Blake Wilkinson tossed a complete game to help Ethel knock off French Camp Academy 3-2 last week, earning the Tigers a division split with the Panthers.
FCA had beaten the visiting Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday before Ethel regrouped and posted a 3-2 win on Thursday.
French Camp begins its quest for an MHSAA 1A baseball championship Friday with a 6 p.m. home playoff game against Sacred Heart.
The French Camp softball team failed to make the MHSAA playoffs with a fourth-place finish in 5-1A.
The French Camp girls won the 5-1A track meet last week at the Winona High School track. FCA boys came in third.
The French Camp tennis team won its opening round MHSAA playoff tennis match for 1A and 2A schools Monday, defeating Baldwyn 7-0. The Panthers will play the winner between defending state champion Tupelo Christian and Pisgah next Monday.
French Camp had a tough loss to East Webster and two easy wins against Noxapater last week. After an 8-5 loss to East Webster, the Panthers defeated Noxapater 14-0 and 26-10.
The wins over Noxapater evened the French Camp record in Region 5-1A play at 2-2.
The French Camp softball team swept Ray Brooks in a doubleheader last week following a loss to Ethel. The results left the Lady Panthers in fourth place in the five-team Region 5-1A with a 2-4 record.
French Camp defeated Ray Brooks 13-2 and 8-5.
The French Camp tennis team is 10-1 and coach Larry Mincher is looking forward to the team playoffs and individual championships. “I think we're going to do very well,” he said.
The French Camp softball team split two games last week, a 16-0 win over West Lowndes in a game that only lasted three innings and a 12-2 loss to Noxapater.
French Camp ran into the state top team in MHSAA 1A last week and the result was 8-1 and 17-2 losses to Nanih Waiya in the Panthers first two games in 5-1A.
Hugh Lee Ballard, Jr. died in his home on April 20, 2018, in Ethel, MS. He was 78.
