Area Sports
Greene County’s Mary Grace Turner earns softball, academic honors
Special to the Herald Greene County softball player Mary Grace Turner’s season ended a couple of weeks ago, but the former GCHS and PRCC Wildcat continues to pick up accolades for her work on and off the field this past school year. On Monday, Pearl River Community College named the Leakesville resident as its female…
Read MoreGCHS eliminated from playoffs by W. Lauderdale
By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor Greene County’s run through the state 4A baseball playoffs came to an end Friday night at Scott Bray Field after a loss to one of the winningest programs in Mississippi history. But, the Wildcats certainly didn’t make it easy on their rivals from West Lauderdale, pushing the Knights to extra innings…
Read MoreKittrell, Turner, McLeod come up big for Gulf Coast and PRCC in postseason play
From Staff Reports Juco baseball and softball postseason play got underway around Mississippi on Wednesday and three Greene County student athletes came up big for their respective teams. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College sophomore Kole Kittrell recorded the final two outs in a tight game with Meridian to secure a 10-8 win for the…
Read MoreBound for the third round… Wildcats battle back once again to advance in baseball playoffs
For the second straight week, GCHS rebounds to win series after loss in game one By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor GCHS head coach Nick Chatham carried a lot of confidence into his team’s round two playoff matchup with highly-touted Florence this past week. Prior to heading up US 49 on Friday, Chatham said he felt his…
Read MoreGreene County student-athletes helping fuel PRCC softball’s push for postseason
From Staff Reports The 2019 softball season hasn’t quite gone as planned for the Pearl River Community College softball team thus far. The Lady Wildcats started hot out of the gate back in February, but some ugly losses in conference play had Coach Leigh White and her team at the wrong end of the standings…
Read MorePLAYOFF UPDATE: Wildcats take series from East Central, take on Florence next
By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Staff A strong push over the past few weeks by the Greene County High School baseball team helped the Wildcats fight their way into the MHSAA playoffs for the third straight season. That is a big accomplishment in its own right, considering the quality of teams in Region 7-4A. But, after getting…
Read MoreLady Wildcats sweep final three region games, but can’t land playoff berth
By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Staff Two weeks ago the GCHS softball team was faced with winning their final three region games to have any chance of making the state playoffs. The Lady Wildcats rose to that challenge, beating Forrest County AHS twice and previously top-seeded Purvis, to put them in contention for the region’s third and…
Read MorePlayoff time … Wildcats looking to advance
GCHS baseball team looking to move past first round in third straight playoff appearance By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor The Greene County High School baseball team is hovering around .500 in both its overall record and in region play. But, the Wildcats capped off their region schedule with three straight wins to earn a No. 3…
Read MoreGCHS softball and baseball sweeps Forrest County AHS on big Tuesday night for both programs
Wildcats secure playoff berth, Lady Cats keep hopes alive From Staff Reports Tuesday was a big night on the diamond for Greene County High School as the Wildcats and Lady Cats swept Forrest County AHS in key baseball and softball action. The GCHS softball team trounced the visiting Lady Aggiest 11-0 to remain in the…
Read MoreCats hope to parlay big win over Sumrall into success over Poplarville this week
By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Staff The Greene County Wildcats earned possibly their biggest win of the year thus far on Friday, taking down nationally-ranked Sumrall to split the home-and-away series with the Bobcats and keep GCHS in good shape in the region standings. The 7-3 win over the Bobcats may have surprised some, but didn’t…
Read More