Pursuing Jacket Excellence every day on every field of play. Official account of @StarkvilleSD Yellow Jacket Athletics / Activities. #JacketSting
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Gonna be a Yellow Jacket Super!! 🏈🏆🏈🐝
Proud of our guys on an epic #JacketNextLevel!!
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Your Starkville Yellow Jackets are 2022 MHSAA 6A State Champions!!
#JacketSting for the #JacketFamily
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First pitch! Thanks @1kalwaysopen_ for getting us started on the mound today! #JacketSting #JacketFamily
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Your Jackets are headed to the ‘SHIP!!! Starkville defeats Tupelo 41 - 32 to win the 6A North State!
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Coach Sirianni repping the Yellow Jackets in AJ Brown’s SHS Jersey! Congratulations to the @Eagles and @1kalwaysopen_ on getting that ring!
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Different sidelines, always #JacketFamily… Former SHS Football standouts Stonka Burnside, Chris Hayes and Ethan Pulliam met on the field again yesterday to compete in the Mississippi State vs Southern Miss game! Great to see these three making their mark at the #JacketNextLevel
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Jackets WIN spurred by this 💣 from Ethan Pulliam who also pitch a complete game! Jackets advance to playoffs Round 2 with a 5-2 win over South Panola in tonight’s rubber match. #JacketSting
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S on the 50 and Jackets in the endzone… as it should be! YJS looking good! #JacketSting
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NO. 2 in the nation! SHS Track & Field standout and Missouri signee Sterling Scott was a 2nd place finisher in the Triple Jump at the Nike Indoor National Track Meet in New York. He is ranked No. 2 in the nation and his 50-02 jump broke Mississippi’s all-time record! #JacketSting
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What are way to open the John Carr era at Starkville! Jackets walk it off with a 57-54 win! SHS AD @CoachHopson presents @Coach_JohnCarr with the game ball in the winning locker room! #JacketSting
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Say hello to Mississippi's first 6A MR. BASKETBALL...
SHS senior, Makhi Myles! 🐝🏀🐝
Today, Makhi was named MHSAA 6A Mr. Basketball for 2023 in the first ever statewide Mr and Miss Basketball awards.
#JacketSting #SHSClassof2023
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FINAL:
Starkville 48
Brandon 32
Jacket STATE CHAMPS!!
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Welcome home, Coach Monaghan! SOSD is proud to welcome Mark Monaghan back to the #JacketFamily as our new Head Baseball Coach.
He is a 1998 graduate of @Starkville_High &returns after 11 seasons at Desoto Central where he lead teams to three state championships. #JacketSting
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Let the celebration begin! Go JACKETS!! 🏆🐝🏈
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JACKET WIN!!
Starkville 28 Tupelo 21
The black and gold Will. Not. Quit.
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Jackets take North State!
FINAL
Starkville 35 Madison Central 15
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JACKETS WIN!!
Starkville 14 Oxford 9
Little Egg Bowl Trophy stays in Starkville!
Go Jackets!
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First pitch at SHS Baseball Opening Day Ceremony! Our first pitches were thrown by the SHS Football State Champion coaching staff and caught by dual-sport student athletes who are members of the 2022 State Championship Football team AND 2023 SHS Baseball squad. Play Ball!! 🐝⚾️
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Tonight’s Jacket win marks Coach Chris Jones’ 100th career win as a head football coach! Congratulations, Coach!!#JacketSting #JacketFamily
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JACKETS WIN!!! What a way to open the new era of Starkville football! SHS knocks off Oak Grove! 57-54 on the final play of the game!! #JacketSting
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Congratulations to Ethan Pulliam for earning @BrianMcCaskill State Farm Player of the Game honors in the SHS victory over Grenada! Way to go, Ethan! #JacketSting
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Today’s Lady Jacket Basketball win over Madison Central marks the 300th career win for Coach Kristi Williams!
🐝 #JacketSting
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Congratulations to SHS Football standout Christopher Hayes who signed today to play at the #JacketNextLevel with @SouthernMissFB
We’re proud of you! #JacketSting
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Jackets WIN! Starkville advances to Round 3 of the playoffs to take on the winner of Tupelo/Madison next Friday!
Starkville 20 Oxford 0
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Active players on #SBLVII rosters:
Tenn - 1
Ole Miss - 1
Missouri - 1
Kentucky - 1
Auburn - 2
@Starkville_High - 2 👀
#JacketSting is strong at the ultimate #JacketNextLevel!! 🐝🏈🏆
Most active players on #SBLVII rosters in the SEC 👇
T-1. 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 - 4
T-1. Georgia - 4
T-1. Florida - 4
4. Alabama - 3
5. Auburn - 2
T-6. Kentucky - 1
T-6. Missouri - 1
T-6. Ole Miss - 1
T-6. Tennessee - 1
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Jackets with a win over Grenada boosted by this grand slam from Brennan Wright! Go Jackets!!
