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Starkville
to expand
video
surveillance
Town unrolls plan to set
up new cameras in a
‘ring around town’
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com
The city of
Starkville will soon
begin work on the
first phase of an up-
grade to a system of
cameras throughout
town.
Aldermen ap-
Clements
proved the rollout,
which will see the
city leasing 10 cam-
eras from New Or-
leans-based Active
Solutions, LLC for
five years, at Tues-
day’s board meeting.
City Technology Di-
Lovelady
rector Joel Clements
said the cameras will
cost about $1,200 per
month.
The new cameras
are an evolution of
Starkville’s camera
system, which Clem-
ents said has been in
Spruill
place for about eight
years downtown and in the Cotton
District.
He said the existing cameras
are connected to the city’s system
using cellular signal, which can
experience problems when there’s
an event that draws lots of people
to one area, such as Bulldog Bash.
However, Clements said, the city
has worked to create hardwired
connections in collaboration with
MaxxSouth Broadband and can
now use cameras that feed footage
directly to the city’s system.
With that work completed, the
city’s IT department and Starkville
Police Department are collabo-
rating to expand the surveillance
camera system throughout town.
Clements said the current plan is
to have up to 40 cameras through-
out Starkville within the next five
years.
The new cameras will be fo-
cused in the Cotton District and
Russell Street area, with six of
the 10 planned for deployment
there. The city also plans to put
See Cameras, 6A
Arrest made in connection to Starkville murder
Suspect charged with conspiracy to commit murder; police
mum on whether further arrests expected
By ALEX HOLLOWAY
aholloway@cdispatch.com
Starkville police have arrest-
ed a man in connection with a
Friday night homicide.
Henry Neal Jr., 27, of
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Monday Profile
‘Miss Ann,’ Kroger’s beloved
greeter, still has much to share
77-year-old Wozniak began her working life at age 11
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff
Columbus Kroger greeter Ann Wozniak said she loves working with fellow associates such as Quanisha Travis,
right. “Every day, the first thing I do is go around and say hello to all the checkers and baggers and give them a
hug if they’re not busy,” Wozniak said.
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com
A
nn Wozniak works 20 to 25
hours a week at Kroger in
Columbus.
You are as likely to hear she is
at work as see she is at work.
The chorus of “Hey, Miss Ann!”
echoes through the busy grocery
store as customers encounter the
store’s official greeter and unoffi-
cial goodwill ambassador and em-
ployee mentor.
For someone who stands just
4-foot-11 and weighs about 90
pounds, the white-haired 77-year-
old is a huge presence at Kroger.
“All the customers love her,”
said Ty Sanders, one of the store’s
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff
assistant managers. “All the as- Kroger greeter Ann Wozniak encourages Emalyn Deola, 7, to choose
sociates love her, too. She has a among the free snacks the story offers to children on Friday afternoon.
history with Kroger. She’s worked Wozniak said her work as a greeter allows her to spend times with kids,
See Wozniak, 6A something the grandmother of seven has always enjoyed.
ed details on Ne-
al’s involvement
active investigation.
Neal is being held in the Ok-
in the shooting.
Public Informa-
tibbeha County Jail. He has not
yet made an initial appearance
tion Officer Bran- in Starkville municipal court.
Starkville, has been charged West Main Arms Apartments
don Lovelady Police have asked that any-
with conspiracy to commit mur- near downtown Starkville after
declined to say one with information on the
der for the shooting death of Jo- responding to a call of shots whether inves- Neal Jr. case contact Starkville Police
seph Turnipseed Jr., 33. fired in the area just after 10 tigators expect Department at 662-323-4131
Police found Turnipseed p.m. Friday. further arrests but said Sunday or Golden Triangle Crimestop-
shot to death in a vehicle at the So far, police have not provid- night the case remains under pers at 1-800-530-7151.
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Monday
Say What?
Did you hear? “Our primary goal this year was to make the playoffs. Since
we have achieved that goal, our plan is to use the region
Rap artists and women take tournament for some momentum.”
New Hope girls’ basketball coach Chad Brown on MHSAA

center stage at Grammys tournaments beginning next week. Story, 1B.

Childish Gambino and Kacey Musgraves

both took home four awards Negotiations hit snag as
By DAVID BAUDER
The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Rap

mys apiece, and former
first lady Michelle Obama
was a surprise guest at the
shutdown deadline approaches
top of the show on CBS.
artists and women have
felt shunned by the Gram-
Childish Gambino, the ‘I don’t think the Dems on the Border Committee But within that limit, they’ve
also proposed limiting to 16,500 the
stage name of actor Donald
my Awards in recent years. Glover, and another prom- are being allowed by their leaders to make a deal’ number for immigrants here ille-
gally caught within the U.S., includ-
But this year, they both inent rap nominee, Kend- President Donald Trump via Twitter on Sunday
took center stage. ing criminals. Republicans want no
rick Lamar, both declined
Childish Gambino’s By JONATHAN LEMIRE gration laws and have little interest caps on the number of immigrants
invitations to perform or at-
disturbing look at race re- and ALAN FRAM in easing them if Democrats refuse who’ve committed crimes who can
tend Sunday’s show. Some
lations, “This is America,” The Associated Press
to fund the Mexican border wall. be held by ICE.
rap artists feel the Gram-
won record and song of the Trump used the dispute to cast
mys have been slow to rec- Democrats despise the proposed
year on Sunday’s telecast. WASHINGTON — As the White Democrats as soft on criminals.
ognize how the genre now wall and, in return for border secu-
It was the first time a rap- House refused to rule out the pos- “I don’t think the Dems on the
dominates popular music. rity funds, want to curb what they
based song won both of sibility that the federal government Border Committee are being al-
Ludwig Goransson, a see as unnecessarily harsh enforce-
those awards, considered may shut down again, negotiators lowed by their leaders to make a
songwriter and producer ment by ICE.
— with album of the year clashed over whether to limit the deal. They are offering very little
on “This is America,” said People involved in the talks say
— the recording industry’s number of migrants authorities can money for the desperately needed
backstage that he was sur- Democrats have proposed limiting
most prestigious. detain, creating a new hurdle for a Border Wall & now, out of the blue,
prised the victories were the number of immigrants here il-
Kacey Musgraves won border security compromise Con- want a cap on convicted violent fel-
so historic. Just listening to legally who are caught inside the
top album and matched gress can accept. ons to be held in detention!” Trump
the radio, watching the cul- U.S. — not at the border — that the
Childish Gambino with With a Friday deadline ap- tweeted Sunday.
ture and seeing how many agency can detain. Republicans say
four Grammys total. A year proaching, the two sides remained Acting White House chief of staff
rap songs are downloaded they don’t want that cap to apply
after many women felt left separated over how much to spend Mick Mulvaney, in appearances on
is evidence of rap’s impact. to immigrants caught committing
out of the Grammy tele- on President Donald Trump’s NBC’s “Meet the Press” and “Fox
“It’s about time some- crimes, but Democrats do.
cast, they delivered the promised border wall. But rising News Sunday,” said “you absolute-
thing like this happened Democrats say they proposed
night’s most memorable to the fore on Sunday was a related ly cannot” eliminate the possibil-
with the Grammys as well,” their cap to force ICE to concen-
performances. The best dispute over curbing Immigration ity of another shutdown if a deal
Goransson said. trate its internal enforcement ef-
and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, is not reached over the wall and
new artist winner, British Cardi B became the first forts on dangerous immigrants, not
the federal agency that Republicans other border matters. The White
singer Dua Lipa, also cast solo woman to win best rap those who lack legal authority to be
see as an emblem of tough immi- House had asked for $5.7 billion,
major shade on the out- album, although Lauryn
gration policies and Democrats ac- in the country but are productive a figure rejected by the Democrat-
going recording academy Hill was the lead singer
cuse of often going too far. and otherwise pose no threat. Dem- ic-controlled House, and the mood
president. of the Fugees, which won
The fight over ICE detentions ocrats have proposed reducing the among bargainers has soured,
Lady Gaga and Brandi the same award at the 1997
goes to the core of each party’s current number of beds ICE uses according to people familiar with
Carlile won three Gram- Grammys.
view on immigration. Republicans to detain immigrants here illegally the negotiations not authorized to
favor rigid enforcement of immi- from 40,520 to 35,520. speak publicly about private talks.
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Under the capitol dome

Analysis: Tort reform is back at the Mississippi Capitol

Mississippi legislators in 2004 limited pain-
and-suffering damage awards to $1 million
in most lawsuits and limited such damages
to $500,000 in medical malpractice cases
By JEFF AMY
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Tort reform is
back at the Mississippi Capitol.
That term is the shorthand
for a yearslong, multistate
campaign by business groups
to reduce lawsuit verdicts. In
Mississippi, it climaxed in a
2004 special legislative session
in which lawmakers limited
pain-and-suffering damage
awards to $1 million in most
lawsuits and limited such dam-
ages to $500,000 in medical
malpractice cases.
In recent years, the titanic
political battle had grown quiet.
Republican dominance guaran-
teed no rollback of Mississippi’s
previous changes, but there
seemed to be little left on the
agenda.
But business groups have
something they still want — to
make it harder for people to
collect damages for injuries
caused by a third party on busi-
ness property.
In the legal world, this is
called premises liability.
“It’s an easy way to get some
easy money,” Ron Aldridge,
executive director of the Mis-
sissippi chapter of the National
Federation of Independent Busi-
nesses, said of such lawsuits.
Aldridge said businesses had
originally sought changes in
the 2004 package, but dropped
the demand in exchange for
other things they wanted.
Mississippi appeals courts
have already been skeptical of
people suing businesses, find-
ing at least three times since
2002 that a business wasn’t re-
sponsible for someone else’s
criminal conduct. But Aldridge
and others claim some judges
aren’t following those decisions,
and that insurers are paying up
rather than risk big verdicts,
driving up insurance rates.
Supporters of the bill have
repeatedly said businesses
have left Mississippi because
of the problem, but have yet to
respond to requests by The As-
sociated Press to identify them.
Those who want a change
say current law is unfair be-
cause it’s written to prohibit
judges or jurors from assigning
part of the fault for an action to
the criminal or other third party
who performed the action. The
two identical versions of what’s
called the Landowners Protec-
tion Act (House Bill 337 and
Senate Bill 2901) would change
that by saying jurors or judges
could divide up shares of fault.
That alone is likely to be a
boon to businesses, because
when someone sues a business,
they can argue that most of the
fault belongs to the third par-
ty who assaulted someone in a
parking lot. While the business
has money and insurance cov-
erage, in many cases the indi-
vidual does not. A jury decides
someone suffered $100,000
in harm, but the business is at
fault for only 10 percent.
But bills go further than that
one change.
Most importantly, the bills
say a property owner is exempt
from a lawsuit unless someone
can prove they “affirmatively,
with a degree of conscious de-
cision-making, impelled the
conduct of said third party.” A
woman who sues after being
attacked in a dark parking lot
without security would have to
prove that the business knew
about the potential harm and let
it happen.
They also exempt property
owners from liability even if they
knew about the violent nature of
the third party, and doesn’t al-
low a plaintiff to establish that
there was an atmosphere of vi-
olence at a location unless there
was similar violent conduct that
resulted in three felony convic-
tions on the property within the
three prior years. So a night-
club where the police are called
to break up fights but people
aren’t charged and convicted
of felonies could be exempt, for
example, if someone was hurt
there later.
Ole Miss law school Profes-
sor Farish Percy, who teach-
es tort law, said the bill could
make it nearly impossible to
prove a property owner bears
any responsibility for any injury
caused by a third party. That’s
unlike current law, which would
say a property owner is respon-
sible if they didn’t take reason-
able precautions.
“I think this is much greater
protection,” Percy said Thurs-
day.

OSCO arrests three suspects

for robbery, assault incidents
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com
Oktibbeha County
Sheriff’s Office has ar-
rested three men author-
ities were searching for
in a pair of unrelated inci-
dents from last week.
OSCO Lt. Jon Davis
said Joshua Norman,
25, of Starkville, turned
himself in on Saturday.
Deputies were looking for
Norman after a reported
burglary and robbery at a
residence on County Lake
Road early Wednesday
morning. not firearms.
Norman, Deputies arrested
who OSCO Fleming at a residence in
considered Choctaw County on Fri-
armed and day. Tharp turned him-
da ngerous self in to deputies at the
after the Oktibbeha County-Web-
incident, is ster County line the same
Norman Fleming Tharp
being held day.
in the Oktibbeha Coun- searching for Jonathan Fleming’s bond has
ty Jail on burglary and Fleming and Chad Tharp, been set at $15,000, and
armed robbery charges. both 46. The two men, Tharp’s has been set at
He’s scheduled to make who have each been $6,000. Both men are still
an initial appearance in charged with aggravated in the Oktibbeha County
Oktibbeha County Justice assault, were suspected Jail.
Court today. of attacking two victims
In an unrelated in- with weapons, which Da-
cident, deputies were vis has confirmed were

Relatives plan to sue after Southaven

police kill man at wrong address
District Attorney John Champion: a relatively young officer
went blazing through a
Grand jurors declined to indict closed door,” attorney
Murray Wells said.
anyone, saying at least one officer Wells suggested that
one Southaven officer
saw man sticking a rifle out the door heard another shoot at Lo-
pez’s dog, prompting the
The Associated Press concluded the door was first officer to shoot into
slightly ajar when one bul- the house through the
SOUTHAVEN — A let passed through, and front door, fatally wound-
family plans to sue after was open a little wider ing Lopez.
Mississippi police went when another bullet went But Tony Farese, a
to the wrong house and through. lawyer for officers Sam-
ended up killing a man, “It is unknown if the
lawyers said Thursday, uel Maze and Zachary
door was open or closed Durden, said Lopez was
and they suggested that a
when the projectile to blame because officers
state investigative report
passed through it and saw him point the rifle
they obtained in court
struck the victim in the through a partly opened
would bolster their case.
base of his skull,” the Mis- door. The report shows
Attorneys for Isma-
sissippi Bureau of Investi- investigators concluded
el Lopez’s relatives said
they’ll sue the city of gation report says. Maze fired at a pit bull
Southaven and two of- Lawyers for the Lopez that ran out the front door,
ficers who fired shots, family acknowledge that a while Durden fired at the
news outlets reported. .22-caliber rifle was found door, including the bul-
Lopez was shot inside his near the door, but they let that went through the
home on July 23, 2017, as dispute that the mechanic door and struck Lopez in
officers were trying to lo- pointed it, saying his body the back of the head, fatal-
cate a suspect who lived was found some distance ly wounding him.
across the street. away inside the mobile “Bottom line is, it’s a
District Attorney John home. justified shooting,” Fa-
Champion said in July “I have very serious rese said. “DA’s looked at
that grand jurors declined questions about wheth- it. FBI’s looked at it. When
to indict anyone, saying at er this is an accidental people knock at your door
least one officer saw Lo- shooting and a cover-up, and you point a gun at uni-
pez sticking a rifle out the and that the gun was con- formed police officers —
door. veniently used as part of that’s not the way I go to
State investigators cover-up to explain why the door.”

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Seussical: The Presidency
If you want to
know why people
in America shoot
so much heroin, re-
watch Pres. Donald
J. Trump’s State of
the Union address.
Oh, sure, we had
a drug problem
long before Trump
became president,
but Trump is the
only president Marc Dion
whose public mut-
terings make me
think about catching a heroin
habit just to turn down the
sound a little. Bear in mind, I
have no history of drug abuse,
and I went to high school in
the ‘70s. Only Trump could
make my veins itch for the
needle.
Heroin addicts of often say
the drug makes them feel like
they’re drowsy, wrapped in
a warm blanket, peace and legislation, there memorable phrase. This guy president to believe that was
past all care, living cannot be war and investiga- rhymes. Richard Nixon, who vanished
in that beautiful tion,” said the nation’s chief Still, there’s something to into the smoke of history, and
moment just before reason to shoot smack. agree with in this bit of poetic who was so universally reviled
you fall asleep after And I came away with that, wisdom. You cannot have that he had to be pardoned
a hard day’s work. just the way I still remember peace when you’re at war, so we could forget about him
Of course, many the lyrics to bad disco songs because war is not peaceful, faster.
of them haven’t from my high school years. and peace is not warlike. Com- Not so Trump. No one will
worked in a while, I keep getting older, but the pletely opposite things, war pardon him at the end, and
don’t own a blanket lyrics to “Ring My Bell” aren’t and peace. If they weren’t two they may not be able to if he
and are sleeping on leaving me anytime soon. completely different things, becomes president for life,
the floor of a drug It’s an amazing phrase, that Russian guy would have hickory dickory dock, just like
house. But you get containing all the wisdom of a called his novel, “War and Papa Doc.
the point. tweet, and it rhymes. Peace, Like There’s a Differ- I’m going to go lie down on
I don’t listen to It’s the politics of Dr. Seuss ence.” the couch now, maybe fold my
the State of the Union address, (although Seuss was kind of a Lotta wisdom in those Rus- hands over my stomach and
no matter whose turn it is to lefty.) Even the name “Trump” sians. Ask Trump. They can wait for that good, drowsy,
be president. I wait until I can sounds a little Seuss-ical, put things in a nutshell, the not-caring feeling that comes
get a copy of the damn thing, although most of the word Russians. “War and Peace.” just before sleep.
and then I read it to myself. that rhyme with “Trump” are It’s short and it says it all, but Marc Dion, a nationally syn-
I did that with Trump’s most unfortunate, particularly in a it doesn’t rhyme. If the guy dicated columnist, is a reporter
recent verbal evacuation. children’s book. who wrote it couldn’t make it and columnist for The Herald
Judging from what I read, if I’d No matter! Let other nation- rhyme, maybe he wasn’t such News, the daily newspaper of his
watched it live, I would have al leaders content themselves a good writer. So sad. hometown, Fall River, Massa-
overdosed by now. with the alliterative sentence, I’m less sure about legisla- chusetts. For more on Dion, go
“If there is going to be the sonorous call to action, the tion and investigation. The last to go to www.creators.com.

