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MOBILE, Ala. – The William Carey Volleyball Team dropped a pivotal SSAC match, falling to Mobile in five sets Friday night at Pharr Gym The tone was set early, as to what type of match was going to unfold at Pharr Gym. The Rams jumped out to an early 9-5 lead but a service error by Mobile followed by an ace from  Marcella Hermont  and back-to-back kills by  Elaina Anderson  tied the set. Mobile quickly retook the lead but each time Carey responded tying the set until another service error gave the Lady Crusaders a 14-13 lead. From there WCU slowly pulled away to take the set 25-22. The battle continued in the second set, as neither team led by more than three points. Carey on multiple occasions held the lead but each time the Rams answered to tie the set. With WCU holding a 23-22 lead, Mobile got a kill from Layton Adams followed by an attack error from Carey to take the lead and would go on to take the set 25-23. After trading points at the start of the third set, the Lady Crusader offense caught fire going on a 9-0 run with six of the points coming off kills and two coming from blocks to take a 11-2 lead. From there Carey would cruise to a 25-16 victory. The fourth set was like the third set only it was the Rams that jumped out to a big lead. With Mobile leading 10-9, they used a 7-3 run to pull away. However, Carey battled back to cut the deficit to just two points at 23-21 but that would be as close as they would get, as the Rams would pick up the next two points to take the set and force the deciding fifth set. Once again both teams traded points at the start but Mobile slowly started to pull away to take a 9-5 lead. Carey managed to get within two at 9-7 but the Rams responded with six straight points to take the set and the match. Sofia Bettini  led the attack with 16 kills.  Marcella Hermont  added 15 kills and 12 digs with  Suelen Lima  having 12 kills and ten digs.  Katarina Vulic  picked up 51 assists and 16 digs while  Kayla Benedic  had 17 digs.   Carey is back in action Monday, November 4, as they return home to take on Talladega College in non-conference action. Play is set to begin at 6:00 pm at the Ben Waddle Complex.

A big day in Hip Hop. After 906 days in jail, Young Thug has officially been released from jail after facing a life sentence for being charged with the RICO ACT. Young Thug has plead guilty and will serve 15 years on probation. During the hearing in court, he specially asked the court if he could continue to make music with Gunna. Although some members of the YSL Gang will serve prison time, he will not. Young Thug release conditions are: (1) Banned from Metro Atlanta for 10 years, except for family weddings, funerals or serious illnesses. (2) Must give 4 annua anti-gang/gun presentations/concerts in Metro Atlanta. (3) Allowed to travel for work (4) No contact with gang members or co-defendants (except his biological brother and Gunna) (5) Forbidden from promoting gang-related content in any form. Megan Thee Stallion Admitted She Lied I n another big story, Megan Thee Stallion admitted that she lied about Tory Lanez. Tory has appealed his conviction. The appeals court found that Tory is correct and that his conviction is reversed meaning the court agree that Tory is innocent. Megan then admitted today that she lied in the Gayle King interview when Gayle asked her has she ever slept with Tory. Today she confirmed that Tory Lanez was telling the truth. She told Gayle she's never had sex with Tory but in Tory's appeal to the court, he said he's had sex multiple times with Megan. Today, she admitted it was true saying she lied because she didn't know Gayle was going to ask her those questions. A big day for Hip Hop! This is a developing story.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Lady Crusaders booked their place in the SSAC Tournament semi-final with a comfortable 6-1 victory over Dalton State on Thursday afternoon. Despite the early kick-off, the Lady Crusaders came out all guns blazing as they opened the scoring in the 5th minute.  Ella Jefcoat  found  Alyssia Davis  inside the Roadrunner box. Davis then found the feet of  Karen Vilau  who drilled the ball past Brooke Alvarez in the Dalton net. Carey didn't sit back and continued to attack the Dalton goal and had their second not before long. A  Christina Salmon  shot was well saved by Alvarez, forcing the corner.  Rocio Fernandez  took the resulting corner, put it close enough to Alvarez to force her out to try and claim it. Alvarez could only flap at the ball and force it on to the head of  Esalenna Galekhutle  at the back post who headed home in the 12th minute. The Lady Crusaders kept up the onslaught for the rest of half but could not find their third goal. The Crusaders outshot the Roadrunners 10-0 and outscored them on corners 5-0. All WCU's pressure paid off shortly into the second half as they had their 3rd within two minutes of the restart. Salmon let fly from 20 yards out but her shot was blocked. The rebound fell to the feet of  Kokona Nishikawa , who then beat her defender and fired home at the near post. 60 minutes into the game and Dalton State would muster their first shot on target, and unfortunately for the Lady Crusaders, it would result in a goal. Abigail