Category: sports

Will they or won’t they?

Courtesy: Ole Miss Sports

Rebels reach the semis

With the win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Ole Miss advances to the semifinals in Glendale, Arizona, at State Farm Stadium in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl against Miami. (I had to remind myself the Fiesta Bowl is no longer in Tempe.) Arizona is on Mountain Time, meaning it’ll be a 5:30 pm kickoff there/6:30 pm kickoff here. The winner of Thursday’s contest will face the winner of Oregon-Indiana in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta. The Ducks and Hoosiers play one night after the Rebels and Hurricanes.

As for the quarterfinals win, here’s the coach and quarterback in the locker room after the game.

More progress made after Amory tornado

Baseball and softball teams at Amory High School have been playing away games since the 2023 tornado destroyed their fields. However, significant progress has been made toward again allowing those teams to play their games at home.

Construction started earlier this year on new facilities at the original location of those ballfields — construction that was delayed because the city had to wait on federal approval so it could transfer the property to the school district.

The Monroe Journal reported earlier this month work on those ballfields is on schedule,

Baseball and softball seasons for the Panthers will start in February.

Meanwhile, something else will come out of the ground not far from the high school.

A fence now surrounds the property on Highway 25 where the Amory National Guard Armory once stood before the tornado destroyed it.

It appears work has started on the site where the National Guard has plans for its new home to be built.

That home is now being referred to as a readiness center instead of an armory, a move the military made with its facilities several years ago.