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Leflore County coach Jeremy Gilbert, left, guided the Tigers to just their third trip to the Big House and first since 1981. Leflore County senior Joe McGee (21) averaged a double-double in helping his team to a 24-7 mark. Pillow Academy senior Anna Katherine Alderman (22)averaged 15 points per game as the team’s floor general.

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Trio earns paper’s top honors
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sat,03/24/18-1:00AM , 184 Reads
Leflore County High School and Pillow Academy had great seasons.

It’s no coincidence that both were led by great coaching and talented players.
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APMississippi State center Teaira McCowan had a huge game (24 points, 15 rebounds) Friday against N.C. State in the Sweet 16. She will likely have to have another one tonight against UCLA for the Bulldogs to reach their second straight Final Four.

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UCLA, Miss. State meet in Elite 8
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sat,03/24/18-1:00AM , 170 Reads
Mississippi State is one win away from a repeat trip to the Final Four.

The Bulldogs (35-1) , the top seed in the Kansas City regional, face No. 3 seed UCLA (27-7) at 6:30 tonight on ESPN in an Elite 8 matchup.
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Mississippi State senior players, from left, Morgan William (2), Blair Schaefer (1) Victoria Vivians (35), and Roshunda Johnson (11), wave to their fans for the final time on their home court following a 71-56 win over Oklahoma State in a second-round game of the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament in Starkville Monday. The Bulldogs face N.C. State in the Sweet 16 Friday night in Kansas City.

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Burrus: For title run, MSU needs Vivians, McCowan clicking
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Thu,03/22/18-1:00PM , 161 Reads
Mississippi State was expected to be in this position before the season began back in November.

But MSU’s Sweet 16 opponent, N.C. State, not so much.
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Ole Miss sophomore and Greenwood native Thomas Dillard leads the team in stolen bases. He has eight in nine attempts while also leading the Rebels with four home runs.

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Dillard doing it with bat, legs
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Fri,03/16/18-6:01PM , 165 Reads
Thomas Dillard was expected to make a huge jump from his freshman to sophomore season at Ole Miss.
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