Last January, Southern Miss held a press conference to announce its new athletic director which turned out to be Jon Gilbert. During the holidays, News 25 caught up with the man in charge at Gulfport High School where his son…
No matter what you’re in the mood for, the 35th annual Gulfport Hardwood Holiday Classic has plenty of home cooking. Although the Admirals didn’t make the cut for tonight’s championship game, both sidelines featured head coaches that used to play…
Thirty five years running and the Gulfport Hardwood Holiday Classic is still going strong with tonight’s title game featuring two of the top teams on the Gulf Coast. Unlike last year, the 2017 tournament is guaranteed to produce a local…
‘Tis the season for high school basketball on the Gulf Coast with several Christmas tournaments taking center court. The Gulfport Hardwood Holiday Classic has been a local tradition for more than three decades and the competition is stronger than ever…
Gulfport Linebacker Derick Hall has a scholarship offer from Ole Miss on the table. He announced the offer on Twitter today and will probably see plenty more of those throughout the course of his 2018 senior season.
The dream season for East Central Running back Tony Brown continued yesterday with yet another big award. He’s been tabbed by USA Today as the offensive player of the year for the publication’s All USA Mississippi team. Joining the Gatorade…
After scoring the first touchdown of yesterday’s Independence Bowl, Southern Miss was simply overwhelmed by Florida State and never recovered. Quite a different feeling than last year’s New Orleans Bowl victory, but still an experience worth having for the Golden…
In Shreveport today, the Southern Miss football team looked to upset Florida State at the Independence Bowl. The Eagles, who ended the season 8-4, and the 6-6 Seminoles were both looking to finish the year off with a final win.…
Florida State defeats USM 42-13 in the Independence Bowl. News 25’s Jeff Haeger is in Shreveport with a closer look at the USM defeat.
Not only did the New Orleans Saints end a three-game losing streak to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, they punched their ticket to the post-season for the first time in four years in the process. 2017 will be the year…
Should have been much more competitive on the girls side with the Lady Pirates coming in with a record of 4-4 against 6A schools. Final score is Gulfport 49, Pass Christian 30. Lady Admirals really hitting their stride heading into…
The Christmas season always brings the best out of high school basketball on the Gulf Coast with Gulfport’s Hardwood Holiday Classic now less than a week away. Tonight, the Admirals played their final tune-up game at home versus Pass Christian.…
Martinas Rankin came to Mississippi Gulf Coast undersized and under-recruited out of high school, but both of those things changed during his time at Perk, paving the way for his future at Mississippi State and beyond. According to NFL Draft…
Headlining the class coming out of MGCCC is Gautier alum DeAndre Torrey who burst onto the scene as a freshman running back up at Perk. In 2017, he was fourth in the country with nearly 1,300 rushing yards to go…
Up in Hattiesburg, Jay Hopson had a productive day at the office, signing a mixed bag of eight high school kids and seven JUCO level products. Headlining the former are Brookhaven standouts JJ Jones and Trace Clopton who both had…
College football’s first ever early signing period kicked off this morning at 7 o’clock sharp and shortly thereafter, East Central tight end Brad Cumbest officially made himself a division I athlete. The star tight end of the Hornets put pen…
According to News 25’s Ryan Mahan, the fog has brought visibility across the six coastal counties to half a mile or less. The stadium lights at West Harrison High School only helped so much. Hurricanes hosted Biloxi in a non-district…
Less than one week removed from his commitment to North Texas, Mississippi Gulf Coast Running back DeAndre Torrey has proven his worth as a soon to be division I athlete. Today, the Gautier alum was named to the NJCAA All-American…
Starting tomorrow, the future of college football recruiting will change forever with the debut of the early signing period. There’s a division I player from the Gulf Coast that’s ready to try it out. East Central tight end Brad Cumbest…
It wasn’t pretty, but the New Orleans Saints did what they needed to do on Sunday. They overcame three turnovers against the New York Jets in order to keep pace in a heated NFC South playoff race. They say a…
A player with ties to Mississippi and Alabama, Mobile native and Southern Miss running back Ito Smith added another game onto his collegiate career today. USM’s all-time leader in total touchdowns and all-purpose yards has accepted his invitation to attend…
The Mississippi-Alabama All Star Game was played 28 times in the Yellowhammer State before ever making its way across enemy lines. In 2015, Southern Miss hosted the classic for the first time and did so for the second time on…
When the Saints were in rebuild mode during the post-Katrina days, they held the number 2 overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. The Houston Texans selected Mario Williams at number 1 and Reggie Bush practically fell into their lap.…
The 69th annual Bernard Blackwell Classic is a reward for the 80 some odd players suiting up tomorrow at Milner Stadium in Gulfport, but it’s also a very important game for the collegiate hopefuls. Players like East Central Tight end…