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National Signing Day Recap

Let’s get to the rest of these four year guys, starting with Harrison Central, the only other Coast school to produce more than one. Tavis Williams signed with Jackson State. Noah Vance signed with Southeastern. East Central’s Conner Estes signed…

Jay Hopson Signs 25 to Southern Miss

When National Signing Day rolled around last year, Jay Hopson had been head coach of the Golden Eagles for three days. At that time, he was just trying to retain what Todd Monken had already hauled in, but this time…

USM Picks up Last Second Signee from Gautier’s Paul Gainer

Now signing day on the Coast wasn’t completely void of some drama as Gautier’s Paul Gainer let his decision come down to the wire. In the end, the uncommitted offensive lineman chose Southern Miss after decomitting last month from Mississippi…

St. Martin QB Wayne Overman III Signs with Air Force

Also making the voyage to Colorado Springs to join the Air Force Academy is St. Martin quarterback Wayne Overman III. There was no shortage of military support in attendance, starting with Colonel C. Mike Smith who is second in command…

Super Bowl Footballs

The countdown to the Super Bowl continues. Sunday the Patriots will play the Falcons in Houston, Texas. Quaterbacks Tom Brady and Matt Ryan don’t know it, but the footballs they will throw on Super Bowl Sunday were made by a…

Golden Eagles Gearing up for NFL Draft

The senior class from this past season’s Southern Miss football team was able to accomplish a lot. From a 1-11 record as freshmen, the class of 2017 helped take the program to a division title in 2015 and then the…

High School Girls Soccer: Brandon at Ocean Springs

Can the girls make that a 6A sweep? Lady Greyhounds hosting 18-1 Brandon. 1-0 win for Ocean Springs who is heading back to the title game after falling short last year. Head Coach Ryan Joiner has now been to four…

High School Boys Soccer: George County at Ocean Springs

Through the first two rounds of the high school soccer playoffs, Ocean Springs had played a combined five overtimes heading into tonight. Survive and advance one more time and the Greyhounds would be heading to state. George County is on…

Kelton Thompson’s Road Back to Coaching

With only rare exception, all people in life deserve a second chance. Some people get that chance right away while others have to wait for it a long time. Kelton Thompson falls somewhere in between after making a mistake that…

High School Girls Soccer: South Jones at Long Beach

According to the website MaxPreps.com there was only one high school girls soccer game played tonight in the entire state. That was a second round playoff match-up between Long Beach and South Jones. Both schools agreed to play this one…

High School Boys Basketball: Petal at Harrison Central

For those not affected by Saturday’s tornado in the Pine Belt, life goes on. That doesn’t mean it goes on without those on the Gulf Coast lending a helping hand to those still in need. Tonight was Pennies for Petal…

Previewing Hoops Fest

It’s safe to say Biloxi High School basketball knows a thing or two about Hoops Fest. The Indians have been a mainstay at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum during Seber Windham’s tenure, a trend that is set to continue this weekend.…

Shuckers Announce 2017 Coaching Staff

The Milwaukee Brewers and Biloxi Shuckers have announced the 2017 Shuckers field staff, with Mike Guerrero returning as the club’s manager. This will mark Mike’s 30th season in baseball and 29th with the Milwaukee Brewers organization as a player or…

USM Baseball Earns Preseason Honors

A senior loaded bunch last year, the Southern Miss baseball team lost a lot from its conference championship team, but the Golden Eagles still have a lot coming back for their encore. Today, USM had three players named to the…

High School Boys Soccer: George County at Gulfport

The Gulfport soccer team cruised through its district schedule this year, pitching four shutouts across six games while going a perfect 6-0. Tonight was a little different when George County came to town. First round of the playoffs, the Admirals…

St. Stanislaus Tight End Gives Verbal Pledge to ULL

Upon a time, St. Stanislaus tight end Chase Rogers was going to be a Volunteer, but after decomitting in November, he’s finally found another place to call home. Early this morning, the state’s all-time leader in touchdown receptions made his…

USM Introduces Jon Gilbert as next AD

At this same time last year, former Southern Miss head football Coach Todd Monken left Hattiesburg for the NFL. Fast forward one year to the day, USM is in the news again having officially announced Jon Gilbert as its next…