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Addy and Taylor keep their seats in the primary vote Board of Oxford. up to sun down to watch the slow yet The official primary was held Tues- steady stream of citizens turn out to day for Wards 1 and 5 at the Oxford cast their ballots.

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United Way’s inaugral Juleps & Jockeys to be held this Saturday

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

This Saturday, the United Way of Oxford and Lafayette County will be holding their inaugural Juleps & Jockeys Kentucky Derby fundraising event.

The real work for this event began in the last six months or so, but the original inception of the concept came about last March. The United Way of Oxford wanted a signature annual event.

The organization wanted something that would come up year after year that everyone could show up to, have fun and raise money that would keep the multitude of community programs they operate funded throughout the year.

“This was just an event that made sense,” said Kathy Williams, Associate Director of the United Way. “Southern elegance and Oxford – What better combination.

We just felt like it was a winwin for everyone.”

Being held at Oak Hills Stables, the event kicks off at 3 p.m. in conjunction with the live broadcast of the Kentucky Derby. Guests will be treated to specialty Southern cuisine, mint juleps, a bourbon tasting, music, games and more.

Casual dress is welcome, but organizers encourage everyone attending to dress their very best, going as over the top as they possibly can.

There will be a fancy hat contest for the women and a best dressed gent for men.

A live auction will also be held during the event. Donated items range from miscellaneous gift items to trips.

The biggest item on auction at the event was donated

by Cannon Motors and is a package that includes a trip to Kentucky for the October fall races.

Six guests will be given use ofaVIPbox,anhonorusually reserved for major celebrities and world leaders. They will then be treated to a behind the scenes tour of Woodford

Reserve Whiskey Distillery.

The same guests will also get a tour of the world-famous Ashford Stud Farm, home

of American Pharaoh. The Farm has been called the top horse farm in North America. There are other tours and

perks included in the event, many of which include items that are usually not available to the public.

Another package available at the auction was donated by the fire department and includes a day of tapping a fire hydrate, riding on a fire truck and getting a behind the scenes look at how firefighters protect us. The package is meant to be enjoyed by a child and adult.

Williams said was a great example of different parts of the community coming together to support each other.

“It’s just been so great to work with our sponsors [on Julep and Jockeys], and hear so many nice things about the work the United Way is doing in our community,” Williams said. “We’re so proud of what we’re able to do in Lafayette County, and we just appreciate all of our sponsors and individuals who have supported us.”

“The generous support of individuals, business-

es, and organizations from throughout our community enables the United Way of Oxford & Lafayette County to accomplish our mission of improving lives and meeting community needs by uniting people and resources,” said Executive Director Kurt Brummett in an email to the Citizen. “We cannot thank our sponsors enough for their tremendous partnership as we work together to hold a fun event that will help advance the common good in Oxford and Lafayette County.”

Tickets for the event can be purchased online at www.unitedwayoxfordms. org/tickets, by texting Derby2017 to 41444 or by calling the United Way’s office at 662-234-4265. Tickets can also be purchased in person at LuLu’s Shoes and Accessories on the Square. Tickets are $50 per person and include food and drinks. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: @chaningthegreen

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Board hears issues regarding property development

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

The Oxford Board of Aldermen held their first regularly scheduled meeting for the month of May Tuesday, and there was heavy discussion regarding a stretch of property on Old Taylor Road.

The property is currently owned by the Howorth family and sits across from Rowan Oak, the famed property Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner. The Howorth family is hoping to sell the property to developers who wish to turn the land into a subdivision consisting of a total of 8 lots. There is currently a one home on the property that is marked as a historic property.

The addition of seven new homes on the property, which sits at 910 Old Taylor Rd., has drawn sharp criticism from the community. Despite the emails and phone calls, however, only one person showed up and opposed the development at the meeting of the Planning Commission where an open hearing on the subject was held.

Ward 3 Alderman Janice Antonow oversees the ward where the property sits. She voiced her own personal opposition to the development, saying that she would very much hate to see the historic landscape

with its century-old water oaks, replaced with expensive housing.

After hearing from some of the Howorths as well as representatives of the entity buying the property, the board voted to approve the development. It was completely in compliance with zoning laws and historic regulations. Antonow said that while she would vote to approve the motion, she implored developers to consider dropping the first lot, closest to the road where most of the visible trees are located.

The vote from the aldermen Tuesday was to approve the first two phases for the development. In order the second phase to be approved, several things will have to go before the board

and get their approval.

Aldermen also voted to authorize the City’s design team to move forward with the expansion of the Oxford Park Commission’s Activities Center, without going off campus from their current location on the intersection of Price Street and Molly Barr.

Oxford Police Chief Joey East stood before the board as the voted to accept a Community Grant from Walmart in the amount of $2,500 and $1,500 from the Community Church of Oxford to go toward “crime prevention.” The later donation could be used for the purchase of bicycles for the use of the department. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: @chaningthegreen

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Heartbreak Coffee serving all things bittersweet

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Heartbreak Coffee rolled into town this spring, introducing locally roasted specialty coffee, craft cold brew and homemade vegan, gluten-free donuts to the Oxford community.

Kansas City-native Gretchen Williams is behind the brand. She lived in Oxford for four years while earning a degree in exercise science from the University of Mississippi. She left in 2008 for an internship in California.

While there, she got what she thought would be a temporary job working as a barista in a coffeehouse.

Soon her internship would run out, but she had built a life for herself on the West Coast.

She stayed in California for eight years, making her way back to Oxford just last fall.

Williams’ journey with Heartbreak began in September of 2013. She was living in Long Beach at the time and had been working in the coffee industry for about five years. She had this dream of owning her own coffee shop, roasting her own brew and selling it to the masses.

“I fell in love with being in a coffee shop environment,” Williams said. “It’s amazing how something so simple, like a cup of coffee, and can bring people together and the connections that can be made over that. You can impact somebody’s day and their entire daily routine, just by making them a cup of coffee. I fell in love with serving coffee to people, and it turned into this passion of always asking myself ‘how can I create a better cup of coffee?’”

