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High School Baseball: Vancleave vs. Gulfport

Just two nights ago, Gulfport and Vancleave took the diamond together and played their third one run game in the last two years. Tonight, those same two teams met up again, this time at MGM Park. Game one of the…

High School Softball: St. Patrick vs. St. Martin

After winning back-to-back-to-back state titles from 2012 to 2014, it’s been a little while for St. Patrick softball. The Lady Irish came up short in south state last year which means they’re now on the wrong side of a new…

High School Baseball: Gulfport vs. Vancleave

In 2017, the Gulfport baseball team was by far and away the best on the Gulf Coast, coming up just one win short of claiming the 6A state title. Tonight, the reloaded Admirals opened up the gates to the Herb…

Ole Miss begins spring practice

Perhaps 2018 will finally be the year that the Ole Miss football program finds some common equilibrium under Gulfport native Matt Luke. This will be his first spring with the Rebels as the full-time head coach. The interim label was…

Mississippi Coast Soccer All-Star Game: East vs. West

Less than two weeks ago, the Mississippi Gulf Coast was represented by four local soccer teams in the MHSAA state title games. On the boys side, Gulfport and St. Stanislaus won it all while the Long Beach boys and girls…

Harrison Central Red Rebels punch return trip to Jackson

The weekend has come and gone and only five high school basketball teams from the Gulf Coast teams are still alive. In the boys ranks, Harrison Central is the only local school making a second straight trip up to Jackson.…

Howell/Gillom Trophy finalists

Each year the Howell and Gillom trophies are given to the best men’s and women’s college basketball players respectively in the Magnolia State. This year, the Mississippi State women’s basketball team is so good it’s the only one represented amongst…

Steve Campbell high on Tony Brown

Another one of the headliners throughout the three-day coaching clinic is South Alabama Head Coach Steve Campbell, formerly of MGCCC. One of the last commitments he received was from that of East Central running back Tony Brown, who jumped all…

Matt Luke’s Gulfport ties run deep

Ole Miss football is relatively popular in these parts, especially in Gulfport where Head Coach Matt Luke used to strap on the pads as an Admiral. He says once an admiral, always an admiral as he returned to his old…

Brett Favre speaks at Gulf Coast Coaching Clinic

The second day of the Gulf Coast Coaching Clinic took place today. A familiar face stopped by to speak to coaches about the game of football. Football coaches from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are at the Gulf Coast Coaching Clinic…

Gulf Coast Coaching Clinic

For more than five decades, coaching legends from all ranks of football have descended upon the area for the Gulf Coast Coaching Clinic. This year marks the 55th annual event and there’s a high profile lineup to go with it.…

Gulfport linebacker up to nine Division I offers

Derick Hall continues to rake in the division I interest, having received four new offer sheets within the last week alone. As of today, the rising senior linebacker is up to nine offers total, four of which are from the…

MSU’s Vic Schaefer up for Naismith Award

Head man of the Mississippi State women’s basketball team, Vic Schaefer, has been named a semi-finalist for Naismith National Coach of the Year. He’s one of ten still in the running for the high honor and he very well could…

High School Boys Basketball: Harrison Central vs. Oak Grove

Last year, the Harrison Central boys basketball team was the only school representing the Gulf Coast in the state tournament up in Jackson. Tonight, the Red Rebels started their road back to the Metro at home against Oak Grove. Rebels…

Southern Miss RHP named National Pitcher of the Week

Southern Miss Friday starter Nick Sandlin is the recipient of some more high praise. Today, the junior right hander was named National Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. In game one versus the Bulldogs, Sandlin…