Area Sports

The Delta State University Men’s Golf team opened the 2025 fall season in impressive fashion, claiming a second-place finish at the Montevallo Invitational hosted at Timberline Golf Club. The Statesmen posted a three-round team score of 875 (292-286-297). Leading the way for Delta State was Ty Werynski, who carded rounds of 68 (-3), 69 (-2),…

Delta State Athletics mourns the loss of John Garris, former Head Coach for the Delta State Lady Softball program from 1994 to 1998. DSU extends its sincere condolences to his family and friends. Garris’ first head coaching stop was at Delta State in 1994 where he turned a program that had gone 8-32 the previous…

Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) is proud to announce that Danny Lynch has been selected to lead the Trojan baseball team for the 2025-2026 season. Lynch was the director of hitting and infield development at The University of Southern Mississippi for the 2024-2025 season, after being elevated from graduate assistant during the 2023-2024 season. In…

Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) is proud to announce the appointment of Ernest T. Jones as the Interim Head Football Coach for the Trojans. Coach Jones brings an extensive and impressive background in collegiate football, combining on-field coaching, player development, and athletic administration. His career highlights include a head coaching tenure at Alcorn State University…

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum is gearing up for one of its most anticipated events of the year, the Annual Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, presented by Howard Industries, set for August 1–2, 2025. The weekend will celebrate the previously announced Class of 2025 inductees with a series of events honoring their…

Delta State University Baseball’s Drake Fontenot has earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-American honors announced this morning. Fontenot was named third team All-American as a Starting Pitcher for the Statesmen in the 2025 season where he was named the GSC Pitcher of the Year along with D2CCA, NCBWA, and ABCA First Team All-South Region honors…

Former Delta State baseball pitcher Drake Fontenot will continue his baseball career playing Banana Ball. The Bossier City, La., native will be playing for the Visitors, the up-and-coming Bananas for the two new teams being established for next year. “I am extremely excited and grateful for the opportunity to continue playing baseball while having fun…

Tickets can now be purchased for the induction of Delta State University’s winningest men’s basketball coach, Steve Rives, into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Induction festivities begin with the Drawdown of Champions on Friday, August 1 at 6 p.m. at The Sheraton Flowood that features a silent auction and a drawdown for a $5,000 prize. On Saturday,…

By Mark H. Stowers Wanda Evans Dixon – Basketball/Softball – 1989 -1991 Coming from a small Louisiana town, Dixon fit the Moorhead campus like a glove. She made her mark on both the basketball court and the softball diamond. The left-handed wing player was deadly behind the three-point arc, making seven in one game. Coach…