Ripley gets another chance at New Albany on Thursday, this time with its volleyball postseason at stake. The Lady Tigers, swept in their August meeting, bring four consecutive victories into a 6 p.m. home match that shares the county’s playoff spotlight with Walnut and Pine Grove.
No completed varsity result could be verified for Wednesday, Oct. 7, across Tippah County’s five high schools. This roundup therefore looks ahead; all times below are Central.
Ripley stands 17–15. Walnut, 30–4 with 11 straight wins, hosts Myrtle at 6 p.m. Oct. 8, while 23–11 Pine Grove visits Ingomar at the same hour. Ingomar swept their August meeting, too. Falkner’s volleyball season ended against Tupelo Christian; no further match is listed.
Football makes Thursday a two-sport evening: Falkner visits Riverside at 7 p.m. Oct. 8. Friday’s 7 p.m. games send Ripley to New Albany and bring Biggersville to Walnut.
Falkner’s girls golfers have an Oct. 19–20 state trip to Brookhaven ahead, with times unposted. A late school report announced a division runner-up finish and Emma Mauney’s second-place individual showing, without establishing the competition date. The boys’ next listed division match is Oct. 13 in Booneville at 8:30 a.m.
Blue Mountain runners head to Dew It On The Trails at Point Mallard Park in Decatur, Alabama. The organizer’s revised schedule lists Oct. 13, girls at 4 p.m. and boys at 4:30. At the Oct. 22 regional at New Albany’s BNA Park/Tallahatchie Trails, Ripley’s girls and boys run at 10 and 10:30 a.m.; Falkner and Walnut follow at 11 and 11:30. Pine Grove has no next meet listed.
Ripley soccer hosts Caledonia Oct. 26, girls at 5 p.m. and boys at 7. Basketball follows Nov. 3: Blue Mountain hosts Thrasher and Pine Grove visits Houlka, each with girls at 6 and boys at 7:30 p.m.; Ripley’s girls host Falkner at 6. Walnut hosts Strayhorn’s girls Nov. 7, time unconfirmed, and Tishomingo County’s boys at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 10 brings New Albany’s boys to Ripley at 7 and Myrtle’s boys to Falkner at 7:30.
Baseball’s next 2027 listings are Walnut’s Feb. 6 scrimmage at Mooreville, time unlisted; Ripley at New Albany Feb. 9 at 6 p.m.; Falkner hosting Tremont Feb. 11 at 6; and Pine Grove at Walnut March 6 at 1 p.m. Softball’s next dates are Pine Grove’s Mooreville jamboree Feb. 6, time unlisted; Ripley hosting New Albany Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m.; Falkner hosting New Site Feb. 19 at 5:30; and Walnut hosting New Site March 16 at 5:30. Blue Mountain lists neither sport’s next game.
Archery’s next listings are Wheeler at Pine Grove Jan. 28, time unlisted, and Blue Mountain at Pine Grove Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. No next event is posted for the other schools’ archery, Pine Grove/Ripley/Walnut golf, Ripley/Walnut tennis, Blue Mountain/Falkner/Ripley/Walnut track, Falkner/Ripley powerlifting, or legacy slowpitch listings at Falkner, Pine Grove and Walnut, or Walnut’s dance and wrestling listings.
