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Golden Eagles still playing musical chairs under center

During the offseason, the number one storyline coming out of Southern Miss fall camp was the quarterback battle between Keon Howard and Kwadra Griggs, but who said the battle was over. Howard got the start for the Golden Eagles once…

Basketball: Southeastern Louisiana vs. Jackson State

Lions, tigers, and hoops? Oh my! An exhibition basketball game took place tonight at the Bert Jenkins Gym inside Gulfport High School, but it wasn’t the Admirals tipping off. Both the Jackson State Tigers and the Southeastern Louisiana Lions agreed…

National Junior College Signing Day

Standout high school athletes from across the Gulf Coast put pen to paper today as a part of National Junior College Signing Day. One of the better soccer players heading to the next level hails from Long Beach. Maddie Beets…

Division I basketball coming to Gulfport

When division I basketball makes it way to the Gulf Coast, the coliseum is often the go-to neutral site. Tomorrow, Jackson State and Southeastern Louisiana will tip things off from Gulfport High School. Bert Jenkins Gymnasium will be the venue…

Gulfport reclaims district crown

The Gulfport football team is one win away from having run the gauntlet in Region 4 Class 6A after claiming the district title for the first time since 2015 with a senior night win over Ocean Springs on Friday. After…

West Harrison athletes sign letters of intent

Three star athletes from West Harrison High School in Gulfport have announced where they’ll be playing ball next year. A crowd gathered as the West Harrison student-athletes signed their official letters of intent to play at the collegiate level. At…

Jonathan Holder honored at Gulfport

After getting a taste of the Big Leagues with the New York Yankees in 2016, Jonathan Holder really dug in this season, almost logging five times as many innings in his true rookie campaign. Gulfport High School couldn’t be happier…

High School Football: Ocean Springs at Gulfport

Before the season ever began, the Gulfport Admirals called their own shot, claiming their defense to be the best on the entire Gulf Coast and they’re not wrong. Through five district games, they’re allowing less than ten points per, not…

Golden Eagles stun Louisiana Tech with 2OT thriller

According to ESPN, the Southern Miss football team had less than a one percent chance to win with a minute 28 seconds left to go at Louisiana Tech. In typical USM fashion, the .2 percent prevailed. The Golden Eagles made…

Former Rebels coach leads LSU into SEC West battle

In a homecoming game of sorts, LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron will make his return to Ole Miss tomorrow. Coach O’s departure from Oxford was rather unceremonious, but he still has one fan left in town. Orgeron went 10-25…

High School Football: St. Martin at Ocean Springs

For 1-3 teams in Region 4 Class 6A, like Ocean Springs and St. Martin, a loss tonight would all, but doom their chances to make the playoffs as if these cross-town rivals didn’t need any extra incentive when they squared…

High School Football: Pascagoula at Biloxi

With the Harrison Central and D’Iberville losses that gives Biloxi some new life, trying to seize third place in the district coming off two straight losses. Biloxi wins 52-28. They’re back over .500 in league play at 3-2.

High School Football: Gulfport at D’Iberville

Ten weeks into the high school football season, Gulfport is very much in control of its own destiny in the Region 4 Class 6A standings. Tonight, the Admirals had the chance to completely shift the balance of power on the…

High School Football preview: Gulfport at D’Iberville

Ten weeks into the high school football season, Gulfport is very much in control of its own destiny in the Region 4 Class 6A standings. Tonight, the Admirals had the chance to completely shift the balance of power on the…

MGCCC football running wild

Heading into week eight of the junior college football season, only two players in the entire nation had gone over 1,000 yards rushing. One of them is DeAndre Torrey who resides at Mississippi Gulf Coast, hailing from Gautier. His running…

New Orleans Saints not looking back

After three straight seasons of going 7-9, it was a big deal for the New Orleans Saints to get back over .500 for the first time since 2013. Sunday’s win over the Detroit Lions ended a 52 game streak of…

Region 4 Class 5A runs through Picayune

Sometimes regular season high school football games come in playoff sized packages. That’s what Picayune is gonna sign for on Friday when undefeated Hattiesburg rolls in to stake its claim for the region 4 Class 5A district title. The Maroon…

LSU’s win over Auburn largest SEC comeback since 1949

After losing to Troy on homecoming, the LSU football team was on the verge of a lost season. The Tigers had dropped two out of three in demoralizing fashion, but you wouldn’t have known that on Saturday. Well, in the…

Bulldogs avenge 2016 loss to BYU with 35-10 victory

Mississippi State’s fall from grace was a quick one after its record setting victory over LSU as the Bulldogs went on to lose two straight games to SEC opponents by a combined 67 points. What ensued was a timely bye…

Saints ground game explodes vs. Lions

The New Orleans Saints didn’t really appear to know what they were doing when they signed Adrian Peterson in the off-season, but they seemed to have a pretty good idea when they traded him just five weeks into the season.…