Mississippi
Vote now: Who should be this week’s SBLive Mississippi High School Athlete of the Week (Apr. 11-17)?
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Right here are the prospects for SBLive’s Mississippi Secondary School Professional Athlete of the Week for Apr. 11-17 as chosen by followers, viewers as well as SBLive’s personnel. Review the candidates as well as cast your ballot at the end of the web page. Ballot will certainly wrap up on Sunday at 11:59 p.m as well as the champion will certainly be introduced Monday, Apr. 25. If you would love to choose a professional athlete, please e-mail athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or identify us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivems.
TODAY’S MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK CANDIDATES:
Editor’s Note: Our Professional Athlete of the Week attribute as well as matching survey is meant to be enjoyable, as well as we do not established restrictions on the number of times a follower can elect throughout the competitors. Nevertheless, we do not permit ballots that are produced by manuscript, macro or various other automatic methods. Professional athletes that get ballots produced by manuscript, macro or various other automatic methods will certainly be invalidated.
Matthew Azordegan, St. Andrew’s baseball: The elderly bottle as well as 3rd baseman threw a 1-0 nothing sway Magee with 19 strikeouts, as well as went 4-for-6 at home plate with 2 increases, 2 RBIs, as well as 2 runs racked up over the two-game collection versus Magee.
Gage Haley, Lewisburg baseball: Haley went 2-for-4 at home plate with a dual, 3 RBIs, as well as racked up a run in a video game 3 win versus DeSoto Central.
Brycen Smith, Sumrall baseball: Smith taped the win on the pile as well as set out 10 batters in 5 innings pitched versus Magee.
Jake Prather, Tupelo Christian Preparation baseball: Prather had 4 hits – consisting of a crowning achievement – in a 14-4 win versus Ingomar.
Dean Luke Lockhart, Starkville young boys tennis: The fresher won the Coat Songs Tennis Area Competition to boost to 11-1 on the period. With the win, Lockhart will certainly seek to contend for a state champion in the coming weeks.
Creston Garlington, Clinton young boys track as well as area: Garlington removed 12-06 in the post safe to take residence the 6A local champion.
Jasleen Rice, Madison Central women track & area: The fresher positioned 4th in the discus with a toss of 85-02 (PUBLIC RELATIONS) at regionals to get approved for the North State fulfill.
Allie Loftin, Northwest Rankin softball: Loftin went 3-for-4 at home plate over 2 video games with 8 RBIs, a conquest, a dual, a solitary, as well as a stroll.
Tayla Willis, Choctaw Central softball: Willis went 3-for-4 at home plate with one dual as well as 2 songs in an 8-9 loss versus West Lauderdale.
Caitlyn Carnathan, Saltillo softball: Carnathan threw a no-hitter as well as set out 12 batters in a nothing 15-0 win versus Columbus.
Addison Lindley, Germantown softball: Lindley set out 17 batters in 11.2 innings pitched to end up area play.
Brooklynn Montana, Gulfport softball: Montana went a best 3-for-3 at home plate with 2 triples, a dual, as well as a cavity bunt versus Biloxi.
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Mississippi
Mississippi River causes widespread flooding in Wabasha
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WABASHA, Minn. (KTTC) – Many Minnesota communities living close to the Mississippi River faced flood warnings as water levels rose over the weekend. The city of Wabasha is one of the most significantly impacted areas with many streets and parks under water.
“We had a flood here last year, and it was our fourth highest crest in history,” City of Wabasha Emergency Management Director Riley Castello said. “This one is about two feet shy of that.”
According to Castello, water levels at the river peaked on Monday; on Tuesday afternoon, it sat at 15-feet.
“We’ve had to close down five of our major parks and a couple of streets in town.” Castello said.
Due to the severe weather and flooding, both the city and Wabasha County declared a local state of emergency, being one of the 22 counties approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a federal disaster declaration.
“It’s frustrating that we can’t just get in moderation. We just came out of a drought. Last year was incredibly dry and the river level was low comparatively. This year, we just can’t stop getting the rain. And now we have water standing in fields.”
According to the National Eagle Center, the severe weather did not significantly impact the amount of visitors it received. “Overall, I don’t think the number of visitors have been impacted by the weather,” Director of Marketing and Communications Ed Hahn said. “ Maybe a little bit when it rains, you get fewer people going out.”
Castello shared there are currently many uncertainties with how the flood waters will be cleared and the restoration process will undergo. He said property damage estimates cannot be determined until water levels go down.
“We gasped when we saw the flooding,” said Maria Gorde, who was in Wabasha on Tuesday for a visit. “We had seen it online, but seeing it in person was like, ‘Wow.’”
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Mississippi probation officer arrested on seven counts of embezzlement
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A probation officer was arrested on seven counts of embezzlement.
Lacosta Lee is accused of receiving court-ordered fines and fees from those on probation and using them for her personal use.
She is a contracted probation officer for Court Programs, Inc.
Lee was served with a $7,558.50 demand letter at the time of her arrest.
She faces up to $5,000 in fines and 20 years per count if convicted.
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Mississippi River not cooperating, but Riverfest will still Riverfest in La Crosse
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The river parts of Riverfest near downtown La Crosse won’t be happening this year. Well, there’s just one part, really.
The River City Water Ski Team had to cancel its part of the show, because the Mississippi River is too high and will actually crest at 15 feet Wednesday, the opening day of Riverfest.
Past events on the river haven’t happened in a few years, including flyboarding — where water jets on your feet simulate floating — and pole vaulting off a barge in the Mississippi.
“We actually have trouble finding a barge that we can rent, basically that business has taken off exponentially,” Riverfest board member Brad Pitel said. “So, when the barges are being used, we don’t have that opportunity.”
Cancelling events hasn’t happened often, and sometimes they’re not even river related. In 2018, the July 4 fireworks had to happen on July 5.
“There was a massive storm that blew through with like 60-70 mph winds right through La Crosse,” Pitel said.
Riverfest opens at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Riverside Park and runs through Saturday night, with multiple big musical acts.
Josh Ross, Drake Milligan and Blue Collar 40 kick things off. The finale Saturday night is Country Line Drive. Check the full schedule of events here.
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