Sports

Jay Ladner coaching tree headlines 2019 Hoopsfest

As Hoopsfest approaches its 25th year of high school basketball on the Gulf Coast, it’s starting to become a little bit of a family affair. Of the 14 teams on the schedule, half of them have a head coach that…

2019 Hoopsfest match-ups announced

The biggest high school basketball showcase on the Gulf Coast is ready to roll. Today, Mississippi Coast Coliseum officials announced the match-ups for Hoopsfest 2019 featuring 13 local teams in an all-day hoops competition on Saturday, January 19th. Biloxi will…

Saints not overlooking Panthers

Following last year’s playoff victory over the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Cameron Jordan said he needed to get Cam Newton a wine bottle for beating him three times in one year. On Monday, the two teams play…

Gulfport-Biloxi Hoops Preview

Fourteen is a lot of combined state championships and 19 is a lot of combined wins especially in mid-December. Those are the numbers behind Friday’s hardwood showdown between Gulfport and Biloxi who have the longest running rivalry in the state…

Derick Hall signing announced

There’s been a lot of mystery surrounding the where and when of Derick Hall’s collegiate decision and now one of those questions have been answered. Today, Gulfport’s four star linebacker posted a tweet saying he’d be signing during the early…

Eric Collins leaving D’Iberville for Bay High

You could say Eric Collins has a calling when it comes to his coaching expertise. Collins is leaving a 6A football program to take over as the head man at a 4A school who has just three wins in the…

Saints waive WR Brandon Marshall

The Brandon Marshall experiment is already over in New Orleans where the veteran wide receiver called home for exactly a month before getting waived by the Saints earlier today. The 13-year-old pro signed with the Black and Gold following a…

NCAA Basketball: Ole Miss vs. Southeastern Louisiana

Jay Ladner went out on top as the head boys basketball coach at St. Stanislaus where he won the 4A state championship back in 2011. Tonight, the now Southeastern Louisiana head man made his return to the Big House for…

WXXV Play of the Day: Samantha Bell’s Wish Come True

WXXV Play of the Day goes to 16-year-old Samantha Bell. Diagnosed with leukemia, the Gulfport cheerleader had to give up the sport for treatments, but not tonight, getting to cheer on her boys. More importantly, she’ll be heading to Hawaii,…

High School Boys Basketball: Biloxi vs. Hancock

Biloxi’s quest at running the table just got more fun with the start of district play tonight. The Indians came into the Tuesday showdown against Hancock with a perfect record of 8-0. Biloxi wins 66-36.

New Orleans Saints surprise families

Players from the New Orleans Saints surprised 25 families in need with a special treat at Walmart. Families with Metro Centers for Community Advocacy did not know what to expect when they gathered at a local Walmart. They all received…

Ole Miss hires Mike Macintyre as new defensive coordinator

Even without a bowl game to look forward to, the Ole Miss football program is making waves in December. Today, Gulfport native Matt Luke announced the hiring of former Colorado head man Mike Macintyre, who won consensus National Coach of…

Saints are back-to-back NFC South Champs

Once upon a time, the NFC South was a division of parity with no team winning back-to-back titles for the first 13 years following its inception in 2002, but those days are over and that’s good news for the New…

High School Boys Basketball: Gulfport vs. St. Martin

The Gulfport and St. Martin boys basketball programs both have a lot in common. The former is getting used to life without Derick Hall, while the latter is adjusting to the absence of its top seven leading scores from last…