Letters to the editor

Voice of the people
Offensive
A lot of high-ranking elected government officials
are being “asked” to resign over something they
did years ago, when they were teenagers in college.
Something stupid, but everybody else was doing it,
too. Apparently it doesn’t matter what or how much
good they’ve done since they matured, or entered
public life. Oh no! Somebody put on black-face or
wore a Confederate Army uniform to a fraternity
party. Hang the culprits! We can’t allow such degener-
ates to hold public office!!
I urge everybody, especially those of us who call
ourselves “Christian” to pause and remember two
things. First, let he who is without sin cast the first
stone. If everybody had their college, or high school
days exposed for public fare, I really doubt any of
us would be very happy. I know I made some huge
“mistakes” in my youth, and I sure as hell don’t want
them publicized.
Second, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive
those who trespass against us... Forgiving somebody
who wronged you isn’t easy. I know. But if we expect
God to forgive our sins we commit against Him, we
should be man (or woman) enough to forgive those
who hurt us.
If we’re going to condemn someone for doing
something foolish when they were 18, or 22, why do
we allow people in that age range to vote? Science
says that the human brain doesn’t mature until
around age 25, or so I’ve read. Really, we need to raise
the voting age so fewer immature people will be gum-
ming up the works with stupid votes. If they’re not
responsible for pranks at that age, what makes their
votes responsible?
Don’t misunderstand my position. I do not condone
anybody doing a black-face as a joke or frat hazing or
anything else. I do think that way too many people
are way too thin-skinned and look for opportunities to
play offended when there was no intent to offend, and
most sane people wouldn’t think of being offended.
We were all kids once, immature young people
with no thought to the future, nor what it holds. If
people cannot look at what a person/candidate/public
official has done recently, as in his/her careers, then
I submit there isn’t a person alive worthy of public
office.
One more Biblical quote to get people thinking,
judge not, lest ye be judged by the same merit.
Cameron Triplett
Brooksville

Owns label
It puzzles me why Mr. Triplett feels it necessary to
point out that I must be or certainly am a liberal in his
recent letters. I’ll wear that badge proudly if it means
I am for equal pay for women, national healthcare for
all citizens, equal rights for people of the LGBT com-
munity, sensible gun control, sensible immigration
policies, having the rich pay their fair share (elimi-
nating the cap on social security tax, etc), increasing
the minimum wage so that people who work full time
hours don’t have to access the welfare system just to
be able to eat, looking into the justice system to make
sure the minorities are not being treated differently,
affordable college tuition, etc. In other words taking
care of people — all people and not just the 1 percent.
I have my opinions and he has his. I’ll just leave it
at that.
Jerry Fortenberry
Columbus

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Parents question whether shooting drills traumatize kids

Thirty-nine states require lockdown, active-shooter or similar drills;
a Mississippi task force has proposed twice-yearly active-shooter drills
By CAROLYN THOMPSON
The Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Long
before an ex-student opened
fire on his former classmates in
Parkland, Florida, many school
districts conducted regular
shooting drills — exercises that
sometimes included simulated
gunfire and blood and often hap-
pened with no warning that the
attack wasn’t real.
The drills began taking shape
after the Columbine High School
shooting in 1999. But 20 years
later, parents are increasingly
questioning elements of the prac-
tice, including whether the drills
traumatize kids.
April Sullivan was pleasant-
ly surprised by an “I love you,
Mom” text from her daughter
last May, even though she knew
the eighth-grader wasn’t sup-
posed to be using her cellphone
during school in Short Pump,
Virginia. But she did not know
that her child sent it while sup-
posedly hiding from an intruder.
The girl didn’t know the “code
blue” alert was a drill.
“To find out later she sent that
text because she was in fear for
her life did not sit well with me,”
Sullivan said.
Henrico County Public
Schools have since changed the
way they conduct drills, making
clear at the start that the events
are not real and notifying parents
as the drill begins or right after,
district spokesman Andy Jenks
said.
The backlash underlines the
challenges administrators face
in deciding how far to go in the
name of preparedness.
Thirty-nine states require
lockdown, active-shooter or sim-
ilar safety drills. Other states
have less explicit requirements
or leave it to districts, according
to the Education Commission
of the States. A Mississippi task
force has proposed twice-yearly
active-shooter drills.
But even as the drills become
routine for many of the nation’s
51 million elementary and sec-
ondary public school students,
there is no consensus on how
they should be conducted, ex-
perts said. No data exists, for
example, to show whether a drill
with simulated gunfire is more
effective or whether an exercise
that’s been announced in ad-
vance is taken less seriously than
a surprise.
“Some hard data on each
question are needed with ur-
gency,” said University at Buffa-
lo professor Jeremy Finn, who
gathered experts from around
the country to evaluate school se-
curity measures at a conference
in Washington, D.C., in October.
After Columbine, lockdowns
that involved bolting the door
and crouching quietly out of
sight became the norm. In 2013,
the Department of Education
recommended giving staff lati-
tude to evacuate, barricade class-
room doors or, as a last resort,
fight back by throwing things or
rushing the attacker.
“Do you really want it to be
your kid who’s the one who takes
the bullet and winds up with a
plaque in the lobby of the school
saying he went down as a hero?”
asked Bethel Park, Pennsylva-
nia, parent Nanette Adams, who
disagreed with the decision to
adopt a widely used safety pro-
tocol during a September drill at
her 15-year-old son’s high school.

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SHAW — The father
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lice say was stabbed and
placed in a hot oven says
he still struggles with his
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John Floyd told
WREG-TV that he’s been
trying to understand what
happened since Royal-
ty Marie Floyd’s Oct. 15
death at a home in Shaw.
A preliminary autopsy
found the toddler was still
alive when she was placed
in the oven and that she
died from stab wounds
and thermal injuries.
The toddler’s grand-
mother, Carolyn Jones, is
charged with first-degree
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Bolivar County pending
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she was gone, I wasn’t
trying to hear nothing
nobody else had to say,”
Floyd said of a phone call
he received at work in-
forming him of his daugh-
ter’s death. “I was mad, ...
wanting to get revenge.”
According to investiga-
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twin brother asked about
the toddler that the grand-
mother told him she was
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“The casket, know-
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Floyd said.
Floyd said he first met
Jones when the girl was
born.
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would’ve thought she
would have done some-
thing like that,” he said.
“But at the same time, I
want to say it’s really hard
to predict somebody and
what they will or won’t do
until they do it.”
Floyd said after Royal-
ty was born Jones volun-
teered to care for her so
Royalty’s mother could
return to work.
“We decided not to go
with a daycare,” he said.
Royalty’s mother de-
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Dems’ 2020 field now includes Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar

By SARA BURNETT partisan cooperation, did But she did bemoan the
The Associated Press not utter Trump’s name conduct of “foreign policy
during her kickoff speech. by tweet.”
MINNEAPOLIS —
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klo-
buchar on Sunday joined
the growing group of Dem-
ocrats jostling to be pres-
ident and positioned her-
self as the most prominent
Midwestern candidate in
the field, as her party tries
to win back voters in a re-
gion that helped put Don-
ald Trump in the White
House.
“For every American,
I’m running for you,” she
told an exuberant crowd
gathered on a freezing,
snowy afternoon at a park
along the Mississippi Riv-
er with the Minneapolis
skyline in the background.
“And I promise you this:
As your president, I will
look you in the eye. I will
tell you what I think. I will
focus on getting things
done. That’s what I’ve
done my whole life. And no
matter what, I’ll lead from
the heart,” the three-term
senator said.
Klobuchar, who has
prided herself for achiev-
ing results through bi-
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The city of Starkville is preparing to deploy 10 new cameras in an upgrade to its camera system. Most will be de-
ployed in the Cotton District/Russell Street corridors, with others planned to go near major intersections or at parks.

Cameras
Continued from Page 1A
up a camera at the Sportsplex, at
the intersection by the Walmart in
west Starkville on Highway 12, at
the intersection of Stark Road and
Highway 182 and in J.L. King Park.
“They (SPD) want to form a ring
around town, all the major roads
coming and going,” Clements said.
“(If there) is an incident and we
do get a description of the vehicle,
then hopefully we can catch that
vehicle exiting town and get a tag
number and things like that.
“And of course in the entertain-
ment district — the Cotton District
and downtown area where we tend
to have large crowds for gameday
weekends and special events,” he
added.
SPD Public Information Offi-
cer Brandon Lovelady said the
cameras have worked well so far,
and have helped with felony and
misdemeanor case investigations.
Lovelady said that, while they can
be watched live, they’re going to be
used to record footage which the
police department can use during
investigations.
“Say there’s an incident,” Love-
‘We hope that not only will (the cameras) deter
crime because they’re high visibility, but we hope
they continue to assist with incident investigations’
SPD Public Information Officer Brandon Lovelady
lady said. “We can say this type “Even though you have the lim-
of vehicle went through this inter- itations with those because of the
section. It may not give you a tag data, they’re a lot more mobile be-
cause you can unstrap them from
number or a face every time, but
if something happens in the area, the pole and put them up some-
where else,” he said. “Those will
you can go back and look at the
footage.” essentially become mobile units.”
Mayor Lynn Spruill said she
Lovelady said the cameras are
disk-shaped with four high-defi- thinks the new cameras are a pro-
active approach for safety.
nition stationary cameras on each
“We have and we foster a vari-
mount. He added they’re visible,
ety of large events, Bulldog Bash
with flashing lights on them. being one and the Cotton District
“We hope that not only will they Arts Festival being another, that
deter crime because they’re high we wish to continue to increase
visibility, but we hope they contin- to bring more and more people to
ue to assist with incident investiga- town,” she said. “With that, I think,
tions,” he said. comes a heightened awareness
Clements said he hopes to have that you have an obligation for their
the new cameras fully implement- safety and security. It gives us an
ed in six weeks. He said the city opportunity to anticipate issues
will keep the old cameras, which and go back and research issues, if
can be used in different locations. any occur.”

Wozniak
Continued from Page 1A
here before. That’s one of
the reasons we decided
to hire her back.”
Wozniak’s primary
role is to greet customers
as they enter the store,
but since returning to
Kroger in June, she’s tak-
en on a variety of roles.
“I play with kids
and help customers,”
Wozniak said. “When
I’m working on the other
end of the store, next to
the pharmacy, I look out
for the old people, even
though I’m an old person
myself. So many older
people come to get their
medicines and I’m always
watching out for them, to
see if they need help.”
As an example, last
week, she said she no-
ticed an older lady using
a walker whose shoe was
untied.
“She was there with a
younger person, but who
do you think got down
on the floor and tied her
shoe?” Wozniak said.
“Young people don’t pay
attention like they should
sometimes. They forget.”
Wozniak does not for-
get.
It’s the memory of her
own difficult childhood
that seems to have hard-
ened her resolve, but
made tender her heart.
Wozniak was raised by
her grandparents on the
Southside — “on the S
curve,” she calls it.
“My little grand-
mother was just the
sweetest person. She
worked like a dog to take
care of all of us,” Wozniak
said. “She had six sons
that gave her a whole lot
of trouble. I saw some
ugly stuff growing up.
I had an uncle that was
murdered when I was 7.
It was just a hard life.”
When Wozniak was
11, Ira and Jessie Fuqua,
who owned a grocery
store on the Southside,
took pity on the ragged,
bare-footed child and of-
fered her a job.
“You see how short I
am? Well, imagine how
little I was back then,”
she said. “They had to
build me a little box to
stand on so I could see
over the counter.”
Aside from two stints
where she and her hus-
band, Ted, operated their
own restaurant in New
Hope — “we cooked the
old food, with all the good
stuff that everybody says
you’re not supposed to
eat now” — Wozniak
spent almost all of her 60-
plus years in the grocery
business working in the
meat departments.
During those six de-
cades, she worked at gro-
cery stores that no longer
exist — Jitney Jungle,
A&P and Big Star — be-
fore going to work at Kro-
ger when it opened where
the Columbus Police De-
partment is today.
“She’s become kind
of a morale-builder for
the store,” Sanders said.
“She’s a very positive
influence. She always
comes in with a smile
on her face and ready to
work.”
Wozniak says she en-
courages her co-workers
to do the same.
“I tell the checkers
that as soon as the cus-
tomer walks up, you
make eye contact and
talk to them,” she said.
“They forget to do that
sometimes, so I remind
them.”
Wozniak represents a
major trend in the work-
place.
Far more Americans
age 65 and older are in
the workforce today. Be-
tween 2011 and 2016, se-
nior citizen employment
increased by 35 percent,
according to a Senior-
Living.com study. Senior
citizens are projected to
be the fastest-growing
segment in the workforce
through 2024.
The Wozniaks had
three children, seven
grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.
They live in their home in
New Hope with a daugh-
ter and two grandchil-
dren, the elder having
just won Most Beautiful
at Ole Miss last week —
which anyone who dark-
ens the threshold at Kro-
ger likely knows by now.
She still drives and
is still driven. Her work
keeps her engaged, but
as much as anything, she
works because she be-
lieves she has something
to share with her young
co-workers.
“I’ve had a good life,”
she said. “I can’t say but
what I’ve had to do in my
life has helped me learn
to appreciate what I have.
Maybe I wouldn’t have
appreciated things if I
hadn’t grown up so hard.
“That’s what I want
young people to know,”
she added. “Maybe I can
show them. I walked to
work when I was 11 years
old. I believe young peo-
ple need to work and
make their own money
and not have to depend
on anybody. At the end of
the day, you can’t blame
the kind of life you have
on anybody else. It’s up
to you.”

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Region tournaments next up for area teams

By Scot t Walters
swalters@cdispatch.com
Valentine’s Day week finds sev-
eral area basketball teams looking
for love in postseason play.
Region tournaments begin this
week around the Mississippi High
School Activities Association (MH-
SAA). Statewide, 48 tournaments
will take place, helping shape the
field for postseason play, which be-
gins next Monday.
In the Mississippi Association
of Independent Schools (MAIS),
North State championships are on
the table this week in three differ-
ent classifications.
Inside
n SCHEDULE: Pairings for this week’s
MHSAA region and MAIS North State
tournaments, Page 3B
“Our primary goal this year was
to make the playoffs,” New Hope
girls’ coach Chad Brown said.
“Since we have achieved that goal,
our plan is to use the region tourna-
ment for some momentum.”
In some of the smaller classifi-
cations, some teams have indeed
clinched. However, the season will
be on the line for dozens of others
when they play opening-round con-
tests.
The New Hope boys (15-12) have
also clinched a spot in the playoffs,
after advancing to Jackson a year
ago.
The New Hope girls face Leake
Central Thursday night, while the
New Hope boys take on Louisville.
Wins by either squad Thursday
would guarantee home-court ad-
vantage to start the playoffs.
Both Columbus teams face Ox-
ford Tuesday in the Class 6A, Re-
gion 2 tournament at Tupelo High
School. Tuesday’s winners will
clinch a playoff berth, while Tues- David Miller/Special to The Dispatch
Jabria Snell (11) and the rest of the Columbus Lady
day’s losers still have a chance to
Falcons begin region tournament play Tuesday.
See PREP, 4B

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: No. 6 Mississippi State 91, Tennessee 63

Danberry sparks
defensive effort in
blowout victory
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Jor-
dan Danberry in attack
mode is a scary thought
for defenses.
Whether it’s in tight
spaces or in the open
floor, there are few play-
ers in the country who are
faster and more athletic
CHANGE OF FORTUNE
than the Mississippi State
senior guard.
Danberry offered
another chapter to a
first-team All-Southeast-
ern Conference season
Sunday with a 20-point,
four-assist effort in the
No. 6 MSU women’s bas-
ketball team’s 91-63 victo-
ry against Tennessee in a
See NOTEBOOK, 4B

Kelly Donoho/MSU Athletic Media Relations

Teammates Anriel Howard, Teaira McCowan and Jordan Danberry celebrate a big play against Tennessee Sunday.

