Ferriday High School Junior Nicholaus Pryor, 17, helps pick up golf balls after practice Tuesday at Ferriday High School. “We help each other, have fun and at the same time we know we have a duty, and that’s to hit a golf ball,” Pryor said. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Ferriday High School sophomore, Meinyaun Smith, 15, prepares to hit the golf ball during golf practice Tuesday at Ferriday High School. “It’s something different you don’t see in Ferriday,” Smith said. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Ferriday High School golf coach K.G. Walkins stands in front of the schools developing indoor driving range he has personally been building. “We’ve got these kids, I don’t want to lose them,” he said. “They really have the bug right now.” The team’s equipment has been donated from various people throughout the Miss-Lou. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Ferriday High School Sophomore Nayia Calhoun, 16, hits the golf ball during a practice Tuesday at the school. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Ke’Atrice Williams, 17, talks to Coach K.G. Walkins Tuesday during a golf practice at Ferriday High School. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)