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April 27th, 2013
Johnthan Banks is a good example of what can be accomplished in the sport of football when a talented athlete mixes it in with a little bit of hard work.
He showed it can lead to reaching All-State status at East Webster High School.
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JACKSON – The Starkville Yellowjackets completed a sweep of their first-round Class 5A playoff series with Saturday's 17-4 victory in five innings at Smith-Wills Stadium.
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Routine plays, stellar defense and outstanding pitching.
Those three things were readily available on Saturday as in a two-game sweep, the Lady Wolverines advanced forward in the Class 2A playoffs.
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Alison Owen had found a groove and was cruising along.
The Mississippi State junior right hander gave up a leadoff single, but retired the next 12 batters she faced.
Then came the fifth inning.
A leadoff single and a two-run home run in the top of the fifth ended her streak and the Bulldogs couldn't recover as they went on to drop a 3-0 decision to South Carolina Saturday afternoon.
A day after two former Mississippi State Bulldogs heard their names called in the 2013 National Football League Draft, one more MSU player heard his name on day three.
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April 26th
After not seeing any players drafted on the first day, Mississippi State saw a pair of players hear their names called on day two of the National Football League draft.
Former Bulldog cornerbacks Johnthan Banks and Darius Slay were selected in the second round of the draft on Friday night.
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The Starkville Yellowjackets didn't waste any time executing the plan the coach had set out for them in the first round Class 5A playoff series against Provine Friday night.
Starkville coach Brian Jones said prior to the matchup that he wanted his club to have some timely hits, execute on offense, move baserunner, make all the routine plays and throws strikes on the mound.
EUPORA – The Eupora Eagles are one step closer to advancing in the Class 2A playoffs.
On Friday, the step was a big one as the team battled its way to a 9-3 victory over the Lake Hornets.
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Vann Stuedeman was hoping and praying her team was going to catch a break.
Unfortunately for the Mississippi State head coach, her prayers went unanswered.
The Bulldogs dropped an 8-3 decision to the South Carolina Gamecocks Friday night in the first game of a three-game Southeastern Conference series.
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April 25th
It seems lately that when the Mississippi State Bulldogs take the field, they are the hottest team on the diamond.
The Bulldogs face a team this weekend which is just as red-hot as them.
No. 17 (Collegiate Baseball) MSU (33-10, 10-8) travels to Nashville, Tenn. to take on the No. 4 Vanderbilt Commodores (36-6, 16-2) for a three-game Southeastern Conference weekend series.
