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Around 180 golfers will tee off Friday for the start of the 77th annual Greenwood Invitational at the Greenwood Country Club. The winner of the event will have his name etched on the trophy pictured above. (By Jared Conerly, Copyright 2024, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc)

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Golfers can’t wait for 77th Greenwood Country Club Invitational
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Sat,07/06/24-2:00AM , 1540 Reads
Greenwood Country Club golf pro John Pielemeier said he’s been getting texts from golfers excitedly counting down the days until the next Greenwood Invitational golf tournament.
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Gerald Glass was hired Tuesday to be the head coach of Amanda Elzy's boys basketball. Glass is a former Elzy product that went on to play in the NBA and coach at Elzy from 2010-2015. (By Jared Conerly, Copyright 2024, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc)

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Glass is 'very happy to be back' coaching basketball at Amanda Elzy
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Thu,07/04/24-2:00AM , 3459 Reads
The man who guided Amanda Elzy’s boys basketball team to back-to-back state championships from 2011-2013 is now back at the helm.
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Wade says new defensive coordinator is a ‘perfect fit’
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Wed,07/03/24-2:00AM , 1159 Reads
Mississippi Valley State has hired Kyle Williams, a former cornerback at Kansas State, as its new defensive coordinator, and Valley head coach Kendrick Wade says Williams is a “perfect fit.”
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Mississippi Valley State University held a ceremony Monday morning at Rice-Totten Stadium to celebrate the incoming changes to the university’s athletics facilities. Standing, holding shovels in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new artificial turf football field coming to Rice-Totten Stadium are, from left, Michael Switzer, Valley’s vice president for facilities management and capital projects; Jerry Redmon Jr., president of the MVSU national alumni association; head football coach Kendrick Wade; Valley president Dr. Jerryl Briggs; athletic director Hakim McClellan; Michelle Harper, deputy athletic director; and head men’s basketball coach George Ivory. (By Jared Conerly, Copyright 2024, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc)

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Valley puts athletic updates into action; athletic director takes job at JSU
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Tue,06/25/24-2:00AM , 2043 Reads
Mississippi Valley State’s athletic director Hakim McClellan credits his wife, Eleanor, with coming up with the slogan “Elevate V State.”
It’s a saying that pushes for people to do what’s necessary to get Valley onto a path to success, and keep the university there.
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