The Newton County Appeal has released its Girls All-Area Basketball Awards for the 2019-2020 school year. Here are the recipients:
First team
J.T. Vance, 6-2, Sr. Forward, Union
The Newton County Appeal has released its Girls All-Area Basketball Awards for the 2019-2020 school year. Here are the recipients:
First team
Ja’Leah Hickmon, Jr., Forward, Newton
Two of the area’s best pitchers met in Stringer on Monday when Kemp Alderman and Jaylon Buckley met in a public versus private school matchup.
It was Alderman who got the better end of the deal as the Generals took a 4-2 win over the Yellowjackets. NCA also beat rival Sylva Bay 5-1 on Monday.
After a 6-1 loss to Wayne Academy on Tuesday, the Newton County Academy Generals got headed in the right direction on Friday as they beat Park Place 9-4.
East Central Community College officially opened its new Warrior Hall football operations center with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, March 5, on the campus in Decatur.
The 12,300-square-foot facility is located just outside the north end zone of Warrior Field at Bailey Stadium.
Newton County Academy split a quartet of games this past week on the baseball diamond.
The Generals opened the week with a 7-5 win over Leake on Tuesday and then beat East Rankin 13-7 on Friday. The Generals then traveled to Columbus where they lost a pair of time-limit games, falling 5-0 to Heritage and 4-3 to Lee Academy.
High School Baseball
Scott Central at NCHS, 5/7 p.m.
Union at Bay Springs, 5/7 p.m.
Lake at Morton, 5/7 p.m.
NCA at Wayne, 4/6 p.m.
Heidelberg at Newton, 1 p.m.
High School Softball
NCHS at Neshoba Central, 5/6 p.m.
Lake at West Lauderdale, 5/6 p.m.
High School Tennis
Enterprise at Union, 4 p.m.
High School Baseball
NCHS at Union Tournament, TBA
Morton at Union, 11 a.m.
NCA at Heritage Academy, 11 a.m.
NCA vs. Columbus at Heritage, 4 p.m.
Newton at Pisgah, 11/1 p.m.
High School Softball
Union, NCHS at NCHS Tournament, TBA
NCA JV Lady Generals won the MSAIS District 2AA District Championship earlier this month.
