A weekly wrapup of sporting events and sport notes in the area.

Winston County Journal

Former LHS standout playing weel for UM

The Ole Miss women's basketball team has jumped out to a 9-1 start so far this season.

Former Louisville High School standout Dee Forrest is playing a significant role in the Lady Rebels early season surge.

Forrest, a 6-foot-1 sophomore forward, is averaging 5.3 points and 2.6 rebounds a game for Ole Miss and has started seven of the team's 10 games.

Next up for Ole Miss is a Friday matchup with Maine in the Hurricane Classic hosted by the University of Miami (Fla.). They will play either Miami or North Carolina A&T on Saturday.

The next home game for Ole Miss is Thursday, Jan. 5 when the Lady Rebels open the Southeastern Conference schedule against Georgia.

Forrest played in 29 games as a freshman during the 2004-05 season, averaging 5.3 points and 2.1 rebounds a game. Her season high came against Grambling when she scored 19.

Her first career double-double came against Vermont when she scored 18 points and claimed 10 rebounds.

Spring sports

schedules needed

Coaches and athletic directors for area high schools are asked to sumbit their spring sports schedules to The Winston County Journal as soon as possible.

Softball, baseball, golf, tennis and track coaches can fax their schedules to the attention of Austin Bishop at 662-773-6242.

Prep hoops

takes a break

The three public schools in Winston County will be taking a couple weeks off when it comes to playing basketball games.

Nanih Waiya returns to action in the Weir Tournament Jan. 5-7, while Noxapater visits Thomastown on Jan. 6 and Louisville hosts West Point on the same night.

Noxapater's first home game in 2006 will be Jan. 10 against McAdams, while Nanih Waiya's first home game of the new year will be against Noxapater on Jan. 13.

Did you

recognize him?

Die-hard Mississippi State University baseball fans might have seen a

familiar face when the West Lauderdale Lady Knights visited LHS for a basketball game on Dec. 13.

The Lady Knights head girls basketball coach is Jody Hurst, who was a standout centerfielder for the MSU Bulldogs. Hurst played several years in the Detroit Tigers farm system, making it as high as AAA Toledo.

Readers invited

to contribute

If you have ideas for sports stories or features or have an item you would like to contribue to the Sports Notebook, please put attention Austin Bishop and fax to 662-773-6242 and indicate it is for The Winston County Journal sports notebook or send it by e-mail to newsroom@winstoncountyjournal.com.

We will also gladly run information on youth and recreation leagues, golf tournaments, upcoming softball tournaments, etc.

All schools, youth leagues and recreation leagues are invited to fax schedules and flyers to 662-773-6242.