After decades without success, Bulldogs have taken five of last six from Lady Vols
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Bre’Amber
Scott was just trying to make a play.
Little did the Mississippi State
sophomore know her layup from
what appeared to be from behind
the backboard trigged a deluge of
unprecedented proportions.
Scott’s basket provided the spark
that she helped flame in the fourth
Kelly Donoho/MSU Athletic Media Relations quarter as the No. 6 MSU women’s
MSU senior Jordan Danberry (24) scored 20 points in basketball team pulled away for a
the Bulldogs’ 91-63 win over Tennessee Sunday. 91-63 victory against Tennessee in
NEXT GAME
n Missouri, 8 p.m. Thursday (SEC
Network; WKBB-FM 100.9)
a Southeastern Conference game
before a crowd of 10,021 at Hum-
phrey Coliseum.
“I just feel like I can do multi-
ple things,” said Scott, who had 13
points and was one of five Bulldogs
in double figures. “It opens up the
floor for my teammates. I can either
drive or shoot it, so with that it is
they don’t know whether to guard
me or not.”
Scott made the most of her 15
minutes off the bench by going
5-for-8 from the field and 2-for-3
from the free-throw line. She also
showed she was back to 100 per-
cent after she missed the game
against Alabama last Sunday and
was cleared Monday after suffering
from concussion symptoms.
Scott showed no ill effects from
the one-game absence, as she
scored 11 points in the second half,
including nine in a 30-14 fourth
See ROUT, 4B

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Game week arrives for MSU baseball at new Dudy Noble Field
From Special Reports
STARKVILLE — In five
days the Mississippi State base-
ball program will open argu-
ably the finest facility in college
baseball when the new Dudy
Noble Field opens its gates for
the first series of the 2019 sea-
son. The weekend will feature
a bevy of special promotions,
dedications and recognitions,
with a complete list provided
below to help the Diamond
Dawg faithful plan for the his-
toric weekend.
The largest on-campus facil-
ity in college baseball, the re-
built Dudy Noble Field features
a 360-degree view of the playing
surface with 130,000-square
feet of space along the con-
course and berm areas. The
three-year baseball facility
project totaling $68 million is
set to open against Youngstown
State. The project includes
96 Left Field Lounge rigs, 20
suites, 12 Left Field Loft units,
three unique fan areas – Farm
Bureau Triple Crown Club,
Charlie and Dana Stevenson
Omaha Club and The Rooftop
Club – along with double the
concession points of sale.
Boasting 33-straight seasons
of selling out the reserved seat-
ing areas, Dudy Noble Field
owns 17 of the top 20 largest
on-campus crowds in college
baseball history and the top
four on-campus NCAA Super
Regional attendances.
Former Diamond Dawgs are
invited to join us for the his-
toric opening weekend, with
each former student-athlete
receiving two complimentary
tickets to each game. Tickets
must be claimed in advance
via HailState.com/tickets us-
ing the promo code received in
your alumni email. If you have
questions, or did not receive the
alumni email, please visit Hail-
State.com/openingweekend for
more information.
General admission tickets
are available for purchase via
HailState.com/tickets for $5
per game.
The festivities for the week-
end will include the following
schedule of events:
Friday, February 15th
Opening Day at the new
Dudy Noble Field
Giveaway: 1,000 Inaugural
Season commemorative base-
balls
Live music pregame in the
Right Field Plaza beginning at
2 p.m.
Schedule of Events:
1:30 p.m. – Ribbon cutting &
statue unveiling
Featured guests: Will Clark,
Rafael Palmeiro and Ron Polk
Unveiling of Rafael Palmeiro
& Will Clark “Thunder and
Lightning” statues, sculpted
and generously donated by Dr.
Rusty Reid
Recognition of construction
and project management teams
2:00 p.m. — Gates open
3:40 p.m. — Ceremonial
opening of the stadium and first
pitch by former head coach Ron
Polk
4 p.m. — First Pitch vs
Youngstown State
Saturday, February 16th
Giveaway: 1,000 Inaugural
Season commemorative cups
Live music pregame in the
Right Field Plaza beginning at
noon.
Schedule of Events:
11:30 a.m. — Ron Polk Ring
of Honor induction ceremony
Featured guests: Jeff Brant-
ley, Will Clark, family of the
late David “Boo” Ferriss, family
of the late C.R. “Dudy” Noble,
Rafael Palmeiro and Ron Polk
Welcome & opening by Jim
Ellis, the Voice of the Diamond
Dawgs
Dedication of Richard Ad-
kerson Plaza
Dedication and unveiling of
Ron Polk Ring of Honor Plaque
Induction ceremony for the
Inaugural Ron Polk Ring of
Honor
NOTE: Adkerson Plaza will
be cleared following ceremony
for re-entry with tickets
Noon — Gates open
Noon — Diamond Dawgs
Alumni Tailgate Opens
RSVP information available
at HailState.com/openingweek-
end
1:45 p.m. – Ceremonial
first pitches by Ring of Honor
inductees Jeff Brantley, Will
Clark and Rafael Palmeiro
2:00 p.m. – First pitch vs
Youngstown State
Sunday, February 17th
Kids Day at the Park pre-
sented by Le Bonheur
Kids can run the bases fol-
lowing the game
10 a.m. — Gates Open
Noon — First pitch vs
Youngstown State
2B Monday, February 11, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

