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Greenwood High School’s Markell Johnson (3) drives to the basket during a game in 2024. After spending one year at Mississippi Delta Community College, Johnson is transferring to LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis. (By Andy Lo, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Johnson taking talents to LeMoyne-Owen

By JARED CONERLY JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Fri,05/23/25-2:00AM, 1,797 Reads
A former Greenwood High School Bulldog is ready to take a new step in his college basketball journey.
Markell Johnson — a 2024 First-Team All Commonwealth selection — has made it official that he is transferring from Mississippi Delta Community College to LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis.
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Crooked Letter Sports Podcast: Baseball, baseball, baseball … and Davis Riley

By RICK CLEVELAND AND TYLER CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY RICK CLEVELAND AND TYLER CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,05/22/25-12:18PM, 1,063 Reads 19,831 Statewide
The best baseball teams in Mississippi, high school and college will be busy in post-season tournament play this week. Meanwhile, Davis Riley was pretty busy and pretty successful last weekend.
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On a day for right-handed aces, USM’s JB Middleton wins the Ferriss

By RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY RICK CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,05/20/25-4:28PM, 1,826 Reads 24,418 Statewide
The newly refurbished Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Monday held a celebration of something Mississippians do as well as well as anyone anywhere. I am writing, of course, of college baseball, played here and supported by Magnolia State fans as well as – and perhaps better than – anywhere else.
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Mississippi’s college baseball stars rack up honors as postseason play looms

By MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF
Tue,05/20/25-9:38AM, 1,933 Reads 20,321 Statewide
Mississippi’s trio of Division I baseball programs—Southern Miss, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss—received a wave of postseason accolades on Monday, recognizing standout performances as each team prepares for pivotal conference tournaments and NCAA postseason hopes.
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Crooked Letter Sports Podcast: Baseball, baseball, baseball … and Davis Riley

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Mississippi’s college baseball stars rack up honors as postseason play looms

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