We’re taking a visit to a local collegiate gymnast factory, Lanier’s Gymnastics in Gulfport, for this week’s WXXV Student Athlete of the Week. From the same gym that produced LSU’s Sarah Edwards out of Ocean Springs is…
D’Iberville’s stand out pole vaulter and straight A student Julie Segroves is soaring to new heights this season and she’s only in the eighth grade. D’Iberville High Pole Vault Coach Weldon Galle said, "I think she's brought…
Out of St. Stanislaus, Jack Lawson has exploded onto the high school golf scene this season, but he’s been knocking down putts on the Coast and across the country for the last eight years. In his young life, there…
The high school powerlifting season wrapped up this weekend, producing several state champions here on the Coast. However, possibly none quite as impressive or strong, pound for pound, as Gautier’s 97-pound state champ Ladrika Jefferson, who happens to be this…
Even after a full day of school and practice, this week’s WXXV Student Athlete of the Week can never bear to part ways with the softball field. Harrison Central’s Melina Seiferd has been known to watch an entire middle school…
Adding his name to the roster of athletes to receive the honor of being WXXV’s Student Athlete of the Week is a dual-sport athlete that is no stranger to the program: Pascagoula’s sophomore phenom, Keilon Parnell. "It's something I've got…
This week on Student Athlete of the Week, News 25’s Grace Boyles heads to Bearcat Country and shines a spotlight on Long Beach senior Nathanial Mink. Despite picking up swimming his sophomore year and track his senior year, Mink’s heart…
Over at East Central High School, this week’s Student Athlete of the Week distance runner Christian Balcer has been cruising past personal and state records in his four years of running both cross country and track for the Hornets. However,…
Up to bat in this week’s edition of WXXV Student Athlete of the Week is Gulfport senior Morgan Stiglets. News 25’s Grace Boyles talks with the senior about her family, how she’s approaching this season, and the meaning behind her…
For this week’s Student Athlete of the week, News 25’s Grace Boyles heads over to Pass Christian to highlight a member of the Lady Pirates basketball squad, just coming off a deep run in the state tournament. The team’s success…
It may be over five months until high school football returns to the Coast, but there’s never an off-season for WXXV Student Athlete of the Week Luke Holland. This West Harrison junior approaches life as a competitor, making him not…
Accomplished scholar and student of the game, Ocean Springs softball’s Kennedy Jones is the epitome of a student athlete. This ambitious junior has as high of expectations for herself on the softball diamond as she does in the classroom. Life…
This week’s WXXV Student Athlete of the Week is St. Patrick boys basketball star Nick Krass. Playoffs haven’t even started and Krass has already had a junior season to be proud of, including his first college basketball scholarship offer. Nick…
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, News 25 featured a student athlete of the week segment during high school football season. But now, News 25’s Grace Boyles is bringing that concept back to the entire school year each Wednesday. Starting at…