The Leake Academy baseball team won its eighth straight game since a season-opening loss.

Philadelphia High School recently celebrated the athletic achievements of three outstanding students during its College Signing Day event.

Baseball and softball is in full swing for local teams, with several off to hot starts early on in the season.

It was a good week for the Union softball and baseball teams. The Yellowjackets won both of their games last week, blasting Quitman 12-2 and Scott Central 15-5.

The Leake Academy Rebels got in a pair of games with Choctaw Central this past week and took home a pair of blowout wins.

The Choctaw Central boys saw their season come to an end in heartbreaking fashion, falling 51-48 to Morton in the MHSAA 4A semifinals on Wednesday.

Choctaw Central girls basketball won their first state title since 2022 on Saturday, dominating Morton 52-31 in the MHSAA 4A championship game.

The Union baseball team won two out of three games this week with a run-rule win over Scott Central and a walk-off win against Morton on Saturday.

Leake Academy senior Jack Harkins had himself a week on the baseball diamond for the Rebels. Harkins had a no-hitter through 6 2/3 innings and beat Winston Academy 2-1 on Tuesday.

Choctaw Central will have both their boys and girls basketball teams in Jackson this week for the MHSAA 4A state semifinals and championships, with both teams pursuing the coveted gold ball trophy.

The Union softball and baseball teams managed to fit in a pair of games last week.

The Leake Academy girls saw their season come to an end this week at the Class 5A state tournament, falling short of the championship game for the second straight season.

Choctaw Central has the last two teams still alive among local schools in the basketball postseason, with both the Warriors and Lady Warriors advancing to the MHSAA 4A state quarterfinals and multiple other area teams eliminated over the past week.

Choctaw Central has the last two teams still alive among local schools in the basketball postseason, with both the Warriors and Lady Warriors advancing to the MHSAA 4A state quarterfinals and multiple other area teams eliminated over the past week.

The MHSAA and MAIS state tournaments open this week, with multiple area teams qualifying for the chance at a state title.

Multiple Rocket athletes signed to play sports at the next level this week.

It was an up-and-down week for the Union basketball teams with each picked up one win in the final week of the regular season.

After knocking off East Rankin earlier in the season, Leake Academy girls coach Amanda Hatch knew her team was likely to the see the Lady Patriots several more times.

Local basketball teams will begin their postseason journey this week, with region  tournaments opening up.

The Marcus Dupree National High School Football Hall of Fame Classic is coming to Jackson in December.