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Columbia's MT Breland and West Marion's Kolby Stringer are members of the 2025 All-Marion County Baseball 1st Team. | Photo by Jackson Howell © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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2025 CP All-Marion County Baseball 1st Team
By JACKSON HOWELL & JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Sports Writers
Fri,06/13/25-1:43PM , 2,529 Reads
Kolby Stringer (WM), Two-way: 39.2 IP | 0.35 ERA | 78 K | 20 BB | 3-0 W-L | .449 avg | 28 RBI | 32 R | 11 2B | 3 3B | 3 HR | 19 SB. Stringer was nearly unhittable on the mound while being arguably West Marion’s best hitter at the plate.
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Drew Bilderback, Chip Bilderback and Missy Bilderback returned to the Pine Belt in 2025 by arriving at Southern Miss and Columbia High, respectively. | File photo

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A Pine Belt homecoming for the Bilderbacks
By JACKSON HOWELL & JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Sports Writers
Fri,05/02/25-11:54AM , 2,122 Reads
In coaching circles across the Pine Belt and the surrounding area, the Bilderback name carries a lot of weight. Missy Bilderback comes from a family of coaches and is a decades-long successful women’s basketball coach, and Chip Bilderback is a state championship-winning coach at the high school football ranks.
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From left, Ashley Haddox, Kelly, Jason Harris, Chris Wallace, Lt. Brenda Young, Justin McKenzie, Danielle Barber, Andrea Porter and Det. Micheal Turner celebrate Young’s award at the Columbia School District’s central office. | Photo by Jackson Howell © Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. 2024

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Jefferson Middle School SRO receives national award
By JACKSON HOWELL & JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Sports Writers
Tue,05/28/24-7:01AM , 1,102 Reads
Columbia Police Department Lt. Brenda Young, who serves as a school resource officer (SRO) at Jefferson Middle School, was recognized Friday by the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) with an Exceptional Service Award. Lt. Young will officially receive the award this summer at the NASRO conference in Phoenix, Ariz.
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West Marion’s Kolby Stringer slides into third base before CA’s Trent Buckley can make a tag in the Trojans’ 1-0 victory Feb. 29. Stringer scored the deciding run later in the third inning on a single by Braxton Albritton. | Photo by Jackson Howell © 2024 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.

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West dominates on mound to sweep CA
By JACKSON HOWELL & JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Sports Writers
Wed,03/06/24-9:17AM , 1,317 Reads
While West Marion struggled to maintain consistency throughout its first eight games, the Trojans were consistently great last week, utilizing brilliant pitching to sweep Columbia Academy and take down the back-to-back Class 5A state champion East Central 4-0 Saturday.
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