Aman's inswinging corner dropped to Marissa Gonzalez inside the six-yard box who promptly tapped the ball home. Dalton State had a goal and a way back into the game. Dalton State had some momentum and continued the attack, going in search of another goal, hoping to cut the deficit further. Salmon put those hopes to rest as she knocked in Carey's fourth to demoralize the Roadrunners. Salmon ran on to a Fernandez through ball, blazed past the onrushing Alvarez, and knocked the ball into the empty net. The final 20 minutes fizzled out with Carey controlling possession and looking to extend their lead. Dalton State never had another sniff at goal and Carey had one foot in the semi-final. With two minutes left on the clock  Zalma Torres  would add another two to put the icing on the cake. Both goals mirror images of each other.  Tiare Hermosilla  driving down the left and  Lesley Vasquez  driving down the right  both crossed the ball for Torres to tap in inside the six-yard box. The Lady Crusaders ran out 6-1 winners and booked their place in the SSAC Tournament semi-final. The Lady Crusader's semi-final gets underway at 1:30 PM on November 7th in Montgomery, Ala. They play the winner of Life & Middle Georgia.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Crusaders punched their ticket to the SSAC Tournament semi-final as they knock off Faulkner 2-1 at Danny Owens Field. With a place in the semi-final of the SSAC Tournament at stake, both teams came out fired up and ready for a fight. The first half was a physical affair with both teams jostling for an advantage. Carey were the first team to threaten, as they had a penalty appeal turned down.  Caoimhin McConnell  swung a free kick from deep on the right-hand side. The free kick was put into a sea of bodies and looked like it had hit an Eagle hand. The Crusaders claims for a penalty were waived away by the referee. Faulkner put themselves in the driving seat early on as they put themselves on the scoreboard in the 10th minute. Jose Riofrio found himself in space on the right hand side, got his head up, and whipped an out-swinging cross high across the six-yard box. The cross found Caden Maldonado free at the back post who headed in to put the Eagles ahead. Carey almost equalized immediately. A cross from the right-hand side found the run of  Kolby Godbolt  at the front post whose deft flick scraped the bottom of the post. The first half and the Crusaders found their turning point as Faulkner were reduced to 10 men. Julio Cesar with some neat hold up play, managed to turn his defender and drive inside. Cesar's big touch forced him to lunge for the ball and lunge two footed into the feet of Leo Toro. The referee, who originally had his yellow card in his hand, consulted with his assistant referee, and changed the yellow card to a red. Cesar was forced to exit the game and forced the Eagles to play the remainder of the game with 10 men.   Not long after the dismissal and the Crusaders were level.  Roberto Rangel  crossed the ball from the left-hand side. That cross found the feet of  Billy Boag  at the front post, who took a touch, and flicked past Andre Ferreira in the Faulkner net. The Crusaders controlled the remainder of the half as they held the one-man advantage. They tested Ferreira a few times, coming closest through Rangel. Two identical chances as crosses from the right hand found Rangel at the back post. Rangel took a touch and fired straight at Ferreira both times. Faulkner always looked dangerous on the counterattack but were unable to test Hampshaw. Faulkner, playing with 10 men, played more cautiously the second half. The Eagles had to make sure they did not lose the game early whilst going in search of an equalizer. Despite the cautious play, the Eagles had the first chance of the half. Faulkner won a corner in the 52nd minute. Freire whipped the corner in and fell to the feet of Maldonado. Maldonado took a touch and acrobatically got his shot off but hit it straight at the Carey defender. Carey began to take control of the game and make use of their man advantage. In the 64th minute the Crusaders turned their man advantage into the advantage on the scoreboard.  Alessandro Villarreal  crossed the ball from the left-hand side to the back of the six-yard. His cross found an unmarked Boag who stooped for a diving header to put the Crusaders up for good. The Crusaders controlled the remainder of the game, keeping possession and looking to add a third if possible. Carey played cautiously for the last 20 minutes, aware of Faulkner's threat on the counterattack, not pushing too many men forward and staying strong defensively.  With the man advantage, and now the score advantage, WCU knew if they shut up shop at the back, they'd be able to see the result out. The Eagles waited for the final five minutes to make a last push for an equalizer. A long ball into the box found the head of Orlando Lorduy. Lorduy nodded the ball down, half looking for the goal, half looking for his teammate running in, but only found the grateful hands of  Henry Hampshaw . The Crusaders saw out the final minutes of the game and held onto the 2-1 win. The Crusaders now progress to the SSAC Tournament semi-final. They play on November 7th at 7 PM. They will play the winner of Dalton State & Thomas.

