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East Central football making history

When it comes to undefeated teams, it’s safe to say they’re usually having one of the better seasons in program history if not the best. That’s certainly the case for East Central in 2017 less than 48 hours out from…

Basketball: MGCCC vs. Southern-Shreveport

Down in the JUCO circuit, Mississippi Gulf Coast hosting its Thanksgiving Classic, wrapping up the final day of action against Southern University at Shreveport. Gulf Coast cruises to the 73-56 victory over the Jags as MGCCC heads into the holidays…

High School boys basketball: Gulfport vs. Biloxi

Heated rivals on the hardwood, Gulfport and Biloxi are guaranteed to go head-to-head twice a year with the first game scheduled for December 15th. This season, we give thanks for a third game in the semi-finals of St. Martin’s Joe…

High School boys basketball: St. Martin vs. Buckhorn (AL)

St. Martin took on Buckhorn out of north Alabama tonight in the Joe Barlow Thanksgiving Invitational. Yellow Jackets fall into the consolation bracket with the 49-37 loss which means Biloxi will play this same Buckhorn team for all the marbles…

Saints keep marching after dramatic overtime victory

With each passing win, the New Orleans Saints continue to validate the Who Dat chant. Yesterday’s victory was the craziest yet. Prior to Sunday, the Saints hadn’t played a game with an outcome closer than eight points, but that changed…

High School Girls Basketball: Gulfport vs. Madison Central

St. Martin girls over at the Gulfport Thanksgiving Classic taking on East Central in the nightcap. The Lady Yellow Jackets take this one by the final score of 66-55. Other first round winners are Gulfport, Ocean Springs, and Warren Central.

USM’s Ito Smith breaks touchdown record

Ito Smith had himself a day on Saturday, running himself right into the record books with three touchdowns. He now has 48 for his USM career, surpassing the 46 of Damion Fletcher. In addition, Smith became just the tenth player…

Conerly Trophy nominees announced today

Dating back to 1996, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum has awarded the Conerly Trophy to the best college football player in Mississippi. Today, they announced ten nominees for this year’s class. Headlining the bunch are Mississippi State…

High School Football: Poplarville at Purvis

As the reigning 4A South State champions, the Poplarville Hornets are a heavy favorite to make it back, having gone a perfect 12-0 to this point. On the other side of the bracket, undefeated East Central could give them a…

High School Football: Hancock at Pearl

Last week, the Hancock football program made history hosting its first playoff game since 1990. Desperate for more, the Hawks won that game over visiting Brandon, setting the stage for tonight’s second round match-up at undefeated Pearl. The Pirates were…

High School football: Hattiesburg at Stone

Life is all about second chances and what we do with another opportunity to do it better. Sometimes they never come, but sometimes revenge is best served cold. That’s what the Stone football team was going for tonight in its…

Harrison Central baseball senior signs with MGCCC

One Harrison Central senior signed today with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to continue his baseball career. Brett Hughes is a pitcher for the Red Rebels. Since he was a boy, he dreamed of playing at the Perkinston campus as…

Shuckers include four-legged fans in 2018

Biloxi Shuckers management is working on a plan to let four-legged fans come to more home games in their upcoming season. As part of the season ticket packages, the Shuckers plan to soon announce a new mini-plan package geared for…

Daijha Richardson inks with Alcorn State softball

Harrison Central’s back-to-back-to-back state championships in softball didn’t happen by accident. The Red Rebelettes have always had next level players, like Daijha Richardson, to lead the charge. Today, the senior centerfielder signed with Alcorn State University, joining the likes of…

High school girls basketball: Biloxi at West Harrison

Over at West Harrison, Lady Hurricanes hosted Biloxi. Biloxi wins by the final score of 60-29. They improve to 2-3 on the year with both wins coming at the expense of West Harrison. Lady Canes still looking for that first…

High School boys basketball: St. Stanislaus vs. Sacred Heart

Part of the weekly Tuesday high school basketball slate on the Gulf Coast featured a two-day tournament over at St. Patrick. The only boys game on the schedule was St. Stanislaus versus Sacred Heart. Rock-A-Chaws looking for their second win…

Ole Miss football still fighting

It’s been a season of highs and lows for Gulfport native Matt Luke as the Ole Miss interim head football coach, but amidst all the adversity his team has consistently responded with a great deal of resolve. That’s thanks in…