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25 Teams in 25 Days: Pascagoula Panthers

Stop number nine of News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days’ doesn’t really feel like it’s coming off a 1-10 season especially considering Pascagoula dominance over the past decade, a couple down years appear to be the exception to the…

Biloxi Shuckers vs. Jackson Generals

Game five between the Biloxi Shuckers and Jackson Generals. Shuckers add four insurance runs and only give up a pair as they take this one by the final score of 6-2. That salvages the final game of the series before…

Former Shuckers traded Wednesday

Several blockbuster moves this afternoon as Major League Baseball’s trade deadline went down to the wire, including a pair of familiar faces finding new homes. Starting with former Biloxi Shucker Mauricio Dubon, a fan favorite during his time at MGM…

25 Teams in 25 Days: West Harrison

Perhaps the team with the most to prove out of any on the Gulf Coast, West Harrison lines up as stop number eight on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days.’ During their first ten years as a football program,…

New Orleans Saints and Michael Thomas reach new deal

New Orleans Saints star Michael Thomas is reportedly now the highest paid wide receiver in NFL history. Thomas’ agent says the Saints and Thomas have agreed on a new five-year, $100 million contract. The contract pays Thomas about $61 million…

25 Teams in 25 Days: East Central Hornets

Stop number seven on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days, and go figure, a team with 25 seniors. After running the table in Region 8 Class 4A for the past two years, East Central is now looking to turn…

Saints training camp continues

For the fifth day in a row, the Saints hit the practice field in preparation for the start of the season. With the first pre-season game just 11 days away, the Saints continue to inch closer to real game action.…

Biloxi Shuckers vs. Jackson Generals

The Shuckers are back at it tonight for game three against the Jackson Generals, part of a 10-game homestand at MGM Park. Jackson takes this one 5-1.

WXXV Play of the Day: Barks and Brews

We’ve got a WXXV Play of the Day that’s extra close to home tonight Now, contrary to popular belief, we do get some days off in this business from time to time and here’s how News 25’s Taylor Rubach is…

25 teams in 25 Days: Poplarville Hornets

For the second time in three years, Class 4A South runs through stop number six on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days.’ There’s no indication of that changing heading into 2019, with Poplarville reloaded and back for another shot…

Cody Ponce traded by Milwaukee to Pittsburgh

When a Big League club finds itself in the midst of a pennant race come late July, the Major League trade deadline has a lot of prospects on high alert. Exhibit A is Cody Ponce of the Biloxi Shuckers. Today,…

Southern Miss holds 21st annual Beach Bash

Fresh off last week’s Conference USA Media Days, Southern Miss Head Football Coach Jay Hopson and 18 players made their way down to the Coast tonight for one final trip prior to fall camp. USM kick starting the 2019 season…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Pearl River Central

There’s a quote that reads ‘the best things in life don’t come easy, but those things are the ones worth the sacrifice.’ Sounds like something the Pearl River Central football program would have written right around the time Jacob Owen…

Southern Miss baseball hires Ladd Rhodes

Southern Miss Baseball Coach Scott Berry at the Beach Bash, fresh off his final staff addition of the summer. The Golden Eagles are bringing on former Jones College assistant Coach Ladd Rhodes to serve in the same capacity at USM.…

Day one of Saints Training Camp 2019

It’s that time of the year, Who Dat Nation, football is back. The New Orleans Saints opened up training camp today as they prepare for another Super Bowl run. The ending to last year’s NFC Championship game was a hard…

New Orleans Saints Training Camp 2019

Get ready Who Dat Nation, it’s officially football season. The 2019 season is officially underway today with the start of Saints Training Camp. Fans showed up as early as 5 a.m. to claim their spots in the stands. As expected,…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Moss Point Tigers

Perhaps the best view on all of News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days,’ Moss Point is lakeside, getting ready for the 2019 season. But the Tigers are more fixated on the view from inside the fieldhouse and the finishing…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Biloxi Indians

If there’s any school on the Gulf Coast that thinks it can take its division by storm this season, it is stop number three on News 25’s ‘25 Teams in 25 Days.’ The Biloxi Indians are oozing with confidence heading…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Gulfport Admirals

Still heavy-hearted at stop number two on News 25’s ’25 Teams in 25 Days’, Gulfport High School is less than three weeks removed from the tragic loss of former Admiral Zae Crain, and yet exactly a month away from playing…

Trey Supak named Southern League Pitcher of the Week

The king of the almost no-hitter is receiving praise for yet another dazzling pitching performance for the Biloxi Shuckers. Today, Trey Supak was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning of a…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Gautier Gators

Here at News 25, we have the honor of claiming 25 high school football teams from across the six coastal counties as our own. “25 Teams in 25 Days” is back for a second straight year to kick off the…

Conference USA Media Days: Southern Miss

Despite being picked to finish second in the Conference USA west division this season, the Southern Miss football team isn’t taking anything for granted at C-USA Media Days, fresh off its first bowl game absence since 2014. Last year, the…

Travis Creel named Southern Miss assistant baseball coach

After losing both Chad Caillet and BA Vollmuth this off-season, the Southern Miss baseball program is halfway back to full strength in the coaching department upon the return of one of its own. Tonight, USM announced the hiring of former…

Former Shucker Keston Hiura raking with Brewers

Back in early June, the Milwaukee Brewers curiously sent Keston Hiura back down to AAA San Antonio despite hitting five home runs in his first 17 games in the bigs. The former Biloxi Shucker was eventually recalled later that month…