J ones County Sheriff's Department was called to remove tearful kids and heartbroken parents off the football field after they peacefully marched in solidarity onto the field during an illegitimate game held Tuesday Night at Calhoun Community Center to demand answers as to why the Jones County Youth Sports Conference kicked their kids out of the Youth Superbowl schedule for this upcoming Saturday, November 2, 2024. Sign up to become a subscriber of Hattiesburg News for only $1.50 a week & get access to a variety of all our Hattiesburg News content plus follow up on this investigative story by clicking here. In an unprecedented move, The Jones County Youth Sports Conference has not only shocked, but upset the Jones County community by kicking The Roosevelt Cyclones Football Team completely out of the conference to prevent them from playing in Saturday's Youth Superbowl Game, despite being declared the winner after beating the Soso Colts on last Thursday, October 24, 2024 in the conference final playoff game. Tuesday Evening, October 29, The Jones County Youth Sports Conference held a game between The Soso Colts, who Roosevelt Cyclones just beat last Thursday eliminating the team from the playoffs and The Power Chiefs, who didn't qualify to make the playoffs, to determine who would replace The Roosevelt Cyclones in the Superbowl, making the game illegitimate. The Soso Colts lost the game Tuesday Night, October 29, 2024 to The Power Chiefs 6-12. After multiple request from the members in the community, Hattiesburg News investigated the matter and spoke with both the conference, team officials, as well as Jones County Officials. Mike Street, President of the Jones County Youth Sports Conference admitted to Hattiesburg News the Jones County Youth Sports Conference did kickout The Roosevelt Cyclones, but Street claims it was according to the rules. Street further claimed he stepped down from President to avoid dealing with the matter because of his close connections to the Soso Colts Youth Football Team, the who filed the formal complaint. The Soso Colts allegedly filed a formal complaint according to Street to the Jones County Youth Sports Conference after its lost to the Roosevelt Cyclones alleging that Roosevelt had players who were catching passes and running the ball who had on the wrong jersey numbers. Street says according to their rules, players who wear numbers 0-49 can catch passes and run the ball. Players who have numbers 50 and above can not. Soso's Football team claimed in their formal complaint that Roosevelt Football team had players wearing numbers 50 and above who were not only running and catching the ball, but also scoring touchdowns. Hattiesburg News can not verify what's in the actual complaint made by The Soso Colts. According to Street, after a team files a formal complaint against another team, the team that the complaint was filed on has 24 hours to respond to the formal complaint. However, Street says the team nor its representatives can no longer serve on the board or be a part of the decisions as to what will happen to the team who the complaint was filed on. This prevents the team from having any voice in what happens with their team's future. If found guilty, Street alleges that team will either forfeit its game or entire season. Street claimed that this is all a part of the rules in which each team is given a copy before the season starts. Unfortunately, The Roosevelt Cyclones was kicked out the conference all together. When Hattiesburg News questioned Street about what evidence if any was given to the conference that proved the Roosevelt Team violated any of the rules or a copy of the formal complaint or what all board members made the decision to kick the team out so that Hattiesburg News can verify, Street immediately hung up the phone in Hattiesburg News face and Hattiesburg News was unable to reach Street any further. For the record, as with any sport, there are referees who officiate the game. If this actually happened or if any rule was broken as with any sport, the referees could have disqualified the touchdowns and or plays and given the offending team a penalty, such as with off-sides, roughing the passer or pass interference. However, the referees did not give such penalties during the game neither did any coach or staff complain to any official during the game that any of such violations that Soso alleged in its formal complaint actually took place. The Jones County Youth Sports Conference Superbowl is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 2, 2024. Both the Jones County School District and The Jones County Board of Supervisors told Hattiesburg News they don't have any ties to The Jones County Youth Conference. This is a developing story!

