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Grenada High School French horn player Laura Moss uses a cooling towel to beat the heat during Tuesday's band camp. | Photo by Reggie Ross

KA, GHS student-athletes attempt to beat the heat
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor, 260 Reads
Tue, 07/27/2021 - 07:15 PM
Area high school football teams and marching bands are dealing with extreme heat as they begin practices in preparation for the upcoming football season.
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Aundrall Parker of the Dodgers rolls the pitch to a batter during recent kickball action hosted by Grenada Parks and Recreation. | Photo by Chuck Hathcock

GPR debuts adult kickball
By Chuck Hathcock - Sport Editor, 143 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 11:55 PM
Most city and recreational parks opened their gates to children this past spring to resume baseball and softball action following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kirk Academy senior quarterback Colbert Hathcock will return under center for the Raiders this season. | Photo by Adam Prestridge

Raiders open football camp Monday morning
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor, 135 Reads
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 11:50 PM
It’s football time at Kirk Academy.

Beginning Monday morning, July 26, Kirk Academy second-year head coach Mike Beagle sends his Raiders into fall camp in preparation for the start of the 2021 season. Expectations are high for the Raiders, who have one of their biggest senior classes in memory with 20.
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Free basketball camp July 21-24 in Duck Hill
By Staff Report, 311 Reads
Fri, 07/16/2021 - 05:30 PM
Belinda Wood Roby, a retired women’s basketball coach and a former Mississippi State University Lady Bulldog, is hosting a free basketball camp in Duck Hill from July 21 through July 24.
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Robert Langer of Chicago, Ill., won the inaugural Southern Firecracker Triathlon. | Photo by Chuck Hathcock

Triathlon debuts in city
By Chuck Hathcock - Sport Editor, 266 Reads
Wed, 06/30/2021 - 07:30 PM
The inaugural Southern Firecracker Triathlon brought 54 competitors to Grenada last Saturday as athletes from 12 different states took part in a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride and closed the competition with a 13.1-mile run.
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Southern Firecracker Triathlon Saturday
By Chuck Hathcock - Sport Editor, 12,427 Reads
Fri, 06/25/2021 - 05:47 PM
Thomas Walls always thought Grenada Lake would be an outstanding area to hold an Ironman Triathlon event.

Walls, who heads up Rock Star All-Access Event Management, held a successful 5K race at the Grenada Lake last winter. He also uses the area of the lake and around the lake to train for triathlons.
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Kaycie Clements, left, and Meg Daves show off the first-place plaques won at the Class AAA State Tennis Tournament on May 5, in Ridgeland. The duo defeated Laurel Christian to win the No. 2 Girls Doubles title. With the state champions is Kirk Coach Jeremy Foster. | Submitted Photo

Clements, Daves serve up title
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On Fri, 05/21/2021 - 04:14 PM
Being a year apart in school, Kirk Academy sophomore Kaycie Clements and freshman Meg Daves didn’t have classes together. They did pass each other in the halls and spoke to each other, however, both of them will tell you that they did not “hang out.”
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Kirk Academy senior Dawson Clark dives back to first base safely on an attempted pickoff. | Photo by Adam Prestridge

KA Raiders finish runner-up in North State
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On Wed, 05/12/2021 - 12:24 PM
It took all three games and a total of 21 innings to decide the winner of the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools’ Class AAA North Baseball Championship last week when Kirk Academy and Marshall Academy squared off on the diamond.
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Team members include, from left, Kamrean Hurst, Nykia Johnson and Makeyla Miller. | Submitted Photo

GHS girls powerlifters complete season
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On Sun, 05/09/2021 - 06:45 PM
The Grenada High School girls powerlifting team recently completed its season.

Nykia Johnson was the qualifier for the state meet, which was held April 16, in Jackson.

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The Kirk Academy tennis team recently competed in the MAIS District Tennis Tournament in Clarksdale. Kirk boys won first place. Kirk girls came in second only losing by a half point. Eleven players took part in the North State Tournament. A total of six players are schedule to take part in the State AAA Tournament this week in Ridgeland. Team members include, front row, from left, Molly Lane, Taylor Kate Hall, Meg Daves, Lily Gober, Kaycie Clements, Emily Lane and Abby Redwine. Back row, Taylor Leverette, Kyle LaBarreare, Woods Nerren, Carson Stanford, Linton Carson, Chandler Beissel and Cole Bailey. | Submitted Photo

Kirk advances six players to State AAA Tournament
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On Sun, 05/09/2021 - 06:38 PM
Kirk Academy will be well-representated in the Class AAA Tennis Tournament Wednesday, May 5 at Ridgeland Tennis Center.

Carson Stanford will play in the No. 1 singles division. Chandler Beissel will take part in the No. 2 singles division.
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