MANTACHIE – Last season, the Mantachie football team surprised a lot of people. With a new coach, new facilities and a new style, the Mustangs made the 3A playoffs for the first time ever and defeated rival Mooreville for the first time since 2006. Now, in the second year of the Lynn Moore era, the [...]
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Mustangs fall to Alcorn Central in three-game battle
MANTACHIE – After defeating Alcorn Central at home in a close 5-4 game 1 of their first round 3A playoff series last Friday, the Mantachie Mustangs were eliminated from the post-season Monday when the Bears took two consecutive contests 4-3 and 8-4 to win the series, two games to one. The Mustangs hosted game 1 [...]
‘Last big hit’ leads Troopers over Mustangs in eight-inning battle
MANTACHIE – As last Tuesday’s nearly three hour rivalry game between Mantachie and Mooreville unfolded, both teams refused the lose. Tied at 3 after seven innings, the contest came down to one big hit when, with the bases loaded in the top of the 8th, Mooreville senior Cody Cryder hit a 2-run single to shallow [...]
Mustangs drop rematch with Mooreville
By DAVID WHEELER Daily Journal MOOREVILLE – Beginning last week, the Mooreville Troopers were two games behind the Mantachie Mustangs in Division 2-3A standings. And they were on the fence in terms of making the postseason. Now, the Troopers are the division’s No. 1 seed by a play at the plate. Mooreville made a six-run [...]
Gut punch: Mustangs lose late lead to South Pontotoc
MANTACHIE – After winning 13-10 at South Pontotoc last Tuesday, the Mantachie Mustangs went for the season sweep over the Cougars last Saturday night at home. Leading 3-2 with one out in the top of the seventh inning, the home team was poised to break out the broom when disaster struck. Three straight South Pontotoc [...]
Mustangs upend Water Valley in divison showdown
MANTACHIE – After beginning the season struggling at the plate, Scott Collier’s Mustangs are beginning to heat up just in time for division play. Mantachie used consistent offense and solid pitching to take care of 2-3A foe Water Valley 7-2 last Tuesday at home. “Nick (Burns) and Wesley Loague threw strikes, we didn’t make errors [...]
Mustangs take revenge on IAHS, win 11-6 at ICC Tourney
By SCOTTY NICHOLS Sports Writer FULTON – The Mantachie Mustangs met up with the IAHS Indians on the last day of the ICC spring break tournament and looked to avenge a loss earlier in the season. With the help of a late rally, the Mustangs got their revenge with an 11-6 victory after trailing for [...]
Indians take advantage of Mustang errors, win 4-2
MANTACHIE – Itawamba AHS failed to capitalize on a couple of bases loaded situations last Friday at Mantachie, but the young Indians nevertheless pulled out the victory when they took advantage of Mustang errors to get a 4-2 win over their in-county rivals. Tied 2-2 in the top of the sixth inning, IAHS pulled ahead [...]
Mustangs lose 8-0 to Corinth in Belmont Tourney
BELMONT – It was a bitter cold late-February afternoon last Wednesday when Corinth defeated Mantachie 8-0 at the Belmont Tournament. The temperature appeared to affect everyone except Corinth’s Osiris Copeland, who drove in five runs to lead the Warriors to victory as the Mustangs struggled to get off the ground offensively. “We are going to [...]
Lady Mustangs, Eagles reach North Tournament
Led by Maggie Oswalt’s 15 points, Mantachie overcame a 22-12 halftime deficit to defeat Water Valley in the first round of the Division 2-3A Tournament last Tuesday. Judi Beth McMillen added 12 points and 8 rebounds. The Lady Mustangs later lost 47-30 to Mooreville in the semifinals last Thursday and 50-37 to Nettleton Friday in [...]
Indians clobber Mantachie in rivalry game
FULTON – For the first few minutes of last Friday night’s regular season finale between Itawamba AHS and Mantachie, it appeared that the in-county rivals would close out the year with a heated battle. An early nip-and-tuck affair quickly gave way to an Indian scoring frenzy, however, as IAHS dominated its way to a 90-23 [...]
Eagles dominate Mantachie at home
TREMONT – When it came to their budding rivalry with Mantachie last season, the Tremont Eagles were caught in the same situation as many struggling novelists; the content of their work was good but their ending needed some work. They played the Mustangs four times in 2011-12, and in each game played well enough to [...]
Mustangs fade, lose to West Union 58-45
MANTACHIE – Six days removed from a 74-43 loss to West Union, the Mantachie Mustangs hosted the rematch last Friday night in the Corral. Leading 11-10 after the first quarter, it appeared that the Mustangs were poised to take the game down to the wire until the Eagles pulled away in the second half thanks [...]
Mustangs drop division contest
MANTACHIE – In a fast paced contest where both teams are scoring at will, eventually something has to give. Last Friday night’s Division 2-3A tilt between Mantachie and South Pontotoc was no different as both teams traded punches for the majority of the first half until the Cougars pulled away in the second for a [...]
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County adopts new district lines
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Superintendent says block scheduling here to stay
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Indians reload for 2013 season
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McDonald wins, MSU advances to NCAA championships
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Mustangs look for continued success in 2013
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IAHS seniors show off student projects
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Superintendent says block scheduling here to stay
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Indians reload for 2013 season
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McDonald wins, MSU advances to NCAA championships
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Mustangs look for continued success in 2013
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