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2016 C Spire Conerly Trophy Goes to...

With Dak Prescott now in the NFL, the 2016 C Spire Conerly Trophy had to go to somebody else. Tonight, the ten nominees were narrowed down to four finalists and eventually one winner. The award goes to Evan Engram, senior…

Conerly Trophy Preview: Winner Announced Tomorrow

The Conerly Trophy goes to the best college football player in the state of Mississippi. Ten players are recognized as finalists overall, but the main three are Ito Smith from Southern Miss, Evan Engram from Ole Miss, and Fred Ross…

NCAA Football Week 13 Players of the Week

Mississippi State’s Nick Fitzgerald was named one of the SEC Offensive Players of the week, as well as teammate Leo Lewis who earned Freshmen of the Week honors for his part in MSU’s second half shutout of Ole Miss. In…

Picayune vs. Laurel 5A South State

Anything can happen in the playoffs. Sometimes the big dogs get knocked off. That’s not the case here in 5A South State with Region 3’s best Laurel paying a visit to Region 4’s best Picayune. State champions from two years…

USM Fans Keep the Faith Despite Recent Struggles

After starting the season with a record of 4-1, Southern Miss has just two wins after the first of October. Combine those struggles with it being the day after Thanksgiving and you could say USM fans had an excuse not…

MSU Plays Ole Miss Saturday in Oxford

Tomorrow in college football is widely known as Rivalry Day and it is no different in the Magnolia State. Saturday, the Mississippi State Bulldogs will be in Oxford to face off against the Ole Miss Rebels for the 113th Egg…

Joe Barlow Thanksgiving Invitational: St. Martin vs. Laurel

Over the Thanksgiving break, holiday hoops are a big thing here on the Gulf Coast with four tournaments taking place Monday through Saturday. One of those tournaments is the Inaugural Joe Barlow Thanksgiving Invitational at St. Martin High School. On…

MHSAA Reclassification Changes for 2017-2018

Once every two years, the Mississippi High School Activities Association does some movin’ and shakin’, known as reclassification. Today, a lot of schools found themselves in a different region including a couple from here on the Coast. The biggest change…

Drive To Legalize Sports Betting

According to ESPN, five states including Mississippi along with the American Gaming Association have filed amicus briefs with the United States Supreme Court. Urging them to reconsider the sports betting ban. The briefs are in support of New Jersey’s efforts…

NCAA Women’s Basketball: Mississippi State vs. Tulane

Over the years, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum has been home to a lot of things, but never the Mississippi State women’s basketball team. Until tonight. The nation’s 10th ranked Lady Bulldogs took on the Tulane Green Wave in Biloxi. It…

MSU’s Local Products Excited for First Game Back on the Coast

Besides flaunting one of the most talented rosters in the nation, another big draw for tomorrow night’s game is the homecoming of two former Coast standouts from Gulfport. Jazzmun Holmes, a sophomore from Harrison Central, and Ameshya Williams, a freshman…

Petal at D’Iberville: First Round Class 6A Playoffs

Last month, D’Iberville beat Gulfport by three points. Back in August, Gulfport beat Petal by three points. So what did that mean tonight when the D’Iberville Warriors took on the Petal Panthers in the first round of the Class 6-A…

St. Stanislaus Football Preview

Now a lot is being made of Brennan’s personal achievements, but his trophy case is still missing the final piece. That being the gold ball, twice having slipped away from SSC in the 4A state title game. With a second…