Archive - 2013
April 13th
Stephanie Becker has been striking out batters ever since she stepped onto the Mississippi State campus.
On Saturday, Becker etched her name into the MSU record book.
The senior left hander started the game with a strikeout of R.T. Cantillo for her 407th career punch out and set a new MSU career strikeout record in the process.
Sometimes sportswriters and broadcasters have a background in athletics before sitting behind a computer or television camera.
There was nothing like that for me before beginning my career at the Starkville Daily News back in the 1980s.
The high school baseball postseason is near and the Starkville Yellowjackets are still looking for the right bats to attack it with.
On Saturday afternoon at home, the Jackets didn't get enough sting from their bats and lost a 1-0 decision to the South Panola Tigers.
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Mississippi State women's tennis player Alexandra "Sasha" Perper believes there can be more wins in her future like the one she got Friday.
Perper defeated the 52nd-ranked player in Texas A&M's NaZari Urbina 6-4, 5-7, 1-0(6) to salvage a win for the Lady Bulldogs at the end of a 6-1 loss to the Aggies at Pitts Tennis Centre.
April 12th
Friday's tennis tournament at Starkville High School was called the Class 5A, Region 3 Individual Division Championship.
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Mississippi State pitcher Alison Owen dealt well with adversity on Friday night.
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The Mississippi State defense has had solid showings in the first two scrimmages of the spring.
One of those came on Friday.
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MABEN – Earlier this week, Ackerman and East Webster faced off with the Indians taking the game.
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By STEVEN NALLEY
educ@starkvilledailynews.com
Lynn Spruill has been wearing two heavy hats for a little more than six months.
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PHILADEPHIA – The Starkville Yellowjackets lost a 10-3 decision in Class 5A, Region 3 play on the road to the Neshoba Central Rockets Friday night.
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