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Bay Springs eases past McEvans for back-to-back MHSAA 1A titles

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December 3, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-12-02 18:08:45

HATTIESBURG — Bay Springs had all the points it needed to secure a second consecutive state title before its offense even touched the ball.

A McEvans punt on the opening drive of the game was blocked by the Bulldogs and picked up by Malaki Page, who scampered into the end zone to set Bay Springs on its way to a 22-0 victory in the MHSAA 1A championship game Friday at M.M Roberts Stadium.

“I think that’s really when it started,” Bay Springs coach Dan Brady said. “The doubt started to creep in a little bit. Not trying to take anything away from McEvans, they’re a great team. We just made a…

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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.