 The Mitchell ReportSome of my friends like baseball, while others can’t stand the sport. For them, it’s too boring. There isn’t enough going on to entertain them. Well, there was enough action Monday night at Benton Academy for anyone to be interested in.
In a game that saw 16 runs scored, there was plenty of stuff going on. However, there is a way there could have been even more action. Play this game a year ago and we’d be talking about the three or four home runs that went into the woods.
It was the most common phrase I overheard, “a year ago, that’d be a homer.”
For the most part, these people are right. Now, every time a ball goes into the outfield and it’s caught, the reason won’t be because of the new bats every time. Monday night, though, that’s what you saw. Several balls, including the final one of the game, looked to be headed over the fence, but just seemed to fall out.
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 Yazoo County’s regular season begins Monday, which means this past week was used to fine tune the Lady Panthers’ fundamental skills. After three winnings seasons, Yazoo County has its sights set on the playoffs. Freshman Katrina Hall gets in a few warm up throws before the Lady Panthers’ daily practice this past week. Hall, who had nearly 100 strikeouts last season, will be Yazoo County’s ace pitcher during the regular season.By TAYLOR MITCHELL
Sports Editor
For the past three seasons, the Yazoo County softball team has finished with a record above .500, but have been on the outside of the playoffs looking in. However, this year may be the year the Lady Panthers make that breakthrough.
With a dominant pitcher, solid defense and a change in the playoff format all play a role in Yazoo County being counted as a potential playoff member.
“Last year we were one game away from the playoffs,” Lady Panthers head coach Grant Andrews said. “If we get a couple hits against Cleveland at home, we probably win that game and are tied with Cleveland for second in the district.”
Prior to this season, only the top two teams from each district made it into the playoffs. This year, though, the format has changed to include a third team from each district. Andrews believes, at worst, his team can be that third team.
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 Senior David Coody earned his first victory of the season Tuesday night with an 11-strikeout, one hit performance on the mound against Indianola Academy.By TAYLOR MITCHELL
Sports Editor
A three-run second inning was all the Mavericks needed Tuesday evening. But the other eight runs mattered just as much in Manchester’s 11-1 victory over Indianola Academy.
“It’s good to start the season 2-0,” Manchester head coach A.J. Downs said. “We’re just trying to build some confidence as we get deeper into the season.”
David Coody earned the win on the mound for Manchester, giving up just one hit with 11 strikeouts and no earned runs. The defense also played solid behind him, registering just one error. Indianola, on the other hand, showed some early season struggles with three errors that helped spark a 7-0 run for Manchester in the final three innings.
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The Mitchell ReportExpectations.
We all have them. Some are lived up to, while others don’t even come close. For instance, I expected the Patriots and LSU to win their respective championships. They didn’t live up to those.
We all expect something out of our favorite sports teams and figures. You might expect your favorite high school team to go to a state championship or expect Drew Brees to throw for 500 yards and five touchdowns to save your fantasy football match up that week (I actually needed that once this season…and he delivered).
In reality, expectations are about as useful as college algebra. But we all have them for nearly everything in our lives.
This weekend a couple hundred football players are setting expectations for themselves, as well as hundreds of media members, coaches and personnel decision makers in the NFL setting expectations for certain players (whether that’s admitted or not is another thing). Today marks the beginning of the on-field workouts in Indianapolis where the NFL holds its annual Scouting Combine every February.
It’s an opportunity for NFL hopefuls to show their talents on the gridiron. In other words, it’s a job interview with 400 other people vying for the same job and one of Yazoo’s own will be participating. From what I’ve read, there are some high expectations for him too.
On Monday, former Mississippi State and Yazoo City defensive lineman Fletcher Cox will show scouts, coaches, general managers and owners why he deserves to be picked in April’s draft.
 Four Yazoo City powerlifting team members qualified for the north state championships at Oxford High School on March 5. Pictured above (from left to right) are the Region 2-5A North qualifiers Milton Gates (2nd place, 220 class), Kelvin Rembert (1st place, 114 class), Raheem Harris (2nd place, 114 class) and David Gower (3rd place, 123 class). The top three in each classification will advance to the state championships on April 14 at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.
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