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Mississippi State opens season on Saturday

While a defeat in last year’s Outback Bowl was not how Mississippi State Head Coach Joe Moorhead envisioned his first season ending, it’d be a lie to say that the year was not a success. Mississippi State opens their season…

News 25 Game of the Week preview: Gautier vs. Biloxi

The News 25 Game of the Week will feature two teams coming off of big wins in week one. Following a 34-14 victory over Greene County last week, the Biloxi Indians will head on out to Gator territory tomorrow night…

Trey Supak named ‘Most Outstanding Pitcher’

It’s been over a month since Trey Supak last pitched for the Biloxi Shuckers, but that month away from the Double A ranks didn’t seem to change anything. Today, Supak was named the Southern League’s Most Outstanding Pitcher, despite being…

D’Iberville QB committed to Mississippi State

When it comes to the college football recruitment process, it is impossible to please everyone. D’Iberville quarterback Jaden Walley didn’t really try to, making his Division I commitment just one week into his senior season. Today, Walley gave his unwavering…

Doubleheader: Biloxi Shuckers vs. Mississippi Braves

The Biloxi Shuckers already have a postseason berth locked up, no matter what, but they also have the chance to give themselves a huge home field advantage down the stretch. Coming into tonight’s doubleheader against the Mississippi Braves, they held…

Ole Miss running new offense and defense in 2019

The Ole Miss Rebels are still in the exploratory phase of finding out what they have prior to the 2019 season. Finally back at full capacity with 85 scholarship players for the first time since 2014, Ole Miss has 31…

Discipline looming at Mississippi State

When Joe Moorhead took over as head football coach at Mississippi State following the 2017 season one of his main objectives was to create a championship standard. While that’s still the primary goal, there’s a new obstacle in the way…

Jack Abraham named USM’s starting QB

Today, Coach Jay Hopson announced that incumbent starting quarterback Jack Abraham will once again be leading the Golden Eagles on Saturdays. Despite leading the nation in completion percentage last season, Hopson left the door open for Tate Whatley to compete…

High School Football: Pass Christian vs. Long Beach

The Oyster Bowl, formerly known as the Battle for Walmart Parking Lot, between Pass Christian and Long Beach also kicked off tonight. Long Beach-27 Pass Christian-42 Hancock-28 PRC-17 West Harrison-30 Bay High-42 D’Iberville-24 Jefferson Davis County-0 George County-16 West Jones-…

High School Football: Moss Point vs. Pascagoula

Tonight was the Battle of the Cats between Moss Point and Pascagoula.  These two Jackson County schools have now been going at it for 80 years and they played like it tonight. Tigers hosting the Panthers right off Beardslee Lake.…

High School Football Preview: Port City Bowl

As we all know, a calendar year is 365 days and we’ve spent the last 265 days of those without high school football. That all changes tonight, starting with the third annual Port City Bowl. News 25’s Jeff Haeger is…

25 Teams in 25 Days: St. Patrick Fighting Irish

Not even six months into a coaching change, stop number 24 on News 25’s “25 Teams in 25 Days” is already starting to see the results. Maybe not yet on paper, but St. Patrick still feels a lot closer to…

25 Teams in 25 Days: George County Rebels

Stop number 23 on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days’ is the furthest away from our station here at WXXV and it’s really not even close. But George County is always worth the drive, especially when Lucedale is home…

Former St. Stanislaus QB turning heads in Baton Rouge

Earlier this summer, it was reported LSU Quarterback Myles Brennan was up to 212 pounds, a far cry from his playing weight during his St. Stanislaus days, which has the hype train all but out of the station. Brennan has…

Chase Rogers transferring to Ole Miss

From the state’s all-time leading passer to its all-time leading receiver, Myles Brennan’s favorite high school target Chase Rogers is transferring to Ole Miss. The Ole Miss Spirit first reported the news yesterday, serving as yet another change of heart…

USM football to sell alcohol in 2019

Formerly a dry campus, Southern Miss is now doing away with that policy on Saturdays as a part of its new fan-friendly game day experience at the Rock. Cheers to all Golden Eagles fans who are over the age of…

Emily Goss helmet stickers unveiled at Hancock football

Back at stop number 11, Hancock football is following through with its plan to honor the late Emily Goss during the 2019 season. Yesterday, the Hawks unveiled the helmet stickers to be worn by every varsity player throughout the 11-game…