FREE Halloween family event in Hattiesburg Historic District! Family, friends, music craft, games and treats (no tricks) all on the grounds of The Ross Mansion B&B, 416 Bay Street in Downtown Hattiesburg. Admission is free. The event takes place on Oct. 31, from 4pm - 8pm.

Hattiesburg High School is one of the few teams that's still undefeated in high school sports in Mississippi. That's in part because Hattiesburg High School has arguably one of the best athletes in the country, Tristen Keyes. Although a junior, Tristen is rare and unique. He understands the defense better than most defensive players. His ability to create separation is jaw dropping. He's the definition of the phrase if you give him an inch he'll take a mile. And what's even more dangerous is after the catch as if he's a magnet for the endzone and almost untackable. He's one of the most sought after players in high school as every major D1 college would die to have him in their locker room. He alone can change the dynamic of any team let alone its success. He's a once in a lifetime gift to sports in general. With a total of 19 offers, he's been recruited by Auburn, LSU, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and others. Experts think he's more than liking going to Tennessee, at least according to 247 sports which has him listed as the #1 best player in Mississippi, #4 best receiver in the country, and the #23 best player in the country. 247 Sports, On3, ESPN, and Rivals all have him listed at a 4 star recruit within the Top 3 best players in the state, the Top 15 receivers in the country, and one of the biggest high school stars in the nation. Hattiesburg News was the first publication to start talking about his rare talents and notice his one kind of skills. He's probably one of the greatest athletes in his generation.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The William Carey Volleyball Team dropped a pivotal SSAC match, falling to Blue Mountain Christian in four sets Saturday afternoon at the Ben Waddle Complex. Both teams were dialed in from the start, with neither leading by more than two points until BMCU took a 17-14 lead. Carey quickly erased the three-point deficit to tie the set but that would be as close as they would get. The Toppers retook the lead for good with three straight points of their own before going on to take the set 25-21.  The Lady Crusaders quickly forgot about the first set, jumping out to an early 8-2 advantage to start the second set. However, Blue Mountain slowly fought their way back, eventually taking a 17-16 lead. From there things were like the first set in that neither team held a lead larger than two points. But with the set tied at 24 all, the Toppers completed the comeback, picking up back-to-back kills to take the set and the 2-0 lead. Carey got off to another good start in the third set, building an early 11-5 advantage. Just like in the set before, BMCU battled to get within two points at 12-10. However, the Lady Crusaders responded with a 5-0 run and this time they would not let the Toppers back into the set, stretching their lead even further before taking the set 25-15. After a back and forth start to the fourth set, the Toppers slowly started to pull away, taking a 14-6 advantage. Carey continued to fight their way back, eventually cutting the deficit to just two at 17-15. However, Blue Mountain shut down any hope of a comeback, as they went on a 6-0 run to pull away for good. Suelen Lima  led the attack with seventeen kills and twelve digs with  Elaina Anderson  and  Marcella Hermont  each finishing with ten kills.  Katarina Vulic  picked up 43 assists while  Gabriela Maceira  picked up thirteen digs. Carey is back in action Wednesday, October 30, as they travel to Jackson, Miss. to take on Tougaloo College. Play is scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm.

