Area Sports
Headed To The Big House!
Pirates traveled to North East Community College in the Quarterfinal round of the 2024-25 State Playoffs to face off with the Lions of Biggersville Friday, February 21st. Biggersville has been a thorn in the Pirates side for a long time and everyone knew this would be a dog fight! Pirates jumped ahead quick in the…
Read MorePirates Advance To The Elite 8!
Senior DeLanta Tellis jumping center in the first round of the State Playoffs and helped the Pirates win in the first two rounds of the playoffs last week! Pirates have advanced to the Elite 8 and will play Friday evening at Northeast Community College. GO PIRATES! As the State Playoffs began we knew that we…
Read MorePirates Advance To The Second Round
The Pirates defeated HW Byars in the first round of playoffs Friday night and advanced. Junior Pattreveon Logan carried two defensers with him as he stretched the Pirate lead in the first half. Pirates will face the Vardaman Rams in the second round Friday evening, November 15th, at 7 PM. Good luck Pirates!
Read MoreStudent Athlete of The Month
June Coffeeville High School Student Athlete Of The Month: Juelz Cooper Juelz Cooper is the sophomore son of OJ Cooper and Melissa Suggs. He was born December 9, 2008 and his favorite athlete is Odell Beckham, Jr. His favorite movie is “Old Gaurd”. Juelz’s favorite thing to eat is Zaxby’s. He is a member of…
Read MoreMAIS 4A North State Champions!
MAIS 4A North State Champions!: Saturday afternoon, February 10th, the Raideretts of Kirk Academy defeated the Lady Raiders of Oak Hill Academy to become the 2024 MAIS 4A North State Champions. Congratulations Ladies! 2024 MAIS 4A North State All Tournament Team: (L to R) Gracie Summers, Charlee Sultan, Parker Avant, Charley Rose and Grace…
Read MoreLady Pirates And Pirates Head Into The State Playoffs By John Beshears
This is a time of the year that almost any night of the week you can watch high school basketball any night of the week, this past week we were on scene five out of seven nights. It is fun but, whew, it is tough on old folks! The Pirates road to their seed in…
Read MorePirates Advance To District Championship
Tuesday evening the Pirates loaded up and headed to Hickory Flat to face Blue Mountain in the second round of the Division 3 1A tournalment. The Pirates beat Blue Mountain by a score of 69 to 51 and advanced to the championship game Friday evening at 8:30p.m. GOOD LUCK PIRATES! The Lady Pirates faced off…
Read MoreRaiderettes Champs
Kirk Raiderettes District Champions!: Saturday evening, February 3rd, the Kirk Raiderettes captured the MAIS 4A District 1 Championship earning them a number one seed in the upcoming state tournament next week. Senior Gracie Summers of Coffeeville and Parker Avant of Water Valley played big roles in the win over Marshall to secure the title. Good…
Read MoreShow Me What You Are Made Of ! By Editor John Beshears
Senior Night at One Pirate Drive is always a time to shine and the Pirates did that for sure, just not the way we all thought it would be! First quarter was all Pirates jumping on top and carrying a 22 to 10 lead into the second quarter. In the second the Cardinals of Potts…
Read MoreLady Pirates Finish Regular Season Strong By Editor John Beshears
This past week was the end of regular season for the Pirates and the Lady Pirates finished strong! The Lady Cardinals of Potts Camp came into town for Senior Night at One Pirate Drive and the Lady Pirates sent them packing! In the first quarter Seniors Amiyah Whitfield and Torrianna Wright combined for 14 points…
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