Saturday, the Falkner Eagles (13-11) were swept from the MHSAA Class 1A baseball playoffs with a 10-0 home loss to the Smithville Seminoles. Falkner fell 16-0 in Game 1, Thursday at Smithville. Game 2 was set for Friday, but rain postponed it. Tyler Windsor took the Game 2 loss for Falkner. Smithville sophomore starter Micah [...]
Walnut Track advances to Class 2A North Half meet
Members of the Walnut High School track team qualified for the Class 2A North Half Track meet set for May 3 at Potts Camp High School with a fourth place or better finish in the last week’s division meet. Participants must finish in the top four to advance to the MHSAA State Track Championships. Division [...]
BASEBALL: Falkner set to begin best-of-three series at Smithville
Today, the Falkner Eagles will start a best-of-three playoff series with the Smithville Seminoles in Round 1 of the MHSAA Class 1A baseball playoffs. First pitch for Game 1 is set for 6 p.m. The series shifts to Falkner for Game 2, Friday at 6 p.m. Game 3, if necessary, will be back at Smithville, [...]
BASEBALL: Falkner Eagles advance past West Union
Saturday, the Falkner Eagles won Game 3 of their Class 1A best-of-three play-in series against West Union, 13-2, to win the series 2-1 and advance. Falkner (13-10) will face Smithville in Round Two, which begins Thursday, May 2. In the finale, Wesley Murphy (9-1) earned the win. He fanned six and helped his cause with [...]
PLAYOFFS: Falkner takes 1-0 lead in baseball, PGHS fast-pitch falls to Smithville
Falkner 11, West Union 9: The Falkner Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the MHSAA Class 1A baseball play-in series. Game 2 is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in Falkner. FAST-PITCH Smithville 21, Pine Grove 0: The Pine Grove Lady Panthers were overwhelmed by the defending Class 1A champs in Game 1 of their [...]
Tonight’s All-Inspiring Children’s event moves inside RHS Event Center
Tonight’s annual All-Inspiring Children’s Event Day, set for 6 p.m. will take place inside the RHS Event Center. The event was scheduled for the parking lot area, but the possibility of rain forced the change. The event is open to special needs children in the Ripley schools. It features food, music, sports and carnival games. [...]
PLAYOFFS: Pine Grove hosts Smithville, Falkner baseball travels to West Union
The Pine Grove Lady Panthers hope a third time will be a charm, as they face the Smithville Lady Seminoles in the MHSAA Class 1A fast-pitch playoffs for the third time in four seasons. The Lady Seminoles, defending state champs ousted the Lady Panthers last season and in 2010. Pine Grove (16-6) advanced to this weekend’s Round [...]
NUNNELEE VOTES TO END PRESIDENT OBAMA’S NEEDLESS FLIGHT DELAYS
FOR THE SENTINEL/ Congressman Alan Nunnelee (R-Miss) released the following statement after his vote in favor of H.R. 1765, the Reducing Flight Delays Act: “President Obama hates the idea of limited government, so rather than find smart ways to save money without impacting essential services, he decided to make spending cuts as painful as possible [...]
National Day of Prayer to be observed Thursday
FOR THE SENTINEL/ You are invited to participate in the 62nd observance of the annual National Day of Prayer in Ripley on the Square on the westside of the Courthouse, Thursday, May 2, at noon. This year’s national theme is “Pray for America”. It is based on Matthew 12:21 which reminds us that “In His name [...]
Ripley High School on lock down
This morning 8 to 9 law enforcement vehicles were seen on the Ripley High School campus as officials responded to a threat against the school. Allegedly, threatening notes, including bomb threats have been written in the boys’ bathroom over the past month. The latest note allegedly target RHS Principal Jeff Palmer. One RHS teacher stated [...]