She bought small roaster capable of cooking a half pound of coffee at a time. It was hard, art first.

She had to go through several instances of trial and error until she got it right.

She made a lot of bad cup of coffee, but she was able

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Heartbreak Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster new to Oxford. The business is owned and operated by Gretchen Williams. Heartbreak makes an effort to be involved in different community events like Coffee with a Cop, as pictured.

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Williams shares a warehouse with the roasters of High Point Coffee. She hand makes all her labels and stamps all her bags individually. Williams uses her own roaster to prepare beans in small batches, 4lbs at a time. to use every drop of those batches to learn how to make a good one.

At the end of October, Williams and her partner at the time had about a dozen people over to their home to try some of the coffee. They loved it. By the time Christmas rolled

around, they had several orders. They created a logo, went under the moniker Heartbreak and set up an Instagram.

Their Instagram got noticed by the popular blog Design Sponge, exposing them to an audience of millions. Orders continued

pouring in and Williams continued roasting, perfecting her recipe with every batch. Before she know it, two years had gone by and she was a business owner.

But it wasn’t always easy.

“I got a lot of flack at first

within the coffee community,” she said. “Nobody took me seriously. It’s a boys club, making specialty coffee. When I started out in Cali, it was mainly just a bunch of bros in handlebar mustaches. There’s a lot more girls now, but back then, and especially

in roasting, there weren’t any.”

Because she broke into the coffee scene are on her own, she was also hassled for taking a nontraditional route into the field.

“People told me I didn’t know what I was doing,” Williams said.

“They thought that because I didn’t work under anyone first when I was learning to roast, that I could never be any good at it. But I think my way turned out the best for me. I had to learn very quickly what worked and what didn’t. I wasn’t mimicking anyone else’s style, I was creating my own.”

Williams can tell you where each batch of coffee she roasts was grown, when it was hand-picked and the name of the farmer who grew it. She could even show you their picture. That’s the thing about specialty coffee, she said. It all comes down to transparency, knowing what you’re getting and knowing that everyone was adequately compensated in the process.

Another thing about coffee that a lot of people forget, Williams said, is that fact that it is a produce.

Coffee, especially specific strains and variations of the bean, are seasonal.

What you drank last April and what you’re drinking this April are probably going to taste different. The rains were different this year. The soil was different this year. The end result, the taste, is going to be different. That’s how organically grown and harvested crops are.

Heartbreak Coffee can be found every Tuesday at the Oxford Community Market, selling bags, cups and cold brew out of Williams’ Volkswagen Bus, which. Williams can and has also shipped domestically and internationally. Orders can be placed and www.heartbreakcoffeeroasters.com chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: @chaningthegreen

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BRIEFING Film Fest celebrates bicentennial

celebration. The event will last from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and feature the music of the local The Oxford Film Festival band La Fusion. The group is partnering with the Sarah will be playing traditional Isom Center for Women and Latin music and encourages Gender Studies along with everyone to show up and Mississippi Humanities are dance. For those interested, presenting several screenings there will also be an opporand panels for free to the tunity to make donations to public as part of Mississipsupport community propi’s bicentennial celebration. gram.

All films and panels are taking place at Locals RestauMuseum rant and Bar on the Square.

Conversations On May 20 will be “Down in the Delta.” On June 17 Friends of the Museum at will be “Miss Firecracker.” the University of MississipOn July 22 will be “Cookie’s pi will be hosting a special Fortune.” On August 19 will event this Saturday, May 6, be “Mississippi Masala,” and that they’re calling Converthe final film in the series sations. The event kicks off at will be “Crimes of the Heart,” 12:30 p.m. with a panel disbeing screened on Septemcussion followed by a short ber 23. break and studio visits from All films will begin at 7 p.m.

Oxford artists. Each speaker on their respective days. on the panel was given the opportunity to explore the Cinco De Mayo museum’s fault and select Friday night at the one piece of art to share with Burns-Belfry Museum and guests. For more informaMulticultural Center will tion, visit www.museum. be hosing a Cinco De Mayo olemiss.edu.

Permaculture Workshop Saturday, May 6 at noon, the Oxford Community Garden Association will be hosting “Permaculture Principles,” the first of four seasonal workshops being hosting by the association this year. The workshop is being lead by Benjamin Koltai, and is open and free to the community. The association does ask that those who attend consider donation to the association in order to keep programs like these funded. Please contact benjamin@msecodesign. com with questions or to RSVP.

UM to Remember Lives Lost During the Year Each year, the University of Mississippi family pauses to honor and remember the lives of students, faculty and staff members who died during the past year.

This year’s ceremony is set for 4 p.m. today (May 4) at Paris-Yates Chapel. Established by Chancellor Emeritus Robert Khayat, University of Mississippi Memorial Day is observed on the last Thursday of classes.

The day is important for friends and family of the deceased, said Brandi Hephner LaBanc, vice chancellor for student affairs.

“The university memorial ceremony gives us the opportunity to recognize the students, faculty and staff members who are taken from us and whose passing leaves a void in the Ole Miss family,” she said.

The service will include music by the University String Quartet and remarks from Hephner LaBanc; Gazel Giles, Staff Council president; Michael Barnett, former chair of the Faculty Senate; and Dion Kevin, Associated Student Body president.

The ceremony, which is open to the LOU community, will honor:

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Frank Anderson Raegan Barnhart Michael Bonner Elizabeth Cheek Jonathan Cleveland Ralph Floyd Austin McGraw Adam Pitts FACULTY/FACULTY EMERITUS

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Loretta Agnew Robert Forster Edwin William Mattox Sr. Max R. Miller Jr. Kimberly Westerfield Perry

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County school board considers switching to LEDs

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Lafayette County School Board ran longer than usual Monday evening as the board discussed the possibility of LED lighting in district buildings and how best to approach the construction of a new elementary school.

Justin Cockrell of Forza Energy was at the meeting to present a study his company had completed on the district’s lighting system. Cockrell is based out of Forza’s Hattiesburg office. He answered a lot of questions and explained the financial finer points of what the conversion would entail.

