The man with two first names, Matt Luke, is currently the talk of two towns. The new Ole Miss Rebels head football coach is the number one topic in Oxford as well as Gulfport where Luke learned the fundamentals of…
Mississippi State didn’t waste any time tracking down its next head football coach in the days following Dan Mullen’s departure on Sunday. Today, Joe Moorhead arrived in Starkville. The former Penn State offensive coordinator is the man for the job,…
For 13 games, opponents have been trying to catch Tony Brown. Forty-five rushing touchdowns later, they’re still chasing. The East Central running back is probably the fastest person in all of Hurley and one of the fastest players in the…
Gulfport’s first boys basketball game of the season was played on November 4th which was more than three weeks ago. Twenty four days later, the Admirals finally took the court at Bert Jenkins Gymnasium for the first time all season.…
West Harrison alum Ameshya Williams is no longer with the Mississippi State women’s basketball program. Today, Head Coach Vic Schaefer confirmed she’s withdrawn from the university while she deals with personal matters. The 6’2” forward only played in the season…
Even without a head coach, Mississippi State is still hot on the recruiting trail of one Brandon Cunningham of St. Martin High School. Today, he posted on Twitter saying he received an offer from the Bulldogs and that’s probably a…
Dating back to 1996, the Conerly Trophy has gone to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi. Tonight that award was presented to a rising star at the wide receiver position. Coming off a record-setting sophomore campaign,…
If you’re ever been to a Biloxi Shuckers game one of the biggest smiles you’ll see come out of the dugout is that of Javier Betancourt. Today, he needs your smiles in the worst way. Yesterday, Minorleaguebaseball.com reported Betancourt was…
They say when it rains it pours and yesterday the world of college football was under a flashflood warning. Yet another coaching announcement from the Magnolia State has Mississippi State looking for its next head man. Today, Dan Mullen was…
From day one, Matt Luke made it clear that being the head football coach at Ole Miss was his destination job. A die hard Rebel through and through, the Gulfport native had four months to prove he was the man…
The 114th installment of the Egg Bowl was a great opportunity for Gulfport native Matt Luke to audition for the permanent head coaching job at Ole Miss one last time. He took full advantage of it on Thursday night. Back…
Over at Gulfport, Ocean Springs was looking for a tournament title of its own at the 2017 Lady Admirals Classic. Warren Central takes home the trophy despite a strong showing from the Lady Greyhounds. 36-24 is the final. Gulfport and…
The holidays bring out the best in high school hoops around the Gulf Coast, but not every tournament has a true champion. St. Martin’s Joe Barlow Thanksgiving Invitational is one of the ones that does crown a winner. Biloxi Indians…
Now Starkville was the site of the last Egg Bowl to be played on Thanksgiving Day in 2013. The annual showdown between Ole Miss and Mississippi State is returning to the prime time Thursday slate this season, upping the ante…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In Friday’s 4A South State championship game between Poplarville and East Central, something is going to happen that hasn’t happened all season: one of these two schools is going to take a loss. That’s just the way it has to…
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…
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.
The Thanksgiving holiday season means a lot of things to us here on the Gulf Coast and it’s no different in the world of sports. When Turkey Day rolls around, it’s time for high school basketball to take center stage…
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…
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…