Picayune’s return to 5A South State
Picayune head football Coach Dodd Lee says he’d drive all the way to Arkansas just to play in this year’s state title game. Thankfully for him, that 5A clash is less than an hour up the road in Hattiesburg, but…
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High School Girls Basketball: Gulfport vs. East Central
Sania Wells has a lot to be thankful for this year, having just signed her National Letter of Intent with Auburn last week. With that big day now behind her, the East Central basketball star can go back to being…
Ham McGee offered by Indiana State
St. Martin running back Ham McGee is the recipient of his second division I offer courtesy of Indiana State. The graduating senior tells News 25 his other D1 look came from Southern Miss during his sophomore year to go along…
Saints march to 9th straight win
There’s domination and then there’s whatever the Saints are doing. Yesterday, they ran laps around the Philadelphia Eagles en route to their ninth straight and made some history in the process as well. That 48-7 triumph is the largest margin…
Conerly Trophy finalists announced
Despite not going to a bowl game in each of the past two seasons, the Ole Miss nominee for the Conerly Trophy has gone on to win the award anyway. That could happen again this year with the 2017 recipient…
High School Football: Poplarville vs. South Pike
Tonight, Poplarville was looking for its 12th win in a row, rolling out the welcome mat for the South Pike Eagles at the Hornet’s Nest. Poplarville-49 South Pike-28. Picayune-41 Laurel-22
News 25 Game of the Week: East Central vs. West Lauderdale
Both the East Central Hornets and Poplarville Hornets are coming into tonight’s action on a crash course for the Hornet Bowl part two. To get there, both of those teams had to win tonight in a pair of home playoff…
News 25 Game of the Week: East Central vs. West Lauderdale
They say the sequel never tops the original, but try getting the East Central football team to believe that. Tonight, the Hornet’s head into the 4A quarterfinal match-up against West Lauderdale, still undefeated for the second year in a row.…
Harrison Central Softball: Jhericka Strickland signs with MGCCC
As one of the perennial powers in Mississippi high school softball, Harrison Central is known to produce quite a few next level players. This morning, one of the Red Rebelettes joined those collegiate ranks. Following her senior year, Jhericka Strickland…
East Central football: Undefeated and Unbroken
It’s hard to believe the East Central football team is still undefeated without the likes of Brown as well as Mississippi State tight end Brad Cumbest. In other ways, it’s exactly where the Hornets expected to be leading up to…
MGCCC baseball signing day: Brandon Parker Alden Davis going division I
During his freshman year at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Brandon Parker took the junior college baseball world by storm. The West Harrison alum is now capitalizing on that momentum as a sophomore by signing with a perennial power in…
Long Beach Track and Field: Destini Pickens signs with MSU
Long Beach track standout Destini Pickens put pen to paper with Mississippi State this morning. Also a runner for the Youth Express Track Club, the senior Bearcat does a lot of sprinting, starring in the 100, 200, and 400 meter…
OLA Women’s Soccer: Olivia Gelpi signs with Louisiana
Over in Bay St. Louis, it’s Our Lady Academy soccer standout Olivia Gelpi putting down ink with the University of Louisiana. A prolific goal-scorer for the Crescents during her junior season, Gelpi put 27 balls in the back of the…
St. Martin’s Leo Harris signs with UAB
This afternoon at a ceremony in St. Martin, Leo Harris signed to play division I baseball at UAB. The senior pitches and plays shortstop for the Yellowjackets, but really excels on the mound where he posted a sub 2 ERA…
Ocean Springs Fall Signing Day Class of 2019
With Ocean Springs being the second-largest high school in the state of Mississippi, it would make sense for the Greyhounds to have the biggest fall Signing Day class on the entire Gulf Coast. This morning, ten student athletes put pen…
High School Girls Basketball: Gulfport vs. Laurel
Rounding out the high school hoops tonight is Gulfport girls hosting Laurel. Laurel-47 Gulfport-20
High School Girls Basketball: D’Iberville vs. Long Beach
D’Iberville girls also playing host to Long Beach, Lady Warriors looking to stay undefeated in the early going. D’Iberville-54 Long Beach-19
High School Boys Basketball: D’Iberville vs. Long Beach
D’Iberville boys also looking for their first win of the new campaign, hosting the up-and-coming Long Beach Bearcats. Long Beach-75 D’Iberville-53
High School Boys Basketball: Harrison Central vs. Pass Christian
Harrison Central was one of just three high school boys basketball teams from the Gulf Coast to make it to last year’s state tournament in Jackson. It’s a new look for the Red Rebels this season, having graduated seven seniors…
USM football not adding 12th game
If there’s anything encouraging about USM’s 26-23 overtime loss at UAB on Saturday, it’s the hope that Southern Miss can now win its final two regular season games and become bowl eligible for the fourth straight year. That’s the only…
Biloxi basketball player JaRonn Wilkens commits to PRCC
Biloxi forward JaRonn Wilkens made his commitment to Pearl River Community College. He’ll be joining up with his twin brother, Jariyon Wilkens, as well as fellow teammate Dontavius Proby as a member of the Wildcats. The two brothers came over…
Long Beach basketball player Calvin Johnson commits to MGCCC
On Friday, Long Beach boys basketball standout Calvin Johnson gave his verbal pledge to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Through his first three games this season, the senior swingman is averaging 14 points and five rebounds per game. Johnson says…
A.J. Brown breaks career receiving mark at Ole Miss
Ole Miss wide receiver A.J. Brown is the school’s new leader for career receiving yards. On Saturday against Texas A&M, the junior broke the previous mark set by Shay Hodge which was 2,646. Brown needed just 32 games to surpass…
Saints embarrass Bengals in blowout win
Even without Dez, the Saints posted a season-high for points in a game in Sunday’s 51-14 victory over the Bengals. New Orleans moved the ball at will against Cincinnati becoming only the second team this season to put up 50…