The district is considering switch from fluorescents to LED lights in every building on campus. This would allow them to use less energy therefore spend less on utility bills, worry less about maintenance costs and use an over-

all smaller number of light fixtures while also being more environmentally friendly.

If the current lights were to be replaced with LEDs, Cokcrell told the board that this would likely be a 50-year solution to lighting issues.

Sure, a light or two may go out or dim over the course of that half century, but the company would replace them, under certain circumstances, including a limited a timeframe. But it’s a big investment to consider and would cost the school district hundreds of thousands of dollars in upfront costs, regardless of the long term benefits.

Forza has done this project is different schools and business across the state. The switch averages out to about a 25 percent savings in energy costs across the board for the entity taking on the change, according to Cockrell. The Lafayette County School District is expected to see approximately 24 percent in yearly savings, if they decide

to move forward.

The board thanked Cockrell for his time and detailed report, but said they would need more time to consider this. They tabled the item to be voted on at a later date.

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Architect Rud Robinson of PryorMorrow was also present at the meeting to discuss how to approach the construction of the new purposed elementary school.

Robinson suggested the dis-

trict take steps to be as transparent as possible during the construction of the school.

He said that informing the community about what steps the district is taking in the endeavor is key to maintaining a trusting relationship with the public.

The school board also voted to increase the full price of school lunch. For the past several years, the price of lunch has been at $2.50. The new increase raises that price to $2.75. USDA recommendations suggest lunch prices be at a minimum of $2.78.

The board appointed Assistant Superintendent Jeremy Stinson to approve the contract renewal of Kim Pugh, a longtime biology teacher at the high school and wife of Superintendent Adam Pugh.

This was a formality as the superintendent cannot approve the employment of family members. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: @chaningthegreen

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Supervisors approve land use map for proposed development

BY CODY FUTRELL NEWS WRITER

The Lafayette County Supervisors approved an overall land use map for the proposed Oxford Springs Development near Abbeville.

The recommendation by the board to approve the land use map comes with some conditions including that the developers understand that they must meet current regulations at the time of development and the approval of the map on Monday does not mean other things will be approved in the future.

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attorney David O’Donnell said. “Just (approval for) the concept.”

The approval of the map took up much of the open session of the meeting on Monday.

Board of Supervisor member Kevin Frye said his major concern was making sure the board did not get backed into a corner with future approvals for actions on the property.

“I don’t want to be in a place we don’t want to be (in the future),” Frye said. “Right now, the per acre limit is four units. I count 4,731 houses. I don’t know what the Sherriff (Buddy East) thinks about 4,731 houses north of town. I don’t

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Frye supported the final approval with the stated conditions.

“The qualifier is we expect,” Frye said. “As it progresses they will conform to current regulations as we go.”

The city of Abbeville approved the plans last year and Frye said one aspect of this is the retail and residential space could be annexed to be its own community.

“One thing about this much growth,” Frye said. “When you are talking about this much retail and business type growth, the county doesn’t get sales tax. Were this to be annexed by city of Abbeville they could

possibly generate some additional revenue and they can help pay for some of these services I am talking about.”

In other Board of Supervisor business on Monday: The board approved a tax exemption for McGregor Industrial Steel Fabrication, Inc. The board Also approved plans for a tower by Keel Communications as well as plans for properties owned

by Albritton Highway 7 Storage, Toby Tubby Storage fire hydrant requirements, and lot expansion for Ole Miss Rentals.

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In Ward 5, Taylor was challenged by Theressa Hilliard, a political newcomer looking to preserve historic neighborhoods in her ward and promote affordable housing.

Out of the approximately 2,600 registered voters in each ward, just over 400 citizens of the combined 5,100 showed up at the polls Tuesday.

With absentee votes counted, Addy received 300 votes while Hebert got 37. Taylor walked away with 45 votes and Hilliard 25.

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“I want to say thank you to the voters of Ward 1 for trusting me to continue the work I’ve been doing for the last year and a half,” Addy said after the votes were counted.

“It was a very slow and steady race all day. I do wish we would have had more voters.”

Preston Taylor did not wish to be quoted.

“I want to congratulate Mr. Taylor and Mr. Addy,” said Mayor Pat Patterson.

“I’m sure they’ll continue to do a fine job. I’ve got to say, I’m disappointed in the turn out. I wish more people would’ve showed up today. I think, on behalf of the entire city, we should all be disappointed in the turn out. I hope we have a better turnout for the general.”

Tuesday’s election was the primary held ahead of the June 6 general election. During this election, the fates of Wards 2 and 6 will be decided. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: @chaningthegreen

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LMS teacher nominated for national award

BY CHANING GREEN NEWS WRITER

Lafayette Middle School Teacher Penny Allen has been named as a finalist for the 2017 Warren E. Shull Middle Level Adviser of the Year Award.

The award Allen was nominated for is sponsored by the National Association of Student Councils (NASC) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). She is one of five finalists from around the country up for the award. The winner will be officially declared during the NASC National Conference in Derry, New Hampshire this summer.

Allen has been a teacher at Lafayette for a decade now and has served as the adviser of the student councilforeightyears.Thisisalso her sixth year as a member of the advisor board for the Mississippi Association of Student Council. She also

served on the board of the NASC from 2014 to 2015.

“I think that serving others and having students get out of their comfort zones is really important,” Allen said when asked what she loves about student council. “You see the potential in them and I love being able to help mould that and pull that out. I think it’s important to have student leaders and let them be a voice for others.

That was really big for us.

We want to play a role in the school in promoting a safer environment.”

One step the LMS Student Council has taken toward promoting that safer environment and more relaxed culture was to create what they called the Circle of Friends. This was a group of student council members who served as friends to other students who needed a hand every now and then.

“This created a lot of new friendships,” Allen said about the imitative. “Some

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Lafayette Middle School Teacher and Student Council Adviser Penny Allen has been named one of five regional finalists from across the country for the 2017 Warren E. Shull Middle Level Adviser of the Year Ward from the National Association of Student Councils. kids got a new list of friends to invite to birthday parties. Creating that kind of climate and culture change within the school, and having students make that difference has been amazing.

