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High School Girls Basketball: Gulfport vs. Madison Central

St. Martin girls over at the Gulfport Thanksgiving Classic taking on East Central in the nightcap. The Lady Yellow Jackets take this one by the final score of 66-55. Other first round winners are Gulfport, Ocean Springs, and Warren Central.

USM’s Ito Smith breaks touchdown record

Ito Smith had himself a day on Saturday, running himself right into the record books with three touchdowns. He now has 48 for his USM career, surpassing the 46 of Damion Fletcher. In addition, Smith became just the tenth player…

Conerly Trophy nominees announced today

Dating back to 1996, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum has awarded the Conerly Trophy to the best college football player in Mississippi. Today, they announced ten nominees for this year’s class. Headlining the bunch are Mississippi State…

High School Football: Poplarville at Purvis

As the reigning 4A South State champions, the Poplarville Hornets are a heavy favorite to make it back, having gone a perfect 12-0 to this point. On the other side of the bracket, undefeated East Central could give them a…

High School Football: Hancock at Pearl

Last week, the Hancock football program made history hosting its first playoff game since 1990. Desperate for more, the Hawks won that game over visiting Brandon, setting the stage for tonight’s second round match-up at undefeated Pearl. The Pirates were…

High School football: Hattiesburg at Stone

Life is all about second chances and what we do with another opportunity to do it better. Sometimes they never come, but sometimes revenge is best served cold. That’s what the Stone football team was going for tonight in its…

Harrison Central baseball senior signs with MGCCC

One Harrison Central senior signed today with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to continue his baseball career. Brett Hughes is a pitcher for the Red Rebels. Since he was a boy, he dreamed of playing at the Perkinston campus as…

Daijha Richardson inks with Alcorn State softball

Harrison Central’s back-to-back-to-back state championships in softball didn’t happen by accident. The Red Rebelettes have always had next level players, like Daijha Richardson, to lead the charge. Today, the senior centerfielder signed with Alcorn State University, joining the likes of…

High school girls basketball: Biloxi at West Harrison

Over at West Harrison, Lady Hurricanes hosted Biloxi. Biloxi wins by the final score of 60-29. They improve to 2-3 on the year with both wins coming at the expense of West Harrison. Lady Canes still looking for that first…

High School boys basketball: St. Stanislaus vs. Sacred Heart

Part of the weekly Tuesday high school basketball slate on the Gulf Coast featured a two-day tournament over at St. Patrick. The only boys game on the schedule was St. Stanislaus versus Sacred Heart. Rock-A-Chaws looking for their second win…

Ole Miss football still fighting

It’s been a season of highs and lows for Gulfport native Matt Luke as the Ole Miss interim head football coach, but amidst all the adversity his team has consistently responded with a great deal of resolve. That’s thanks in…

College Football Playoff Rankings

The College Football Playoff rankings are all about what have you done for me lately which makes them subject to change week in and week out. So consider this second poll of the season the calm before the storm. Absolutely…

Mississippi State out to prove their worth

The cowbells were out in full force for Saturday’s game between Mississippi State and Alabama as the Bulldogs appeared to have the Crimson Tide on the ropes until they didn’t. MSU took control with a 24-17 lead early in the…

Cade twins sign with MGCCC softball

A big day for a set of twins from Harrison Central as the Cade sisters are heading to the next level to play collegiate softball. This afternoon, the older one Kristen, and the younger one, Kayla, signed with Mississippi Gulf…