briefly CALENDAR
Mississippi State Prep Basketball 12:30 p.m.
Men’s tennis defeats Tulane at Texas Tech MHSAA Region Tournament/MAIS North State Tournament Crowley’s Ridge at Mississippi University for Women (DH), 1 p.m.
LUBBOCK, Texas — Midnight may have struck, but not before the Schedules, Page 3B Ole Miss at UCLA, 3 p.m.
No. 3 Mississippi State men’s tennis team earned its sixth consecutive Alabama vs. Cal State Fullerton (Tucson, Arizona), 3:30 p.m.
victory to start 2019, grinding out a 4-1 win in another great battle with Prep Baseball Alabama at Arizona, 5:45 p.m.
No. 19 Tulane late Saturday evening. Today’s Game
The Bulldogs (6-0), behind their 17th straight doubles point and Sunday’s Games
Heritage Academy at Jackson Prep, 6:30 p.m.
key moments down the stretch, held off the Green Wave (4-2) Saturday Ole Miss vs. Boise State (Westwood, California), 11 a.m.
Tuesday’s Game
night indoors at The Falls Tennis and Athletic Club. With the win, MSU Alabama vs. UIC (Tucson, Arizona), 1:15 p.m.
won its sixth straight against the Green Wave, and have won 10 of the Starkville Academy at Washington School, 6 p.m.
Hiwassee at Mississippi University for Women (DH), 2 p.m.
last 12 meetings in the series. Thursday’s Games
“Great effort from our boys tonight,” head coach Matt Roberts Magnolia Heights at Heritage Academy, 6 p.m. Men’s College Golf
said. “Tulane always gives us everything we can handle. I was most Starkville Academy at Hartfield Academy, 6 p.m. Today’s Match
impressed by how we stayed together when the pressure was at its Southern Miss at Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate (Mobile,
highest. We will learn from these indoor matches and continue to Friday’s Game
improve. Now, it’s on to Chicago for National Indoors. Hail State!” Lamar School at Heritage Academy, 6 p.m. Alabama)
In doubles, the Bulldogs would need another gutsy effort if they Saturday’s Game Tuesday’s Match
were to start with an early 1-0 lead. Sixth-ranked Niclas Braun and Indianola Academy at Heritage Academy, 6 p.m. Southern Miss at Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate (Mobile,
Giovanni Oradini gave State a good start, taking a close 6-4 win on Alabama)
court 2 over Tulane’s Tim Ruetzel and Hamish Stewart.
Note: MHSAA Preseason games will be played Saturday
Saturday’s Match
On court 3, State’s duo of Trevor Foshey and Gregor Ramskogler Prep Soccer Mississippi State at SunTrust Invitational (Gainesville, Florida)
remained undefeated in 2018-19, clinching MSU’s 17th straight doubles Today’s Match
point with a thrilling 7-6(1) victory against Luis Erlenbusch and Tyler Sunday’s Matches
Schick. No. 34 Nuno Borges and Strahinja Rakic were in a tiebreaker at
Heritage Academy at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m.
Alabama at Puerto Rico Classic (Rio Mar Beach, Puerto Rico)
No. 1 at the time of MSU’s clincher. Tuesday’s Match
Mississippi State at SunTrust Invitational (Gainesville, Florida)
The fifth-ranked All-American Borges quickly pushed MSU’s lead Magnolia Heights at Starkville Academy, 5 p.m.
to 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over TU’s No. 63 Moore on court 1. Thursday’s Match Men’s College Tennis
Oradini, ranked 66th nationally, then upended Tulane’s 42nd- Starkville Academy at Magnolia Heights, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Match
ranked Erlenbusch in a hard-fought, 7-5, 6-4 decision on court 2 to give
State a commanding 3-0 lead. Men’s College Basketball South Alabama at Southern Miss, 1:30 p.m.
Friday’s Matches
But Tulane battled back, taking the first set on courts 3-5 to try and Tuesday’s Games
mount a comeback effort. The Green Wave’s lone point came when Mississippi University for Women at Champion Christian, 6 p.m. Louisiana College at Mississippi University for Women, 6 p.m.
Stewart earned a tough three-set win over Rakic on court 3—7-6(8), ITA National Team Indoors (Chicago, Illinois)
4-6, 6-2. Alabama at Mississippi State, 8 p.m.
Wednesday’s Game Saturday’s Matches
Moments later, in another three-set battle, MSU’s All-SEC star
Braun came through for the Bulldogs. The 64th-ranked Bulldog senior Ole Miss at Auburn, 7:30 p.m. Southern Miss vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley (Beaumont, Texas), 10 a.m.
battled back from a set down to oust TU’s Dane Esses on court 4, Thursday’s Game ITA National Team Indoors (Chicago, Illinois)
winning 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2 to seal the victory for the Maroon and White. Sunday’s Matches
MSU’s 98th-ranked Foshey trailed No. 74 Schick 6-1, 5-2 on court
UTSA at Southern Miss, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Games Southern Miss at Lamar, Noon
5, while Florian Broska was knotted up in a 4-all deadlock in the first set
with Akos Kotorman at No. 6, at the time of Braun’s clincher. Florida at Alabama, 1 p.m. ITA National Team Indoors (Chicago, Illinois)
n Basketball to wear special uniforms: At Starkville, Mississippi Missouri at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. Women’s College Tennis
State is one of 11 schools across the country that will wear adidas UTEP at Southern Miss, 4 p.m. Thursday’s Matches
uniforms inspired by the Harlem Renaissance in honor of Black History
Month this February. Mississippi State at Arkansas, 7:30 p.m. Alcorn State at Ole Miss (DH), 1 p.m.
The Bulldog men will wear the “Ballroom Uniforms” on February 23 Women’s College Basketball Friday’s Matches
against South Carolina while State’s women will wear them on February Today’s Game Southern Miss at Alabama State, 2 p.m.
24 to host Vanderbilt. Central Florida at Alabama, 5 p.m.
The Harlem Renaissance was a creative movement in the early Kentucky at Alabama, 6 p.m.
20th Century spanning the 1910s to the mid-1930s. In this era, the Re- Thursday’s Games Louisiana College at Mississippi University for Women, 6 p.m.
naissance ballroom became a place that epitomized basketball culture Vanderbilt at Ole Miss, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Match
as local teams played on the same wooden floors that were used for Southern Miss at UTSA, 7 p.m. North Alabama at Mississippi State (DH), Noon
ballroom dance events and jazz shows. Sunday’s Matches
“At adidas, we created the Celebrating Black Culture program as
Missouri at Mississippi State, 8 p.m.
a way of honoring our past throughout Black History Month, but also Saturday’s Game Southern Miss at Troy, 10 a.m.
across the entire calendar year,” said Adam Laitsas, Senior Director Southern Miss at UTEP, Noon Central Florida at Ole Miss, 11 a.m.
for adidas Basketball in North America. “We firmly believe that through
sport, we have the power to change lives, and we’re humbled to be able
Sunday’s Games College Track and Field
Mississippi State at Texas A&M, 1 p.m. Friday’s Meets
to celebrate these historical sport moments through the new Harlem
Renaissance collection.” Alabama at Auburn, 3 p.m. Alabama, Mississippi State at Alex Wilson Invitational (South Bend,
MSU’s jerseys are inspired by the wooden floors of the ballrooms College Baseball Indiana)
and feature a pattern that mimics the fabrics and prints of the 1920s. Friday’s Games Mississippi State at South Carolina Invite (Columbia, South Caro-
The jerseys feature a unique bean stitch texture around the team name,
Presbyterian at Alabama, 3 p.m. lina)
and the shorts display the word “BALLROOM” on the inner waistband.
All players will wear a “Celebrating Black Culture” patch on their chest. Youngstown State at Mississippi State, 4 p.m. Saturday’s Meet
n Softball falls to Stephen F. Austin: At Starkville, freshman Wright State at Ole Miss, 4 p.m. Alabama, Mississippi State at Alex Wilson Invitational (South Bend,
Lady Jack Kassidy Wilbur kept No. 24 Mississippi State softball’s Purdue at Southern Miss, 4 p.m. Indiana)
(4-1) powerful offense in check as Stephen F. Austin (4-1) topped the
Bulldogs, 1-0, at Nusz Park on Sunday to claim the Bulldog Kickoff
Saturday’s Games Junior College Basketball
Classic title. Wright State at Ole Miss, 1:30 p.m. Today’s Games
Wilbur limited the Bulldogs to just two hits over Sunday’s finale. Youngstown State at Mississippi State, 2 p.m. Women: EMCC at Northwest, 5 p.m.
Mississippi State worked the count at the plate to draw four walks and a Presbyterian at Alabama, 3 p.m. Men: EMCC at Northwest, 7 p.m.
hit by pitch, but could not capitalize on the free passes. Wilbur struck out Purdue at Southern Miss, 4 p.m.
nine total in the contest. Women: Itawamba at Mississippi Delta, 6 p.m.
Junior outfielder Fa Leilua and senior outfielder Kat Moore both Sunday’s Games Men: Itawamba at Mississippi Delta, 8 p.m.
knocked two-out singles in the bottom of the third for create the best Youngstown State at Mississippi State, 1 p.m. Thursday’s Games
scoring opportunity for the Bulldogs, but Wilbur forced a strikeout to Presbyterian at Alabama, 1 p.m. Women: Coahoma at Itawamba, 5:30 p.m.
keep MSU off the board. Purdue at Southern Miss, 1 p.m.
The Lady Jacks lone run came in the top of the second after SFA Men: Coahoma at Itawamba, 7:30 p.m.
Wright State at Ole Miss, 1:30 p.m.
got two on via a single to left field and a walk with one out. Freshman
Lane College at Mississippi University for Women (DH), 2 p.m.
Junior College Baseball
pitcher Grace Fagan forced a fly out to left, allowing the Lady Jack base Friday’s Games
runner to tag up to third.
A two-out single in no man’s land between second and third was
College Softball EMCC vs. Gordon State (Marianna, Florida), 11 a.m.
deep enough to plate the lone run of the game. Wednesday’s Games EMCC at Chipola, 2 p.m.
Fagan (1-1) tossed the first three innings of the contest allowing Mississippi University for Women at Rust College (DH), 2 p.m. Saturday’s Games
one run off four hits and two walks, while fanning a pair. Sophomore Southern Miss at Nicholls State, 6 p.m. EMCC vs. Gordon State (Marianna, Florida), 10 a.m.
pitcher Emily Williams recorded three innings of work, allowing three Thursday’s Games
hits and striking out five. Junior Alyssa Loza tossed the final frame and EMCC vs. Columbia State (Marianna, Florida), 1 p.m.
Mississippi State vs. Southern Illinois (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico), 10 a.m. Rend Lake at Itawamba (DH), 1 p.m.
allowed one hit and struck out two.
Ole Miss at Loyola Marymount, 4 p.m.
n Women’s golf finishes second: At Shoal Creek, Alabama, in
its opening competition of the spring, the Mississippi State women’s golf Mississippi State vs. Washington (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico), 6 p.m. Junior College Softball
team placed second in the Shootout at Shoal Creek held at the Shoal Friday’s Games Today’s Games
Creek Golf Course right outside Birmingham. Mississippi State vs. Sacramento State (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico), Itawamba at Bevill State (DH), Noon
The Bulldogs posted 19 birdies in the opening round of the year, Wednesday’s Games
which led head coach Ginger Brown-Lemm’s squad to their 3-over par, 10 a.m.
Ole Miss vs. UC Riverside (Westwood, California), 11 a.m. Snead State at Itawamba (DH), 2 p.m.
291 second-place finish. Auburn claimed the team title, while Ole Miss
finished third. Southern Miss vs. UT-Arlington (Waco, Texas), 12:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games
Lemm-Brown was excited to see her team’s offseason work pay off Alabama vs. South Florida (Tucson, Arizona), 1:15 p.m. EMCC vs. Wabash Valley (Booneville), 9 a.m.
on a tough course in a competitive field.
Ole Miss vs. Cal Poly (Westwood, California), 1:30 p.m. Itawamba at Marion Military (DH), Noon
“I am super proud of our commitment and resilience on a very EMCC vs. Frontier (Booneville), 1 p.m.
difficult course with challenging conditions. We proved all the wedge Alabama vs. New Mexico (Tucson, Arizona), 3:30 p.m.
work we have done in the offseason to be a strong contributor to our Southern Miss at Baylor, 5:30 p.m. Junior College Tennis
scoring today. We started the day 3-under par in the first two holes and Saturday’s Games Friday’s Matches
4-under par in the last two holes. We are showing significant signs of Southern Miss vs. Sam Houston State (Waco, Texas), 10 a.m. Itawamba at Holmes, 1 p.m.
growth for this young squad.”
Freshman Hannah Levi led MSU, tying for third. She fired five Ole Miss vs. Oregon State (Westwood, California), Noon Saturday’s Matches
birdies, three of those being on the back nine, and finished 1-under par. Mississippi State vs. Central Florida (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico), Wallace State-Hanceville at Itawamba, 1 p.m.
Sophomore Aubree Jones, along with teammate Blair Stockett,
tied for ninth shooting a 1-over par 73. Stockett found some momentum
on the back nine, birdying three out of the last five holes.
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n Women’s tennis beats UAB: At Starkville, Mississippi State’s Toronto 104, New York 99 50; beat Oklahoma 66-54. 3-Point Goals—Tennessee 5-13
L.A. Clippers 123, Boston 112 19. Wisconsin (17-7) beat Minnesota 56-51; (Davis 3-6, Zaa. Green 1-3, Jackson 1-4),
women’s tennis squad (7-2) captured it’s sixth home victory of the 2019 Memphis 99, New Orleans 90 lost to No. 7 Michigan 61-52. Mississippi St. 6-19 (Howard 2-6, Danberry
season on Sunday at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre in a 6-1 decision over NASCAR Monster Cup
Washington 134, Chicago 125
Oklahoma City 117, Houston 112
20. Iowa (19-5) beat Indiana 77-72; beat
Northwestern 80-79.
0-1, Espinoza-Hunter 3-9, Scott 1-2, Taylor
0-1). Assists—Tennessee 9 (Che. Green 2),
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
UAB (2-5). Orlando 103, Milwaukee 83 21. LSU (19-4) beat Mississippi State 92-88, Mississippi St. 17 (Holmes 8). Fouled Out—
MSU remained unbeaten at home in 2019, having now outscored
Daytona Clash Sunday’s Games OT; beat Auburn 83-78. Tennessee Zaa. Green, Rebounds—Ten-
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Sunday Dallas 102, Portland 101 22. Florida State (18-5) beat Syracuse 80-62; nessee 30 (Che. Green 7), Mississippi St. Tampa Bay 55 40 11 4 84 212 154
opponents 27-2 at the Pitts Tennis Centre. The Bulldogs have also At Daytona International Speedway Philadelphia 143, L.A. Lakers 120 beat No. 16 Louisville 80-75, OT. 38 (McCowan 15). Total Fouls—Tennessee Toronto 54 34 17 3 71 194 153
Daytona Beach, Fla. Sacramento 117, Phoenix 104 23. Buffalo (20-3) beat Central Michigan 21, Mississippi St. 11. Technical Fouls—
captured 35 straight non-conference victories at home, and now holds a Lap length: 2.50 miles Orlando 124, Atlanta 108 90-76.
Montreal 56 31 18 7 69 172 162
(Start position in parentheses) None.A—10,021. Boston 55 30 17 8 68 160 144
16-match win streak in the series with the Blazers. Golden State 120, Miami 118 24. Maryland (18-6) beat Nebraska 60-45. Buffalo 54 27 20 7 61 161 167
“We played solid overall today. I feel like we did a few things
1. (13) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 59 laps.
2. (19) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 59. Today’s Games 25. Cincinnati (20-4) beat Memphis 69-64; AP Women’s Top 25 Fared Florida 53 23 22 8 54 166 184
3. (7) Joey Logano, Ford, 59. Charlotte at Indiana, 6 p.m. lost to No. 12 Houston 65-58. This Week’s Games Detroit 55 21 27 7 49 154 181
better today than we have so far this season,” said head coach Daryl
Greenan. “I thought UAB fought hard, especially in the singles. I was
4. (8) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 59.
5. (5) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 59.
New York at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Washington at Detroit, 6 p.m. Sunday’s Women’s 1. Baylor (21-1) beat No. 14 Texas 74-68; beat
TCU 89-71.
Ottawa 55 21 29 5 47 172 201
Metropolitan Division
happy with how we responded for a hard-earned win.” 6. (9) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 59. Brooklyn at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Dallas at Houston, 7 p.m.
Major Scores 2. Louisville (23-1) beat No. 15 Syracuse 76-
51; beat Virginia Tech 72-63.
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
7. (16) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 59. EAST N.Y. Islanders 54 32 16 6 70 158 132
The Bulldogs came out strong, winning the doubles point with 8. (18) Aric Almirola, Ford, 59. L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Drexel 58, Delaware 41 3. Oregon (23-1) beat California 105-82; beat Washington 55 30 18 7 67 186 176
9. (4) Ryan Newman, Ford, 59. Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m. Duquesne 85, Dayton 57 No. 11 Stanford 88-48. Columbus 53 30 20 3 63 173 164
ease. On court two, Emma Antonaki and Anastsia Rentouli blanked 10. (10) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 59. Portland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Fordham 64, George Mason 53 4. Notre Dame (22-3) lost to No. 25 Miami 72- Pittsburgh 55 28 20 7 63 189 172
Jana Hecking and Dominika Hrabalova in a 6-0 affair to give MSU the 11. (11) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 58. Miami at Denver, 8 p.m. James Madison 59, Hofstra 44 65; beat No. 24 Florida State 97-70. Carolina 55 28 21 6 62 161 160
early edge. Janina Braun and Sara Lizariturry then clinched the doubles
12. (6) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 58.
13. (1) Paul Menard, Ford, accident, 55. Sunday’s Men’s Maryland 62, Rutgers 48
Miami 65, Pittsburgh 51
5. UConn (21-2) beat East Carolina 118-55;
beat Temple 109-74.
Philadelphia 55 25 23 7 57 161 182
N.Y. Rangers 54 23 23 8 54 152 181
point in a 6-3 decision on court three over UAB’s Sophie Dodds and 14. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, accident, 55.
15. (12) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, accident, 55.
Major Scores Michigan 66, Penn St. 62 6. Mississippi State (22-1) beat Tennessee
91-63.
New Jersey 54 20 26 8 48 156 184
EAST Northeastern 77, Towson 68 WESTERN CONFERENCE
Megan Bertrands. MSU led 5-3 on court 1 when play was suspended. 16. (15) Clint Bowyer, Ford, accident, 55. Canisius 64, St. Peter’s 60 Saint Joseph’s 41, George Washington 38 7. Oregon State (20-4) lost to No. 11 Stanford Central Division
In singles, 98th-ranked State sophomore Magda Adaloglou picked 17. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, accident, 55. Iona 79, Niagara 76 St. John’s 60, Providence 57 61-44; beat California 82-74. GP W L OT Pts GF GA
18. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, accident, 55. Lafayette 69, Holy Cross 67 Syracuse 96, Boston College 69 8. Marquette (21-3) beat Georgetown 59-52;
up the first victory, winning the last three games of her match with 19. (14) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, accident, 55. Winnipeg 55 34 18 3 71 191 159
Siena 59, Rider 57 UMass 56, Rhode Island 34 beat Villanova 93-55. Nashville 57 33 20 4 70 176 146
Alexandra Shchipakina for a 6-1, 6-3 victory. On court five, the MSU 20. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, accident, 55. SOUTH 9. N.C. State (21-2) lost to No. 24 Florida
UMBC 67, Maine 66 Dallas 55 28 22 5 61 142 140
State 75-70.
Basketball SOUTH Elon 72, Coll. of Charleston 52 Minnesota 55 27 23 5 59 155 160
veteran Lizariturry followed with a straight-set 6-2, 6-3 triumph over the George Mason 84, La Salle 76 Georgia 93, Florida 58 10. Maryland (22-2) beat Illinois 80-66; beat St. Louis 53 26 22 5 57 150 155
Blazers’ Bertrands to give MSU a 3-0 advantage. Memphis 78, UConn 71 Georgia Tech 60, Wake Forest 46 Northwestern 72-57; beat No. 20 Rutgers Colorado 54 22 22 10 54 179 181
UAB pushed three of the final four matches to three sets, and NBA South Florida 72, East Carolina 68, OT
MIDWEST
Houston 54, South Florida 52
Louisville 72, Virginia Tech 63
62-48.
11. Stanford (19-4) beat No. 7 Oregon State
Chicago 55 22 24 9 53 177 201
EASTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division
almost all four, but the Bulldog senior Braun would have no part of it, as Atlantic Division Iowa 80, Northwestern 79 Mississippi St. 91, Tennessee 63 61-44; lost to No. 3 Oregon 88-48. GP W L OT Pts GF GA
she solidified the match for State on court six with a hard-fought 6-4, W L Pct GB Loyola of Chicago 56, Valparaiso 51 North Carolina 70, Clemson 64 12. South Carolina (17-5) beat Mississippi Calgary 54 34 15 5 73 199 157
Toronto 41 16 .719 — Missouri St. 66, Illinois St. 65 UNC-Wilmington 66, William & Mary 58 76-42. San Jose 56 33 16 7 73 203 175
7-5 over the Blazers’ Hrabalova to clinch the victory. Philadelphia 36 20 .643 4½ Notre Dame 69, Georgia Tech 59 Virginia 53, Duke 47 13. Gonzaga (22-2) beat Portland 93-62. Vegas 56 31 21 4 66 167 153
State took two of the final three matches as well. UAB grabbed its Boston 35 21 .625 5½ Ohio St. 55, Indiana 52 MIDWEST 14. Texas (19-5) lost to No. 1 Baylor 74-68; Vancouver 55 24 24 7 55 158 171
Brooklyn 29 28 .509 12 Oral Roberts 86, South Dakota 72 Bradley 81, Evansville 63 beat Kansas 91-73. Edmonton 55 24 26 5 53 159 184
lone point of the day at the No. 4 spot where Jana Hecking edge MSU New York 10 45 .182 30 SOUTHWEST Cincinnati 82, Wichita St. 54 15. Syracuse (18-5) lost to No. 2 Louisville 76- Arizona 55 24 26 5 53 145 161
rookie Tamara Racine 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Southeast Division Houston 65, Cincinnati 58 Creighton 80, Seton Hall 71 51; beat Boston College 96-69. Los Angeles 55 23 27 5 51 132 165
W L Pct GB UCF 71, SMU 65 DePaul 76, Georgetown 71 16. Iowa (19-5) beat No. 23 Michigan State Anaheim 56 21 26 9 51 127 182
MSU’s All-SEC senior Rentouli rallied back from a set down to for Charlotte 27 28 .491 — FAR WEST Drake 83, Loyola of Chicago 55 86-71; beat Ohio State 78-52.
a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Dodds at No. 3 to improve her team-leading Miami 25 29 .463 1½ Oregon 69, Stanford 46 IUPUI 64, Cleveland St. 36 17. Utah (18-5) lost to Southern Cal 84-80; NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
Orlando 25 32 .439 3 UC Davis 61, UC Santa Barbara 57 Illinois 78, Wisconsin 68 lost to UCLA 100-90. overtime loss. Top three teams in each divi-
win streak to nine matches. The true freshman Antonaki picked up Washington 24 32 .429 3½ Illinois St. 78, Indiana St. 70 18. Texas A&M (18-5) lost to Missouri 70-65. sion and two wild cards per conference ad-
the final win of the day in a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 marathon triumph over UAB’s Atlanta 18 38 .321 9½ AP Men’s Top 25 Fared Iowa 78, Ohio St. 52
Marquette 93, Villanova 55
19. Kentucky (19-5) beat Auburn 78-68. vance to playoffs.
Central Division This Week’s Games 20. Arizona State (16-6) beat Washington
Shchipakina on court 2. W L Pct GB 1. Tennessee (22-1) beat Missouri 72-60; beat Minnesota 73, Northwestern 64 State 61-46; at Washington, Saturday, ccd., Saturday’s Games
Milwaukee 41 14 .745 — Florida 73-61. Missouri 69, Vanderbilt 46 snow. Philadelphia 6, Anaheim 2
Indiana 37 19 .661 4½ 2. Duke (21-2) beat Boston College 80-55; N. Iowa 64, Valparaiso 56 20. Rutgers (17-6) lost to No. 10 Maryland Minnesota 4, New Jersey 2
Southern Miss Detroit
Chicago
25 29 .463 15½
13 43 .232 28½
beat No. 3 Virginia 81-71.
3. Virginia (20-2) lost to No. 2 Duke 81-71.
Nebraska 67, Purdue 61
Notre Dame 97, Florida St. 70
Saint Louis 69, La Salle 58
62-48.
22. Iowa State (18-5) beat West Virginia
Buffalo 3, Detroit 1
N.Y. Islanders 4, Colorado 3, OT
4. Gonzaga (23-2) beat San Francisco 92-62; 77-61. Boston 5, Los Angeles 4, OT
Softball completes five-game sweep of tournament Cleveland 11 45 .196 30½
WESTERN CONFERENCE beat Saint Mary’s 94-46. Youngstown St. 83, Ill.-Chicago 59
SOUTHWEST
23. Michigan State (16-6) lost to No. 16 Iowa Ottawa 5, Winnipeg 2
HATTIESBURG — The Southern Miss softball team improved their Southwest Division 5. Kentucky (20-3) beat South Carolina 76- 86-71. St. Louis 3, Nashville 2
W L Pct GB 48; beat Mississippi State 71-67. Auburn 75, Arkansas 72 24. Florida State (20-4) beat No. 9 N.C. State Arizona 3, Dallas 2
2019 season record to 5-0 after defeating in-state SWAC opponent Houston 32 23 .582 — 6. Nevada (23-1) beat Colorado State 97-82; Kansas St. 83, Oklahoma 75 75-70; lost to No. 4 Notre Dame 97-70. San Jose 5, Edmonton 2
beat New Mexico 91-62. Tulsa 72, Tulane 67 25. Miami (21-5) beat No. 4 Notre Dame 72- Florida 5, Washington 4, OT
Jackson State by a final score of 9-1 on Sunday afternoon. San Antonio 32 26 .552 1½
FAR WEST 65; beat Pittsburgh 65-51.
Dallas 26 29 .473 6 7. Michigan (22-2) beat Rutgers 77-65; beat Tampa Bay 5, Pittsburgh 4
The Golden Eagles high potent offense didn’t waste any time New Orleans 25 32 .439 8 No. 19 Wisconsin 61-52. Colorado 81, Southern Cal 76 Toronto 4, Montreal 3, OT
getting on the scoreboard, plating three runs in the bottom of the first
inning.
Memphis

23 34 .404 10
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Chase Nelson led the attack with three hits. Denver 37 18 .673 —
Oklahoma City 36 19 .655 1
Southern Miss also got an unbelievable pitching performance, Portland 33 22 .600 4
courtesy of junior right-hander Bailie Springfield to accompany their Utah 32 24 .571 5½
Minnesota 25 30 .455 12
offense. Pacific Division
Springfield, a JUCO transfer from Itawamba Community College W L Pct GB
Golden State 40 15 .727 —
made the most of her Southern Miss debut on Sunday. L.A. Clippers 31 26 .544 10
The former East Webster High School standout was in complete Sacramento 30 26 .536 10½
L.A. Lakers 28 28 .500 12½
command throughout the course of the game, retiring the first 14 batters Phoenix 11 47 .190 30½
that she faced. Springfield finished the game just one out shy of the
Saturday’s Games
illusive complete game no-hitter. Utah 125, San Antonio 105
—From Special Reports Indiana 105, Cleveland 90
Charlotte 129, Atlanta 120
8. North Carolina (19-4) beat N.C. State 113-
96; beat Miami 88-85, OT.
9. Michigan State (19-5) lost to Illinois 79-74;
beat Minnesota 79-55.
10. Marquette (20-4) lost to St. John’s 70-69;
beat No. 14 Villanova 66-65.
11. Virginia Tech (18-5) lost to No. 16 Louis-
ville 72-64; lost to Clemson 61-52.
12. Houston (23-1) beat UCF 77-68; beat No.
25 Cincinnati 65-58.
13. Kansas (18-6) lost to Kansas State 76-67;
beat Oklahoma State 84-72.
14. Villanova (19-5) beat Creighton 66-59,
OT; lost to No. 10 Marquette 66-65.
15. Purdue (17-6) beat Nebraska 81-62.
16. Louisville (17-7) beat No. 11 Virginia Tech
72-64; lost to No. 22 Florida State 80-75, OT.
17. Iowa State (18-6) beat Oklahoma 75-74;
lost to TCU 92-83.
18. Texas Tech (19-5) beat West Virginia 81-
Oregon 88, Stanford 48
Oregon St. 82, California 74
UCLA 100, Utah 90
Football Vancouver 4, Calgary 3, SO
Columbus 4, Vegas 3
Sunday’s Games
No. 6 Miss. State 91, Alliance League St. Louis 5, Nashville 4, OT
W L T Pct PF PA New Jersey 3, Carolina 2
Tennessee 63 Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 38 22 Boston 2, Colorado 1, OT
TENNESSEE (15-8): Che. Green 3-4 Birmingham 1 0 0 1.000 26 0 Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 1
0-0 6, Kushkituah 0-1 2-2 2, Davis 13-22 0-0 Orlando 1 0 0 1.000 40 6 Chicago 5, Detroit 2
29, Zaa. Green 6-13 0-0 13, Massengill 2-6 San Antonio 1 0 0 1.000 15 6 N.Y. Islanders 2, Minnesota 1
2-2 6, Collins 0-0 0-2 0, Jackson 1-5 4-4 7, Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 6 40 Tampa Bay 5, Florida 2
Harris 0-1 0-0 0, Burrell 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 25- Memphis 0 1 0 .000 0 26 N.Y. Rangers 4, Toronto 1
55 8-10 63. Salt Lake 0 1 0 .000 22 38 Today’s Games
MISSISSIPPI ST. (22-1): Howard 7-15 San Diego 0 1 0 .000 6 15 Los Angeles at Washington, 6 p.m.
0-0 16, McCowan 7-10 10-13 24, Danberry Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
10-15 0-2 20, Espinoza-Hunter 4-13 0-0 11, Saturday’s Games San Jose at Vancouver, 9 p.m.
Holmes 3-5 1-1 7, Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Campbell San Antonio 15, San Diego 6 Tuesday’s Games
0-0 0-0 0, Scott 5-8 2-3 13, Taylor 0-3 0-0 0, Orlando 40, Atlanta 6 Washington at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Wiggins 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 36-69 13-19 91. Sunday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 6 p.m.
Tennessee 17 17 15 14 —63 Birmingham 26, Memphis 0 Dallas at Florida, 6 p.m.
Mississippi St. 25 15 21 30 —91 Arizona 38, Salt Lake 22 Chicago at Boston, 6 p.m.

