MPB's Season Pass

Guest Mike Ivy, Commissioner for State Games of Mississippi - Martial Arts   https://www.stategamesofms.org/sports/individual-sports/martial-arts/

Dates June 2, 2018

Opening Ceremonies at 9:30

Competition begins at 10:00 am

Site Meridian Community College Gym, 910 Hwy 19 North, Meridian, MS 39307

Entry Fee     $60 for all events: Pre-registration only

Deadline  May 31 at midnight

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Throwback Thursday Guests:

• UM Rifle Head Coach Marsha Beasley http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/w-rifle/ole-w-rifle-body.html
• MS Sports Hall of Fame member Lou Weddington Hart  http://msfame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/lou-weddington-hart/
• NCAA National Championship Team member Pashen Thompson
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Guest is auto racer and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame member Lake Speed

http://msfame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/lake-chambers-speed/

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Guests:

• Garrett Green, Media Relations Manager and Broadcaster, from the Biloxi Shuckers

Ticket information: http://biloxishuckers.com   Sesson ticket questions: 228-233-3465

•  Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame member Marcus Dupree  http://msfame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/marcus-dupree

• Natchez Nation Stickball athlete Hutke Fields http://www.natcheznation.com/

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• Faith Hammerbeck plays on the Germantown Mississippi lacrosse boys' high school team. Mom Tracy also talks with us about the sport in the state. http://mississippilax.com/
•  Head Coach Vic Schaefer from the #1 MSU Basketball team has been named one of the four finalists for the 2018 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. A fan vote accounts for five perscent of the final total, and Bulldog fans can vote for MSU's sixth-year head coach once daily from March 19-30 at   http://naismithtrophy.com/vote/                #1 MS State plays #16 Nicholls State at 5pm March 17th, 2018 
• Highland Games participant Cameron Carson instructed us on the games that will be demonstrated at Celtic Fest at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum in Jackson March 24th and 25th http://celticfestms.org/wp/   Another organization that participates is Mississippi Highland Games  http://www.mshighlandsandislands.org/

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Jay White's guest was Geoff Norton, USTA Mississippi / Executive Director  https://mstennis.com/

Jay and producer Java Chatman also chat about current basketball standings and events.

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Brian Ware from Mississippi MAKOS swimming  https://www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?team=msmmst

• Mississippi Swimming https://www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?team=szmslsc

Andrea Patterson from the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

• Women in Sports Day, March 2nd, 2018  https://msfame.com/new/women-in-sports-day
•  Cast your fan vote for the Gillom and Howard Trophies. Voting closes on March 3rd, 2018 at 5:00 pm Central Time. http://www.csopavoting.com/

Seth Gaines from the Oxford Parks Commission

• http://www.oxfordparkcommission.com/

MPB's Seaon Pass: Pickleball http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/mpbs-season-pass/2017/07/27/mpbs-season-pass-disc-golf-shooting-and-pickleball/

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•  Tony Petro, sport fisherman and former president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Big Game Fishing Club. http://www.mgcbgfc.com/

Information about their 2018 Spring Rendezvou on March 11, 2018 from 4-6pm at Margaritaville Resort in Biloxi can be found on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mgcbgfc/

•  Brock Mosley, Elite Series bass angler and Collinsville native http://brockmosley.com/

• Bassmaster tournament manager Chris Bowes https://www.bassmaster.com/

The 2018 Bass Pro Shops Central Open #1 at Ross Barnett Resevoir will be; March 1st  and 2nd Madison Landing, takeoffs at 6:15am; weigh ins at 2:15pm. Weigh in Saturday, March 3rd at 2:15 at Bass Pro Shop, Pearl.  https://www.bassmaster.com/tournaments/2018-bass-pro-shops-central-open-1-ross-barnett

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Guests:

• Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame member (and USM alumnus)  Rick Cleveland

​ http://msfame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/rick-cleveland/

• student athlete Rebekah Page, captain and coach for the University of Southern Mississippi Quidditch Team

.https://www.facebook.com/SouthernMissQuidditch/

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• Coach Michael E. Mayden of the National Urban Professional Baseball League talks about the proposed 4 team league. More information at http://urbanbaseball247.com and 773-517-2175  

Tryouts will be:

1. February 26-27th, 2018 2pm at Wooten Legion Park in Laurel MS 
2. March 3-4th, 2018 10am in Winter Garden FL 
3. April 29-30th, 2018 10am  at USA Staduim in Millington TN

• Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Member Warner Alford reminisced about his time as a player at McComb High School and the University of Mississippi, and as Athletic Director at UM http://msfame.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/warner-alford/

• Wingfiled High School Chess Coach Elizabeth Thrasher spoke with MPB News reporter Ashley Norwod about the callanges facing the chess team.  More of the interview about the chess team can be found at http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/mississippiedition/mississippi-edition-thursday-february-1st/ Contributions can be made to support the team through the Blue & Gold Booster Blub and the PayPal address [email protected]

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