Patrick Johnstone
Sports Director
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Patrick Johnstone joined the team as the Sports Director in December 2022. Patrick is originally from Long Island, New York, and grew up an hour outside of New York City.
Patrick comes to Jackson from Corpus Christi, Texas, where he covered news and sports in the Coastal Bend. Before that, he covered sports in North Platte, Nebraska.
After graduating from Temple University in 2017, Patrick spent one season as an intern for his hometown New York Islanders, of the NHL.
In his free time, Patrick enjoys watching and playing sports, musical theater, and being active.
Follow Patrick on social media and reach out to him with ideas on local sports stories, or just to say hi!
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Ten players in the Auburn Regional played high school and/or college baseball in the Metro
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The Golden Eagle bats came alive in the bottom of the fourth, down four runs.
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In a game that included a 2+ hour rain delay, USM beat Samford 9-4 to advance to the winners’ bracket to play Penn
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Dustin Dickerson hits two solo home runs in the Golden Eagles’ 7-2 win
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The Golden Eagles will play the loser of Auburn and Penn on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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JSU wins the C.D. Henry award for the first time since 2010-11
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Hawkins Jr., a freshman, will compete in the high jump on June 9 at the University of Texas
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Charlie Conerly was a stand-out football player for Ole Miss and the New York Giants, and served in the Marine Corps. during World War II
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An Abby Grace Richardson grand slam powers the Lady Wolves in the 7-0 win over Jones College Saturday
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Drew Lugbauer hit his 56th AA home run on Thursday
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The Blazers will play Berry College, who they split a two-game series with to start the season
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The Lady Wolves will play Lansing Community College on Tuesday
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Earlier this month, Brandon long jumper Kennedy Stringfellow broke the Mississippi high school record in the 6A State Championship. Stringfellow is following in the footsteps of his father, Savante, who is a highly accomplished long jumper
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The film is a documentary about the ‘Game of Change’ between Mississippi State and Loyola Chicago
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Saturday night, the annual SWAC Alumni Association Awards and Roast was hosted at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Ridgeland. Several SWAC legends were given awards, including one of the most legendary SWAC athletes of all time - Walter Payton.
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The Blazers will play Berry College in Mt. Berry, GA on May 26-27
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The Lady Cougars swept South Panola in two games at the Southern Miss Softball Complex to claim their second overall state championship, their first since 2009.
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The Jackson Prep baseball team won its sixth straight MAIS 6A title, defeating MRA 13-7 in Madison Wednesday
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The Ferriss Trophy is awarded to the top college baseball player in Mississippi. Finalists include: Ty Hill of Jackson State, Kemp Alderman of Ole Miss, Hunter Hines of Mississippi State, and Slade Wilks and Tanner Hall of Southern Miss
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The South Delta girls track & field team tied French Camp for the 1A state title, less than two months after an EF4 devastated the town of Rolling Fork
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Many local athletes brought home medals at the 1A, 3A, and 5A MHSAA State Track & Field Championships, held Wednesday in Pearl
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The win qualifies the Cougars for the national championship
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Pearl senior Conner Mozee signed with Southern Miss track & field Thursday.
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Friday’s Class 1A, 3A, and 5A events for the MHSAA State Track & Field Championship Meet have been postponed for a date to be determined. Saturday's Class 2A, 4A, and 6A events are still scheduled
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On Saturday, the Clinton boys’ and girls’ track and field teams will work to defend their state titles.
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The Blazers headlined three of the biggest awards given by the conference, with head coach Kevin Griffin winning Coach of the Year, junior pitcher Kennedy Carruth winning Pitcher of the Year, and junior third baseman Allie Gordon winning Player of the Year.
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When the Pearl track and field team takes the stage to compete in the South State Championship meet in Biloxi this weekend, they’ll be doing so with some of the top runners in the entire state. The Pirates hold top times in three individual events and three relay events
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Former Ole Miss and Brandon wide receiver Jonathan Mingo is headed to Charlotte, North Carolina, after he was drafted in the second round, 39th overall, by the Carolina Panthers.
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In the coming months, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum will look a bit different. On Thursday, the museum, and its Board of Directors, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $3.5 million renovation project that will upgrade the building’s lobby, gift shop, exterior, and plaza.
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Buzz growing around Ole Miss receiver and Brandon High School grad Jonathan Mingo ahead of NFL Draft
Ole Miss receiver and Brandon High School graduate Jonathan Mingo is being projected as high as a first round pick in the NFL Draft, which starts Thursday
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Candace Foster was introduced as the new head coach for the Murrah girls' basketball team Friday. Foster won three state championships as a player for the Mustangs
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Walker Hooks pitched six innings of one-run ball Tuesday against Oak Grove to record his ninth win and eighth complete game in ten starts as the Brandon baseball team completed its 9-0 region schedule.
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Jackson Prep announced its new head boys’ basketball coach Wednesday. Zachary Allison will be the next coach to lead the Patriots, officially beginning his tenure on June 1.
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Jason Brown, Phillip Short, and Greyson Thompson all take snaps at QB on Saturday
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Allie Gordon is the Blazer softball RBI leader, Brett Sanchez is the Blazer baseball strikeout leader
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The Sports Paradise Fitness & Fundamentals after school program teaches Jackson Public School kids the fundamentals in basketball, track, cheer and soccer.
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For the first time in the 2023 season, the Mississippi Braves took the field at Trustmark Park Friday evening, hosting the Biloxi Shuckers. The Shuckers shut out the Braves 3-0
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The Bulldogs are hiring former Lake head coach Holly Moncrief.
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Mississippi will be well-represented by one team in the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Houston. Florida Atlantic University has two players from the Magnolia State on its roster
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17 games into the season, the Northwest Rankin softball team is 15-2 with just 29 runs allowed in those games
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His dad, Archie Carlyle, has seven state championships as a coach
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The Indians will face Corner Canyon High School, from Utah, in the first round of the State Champions Invitational in Washington D.C. on April 6
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The search for a new head coach will begin immediately.
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The Jackson Prep baseball team has won eight of the state championships in the last ten years
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Less than one week from now, Germantown senior Madison Booker will be on the floor of the Toyota Center, alongside the best players in the country, representing Mississippi in the McDonald’s All-American Game.
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The Indians will play in the second-annual State Champions Invitational in Washington D.C. in April
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March Madness will officially begin Tuesday with the play-in games for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Dayton, Ohio.
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Tomekia Reed, Landon Bussie win COTY awards in SWAC
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Bryan Sullivan has a top-ten time nationally in two events he competes in
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