Giving students a voice and letting them know they

have a voice is what I love about student council.”

Co-President of the LMS Student Council Andrew Pugh wrote about Allen’s dedication and leadership as a part of her application for the award.

“My advisor, Mrs. Penny

Allen, is the best choice for the NASC Warren E. Shull award,” the student wrote.

“She has made a huge impact on our council and our school. She has created a very strong council in our school over her years as advisor. I’ve never seen someone so passionate and dedicated to doing something that helps others. She is also one of the most loving people I have ever met. Without Mrs. Allen, there is no way that our council would be as successful as we are. She has been right along our side helping us with absolutely anything and everything we need and she has helped us become the young men and women we are. This is my last year on the LMS Student Council and I’m overly excited to say I got to spend three years with such a great advisor. This is an amazing Adviser that needs to be named the 2017 NASC Warren E. Shull Middle Level Adviser of the Year.”

“The finalists for the Warren E. Shull Award are skilled educators who epitomize the commitment student council advisers make to promote leadership, service, and civic engagement as qualities of good citizens through student council,” said Ann Postlewaite, Direct of NASSP Student Programs in a press release to the Citizen. “NASC congratulates Penelope Allen for her exemplary efforts to nurture and develop these qualities in middle level students who are just beginning their journey as leaders.”

Though she never set out to be recognized win a bunch of awards for her work, Allen said that it’s really nice and humbling to be recognized and appreciated for the work she and her students have put in over the years. chaning.green@journalinc.com Twitter: @chaningthegreen

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Merger makes Baptist hospital systems largest in state

BY MICHAELA GIBSON MORRIS DAILY JOURNAL

Baptist Memorial Health Care and Mississippi Baptist leaders joined forces Monday to celebrate the merger of the two systems.

“It will really draw on the best of both,” said Jason Little, president and chief executive officer of Memphis-based Baptist Memorial Health Care.

Together, Baptist is now the largest health system in Mississippi and among the largest not-for-profit systems in the country in terms of number of hospitals.

It is the fourth largest employer in Mississippi.

When the new Baptist Memorial Hospital in West Memphis is completed next year, the system will have 22 hospitals, with 10 in Mississippi, 10 in Tennessee and two in Arkansas.

In Northeast Mississippi, the system includes hospitals in Oxford, Booneville, New Albany, Calhoun City and Columbus.

Patients and their families will likely see few outward changes, said Mississippi Baptist system president and chief executive officer Chris Anderson. The biggest change for clinical staff at the Mississippi Baptist hospitals in Jackson

and Yazoo, Attala and Leake counties will be the shift to the electronic medical records used

by Baptist Memorial.

“Our mission doesn’t really change,” said Anderson, noting that both organizations share a commitment to Christian values and quality health care.

The merger will give the hospital a broader range of resources and centers of excellence to draw on.

“The sum is greater than its parts,” Little said.

In an era when many rural hospitals are struggling to survive, a larger system provides support for technology, infrastructure and recruiting talent.

“The smaller the hospital, the harder it is to do those things,” Anderson said.

The two systems began talking about a merger in September, but the seeds were planted in long-running collaborations and complementary cultures, Anderson said. The merger had to be approved by the Federal Trade Commission before it was finalized last month.

“There’s no geographic overlap,” between the two systems, Anderson said, “but they fit neatly together.”

The merger now puts Baptist systems in two of

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This is for anyone who feels like the underdog.

This is not just for us, this is for our allies. It’s about fun. Celebrate your life, because this is your life. Not theirs.�

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This Thursday kicks off the second annual celebration of Oxford Pride, a weekend of gays, glitter, performance art and community building.

The weekend of events begins with Code Pink’s show at Proud Larry’s.

Doors open at 9 p.m.

Thursday. The celebration will feature music, dance, DJs and a special halftime performance.

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to dress over the top.

There is a $5 cover for the event, with all proceeds going to benefit The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies. Friday night, New Orleans Bounce Queen, Big Freedia will be performing at The Lyric.

Saturday, the men of Bottletree Bakery will be dressed in drag, with make up and styling courtesy

of Zoe’s on the Square. At 2 p.m. the full Oxford Pride Parade will be making its way through town, complete with marchers, floats and more. Saturday night, there will be a special drag show featuring the queens from Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, the gay club that was the target of a mass shooting claiming the lives of 49 people last year.

The weekend rounds off with a free documentary screening at the Powehouse. The film being shown is called “The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin.� The movie tells the story a conservative son of the Old South and his transition into a gay rights activist and novelist.

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UM Students Help Manage Investments for Tennessee Valley Authority

BY HALEY MYATT SPECIAL TO OXFORD CITIZEN

Twelve students from the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration’s portfolio management team recently represented the university in Nashville, Tennessee, for the Tennessee Valley Authority Investment Challenge.

The TVA’s investment program is one of the nation’s largest student-managed investment plans. It allows student teams to manage stock portfolios for the agency, giving them better understanding of investments through experience. Based on the portfolios’ performances, students are awarded prizes by the TVA. For calendar year 2016, the Ole Miss portfolio team earned a return of 11.95 percent, which placed them fourth among the 23 participating schools.

Only Trevecca Nazarene University, at 18.7 percent; East Tennessee State University, 18.6 percent; and the University of Tennessee, 16.7 percent, earned better returns over the year.

“It was a cool experience to immerse ourselves in a professional environment like the TVA conference,” said Makail Johannesson, a junior economics major from Red Lake, Ontario.

“We learn a lot of content and fundamentals in the classroom, but there is no better way to grasp corporate culture than being a part of it.”

The strong performance was supported by Ole Miss’ portfolio holdings in T-Mobile, Chevron and AT&T, stocks which recorded gains of 65 percent, 35 percent and 34 percent, respectively, during 2016.

The students managed approximately a half-million dollars of the TVA’s funds by designing longterm investment strategies, making trades and providing performance reports to the agency.

The real-world experience will be valuable in helping the students compete professionally, said Ken Cyree, dean of the business school.

