Area Sports

By Sean Dunlap Franklin Advocate In its final district outing of the regular season, Franklin County’s Lady Bulldogs split a double header against Jefferson Davis County on Thursday, April 8 — knocking off the visiting Lady Jaguars in the early contest, 10-0, and then falling, 8-1, in the nightcap. FC 10, JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY 0…

By Sean Dunlap Franklin Advocate Up until last week, the most famous “43” in sports was probably NASCAR’s Richard Petty. But, when it comes to Franklin County High School sports, there’s a new iconic “43” — as in the number of runs scored in two games by the Bulldogs last week against the Hazlehurst Indians.…

By Sean Dunlap Franklin Advocate Franklin County High School’s golfers — particularly Kolby Cox — continued their winning ways last week. The Bulldogs claimed another victory Tuesday, April 6 over Natchez at Duncan Park, and the following day took a win at Brookhaven Country Club in a four-team event. In both competitions, Cox was the…