MHSAA adds Class 7A beginning at the start of the 2023-24 school year
For the first time in more than a decade, the Mississippi High School Activities Association is adding a new classification, bringing the Magnolia State to the 7A…
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MHSAA to vote on seventh classification
Every other year, the Mississippi High School Activities Association reclassifies its teams based on up-to-date enrollment numbers. But soon enough, there could be a massive shift in who calls who…
Vancleave's Inaugural Wrestling Season
A new era of wrestling in Mississippi has begun. In addition to Ocean Springs, who has fielded a team for over a decade, all three high schools in the Jackson County District have wrestling…
Picayune Power: Maroon Tide revenge served cold with 40-21 win over West Point in 5A state title game, ice bath even colder
Two years after losing out on the undefeated dream season at the hands of West Point, Picayune exorcised a lot of demons in its 40-21 win on the same field that caused the…
5A South State Championship Preview: Picayune vs Laurel
Picayune is another perennial powerhouse that is no stranger to holding Thanksgiving week practices, having been to the South State Championship now four times in the last six years. Back in the semi-finals…
4A South State Championship Preview: Poplarville vs Columbia
Nothing goes better together than turkey and football practice and Poplarville can attest to that. The Hornets are practicing over Thanksgiving break for the sixth consecutive year as they prepare for their 4-A…
MHSAA votes to proceed with winter sports
Today, the Mississippi High School Activities Association voted to allow winter sports to begin their seasons on schedule. That includes boys and girls basketball and soccer as well as bowling and powerlifting who can start practice as early as October…
No mask, no entry at Mississippi high school football games
The Mississippi High School Activities Association is still locked in on a September 4th start date for high school football and now has new guidelines in place for what those games could look like. For whatever patrons may or may…
MHSAA sets September 4th start date for high school football
By virtue of being an extremely physical contact sport, football is the most popular sport. It’s also the most dangerous sport in the midst of a global pandemic for the same exact reason. Yet, it’s a sport that still has…
Harrison County schools to require students to attend on-campus classes. Here's the district's reopening plan.
Harrison County School District says classes will start on August 6, 2020, in a modified traditional manner. Until further notice, all students will follow the 2020-2021 academic calendar and students will be required to attend on-campus classes daily. Transportation to…
MHSAA making decision on football Tuesday
Another big decision coming tomorrow from the Mississippi High School Activities Association. The executive committee is meeting tomorrow at 10 a.m. to discuss everything from playing close contact sports including football as scheduled to moving them to the spring. States…
High school football decision looming large
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t going away and neither is the desire to play high school football in the fall. Unfortunately that desire already took a backseat to the current reality in New Mexico where the season was pushed back to…
A closer look at MHSAA’s June 1st restart
The Mississippi High School Activities Association is on board with the June 1st restart, but it’s not always that simple. The guidelines set forth by Governor Reeves will also be met by those handed down by the MHSAA as soon…
MHSAA to resume June 1st
It’s been more than two months since high school athletics took a backseat to COVID-19. Seasons cut short, senior nights canceled, memories never made, and champions never crowned, but today the first signs of life from the Mississippi High School…
MHSAA to vote on June 1st return on Thursday
According to Brandon Shields of Mississippigridiron.com, the Mississippi High School Activities Association will have an executive committee meeting on Thursday to discuss the potential June 1st restart. If the date is upheld, schools across the Magnolia State will immediately be…
MHSAA still targeting June 1st return
It’s been close to a month since the Mississippi High School Activities Association closed up shop on seven different spring sports. Today, the governing body released its first update since April 15th. For the first time since the start of…
MHSAA cancels all spring sports for 2020 season
When Governor Tate Reeves ordered schools to stay closed throughout the remainder of the spring semester, it forced the hand of the Mississippi High School Activities Association to follow suit. The end result is a lost 2020 season for all…
2020 season lost to COVID-19; MHSAA to make final ruling Wednesday
With the fate of high school athletics already hanging in the balance due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, Governor Tate Reeves ordering schools to stay closed throughout the remainder of the semester is essentially the kiss of death for all…
MHSAA suspends play through April 17th
The chance of seeing high school athletics again this spring took another hit on Friday, but not all hope is lost just yet. Today, the Mississippi High School Activities Association extended its suspension of play from March 29th to April…
MHSAA suspends all competition through March 29th and until further notice
In an effort to be better safe than sorry, the Mississippi High School Activities Association is joining the movement to pull the plug on all competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This morning, the MHSAA officially suspended all sporting events…
All MHSAA competition and practice suspended through March 29
CLINTON — To protect the health and safety of our students and communities, the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) is suspending all sanctioned contests and activities due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Mississippi. This policy was put in…
MHSAA says play on (for now)
Finally at the high school level, the MHSAA has released the following statement regarding its stance on the Coronavirus. As of now, the governing body is simply monitoring the situation with a contingency plan that says “possible restrictions may be…
MHSAA Reclassification Changes for 2017-2018
Once every two years, the Mississippi High School Activities Association does some movin’ and shakin’, known as reclassification. Today, a lot of schools found themselves in a different region including a couple from here on the Coast. The biggest change…