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Picayune beats West Point again, claims second straight MHSAA 5A title

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December 3, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-12-02 23:56:28

HATTIESBURG — The West Point vs. Picayune trilogy is complete, and Darrell Smith struck the deciding blow in favor of the Maroon Tide.

Smith hauled in a short pass in the left flat from Picayune quarterback Brady Robertson and sprinted 80 yards down the sideline for a touchdown, breaking two tackles on his way.

That touchdown gave Picayune a 24-14 lead late in the third quarter, an explosive and definitive turning point in a second half the Maroon Tide controlled on the way to a 31-21 win in the Mississippi 5A state championship game Friday night at M.M. Roberts Stadium.

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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.