Local Sports | The Grenada Star

Home

- Photo by Chuck Hathcock, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Raider Huddle Up
Kirk Academy head football coach Justin Purvis speaks to his team during a timeout last Friday night at home.

free content

KA Raiders travel Friday night to take on defending state champ TCA Rebels
By CHUCK HATHCOCK - Sports Editor
Fri,09/19/25-5:36PM , 3,419 Reads
Coaches talk about playing sound and with effort to their teams on a daily basis.

Kirk Academy first-year head football coach Justin Purvis had no problem with his team’s effort during the Raiders disappointing 33-32 loss to Rossville, Tenn., last Friday night.
Click Here to Read More

- Photo by Adam Prestridge, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Finding the Hole
Grenada Middle School Eighth-Grade running back Jace Small finds an opening for yardage during last week's game at Oxford.

free content

GHS teams drop games to Oxford Middle School
By CHUCK HATHCOCK - Sports Editor
Thu,09/18/25-5:53PM , 1,524 Reads
The Grenada Middle School football teams began Week 2 of their respective seasons by traveling to Oxford last Thursday.

In the opener the seventh-grade Chargers lost a 12-6 decision. It was their opening game of the season after playing an intrasquad game because Clarksdale didn’t field a team.
Click Here to Read More

free content

GHS freshman, Junior Varsity downs Oxford
By CHUCK HATHCOCK - Sports Editor
Thu,09/18/25-5:15PM , 3,143 Reads
The Grenada High School freshmen and junior varsity teams both improved to 2-0 on the season with wins over Oxford at Charger Stadium.

In the opener, the freshmen won an 18-14 decision, while the JV Chargers blanked Oxford 26-0.
Click Here to Read More

- Photo by Chuck Hathcock
Eyeing the Ball
Grenada High School senior Morgan Clayton gets ready to serve during a recent home game with South Panola.

registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Lady Chargers drop matches
By CHUCK HATHCOCK - Sports Editor
Thu,09/18/25-4:45PM , 1,437 Reads
The Grenada High School Lady Chargers volleyball team is seeing their chances to make the postseason slip away as they lost a pair of Class 6A, Region 1 matches last week.

Last Tuesday, Grenada lost a 3-1 road contest to Saltillo and dropped a 3-0 decision last Thursday at home to Olive Branch,
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to Local Sports