Sports

Local cheerleaders take home championships

Cheerleading squads at Harrison County high schools are celebrating following the state championships this past weekend. Harrison Central High’s squad were winners in the varsity co-ed performance category and D’Iberville High School won in the 5A-6A Game Day category at…

Collins to lead East Central football

After losing Seth Smith to Pearl River Community College, East Central has found its new head football coach. Former Bay High Head Man Eric Collins will be introduced as the new head coach for the Hornets pending school board approval.…

High School Boys Basketball: Biloxi vs. Gulfport

When it comes to the best rivalries the games are always better when both teams win with regularity. That being said, here’s a stat that doesn’t make any sense: the Gulfport boys basketball team has lost to Biloxi eight times…

Shuckers lose Nate Griep to Rule 5 Draft

One of the best to ever come through Biloxi, closing Pitcher Nate Griep is now a part of the Colorado Rockies organization. Today, the all-time saves leader of the Shuckers was taken in the Rule 5 Draft, closing the books…

George County’s McKinnley Jackson receives offer from Georgia

Former Ole Miss Head Coach Matt Luke, now Georgia offensive line coach, hasn’t wasted any time trying to shift alliances. Today, George County Defensive Tackle McKinnley Jackson received an offer from the Bulldogs, his 30th overall at the Division I…

Lane Kiffin hires three coaches to staff

In Oxford, first year Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin has been busy assembling his new coaching staff with three new additions today. Starting with Offensive Coordinator Jeff Lebby, who comes from UCF, Assistant Coach Kevin Smith, who was with Kiffin…

MSU RB Kylin Hill declares for NFL Draft

After leading the Southeastern Conference in rushing as a junior, Mississippi State Running Back Kylin Hill is ready to make the move from Saturday to Sunday. Today, Hill announced his decision to declare for the NFL Draft and forego his…

Long Beach head football coach resigns

The number of Coast high schools looking for a new head football coach is now up to four. Long Beach Head Coach Philip Pigott officially resigned his position today. The former Petal defensive coordinator spent the last two seasons with…

Saints place two players on I.R

The Saints defense will be without two of their biggest playmakers for the rest of the year. The Saints officially placed Defensive Lineman Sheldon Rankins on the season-ending injured reserve with an ankle injury. Rankins returned from last year’s Achilles…

Saints sign pass rusher Noah Spence

In an attempt to replace some of Davenport’s production, the Saints have announced they’ve signed 2016 second round pick Noah Spence. The former Tampa Bay Defensive End compiled 34 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and four forced fumbles in 34 games with…

Saints trying to get back on track

It feels like centuries ago that the New Orleans Saints defense was suffocating opposing offenses with their all-around great play. Now, it’s a different story. The 48 points scored by the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday was the most points…

Lane Kiffin learning from past mistakes

Lane Kiffin is fresh on the scene as the next man up at Ole Miss. His hiring on Sunday marks his first head coaching job in the SEC since a brief stop at Tennessee back in 2009. At 33-years-old at…

Matt Luke named Georgia O-Line coach

After being fired by his alma mater earlier this month, former Gulfport Admiral turned former Ole Miss Head Coach Matt Luke didn’t stay out of work for very long. He’ll be staying in the Southeastern Conference at the University of…

Saints defending the run: 39 games without 100 yard rusher

Despite giving up 162 yards on the ground to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, the New Orleans Saints still extended an impressive streak as it pertains to rushing defense. The Saints have now gone 39 consecutive regular season and…

USM Football: Seven players tabbed on first/second teams

More post-season recognition being handed down at Southern Miss in the form of seven All-Conference USA selections. Three of those are first-team players, starting with junior Wide Receiver Quez Watkins, who led the league with more than 100 yards per…

MSU Football: Kylin Hill racking up honors

Mississippi State’s Kylin Hill joins elite company as just the school’s third running back to ever earn post-season recognition from both the AP as a first-teamer and the SEC coaches as a second-teamer. Last week’s Conerly Trophy winner led the…

Lane Kiffin introduced at Ole Miss

When Lane Kiffin was the offensive coordinator at Alabama from 2014 to 2016, the Crimson Tide only lost two regular season games, both at the hands of Ole Miss. That’s called foreshadowing as a means of introducing the next head…