Did you know Mississippi has its own queen… Well, she’s actually the sassy version, Kween. She’s Caroline Davis, known as…

Mardi Gras is always a fun time for the whole family, and it is a much anticipated and exciting time for kids. At parades everywhere, the air is filled with the delightful shouts and laughter of excited kids. There’s nothing quite like catching those special beads, stuffed animals, moon pies, or other treasures that floats toss out to the eager, smiling faces of children along the parade route.

Region 8-6A was considered by many as the most competitive girls’ league in the state of Mississippi this season. And for good reason. That’s because three-fourths of the Class 6A South State quarterfinal field in girls’ basketball is made up of teams from that league. Biloxi, Gulfport, and Harrison Central will all converge on Marvin […]

The Picayune is the sole survivor in the “Southern Six” in Class 5A boys’ play after Saturday night. The Maroon Tide mauled visiting South Jones Saturday night at Kelly Wise gym 66-20 in the second round of the Class 5A state playoffs. The win moves Picayune into the quarterfinal round just up the road to […]

For the second time in five days, the Terry High Bulldogs upset a highly-ranked team from the “Southern Six” in the Class 6A boys’ state basketball playoffs. On Tuesday it was Gulfport, and on Saturday it was the Pascagoula Panthers that saw their season come to an end at the hands of the Bulldogs. Visiting […]

A pair of girls teams in the “Southern Six” extended their seasons by at least another game with big wins in the state basketball playoffs Friday night while yet another three area squads saw their respective seasons come to an end. In Class 5A action, the home-standing West Harrison ‘Canes nipped Wayne County 38-36 in […]

D’IBERVILLE — The Gulfport girls knocked off the home-standing D’Ibervile Lady Warriors in one of the biggest games in the state basketball playoffs Friday night. The Lady Admirals blew past DHS 64-43 in the second round of the Class 6A bracket to advance to the South State quarterfinal round in Poplarville beginning on Thursday against […]

BILOXI — The home-standing Biloxi girls and boys basketball teams opened the Class 6A playoffs each in fine fashion Friday night against visiting Meridian. In the night’s first game at the Biloxi Sports Arena, the Lady Indians bounced by the Lady Wildcats 53-34, and the Indians followed that up with an exciting 68-65 decision over […]

The excitement of the Carnival season is building as we inch closer to the big day, Fat Tuesday, next week,…

You never know what a local column and the power of the internet might do. Back in July of 2020,…

The most successful head baseball coach in the history of Ocean Springs High School, as well as one of the tops in the annals of South Mississippi, will be honored Saturday,  The home diamond of the OSHS Greyhounds will be dubbed “Steve Tomaszewski Field” in ceremonies preceding the Ocean Springs-Murphy (Mobile, Ala.) game at Noon. […]

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With all opening-round match-ups complete, all eyes in the prep basketball circles across the state of Mississippi turn to the upcoming weekend as second-round action tips off. For the most part, all girls’ games will take place Friday night while the boys will play on Saturday. But there are a few cases involving teams from […]

By Bruce Thornton WRBE Radio The 2023 Fast Pitch softball season got underway this week as 24 teams across the southern six counties of South Mississippi begin their quest for a state championship.  East Central was the only one of those teams last year that advanced to the championship series in 5A but fell to […]

In the midst of the craziness that surrounds prep basketball in South Mississippi in early-to-mid February every year as region tourneys and subsequently, state playoffs commence in gyms across the “Southern Six” outdoors on diamonds and fields prep baseball comes alive as well. And this season is no different. While almost 40 prep basketball squads […]

Ocean Springs has a new head football coach in place. Greyhound administration announced earlier this week that OSHS offensive coordinator Jake Bramlett has been elevated to the top spot of the gridiron program. Bramlett replaces Blake Pennock, who left OSHS after three very successful seasons for a similar post at Gulfport High. Bramlett expressed his […]