PREP BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Mississippi High School
Activities Association
Region Tournaments
Class 6A, Region 2
At: Tupelo High School
Tuesday’s Games
Girls: Columbus vs. Oxford, 4 p.m.
Boys: Columbus vs. Oxford, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: South Panola vs. Tupelo, 7 p.m.
Boys: South Panola vs. Tupelo, 8:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 4 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 8:30 p.m.
Class 6A, Region 3
At: Madison Central High School
Tuesday’s Games
Girls: Starkville High vs. Madison Central,
4 p.m.
Boys: Starkville High vs. Northwest Rankin,
5:30 p.m.
Girls: Northwest Rankin vs. Murrah, 7 p.m.
Boys: Murrah vs. Madison Central, 8:30
p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 4 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 8:30 p.m.
Class 5A, Region 2
At: West Point High School
Tuesday’s Games
Girls: Lafayette vs. Grenada, 4 p.m.
Boys: Lafayette vs. Grenada, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Saltillo vs. West Point, 7 p.m.
Boys: Saltillo vs. West Point, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 6 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Championship, 6 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Class 4A, Region 2
At: Itawamba Community College
Tuesday’s Games
Girls: Shannon vs. Caledonia, 4 p.m.
Boys: Amory vs. Caledonia, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Itawamba AHS vs. Mooreville, 7 p.m.
Boys: Shannon vs. Mooreville, 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Girls: Amory vs. Shannon or Caledonia, 4
p.m.
Boys: Itawamba AHS vs. Caledonia or
Amory, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Pontotoc vs. Itawamba AHS or Moor-
eville, 7 p.m.
Boys: Pontotoc vs. Shannon or Mooreville,
8:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Girls: Consolation, 4 p.m.
Boys: Consolation, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m.
Boys: Championship, 8:30 p.m.
Class 4A, Region 4
At: Leake Central High School
Tuesday’s Games
Girls: Kosciusko vs. Noxubee County, 6
p.m.
Golf
PGA Tour
Pebble Beach Open
Sunday
At p-Pebble Beach GL,
Yardage: 6,816; Par: 72
At s-Spyglass Hill GC,
Yardage: 6,960; Par: 72
At m-Monterey Peninsula GC-Shore, Yardage: 6,958;
Par: 71
Pebble Beach, Calif.
Purse: $7.6 million
Partial Fourth Round
Scott Stallings 67s-70p-69m-66—272
Jason Day 65m-69s-72p-68—274
Si Woo Kim 66p-71m-69s-68—274
Scott Langley 64m-69s-73p-69—275
Kevin Streelman 70m-70s-71p-65—276
Brian Gay 64m-72s-69p-71—276
Lucas Glover 68s-66p-70m-72—276
Max Homa 73p-69m-68s-67—277
Michael Thompson 70s-72p-69m-66—277
Chris Stroud 69p-71m-67s-70—277
Scott Piercy 70p-65m-69s-73—277
Jim Furyk 72s-68p-68m-70—278
Sung Kang 69p-69m-69s-71—278
Russell Knox 68m-70s-68p-72—278
Matt Every 65m-71s-69p-73—278
Roberto Diaz 69p-69m-71s-70—279
Graeme McDowell 68p-70m-70s-71—279
Adam Hadwin 72s-70p-65m-72—279
D.J. Trahan 68m-72s-72p-67—279
Matt Kuchar 67m-73s-70p-70—280
Tyler Duncan 71p-68m-70s-71—280
Patrick Reed 68m-70s-73p-69—280
Trey Mullinax 71m-68s-73p-68—280
Rafa Cabrera Bello 69s-68p-69m-74—280
Jonathan Byrd 69p-69m-68s-74—280
Ernie Els 69m-68s-73p-71—281
Nick Taylor 69p-70m-71s-71—281
Kevin Kisner 65m-71s-74p-71—281
Brandon Harkins 69p-73m-67s-72—281
Curtis Luck 70m-67s-73p-71—281
Martin Trainer 69p-73m-66s-73—281
Brady Schnell 67m-72s-72p-70—281
Branden Grace 67p-69m-71s-74—281
Cameron Champ 73s-69p-70m-69—281
Tom Lovelady 72p-70m-70s-69—281
Hank Lebioda 71p-69m-71s-71—282
Andrew Putnam 75s-70p-66m-71—282
Chez Reavie 68m-70s-71p-73—282
Sam Saunders 69p-70m-72s-71—282
Julian Etulain 71p-72m-69s-70—282
Tony Finau 69p-73m-70s-70—282
Jonas Blixt 67m-69s-76p-70—282
Ben Silverman 70p-71m-69s-73—283
Adam Schenk 70m-72s-67p-74—283
Jordan Spieth 66m-68s-74p-75—283
Josh Teater 70m-70s-71p-72—283
Nate Lashley 67p-71m-73s-72—283
Dustin Johnson 66m-73s-73p-71—283
Tommy Fleetwood 73m-68s-71p-71—283
Brian Stuard 69p-70m-73s-71—283
Roberto Castro 68p-70m-72s-74—284
Alex Prugh 69p-72m-68s-75—284
Cameron Tringale 71p-68m-72s-73—284
on the air
Today
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m. — Lehigh at Bucknell, CBS Sports
Network
6 p.m. — Indiana at Michigan State, Big
Ten Network
6 p.m. — Virginia at North Carolina, ESPN
6 p.m. — Norfolk State at Florida A&M,
ESPNU
8 p.m. — Kansas at TCU, ESPN
8 p.m. — Oklahoma at Baylor, ESPN2
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m. — Kentucky at Alabama, SEC
Network
6 p.m. — South Carolina at Connecticut,
ESPN2
NBA
7 p.m. — Dallas at Houston, NBA TV
NHL
6 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, NBC
Sports Network
SKIING
7:30 a.m. — FIS World Alpine Champion-
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Monday, February 11, 2019 3B
briefly
Boys: Leake Central vs. Noxubee County, Boys: St. Joseph vs. Central Holmes, 4:15 Alabama
7:30 p.m. p.m. Men’s tennis defeats Pepperdine
Thursday’s Games Girls: Carroll Academy vs. Tri-County Acade- MALIBU, Calif. – The No. 23-ranked Alabama men’s tennis team
Girls: Louisville vs. Kosciusko or Noxubee my, 5:30 p.m. toppled over Pepperdine, 4-0, on Sunday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis
County, 4 p.m. Boys: Tri-County Academy vs. Marshall Center. The Crimson Tide improves to 8-1 after its two-match swing in
Boys: Kosciusko vs. Noxubee County or Academy, 6:45 p.m. California.
After a lengthy rain delay the evening started with singles play. The
Leake Central, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games
Crimson Tide swept the first four matches to secure the shutout.
Girls: New Hope vs. Leake Central, 7 p.m. Boys: Carroll Academy vs. Greenville Chris- “A super finish for the guys tonight,” said head coach George
Boys: New Hope vs. Louisville, 8:30 p.m. tian, 3 p.m. Husack. “We faced some different conditions today including the long
Friday’s Games Girls: Greenville Christian vs. Oak Hill Acad- rain delay, chilly weather, playing under the lights and starting with
Girls: Consolation, 4 p.m. emy, 4:15 p.m. singles. The focus remained throughout, regardless of whether we
Boys: Consolation, 5:30 p.m. Boys: Manchester Academy vs. Oak Hill won or lost points. The score was taken out of the contest and we were
Girls: Championship, 7 p.m. Academy, 5:30 p.m. dialed in on the plan. A solid road trip for us and we will be happy to be
Boys: Championship, 8:30 p.m. Girls: Manchester Academy vs. Winona back home soon.”
Junior Alexey Nesterov started things off by dominating Scotland
Christian, 6:45 p.m.
Garapedian, 6-2, 6-2. Moments later, junior Zhe Zhou cruised past
Class 1A, Region 6 Friday’s Games Tim Zeitvogel, 6-2, 6-3, while No. 40 senior Mazen Osama took down
At: West Lowndes High School Girls: Semifinal 1, 3 p.m. Adrian Oetzbach, 7-5, 6-1. Lastly, sophomore Riccardo Roberto took
Tuesday’s Games Girls: Semifinal 2, 4:15 p.m. care of Pawel Jankowiak, 6-1, 7-6(4), on court six to solidify the win.
Girls: Nanih Waiya vs. Noxapater, 6 p.m. Boys: Semifinal 1, 5:30 p.m. The Tide will return to action at the Blue Gray National Tennis
Boys: Nanih Waiya vs. Noxapater, 7:30 p.m. Boys: Semifinal 2, 6:45 p.m. Classic in Montgomery, Ala., on Feb. 22-23.
Thursday’s Games Saturday’s Games n Women’s tennis sweeps pair of matches: At Tuscaloo-
Girls: Hamilton vs. Nanih Waiya or Noxapa- Girls: Consolation, 1 p.m. sa, Alabama, the Alabama women’s tennis team swept its fourth
ter, 3 p.m. Boys: Consolation, 2:15 p.m. doubleheader of the season after defeating Kennesaw State, 4-0 and
Lipscomb, 4-0, on Sunday at the Alabama Tennis Stadium. With the
Boys: Wesst Lowndes vs. Nanih Waiya or Girls: Championship, 4 p.m. two victories, the Crimson Tide moves to 8-0 in 2019.
Noxapater, 4:30 p.m. Boys: Championship, 5:15 p.m.
“We have a really fit team and I think that’s one of our strengths,”
Girls: Vardaman vs. West Lowndes, 6 p.m. head coach Jenny Mainz stated. “We’ve worked a lot on that in the
Boys: Hamilton vs. Vardaman, 7:30 p.m. Class A offseason and I think its paying dividends in a long weekend like this.
Friday’s Games At: Delta Academy This is the fourth match of the weekend and its taxing, both physically
and emotionally, it’s a long day at the office for the players.”
Girls: Consolation, 3 p.m. Today’s Games
“I thought we responded really well. Lipscomb is a good team,
Boys: Consolation, 4:30 p.m. Girls: Sharkey-Issaquena Academy vs. Lee
they’re solid, they fought hard, I thought they competed well and they
Girls: Championship, 6 p.m. (Arkansas), 4 p.m.
didn’t go away. So I think it was a really good test for us, we had to
Boys: Championship, 7:30 p.m. Boys: DeSoto vs. Sharkey-Issaquena, 5:15 finish.”
p.m. The Tide started the day by dominating doubles play, with all three
Mississippi Association Girls: Kemper Academy vs. Deer Creek,
6:30 p.m.
courts winning by a 6-1 spot to take the 1-0 lead.
In singles play No. 47 senior Andie Daniell cruised to a 6-0, 6-0,
of Indepedent Schools Boys: Marvell Academy vs. Kemper Acade- win on court one and sophomore Moka Ito eased to a 6-1, 6-0, on court
North State Tournaments my, 7:45 p.m. two, as UA went up 3-0. Junior Ann Selim clinched the match with an
easy 6-0, 6-0, victory on court five.
Tuesday’s Games
Against Lipscomb the Tide went up 1-0 after securing the doubles
Class AAA Girls: Tunica Academy vs. Calhoun Acade-
point for the eighth consecutive match. Alabama earned wins on courts
At: Heritage Academy my, 4 p.m. three and one to take the early lead.
Tuesday’s Games Boys: Delta Academy vs. Tunica Academy, In singles action, junior Alba Cortina Pou picked up her fist win
Girls: Winston Academy vs. Indianola Acad- 5:15 p.m. of the day by surpassing Liza Diachenko, 6-0, 6-2, while junior Luca
emy, 4 p.m. Girls: West Memphis vs. Delta Academy, Fabian won on court five, 6-1, 6-4. Junior Jacqueline Pelletier clinched
Boys: Winston Academy vs. Indianola Acad- 6:30 p.m. the match with a 6-3, 6-4, victory.
emy, 5:15 p.m. Boys: Hebron Christian vs. Humphreys n Swimming and diving records pair of wins: At Auburn, Ala-
bama, Alabama swimming and diving closed out the Auburn Invitational
Girls: Bayou Academy vs. Starkville Acade- Academy, 7:45 p.m.
with a pair of wins Sunday afternoon, including a 1-2-3 sweep of the
my, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games
men’s 100 freestyle and a 1-2 finish in the men’s 200 breaststroke in the
Boys: Bayou Academy vs. Canton Academy, Girls: Marvell Academy vs. Kemper or Deer James E. Martin Aquatic Center.
7:45 p.m. Creek, 4 p.m. Freshman Jonathan Berneburg led the way for the Crimson Tide
Wednesday’s Games Boys: Delta Streets vs. Marvell or Kemper, in the 100 freestyle, posting a 43.54 in finals after touching the wall with
Boys: Leake Academy vs. Kirk Academy, 4 5:15 p.m. a 43.09 in prelims. Freshman Colton Stogner (44.21) and sophomore
p.m. Girls: Hebron Christian vs. Lee or Shar- Jack Blake (44.34) were second and third, respectively. Sophomores
Girls: Leake Academy vs. Lee Academy, key-Issaquena, 6:30 p.m. Richard Mikki (1:57.17) and Josh Lenzmeier (1:58.22), swept the top-
5:15 p.m. Boys: Calhoun Academy vs. DeSoto or spots in the 200 breaststroke.
Overall, the Crimson Tide earned 11 wins during the three-day
Boys: Lee Academy vs. Heritage Academy, Sharkey-Issaquena, 7:45 p.m.
meet and took first and second in eight events.
6:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games “We had some really great performances throughout the week-
Girls: North Delta vs. Heritage Academy, Girls: Humphreys Academy vs. Tunica or end,” UA head coach Dennis Pursley said. “We had several swimmers
7:45 p.m. Calhoun, 4 p.m. who made big drops in their lifetime best times. We also had several
Friday’s Games Boys: West Memphis vs. Hebron or Hum- folks who put themselves in a position, where if they can go those kinds
Girls: Semifinal 1, 4 p.m. phreys, 5:15 p.m. of times again in a week at the conference meet, they should be in a
Girls: Semifinal 2, 5:15 p.m. Girls: Columbus Christian vs. Delta or West position to score.”
Boys: Semifinal 1, 6:30 p.m. Memphis, 6:30 p.m. Junior Allie Surrency and senior Caroline Beene, finished second
and third, respectively, in the women’s 100 freestyle, with Surrency
Boys: Semifinal 2, 7:45 p.m. Boys: Columbus Christian vs. Delta or
clocking a 49.59 and Beene turning in a 50.19. Alabama was also
Saturday’s Games Tunica, 7:45 p.m. second and third in the women’s 200 breaststroke, with senior Marian
Girls: Consolation, 1 p.m. Friday’s Games Yurchishin posting a 2:15.58 to take second, while sophomore Mallory
Boys: Consolation, 2:15 p.m. Girls: Semifinal 1, 3 p.m. Underwood was third with a 2:16.50.
Girls: Championship, 4 p.m. Girls: Semifinal 2, 4:15 p.m. Sophomore Tori VanBuskirk took third in the women’s 200
Boys: Championship, 5:15 p.m. Boys: Semifinal 1, 5:30 p.m. backstroke with a time of 2:00.78, while freshman Catherine Wright was
Boys: Semifinal 2, 6:45 p.m. third in the women’s 200 butterfly after posting a 2:02.66, just off her
Class AA Saturday’s Games 2:02.33 in prelims.
Alabama’s men earned a 3-4-5 finish in the 200 butterfly, with
At: Marshall Academy Girls: Consolation, 1 p.m.
sophomore Cade Auerbach (1:47.69) taking third, followed by freshman
Tuesday’s Games Boys: Consolation, 2:15 p.m. Cole Brown (1:48.91) and sophomore Christian Strycker (1:48.92).
Girls: Central Holmes vs. Benton Academy, Girls: Championship, 4 p.m. “Now, as coaches, we have to go back and finalize the entries for
3 p.m. Boys: Championship, 5:15 p.m. the conference meet,” Pursley said. “A weekend like this makes some of
the choices much harder, but that’s obviously a good problem to have.”
With the conclusion of the regular season, Alabama has the week
Lindsey Weaver, $5,659 70c-70c-77-76—293 Sonny Skinner, $4,153 74-68-75—217 off before opening the Southeastern Conference Championships in
Matt Jones 71s-71p-70m-72—284
Johnson Wagner 67s-73p-71m-74—285 Haeji Kang, $5,327 71c-69b-76-78—294 Doug Garwood, $3,315 73-75-70—218 Athens, Ga., on February 19.
John Rollins 73p-69m-70s-74—286 Pei-Ying Tsai, $5,104 69c-71b-78-77—295 Jerry Smith, $3,315 69-77-72—218
Cody Gribble 66s-73p-73m-78—290 Don Bell, $2,890 69-76-74—219 n Softball completes weekend with win: At Troy, Alabama,
Cameron Davis 72s-68p-72m-78—290 Champions Tour Greg Kraft, $2,890 71-73-75—219 after three hitless innings, a seventh-run fourth helped lift Alabama to
Made cut; did not finish Oasis Championship Hal Sutton, $2,890 73-74-72—219
an eventual 8-0 victory over Troy Sunday afternoon.
Steve Stricker 68m-75s-70p—213 Fran Quinn, $2,380 74-68-78—220
Sunday
Dominic Bozzelli 72m-73s-68p—213 At The Old Course at Broken Sound Duffy Waldorf, $2,380 71-74-75—220 Alabama’s (5-0) first hit of the day against Troy (3-2) came in
Wyndham Clark 73s-69p-71m—213 Ian Woosnam, $2,380 73-74-73—220
Charley Hoffman 69m-72s-72p—213
Boca Raton, Fla.
Loren Roberts, $2,040 73-74-74—221
the top of the fourth, an RBI double from junior Bailey Hemphill. That
Purse: $1.7 million
Martin Laird 68s-74p-71m—213 Yardage: 6,807; Par 72 (36-36) Scott Hoch, $1,785 71-78-73—222 sparked a seven-run rally, with a solo home run from sophomore Kaylee
Sangmoon Bae 69s-71p-73m—213 Cliff Kresge, $1,785 71-75-76—222
John Senden 72s-72p-69m—213
Third Round
Jose Maria Olazabal, $1,598 78-75-71—224
Tow in the sixth giving the Crimson Tide an eight-run lead for the final
Bernhard Langer, $255,000 64-68-65—197
Austin Cook 66m-74s-73p—213 Marco Dawson, $149,600 66-67-69—202 Tom Kite, $1,496 77-71-78—226 margin of victory after a scoreless bottom half of the inning.
Adam Scott 70m-72s-71p—213 Larry Nelson, $1,394 77-78-72—227
Fabian Gomez 67s-71p-75m—213
Bob Estes, $122,400 67-68-68—203
Mark Calcavecchia, $1,292 72-78-79—229
Six Tide batters tallied a hit in the winning effort, led by a 2-for-4
David Toms, $102,000 67-67-70—204
Steve Jones 76p-83m-76s—235 Scott McCarron, $70,267 68-70-67—205 John Daly, $1,190 71-79-80—230 day from junior Elissa Brown at the top of the order. Hemphill’s RBI was
John Harris, $1,088 78-77-76—231
LPGA Tour Gene Sauers, $70,267 65-71-69—205 the 100th of her career and freshman Skylar Wallace drove in a pair on
Woody Austin, $70,267 65-70-70—205 Bob Tway, $1,088 77-85-69—231
Vic Open Fred Couples, $51,000 67-69-70—206 John Huston, $986 77-80-79—236 her second career hit, a fifth-inning single. Freshman Montana Fouts
Sunday Ken Tanigawa, $51,000 65-71-70—206 Web.com Tour (2-0) went the distance in the circle, shutting out the Trojans with just
At Beach and Creek Courses Darren Clarke, $39,100 67-75-65—207 three hits allowed and four strikeouts.
Geelong, Australia Jeff Maggert, $39,100 68-69-70—207 Panama Championship
Purse: $1.1 million Corey Pavin, $39,100 73-68-66—207 Sunday The two teams quickly cruised through the first three innings, with
Yardage: 6,585; Par 73 Tim Petrovic, $39,100 65-74-68—207 At Panama GC Troy tallying the only hit between the two teams. In the top of the fourth,
Fourth Round Brandt Jobe, $28,900 69-65-74—208 Panama City
a-amateur Colin Montgomerie, $28,900 71-70-67—208 Purse: $625,000 sophomore Kaylee Tow drew a one-out walk and Hemphill followed
Kim Kaufman 66b-66c-75—207 Jesper Parnevik, $28,900 63-72-73—208 Yardage: 7,154; Par: 70 with a double that banged off the wall in left field, driving in Tow to put
Celine Boutier, $165,000 69c-71b-69-72—281 Tom Pernice Jr., $28,900 71-71-66—208 Fourth Round
Sarah Kemp, $77,242 70b-71c-77-65—283 Kevin Sutherland, $28,900 66-70-72—208 Michael Gligic, $112,500 70-70-67-65—272 Alabama ahead 1-0 on the Tide’s first hit of the day.
Charlotte Thomas, $77,242 68b-68c-78-69—283 Michael Allen, $21,182 68-73-68—209 Xinjun Zhang, $67,500 66-70-71-66—273 Senior Reagan Dykes followed that with an RBI single up the
Su Oh, $77,242 67c-68b-74-74—283 Tom Byrum, $21,182 66-69-74—209 Carl Yuan, $42,500 69-68-68-69—274
Azahara Munoz, $38,191 72b-72c-74-66—284 David Frost, $21,182 70-68-71—209 Ben Taylor, $30,000 70-65-69-71—275 middle before shuffling all the way to third in the next at-bat after a bunt
Katherine Kirk, $38,191 72c-68b-73-71—284 Miguel Angel Jiménez, $21,182 70-70-69—209 Rhein Gibson, $23,750 68-70-71-68—277 single from sophomore Claire Jenkins and a fielding error.
Haru Nomura, $38,191 67b-67c-76-74—284 Tom Lehman, $21,182 66-70-73—209 Cameron Percy, $23,750 68-73-65-71—277
Lauren Stephenson, $24,875 69c-72b-76-68—285 Stephen Ames, $17,425 70-66-74—210 Chris Baker, $18,188 67-69-73-69—278 A hard fly ball to center allowed Dykes to tag up and score on
Jodi Ewart Shadoff, $24,875 71c-70b-72-72—285 Retief Goosen, $17,425 69-69-72—210 Mickey DeMorat, $18,188 69-68-69-72—278 the sacrifice fly from sophomore Maddie Morgan, pushing the lead to
Kim Kaufman, $24,875 66b-66c-75-78—285 Paul Broadhurst, $15,130 69-72-70—211 Nicolas Echavarria, $18,188 68-68-71-71—278
Ashleigh Buhai, $17,800 72c-69b-76-69—286 Bart Bryant, $15,130 70-73-68—211 Derek Ernst, $18,188 69-69-68-72—278 3-0. Later with two in scoring position, Wallace flared a single over the
Alison Lee, $17,800 68c-71b-78-69—286 Paul Goydos, $15,130 71-67-73—211 Tyler McCumber, $18,188 72-67-67-72—278 shortstop’s head, scoring a pair to make it a 7-0 lead and advancing to
Peiyun Chien, $17,800 69c-74b-73-70—286 Scott Parel, $15,130 70-70-71—211 Brett Coletta, $13,125 66-74-71-68—279
