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Port City FC open tryouts

On March 10th from 5 to 7 p.m., the Port City Football Club will have open tryouts at the Gulfport Sportsplex. The Sounders coaching staff will be looking to discover unrecruited talent from around the Mississippi Gulf Coast to join…

Battle of the Forces: Celebrity Softball Game

The Armorbearers are a nonprofit organization who helps disabled or low income active duty or veteran personnel. They plan to raise money for a great cause at MGM Park. Mississippi Army National Guard and Purple Heart recipient Jack Walker is…

25th annual HoopsFest

The Mississippi Coast Coliseum will be the home of the 25th annual HoopsFest this weekend with a lot of familiar faces coaching in the event. You can check out Coast teams like Long Beach, Hancock, and the undefeated Biloxi Indians.…

Rams vs. Saints preview

We are just four days away from the NFC Championship game in the Big Easy with the Saints taking on the Los Angeles Rams. If this battle is anything like their week nine matchup, the Who Dat nation can expect…

High School Boys Basketball: St. Martin at Long Beach

If you’re talking about coach of the year candidates in the high school basketball ranks, both Charlie Pavlus of St. Martin and Brandon Cobb of Long Beach are right near the top of that list. The former lost his top…

Saints, Rams on crash course for rematch

There’s that scene in the movies where the good guy puts the bad guy in the back of the police car and before the good guy slams the door, the bad guy says ‘I’ll see you soon.’ Well, that’s the…

Drew Brees celebrating 40th birthday

When it comes to this point in the NFL playoffs, the last thing teams want is a distraction. The New Orleans Saints usually don’t have a problem staying on task, but last night they made an exception to ring in…

Todd Monken named Browns OC

Today, the Cleveland Browns announced their new offensive coordinator to be none other than former Southern Miss Head Coach Todd Monken. For the past three years, Monken has served at the OC for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but found himself…

Jim Bloomfield leaving St. Patrick football

Long-time high school football coach Jim Bloomfield is stepping down from his post as the head man at St. Patrick. The story was first reported by the Sun Herald and was later confirmed by WXXV. Bloomfield tells News 25 there…

Saints dethrone the champs

A lot had changed since the last time the New Orleans Saints played the Philadelphia Eagles. After beating the defending Super Bowl champs by 41 points in November, the Black and Gold found themselves in hot water against a team…

Panther Classic Basketball Tournament

The Pascagoula High School basketball team hosted the tenth annual Panther Classic on Saturday. The tournament featured six boys games and one girls game with 13 different high schools represented. Schools from Hattiesburg and from all around the Coast traveled…

HoopsFest excitement building

A week from tomorrow, HoopsFest will once again take center court at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Thirteen of the 14 teams hailing from the Gulf Coast come together for 11 hours of non-stop ball. Consider the coaches from Gulfport and…

High School Boys Basketball: St. Patrick vs. Richton

Classifications aside, the high school basketball team with the second best record on the Gulf Coast, behind undefeated Biloxi, might surprise you. The St. Patrick Fighting Irish had beaten every team on the schedule prior to Tuesday and came into…

Ocean Springs Football: Micah Kelly offered by Akron

The recruiting profile of Ocean Springs running back Micah Kelly continuing to pick up steam as National Signing Day fast approaches. On Thursday, the three-star Greyhound pulled in some love from Akron which makes it six FBS division I offers.…

MGCCC alum Isaiah Buggs invited to NFL combine

Once a bulldog, now a highly touted draft day prospect, Mississippi Gulf Coast alum Isaiah Buggs has been invited to the NFL combine. The former five star defensive lineman won a national championship with Alabama last season and wraps up…

Pascagoula Boys Basketball: D’Yasmand Booker commits to MGCCC

Panther’s senior swingman D’Yasmand Booker committed to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on Wednesday. Although he won’t be signing until February, Pascagoula’s second-leading scorer is already feeling the love from his new Bulldog family. "They showed the most love out…

Previewing the Panther Classic

Around this time of year in South Mississippi, it’s hard to go more than a week without high school basketball finding its way onto the big stage. On Saturday, it’s Pascagoula’s turn. The annual Panther Classic is always full of…

Fallen Oak Golf Course receives praise

Congratulations to the Beau Rivage and their exclusive golf course Fallen Oak as it makes two ‘Golfweek Magazine’ lists. The course came in at number two on the best casino course list and earned number 20 on the top 200…

Saints fans gearing up for the playoffs

Time is ticking until the Saints defend dome field advantage against the Eagles and the Who Dat Nation on the Coast is making sure it has top notch gear all the way to Atlanta. Academy Sports and Outdoors in Gulfport…

Mississippi State outfielder Jake Mangum named Third-Team All-American

Mississippi State’s Jake Mangum lands third-team All-American honors courtesy of Perfect Game. The senior outfielder has now appeared on both All-American teams released in 2019. Collegiate Baseball also tabbed Mangum as a first-teamer back in December. Mangum enters the season…