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Fighting for Yardage
Kirk Academy senior running back Gage Vance follows his blockers and fights for extra yardage earlier this season.

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Kirk Raiders go back to basics, travel to St. Joseph Fighting Irish Friday night
By CHUCK HATHCOCK - Sports Editor
Fri,09/26/25-5:44PM , 2,261 Reads
Going back to the basics.

It sounds simple enough, but it may be just the right medicine that the Kirk Academy Raiders needed as they prepared this week for the St. Joseph School Fighting Irish.
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GMS loses games against South Panola Tigers
By CHUCK HATHCOCK - Sports
Thu,09/25/25-6:00PM , 2,204 Reads
It was a rough night for the Grenada Middle School football as they traveled to Batesville to face South Panola last Thursday.

In the opener, the 7th-Grade lost a 22-6 contest, while the 8th grade dropped a 41-0 decision.

With the action, the 7th-Grade is 0-2, while the 8th-grade is 0-2-1.
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Following the Block
Kirk Academy senior quarterback Linton Carson, 2, folloows the blocking of classmate Gage Vance, 8, during action last week against Tri-County Academy in Flora.

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Kirk Academy Raiders run into Tri-County buzzsaw, drop to 1-3 on year
By CHUCK HATHCOCK - Sports Editor
Thu,09/25/25-5:30PM , 2,132 Reads
First-year Kirk Academy head coach Justin Purvis knew what his team was facing when they made the trip to Flora to face two-time defending Class AAAA State Champion Tri-County Academy last Friday. Phillip Wasson’s Rebels have a 50-4 mark in the last four years.
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Kirk Academy cross country teams open year
By CHUCK HATHCOCK - Sports Editor
Thu,09/25/25-4:30PM , 1,385 Reads
The Kirk Academy junior varsity and varsity boys and girls cross country teams opened the 2025 season last Monday in the Jackson Prep/Jackson Academy Invitational held at Brandon.
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