They say where there’s smoke, there’s fire and that was certainly the case regarding the reports of Jon Gilbert’s departure as USM’s athletic director that turned out to be true. Yesterday, Gilbert filed his resignation to University President Dr. Rodney…
For the first time since 1969, William Carey University is home to a national championship. Sunday, the Women’s soccer team defeated Keiser University by the score of 1-0 in the title game of the NAIA Women’s Soccer Championship in Orange…
It’s back to the Sunshine State for Mississippi state who has accepted a bid to its first-ever Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida. The Bulldogs will be taking on Iowa on New Year’s Day, having finished 2018 at number 18, its…
Southern Miss was denied their fourth consecutive bowl game bid. The Black and Gold, who have been bowl eligible in 22 of the past 25 seasons, rallied to win three out of their last four to even hit the six-win…
Saturday, history repeated itself in the 4A State Title Game with the Poplarville Hornets coming up just short of a championship for the second time in three years. The greater the success sometimes the greater the heartbreak and that was…
Poplarville Hornet football team's last two runs to the 4A state championship game both started the same way, a season opening loss at St. Martin in 2016 and a season opening loss at Picayune in 2018. Thirty-eight wins later, Poplarville…
Resurrection Catholic looking to fill some big shoes with head football Coach Scott Sisson stepping down from the program this week. During his six seasons with the Eagles, Sisson led the team to an overall record of 51-24 including a…
Poplarville’s last two runs to the 4A state championship game both started the same way, a season opening loss at St. Martin in 2016 and a season opening loss at Picayune in 2018. Other than that, the Hornets have only…
As Southern Miss eagerly awaits a potential invitation to its fourth straight bowl game, the athletic department is eagerly awaiting a potential decision from Athletic Director Jon Gilbert. According to reports, the second year AD has been contacted by East…
Throughout the early part of the high school basketball season, the St. Martin boys have been one of the pleasant surprises on the Gulf Coast. The Yellowjackets came into tonight’s game at West Harrison at 5-0 despite losing their top…
The weekly stat lines of our News 25 Student Athlete of the Week are hard to comprehend. Poplarville running back Chase Shears has only 63 carries on the season, but 19 of those have gone for touchdowns. The standout junior…
Mississippi State is home to one of the best defenses in all of college football thanks in large part to Jeffrey Simmons. Tonight, MSU’s anchor on the defensive line validated his place as the best player on that defense and…
Back in 2009, LSU lost a game at Ole Miss due to poor clock management, coming up one second short at the Rebels’ five yard line. Which brings us to Saturday when the officials put one second back on the…
USM’s bowl chances took a big hit following a heartbreaking overtime loss at UAB, but not to be denied, Southern Miss responded with two straight wins to close out the regular season. That puts the Golden Eagles at 6-5 following…
After piling on their 10th consecutive win on Thursday, it appears that the only team capable of stopping the New Orleans Saints is the Saints and their way of preventing that is being cliché. One game at a time, albeit…
On Friday, Poplarville (13-1) and East Central (12-1) laid it all on the line in the second rendition of the Hornet Bowl for the 4A South State title.
Last night, one of the more lopsided Egg Bowls in recent memory, still gave us one of the most memorable games in the history of this Magnolia State rivalry.
The New Orleans Saints are no strangers to the big stage with five of their 16 regular season games this year occupying a primetime slot. Last night was a little different for the black and gold who hosted their first-ever Thanksgiving Day game in the Crescent City. Here's News 25's Jeff Haeger with more from a hungry Saints team, that feasted on Thanksgiving.
Ocean Springs senior running back Micah Kelly is really starting to grab some attention, having pulled in yet another division I offer today. Like his cousin, Ham McGee over at St. Martin, Kelly is being recruited by Indiana State, in…
Today, St. Martin alum Kalem Reddix finally found a home in the division I ranks. The University of Louisiana has accepted his commitment to the program after finishing second in receptions during his lone season at East Mississippi Community College.…
Thanksgiving and football just seem to go together, but for most people that experience is a tryptophan induced food coma before the end of the first quarter as opposed to actually playing football. East Central and Poplarville can’t afford to…
Gulfport took on another team from the Mobile area in McGill-Toolen. McGill-Toolen: 50 Gulfport: 47 Moss Point: 63 Laurel: 54
Now football isn’t the only high school sport in session over the holidays with a half-dozen boys basketball teams and half of those being local, taking part in St. Martin’s fourth annual Joe Barlow Thanksgiving Invitational this week. This is…
Picayune head football Coach Dodd Lee says he’d drive all the way to Arkansas just to play in this year’s state title game. Thankfully for him, that 5A clash is less than an hour up the road in Hattiesburg, but…