Fifteen-year Ripley baseball coach Joel Gafford has died, the school announced on the X platform on May 5. He was 40 years old. Gafford died a day prior to the school's announcement.

Joel Gafford, who was Ripley High School’s head baseball coach the past 15 years, died unexpectedly Sunday at the age of 40.

RIPLEY, Miss. (WTVA) — The Ripley community is mourning the death of longtime high school baseball coach Joel Gafford.

WATERTOWN — The home openers for Watertown High School's boys tennis team and girls softball team each went very well on Tuesday. The Arrow tennis team improved to 3-2 on the season by recording ...