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Jacob Buffalo celebrates with Trace McDonald at home plate after scoring the go-ahead run in the 13th inning Wednesday in Meridian. | Photo by Jackson Howell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2024

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West Marion wins war of attrition vs. SE Lauderdale
By JACKSON HOWELL - Sports Editor
Mon,05/20/24-5:52PM , 453 Reads
In sports, an evenly-matched series between two evenly-matched teams seems like a rarity. There are often discrepancies between the two competing teams or excuses to be made afterward, but this wasn’t the case in the Class 3A South State Championship series between West Marion and Southeast Lauderdale.
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The West Marion Trojans celebrate at first base after taking down Southeast Lauderdale 5-4 in 13 innings in Game 3 of the South State championship series in Meridian Wednesday. | Photo by Jackson Howell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2024

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Trojans pull through in 13th inning to reach first state title
By JACKSON HOWELL - Sports Editor
Mon,05/20/24-2:15PM , 1,152 Reads
MERIDIAN — It took three games, five days and 32 innings, but West Marion pulled through to defeat Southeast Lauderdale and reach its first state championship in program history.
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Lane Robertson, pictured with assistant coach Ryan Loftin and head coach Kyle Lindsey, joins Co-Lin after striking out 79 batters with a 2.61 ERA for Columbia in the 2024 season. | Photo submitted

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Columbia’s Robertson signs with Co-Lin CC
By JACKSON HOWELL - Sports Editor
Sat,05/18/24-6:30AM , 1,854 Reads
The ace of Columbia, Lane Robertson, signed his Letter of Intent May 8 to further his athletic career at Copiah-Lincoln Community College.
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Nik Carney retreats to the dugout after retiring the side in the eighth inning Monday, moments before the game was suspended due to lightning. | Photo by Jackson Howell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2024

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Howell: Where there's rain, there's pain
By JACKSON HOWELL - Sports Editor
Wed,05/15/24-1:16PM , 1,009 Reads
Sometimes things are just too good to be true. When it was announced that Game 3 was on as scheduled between West Marion and Southeast Lauderdale Monday after South Mississippi had been wrecked by severe weather the night before, it came as a surprise to many.
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