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QB Howard leaving USM
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Fri,07/06/18-11:02PM , 198 Reads
There's one less quarterback fighting Greenwood;s Kwadra Griggs for the Southern Miss starting job.

Keon Howard announced Thursday night on Twitter that he is leaving the program after two seasons.
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USM QB Griggs on track with rehab
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sat,06/30/18-1:12AM , 146 Reads
With the start of fall camp about a month away, Southern Miss football coach Jay Hopson is encouraged by quick recoveries by a pair of key players on offense.

Redshirt senior quarterback Kwadra Griggs of Greenwood and redshirt freshman running back Darius Maberry are on track to be ready for the start of fall camp.
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Ole Miss sophomore left fielder Thomas Dillard, a native of Greenwood, will take part in the College Home Run Derby tonight. The others are Wil Dalton of Florida, Logan Davidson of Clemson, Kyle McCann of Georgia Tech, Parker Phillips of Austin Peay and Nic Ready of Air Force.

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Dillard competing in HR Derby tonight
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sat,06/30/18-1:11AM , 116 Reads
Ole Miss slugger Thomas Dillard will get a chance to showcase his power tonight on the national stage.

The Rebel sophomore left fielder and Greenwood native will be at TD Ameritrade Park in the 2018 Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans College Home Run Derby in Nebraska.
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Mississippi State’s interim head coach Gary Henderson has his team one win away from the finals of the College World Series. He has the Bulldogs on the verge of becoming one of the more unlikely College World Series finalists.

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MSU baseball: From dead in the water to one win from finals
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Thu,06/21/18-5:45PM , 83 Reads
The improbable start to Mississippi State’s 2018 baseball season — the forced resignation of its second-year head coach following the opening weekend — is only outdone by its remarkable end: a trip to the College World Series.
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