Walnut’s football season reaches its three-game region stretch Friday with a chance to return to .500. The Wildcats host Hamilton at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 on senior night, a meeting of 3–4 teams that begins Walnut’s Class 2A Region 1 schedule.
Falkner, 3–3, also opens region play Friday, visiting winless Ashland at 7. Ripley travels to Byhalia at the same time, seeking its first victory since the season opener. With no completed varsity result verified for Tuesday, Oct. 13, the county outlook turns to those contests and the next posted events. All times are Central.
Falkner’s girls golfers have a state trip ahead: the school lists Oct. 19–20 in Brookhaven, with tee times unposted. Cross-country regionals follow. Blue Mountain’s girls run at 4 p.m. and boys at 4:35 Oct. 20 at Blue Mountain College, according to the meet organizer. At New Albany’s BNA Park/Tallahatchie Trails on Oct. 22, Ripley’s girls start at 10 a.m. and boys at 10:30; Falkner and Walnut follow at 11 and 11:30, respectively. Pine Grove has no next meet listed.
Ripley then welcomes Caledonia for soccer Oct. 26, girls at 5 p.m. and boys at 7. Basketball’s first posted county appearances arrive Oct. 31: Walnut’s girls visit Saltillo at 10:30 a.m., Pine Grove’s boys visit East Union at noon and Pine Grove’s girls visit Hatley at 1:15 p.m.
A county girls matchup brings Falkner to Ripley Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. That evening, Blue Mountain hosts Thrasher, girls at 6 and boys at 7:30. Walnut’s boys host Tishomingo County Nov. 7 at 1:30 p.m.; Ripley’s boys host New Albany Nov. 10 at 7, while Falkner’s boys host Myrtle at 7:30.
The earliest posted 2027 events begin with Pine Grove archery hosting Wheeler Jan. 28, time unlisted; Blue Mountain’s first listed archery match is at Pine Grove Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. Baseball lists Ripley at Alcorn Central Feb. 6 at 2 p.m., Walnut’s untimed Mooreville scrimmage Feb. 6, Falkner hosting Tremont Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. and Pine Grove at Walnut March 6 at 1 p.m. Blue Mountain has no next baseball game listed.
Softball’s next listings are Pine Grove’s Feb. 6 Mooreville jamboree, time unposted; 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 has no next softball game listed.
No next event is posted for the county’s volleyball teams, remaining boys’ or girls’ golf teams, Ripley/Walnut tennis, Blue Mountain/Falkner/Ripley/Walnut track, Falkner/Ripley powerlifting or other archery teams. Legacy slow-pitch softball, Walnut dance and girls wrestling listings likewise provide no next event.
