Desoto County Sports

Defending state champs open volleyball playoffs with sweeps

Tuesday, Oct. 7

MHSAA 7A Playoffs – first round

  • DeSoto Central 3, Germantown (Madison) 2 (25-23, 11-25, 23-25, 28-26, 15-13)
    • DeSoto Central: Genesis Weeks led with 30 kills, and Brenna Sorenson had 14 kills. Natalie Loftin 25 assists. Marlee Mueller had 30 digs. Lydia Harrison had 20 digs and 13 assists. Hallie Willis had 16 digs and 2 aces.
  • Lewisburg 3, Starkville 0 (25-23, 25-7, 25-21)
    • Lewisburg: Addison Cole 16 kills, 14 assists, 7 digs, 4 aces, Mo Barnes 7 kills, 5 blocks,  Kate Denman 7 kills, 3 digs, Laney Wier 25 digs,  Kamari Parker 17 assists, 6 digs
  • Oxford 3, Hernando 0 (25-23, 25-12, 25-10)

MHSAA 6A Playoffs – first round

  • Lake Cormorant 3, Greenville 0 (25-2, 25-3, 25-4)
    • Lake Cormorant: Sofia Gonzalez-11 kills, 9 aces; Emily Huerta-10 aces, 5 digs; Payton Davis-21 assists.
  • Neshoba Central 3, Olive Branch 0
  • Center Hill 3, Ridgeland 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-3)

TSSAA Division 2-A – second round

  • Northpoint Christian 3, ECS 0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-19)
    • Northpoint: Leah Kirkpatrick-10 kills, one block; Christiana Nolan-12 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig, 1 lock; Mac Roach-8 kills, 2 blocks; Sarah Johnson-29 assists, 3 digs, 1 ace; Skylar Morris-9 digs, 2 aces; Hadley Brown-5 digs; Robbeye England-5 digs

JUCO men’s soccer

  • East Central 1, Northwest 0

JUCO women’s soccer

  • Northwest 6, East Central 0

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.