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Southern Miss football commit John White stars in MAIS opener

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2 years ago

August 12, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-08-12 05:33:36

MADISON – John White was thrust into the fire last year when Madison-Ridgeland Academy faced Greenville Christian to open the MAIS season.

The sophomore made his first career start with the Patriots after transferring from Winona Christian and his performance showed flashes of potential brilliance and his extreme youth.

A year later, he’s matured tremendously.

White, a Southern Miss commitment, is the face of the Patriots offense and showed that in a 48-6 rout of Greenville Christian on Thursday in their season opener. He went 13-of-21 passing for 163 yards with two touchdowns

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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2 years ago

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.

Alcorn State (18-13), which won the…

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

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.