Webster Progress-Times

Coaches urged to send in spring sports

schedules

Coaches and team boosters of area high schools and junior colleges are asked to fax and e-mail spring sports schedules to the Webster Progress-Times at 662-258-7532. E-mail can be sent to BrotherA4him@hotmail.com. All sports schedules, whether it be baseball, softball, golf, tennis or track are being sought. Even partial schedules are encouraged.

We would also like to receive the football schedules for 2007.

Bears, Colts set to meet in Super Bowl XLI on Feb. 4

There will be plenty of stories told between now and Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 4.

The Indianapolis Colts an Chicago Bears square off for the Lombardi Trophy in Miami at 5:25 p.m. two weeks from now. Former University of Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning earned a spot inn his first Super Bowl with a gutsy 38-34 last-quarter comeback over the New England Patriots. The Chicago Bears exploded for 21 fourth-quarter points to beat the New Orleans Saints 39-14.

It will be the first time in Super Bowl history that both teams will have a black head coach.

The Southeastern Conference will also have some bragging rights as both teams will have SEC quarterbacks. Chicago's Rex Grossman played at the University of Florida under Steve Spurrier.

Ole Miss shortstop keeps on reeling in preseason honors

Three may be the charm for Zack Cowart.

The Ole Miss shortstop has been named the All-America baseball teams for Baseball American, Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

Cowart ripped 10 homers and 16 doubles while driving in 64 runs for the Rebels during a 44-22 season in 2006. He also had a .975 fielding percentage, making only eight errors on the season.

Cowart and the Rebs open the 2007 season on Feb. 10 when they host UNO in the first game of a two-game series.

Woods steps down from post at South Panola High School

After four consecutive undefeated seasons and Class 5A State Championships and a remarkable 74-1 record at South Panola High School in Batesville, veteran prep football coach Ricky Woods is moving on.

Woods announced his resignation on Friday. He is moving to Georgia to take over the head football coaching and athletic director duties at Bainbridge High School.

Ackerman-WA football game not on for this year

The much-anticipated season opening football game between MHSAA member Ackerman High School and MPSA member Winston Academy won't be taking place this year.

WA head coach Brian Sims confirmed that the game would not be played this season. He said he hoped the two schools could face off in the future.

The MPSA and MHSAA are allowing its members to play each other in all sports during the 2007-08 school year.

Ole Miss Lady Rebels climb in Association Press rankings

The No. 22-ranked Ole Miss Lady Rebels, up two spots from last week in the Associated Press poll, Hits the road to take Southeastern Conference Rival Georgia at 6 p.m. on Thursday.

The UGA Lady bulldogs are currently ranked No. 14 in the country. Ole Miss is 16-4 overall and 5-0 in SEC play.

There are five SEC women's teams ranked in the Top 25. The others are No. 4 Tennessee, No. 8 LSU and No. 15 Vanderbilt.

The Ole Miss women beat South Carolina 76-57 last Thursday behind the 22 points of Ashley Awkward and 11 rebounds of Armintie Price.

Help provide

information for the sports notebook

If you have ideas for sports news you would like to see in upcoming segments of the sports notebook in the Webster Progress-Times, feel free to give Austin Bishop a call at 601-938-2471. You can also try e-mail at BrotherA4him@hotmail.com.

We are very interested on tidbits of information about local athletes and sports teams from every level of sports from youth leagues to high school to recreation to college and pro sports.

USM basketball team continues to show improvement on the court.

After picking up 10 wins in head coach Larry Eustachy's first year as head coach in 2004-05 and 11 wins in 2005-06, the USM men's basketball team has already improved on that.

When freshman Jeremy Wise hit a lay-up with one second left to give Southern Mississippi a 57-55 road win over Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday it moved the Golden Eagles to 12-5 overall and 2-2 in Conference-USA action. USM, which has had plenty of road woes including an embarrassing loss to Savannah State earlier this year, has now won two road conference games.

While the Golden Eagles' non-conference schedule has been weak this season, USM does have a 56-54 win over Auburn of the Southeastern Conference.

Southern Miss hosts East Carolina on Wednesday before facing powerful Memphis on the road at noon on Saturday.