High school football players from Falkner and Ripley will suit up for the first annual Northeast Mississippi Football Coaches Association All-Star Football Game set for Wednesday, May 22 at Saltillo High School at 6 p.m. The game features northeast Mississippi football seniors from all classifications. Falkner defensive back Dallas Hill and lineman Dustin McCoy will play [...]
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Ripley, Walnut set spring football jamboree schedules
Walnut Wildcat football coach John Meeks announced that the school will host a Spring Football Jamboree, Thursday, May 16 at Wanut High School. Varsity and junior varsity squads from Walnut, Alcorn Central and Middlteon, Tenn. will participate. 2013 Walnut Football Jamboree schedule: Walnut vs. Alcorn Central (V), 5 p.m. Walnut vs. Alcorn Central (JV), 6 [...]
Tippah County sends 12 to state track championships
PEARL — Saturday, 12 Tippah County track athletes will participate in the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) State Track Championships at Pearl High School. Tracksters from Falkner, Ripley and Walnut high schools qualifed with fourth place or better finishes at their respective North Half meets held Saturday, May 4. Falkner’s Melissa Maldonado and Meleka [...]
Falkner’s Robertson inks baseball scholarship with Delta State
Will Robertson, a Falkner High School graduate and current Northeast Mississippi Community College sophomore baseball player, signed a letter of intent to further his baseball career at Delta State University, Monday. Robertson is pursuing a degree in education. Robertson, who was joined at the signing with family and an auditorium full of current FHS students [...]
Falkner Eagles, Pine Grove Lady Panthers claim victories
The Falkner Eagles (6-6) won their fourth and fifth games in a row after posting 15-0 and 18-1 victories over Jumpertown. The Eagles improved to 4-1 in Div. 1-1A. In game one, Logan Wilbanks tossed a three-inning no hitter. The Eagles led 5-0 before a 10-run bottom of the third. Trevor Wilson and Heath Elliott [...]
Cougars and Eagles advance in Class 1A
(B) Falkner 51, Houlka 46, OT: No. 4 seed Falkner led by 11 points heading into the final quarter with No. 1 seed Houlka, gave up a 18-6 run to go down by one-point with 30 seconds to play, reclaimed the lead only to watch Houlka knot the game at 43 on a last second shot. [...]
Division tournaments begin today in Div. 1-1A
Ten Tippah County basketball teams will begin a quest for a state title this week. Division tournaments, the first phase of the MHSAA State Basketball Tournament, begin today. At Booneville High School, Blue Mountain, Falkner and Pine Grove high schools will play in the Div. 1-1A Tournament, which begins this evening at 5:30 p.m. [...]
McMillin to lead Falkner baseball program
Falkner High School had a plan for Dustin McMillin to become the head baseball coach. But, the plan went into action a year ahead of schedule. Recently, assistant Dustin McMillin was moved to head coach with the departure of Ben Ashley, now at Amory. McMillin teaches math and came to Falkner in 2012 after three [...]
SCOREBOARD for Feb. 1: Lady Panthers win in OT, Wildcats win in a rout
(G) Pine Grove 38, Walnut 29: Pine Grove’s Bryana Davis lofted a runner which rimmed out as regulation expire, and the Lady Panthers and Walnut Lady Wildcats went to overtime. Walnut’s Morgan Burroughs banked a three-pointer with 4.9 seconds left to tie the game at 29. In the extra period, Pine Grove sank their only [...]
More experienced Eagles double wins
PINE GROVE—The Falkner Eagles don’t currently have a record above .500, but they are twice as good as they were last year. Friday, the Eagles (8-9) doubled last season’s win total with a 68-49 Div. 1-1A win over the Pine Grove Panthers. They moved to 3-3 in league play. Coach Jake Walker, who is in [...]
