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Mayor leads Healthy Halloween Walk to open new park trail
Mayor leads Healthy Halloween Walk to open new park trail By Steve Short Milan Mayor B.W. Beasley and other city leaders were joined by children and adults Saturday, Oct. 29 for a leisurely stroll on the new walking trail at City Park. A ceremonially ribbon cutting and the Mayor’s Healthy Halloween Walk were held for…
Read MoreLady Hornet golfers win State Runners-Up
Lady Hornet golfers make SGC history Team finishes as State Runners-Up By Logan Watson Sally Tiger, Bentley Davis and Rachel Tiger made history for South Gibson County High School last week, finishing as runners-up at the State Division I Championship Golf Tournament at Manchester’s Willowbrook Golf Club. South Gibson’s ladies finished with a final score…
Read MoreSGC 5-0 after trouncing Bobcats 36-22
SGC 5-0 after trouncing Bobcats 36-22 By Logan Watson The Hornets earned their first Region win of the season Friday night, bowling over a talented McNairy Central team with their ground-and-pound style of offense. The Bobcats proved to be SGC’s toughest opponents yet, putting up one heck of a fight with an impressive passing game…
Read MoreSGC rolls over Lions 43-12
By Logan Watson The Hornets are living up to their name this season. Every new opponent steps onto the field full of bravado, but quickly changes their tune when that swarm of orange starts flying at them. The first few minutes of Friday night’s game against Trinity Christian should have been a sign that things…
Read MoreHornets outlast Rebels 47-42 with late Hail Mary
Hornets outlast Rebels 47-42 By Logan Watson It was almost Saturday morning by the time the Hornets picked up their second win of the season, thanks to the line of severe thunderstorms that moved through West Tennessee Friday night, but South Gibson finished the job with a 47-42 come-from-behind win. Lightning postponed kickoff until 8:50,…
Read MoreLady Hornets split week with tough teams
Lady Hornets split week with tough teams By Logan Watson After a solid 2-1 start in the first week of their 2016 season, South Gibson’s varsity net squad picked up a nice 3-2 win against Chester County last Tuesday night. The Lady Hornets roasted the Lady Eagles 3-2 with senior Leigh Walker pounding out a…
Read MoreThe countdown to kickoff is on!
The countdown to kickoff is on! By Victor Parkins Milan’s first tune-up last Friday night left head coach Jeff Morris with mixed emotions. His Bulldogs tied 5A Henry County with one touchdown apiece and he saw improvement from his team. But Morris said the spirit of the night was dampened when senior defensive tackle…
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