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25 Teams in 25 Days: Christian Collegiate Academy Bulldogs

If you were to genuinely ask someone ‘hey, what’s football,’ they would most likely give you a facial expression packed with a whole lot of judgement. But if you were to ask that same person ‘hey, what’s 8 man football,’…

Saints announce no fans at first game

Upon Tom Brady’s departure for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the offseason, the New Orleans Saints were supposed to be the team that had the distinct pleasure of welcoming the six-time Super Bowl winning quarterback to the NFC South. However,…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Poplarville Hornets

Of the five Coast schools that have won at least one high school football state championships, Poplarville feels like it should be on that list. But despite making it to the 4A title game, three out of the last four…

SEC, ACC, Big 12 still hoping to play football this fall

(AP) – And then there were three. The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 and Southeastern Conference were still moving forward Tuesday with plans for a fall college football season even as two other Power Five leagues, the Big Ten and the Pac-12, called things off. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said he wanted to learn more […]

Serena Williams to face sister Venus Williams in Top Seed quarterfinals

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Serena Williams was calm in a return more dramatic than some might have expected — even after a long layoff. Williams needed to rally to win in her comeback following a six-month layoff, beating unseeded American Bernarda Pera 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in Tuesday’s first round of the Top Seed Open. Williams […]

25 Teams in 25 Days: Pascagoula Panthers

Stop number eight on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days is a world of two extremes. The Pascagoula football program has seen both the highest of highs and the lowest of lows over the last decade, but the Panthers…

25 Teams in 25 days: Picayune Maroon Tide

The story always seems to write itself at stop number seven on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days where Picayune was just one state championship game victory away from sending former Head Coach Dodd Lee off into the sunset…

25 Teams in 25 Days: D’Iberville Warriors

For the second year in a row, August 7th just so happens to be the day News 25 checked in with the D’Iberville football program on 25 Teams in 25 Days. Also for the second year in a row, the…

25 Teams in 25 Days: George County Rebels

For the second year in a row, George County is home to the top high school football recruit from the six coastal counties. George County is also home to stop number five on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Resurrection Catholic Eagles

You can smell the salt water coming off the Pascagoula River here on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days. As the only 1A program on the Gulf Coast, Resurrection Catholic certainly holds its own under the watch of second…

25 Teams in 25 Days: East Central Hornets

When Eric Collins was introduced as the next head football coach at East Central back in December, he said God willing he would retire a hornet. More than seven months later, there’s still a lot of football to be played…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Vancleave Bulldogs

Some junk yard dogs at Vancleave High School, checking in as stop number two on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days. It’s also year number two of the Kevin Fant era, now just 32 days away and counting from…

Louisiana Knights looking for more players

The spring baseball season may have been cut short, but fall ball is right around the corner. As summer tournaments at MGM Park wrap up, Louisiana Knights baseball is now hoping to expand its program here on the Mississippi Gulf…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Ocean Springs Greyhounds

25 Teams in 25 Days is starting to become a staple here at News 25 as we bring back our award-winning high school football preview series for the third straight year. Stop number one is Ocean Springs. When Blake Pennock…

Deep South Collegiate League Championship

The first time we got a glimpse of former Southern Miss pitcher Kirk McCarty as a manager he was a half-inning away from having to decide a tie-game with ‘rock, paper, scissors.’ The Deep South Collegiate League has come a…

SEC decision has impact on Southern Miss

That move by the SEC now eliminates marquee non-conference games like LSU- Texas, Oklahoma-Tennessee, and Auburn-North Carolina. Speaking of Auburn, another impact much closer to home with Southern Miss now in search of a new opponent on September 26th. The…

SEC announces conference-only model

The Southeastern Conference is widely considered to be the best conference in all of college football and now the SEC gets the chance to prove it. Today, the league announced a 10 game conference only schedule, starting September 26th and…