Robinson, Smith double at state; Center Hill runners eye regionals

October 19, 2026 | DeSoto County Sports Today

State swimming champions headline DeSoto County’s late results as Center Hill prepares for Thursday’s regional cross-country races and three county football matchups approach Friday.

No Sunday, October 18, county varsity final was verified by press time. The next posted events for the known boys and girls varsity teams follow, including winter and spring competition. All times are Mississippi local time; baseball and softball dates are in 2027.

Swimming: newly reported state results

Late results — October 16: DeSoto Central’s Kaia Robinson won the Class III girls 50-yard freestyle in 23.67 and 100 backstroke in 55.38 at Tupelo Aquatic Center. Lewisburg’s Anderson Smith won the boys 200 individual medley in 1:52.10 and 500 freestyle in 4:51.08. Jake Stock won the 100 butterfly in 53.31, Logan Clay was second, and Dylan Johnson took third in the 500. Lewisburg won both freestyle relays, in 1:29.18 and 3:16.22; its medley relay placed seventh. Clay was fourth and Johnson fifth in the 200 freestyle; Stock was fourth in the medley and Cole Walker fourth in backstroke.

Lewisburg’s girls had Quinlan Campbell second in the 100 freestyle, 55.74, and Emma Hood third in the 200 freestyle, 2:04.28. Hood also placed fourth in butterfly; Riley Johnson was fifth in butterfly and eighth in backstroke. Addi Black was fifth in the 100 freestyle, Campbell fifth in backstroke and Evie Evans eighth in the 500. The Patriots’ freestyle relays placed second and third; their medley relay was eighth.

DeSoto Central’s Makenna Schoonover placed 14th in girls 200 individual medley preliminaries, 2:58.45.

Late results — October 17: Olive Branch’s Jeffrey Smith won the Class II boys 200 individual medley in 2:22.17, edging Liam Trest by 0.29 seconds, and tied for third in the 50 freestyle at 24.54. Ricardo Lugo-Leon was sixth in the medley, 2:38.65. Olive Branch’s medley relay was eighth, 2:18.03; its freestyle relay finished 11th in preliminaries, and Lugo-Leon was 15th in breaststroke.

Center Hill’s Olivia Joy placed seventh in the Class II girls butterfly, 1:30.25. Whitney Warren finished 13th in medley preliminaries, Brynn Rees 16th in 100 freestyle preliminaries and the Mustangs’ 200 freestyle relay 10th in preliminaries. These results are from Saturday’s meet in Tupelo.

Cross-country: Thursday regional entries

Center Hill’s boys and girls have 5K entries for the Region 1-6A meet Thursday, October 22. The organizer lists the girls at 11 a.m. and boys at 11:30 a.m., at the BNA Park soccer/tennis complex and Tallahatchie Trails in New Albany. Olive Branch is also registered, but its separate boys’ and girls’ entries remain unconfirmed.

Football: county rivals meet Friday

The next boys varsity games for six county schools are Friday, October 23, at 7 p.m.: Center Hill at Olive Branch, Southaven at DeSoto Central and Lewisburg at Hernando. Each pairing is the next posted game for both schools.

Lake Cormorant next hosts Saltillo and Horn Lake hosts Tupelo that same Friday at 7 p.m. Northpoint Christian’s next game is at home against Lausanne Collegiate October 30 at 7 p.m.

Soccer: Southaven opens the next posted slate

Southaven’s next matches are at home against Cleveland Central October 24, boys at 10 a.m. and girls at 10:55 a.m.. Hernando hosts Lake Cormorant October 26, girls at 5 p.m. and boys at 7 p.m., the next fixtures for all four teams. DeSoto Central hosts Oxford that evening, girls at 5:30 p.m. and boys at 7 p.m..

On October 27, Center Hill boys host Independence at 7 p.m.; Lewisburg boys visit Olive Branch at 7 p.m., the next match for both of those teams. Olive Branch girls host Horn Lake girls October 27 at a posted 9:30 a.m.; that unusual morning time still needs school confirmation.

Center Hill girls now list a trip to Horn Lake October 29 at 5:30 p.m. Horn Lake boys next host Center Hill that night at 7:30 p.m. Lewisburg girls next host Madison Central October 30 at 5:30 p.m. Northpoint girls — no next event posted. The last verified Northpoint boys school calendar lists a February 23, 2027, preseason event at 5 p.m., opponent and venue undetermined; that entry could not be refreshed today.

Basketball: October 31 dates precede November openers

Center Hill boys list North Panola at home October 31 at 7 p.m.; Hernando boys list the same opponent at home that day, time to be announced. North Panola’s schedule instead lists Hernando at North Panola October 31 and omits Center Hill. The matchups and sites remain unconfirmed. Center Hill girls and Horn Lake girls next meet at Horn Lake November 3 at 6 p.m.; Horn Lake boys host Center Hill at 7:30 p.m., the Eagles’ next game.