“We are pleased that these students have an excellent experiential learning opportunity through the TVA,” Cyree said. “We are also thankful that the competition provided an opportunity for the students to hone their presentation skills.

“The use of real funds helps add to the importance of decision-making, and the presentation of the results adds to the importance of being accountable for our decisions.”

Besides Johannesson, the team included Jocelyn Cropper, a junior managerial finance major from Cypress, TX; Claire Fulkerson, a junior majoring in accountancy from Dallas, TX; Ashely Glennon, a senior managerial finance major from Austin, TX; Boyce Holleman, a senior from Jackson, MS majoring in managerial finance and banking and finance;

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The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration’s portfolio management team is comprised of (L to R) Christian May of Memphis, Ian Soileau of Hernando, Claire Fulkerson of Dallas, Lamar Norsworthy of Memphis, and Makail Johannesson of Red Lake, Ontario.

Blake Maum a senior from Chattanooga, TN majoring in banking and finance; Christian May, a senior managerial finance major from Memphis, TN; Lamar Norsworthy, a junior accountancy major from Memphis, TN; Kyle D. Snyder, a junior marketing major from Keller, TX; Ian Soileau, a sophomore from Hernando, MS majoring in mathematics and managerial finance; Tyler Whitmore, a senior in accountancy from Sherwood, AR; and Grant A. Wiley, a junior from Dallas, TX majoring in banking and finance.

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Five of the team members – Fulkerson, Johannesson, May, Norsworthy and Soileau – presented their performance results and explained their strategy to the TVA executives.

Travis Box, UM assistant professor of finance, and Jonathan Daigle, adjunct instructor of finance, organized the team and serve as faculty advisers.

“The students studied the markets and conducted meetings all year,” Box said. “They presented their research, fought for their ideas, and it paid off.

“There is so much talent in this group, and I can’t

wait to see what they are able to accomplish going forward.”

The money used for the challenge comes from the TVA’s Asset Retirement Trust Fund, established in 1996 to meet the financial obligations of decommissioning the agency’s non-nuclear power units.

The Investment Challenge is part of a larger strategy to diversify the financial management of the Trust Fund.

When the program began, 19 universities received investment funds of $100,000 each, totaling $1.9 million. The program

has expanded to include 25 universities, with some $10 million being invested.

“The Investment Challenge is another example of the many great things the TVA provides people,” said Richard Howorth, an Ole Miss graduate, owner of Square Books in Oxford and chair-elect of the TVA’s board of directors.

“This program is especially meaningful because it is an opportunity for the organization to help young people learn about the world of financial investment as well as broaden their interest in potential career paths.”

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Near downtown and easy access to Hwy 6. About 1.3 miles from the square and 1.5 miles to campus. 138168. Call Caroline Felker- 662-801-0878 or Eileen Saunders 662-404-0816.

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131 Country View Ln $149,900

2100 Old Taylor Rd. #322 $189,900

Attractive cottage style condo with front porch and two-car parking in rear. There are high ceilings. The kitchen and the living area flow together. This townhome is one of the larger units in the area. It could be great for investors, a second home, or even first time home buyers. All three bedrooms are upstairs. Two full baths upstairs and a half bathroom downstairs. Just a few minutes from the shops and restaurants of Jackson Avenue as well as the University campus. FNC Park is very easy access as well.

Call today to view your next purchase! MLS# T138061A. Call Blake Thompson - 662-801-7014.

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Foxtrot Collection fulfills life long dream for Ole Miss student

BY KATHRYN WINTER NEWS WRITER

Brandon McClellan was inspired to start a clothing line ever since he was in middle school. Growing up on a farm in Duck Hill, the school bus didn’t come to his town because he attended a city school.

So every morning McClellan would get up at 4 a.m. and ride with his mother to her job at the cleaners. He would help her open the store and sort through the clothes that had to be pressed that day. Throughout his years he learned about fabric, patterns and the latest fashions. It wasn’t until McClellan attended Ole Miss that he decided to start his clothing line, Foxtrot Collection, to push individuality on campus and create a life long dream.

Fox Trot’s best selling item is the Blue Sky Thinkers Tee. The collection also consists of hats, hoodies and tee shirts.

The designs come from a team of four-among them a mix of locals and out of state areas. Jeremy Vaughn of Vaughn Designs (Oxford) and Dejah Tanner of Dejah Designs (California) have helped McClellan greatly along the way. The company was first formed in September 2014, but wasn’t launched until 2015.

The first tee, the original Foxtrot Logo tee was the first apparel item made.

Robert Ross is McClellan’s business partner, and also a co-founder of the collection. Both veterans of the Army, McClellan said the military carries a reputation of being an admirable force, training soldiers to not only to fight and protect our country, but to also be well kept, dress right and dress in-

dividuals that wear the uniform with pride and honor. “Although we wear the same uniform in the military, we all have a different story to tell through our own experiences. We want our customers to know that this clothing line was created by two United States Army veterans.

We want to redefine what it means to stand out with high quality products and keen attention to detail. Foxtrot Collection built a clothing line designed to gradually push the fashion envelope and provide the tools needed to step outside of the comfort zone,” McClellan said. “Going against the grain of society’s normal trend of conformity promotes the growth in one’s identity, develops a sense of self respect, and demands respect from others. We owe this service to the gentlemen who are tired of second-guessing their attire because of how they may be perceived. We are in the days of elegance, style and sophistication.

So allow us to help you tell your story through fashion and unearth your true potential.”

Two others on the Foxtrot team are Jawan Elliott, Director of Marketing and Sales and Brandon “Buddy” Brannon, the Creative Director. When the line was first started, they chose the name Southern Fox Apparel and a potential shoe line they wanted to start was going to be called FoxTrot by Southern Fox. However, they noticed that every clothing line around had the word “Southern” in it and they decided to rebrand so they would stand out and stay true to the goal of being different.

fashion was developed and my concept of colors enhanced. In high school I always dressed differently than my peers which led me to receive the best dressed award my senior year. Even though I was voted best dressed I was looked at as different and even made fun of for living outside of the norm. I want to help people develop the confidence to speak their own mind through fashion,” McClellan said.

