After a 15-12 loss to Union on Tuesday, Lake had to win by four runs or more on Thursday to win the Division 4-2A championship.
With Brady McGee on the mound, the Hornets limited Union to two hits and took a 5-0 win over the Yellowjackets to claim the 4-2A crown.
Lake and Union tied up on the softball field last week in a two-game series with each team taking a win.
Lake won the first game on Tuesday, winning 15-7 while Union needed an extra inning to beat the Lady Hornets 5-4 on Thursday.
Union improves to 10-9 on the year and will travel to Northeast Lauderdale on Tuesday.
The Newton County Academy tennis team is getting warmed up for another run at a Class AA state championship.
The Generals won two matches last week as they beat Enterprise 8-1 on Monday and then dominated Brookhaven Academy 7-2 on Thursday.
Newton County’s streak of Class 4A championship appearances almost came to an end last week.
The Cougars had to battle a veteran Vancleave squad but eventually took a 4-3 win to take a first-round win on Thursday.
The Newton County Lady Cougars took a pair of shutout wins last week, thanks to a pair of dominant pitching performances.
The lady Cougars shut out Northeast Lauderdale 10-0 on Wednesday and then beat rival West Lauderdale 9-0 on Thursday to wrap up another Division 5-4A championship.
Newton County’s baseball season was on the brink on Monday against Mendenhall.
But sophomore David Burton saved the day for the Cougars.
Burton pitched a brilliant four-hitter and blasted a two-run home run to lead the Cougars to a 3-1 over Mendenhall and secure a spot in the Class 4A playoffs.
The Newton County Academy Generals only got in one game this past week and should be well rested for a key two-game series with the playoffs on the line.
The Generals hammered the Meridian Homeschool Flyers 20-0 on Thursday in their only game of the week.
The Union powerlifting team capped off another championship season by taking the Class 2A meet on Saturday at the Mississippi Coliseum.
Union used four first-place finishes to beat East Union by 51-38 to take the title for the third straight year.
The Union Lady Yellowjackets won three games this past week, including a two-game sweep of Newton.
The Lady Yellowjackets beat Newton 16-1 and 20-4 and got a 4-2 win over Sebastopol on Saturday.
The Newton County tennis team finished out their regular season last week.
County opened the week with a tough 5-2 loss to Stone County and then fell 5-2 to St. Aloysius on Saturday. They finished up the week with a 4-3 win over Jackson Prep on Saturday.
Services for Inez Winstead will be held 3 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Milling Funeral Home Chapel... READ MORE
Services for Inez Winstead will be held 3 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Milling Funeral Home Chapel... READ MORE