Starkville 12
Grenada 9
#JacketSting #JOD
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Congratulations to Eric Thomas Jr., who signed today to play football at the #JacketNextLevel with @AlcornStateFB
Proud of you, Eric! #JacketSting
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So proud of you, Jackson and Ethan! Double proud when your #JacketNextLevel is at Dudy Noble Field!
“Homegrown”@Starkville_High 🐝 to @msstate 🐶. ‘It Just Means More’!! @PulliamEthan @jackson25owen @mscollegetown @STKJackets @HailStateBB @HailState @StarkvilleBB @JACKETBSBL
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North State bound! Jackets WIN again!
Final:
Starkville 30
Clinton 2
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“Our kids have so much love and respect for him. It’s a blessing to have a guy like that around.”
The check was a surprise, but not the heart behind it. Thank you to AJ Brown for continuing to give back to SHS and area student athletes! #JacketFamily
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There’s a familiar Jacket on Deck! We’re excited to have @Titans and former Yellow Jacket AJ Brown with us for the SHS Baseball home opener! He’s hanging with fans and will throw out the first pitch! @1kalwaysopen_ @StarkvilleBB
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Lady Jackets with a big district win tonight over Tupelo! Freshman Jada Gay was CLUTCH with a free throw to give SHS the lead!
Starkville 59 Tupelo 58
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Congratulations to @BrianMcCaskill State Farm Player of the Week Ethan Pulliam! Excellent work, Ethan! #JacketStimg #JOD
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Welcome to the Jacket Family! Tyler Peterson will serve as Jacket Football Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach. #JacketSting
Read more here: starkvillesd.com/jacketnews/…
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FINAL from Starkville
SHS 49 Noxubee 18
Decisive win for the Jacket season opener. #JacketSting
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Final:
Starkville 28 Oak Grove 33
Jackets came up short in the MHSAA 7A State Championship game. We are extremely proud of the grit and perseverance of these student athletes. Always proud to be Yellow Jackets! 🐝
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First glimpses of @Coach_JohnCarr and @CoachHopson in their first meeting with SHS Football players and coaches yesterday after the announcement of Coach Carr’s hiring. #JacketSting is strong!
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The countdown is on for black and gold in the grid iron… New season and a new Jacket Football experience begins August 29! Mark your calendars for the 2025 season and join us to cheer the Jackets!
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FINAL:
Starkville 39 West Point 28
Great win for the Jackets on a rainy night! We’re on the road again next week at Meridian. Go Jackets!! #JacketSting
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State Championship Bound! See you at The Rock, Jackets!! #FlyFastStingHard #JacketSting
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Decisive playoff win for the Jackets!
Starkville 63 Hernando 21
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When it’s the State Championship, it’s hard to pick just one! Our @BrianMcCaskill State Farm Players of the Game for Starkville’s win over Brandon are the Players, Coaches & Staff for our 6A MHSAA State Champion Jackets! #JacketSting
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These two! Proud of former Jacket Baseball standouts Ethan Pulliam and Jackson Owen making their mark as Dawgs! #JacketNextLevel #JacketSting #HailState
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Jacket Baseball with a win 4-3 over Tupelo to open District play! Ethan Pulliam walked it off with his 2nd HR of the night. #JacketSting
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Hall of Fame Excellence! Congratulations to Coach Luke Adkins for being inducted into the @CalRipkenLeague 2021 Hall of Fame class as a member of the Bethesda @GoBigTrain
#JacketSting 🐝⚾️
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“Go big. Sting hard. Go Jackets!”
SOSD Superintendent Dr. Tony McGee dropping a #GoodLuckJackets message for our guys. Thanks, Doc!
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New turf, new look, new fan experience at Yellow Jacket Stadium and the Jacket Diamonds coming! Get all the details at starkvillesd.com/jacketnews/…
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It was a balanced effort for the Jackets in Friday's jamboree action against Choctaw County...SHS rallies off three consecutive scoring drives led by junior QB Kingston Johnson and a solid defensive effort in a 21-7 decision! #JacketSting
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Thanks to everyone who came out to help us recognize our State Champion Jackets at center court tonight! We’re proud to bring another championship home to Starkville! #JacketSting
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We see you No. 7!
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More congrats from our #JacketFamily for Coach @jonesesyboi on his 100th win as a head coach, including messages from @CTeducator @krissdubb @lukealtmyer9 @CoachLukeAdkins and Coach Stewart
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The Jackets will play for the State Championship on Saturday, and one of our fave @Starkville_High alums, Mayor @lynn_spruill popped in the feed with this message for the team!
Show your Jacket support & post your own “good luck” video using hashtag #GoodLuckJackets
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Jacket Baseball takes the win over Madison Central in tonight’s jamboree by a score of 6-5. #JacketSting #JOD
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Tonight’s win over Clinton marks 30 straight home wins for SHS Head Football Coach Chris Jones! Coach Jones has never lost at Yellow Jacket Stadium. #JacketSting #ProtectTheNest
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Yellow Jackets WIN!! A nail biter in Louisville, but Starkville moves to 4-0 on the season.
