Gulfport senior quarterback TQ Newsome will be signing with Southern Miss on Wednesday per his Twitter announcement yesterday. He’ll be joining future division I signee Derick Hall at the table during an 8 a.m. ceremony in Bert Jenkins Gymnasium. In…
In 2017, Southern Miss slugger Matt Wallner was named National Freshman of the Year by most publications and that was just a sign of things to come. Today, the now junior was tabbed a pre-season All-American by Collegiate Baseball as…
Mississippi State’s Jake Mangum was named All-American. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 32nd round of the MLB Draft, but decided to return to Starkville for his senior season. Mangum is the only player from the…
When it comes to big rivalry games, they say you can throw the records out the window, but in this case we’re better off keeping those windows rolled up. Friday, Gulfport and Biloxi went into their first head-to-head district game…
For the second day in a row, a local high school football coach is switching programs to another school on the Gulf Coast. After 21 years at Vancleave, Lavon Capers is retiring from the school district and moving over to…
As Hoopsfest approaches its 25th year of high school basketball on the Gulf Coast, it’s starting to become a little bit of a family affair. Of the 14 teams on the schedule, half of them have a head coach that…
The biggest high school basketball showcase on the Gulf Coast is ready to roll. Today, Mississippi Coast Coliseum officials announced the match-ups for Hoopsfest 2019 featuring 13 local teams in an all-day hoops competition on Saturday, January 19th. Biloxi will…
Following last year’s playoff victory over the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Cameron Jordan said he needed to get Cam Newton a wine bottle for beating him three times in one year. On Monday, the two teams play…
Fourteen is a lot of combined state championships and 19 is a lot of combined wins especially in mid-December. Those are the numbers behind Friday’s hardwood showdown between Gulfport and Biloxi who have the longest running rivalry in the state…
There’s been a lot of mystery surrounding the where and when of Derick Hall’s collegiate decision and now one of those questions have been answered. Today, Gulfport’s four star linebacker posted a tweet saying he’d be signing during the early…
You could say Eric Collins has a calling when it comes to his coaching expertise. Collins is leaving a 6A football program to take over as the head man at a 4A school who has just three wins in the…
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is doing something new this year by hosting its first ever high school all-star game known as the World Bowl. Only 67 players from the Planet Earth got the invite and one of them…
The Brandon Marshall experiment is already over in New Orleans where the veteran wide receiver called home for exactly a month before getting waived by the Saints earlier today. The 13-year-old pro signed with the Black and Gold following a…
Back like he never left, Tony Hughes is the newest assistant football coach at Mississippi who didn’t have to look very far to replace Mark Hudspeth. WLBT first reported the news which was confirmed by MSU Athletics this morning. Hughes…
Jay Ladner went out on top as the head boys basketball coach at St. Stanislaus where he won the 4A state championship back in 2011. Tonight, the now Southeastern Louisiana head man made his return to the Big House for…
Gulfport also looking strong out of the gates, putting their 9-1 record up against West Harrison. Gulfport wins 76 to 48.
Biloxi’s quest at running the table just got more fun with the start of district play tonight. The Indians came into the Tuesday showdown against Hancock with a perfect record of 8-0. Biloxi wins 66-36.
St. Martin’s Ham McGee isn’t quite done with his high school football career following his addition to the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game roster on Monday. He also represented the south in Saturday’s Bernard Blackwell Classic, following his second straight 1,000 yard…
Former Southern Miss running back Jalen Richard, now a third-year player with the Oakland Raiders, tweeted at USM athletics asking if he could return to walk across the stage during the May graduation ceremony. The Twitter-verse quickly spread the word…
Mississippi State is losing a talented coach in the form of Mark Hudspeth. He’s taking over as the head man at Austin Peay, as confirmed by MSU Athletics to the Clarion Ledger. In his most recent stint with the Bulldogs,…
The Ole Miss football program’s holiday dinner table is gonna look a little different this year. One day after hiring their replacement at defensive coordinator, the Rebels are now in the market for a new offensive coordinator. Phil Longo has…
Players from the New Orleans Saints surprised 25 families in need with a special treat at Walmart. Families with Metro Centers for Community Advocacy did not know what to expect when they gathered at a local Walmart. They all received…
Over on the pitch, Harrison Central hosting Hancock in some high school soccer, both teams looking for their first district wins of the season. Hancock wins 4-3.
Even without a bowl game to look forward to, the Ole Miss football program is making waves in December. Today, Gulfport native Matt Luke announced the hiring of former Colorado head man Mike Macintyre, who won consensus National Coach of…
