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East Marion junior Ryan Mallory scans the floor in transition against Collins Jan. 23.

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East Marion Eagles face tough road ahead

By NICHLOS CUTRELL NICHLOS CUTRELL - Reporter
Wed,02/18/26-12:00PM, 455 Reads
The Region 8-2A Tournament took place last week where they Eagles and Lady Eagles had a tough run against formidable opponents.
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The Trojans celebrate beating Columbia on the road after Game 1.

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Stringer lifts Trojans to sweep of rival Columbia

By JOSHUA CAMPBELL JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,02/18/26-10:41AM, 725 Reads
For the first time in five years, West Marion swept Columbia in the annual two-game rivalry series to start the season, thanks to the efforts of Trojans senior Kolby Stringer. The superstar tossed 7 2/3 innings of one-hit baseball with 22 strikeouts to go along with four hits, a home run and 3 RBI in a Herculean effort.
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Columbia Academy's Macie Wilks defends against Ben’s Ford to prevent a basket during the Jan. 27 game.

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Columbia Academy’s postseason run ends

By NICHLOS CUTRELL NICHLOS CUTRELL - Reporter
Wed,02/18/26-10:27AM, 250 Reads
The Columbia Academy Cougars and Lady Cougars had their hard-fought seasons come to a close in the Class 3A tournament.
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Crooked Letter Sports Podcast: College baseball preview

By RICK CLEVELAND AND TYLER CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY RICK CLEVELAND AND TYLER CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/13/26-3:28PM, 456 Reads 15,980 Statewide
It’s time to talk about what Mississippians do best, which is play and support college baseball. Mississippi State is a consensus top 5 team. Southern Miss is consistently a top 25 team and Rick says Ole Miss is underrated.
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