Starkville 21 Louisville 20
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🐝🏀 Lady Jackets headed to the BIG HOUSE with a win over Germantown in the Quarters 58-31!
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Check out the #JacketSting in today’s @StarkvilleDaily! Congratulations to Class of 2021 @StarkvilleBB standout, Banks Perry, for being named the SDN All-Area Player of the Year! 🐝⚾️
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Congratulations to Jordan Mitchell and Eric Thomas, our @BrianMcCaskill State Farm Players of the Game in last Friday’s playoff win vs. Southaven! #JacketSting
The Jackets compete for the 6A North State Championship this Friday at Yellow Jacket Stadium.
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Final Four Game 1 finishing up and the Jackets are getting ready to take the court for warm-ups. Let’s GO!
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Way to go, Lady Jackets! Congratulations to Jada Gay, the Tourney MVP!! 🐝🐝
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JACKETS WIN AGAIN!!! SHS wraps up non-region play with a 22-14 win on the road at Brandon!
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Jacket Athletics Names Head Coaches for Softball and Tennis
We’re excited to add Brittany Tillery and Vanessa Shaffer to the Yellow Jacket team.
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Congratulations to @StarkvilleBB Senior Outfielder Caden Tate on signing to play at the #JacketNextLevel with @EMCCathletics 🐝⚾️🦁
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Good luck to this former Yellow Jacket, playing tonight at the ultimate #JacketNextLevel! 🐝 We're proud of you!!
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Jacket Baseball with a WIN in extras!!
Starkville 7 Tupelo 6
In nine innings
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Jacket Baseball takes the series over Tupelo with a 5-4 win this afternoon!
#JacketSting #JOD
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Congratulations to Jaiden Turnipseed who has signed to play at the #JacketNextLevel with Itawamba Community College!
Proud of you, Jaiden! #JacketSting
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Jackets take the field in the Nox for the season opener! Let’s go, Jackets!
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Congratulations to Trey Petty, our @BrianMcCaskill State Farm Player of the Game in the Jackets, North State victory over Tupelo! ONE MORE! 🐝🐝
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Congratulations to Tony Lucious who has signed to play at the #JacketNextLevel with @EMCCathletics
#JacketSting #NSD2023
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Final seconds in a big win for the Jackets! Boys Basketball defeats No. 1 ranked Horn Lake in the championship game of the Hattiesburg Christmas tourney! Go Jackets! #JacketSting
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Congratulations to Ethan Pulliam on earning @BrianMcCaskill State Farm
Player of the Game honors for his performance vs Louisville! Way to go, Ethan! #JacketSting
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First day of practice under new head coach @Coach_JohnCarr is in the books! The Jackets worked out for the first time on the new turf at Yellow Jacket Stadium!
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Congratulations to Jacket Track and Field standout Sterling Scott for signing to compete at the #JacketNextLevel with @MizzouTFXC
We’re proud of you, Sterling! #JacketFamily #JacketSting
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District Tourney Region 2 CHAMPS! Congratulations to our Lady Jackets in a great tournament victory!
Starkville 73 Tupelo 54
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Best of luck to the 6th and 7th grade Jackets who are competing in the Southwest Region of the Little League World Series! Show ‘em how you #JacketSting!
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Three Jacket Baseball standouts have been named to 1st Team All District! Congratulations to Brennon Wright, Ethan Pulliam and Kieran Coleman. #JacketSting
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Congratulations to Braylon Burnside, our @BrianMcCaskill State Farm Player of the Game for last week’s win over Meridian! Way to bring the #JacketSting, Stonka!
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SOCSD has named Jay Hopson as the new Director of Athletics, overseeing the administration and operation of a program which encompasses 19 sports for 7th through 12th graders, a coaching staff of more than 80 and over 600 student athletes. #JacketSting
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This beauty is in attendance. What an accomplishment for these senior athletes and their teammates. #JacketSting #NSD2023
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Final from Hattiesburg Holiday Classic 🏀 championship
Starkville 58 Horn Lake 47
Bringing home some hardware and all-tournament and MVP honors. #JacketSting
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State Champ!! Congratulations to Sterling Scott who took first place in triple jump at today’s State attack & Field meet! #JacketSting
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Final:
Starkville 50 Murrah 0
SHS advances to 8-0 on the season.
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Mark your calendars, Jacket faithful! Can't wait to see you back at Yellow Jacket Stadium on August 27 as @SHSFootball6 kicks off the 2021 campaign 🐝
#JacketSting #ONEnest
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JACKETS WIN!
Starkville 43 Noxubee 22
Great win for the Jackets to open the 2024 season! Come out to Yellow Jacket Stadium next Friday for the home opener VS West Point
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