So I was looking back through some old Sentinel binders to help refresh my memory of some of the top athletes and events through the years for a visit with Ronnie Calhoun and his top-notch Miss-Lou Champions to try and make sure I did not leave out any names.

Delta Charter swept a pair of games from Block High Friday in Jonesville.

Ferriday High split a pair of games with General Trass Friday in Ferriday.

It’s going to be different in 2023 for Delta Charter assistant coach Milah McGraw nothing her best friend  Jeannie Crnkovic as the Lady Storm head softball coach.

Delta Charter’s soccer teams dropped two games each last week.

James Thomas has spent the last 23 years coaching recreation baseball and softball, while also assisting at Vidalia High School.

Vidalia High split a pair of games with Mangham Friday in Vidalia in non-district action.

Monterey High’s boys basketball team fell to Alexandria Country Day School 49-43 Friday in Alexandria.

After being shut out for two straight games, the Delta Charter boys and girls soccer teams put points on the board in losses to Class 3A Tioga Saturday in Tioga.

Seth Thompson returns for his second season as baseball coach at Vidalia High, returning his top four players.

Delta Charter swept a pair of games from Sicily Island Friday in Ferriday

When Michael Norris told me on December 12, 2022 that he resigned as head football coach at Vidalia High School, one of my first calls was to Viking offensive coordinator Josh Loy, who had applied for the Vidalia head coaching job twice in the past.

Time is a flat circle.

Monterey High christened its new Jack Bairnsfather Gymnasium in a big way Tuesday, as the Lady Wolves cruised to a , while the Monterey boys defeated the Warriors 76-24.

For the first time since December 7, 2012, Vidalia High’s girls basketball team walked off the court victorious against parish rival Ferriday as the Lady Vikings surprised the Lady Trojans 40-39 at Vidalia Tuesday.

Eight parish athletes who participated in the Gridiron All-American Bowl Game last month in Orange Beach, Al., will be recognized at an event Thursday with a drive-by parade at the Vidalia Convention Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Vidalia High senior Sema’J Hayes was just getting out of bed Sunday morning when his girlfriend called him on his cell phone.

I was all excited about sitting down and watching the Monday Night Football on January 2 between Buffalo and Cincinnati in Cincinnati. Let’s face it, there have not been a lot of really good prime time NFL games this season.

Delta Charter split a pair of games against LaSalle Friday in Olla.

Ferriday HIgh dropped a pair of games at Natchez High Friday, with the Trojan boys losing 59-56 to the 5A Mississippi school.

Ferriday High swept a pair of games from Vidalia at the Ferriday Junior HIgh gym Tuesday in non-district action.

Vidalia High landed three players as honorable mentions on the LSWA Class 2A All-State football team, while Delta Charter had brothers Juvari Singleton and Tyrin Singleton named as 1A honorable mentions.

Vidalia High’s boys went 1-2 in the Caldwell Tournament last week in Columbia.

Monterey High split a pair of games at Block in Jonesville Tuesday, as the Lady Wolves defeated the Lady Bears 38-18, while Monterey’s boys fell 67-61 in overtime.

Looking With prep football totally in the rear view mirror, and the calendar turning to 2023, it’s time to focus on high school basketball in the parish.

The Sicily Island Tournament tipped off Tuesday with Vidalia High’s girls picking up their third win of the season in a 52-28 win over Tensas High.

Delta Charter’s Lady Storm cruised to an easy pre-Christmas win over General Trass, while the Delta Charter boys were outscored 20-9 in the third quarter in a 60-52 loss to the Panthers in Ferriday Thursday.

Unfathomable.