Ripley’s boys soccer team and Blue Mountain Christian University’s women’s basketball team opened their seasons with victories Monday, highlighting the latest TippahSports.com reports.
Ripley splits soccer openers
Ripley beat Caledonia 3–2 in Monday’s non-district boys match to start 1–0. Caledonia won the girls’ match 6–0, leaving Ripley’s girls 0–1, according to Jon Myers’ report for TippahSports.com.
Both Ripley teams next visit Pontotoc on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The girls are scheduled for 5 p.m. and the boys for 7 p.m. Central.
BMCU women win; men close soccer regular season
Blue Mountain Christian opened its 2026–27 women’s basketball season with a 67–62 win over Tougaloo College at Kroger Gym in Jackson on Monday, TippahSports.com reported.
In men’s soccer, the Toppers ended their 2026 regular season with a 2–1 loss to Dalton State on Sunday at Dalton Stadium. The SSAC match included a strong second-half effort by Blue Mountain Christian, according to TippahSports.com’s report.
Reporting credit: Jon Myers, TippahSports.com. Featured graphic: TippahSports.com’s BMCU–Tougaloo coverage; the source supplies no separate photographer or graphic-creator credit or date for the inset photo.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
