Gatorade Player of the Year

Ashton LeBlanc leaves legacy at Gulfport

Fresh off back to back class 6A state championships, team success is translating into personal recognition for Gulfport soccer standout Ashton LeBlanc who is now the recipient of back to back Gatorade Player of the Year awards. Last week, the…

Biloxi’s Colten Keith named Gatorade Player of the Year

Already heralded as one of the nation’s top high school baseball prospects prior to his move to Biloxi, Arizona transplant Colten Keith is now the best player in Mississippi. The Indians’ junior third baseman has been tabbed Gatorade Player of…

Gulfport soccer player wins Gatorade Player of the Year

Fresh off its 6A state championship crown, the Gulfport boys soccer team is no stranger to post-season accolades, but even for the Admirals, Ashton LeBlanc is the recent recipient of some extremely high praise. The rising senior defender has been…

Trey Shaffer wins Gatorade Player of the Year

One of the biggest individual accolades a high school athlete can receive is Mississippi’s Gatorade Player of the Year. For baseball, this year’s recipient hails from right here on the Gulf Coast. Yesterday, the award went to former Biloxi Indian…

OLA’s Emma Funk Wins Gatorade Player of the Year

The common denominator between the OLA Crescents and their last three MHSAA Class I State titles is Emma Funk. She picked up volleyball for the first time as a seventh grader and ever since then, all she’s known is winning.…