Area Sports

By Charlie Rook  Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams have had very good starts to the season with the men sitting at a 9-8 record, and the women sitting at 11-8. However on Tuesday night both the men and women dropped a game in an away contest at North Side high school.    The…

The Don Hansen Football Committee has released the 2025 Don Hansen Division II All-America Team this morning. Delta State University Football Linebacker William Carter and Wide Receiver Curtis Rearden earned Don Hansen All-America honorable mention. Senior linebacker William Carter was the top of the list as the Mike backer for the Green and White. The…

Part 1: Jermaine Smith joins MDCC after producing one of the strongest two-year runs in Minnesota West Community and Technical College history. Under his leadership, the Blue Jays compiled a 12–2 conference record over two seasons, established a dominant identity on both sides of the ball, and became one of the most consistent non-scholarship programs…

CLEVELAND, Miss. – Delta State University Athletics is excited to announce the speaker for the third annual Night of Champions presented with Cannon Motors of Mississippi. Kim Mulkey, a six-time National Champion as a player and head coach, will headline the event on Friday, August 14, 2026. Director of Athletics Mike Kinnison stated, “The Night…

First Former Statesmen Player to Lead a Power 4 Program CLEVELAND, Miss. – Delta State University proudly congratulates alumnus Pete Golding on being named the 41st head football coach at the University of Mississippi. Minutes after Lane Kiffin’s departure to LSU, Golding – a 2005 Delta State graduate, Statesmen Hall of Famer, and one of…

  Delta State University’s winningest swim and dive coach Ronald G. Mayers will be inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, announced by the MSHF on Wednesday. Known by most as “Ronnie,” Mayers has been a mainstay at DSU since stepping foot on the Cleveland campus as a student-athlete. The Natchez, Miss., native has…

The Delta State University Men’s Golf Team played a solid third round to bring home an 892 (+28) team score to win the Derrall Foreman Invitational Tuesday afternoon at the Cleveland Country Club. This is the first team title since the Statesmen won the 2024 Music City Invitational. Delta State had three golfers in the…

The Deer Creek Warriors softball team went 4-2 during the North State Tournament and advanced as the No. 4 seed in this year’s MAIS 2A state softball tournament. In the opening game Saturday, Sept. 27, the Warriors defeated Discovery Christian 15-0 behind a 14-hit performance. Pitcher Sandy Dominguez threw a no-hitter. Game two was a back-and-forth battle…

Delta State University Men’s Golfer Ty Werynski became the first Statesmen Golfer to finish first in a tournament since 2020 as the Statesmen finished third in the Sam Dunning Invitational this morning at the Mossy Oak Golf Course in West Point. Werynski shot nine birdies leading to a 65 (-7) in the final round putting…

The year 2025 marks a historic milestone as Delta State University celebrates 100 years of excellence in education, athletics, and community impact. As part of the university’s centennial celebration, we proudly spotlight the legacy of the Delta State football program. A Legacy of Champions  Playing its inaugural season in 1926, the Delta State University football program…