Ayako Uehara, $17,800 71b-72c-72-71—286 Olin Browne, $11,496 68-70-74—212 Oscar Fraustro, $13,125 72-68-70-69—279 second on a fielding error.
Marianne Skarpnord, $17,800 71c-69b-75-71—286 Chris DiMarco, $11,496 70-71-71—212 Steve LeBrun, $13,125 71-69-68-71—279 n Track and field finishes with wins: At Fayetteville, Arkansas,
Olivia Cowan, $17,800 68c-70b-76-72—286 Lee Janzen, $11,496 68-72-72—212 Mark Anderson, $10,313 70-68-73-69—280
Wichanee Meechai, $13,294 72c-72b-72-71—287 Kent Jones, $11,496 69-69-74—212 Brian Campbell, $10,313 67-72-69-72—280 Alabama track and field’s Shelby McEwen won the high jump to close
Thidapa Suwannapura, $13,294 74b-69c-73-71—287 Sandy Lyle, $11,496 69-72-71—212 Steve Marino, $10,313 68-68-73-71—280 out the Tyson Invitational Saturday.
Isi Gabsa, $13,294 70b-73c-72-72—287 David McKenzie, $11,496 72-71-69—212 John Oda, $10,313 68-70-72-70—280
Alena Sharp, $13,294 69c-69b-77-72—287 Mark O’Meara, $11,496 72-72-68—212 Brad Fritsch, $6,421 72-70-72-67—281 The nation’s No. 1 ranked high jumper, the junior posted a leap of
Jane Park, $13,294 68b-76c-70-73—287 Jeff Sluman, $11,496 71-71-70—212 Michael Hebert, $6,421 71-68-73-69—281 7-5 (2.26m) to earn his fourth win in as many outings this season.
Brittany Lang, $11,019 71c-73b-73-71—288 Billy Andrade, $8,840 68-69-76—213 Mark Hubbard, $6,421 70-72-71-68—281
Suzuka Yamaguchi, $11,019 69c-75b-73-71—288 John Riegger, $8,840 71-69-73—213 Maverick McNealy, $6,421 73-69-70-69—281 On the track, sophomore Tamara Clark raced to a 23.07 in the
Karis Davidson, $11,019 68b-74c-75-71—288 Wes Short, Jr., $8,840 72-69-72—213 Brett Stegmaier, $6,421 68-71-73-69—281 fastest section of the women’s 200 meters, taking second place and
Yu Liu, $11,019 74b-71c-70-73—288 Scott Verplank, $8,840 70-74-69—213 Steven Ihm, $6,421 69-72-69-71—281
Felicity Johnson, $11,019 65c-74b-74-75—288 Gibby Gilbert III, $7,480 71-72-71—214 Edward Loar, $6,421 67-75-66-73—281
ranking in the top-10 nationally.
Christina Kim, $9,077 74b-71c-73-71—289 Billy Mayfair, $7,480 71-67-76—214 Andrew Novak, $6,421 74-69-68-70—281 A day after winning the 60 meters, senior Keitavious Walter
Daniela Darquea, $9,077 72b-70c-75-72—289 Rocco Mediate, $7,480 68-70-76—214 Steve Wheatcroft, $6,421 70-72-68-71—281 cranked out a 20.78 in the fastest section of the men’s 200 meters,
Nanna Koerstz Madsen, $9,077 71b-73c-72-73—289 Joey Sindelar, $7,480 73-71-70—214 Tim Wilkinson, $6,421 65-73-72-71—281
Xiyu Lin, $9,077 70c-74b-70-75—289 Glen Day, $6,290 70-67-78—215 Matt Atkins, $4,313 72-68-74-68—282 taking third and posting a mark that ranks in the top-20 nationally. It was
Marissa Steen, $9,077 68b-70c-76-75—289 Brad Faxon, $6,290 70-72-73—215 Taylor Moore, $4,313 72-71-73-66—282 his first 200 of the season.
Linnea Strom, $7,712 73b-68c-77-72—290 Esteban Toledo, $6,290 71-71-73—215 Zack Sucher, $4,313 70-73-70-69—282
Georgia Hall, $7,712 70c-71b-77-72—290 Ken Duke, $5,440 70-74-72—216 Oliver Bekker, $3,734 70-70-75-68—283 The Tide’s 4x400m relay of junior Takyera Roberson, Clark,
Anne-Catherine Tanguay, $7,712 66b-74c-75-75—290 Gary Hallberg, $5,440 69-75-72—216 Martin Flores, $3,734 70-72-72-69—283 junior Katie Funcheon and senior Mauricia Prieto combined to clock a
Mirim Lee, $7,102 70c-74b-69-78—291 Steve Flesch, $4,153 73-71-73—217 Bo Hoag, $3,734 69-70-71-73—283
Kendall Dye, $6,408 72c-68b-78-74—292 Jay Haas, $4,153 72-74-71—217 Scottie Scheffler, $3,734 70-71-71-71—283 season-best 3:32.04, ranking them in the top-10 nationally.
Holly Clyburn, $6,408 70c-70b-78-74—292 Skip Kendall, $4,153 76-71-70—217 Albin Choi, $3,038 72-69-73-70—284 The Crimson Tide was also at the Music City Challenge in Nash-
Christine Wolf, $6,408 74c-68b-74-76—292 Gary Nicklaus, $4,153 67-77-73—217 Brett Drewitt, $3,038 71-69-69-75—284
Kylie Henry, $6,408 73c-72b-69-78—292 Kirk Triplett, $4,153 72-73-72—217 Vince India, $3,038 72-71-71-70—284 ville, Tenn., on Saturday where Alabama swept the top-three spots in
Catriona Matthew, $5,659 72c-71b-75-75—293 Joe Durant, $4,153 70-73-74—217 Nelson Ledesma, $3,038 68-71-71-74—284 the women’s shot put.
Senior Haley Teel grabbed the win with a season-best throw of
55-3.75 (16.86m), while senior Portious Warren was a fraction behind
with a best effort of 55-3 (16.84m) and sophomore Nickolette Dunbar
was third with a 52-10 (16.10m).
Senior Kord Ferguson finished second in the shot put with a throw
ships: men’s super-combined (slalom), 8 p.m. — Kansas State at Texas, ESPN2
of 63-3.25 (19.89m), while freshman Chago Basso was fifth after a
Sweden, NBC Sports Network 8 p.m. — Arkansas at Missouri, ESPNU toss of 62-6.25 (19.07m). Senior Nicole Gardner finished seventh in the
SOCCER 8 p.m. — Alabama at Mississippi State, women’s mile, crossing the line with a 4:46.41.
1:55 p.m. — Premier League: Wolves vs. SEC Network
Newcastle United, NBC Sports Network 9:30 p.m. — Air Force at UNLV, CBS Sports Ole Miss
Tuesday Network Women’s golf places third at Shoal Creek
COLLEGE BASKETBALL 10 p.m. — San Diego State at Colorado BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Ole Miss women’s golf team got its
5:30 p.m. — Purdue at Maryland, Big Ten State, ESPN2 spring season started Sunday at Shoal Creek with a single round stroke
NBA play event against an All-SEC field.
Network
The Rebels finished in third place with a team score of 297 (+7), 12
5:30 p.m. — St. Bonaventure at St. Jo- 7 p.m. — Boston at Philadelphia, TNT
strokes behind champion Auburn.
seph’s, CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. — San Antonio at Memphis, Fox “We can take a lot of positives out of today’s round but we definitely
6 p.m. — LSU at Kentucky, ESPN Sports Southeast have some work to do before our next event,” said head coach Kory
6 p.m. — Michigan State at Wisconsin, 9:30 p.m. — Utah at Golden State, TNT Henkes. “Our par-5 scoring hurt us so we need to do a better job of
executing on these holes.”
ESPN2 NHL
Conner Beth Ball led the Rebels on the scorecard. The sophomore
6 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Boston College, 6 p.m. — Chicago at Boston, NBC Sports shot a 1-under 71 en route to a top-3 finish individually with five birdies,
ESPNU Network the most in the field. Ball gained the most strokes off the par 3’s, going
6 p.m. — Georgia at Texas A&M, SEC SKIING 2-under for the day. This marks Ball’s 4th top-5 finish of her young
career.
Network 8:55 a.m. — FIS World Alpine Champion-
Julia Johnson used a strong back-nine to finish in the top-5. The
7:30 p.m. — Michigan at Penn State, Big ships: men’s and women’s team event, sophomore went 1-under on the final holes to finish at even par for the
Ten Network Sweden, NBC Sports Network round. Johnson was best on the longest holes on the course, going
7:30 p.m. — Butler at St. John’s, CBS SOCCER 1-under on the par 5’s.
2 p.m. — UEFA Champions League: Man- Ellen Hutchinson-Kay tied her career-best finish as a Rebel, shoot-
Sports Network
ing a 3-over 75 and finishing tied for 13th. The freshman was second on
8 p.m. — Duke at Louisville, ESPN chester United vs. Paris Saint-Germain, TNT the team in birdies with four.
—From Special Reports
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advance in third-place games on
either Thursday or Friday.
The Lady Falcons earned a top
seed in the tournament by virtue of
a 21-3 overall record and 6-0 region
mark.
“We will have to be ready to
play well,” Columbus coach Yvonne
Hairston said. “The regular season
does not matter now. We have to
play our best. A (possible region
championship game with Tupelo)
would be a huge challenge on their
home floor.”
Both Starkville High School
squads take the court in Class 6A,
Region 3 play at Madison Central.
Each is trying to back 6-0 region re-
cords from regular-season play.
The Starkville girls are 18-3
overall. The Lady Jackets have won
coach Kristie Williams said. “After Academy squads play Wednesday.
back-to-back championships, we The Heritage Academy boys
have a standard established. This are one of the top seeds by virtue
group has embraced that standard. of a win over Leake Academy in the
They have done their best live up to Class AAA, District 2 champion-
those expectations.” ship game Saturday night.
The Starkville boys are 24-1 “We have had some injuries this
overall. Coach Greg Carter’s team year, so it’s a credit to the kids that
has won 17 straight games. we have had this type of season,”
The lone loss was a final-second Heritage Academy boys’ coach
setback at Tupelo long before the Russ Whiteside said. “It’s just been
calendar turned to 2019. next man up. It’s been that way all
Both West Point teams will be year for us.
looking to defend the home court “Everybody is always excited
against Saltillo Tuesday night in about postseason play.”
the Class 5A, Region 2 tournament. Both Oak Hill Academy squads
West Lowndes is hosting the Class will play in the Class AA tourna-
1A, Region 6 event, with both Pan- ment at Marshall Academy, while
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level increases from
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Monday to Sunday.
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The spurt began inno-
cently enough following a
missed Jazzmun Holmes
jump shot late in the third
quarter. Scott gathered
the inbounds pass on the
left wing and then used
a power dribble to cre-
ate space down the right
lane. It looked like Scott
was going too quickly, but
she managed to get the
shot off at an improbable
angle and see it skip off
the backboard and in. Af-
ter the officials waived off
Zaay Green’s 3-pointer,
MSU led 61-49 entering
the final 10 minutes.
That was only the be-
ginning of Scott’s magic.
On MSU’s first posses-
sion of the fourth quarter,
Scott drove from the left
wing. In splitting two de-
fenders, she appeared to
slip or to make contact
with one of the Lady Vols.
As she fell to the floor,
Scott threw the ball to-
ward the basket and saw
it creep over the rim.
Scott, who took two
charges to equal her sea-
son total entering the
game, said she is willing
to do whatever she can to
help the team. She isn’t
quite sure if she will have
but she is up for the chal-
lenge if it means the Bull-
dogs will keep winning.
“I just try to focus on
getting the ball up and if
it goes in it just goes in,”
Scott said laughing. “I am
not sure what happened
with those. It was proba-
bly luck.”
Scott said she and
sophomore guard Andra
Espinoza-Hunter, who
started and had 11 points
on 4-for-13 shooting, have
similar skills they hope to
use to help fill the void left
by the season-ending in-
jury to sophomore Chloe
Bibby. In addition to giv-
ing the Bulldogs 3-point
shooters without Bibby,
Scott said she and Espi-
noza-Hunter can put the
ball on the floor if defens-
es don’t respect them and
make the pay.
Scott capped one of her
best quarters by nailing a
3-pointer with 8 minutes,
15 seconds remaining to
kick MSU’s lead to 70-
51. The trey, which came
off an assist from Jordan
Danberry (20 points, four
assists), triggered an ex-
plosion inside the Hump
and forced Tennessee
coach Holly Warlick to
fect Scott or the Bulldogs.
“We lost her shooting
the three,” Warlick said.
“I think she is explosive.
All of their guards, they
bring a difficulty because
they are super quick pen-
etrators and also difficult
when you can really shoot
the three. That’s what she
did today.”
Scott added two free
throws and another drive
in the quarter. The final
basket helped account
for 20 points in the paint
in the last 10 minutes that
pushed the Bulldogs’ ad-
vantage in the category to
50-30.
“Bre’Amber comes off
the bench and just plays
her heart out,” MSU
coach Vic Schaefer said.
“She gives us another
good defender. She had
two great charges. She’s
just a great help as de-
fender and can also guard
on the ball.”
Teaira McCowan
paced MSU (22-1, 10-0
SEC) with 24 points, 15 re-
bounds, and three blocked
shots. Anriel Howard also
had 16 points and 11 re-
bounds to help MSU earn
its 26th-straight SEC reg-
ular-season victory and
Tennessee (15-8, 4-6) its
worst loss in a conference
game. The previous mark
was a 78-51 loss to Geor-
gia on Jan. 17, 2000.
The 28-point margin
of defeat was Tennessee’s
second worst in program
history. It matched a 72-
44 loss to Notre Dame on
Jan. 23, 2012. It was three
points shy of Tennessee’s Sunday’s Cryptoquote:
all-time worst loss, a 91-
60 setback to Texas on
Dec. 11, 1984.
All of those elements
were exclamation points
for Scott, who practiced
all week in the Bulldogs’
bye week and feels she is
back to 100 percent.
“I felt pretty good,”
Scott said. “I wasn’t shoot-
ing the ball as well, but
that was OK because my
team and coaches kept
me confident. I just went
off the energy that my
teammates had. It wasn’t
one person or one thing.
It was the energy. We
had good energy, so I just
went off that and did the
most I could to help my
team.”
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Southeastern Conference game be-
fore a crowd of 10,021 at Humphrey
Coliseum.
“I have been in treatment all
week, and the trainer has been real
good helping me get it back right,
and it showed tonight,” said Dan-
berry, who missed nearly all of the
second half against Alabama last
Sunday after tweaking an ankle.
Danberry might have to credit
teammate Anriel Howard for an as-
sist. She said Howard was respon-
sible a new braided hairstyle that
came to be after she decided she
“needed to do something” with her
hair.
There was no change in Danber-
ry’s game plan to get to the rim. As
MSU coach Vic Schaefer has said
for the last two seasons, Danberry
can get to her spot on the court any
time she wants to. She exhibited
that multiple times against Tennes-
see (15-8, 4-6), either by going spin
cycle on a move in the lane and fin-
ishing with her left hand in the first
quarter, or dashing out in the open
court and gliding in for a layup.
“Jordan was as good today as
she’s been in her career,” Schae-
fer said. “She had four assists, no
turnovers, and was 10-for-15 (from
the field). … The kid averaged two
points a game a year ago. She’s our
second leading scorer. I knew she
could do this. I knew from the mo-
ment I saw her play in high school
when I tried to get her the first
time. She’s just really playing well.
She’s another point guard. She sees
the floor well. She makes great de-
cisions with the ball. I just love her
attack mode right now. She was re-
ally locked in today.”
Danberry’s 10 field goals were
her second most in a game. She
also recorded her third game of the
season without a turnover and got
back into double figures in points
after her eight-point outing against
Alabama snapped her string of
16-straight double-digit scoring ef-
forts.
McCowan adds to her totals
Teaira McCowan delivered an-
other dominating performance that
should help her case for SEC Player
of the Year honors.
The senior center poured in 24 Tennessee misses Westbrook
points and grabbed 15 rebounds Prior to tip-off, members of the
in 37 minutes. She also had three media received a press release that
blocked shots and two steals in an ACROSS
said Tennessee sophomore point
all-around effort that included a 1 Second U.S.
guard Evina Westbrook wouldn’t president
run-in with the scorer’s table. play due to a violation of a team rule. 6 Focused beam
McCowan helped set the tone In the statement, Westbrook, 11 Turning point
in the first quarter for an energetic the Lady Vols’ leading scorer at 16 12 Rust, for one
performance when she jumped onto points per game, said she “arrived 13 Visibly sad
the scorer’s table to the left of the 14 Doorstop shape
late and missed a class this past
MSU bench in an attempt to track 15 Pub brews
week.” She said she takes full re-
down a loose ball. The hustle was 17 Snaky fish
sponsibility for her actions and that
part of a defensive showing by the 18 Pointer on a
it wouldn’t happen again.
Bulldogs that forced 18 turnovers. poster
Tennessee senior Meme Jackson
“I just gave my team energy,” 22 Molokai neighbor
said the team learned Westbrook 23 Drinks noisily
said McCowan, who had her 19th wouldn’t play “a couple of days
27 Printer’s need
double-double of the season and ago. She didn’t think Westbrook’s 29 Minister to
58th of her career. She also inched
absence “really affected us that 30 Method
two points away from passing Jen- much.” Jackson said Tennessee 32 Nick and Nora’s
nifer Fambrough (1,677 points)
“had the game in our hands” trail- dog Sunday’s answer
and moving into fifth place on the ing 51-47 with 4 minutes, 17 sec- 33 Cat-footed
school’s all-time scoring list. 35 Maple fluid 4 Ones concerned 25 Trail
onds left in the third quarter only to
“Diving at the ball gets the crowd 38 Indian gown with ethics 26 Order to Spot
see it slip away. 39 Student of
excited, which excites us, and that’s 5 Fashion 28 Begins
“We were close,” Jackson said. Socrates 6 Like some diets 31 — culpa
what makes us want to go harder. “We just kind of stopped playing 41 Spot in the
7 Firefighting tool 34 Stand
[I] just wanted to give the crowd hard.” ocean 8 Flank 35 Unwanted email
something to watch and not some- Rennia Davis had a season-high 45 French farewell 9 Border 36 Alan of
thing that will make them want to 29 points and six rebounds for Ten- 46 Kitchen appli- 10 Country dance “M*A*S*H”
fall asleep.” nessee. ance 16 Slalom section 37 Aspirin target
47 Painter Edouard
McCowan acknowledged run- “We had no answer for Rennia 18 Diamond 40 Summer shirt
48 Baltimore suburb workers 42 — Angeles
ning into the scorer’s table “hurt,” Davis,” Schaefer said. “She was as
19 — a one (zero) 43 Genesis woman
even if Schaefer chided her by tell- good as I know she can be and knew
DOWN 20 Pool sticks 44 Cowboy nick-
ing her it is padded. she can be.”
1 Suitable 21 Ones who work name
2 Game cube on walls
Added work for Schaefer Notes 3 Gardner of movies 24 Take a breather
Schaefer is routinely seen run- The 91 points were the most
ning around Humphrey Coliseum MSU has scored against Tennes-
and on the MSU campus. see. … The sellout crowd of 10,021
McCowan’s activity on defense was MSU’s fourth of 10,000 or more
likely will mean Schaefer will have this season. The attendance pushed
some additional running to do in MSU’s average to 8,160 in 12 home
practice. With three blocked shots dates, which moves past Tennes-
and no finger waving or stares at see (8,011) for second place in the
opponents, McCowan won a deal SEC. … The SEC regular-season
with Schaefer, which means he will winning streak matches Auburn for
have to run a 34, a conditioning the sixth-longest streak in league
drill, in practice. history. … Jazzmun Holmes had
“Coach (Schaefer) said I also seven points and eight assists (one
have to keep my cool after blocking turnover) in 35 minutes. Her play
a shot and make sure not to get too helped MSU bounce back from a
excited and behave poorly after,” 17-turnover effort against Alabama
McCowan said. with only eight. “She had everybody
Schaefer said McCowan has where they needed to be all day,
been known to be a little “emotional every day, and all night,” Schaefer
and excited” after a block. He said said. “She really just led our team.”
he agreed he would run a 34 if she … MSU will play host to Missouri
has three blocks and stays within at 8 p.m. Thursday (SEC Network).
herself. Follow Adam Minichino on Twit- WHATZIT ANSWER
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AUTO RACING

