Center Hill, Olive Branch head to morning regionals before county football Friday

October 20, 2026 | DeSoto County Sports Today

Center Hill and Olive Branch have boys and girls entered in Thursday’s regional cross-country meet in New Albany, where the organizer lists 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. starts for Region 1-6A. Three football games between county rivals follow Friday night.

No Monday, October 19, varsity final was verified by press time. Here are the next posted competitions for the known county teams, with winter and spring dates included. Times are Mississippi local time; February through April fixtures below are in 2027.

Cross-country: girls at 10, boys at 10:30 Thursday

Center Hill and Olive Branch boys and girls have 5K entries for October 22. The organizer’s Region 1-6A schedule places the girls at 10 a.m. and boys at 10:30 a.m., correcting the later starts in yesterday’s preview. Races are at the BNA Park soccer/tennis complex and Tallahatchie Trails in New Albany, 505 Tallahatchie Trail. The organizer lists a $10 parking charge per vehicle, with school buses excluded.

Football: three county matchups at 7 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 hosts Cleveland Central Saturday

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 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 listings need site confirmation

Center Hill boys and Hernando boys each list North Panola at home October 31, with their start times to be announced. North Panola’s schedule lists both games at its own gym, Hernando at an undetermined time and Center Hill at 7 p.m. The sites and Center Hill start 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 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: February schedules begin with home dates

Girls softball 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 bowling, 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 — no next event posted with verified team details.

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 October 1; 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 has unresolved date metadata and varsity classification; its result is not yet reported. Official October 16–17 state swimming team standings remain unverified; individual and relay results were reported yesterday.