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Southern Miss hoops making progress

An overall record of 9-10 doesn’t sound great, but when you consider those nine wins are the same as the Southern Miss men’s basketball team had all of last year, the progress is obvious. For starters, the Golden Eagles are…

High School Boys Basketball: St. Martin at Long Beach

This year, the NBA regular season started a week earlier than usual to avoid scheduling as many back-to-back games. But the double dip is no big deal for St. Martin High School, coming off its MLK Classic loss to Gulfport.…

Ocean Springs DB committed to ULL

Ocean Springs defensive back Malcolm Magee landed on Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday. He chose the Ragin’ Cajuns over the likes of UMass, Toledo, Colorado State, ULM, FAU, UTSA, Utah State, Southeastern Louisiana, Nicholls State, Central Arkansas, Alcorn State, Jackson State, and…

Gulfport linebacker committed to Air Force

Gulfport linebacker Karlos Dillard says he never really saw himself as a military man until he went on his visit to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Yesterday, he made it official. The two-star recruit is now a committed…

Gulfport alum, Yankees pitcher hosts fundraiser camp

On Saturday, New York Yankees Pitcher Jonathan Holder took a stand in the fight against cancer alongside his 22-year-old cousin Hope Broadus and the two-year-old she used to babysit, Sumner Holland. The former Gulfport Admiral used his influence as a…

Ocean Springs standout DB to sign with ULL

In the high school football ranks, a lot of movement this weekend for some Gulf Coast standouts, starting with Ocean Springs defensive back Malcom Magee. Yesterday, he took to Twitter to announce his commitment to Louisiana-Lafayette, just one day after…

Saints stunned by Minneapolis Miracle

Before Sean Payton and Drew Brees arrived in the Big Easy, the New Orleans Saints had been a historically painful franchise to root for. Yet somehow, the Black and Gold found a way to top the hardest of those hardships…

D’Iberville student bowls perfect game

D’Iberville High School varsity bowler Vinnie Nguyen accomplished a feat all bowlers dream of and few ever accomplish. Vinnie bowled a perfect 300 game in a south regional match against Gulfport, Harrison Central, St. Martin, and Picayune. Vinnie threw 12…

Jonathan Holder striking out cancer

As Jonathan Holder’s impact on Major League Baseball continues to grow so does his platform as a professional athlete. The Gulfport alum is already giving back to a cause that’s near and dear to his heart by throwing cancer a…

High School Boys Basketball: Harrison Central vs. Biloxi

In what was supposed to be a rebuilding year for Biloxi, having lost ten seniors to graduation, the Indians came into tonight’s matchup at Harrison Central still undefeated at 18-0. The Red Rebels brought a six-game winning streak of their…

Gulfport linebacker receives second SEC offer

Gulfport linebacker Derick Hall has received another offer from the SEC, this one by virtue of Mississippi State. In late December, the rising senior was tabbed by Ole Miss and now he’s got the in-state rival to consider as well.…

MAC All-Star Game rosters announced

Each year, the Mississippi Association of Coaches puts on a pair of all-star games for the standout junior and senior basketball players throughout the state. This year, it’s the juniors making the biggest splash on the rosters. The North-South All…

2018 Panther Classic Preview

Even with the wave of Thanksgiving and Christmas high school basketball tournaments now behind us, the Gulf Coast never seems to run out of hardwood classics. This weekend it is Pascagoula’s turn. On Saturday, the Panthers will be hosting the…

D’Iberville Center draws offer from USA

Even with another year left to play ball for the D’Iberville Warriors, the recruiting process is really starting to speed up for three-star center Louis Paul Smith. Yesterday, the rising senior received his seventh scholarship offer and his second this…

Super Bowl IXIV champions reunite

In today’s NFL climate of free agency and what have you done for me lately, players often find a second home by the time it’s all said and done, if not more. But when they win a Super Bowl together,…

Crimson Tide rolls into Academy

Now that Alabama clinched their 17th national championship, Academy Sports stores across the southeast are stocking up on Crimson Tide gear. The sports and outdoors stores debut the national championship gear as early as Monday night where some stores in…

Women’s basketball: MGCCC vs. LSU Eunice

Tonight, the Mississippi Gulf Coast women’s basketball team returned to the hardwood for the first time since the Christmas holidays. That home game versus LSU Eunice ending a 33 day lay-off. The Lady Bulldogs drop this one 65-52. As for…

Colorado State offers Ocean Springs DB

Over at Ocean Springs, the offers are really starting to roll in for Malcom Magee who can now add Colorado State to his list of options. The senior defensive back already has offer sheets from Louisiana-Lafayette, UTSA, and Troy in…