Lewisburg’s next games are home against South Panola November 3, girls at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m.. Also November 3: Hernando girls host Clarksdale at 6 p.m., Southaven girls visit Oxford at 6 p.m. and Lake Cormorant boys host Holly Springs at 7:30 p.m.

DeSoto Central’s next games are home against Independence November 5, girls at 6 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m.. Southaven boys host North Panola November 6 at 7:30 p.m. Lake Cormorant girls visit Pontotoc November 7 at 4:30 p.m. Olive Branch’s next games now are home against Cleveland Central November 7, girls at 4:30 p.m. and boys at 6 p.m..

Northpoint boys visit Delta Streets Academy November 16 at 6 p.m. DeSoto Christian’s next games are at First Assembly Christian in Cordova, Tennessee, November 17, girls at 5:30 p.m. and boys at 7:30 p.m.. Northpoint girls visit Tupelo Christian Prep December 1 at 6 p.m.

Baseball: first posted games extend into 2027

The next boys baseball fixtures are: Olive Branch home against Marshall Academy, February 8 at 5 p.m.; DeSoto Central home against Olive Branch, February 9 at 7 p.m.; Center Hill home against Corinth, February 12 at 7 p.m.; and Southaven home against Olive Branch, February 12 at 6 p.m.

Lewisburg visits Corinth February 16 at 7 p.m. Horn Lake hosts Byhalia and Lake Cormorant visits Cleveland Central February 19 at 7 p.m. Hernando visits Corinth February 27 at 2 p.m. Northpoint hosts Germantown April 22, time to be announced. DeSoto Christian baseball — no next event posted.

Softball: new February 8 home dates

Girls softball now lists Center Hill hosting Independence February 8 at 6:30 p.m. and Southaven hosting Tishomingo County that day at 6:15 p.m. DeSoto Central next visits Center Hill February 9 at 6 p.m.; Hernando hosts Lake Cormorant February 9 at 6 p.m., the next game for both. Lewisburg visits Itawamba Agricultural February 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Horn Lake visits Strayhorn February 11 at 5 p.m. Olive Branch visits Independence February 16 at 6:30 p.m. Northpoint and DeSoto Christian softball — no next event posted with verified varsity details.

Volleyball and other teams awaiting fixtures

Girls volleyball at Center Hill, DeSoto Central, Hernando, Horn Lake, Lake Cormorant, Lewisburg, Olive Branch, Southaven, Northpoint Christian and DeSoto Christian Academy — no next event posted in accessible sources.

The following known teams and school-listed programs also have no next event posted with verified competition details. Shared directories do not always specify gender or varsity level; unavailable schedules leave those details unresolved.

Center Hill: boys and girls golf, swimming, tennis and track and field; boys wrestling; school-listed archery, cheer, dance and boys and girls powerlifting — no next event posted with verified team details beyond any qualified listing above.

DeSoto Central: boys and girls cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis, track and field and bowling; boys wrestling; school-listed archery, cheer, dance and powerlifting, including girls powerlifting — no next event posted with verified team details beyond any qualified listing above.

Hernando: boys and girls cross-country, golf and tennis; boys wrestling; school-listed archery, cheer, dance, powerlifting, swimming and track and field; bowling, whose competitive level and gender list remain unverified — no next event posted with verified team details beyond any qualified listing above.

Horn Lake: boys cross-country, boys and girls golf and tennis, and school-listed cheer — no next event posted with verified team details beyond any qualified listing above.

Lake Cormorant: boys and girls golf, swimming and tennis — no next event posted with verified team details beyond any qualified listing above.

Lewisburg: boys and girls cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis, bowling and powerlifting; boys wrestling; school-listed archery — no next event posted with verified team details beyond any qualified listing above.

Olive Branch: boys and girls golf, swimming, tennis and track and field; for boys and girls cross-country, the October 22 school registration above remains unconfirmed at the individual team level — no next event posted with verified team details beyond any qualified listing above.

Southaven: boys and girls cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis and track and field; school-listed archery; girls flag football — no next event posted with verified team details beyond any qualified listing above.

Northpoint Christian: boys and girls cross-country, golf, swimming, tennis and track and field; cheer, trap and boys wrestling — no next event posted with verified team details beyond any qualified listing above.

DeSoto Christian Academy: school-listed archery, golf and cheer, without separate gender listings — no next event posted with verified team details beyond any qualified listing above.

Unreported results

Northpoint–Overton girls soccer on October 1, the October 3 Frank Horton varsity cross-country results for DeSoto Central, Lewisburg and Northpoint boys and girls, Lewisburg’s September 23 girls golf, and DeSoto Central’s September 19 and 22 swimming remain result not yet reported. October 10 county cross-country and October 17 Watson team standings also remain result not yet reported. A Hernando county golf notice retains unresolved date metadata and varsity classification; its result is not yet reported. The state swimming race results above resolve those portions of the October 16–17 ledger; official team standings have not been verified.