Area Sports
Wildcats win wild one at Pass Christian
Two defensive touchdowns lead GCHS to win in region opener By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor On a night where the Greene County Wildcats’ offense uncharacteristically sputtered, the defense came up big, leading the way to a gutsy 33-25 road win over Pass Christian in the region opener for both teams. Wildcat defenders gave up some big…
Read MoreCats tough out road win at Forrest County AHS
By STAN CALDWELL Herald Correspondent A sharp contrast in styles proved a tough nut to crack, but Greene County was up to the challenge Friday in Brooklyn. The Wildcats opened a 14-0 lead in the opening quarter, and held off Forrest County AHS 27-21 in high school football action Friday night at the Aggies’ Henley…
Read MoreFormer Wildcats helping Holmes, PRCC get off to hot starts on the gridiron
From Staff Reports After throwing the ball 25 and 33 times in each of its first two games, the Pearl River football team had a different game plan in mind Thursday night in its home and south division opener against Southwest, and a former GCHS Wildcat took advantage. The Wildcats took to the field and…
Read MoreKings navigating unique player/coach, father/son as they enjoy final season on gridiron together
By Stan Caldwell Herald Correspondent Coaching high school athletics is hard enough under any circumstances. It’s even harder when the coach has their child on the roster. And when the child is also one of the star players, it just complicates things even more. That’s the situation at Greene County High School this fall, as…
Read MoreLady Wildcats earn big road win at NEJ, look to win second round series on Friday as they host game two
By RUSSELL TURNER Herald Editor The Greene County High School softball team used strong pitching and timely hitting on Thursday as the Lady Wildcats defeated the Northeast Jones 4-0 to take a 1-0 lead in the teams’ best-of-three series in the second round of the MHSAA 4A State Playoffs. It was the third straight…
Read MoreWild finish sends Cats to tourney championship game
From Staff Reports Never give up. Play until the final buzzer. Leave it all on the court. Every person to ever play high school basketball has heard a coach say those words. Apparently, Coach Brance Crane’s Greene County Wildcats took those words to heart. Greene County overcame a big second half deficit Thursday at Poplarville…
Read MoreGCHS basketball to host Pass Christian on Friday in matchup of region’s top teams
By RUSSELL TURNER / Herald Editor The holiday break does not seem to have had a negative impact on the Greene County men’s basketball team as the Wildcats continued their strong play on the hardcourt three straight wins to start the new year, including two key region wins over Bay High and Poplarville. The Wildcats’ 69-29 win…
Read MoreWildcats outgun Perry Central 42-14 to notch first win of season
By STAN CALDWELL Herald Correspondent NEW AUGUSTA – After an unexpectedly poor start to the season, Greene County was looking to vent some frustrations against a neighboring rival. Mission accomplished. The Wildcats played a nearly picture-perfect first half and coasted to a 42-14 victory over Perry Central Friday night at Howard Mixon Field on the…
Read MoreLady Cats win game one thriller over Newton Co.
Game 2 set for Monday at Decatur By RUSSELL TURNER – Herald Editor Greene County and Newton County softball fans had to wait an extra day to see their teams battle in Round 3 of the MHSAA 4A Playoffs after inclement weather came into play on Friday. The wait proved well worth it as Saturday’s…
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From Staff Reports Greene County High School’s softball team will take on Newton County in Round 3 of the MHSAA Playoffs in a best-of-three series beginning Friday at home. Newton County defeated Purvis 11-5 on Tuesday in a decisive game three in that series. The win boosted the Cougars’ record to 24-3. The Lady Wildcats…
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