Jacket Athletics will begin the 2025-2026 competitive season with new state-of-the-art ...
When the Jackets open Spring football practice on Monday, they will begin a new era und...
** Updated with new dates 5/9/25 Jacket Athletics has announced Fall and Winter spor...
The off-season for a high school football team is more than building speed and strength...
Starkville High School Boys Soccer Head Coach, Evinn Watson, has been selected along wi...
The Yellow Jacket varsity Boys and Girls wrestling squads travel to the MHSAA State Ind...
"He's an outstanding, classy guy –– a high character guy," said Jacket Director of Athletics, Jay Hopson. "He'll be blessed to have some really gifted athletes here at Starkville, and offense is key in facing the level of competition we see consistently in the 7A classification. I'm confident he'll be able to expand our tradition of developing players into strong collegiate prospects."
"I'd like to thank my teammates and my coaches –– my mom and the r...
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District has named Jay Hopson as the new Director of Athletics, overseeing the administration and operation of a program which encompasses 19 sports for 7th through 12th graders, a coaching staff of more than 80 and over 600 student athletes. "Jay is a proven leader," says SOCSD Superintendent Dr. Tony McGee. "He brings a wealth of experience as a player, coach and administrator to our Athletics program that I believe will position our coaches, teams and students for success. We are excited about the future of Jacket Athletics under his leadership and look forward to him taking our programs to a new level of excellence."
Affectionately known as "Big Z" to the Jacket faithful, Zariyah Edwards has a heart and personality that are just as big as her presence on the basketball court. I found that out from the moment I sat down with the senior Starkville High School power forward. And now, she's added to her list of accolades, taking a "big" statewide honor into the start of this season's division play.