Student Athlete of the Week: Ocean Springs High’s Jak King
For the last WXXV Student Athlete of the week of this school year, we are spotlighting a player that could go by the title ‘king of Ocean Springs,’ if a crown was swapped out for his lucky…
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Ole Miss women’s golf wins NCAA National Championship
The Ole Miss women’s golf program wins its first ever NCAA National Championship. The Rebels are the fourth SEC team to ever win it all and the first since Alabama in 2012. Ole Miss Women’s Golfer Julia…
West Harrison’s Otis Gates retiring as head coach of the girls basketball team
After working in public education for 29 years, West Harrison’s Otis Gates is retiring as head coach of the girls basketball team. The Lady Hurricanes were able to win just one game this season, but the program…
Biloxi Shuckers vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos
The last time and actually the first time, Mississippi State alum Ethan Small pitched at MGM Park, he made history as a part of the first-ever combined nine-inning no-hitter thrown by the Biloxi Shuckers. Last night, the…
Biloxi Shuckers vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Over at MGM Park, Biloxi Shuckers back at home, second place in the south division, hosting first place Pensacola. Pensacola-4 Biloxi-1
Southern Miss Pitcher Walker Powell named C-USA Pitcher of the Year
Throw a no-hitter and there’s a pretty good chance you’re the best player on the field. In this case, USM’s Walker Powell is the best in the league, having been named Conference USA Pitcher of the Year.…
Southern Miss eyes third straight C-USA Championship
If there’s one thing Southern Miss knows how to do and do it well, it’s how to play winning baseball at the end of May. After winning the 2016 Conference USA Tournament in Hattiesburg in 2016, USM…
Mississippi State’s Tanner Allen named SEC Player of the Year
The Mississippi State baseball program has been flirting around the top 10 all season long and a big reason why is Tanner Allen. Today, the senior outfielder was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Year as well…
Harrison Central Baseball Signing Day: Jeremiah Farmer and Tyler Piper
Two Harrison Central baseball standouts are taking their talents to the next level. This afternoon, both Jeremiah Farmer and Tyler Piper signed National Letters of Intent to continue their careers on the diamond. Farmer put pen to…
Local 10-year-old race car driver ranked third nationally
One 10-year-old Pascagoula resident was born with a need for speed and now spends most his free time behind the wheel of his race cars. Now, Nicholas Denton, or better known as Cole Trickle at racetracks across…
5A South State Championship: Pascagoula vs. West Jones
During the high school football season, the southside of the 5A bracket all came down to Pascagoula and West Jones. As fate would have it, baseball season is going down the same path, but after losing game…
Pascagoula basketball’s Dorian McMillian offered by Mississippi State
Pascagoula’s Dorian McMillian has a bright future on the hardwood and it’s only getting brighter. Today, the rising sophomore, number 21, received his first offer from Mississippi State. McMillian was all over the stat sheet as a…
George County alum Justin Steele gets 2nd career win; leaves game with hamstring tightness
Former George County Rebel Justin Steele won his second career game on the mound today, but ended up leaving the game with hamstring tightness. Coach Davis says he got a text from Steele saying he tweaked it…
Hayden Dunhurst, Logan Tanner: Semifinalists for Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year
The Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year award has been narrowed down to 16 semifinalists. Two of those 16 play in the state of Mississippi and those two second-year freshmen are both from right here…
MGCCC Softball grabs 7th seed in NJCAA Tournament
Making their first appearance in the NJCAA Softball Championships since 2015, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Lady Bulldogs have earned the seventh seed in next week’s 16-team field. Ninth ranked MGCCC comes in with an overall record of…
4A South State Championship Game: Stone vs. Sumrall
The Stone Tomcats are playing in their first South State Championship series in more than 30 years and yet it’s not even the biggest story coming out of Wiggins. On Friday, Gehrig Conard threw a two-hit complete…
John Smoltz on the Coast: News 25 Deep Dive with Braves Legend
Just seven weeks into the MLB campaign, pitchers are on pace to shatter the previous record for no-hitters in a season. Last night, Madison Central alum Spencer Turnbull joined the now six-member club after Corey Kluber threw…
Play of the Day: Sister vs. Sister Cake Fight
Remember that thing on Facebook ‘how it started, how it’s going?’ Here’s how it started: beautiful decorative cake for the Mississippi State signing turned into a cake fight between sister-sister. Older sister Lindsey, younger sister Kate. Classic…
Student Athlete of the Week: Gulfport’s Laurel Dennis and Ryland Buford
This week for WXXV’s Student Athlete of the Week, we’re giving you two for the price of one, we’re featuring two Coast athletes that you could say are a package deal. News 25’s Grace Boyles catches up…
D’Iberville Track and Field: Lindsey Kuykendall signs with Mississippi State
One local high school track and field standout is vaulting herself to the next level. This afternoon, D’Iberville’s Lindsey Kuykendall signed her National Letter of Intent with Mississippi State to continue her pole vaulting career in the…
NCAA Baseball: Mississippi State vs. Jacksonville State
On the college diamond, Mississippi State hosting Jacksonville State, looking to get back on track after dropping two out of three to Missouri over the weekend, final home game of the regular season. MSU-6 Jacksonville State-1 Ole…
MACCC/Region XXIII Women’s Soccer Tournament: MGCCC vs. Northwest CC
Mississippi Gulf Coast hosting Northwest Mississippi in the combined MACCC/Region XXIII Tournament. MGCCC-1 Northwest CC-0
Rapiscan Systems Classic donates more than $2M as part of Birdies for Charity program
They say timing is everything and nobody knows that better than the folks in charge of the Rapiscan Systems Classic. The sports world came to a screeching halt just 11 days before tee-time in 2020 which carried…
USM outfielder Reed Trimble named C-USA Co-Hitter of the week
In Hattiesburg, Southern Miss centerfielder Reed Trimble has been named Conference USA Co-Hitter of the Week for being an absolute force near the top of the USM lineup this weekend. The freshman went 8-16 in four games…