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Pillow Academy senior Kaylee Jones, right, led the Lady Mustangs to a No. 1 ranking before an ACL tear abruptly ended her bid for back-to-back Overall titles.

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Pillow's Jones named Player of the Year
By RILEY OVEREND - Sports Editor
Fri,04/02/21-10:21PM , 1809 Reads
Kaylee Jones heard her knee pop and knew instantly that her decorated high school basketball career was done.
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Pillow Academy No. 2 singles Avery McDaniel picked up a 6-4, 6-0 win on Thursday to help the Mustangs beat Bayou Academy, 6-3.

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Pillow tennis picks up 6-3 win against Bayou
By RILEY OVEREND - Sports Editor
Thu,04/01/21-8:44PM , 1155 Reads
A sweep by Pillow Academy’s girls singles players helped secure a 6-3 victory over visiting Bayou Academy on Thursday afternoon.
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MVSU football hungry to host first home game since 2019
By RILEY OVEREND - Sports Editor
Thu,04/01/21-8:40PM , 1072 Reads
Playing in front of a home crowd for the first time since 2019, the Mississippi Valley State football team will try to bounce back from last month’s nationally-televised blowout loss to rival Jackson State on Saturday afternoon when the Delta Devils face off against an Arkansas-Pine Bluff squad that head coach Vincent Dancy calls “probably the b
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Pillow Academy legend Durwin Carpenter will be inducted into Holmes Community College’s Sports Hall of Fame during a virtual ceremony Thursday at 6 p.m.

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Pillow's Carpenter set for Hall of Fame induction at Holmes Community College
By RILEY OVEREND - Sports Editor
Wed,03/31/21-6:16PM , 1325 Reads
Pillow Academy girls basketball coach Durwin Carpenter is among six inductees into Holmes Community College’s Sports Hall of Fame at Thursday’s ceremony held virtually at 6 p.m.
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