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Raleigh tops Noxubee County for Mississippi high school football 3A title

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December 2, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-12-02 14:55:29

HATTIESBURG — Twenty-seven years after it came up short in its only Mississippi state championship game appearance, Raleigh can finally lay hands on the trophy.

At M.M Roberts Stadium on Friday, the Lions took down Noxubee County, 55-52, in a 3A title game that featured the most combined points of any MHSAA state championship game since at least 1981.

“When I got here, this was our goal,” Raleigh coach Ryan Higdon said. “The community finally just started believing, and they’ve been behind us all year. This is as much for them as it is for me, our staff, our kids. There’s nobody left in…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.