland later in the day in a 3-2, extra-inning loss.
“We just left too many runners on base (against Cleveland),” Indians’ head coach Gerald Peyton said. “The defense played well, but the bats weren’t hitting the ball like they were supposed to.”
Freshman Darius Wright continued his stellar season with 11 strikeouts against Cleveland in a complete-game effort. Wright now has 36 strikeouts in just three appearances on the mound for Yazoo City.
The Indians took the early lead against Cleveland with two runs scored in the top of the first inning. The score would stay that way until the third inning thanks to Wright’s right arm.
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