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Lady Panthers win district, heading into playoffs

By Joffre Washington, 645 Reads
Wed, 04/28/2021 - 09:02 AM

One percent effort is all Yazoo County softball coach Grant Andrews requires from his players. While that may sound like a recipe for disaster, when you analyze what the veteran softball coach is really saying, you quickly understand that the concept is not as far-fetched as it initially sounds.

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Despite challenges, Yazoo City High School tracksters fare well

By Joffre Washington, 822 Reads
Wed, 04/21/2021 - 10:20 AM

Having run in no regular season track meets this spring, expectations were not high for the Yazoo City High School track team heading into the district and regional track meets the past two consecutive weekends.

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Indians end season just one win away from going to Jackson

By Joffre Washington, 1,817 Reads
Thu, 03/11/2021 - 08:30 AM

When he returned to Yazoo City three seasons ago, YHS head coach Anthony Carlyle had another return in mind when taking the helm of the Indians basketball team. His goal: to guide the Indians back to a place they routinely called a second home, the Mississippi Coliseum, aka, The Big House.

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Panthers end season after winning first playoff game

By Joffre Washington, 882 Reads
Thu, 03/11/2021 - 08:10 AM

After a playoff-opening victory over the Hazlehurst Indians, the Yazoo County Panthers hit the road for a Class 3A quarterfinal battle with the Kemper County Wildcats. For four quarters, the two evenly matched battled back and forth but in the end, the Panthers’ season came to an end with an 81-64 loss.

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Lady Mavericks win the Class AA State Title

By Joffre Washington, 1,213 Reads
Thu, 03/04/2021 - 09:12 AM

Manchester Academy head coach Emily Poe and her Lady Mavericks have had one singular thought embedded in their collective brains since day one of the 2020-2021 season: winning the state championship.

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Lady Indians reach the end against No. 1 ranked Pontotoc

By Joffre Washington, 1,357 Reads
Wed, 02/24/2021 - 01:50 PM

The Yazoo City Lady Indians knew they had their work cut out for them Monday night in their Class 4A first-round playoff opener against the No. 1 ranked team in 4A, the Pontotoc Lady Warriors.

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Lady Panthers fall at Franklin County 66-50

By Joffre Washington, 840 Reads
Wed, 02/24/2021 - 01:45 PM

The Yazoo County Lady Panthers faced off in a rematch against the Franklin County Lady Bulldogs in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs looking to reverse the outcome from a season ago. Last year, the Lady Bulldogs ended Yazoo County’s playoff run in the quarterfinal round, leaving the Lady Panthers looking for revenge.

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Lady Mavericks win district title

By Joffre Washington, 891 Reads
Wed, 02/10/2021 - 12:00 PM

Benton Academy and Manchester Academy competed in the District 4-AA Tournament last week and, in the end, the host Lady Mavericks, now 22-1, walked away with the tournament championship trophy. The Lady Mavericks posted a pair of wins over rival Benton (54-16) in the semifinals and Greenville Christian (66-54) in the finals.

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No. 1 Indians tame Wildcats 36-30

By Joffre Washington, 924 Reads
Wed, 02/10/2021 - 09:57 AM

The Yazoo City Indians closed out the regular season last week with a 36-30 victory over the visiting Clarksdale Wildcats.

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Panthers rally to defeat Velma Jackson 48-46

By Joffre Washington, 754 Reads
Wed, 02/03/2021 - 09:15 AM

After dropping their first tilt last week against Velma Jackson, YCHS head coach Torrey Dale knew his Panthers had their work cut out for them when they visited the Falcons this past Friday night.

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