The Foxtrot team along with the Nelson Brothers student housing will be at the Beale Street Music Festival this weekend giving away gifts to people at the festival wearing Foxtrot gear. According to McClellan, this is a part of a national collaboration they have with the COURTESY Nelson Brothers team Foxtrot Collection is turning Ole Miss student Brandon McClellan’s dreams into reality. that has provided over 3,000 shirts to be distributed as gifts to college students at their properties across the country.

McClellan also started a boot camp in Indianola.

The grand opening was this past weekend and is ran by his business partner, Ross. The name of the boot camp is called Foxtrot Fitness Boot camp. “Oxford is overflowing with people who have artistic abilities and we were able to capitalize off their help and inspiration. If I could give any advice to someone wanting to start a business I would say: do your own research, read daily, set goals, don’t be afraid to fail, surround yourself with like-minded people and open your mind and continue to be inspired.”

COURTESY Foxtrot clothing can Foxtrot Collection consists of several styles of hats, hoodies and tee shirts. be purchased online “The fashion sense cause it is such a rural of clothing higher- class through their website at in Duck Hill was pretty town. Helping my mom people wore. From that www.foxtrotcollection. much non existent be- I learned about the types point on, my sense of com.

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Parrish Alford Sports Writer

As the dust settles, a few thoughts on the Ole Miss draft class

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ith the dust settling on the draft, a few thoughts on the Ole Miss group …

It was good to see Evan Engram work his way into the first round. You have to have talent to go in the first round.

Engram has plenty of that, but he worked his way there in the Senior Bowl and Combine.

He didn’t just start working recently. Engram was a member of the 2013 signing class who at the time was not as well-known as others.

He’s a guy you cheer for …

Chad Kelly became a national story, more for his past than his unfortunate injuries.

The wrist kept him from throwing at Pro Day when he could possibly have changed the narrative.

The reasons Kelly was forced to transfer from Clemson were not good. What was reported was mostly relational, how he dealt with coaches and teammates.

I didn’t see those problems at Ole Miss.

He was quick to support his teammates, and they to support him. When Kelly had turnovers he was quick to take the blame.

His coaches and teammates described his video work – reviewing opponents and his own – as legendary.

Sometimes there’s more to a situation than what is revealed in interviews, but from what I could see Kelly at Ole Miss had two social media dust-ups. I didn’t think they were enough to drop him one step from free agent status.

I think Kelly believes he is supposed to be an NFL quarterback and has a greater appreciation and understanding of what that entails than he did when he began his college career. I think Denver got a steal. We’ll see …

It was good to see Derrick Jones selected by the Jets.

Jones was a member of the 2013 signing class, a consensus three-star prospect. While Hugh Freeze fielded a lot of questions about five-star prospects on that day he also talked a lot about Jones, calling Jones a “sleeper” in the class.

Jones was so athletic that he moved around to a lot different positions at Ole Miss. Ultimately that kept him from truly TurN TO KELLY, 19

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Lafayette senior Ty Benson is set to compete in the 300 meter hurdles at Saturday’s MHSAA Class 4A state track meet in Pearl.

Last Flight

Lafayette’s Benson looking to win hurdle gold at 4A state meet

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS WRITER

There was a time when Lafayette High track coach Ben Mikell wasn’t sure what Ty Benson could compete in. Three years after her arrival to the team, Benson is set to compete in the MHSAA Class 4A state meet in the 300 hurdles. And also try to help the 4x200 meter relay team win an individual state title.

Mikell saw what he called “good technique” when Benson first jumped over the hurdles two years ago. With a lot of hard work, the technique improved to the point that Benson became a real challenger in the event.

“Last year, she was really starting to show some promise, particularly on the 300 hurdles. She did do the 100 hurdles for us but we felt like her best shot was the 300 because hard work pays off there more than in other races,” Mikell said. “She helped us last year. She was a substitute on our 4x200 relay up until we got to the state meet.

She did a competent job. This year she worked harder on her technique, par-

ticularly her flat-out running.”

Benson started to pick up her legs more and Mikell saw a lot more fluidity in the way she attacked the race.

“Everybody noticed it. She’s going to be on our 4x200 relay this time and it’s as good or better than it was last year,” Mikell said. “She has just contributed all over the track. She ran on our 4x4 relay that had a chance to go to state and didn’t quite make it. So, she’s gone from somebody we just had out here, was a nice person and worked hard to being a real contributor to what we’re doing. She’s what we want all our runners to be.”

Over the past four seasons, Benson hasn’t missed a practice. Mikell added she hasn’t missed anything related to the track team.

From eighth through 10th grade, Benson was content with being on the team. The first practice her junior year, things changed. She decided to give it her best shot to really contribute.

“The third day of practice, Coach Mikell told me that I should try hurdles.

I was very hesitant at first because I’m very clumsy,” Benson said. “But I fell

in love with it immediately. I wanted to say there was something I was good at in high school. I guessed this was my best shot, and I had to get over it.”

A mental jump over the hurdles carried Benson over the barrier on the track. She got better and better with the approach, and her talent started to show. As a ninth and 10th grader, Benson competed in the triple and high jump. She has also been a long jumper, so her ability to get up in the air isn’t an issue. This past weekend, Benson qualified for her first state meet in the 300 hurdles with a third-place finish at the north state meet. She came up just short in the 100.

“It was a personal goal this year that I set to make it past north half and the fact that I achieved it is just inspiring,” Benson said. “I hope I can get to the state meet and run my best time and complete a personal goal. I always get extremely nervous between a meet, so I have to try and not let my nerves get to me and just give it my best shot.

I think I’ll be happy with whatever the TurN TO BENSON, 19

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Lafayette’s Lewis saw some things for his ‘Dores to build on

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS WRITER

Lafayette baseball coach Greg Lewis and his Commodores may not be competing in the MHSAA Class 4A playoffs any longer, but it doesn’t mean they are just sitting back and watching everyone else. Lewis is looking to the future and the next step in developing a young team which comes this summer.

