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Tryouts for Lawrence County High School girls basketball will be held Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12. Girls who will be in grades 9-12 for the 2020-21 school year are eligible to try out. Students must sign up by calling the high school office at 601-587-4910 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 3…

Six outstanding sophomores on Copiah-Lincoln Community College’s Wesson Campus have been named to the college’s Hall of Fame, the highest honor that can be given a Co-Lin student. Co-Lin President Dr. Jane Hulon announced the 2019-2020 Hall of Fame recipients are Nick Brumfield, of Bogue Chitto; Payton Davis, of Monticello; Adam Martinez, of Brookhaven; Caroline…

In a 24-hour span in late February, the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Lady Wolves shook up the JUCO softball world with a 7-6, 17-8 sweep over the No. 3 team in the nation, Des Moines Area out of Iowa, followed by an 8-2 win over No. 5 ranked Highland Community College from Kansas. The wins shot…

“As much as we’d love to be playing,” Coach Avants said, “baseball certainly takes a back seat to people’s lives and health. Hopefully, this situation will come to a positive resolution and life can get back to normal. “I do hate this for my players,” Avants continued. “They put an awful lot of work into…

For More Sports News Subscribe to the Lawrence County Press E-Edition 2020 LCHS Track Schedule February 21 Terry Bulldog Opener @ Terry High School February 27 Brookhaven Speed Trials @ Brookhaven High School March 20 Tylertown Invitational @ Tylertown High School March 27 Brookhaven Invitational @ Brookhaven High School April 2 LCHS Invitational @ Monticello…

For More Sports News Subscribe to the Lawrence County Press E-Edition 2020 Lawrence County Jr. High Baseball Tentative Schedule February 24 Open March 3 Away Loyd Star 5:00/7:00 5 Away North Pike 5:00/7:00 19 Home Franklin Co. 5:00/7:00 21 Open 26 Open 30 Home Magee 5:00/7:00 April 2 Open 4 Open 6 Away Wesson 5:00/7:00

For More Sports News Subscribe to the Lawrence County Press E-Edition 2020 LCHS Fastpitch Schedule February 15 LC Jamboree (LC, BC, FC, BHS, LC-JV) 25 Wesson 27 Bogue Chitto 28 Loyd Star March 3 @ W. Harrison (Varsity DH) 5 @ Wesson 7 LC Tournament 13 @ Clinton 14 Brookhaven Tourney 19 @ NWR 24…

For More Sports News Subscribe to the Lawrence County Press E-Edition 2020 LCHS  Baseball  Schedule February 15 Bogue Chitto Wesson 4:30 V 15 West Lincoln Co-Lin 7:30 V 21-22 LC Classic Home TBD 25 Mendenhall Away 5:00/7:00 JV/V 27 Mendenhall Home 5:00/7:00 JV/V 28 Oak Grove Away 5:00/7:00 JV/V March 3 Jeff Davis Co. Away…

PLAYING FOR GULF COAST CC- Lawrence County High School’s Ty Nelson, center front row, signed Friday to play tennis for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Nelson lettered for six years at LCHS in Men’s Singles. Pictured at the signing are, front row from left, mother Christy Nelson, Ty Nelson, and father Tyson Nelson. Back row…