Gallery: AC students partake in traditional stickball game
Published 12:14 pm Saturday, March 26, 2022
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Eric Billy Sr, center, explains the rules of Stickball to AC students Saturday on the Natchez bluff. (Hunter Cloud | The Natchez Democrat)
AC's Tommy Van Winkle fights for a loose ball against Yuhnish Billy Saturday. (Hunter Cloud | The Natchez Democrat)
AC Students play stickball Saturday. They can score a goal by either hitting the timber with the ball or by touching the timber with the ball in their stick. (Hunter Cloud | The Natchez Democrat)
AC's Louis Loy tries to stop Aiden Rochet from advancing with the ball Saturday. (Hunter Cloud | The Natchez Democrat)
Roby Billy plays a pass on the Natchez bluff Saturday. (Hunter Cloud | The Natchez Democrat)
Nic Beach tackles Aiden Rochet during the fourth game of stickball Saturday. (Hunter Cloud | The Natchez Democrat)
AC's Nick Beach tries to shield Audrina Billy from a loose ball on Saturday in a traditional game of stickball. (Hunter Cloud | The Natchez Democrat)
NATCHEZ — Eric Billy Sr., Yunish Billy, Robby Billy and Audrina Billy of the Mississippi Band of the Choctaw Indians took time Saturday to play stickball with students from Adams County Christian School. It was the first time the students played the game and they had two practices before the Natchez Powwow on the Natchez Bluff.