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DSU men’s basketball signs four standouts
Delta State men's basketball coach Jim Boone has announced the addition of four student-athletes to the Statesmen family for the 2013-14 season. The 2013 recruiting class includes three commitments from the April-May signing period, and one commitment from November's early signing period. Willie Readus, a 6'6” 250-pound post player, joins the Statesmen after spending the past two seasons at Jackson State University. Readus, a native of Morton, Miss., played two seasons for the Tigers, averaging seven points and six rebounds per game in 2012-13. Among his notable performances as a junior we...
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CPC to hold youth camps The Cleveland Park Commission will be holding a youth basketball camp for girls and boys ages 9-12 on May 28-31 from 8-noon. The camp for ages 12-15 will be held from 1-4 p....
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DSU well represented on All-Region Team
CLEVELAND — Six members of the Delta State University Statesmen Baseball team were honored with National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association All-South Region selections. Head coach Mike Kinni...
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Argos eliminate Statesmen
TAMPA, Fla. – Delta State University could not muster the offense needed Saturday evening at the University of Tampa Baseball Field, as the Statesmen (44-11-1) were eliminated from the NCAA South R...
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Area standouts to play in All-Star game
The Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class A All-Star Baseball game will feature plenty of talent from the area. Bayou Academy’s Michael Portner, Caleb Pilgrim and Hunter Kovac and N...
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Delaney brings love of football back home
Winston Delaney has always loved the sport of football. Delaney, who was a standout quarterback at John F. Kennedy in the 1980s and played quarterback at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff a...
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DTC football jamboree set for Monday
The Annual Delta Touchdown Club Jamboree will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at Leroy Byars Field on the campus of East Side High School. The original day was Saturday, but officials rescheduled because ...
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Statesman hurler Michael Manley proved to be tough on the mound as he tossed 143-pitch, nine complete game in Delta State University 4-2 victory over the Valdosta State University Blazers in the first round of the NCAA Division II South Region Baseball Tournament in Tampa, Fla.
Manley, defense lead Statesmen past Blazers
The life of Delta State University starting pitcher Michael Manley was a hectic one Thursday afternoon on the campus of the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. Against the Valdosta State University...
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DSU to face VSU again in South Region
The bracket for the NCAA Division II Baseball South Region Tournament went about as Delta State head baseball coach Mike Kinnison expected. The Statesmen, at 42-9-1, will be a No. 2 seed entering t...
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Eagles control state
The West Bolivar Eagles continued their dominance in track and field Monday evening at Pearl High School in Pearl by winning their second consecutive 2A Boys Track and Field Championship. The Eagle...
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East Side defensive coordinator Kendrick Woodard was named the new head football coach Monday night as approved by the Cleveland School District Board. Woodard has worked on staff for seven years.
Woodard named new ESHS football coach
To find East Side High School’s new head football coach, school officials did not have to look long or far. For the 2013-14 school year, the Cleveland School Board voted Monday night during their m...
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Area track stars shine at state
There were several area runners that shined in the 1A and 3A State Track and Field Meets in Pearl High School at Pearl Saturday afternoon. In the 3A Boys State Track and Field Meet, Anfernee Morgan...
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NCAA Division II South Baseball Regional
Tampa, Fla. May 16-19) Thursday, May 16 Game 1 - No. 1 Tampa vs. No. 6 Stillman, 10 a.m. Game 2 - No. 2 Delta State vs. No. 5 Valdosta State, 2 p.m. Game 3 - No. 3 Florida Tech vs. No. 4 West Flori...
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