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Danny Vargas (10) dribbles during Delta Streets Academy's 2-1 loss to Laurel Christian in Saturday's Division III championship.

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DSA's rally falls short against Laurel Christian in Division III championship
By RILEY OVEREND -
Sports Editor
Sat,02/27/21-3:00PM , 517 Reads
JACKSON — Delta Streets Academy nearly crawled out of a two-goal hole in the final 10 minutes of Saturday’s MAIS Division III soccer championship, but the Lions’ ferocious rally fell short in a 2-1 loss to Laurel Christian.
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Pillow Academy sophomore Lawson Harvey tries to hold off Hartfield Academy sophomore Gage Sorey during the Mustangs' 3-0 loss to the Hawks on Saturday afternoon.

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Hartfield blanks Pillow to claim Division II soccer title
By RILEY OVEREND -
Sports Editor
Sat,02/27/21-1:00PM , 635 Reads

JACKSON — Pillow Academy fell victim to a familiar kryptonite in Saturday’s MAIS Division II soccer championship.

For the third time this year, Hartfield Academy dealt Pillow a painful playoff loss, 3-0, ending the Mustangs’ improbable postseason run in the finals at Jackson Academy.
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Hartfield shuts down Pillow in Class 4A semifinals
By RILEY OVEREND -
Sports Editor
Fri,02/26/21-2:22PM , 476 Reads
JACKSON — A four-minute scoring drought in crunch time doomed the Pillow Academy girls basketball team in a 43-35 loss to Hartfield Academy in the MAIS Class 4A semifinals Friday at Hillcrest Christian.
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Freshman forward Danny Vargas (10) scored his 21st goal of the season in the second half against Manchester Academy, sealing a 2-0 victory that sends Delta Streets to Saturday’s state championship against Laurel Christian at Jackson Academy.

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Delta Streets soccer advances to school's first-ever state championship
By RILEY OVEREND -
Sports Editor
Fri,02/26/21-1:58AM , 1072 Reads
The Delta Streets Academy boys soccer team made history in the nick of time on Thursday afternoon.

The Lions beat Manchester Academy, in the MAIS Division III semifinals 2-0, to become the first squad to reach the state championship game in the school's eight-year athletic history.
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