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Play of the Day: Gulf Coast reunion in Athens

WXXV Play of the Day goes to a pair of former high school softball standouts from right here on the Coast. On Saturday, Virginia took on South Alabama as a part of Georgia’s 14th annual Red and Black Showcase which…

High School Girls Basketball: Harrison Central vs. Gulfport

Same game in the Region 8 girls championship, except flip the one and two seeds, Lady Admirals on the winning side of the first two match-ups, how about the third? Gulfport-64 Harrison Central-57 Gulfport Head Girls Basketball Coach Brooke Glass…

Shuckers staying in Biloxi for next ten years

The Biloxi Shuckers might have been robbed of their entire 2020 season due to COVID-19, but as of today, their future on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is more secure than ever before. Major League Baseball has officially announced that 120…

Basketball: PRCC vs. MGCCC

To find the last time the Pearl River Community College men’s basketball team lost a home game, you’d have to go all the way back to Valentine’s Day 2019 against Mississippi Gulf Coast. Since then, the Wildcats have an overall…

Southern Miss baseball picked to win Conference USA

There is no reigning Conference USA Baseball champion from the COVID-shortened 2020 season, but Southern Miss is still getting plenty of respect as the last team to win the league crown in 2019. Today, the Golden Eagles were picked to…

WXXV Student Athlete of the Week: Alex Raybourn

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…

Staying on the diamond top priority for Southern Miss in 2021

Today, Major League Baseball announced its health and safety protocols for the upcoming season as it pertains to COVID-19. How are college baseball programs like Southern Miss going to handle the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic? Coming off a…

Biloxi, Harrison Central girls win on the hardwood

Over at D’Iberville, three seed Lady Warriors hosting the Region 7 Class 6A Tournament, taking on two-seed Biloxi. Biloxi-31 D’Iberville-13 Two seed Harrison Central trying to ice the game over three seed Hancock. Harrison Central-33 Hancock-29

High School Boys Basketball: Gulfport vs. West Harrison

They say the next game is the most important and when it comes to high school basketball district tournaments, that couldn’t be more true. Win the first game and it’s on to the playoffs, no matter what. Three seed West…

Gulfport Lady Admirals vying for back-to-back 6A titles

Having graduated only three seniors from last year’s state championship roster, the Gulfport girls soccer team came into this season as a heavy favorite to go back-to-back. The Lady Admirals are just one win away from delivering on all their…