After wreck, Johnson opens NASCAR season with win at Daytona

By DAN GELSTON
The Associated Press
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
— Jimmie Johnson’s youngest
daughter prays every night
for Daddy to win a race. When
Johnson scuffled through the
worst season of his career, he
felt the strain of not reaching
victory lane.
“It was putting some pres-
sure on me,” Johnson said.
Johnson called the invoca-
tion “cute to hear.”
He didn’t feel the same about
critical comments saying John-
son was past his prime. The
43-year-old Johnson tweeted
“I’m far from done” in the off-
season, and with a risky move
in the rain, he showed there’s
plenty left.
Johnson triggered a wreck
that wiped out nearly the en-
tire 20-car field at Daytona
and zipped to the lead to win
the rain-shortened exhibition
Clash on Sunday.
The seven-time Cup Series
champion failed to win a race
for the first time in his career in
2018, but a dose of aggression
put him back in victory lane
during the opening weekend
of Speedweeks. Johnson’s win
capped a banner day for Hen-
drick Motorsports: teammates
William Byron and Alex Bow-
man locked in the front row for
the Daytona 500 earlier in the
day in qualifying.
“It’s been a pretty awesome
day,” Hendrick said. “I hate we
had the wreck there at the end,
but it’s been a really good day
for the team.”
The celebration at Dayto-
na comes with a caveat: the
last Daytona 500 pole-sitter to
win the race was Dale Jarrett
in 2000, and Johnson’s victory
doesn’t count in the official NA-
SCAR record book.
Paul Menard led 51 laps and
controlled the race interrupt-
ed three times for rain. With
more rain looming, Johnson
dipped low and tried to side-
draft Menard as they battled for
the lead. But Johnson turned
Menard and started a chain-re-
action accident that left cars
sideways and smoking behind
the No. 48 Chevrolet.
“I looked in the mirror and
there were a lot of cars caught
up in it,” Johnson said.
The rain that ended the race
hit not long after the decisive
move and Johnson won for the
first time with new crew chief
Kevin Meendering and new pri-
mary sponsor Ally.
“I inherited a great core
group of guys with the 48 team,”
Meendering said. “There’s a
strong foundation there, and
the team really works well to-
gether, and it gels together It’s
made that transition a lot easi-
er.”
Johnson and longtime crew
chief Chad Knaus split at the
end of last season after seven
championships. Knaus beat
Johnson in the race to the first
race day bash — by just a few
hours. But the race to victory
lane in a race that really counts
comes in the regular season,
and Johnson hasn’t won a Cup
race since June 4, 2017 at Dover.
“We still need a points race
win to say we’re back in victory
lane,” Johnson said. “But it was
a great first step today.”
The wreck came 55 laps
into the 75-lap event, and the
race was called just four laps
later. Kurt Busch was second,
followed by Joey Logano, Ryan
Blaney and Bowman.
Busch said team owner Chip
Ganassi complained to NA-
SCAR about Johnson driving
below the double-yellow line to
make the move. But Johnson
was not penalized because he
wreck forced him that low.

