T*W*I*S: And Down the Stretch We Come…In Basketball

With all the Super Bowl brouhaha over, thankfully, we turn our attention to basketball and tournament season.  Although still a couple to a few weeks away, teams are nonetheless already scrambling for higher seeds.  In high school hoops, tournament basketball is arguably the most exciting event of the year.  The air becomes thick with fan anticipation as the regular season winds down.  Must-win games … Read more

T*W*I*S: National Signing Day Frenzy

Nothing in sports touches National Signing Day for the overall excitement it generates across America.  And this past week has been all about NSD.  Alumni and fans of every age want to know the answer to a simple question:  “Who did we sign?”  Not even the Super Bowl can equal the intensity of this crucial 24 hours which … Read more

The Parent’s Recruiting Guide, Part IV: Campus Visits

Getting On Campuses Should Be a High Priority Look at your kid’s search for a college scholarship this way — it’s a hands-on, face-to-face discovery process.  Nothing replaces your kid visiting college campuses and meeting the people who work and reside there.  No Web site, friend or advisor’s opinion, or sweet talk from an admission counselor handing out candy … Read more

Alexis Jones Wins Lone Star Point Guard Shootout

There just is nothing as much fun as seeing two great high school players go at it in clean, hard competition.  Such was the case last Friday when Irving McArthur High’s Alexis Jones (left, 2012 NSR prospect) faced off against Coffeyville Heritage’s Alexia Standish in one of the most anticipated head-to-head match-ups in recent memory.  Entering … Read more

Macie Wallace Is Mississippi’s All-Time Scoring Leader

By Donna Janotta, LL-C Correspondent Laurel Leader-Call The Laurel Leader-Call (Editor’s note:  NSR has edited this article.) LAUREL, Miss. —  Eighteen-year-old West Jones High School senior Macie Wallace is a notable player on the West Jones Lady Mustang Soccer Team.  Wallace has started since eighth grade.  Her accomplishments on the field (are) just as impressive as off.  … Read more

T*W*I*S: Transfers Need a Reality Wake-up Call

Facing True Life Can Be Too Much for the Overindulged Every day our local newspaper posts digest versions of college athletic department press releases.  These little ditties, about a sentence in length, throw news out to us freakish sports nuts who want to know a little bit about everything going on without being bothered with all … Read more

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