NBC Miami: Four-year-old tennis ace gets served
Little Mia Lines is only four years old but she’s already tearing up the baselines and getting instruction from a coach who’s guided legendary names like Venus, Serena, Roddick, and Capriati. The pint-sized phenom came to South Florida from Australia with her father to study under the illustrious Rick Macy, who thinks he’s got a heavy hitter on his hands. >>> click here for the story and video from NBC Miami.
Clarion Ledger: Count Jackson among elit
High-scoring Jackson guards Andre Stringer, Dundrecous Nelson and Marquavius “Deville” Smith are familiar names for any serious followers of high school basketball in Mississippi. According to one coach in the Capital City, folks better not leave Wingfield star Trency Jackson off any list of the state’s best boys players. >>> click here to read more from Todd Kelly.
Hattiesburg American: Carey picks up softball honors
The National Fast-pitch Coaches Association has named William Carey University players Judy Barber and Tan Montgomery as 2009 Louisville Slugger second team All-Americans. Barber, a sophomore from Petal, hit .412 with 17 homers, 12 doubles and 53 RBIs.Montgomery, a sophomore from Tylertown, led the Lady Crusaders with a .471 average, scoring 25 runs and stealing 10 bases. >>> click here to read more.
Chickasaw Journal: Horn heads to Nationals
Local competitive shooter, Jim Horn, will be in Grand Island, Neb. for his second round of National Shooting Sports competition. Horn will compete in the Muzzle Loading competition this time around. The National competition will be held June 23-27. >>> click here to read more from Lisa Voyles.
Monroe360: Leaving the links with lots of gold
Dane Christensen, Barrett Edens and Mitchell Baxter helped Amory golf coach Bradley Parham arrange a mass amount of trophies in front of the River Birch Golf Course sign in Amory last week. The three trophies out front were Class 3A state title trophies from the last three seasons, all won at River Birch. A fourth was a runner-up trophy in 2006. County and division trophies were lined in the back. >>> click here to read more from Brandon Speck.
The greatest news of the day: Notre Dame vs Army at Yankee Stadium in 2010 is official.
