Ripley and Walnut will host second-round volleyball playoff matches Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6 p.m., while Falkner’s football game moves to Thursday in a week of postseason tests and cross-country outings across Tippah County.
Volleyball playoffs
Ripley welcomes Itawamba Agricultural in Class 4A, and Walnut hosts East Webster in Class 2A. Pine Grove’s next playoff opponent is West Union in Class 1A; the date and time remain unannounced in the schedule reported by TippahSports.com.
Football starts Thursday
Falkner visits Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. The school confirmed the change from Friday, according to TippahSports.com.
On Friday, Oct. 9, Walnut hosts Biggersville and Ripley travels to New Albany. Both games start at 7 p.m.
Saturday running schedule
Blue Mountain’s boys and girls cross-country teams are listed for the Dew It On The Trails meet Saturday, Oct. 10, at Point Mallard Park in Decatur, Alabama. The small-school girls race starts at 10 a.m., followed by the boys at 10:30 a.m.
Walnut’s school calendar lists its runners at the community Firehouse 5K in Walnut that morning at 8 a.m. All times are Central.
Featured image: Pine Grove volleyball players clap and cheer from the team bench. File photo from TippahSports.com’s earlier volleyball coverage; photo date and photographer were not identified by the source.
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
