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Photos: Whippets debut upgrades to football locker room

Local, Sports, Whippets | Posted on Wednesday, August 12 by Breck Riley

The Kosciusko Whippets have upgraded the football locker room. Take a look at some of the updates in the photo gallery. Follow the Whippets all season long on Twitter @KosciuskoFB. You can also keep up the Whippets on our Breezy 101 Whippet Football page.

Kosciusko announces updated football schedule

Attala, Local, Sports, Whippets | Posted on Wednesday, July 22 by Breck Riley

The Kosciusko Whippets have released the update 2020 football schedule. The schedule changed last week after the MHSAA announced that the start of the season would be pushed back two weeks due to the surge in coronavirus cases. Kosciusko will now open the season on the road at Winona Friday, Sept. 4. The Whippets also added a game at Holly... Read More.

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Kylin Hill on Doak Walker List

Local, Sports | Posted on Wednesday, July 15 by Lolly Dude

Kylin Hill, the SEC’s leading returning rusher, was named a preseason candidate for the 2020 Doak Walker Award on Wednesday. The PwC SMU Athletic Forum annually presents the award to the nation’s top college running back. Behind an SEC-best eight 100-yard rushing games, Hill led the league in rushing yards during the 2019 regular... Read More.

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Audio: Whippet WR Antonio Harmon visits Breezy 101

Attala, Good Morning Kosciusko, Local, Sports, Whippets | Posted on Friday, July 10

Kosciusko Whippets football star Antonio Harmon sat down with Breezy 101's Breck Riley to discuss his recruitment, being named to The Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen, and what it's like preparing for the season during the Coronavirus Pandemic. (more…)

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Kosciusko WR named to The Clarion Ledger 2020 Dandy Dozen

Local, Sports, Whippets | Posted on Wednesday, July 8 by Breck Riley

Kosciusko football wide receiver Anontio Harmon has been named to The Clarion Ledger 2020 Dandy Dozen. The Dandy Dozen honors the state of Mississippi's top 12 high school football players. Harmon is the third Whippet to be named to the list and the first since 2006. The senior wide receiver/defensive back is ranked as the number 3 player in... Read More.

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MSU Virtual Road Dawgs Tour Begins Today

Local, Sports | Posted on Tuesday, July 7 by Lolly Dude

STARKVILLE – Starting tonight, Mississippi State Athletics will host a five-episode Virtual Road Dawgs Tour presented by Mississippi Farm Bureau Insurance. The tour will feature virtual roundtable discussions with "Voice of the Bulldogs" Neil Price, MSU head coaches and Director of Athletics John Cohen. The first episode is scheduled for tonight with a lineup including head football coach... Read More.

Holmes CC announces changes to football schedule

Attala, Local, Sports | Posted on Thursday, July 2

The Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges has made several adjustments to the football season including cutting the schedule to eight games, starting practice on Aug. 1 and pushing the first game to Sept. 10. The MACJC adjusted the schedule for each member institution allowing four home and four away games. The playoff format (semifinals and finals)... Read More.

MS Braves announces cancellation of 2020 season

Leake, Local, Neshoba, Sports | Posted on Wednesday, July 1

There will be no Mississippi Braves, or any other Minor League Baseball, season for the remainder of 2020. This season would have marked the Braves' 16th season at Trustmark Park and was scheduled to begin play on April 9 but, had been in a state of postponement due to safety concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic. "I want to... Read More.

MSU Men’s Hoops Signs Derek Fountain

Local, Sports | Posted on Monday, June 22 by Lolly Dude

STARKVILLE – Derek Fountain has inked his National Letter of Intent (NLI) with the Mississippi State men’s basketball program announced today during the summer signing period. Fountain, a 6-8 forward from Holly Springs, Mississippi, will begin his freshman campaign for the Bulldogs in 2020-21. He prepped under former MSU football player Kenzaki Jones and Sylvester Kilgore at Holly... Read More.

MSU, Washington State Schedule 2030-31 Football Series

Local, Sports | Posted on Wednesday, June 17 by Lolly Dude

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State and Washington State of the Pac-12 Conference will meet on the football field for the first time as the two schools have scheduled a 2030-31 series, it was announced today. The Bulldogs will welcome the Cougars to Starkville on Aug. 31, 2030, and then return the trip to Pullman on Aug. 30, 2031. “We’re thrilled... Read More.

Ole Miss Texas Kickoff game against Baylor pushed back a day

Good Morning Kosciusko, Local, Sports | Posted on Wednesday, June 17

The Texas Kickoff game between Mississippi and Baylor is moving back a day. Game officials announced Monday it will be played on Sunday, Sept. 6 at Houston’s NRG Stadium instead of that Saturday. It’s scheduled to be part of ESPN’s Labor Day weekend opening schedule. Both teams are led by new coaches, the Rebels’ Lane Kiffin and the Bears’ Dave... Read More.

Whippets sign to play with local community colleges

Local, Sports, Whippets | Posted on Tuesday, May 26 by Breck Riley

A couple of Whippet athletes will be continuing their careers at local community colleges. Madison Autry signed Tuesday morning to play for East Central Community College. The 2020 tennis season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Autry and her partner captured the Girls Doubles Region championship during the 2019 season and went on to play in... Read More.