Now Starkville was the site of the last Egg Bowl to be played on Thanksgiving Day in 2013. The annual showdown between Ole Miss and Mississippi State is returning to the prime time Thursday slate this season, upping the ante…
When it comes to undefeated teams, it’s safe to say they’re usually having one of the better seasons in program history if not the best. That’s certainly the case for East Central in 2017 less than 48 hours out from…
Down in the JUCO circuit, Mississippi Gulf Coast hosting its Thanksgiving Classic, wrapping up the final day of action against Southern University at Shreveport. Gulf Coast cruises to the 73-56 victory over the Jags as MGCCC heads into the holidays…
Heated rivals on the hardwood, Gulfport and Biloxi are guaranteed to go head-to-head twice a year with the first game scheduled for December 15th. This season, we give thanks for a third game in the semi-finals of St. Martin’s Joe…
St. Martin took on Buckhorn out of north Alabama tonight in the Joe Barlow Thanksgiving Invitational. Yellow Jackets fall into the consolation bracket with the 49-37 loss which means Biloxi will play this same Buckhorn team for all the marbles…
In Friday’s 4A South State championship game between Poplarville and East Central, something is going to happen that hasn’t happened all season: one of these two schools is going to take a loss. That’s just the way it has to…
With each passing win, the New Orleans Saints continue to validate the Who Dat chant. Yesterday’s victory was the craziest yet. Prior to Sunday, the Saints hadn’t played a game with an outcome closer than eight points, but that changed…
St. Martin girls over at the Gulfport Thanksgiving Classic taking on East Central in the nightcap. The Lady Yellow Jackets take this one by the final score of 66-55. Other first round winners are Gulfport, Ocean Springs, and Warren Central.
The Thanksgiving holiday season means a lot of things to us here on the Gulf Coast and it’s no different in the world of sports. When Turkey Day rolls around, it’s time for high school basketball to take center stage…
Ito Smith had himself a day on Saturday, running himself right into the record books with three touchdowns. He now has 48 for his USM career, surpassing the 46 of Damion Fletcher. In addition, Smith became just the tenth player…
Dating back to 1996, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum has awarded the Conerly Trophy to the best college football player in Mississippi. Today, they announced ten nominees for this year’s class. Headlining the bunch are Mississippi State…
It’s up to East Central to hold their end of the bargain, up north taking on South Pike. Undefeated East Central takes care of business and knocks off South Pike 77-32.
As the reigning 4A South State champions, the Poplarville Hornets are a heavy favorite to make it back, having gone a perfect 12-0 to this point. On the other side of the bracket, undefeated East Central could give them a…
Last week, the Hancock football program made history hosting its first playoff game since 1990. Desperate for more, the Hawks won that game over visiting Brandon, setting the stage for tonight’s second round match-up at undefeated Pearl. The Pirates were…
Sticking with that same theme of second chances, Resurrection Catholic trying to avenge its regular season loss at Lumberton. Eagles hosting this one at Gautier High School. Eagles win 20-12.
Life is all about second chances and what we do with another opportunity to do it better. Sometimes they never come, but sometimes revenge is best served cold. That’s what the Stone football team was going for tonight in its…
One Harrison Central senior signed today with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to continue his baseball career. Brett Hughes is a pitcher for the Red Rebels. Since he was a boy, he dreamed of playing at the Perkinston campus as…
Now the girls sector did have a title game. It’s the same matchup: St. Patrick vs. Sacred Heart. The Lady Irish win this one 52-42. They knock off the Lady Crusaders to win the St. Patrick Invitational and improve their…
Keith Robinson has been the head boys basketball coach at St. Patrick going on seven years now and he’s been hosting the St. Patrick Invitational for the last six of those. Tonight, the two day tournament came to an end.…
Harrison Central’s back-to-back-to-back state championships in softball didn’t happen by accident. The Red Rebelettes have always had next level players, like Daijha Richardson, to lead the charge. Today, the senior centerfielder signed with Alcorn State University, joining the likes of…
Before Friday, the last time Stone High School won playoff football game was 1991 at which point second year Head Coach John Feaster was nine-years-old playing pee-wee football. Twenty-six years later, his Tomcats made history with their first round victory…
Over at West Harrison, Lady Hurricanes hosted Biloxi. Biloxi wins by the final score of 60-29. They improve to 2-3 on the year with both wins coming at the expense of West Harrison. Lady Canes still looking for that first…
Part of the weekly Tuesday high school basketball slate on the Gulf Coast featured a two-day tournament over at St. Patrick. The only boys game on the schedule was St. Stanislaus versus Sacred Heart. Rock-A-Chaws looking for their second win…
It’s been a season of highs and lows for Gulfport native Matt Luke as the Ole Miss interim head football coach, but amidst all the adversity his team has consistently responded with a great deal of resolve. That’s thanks in…