“I knew we were going to be young going into the season. I don’t think we ever got to where I wanted us to be is the disappointing thing,” said Lewis, whose team never won more than three games in a row. “I really saw the team coming together when we beat Oxford, and then we went 3-8 after that. It was very disappointing what we did after that because I thought we were a team getting close.”

The Commodores were never able to gain traction like Lewis wanted and ended up gaining a tough opening-round draw against Houston, which defeated them in the playoffs. Lafayette was competitive in some of those eight losses, but not coming through with wins made Lewis scratch his head.

“We just never could turn it around,” Lewis added. “As much as you hate to see that it didn’t

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developing at one position, but it’s that same athleticism – and his Pro Day scores – that got him drafted.

Jones flashed his athleticism at various times in his Ole Miss career, a 45-yard touchdown catch against Auburn in 2015, a 52-yard pick six against Georgia last year coming to mind.

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Lafayette baseball coach Greg Lewis saw some positive things for his team to build on heading into the start of summer play later this month. happen for the seniors, it was good to see the young guys come out and do the stuff they did for us. A guy like Parker Brown who held Houston down until the fourth inning was good to see. He hadn’t been in that situation most of the year because he was hurt and we were trying to ease him back in. Hunter Coleman did a good job, Wilson Varner, some young guys that did a great job and came on at the end of the year.”

Pro potential and college production don’t always go hand-in-hand.

NFL scouts, particularly the Jets, saw enough in Jones to think they can further awaken the sleeper. Maybe they can. …

Among the free agent signings, I think Damore’ea Stringfellow can stick. I thought he could have been more consistent last year, but he’s a playmaker. …

Had Fadol Brown been healthy the entire season

Pitching was the thing that the team improved on the most from the start of the season.

“We started out with some walks but we got better on the mound and I think we can get better,” Lewis said. “We don’t have that dominant guy, but they have all figured out that if they can throw my two or three good innings, there is another guy over there that can come in behind me and do the job.” he would have made an impact on the Ole Miss defense. He missed four games entirely and was greatly limited in others.

Still, he finished with 39 tackles, and his six tackles for loss were second on the team. I’m not sure how much better the Rebels would have been, but they wouldn’t have been as bad against the run as they were.

Hopefully he’s fully healthy to have his best chance with the Raiders …

The thing the Commodores have to do better at this summer is at the plate. Lewis said the returners have to learn how to hit against older guys.

“When you’re 14 and 15 and you’re facing 18-year-olds, there is a lot of difference coming in there,” Lewis said. “I felt like we did that last summer and then we kind of took a step back.

I thought guys like John Tate Roberts and Collin Crawford feel like Jeremy Liggins’ signing with Ole Miss was widely celebrated, but he didn’t get on the field much.

He’ll be remembered as the short-yardage quarterback on teams that didn’t do particularly well in that phase of the game. He was usually successful in that role, though he never did break into the open and start running downfield.

Liggins has a clean slate now and a chance make an NFL roster.

they’re leaders of this team and that’s important for this team.”

Lafayette will travel to Biloxi for a wood bat tournament this summer. They will also play in the annual NEMCABB Tournament. Both offer good competition to see where the team is.

The summer season begins May 25 at Water Valley. They will also play in the State Games Tournament at home before playing some other doubleheaders

with teams before heading to Biloxi.

“We’re looking forward to. There are going to be a lot of new faces on defense, so we have to learn how to gel as a team out there,” Lewis said. “I don’t think we’ll have as many guys at football as we have in the past, but we will still have two or three guys that are contributors.

We will have the bulk of the guys that will play in the field for us when we get back in the fall.”

Benson

to do better and be my best and I think he knows that.

He reminded me of how I used to be and it makes me want to do better every day. It is kind of sad that I’m just getting good at something that I love to do and it’s about to all be over. This is my last week to be able to do this. (Winning a state title) will be the best feeling in the world, to go out with a bang with my teammates and the people I have grown with since eighth grade.”

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outcome is because I will give it my all.”

The best season of Benson’s career was helped by Mikell, who always tells his athletes what they need to hear.

“He’s going to tell you if you’re doing good, if you’re doing bad or what you need to do better,” she said. “His negative comments actually pushed me

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Epps, Duperier have helped strength OHS Lady Chargers

BY JOHN DAVIS SPORTS WRITER

Oxford High girls’ track coach Chris Patton has no problem with athletes who are younger. Especially if they are doing what they need to on the track and in the field. In the case of sophomores Ashley Epps and Gray Duperier, the 2017 outdoor track season has been one to remember for sure.

“They made them an

immediate impact as freshmen last year and it’s really built to this year,” Patton said. “They had a little bit more experience and built into the program. Ashley didn’t play basketball in the winter, so she got indoor training.

It really benefited her.”

The extra experience in the case of Epps resulted in her finishing first in the 300 meter hurdles this past weekend at the MHSAA Class 5A north state title meet. That means she

will be going for an individual state title Friday at Pearl. Patton said she has been explosive this outdoor season in the event.

“She has the fastest time in the 300 hurdles in the state right now, and that’s every classification, 1-6A,” Patton said of her 44.8 seconds. “I’ve only seen a few girls run under 45 seconds in the 300 hurdles since I’ve been in high school and that’s 1999. She worked her way up to that point by train-

ing so hard.”

This is Duperier’s second year on the pole vault.

She was also first in the recent north state meet with a leap of 9 feet, 6 inches.

The school record, for a female athlete, in the pole vault is just over 10 feet.

“She is one of those workaholics. She will go down to the pit and work with Coach (Scott Kendricks) and after practice, she will come over and do sprints with the sprinters because she knows how

important it is to go down the runway fast to get up high,” Patton said. “She is just another one of those hard workers that is going to be a leader here next two years that we’re going to be counting on.”

The Lady Chargers are seeking a second straight championship in track, and Patton feels good about what his team can accomplish on Friday.