Deion Sanders in just short of 2 years has turned the worst college team in the country to argubly the best college team in the country in college sports. This is evident as the latest AP Poll release today, October 27, 2024 has ranked Deion's Colorado Buffs as the 23rd Best Team in the Country. Deion already has the best 2 players in college football, Travis Hunter and his son Shedeur Sanders. Travis is on track to win this year's Heisman Trophy. Both Travis and Shedeur are likely to be the #1 and #2 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Colorado are also eligible for a bowl game this year. They also have a legitimate shot as winning the Big 12 Championship.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The William Carey Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams competed in the NAIA Appalachian Challenge, hosted by Tennessee Wesleyan at Sequoyah Park. For the women, in a field of twenty-one teams and 190 runners with seven of those teams either receiving votes or ranked in the NAIA Top 25 poll. The Lady Crusaders tallied 272 points to finish in tenth place.  Blanca Conesa  was first to cross the finish line for Carey with a time of 18:42 to finish in 24th place. Coming in 43rd place was  Virginia Tirado  with a time of 19:09 while  Isabelle Wheeler  posted a time of 19:12 to finish in 47th place. Rounding things out for WCU were  Hannah Mitchell  who came in with a time of 19:54,  Maria Simancas  posted a time 20:52, and  Aurora Latimer  who finished with a time of 21:48 respectively. "The NAIA Appalachian Challenge was a great day for our ladies' team," said  Cooper Herrington . "It gave us a fantastic opportunity to race against some of the best teams in the NAIA as well as our conference. All our ladies ran a season best time.  Maria Simancas  had a huge day and played a pivotal role for us as our fifth finisher. Maria had a one-minute PR and helped us edge out very tough conference opponents. Another key factor for us was Blanca experimenting with race strategy and finishing in the top twenty-five. I believe this ladies team is setting themselves up to be competitive at our conference championship and finishing the season with the last race as their best race. From here we must get everyone healthy and ready to race at the SSAC championship. This is a fun group of ladies to work with. They are tough as nails and leave it all on the course." The guy's race featured twenty teams and 207 runners with five of teams either receiving votes or ranked in NAIA Top 25 Poll with Carey posting an eighth-place finish with a total of 234 points. Nathan Sury  led the way with a time of 25:10 to finish in 20th place. Next to cross the finish was  Gavin Wheat  with a time of 25:40 to finish in 41st place while  Luke Skinner  posted a 57th place finish with a time of 26:03. Gift Mashilo  finished with a time 26:08 with  Matthew McGuire  posting a time of 26:39. Rounding out the squad was  Owen Jensen  who came in with a time of 26:59, Josiah Nobles who posted a time of 27:08, and  Julius Giller  who finished in 28:43 respectively. "The men had a tough day," said Herrington. "The course runs fast, and this was the first time we have been able to race in weather below 80 degrees. With that in mind they posted some fast times, and I think we had near 100% of the men's team run PR.  Nathan Sury  had a 1 minute and 30 second PR.  Gavin Wheat  had a 25 second PR.  Luke Skinner  had a 1 minute 30 second PR.  Matthew McGuire  had a 25 second PR. Josiah Nobles had a 1 minute 30 second PR.  Julius Giller  had 1 minute 20 second PR. So drastic improvement. However, that did not mark a successful day for us. Even though we posted some fast times we did not execute on our race plan on how we needed to for us to have our best day as a unit. We ran good but did not race great. I believe our guys learned a lot from this race and know what they must do to be successful at the SSAC championship. I am really proud of this group of men, and I am looking forward to how they respond after facing a little adversity. This is a group of gritty guys." Both squads are back in action Friday, November 8, as they head to Decatur, Ala. for the SSAC Championship.

There seemed to be a lot of stir on Sunday evening as someone stated on social media Chris Brown was in Collins, MS over the weekend with his daughters. However, Hattiesburg News has confirmed that those claims are not true. Chris Brown was actually at Underwood Family Farm in California and not at Mitchell farms in Mississippi. Many Chris Brown fans seemed disappointed about the news as they perhaps missed their moment. The post has over 100 shares prompting many people to ask Hattiesburg News to investigate.

In his first start in the NFL in more than 2 year, Jameis Winston looked all but perfect going up against not only the best player in the NFL, 2x NFL MVP Lamar Jackson but also the best team in the NFL, the Baltimore Ravens who had a NFL record of 5-2 entering Sunday's matchup. Jameis started in place of Deshaun Watson who is most likely all but out for the rest of the season due to an injury. Jameis was 27/41. He threw for 334 yards, throwing 3 touchdown passes and 0 interceptions. The Cleveland Brown had the upset of Sunday Football with their 29-24 victory against the Baltimore Ravens.