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Greg Goodrich with Prep Nation presents Tupelo senior baseball player Cody Airington the Prep Nation Young Gun Pitcher of the Year Award at the regional tournament in Tupelo on April 27. Cody plans to attend Cowley College in Kansas and further his baseball career.

Tupelo High School Baseball is headed to state! But it will be tough to see better baseball played anywhere than was played in this season’s regional tournament.Class B tournament regional host, Tupelo, had their work cut out for them in this season’s state determiner.

Early Lead For Coalgate Wildcats Sets Stage For Victory Over Hartshorne The Coalgate Wildcats Varsity jumped out to an early lead over Hartshorne and took home an 11-2 victory on Friday. Coalgate scored on a single by Payton Hilfer and a double by Tristin Trevathan in the first inning.

The Coalgate Lady Wildcats Varsity fought back after falling down by eight runs in the second inning. The comeback fell just short though, in a 9-7 defeat to Hobart on Thursday. Coalgate put up six runs in the failed comeback.

Sherri Cometti with her son, Cade ComettiTison Franklin with his mom, April and dad, BoMark Reed, Coach Phillip Wilkinson, Jody Trevathan and Tison FranklinSenior Payton Hilfer with his family...Back row...Raydon Orr, Mackenzie Lynn...Front Row...John Thompson, Rebecca Hilfer, Misty Orr

PICTURED ABOVE ARE THIS YEAR’S LADY WILDCAT SOFTBALL SENIORS AND THEIR PARENTS (L-R): Tawnya Wardrope and daughter Braedy, Leslie Battles and daughter Abi Looney, Penny Ward and daughter Kaylie Trevathan, Rachel Nix and daughter Jordana.

THE TUPELO LADY TIGER SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL TEAM HAS BEEN NAMED ACADEMIC STATE CHAMPIONS and will be presented their trophy before the finals of the Class A State Tournament tomorrow (Tuesday, May 2) at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Raeleigh Madden advanced to Regionals in golf which will be held at Arrowhead Park. Raeleigh, a Junior at Coalgate High School, has shown a lot of talent in the sport and is coached by Scott Roe. She won 2nd in Districts at Tishomingo.

Coalgate Wildcats Take Victory Over Stonewall Coalgate Wildcats Varsity beat Stonewall 7-3 on Monday.In the second inning, Coalgate got their offense started when Easton Wilkinson drew a walk, scoring one run.Payton Hilfer took the win for the Wildcats.

LADYCATS HOST DISTRICTS Lady Cats hosted districts Monday April 17 & came out victorious. In game one vs Wewoka, Coalgate blew out their opponent 15-0.In game two Coalgate blew away Okmulgee by ten runs. The Lady Wildcats easily did away with Okmulgee 11-1 on Monday.