“I’m confident but it’s like I tell them, we have to go back and execute the

exact same way, or even at little bit better, than we did at the north half championships,” Patton said. “If we do that, we’ll be proud of the results at the end of the night. It will be a fight. We have West Harrison and Hattiesburg out of the south and they’re pretty solid.”

A great sign for the Lady Chargers is the fact that they have 22 athletes qualified for the state meet, which is the most of any school in 5A.

BRIEFING Ole Miss’ Stewart, Williams Earn SEC Weekly Honors

and hammer throw. Brian Williams took co-honors for the men (with Florida’s KeAndre Bates) after winning the discus.

Stewart’s winning shot put of 17.82m/58-5.75 was an inch-and-aOle Miss swept the men’s and women’s Southeastern Conference Field Ath- half shy of her personal best that ranks her fifth in the NCAA this year. No SEC lete of the Week awards Tuesday after woman other than her teammate, a standout performance at last week’s Raven Saunders, has thrown the shot SEC Relays in Baton Rouge. put farther this year than Stewart did on Janeah Stewart earned the honor on the women’s side after winning the shot Saturday. Her marks in the discus and put and placing runner-up in the discus hammer were both within three inches

year, fourth-best among Americans.

This is the first SEC weekly honor for both Ole Miss juniors this outdoor season. Stewart claimed SEC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 6 during the indoor season.

The No. 13 Rebel men and 17thranked Rebel women are home this weekend to host Saturday’s Ole Miss Classic before heading to Columbia, South Carolina, next week for the SEC Championships.

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Oxford tennis defeats Grenada, advance to 5A title match

BY BEN MIKELL SPORTS WRITER

Another north half trip, another win, and another trip to the 5A state championship match for the Oxford Charger tennis team.

What else is new?

The Oxford tennis team took care of business defeating the Grenada Chargers 6-1 in the 5A North Half title match of the MHSAA 5A playoffs held on the John Leslie Tennis Courts at the FNC Tennis Center Tuesday afternoon.

What else is new? Oxford now has the opportunity to win a state championship for the first time on their home courts with the 5A title match being held at the FNC Tennis Center this year. Oxford will play for their 10th consecutive state championship Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. against Stone County. For Oxford coach Louis Nash, he’s excited he can take his car with his son Bo across town for the championships instead of taking a school bus halfway across the state full of his tennis players.

“I’m really excited about not driving a bus somewhere or going somewhere,” Nash said. “I think at some point the kids thought it may not be as fun going to the motel, but they all were pretty happy about (playing at home).”

The city of Oxford hosted the 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A championships last year, where the

MHSAA was pleased with how things were run. According to Nash, he said it helped the MHSAA that many of the smaller schools that played tennis are mostly in north Mississippi, helping secure the bid.

“I’ve always wanted to play it here,” Nash said in regards to hosting the 5A championships for the first time. “When (the MHSAA) started moving it around, we bid on it. Our bid to host was outstanding. The city and the Oxford Park Commission. Everybody said the tournament last year was as good as it has ever been everywhere and I suspect it’ll be that way again this year because we have so many good people working on it from (OPC Program Director) Mike Young to William Forman, just everybody that puts that thing together.”

Against Grenada, Oxford dropped a total of 13 games in the six matches they won, winning each of the six matches in straight sets.

In girls singles, Oxford’s Grace Anne Jones easily defeated Grenada’s Molly Love 6-1, 6-0. In boys singles, Oxford’s Gordon Whitwell blanked Grenada’s Webb Roberts 6-0, 6-0.

In No. 1 boys doubles, Oxford’s Ryan Mounce and Max Mauney routed Grenada’s Ben Brashier and Bratton Willoughby 6-0, 6-0. In No. 2 boys doubles, Oxford’s Jimmy Green and Josh Morgan defeated Grenada’s Josh Maugham and Cammie Moore 6-2, 6-4.

In mixed doubles, Oxford’s Bo Nash and Savannah Nagle swept through Grenada’s Marci Gaddock and Micah Williams 6-1, 6-0. In No. 2 Girls Doubles, Oxford’s Amanda Lowery and Olivia Williams defeated Grenada’s Kailee Dorris and Naomi Wise 6-1, 6-4.

Grenada’s lone win came in No. 1 Girls Doubles with the team of Lindsey Griffin and Tia Topps defeating Oxford’s Claire Stevens and Anne Hardy 4-6, 6-1, 10-8.

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In addition to the 5A title match being held in Oxford this year, the 1A, 2A, and 3A title matches and the 1A-2A, 3A, and 5A individual tournaments will also be held at the FNC Tennis Center on Monday. The individual tournaments will begin after the team championships are finished. Oxford has won every team state championship since the team playoff format was instituted in 2008, including winning two in 4A before the MHSAA added a sixth classification bumping Oxford up to 5A for the 2009-10 athletic season.

Among the Chargers that qualified for the 5A individual tournament this year include Bo Nash in boys singles, Jones in girls singles, Mauney and Mounce along with Elijah Abel and Christopher Le in boys doubles, Amanda Lowery and Whitwell in mixed doubles, and Stevens and Hardy along with Hailey Lowery and Williams in girls doubles.

BRIEFING Kylan Becker Named SEC Co-Player of the Week After leading Ole Miss softball to a pair of walk-off victories over No. 13 Alabama, sophomore OF Kylan Becker has been named SEC Co-Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.

Becker splits the SEC Player of the Week honors with Auburn’s Kasey Cooper. It marks the second weekly honor of Becker’s career after she was named SEC Freshman of the Week last May. She earned Ole Miss’ third weekly honor of 2017 after Dylinn Stancil was named Freshman of the Week, and Elantra Cox earned Player of the Week honors back in February.

Becker finished the week 6-for-15 at the plate, helping No. 20 Ole Miss to a 3-1 record, including the team’s first-ever series win over Alabama. She went 3-for-4 in the win over Jacksonville State, and went on to record the walk-off hit in the final two games of the Alabama series, both RBI singles, lifting the Rebels to their third SEC series win.

Through 51 games, the Miami, Florida native is the team’s second-leading hitter overall with a .365 average and 20 RBI, and has paved the way so far offensively in SEC play with a .323 clip.

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