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Dear Abby
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EAR ABBY:
Ten years
ago, I had
an affair with
a married man
that resulted in
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then a miscar-
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time. Pathology
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ZITS that the child had
a rare genetic
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test indicated
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revelation led to my admis-
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I didn’t tell the other man.
His wife was unable to have
children, so I didn’t think it
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remarried to a younger wom-
an. I have no idea whether
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is a carrier for that life-threat- a kind heart and a willing ear.
ening disorder.
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to leave it alone, but I feel
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know. Should I contact him
and tell him he was the father
of the child and that he is a
CANDORVILLE
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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb.
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carrier of this
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6B Monday, February 11, 2019 said land and property
in accordance with the
terms of said Deed of
Legal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 Trust and for
Legal Notices the pur-
0010 General Help Wanted 3200 Truck Driving 3700 Business Opportunity 6050 Apts For Rent: Other 7080
To: MARQUETTE D. IN THE CHANCERY
pose of raising the
sums due thereunder, GLASS GLAZIER CLASS A CDL DRIVER HISTORIC DOWNTOWN Penny
PROFIET, 602 4th COURT OF LOWNDES together with attorney's needed, experienced in with Truck & Lowboy Columbus: 411 Main COLEMAN
Street North, Columbus, COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
MS 39701
IN RE:
fees, trustee's fees and
expense of sale.
commercial & residen-
tial. Must have at least
8 years experience in
Trailer experience to
load, haul, & unload
heavy construction
St. Office, Retail, Res-
taurant Space available.
Call 423-333-1124.
pincher? RENTALS
TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mi- storefront, hardware,
Pursuant to OCGA § 19-
8-12, notice is hereby ESTATE OF NANCY M. chael S. MacInnis, windows, shower doors,
equipment. Overnight
travel required. Only Apts For Rent: Northside 7010
1 BEDROOM
provide to you that a pe- JOHNSON, DECEASED Trustee in said Deed of etc. & valid driver's li- qualified applicants with 2 BEDROOMS
Trust, will on the 12th FOX RUN COMPANY LLC
tition for adoption has
been filed concerning TOMMY G. JOHNSON, day of February 2019,
cense. Excellent com-
munication skills, posit-
clean MVR, current
medical examiner’s 1 & 2 BR near hospital. 3 BEDROOMS
your biological child EXECUTOR offer for sale at public ive attitude & willing- certificate and no acci- $595-645/mo. Military
LEASE,

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K.A.H. born on May 22, outcry and sell within ness to get the job done dents need apply. Fax discount offered, pet
2015. The minor child’s CAUSE NO. 2019-009- legal hours (being right required! Salary resume to 662-492- area, pet friendly, and
mother is Takeytra JNS between the hours of will be determined by 4490 or email to jm.site furnished corporate DEPOSIT
Kenyatta Marlin, 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 experience. Contact masters@yahoo.com apartments available. AND
formerly known as NOTICE TO CREDITORS p.m.), at the Front Door Juanita or Glen at ON SITE SECURITY.
Takeytra Kenyatta of the Lowndes County 205-932-5812.
Bargain Column 4180 ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
Use and read CREDIT CHECK
Henry. The adoption pe- Letters Testamentary Courthouse, located at ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
515 2nd Avenue North,
tition was filed in the have been granted and
Superior Court of Hous- issued to Tommy G. Columbus, Mississippi
to the highest and best FULL TIME Position.
FOR SALE: Kenmore dry- 24-HOUR CAMERA
er, exc. cond. $95. SURVEILLANCE. classifieds 662-329-2323
ton County, State of Johnson, Executor of Must have valid driver's Call 901-293-7608. Benji @ 662-386-4446
Georgia, File No. 2018- the Estate of Nancy M.
A-3645-K, by Tommy Johnson, deceased, by
bidder for cash the fol-
lowing described prop- license & be able to Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
Sat/Sun by appt only.
and your 2411 HWY 45 N
erty situated in Lowndes drive truck w/ trailer for FOR SALE: Two wicker
Lee Marlin, Jr. In the ad- the Chancery Court of
option petition, you Lowndes County, Mis- County, State of Missis- delivery of equipment.
Some Counter Sales,
love seats, ideal for
porch, both for $80.
PEAR ORCHARD APTS dollars will COLUMBUS, MS
were named as the bio- sissippi, on the 22nd sippi, to-wit 2BR Townhouse - $585,
logical father of the day of January, 2019.
minor child. Pursuant to This is to give notice to Lot No. 70 in Chilcutt
Mechanical Knowledge
& lifting required. Apply
Call/text 901-293-
7608.
W/D incl. Great loca-
tion. $200 processing
go further. Commercial Property For
Subdivision, as shown in person at Handyman fee & $50 application Rent 7100
OCGA § 19-8-12, you all persons having
are hereby notified that claims against said es- in Subdivision Plat Book Rentals, Inc. on Hwy 82 MEN'S Pulsar Watch. fee. 662-328-9471 or Apts For Rent: Other 7080
2 at Page 4 in the of- West in Starkville. COMMERCIAL PROPER-
you will lose all of your tate to Probate and Re- Like new. $50. Two pair 662-889-7565.
rights to the minor child gister same with the fice of the Chancery of men's still toe boots. 1BR/1BA Apts for rent. TIES/Retail/Office
College Manor Apts, dir- Spaces starting @
Find
identified above and you Chancery Clerk of Clerk of Lowndes $40. Call 662-497- Apts For Rent: South 7040
will neither receive no- Lowndes County, Mis- County, Mississippi; HEAVY EQUIPMENT 2025. ectly across from MUW. $285/mo. Downtown &
tice nor be entitled to sissippi, within ninety subject to the restrict- SERVICE MECHANIC 1BR/1BA 505 5th Ave. Completely renovated, East Columbus loca-
incl granite countertops, tions. 662-435-4188.
What
object to the adoption (90) days after the first ive covenants filed for with verifiable experi- S. 1 block from down-
of the minor child un- publication of this No- record in Book 246 at ence, own tools and SWIRL DIAMOND Ring. town. Walking distance SS appls & W/D. 12 mo
less, within 30 days of tice to Creditors. A fail- Page 221 of the Land clean MVR. Submit Size 10. 10K gold. $85. to MUW. No pets. CAFB lease, dep req, $650/ OFFICE SPACE: 2,000
Records of Lowndes resume by fax to Call 662-497-2025. mo. 662-425-3817. square feet. 294
You’re
receipt of this notice, ure to so Probate and welcomed. XL l/r, d/r,
you file: (1) a petition to Register said claim will County, Mississippi, 662-492-4490 b/r & backyard. In- Chubby Dr. Flexible leas-
legitimate the child pur- forever bar the same. subject also to ease- or email to: jm.site Burial Plots 4250 cludes w/d, air condi- ing terms. Available
suant to OCGA § 19-7- ment for utilities across masters@yahoo.com tioner, gas heater, hard- now. 662-328-8254.
22 as a separate legal /s/ Tommy G. Johnson
action; and (2) a notice Tommy G. Johnson, Ex-
of the filing of the peti- ecutor
the rear five feet of said
lot and easement for MISSISSIPPI STATE
gas line across the front University (MSU),
2 BURIAL plots. Friend- wood floors, electric
ship Cemetery, Colum-
bus. Will sell together
stove, refrigerator.
$750/mo. $750 dep.
2BR/1BA located in
Historic Downtown HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
Columbus. 2,000 sqft. Columbus Office, Retail,
Looking
tion for legitimation with
the court in which the
action identified above
OF COUNSEL:
five feet of said lot.

I WILL CONVEY only

Department of Physics
and Astronomy. Job
duties include machine
or separate. $800 for
one. $1200 for both.
Call 662-327-3335.
662-364-6454.

Apts For Rent: West 7050

Hardwood floors Restaurant Space avail-
throughout. Open floor. able. Call 662-328-
Very nice. Incl W&D. 8655 or 662-574-7879.
For
is pending; and (3) a no- Aubrey E. Nichols, MB #
tice of the filing of the 3842
petition for legitimation The Nichols Firm, PLLC
such title as is vested
in me as Trustee.
shop, property control,
and safety policies.
View full job informa-
FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY
Burial Space. Square VIP
$1200/mo. Call
662-328-8655. Houses For Rent: Northside
7110
In
Rentals
to the person who is Post Office Box 1081 WITNESS MY SIGNA- tion and/or apply for #103 X-11. $800.
providing this notice to Columbus, MS 39703- TURE, this the 16th day position at www.msu- Call Wortley Cole,
you. Govern yourself ac- 1081 of January, 2019 jobs.msstate.edu. 2BR/1BA. 601 21st St.
Apartments
662-574-5591. DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA, N. $550/mo. $550 de-
cordingly. (662) 243-7312 Candidate will attach a CH&A, 1 story, W/D,
Michael S. MacInnis, cover letter, current posit. 770-316-1714. CLASSIFIEDS
& Houses
(662) 328-4345 FAX historic district, 1 block
Reginald L. Winfrey, anichols@thenichols- Trustee for resume or curriculum Farm Equipment & Supplies
from downtown, $625/ 3BR/1.5BA house in www.cdispatch.com
Esq.
Attorney for the Adop-
firm.net
johnson.tommy(003)
Southern Bancorp Bank vita, and the complete
contact information for
4420
1 Bedrooms mo. + $625 dep. NO Columbus. 1801 MLK
tion Petitioner Rawlings & MacInnis, at least three profes- 2016 CAT Skidsteer w/ 2 Bedroooms PETS. 662-574-8789.
Peaceful & Quiet area.
Dr. $695/mo. $695 de- Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
The CD Firm, LLC
P.O. Box 18862
PUBLISH: 1/28, 2/4, &
2/11/2019
P.A.
P.O. Box 1789
sional references. MSU
is an equal opportunity
mulcher. <1,000 hrs,
$88,500. 2016 John 3 Bedrooms posit. 770-316-1714.
3BR/2BA Trailer, New
Atlanta, GA 31126 Madison, Ms. 39130 employer, and all quali- Deere 5100E Tractor,
470-400-9461 TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF 601-898-1180 fied applicants will 210 hrs. $39,500. Furnished & COLONIAL TOWN-
HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed-
Hope school dist.
$500/mo & $500 dep.
SALE
Dates of Publication:
receive consideration
for employment without
205-329-1790. Unfurnished FIRST FULL MONTH
RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed-
room w/ 2-3 bath town- Call between 10a-7p.
PUBLISH: 1/28, 2/4, houses. $600 to $695. 662-386-4292.
2/11, & 2/18/2019 WHEREAS, on July 28,
2017, S.L. Properties
January 21, 28, Febru- regard to race, color, Sporting Goods 4720 1, 2, & 3 Baths room Apts/Townhomes.
Stove & refrigerator.
662-549-9555. Ask for NO TEXT MESSAGES.
ary 4, 11, 2019 religion, ethnicity, sex
IN THE CHANCERY L.L.C., executed a cer- (including pregnancy ED SANDERS Gunsmith Lease, Deposit $335-$600 Monthly.
Glenn or text.
COURT OF LOWNDES
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
tain Deed of Trust to Mi-
chael S. MacInnis,
Building & Remodeling 1120 and gender identity), Open for season! 9-5, & Credit Check Credit check & deposit.
Coleman Realty, FIRST FULL MONTH
RENT A fully equipped
camper w/utilities &
national origin, disabil- Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat.
Trustee for Southern SUGGS CONSTRUCTION ity status, age, sexual Over 50 years experi- viceinvestments.com 662-329-2323. FREE! 2BR House, cable from $145/wk -

327-8555
IN RE: Bancorp Bank, benefi- orientation, genetic $485. 3BR House, $535/month. Colum-
Building, remodeling, ence! Repairs, cleaning, $550. 1BA, stove, re- bus & County School
ciary, which Deed of metal roofing, painting information, protected refinishing, scopes
ESTATE OF JAMES W. Trust was recorded in veteran status, or any frig, electric heat, win- locations. 662-242-
& all home repairs. mounted & zeroed, dow a/c. 1 yr. lease. 7653 or 601-940-1397.
WILDER, JR., DE- the office of the Chan- 662-242-3471 other characteristic handmade knives. DOWNTOWN LOFT.
Apts For Rent: Other 7080
CEASED cery Clerk of Lowndes protected by law. We Very big, nice 1 bed- Credit check. Coleman
Located: Hwy 45 Alt, Realty. 662-329-2323.
County, Mississippi in Tom Hatcher, LLC always welcome nomin- North of West Point, 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- room. Wood floors, lots Commercial Property 8050
JEAN P. WILDER, EXEC- Book 2017 at Page Custom Construction, ations and applica- turn right on Yokahama ments & townhouses. of windows. $700 per
UTRIX 18248; and, month. Call Stewart, HOUSE WITH APART- BUILDING & LAND for
Restoration, Remodel- tions from women, Blvd, 8mi & turn left on Call for more info.
sale. 5,000 sq. ft. met-
ing, Repair, Insurance members of any minor- Darracott Rd, will see 662-328-8254. 662-364-1610. MENT NEAR MUW.
NO. 2010-010-PDE WHEREAS, default hav- claims. 662-364-1769. ity group, and others sign, 2.5mi ahead shop 323 13th St. N. 3 Blks al Ceco building. Loc-
ing been made in the Licensed & Bonded who share our passion on left. 662-494-6218. Apts For Rent: Other 7080 from MUW. L/r, d/r, ated on 8.5 ac. of land.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS terms and conditions of for building a diverse b/r, kitchen, large f/r Building includes 700
said Deed of Trust and community that re- w/ fireplace, 2BR/3BA. sq. ft. heated & cooled
Letters Testamentary the entire debt secured General Services 1360 flects the diversity in Laundry room, outside office, kitchen, bath and
have been granted and thereby having been de- our student population. fenced patio, screened tool room. Behind
issued to Jean P. clared to be due and FREE TRAINING for house at 6901 Hwy. 12
JOB SEEKING WOMEN; side porch & work room
Wilder, Executrix of the payable in accordance WITH ATTACHED APART- E. Steens. $150,000.
Estate of James W. with the terms of said COMPUTER TRAINING, 662-574-8437.
Wilder, Jr., deceased, Deed of Trust, South- RESUME WRITING, & IN- Medical / Dental 3300 MENT B/r, d/r, kitchen
TERVIEW SKILLS; & bathroom. NO HUD.
by the Chancery Court ern Bancorp Bank, the DENTAL ASSISTANT Ref. req. Dep. req. RETAIL SPACE Available
of Lowndes County, Mis- legal holder of said in- Tues & Thurs Evening
needed. Must have cur- Pets allowed w/ extra in Historic Downtown.
sissippi, on the 23rd debtedness, having re- classes start February
rent radiological license, dep. $1075/mo. 404 Main St. 3,000
day of January, 2019. quested the under- 5th. Enroll now at Chris-
CPR Certification, and 662-386-7506. sq. ft. $1,300/mo.
This is to give notice to signed Trustee to ex- tian Women's Job
at least 1 year experi- Call 662-328-8655
all persons having ecute the trust and sell Corps. Min H.S. Dip-
ence. Send resume to Houses For Rent: Caledonia or 662-574-7879.
claims against said es- said land and property loma or Equivalent re-
Office Manager
tate to Probate and Re- in accordance with the
gister same with the terms of said Deed of
quired. Call 662-722-
3016 or 662-597-1030
PO Box 8936
Columbus, MS 39705
Take down 7160
Houses For Sale: West 8350
2BR/1BA. Privacy
Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mis-
Trust and for the pur-
pose of raising the Need a Babysitter or a HELP WANTED that “for rent” fence. Walking distance
to school. $750/mo +
FSBO: 3BR/2BA in May-
hew, 1551 Garth Rd.
sissippi, within ninety sums due thereunder, Tutor? Call 662-574-
(90) days after the first together with attorney's
publication of this No- fees, trustee's fees and
0426. Teacher Certi-
fied in most subjects.
CARE CENTER OF
ABERDEEN
sign and get $750 dep. 1 year lease.
No pets. 662-242-
Close to Columbus,
Starkville & West Point.
0683. New HVAC, 1.7 acres,
tice to Creditors. A fail- expense of sale.
ure to so Probate and Need a Privacy Fence? NURSE CASE fast results large metal bldg incl.
$139,000. 662-418-
Register said claim will NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mi- Call me! Licensed w/ MANAGER (RN) Houses For Rent: Other 7180
forever bar the same. chael S. MacInnis,
Trustee in said Deed of
30+ years of exp. Call
or text 662-549-7167.
M – F, 8A – 4:30P with an easy 1 ROOM/1BA, Utilities
8984 or 662-552-1400.

/s/ Jean P. Wilder Jean Trust, will on the 12th

P. Wilder, Executrix day of February 2019, RETAINER WALL, drive-
RN SUPERVISOR
7A – 3P
classified ad. Included. $450/mo.
One person only. Refs
offer for sale at public way, foundation, con- req. Contact/leave a
OF COUNSEL: outcry and sell within message for more info:
Aubrey E. Nichols, MB # legal hours (being
crete, masonry restora-
tion, remodeling, base-
LPN 3P – 11P Full Time
Call today 662-328-8655.
3842 between the hours of ment foundation, re- CNA 6A – 2P Full Time
The Nichols Firm, PLLC 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
Post Office Box 1081 p.m.), at the Front Door
pairs, small dump truck
hauling (5-6 yd) load & CNA 2P- 10P PRN
to place 2BR/1BA 1417
Sanders Mill Rd. Old
Columbus, MS 39703-
1081
of the Lowndes County
Courthouse, located at
demolition/lot cleaning.
Burr Masonry Apply in person at your ad. country house in
Steens, Caledonia
(662) 243-7312 515 2nd Avenue North, 662-242-0259. Care Center schools, new carpet &
anichols@thenichols- Columbus, Mississippi 505 Jackson St,
328-2424 paint inside. $685/mo.

Reuse
firm.net to the highest and best Aberdeen $685 deposit. No pets.
bidder for cash the fol- WORK WANTED:
Licensed & Bonded-car- EOE Call 662-356-4764.
PUBLISH: 1/28, 2/4, & lowing described prop-
2/11/2019 erty situated in Lowndes pentry, painting, & de-

IN THE CHANCERY
County, State of Missis-
sippi, to-wit
molition. Landscaping,
gutters cleaned, bush
General Help Wanted 3200
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COURT OF LOWNDES hogging, clean-up work,
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LILLIAN J. GRAMMAR
PLAINTIFF
sion of Lowndes County,
Mississippi, as shown this
Lawn Care / Landscaping
VERSUS
by plat or map of said
subdivision in Plat Book 1470 NewspapeR
1 at Page 87 of the re-
JOHN WAYNE GRAM- cords in the office of JESSE & BEVERLY'S
MAR, SR. DEFENDANT the Chancery Clerk of LAWN SERVICE. Mow-
Lowndes County, Mis- ing, cleanup, landscap-
CAUSE NO.: 2019- sissippi. ing, sodding, & tree cut-
0058-JNS ting. 356-6525.
Investment Property 8550
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PUBLISH: 2/4, 2/11, & Trust and for the pur- PO Box 511, Columbus, Week of February 10, 2019
2/18/2019 pose of raising the
sums due thereunder,
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