TWENTY YEARS AGO — Michael Duffy goes 4-for-5 with three runs batted in as Geo-Chem avenges its only loss of the season by defeating Gardner Motor 11-3 to take the Natchez Dixie Boys 13-14 City Championship.

TEN YEARS AGO — Cissye Gallagher of Greenwood will be seeking her fourth straight Mississippi Women’s Golf Association Tournament title and ninth overall as play gets under way at Beau Pré Country Club.

FIVE YEARS AGO — Dan Bland has five birdies and two bogeys for a round of 3-under-par 69 and a one shot lead over Gary Farmer in the championship flight in the first round of the Beau Pré Club Championship.