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awaiting NCAA bid ment backout and resumed practic– ing.

WillsStadium startingThursday. Pearl River playsHinds and Jones meets East Central in the first round of the double-elimination event. Three of these teams will advance to next week's NJCAA Division II Region 23Tournament; theteamthat goes 0-2 is eliminated. LSU-Eunice will take the remaining spot. ... Itawamba. stunned by Pearl River in a playoff series that included a benches' clearing braw~ is finishedat 30-20.TheIndianswereranked in the top 10 in preseason.... Meridian CC will defend its Division I Region 23 title this weekend at home in a three– team tournamentwithDelgado (La.) andBatonRouge. The Eagles, led by Mississippi State signee Corey Dick– erson, are seeking their 11th region title and chasing an eighth Juco WorldSeries appearance. • To comment on this story, call Mike Christensen at (601) 961- 7344.

"We'reon the (D-III) bubble," said Majors coachJim Page. "Some things happened in other conferences that helped us out.... We've been in this boat before, but we don't want to be unprepared if we do get in." Page said a regional committee meeting tonight would give him a better idea of where the Majors, fourth in the South Region last week, stand. Juco jottings The MACJC Tournament was supposed to be hosted by the top remainingNorthDivisionseedafter last weekend's best-of-3 playoff series. But South teams won all four, makingSouth regularseasonchamp Jones County JC the host for the state event. Since Jones' home facil– ity is undergoing renovation, the tournament will be held at Smith-