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After a two-day delay, George County and Gautier finally got going in Region 8-5A action Thursday night. The home-standing Rebels used a six run explosion in the bottom of the sixth inning to extend a 5-1 lead to 11-1 and end the game one frame early. George County led 5-0 going into the sixth stanza, […]

Heading into the last week of March the softball region races across the “Southern Six” are coming into shape as teams head into April looking to make a playoff push. Thursday night several games across the coast had playoff implications. In 6A, D’Iberville took control in Region 7-6A and Hancock did the same in Region […]

East Central standout senior T.J. Dunsford made sure that his defending Class 5A state champion Hornets started out Region 8-7A play in fine fashion Wednesday night. The Southern Miss baseball signee and all-state football stalwart completely dominated arch-rival Vancleave in an 8-0 shut out win at home, as he produced a commanding complete game one-hit […]

OCEAN SPRINGS— Pascagoula was able to hold off St. Martin to start league play with a 4-2 win Wednesday night in the Region 7-5A opener for both squads. After two scoreless innings, Pascagoula struck first going up 3-0 in the top of the third inning. St. Martin answered back with a run of their own […]

Biloxi joined Harrison Central atop the Region 8-6A standings Wednesday night after all four teams in the loop completed their first league game. The home-standing Indians overcame an early deficit and rallied to knock off arch-rival Gulfport 7-3 at the Biloxi High School Sports Complex. The game was moved back a day due to inclement […]

Harrison Central sits atop Region 8-6A play after the opening night of action in that league. Well, at least for a day that is. The Red Rebels used a late-inning rally to slip past home-standing Hancock 3-2 Tuesday night in one of the few prep baseball games played after rain washed out much of the […]

Defending Class 1A state champion Resurrection produced a solid effort over the weekend in its final tune-up before region play begins this week. The home-standing Eagles smacked St. Martin 15-1 on Saturday at the newly minted Lee Tingle Field in Pascagoula. Resurrection banged out 14 hits in the winning four-inning attack, as the Eagles overcame […]

By Hunter Dawkins The Gazebo Gazette PASS CHRISTIAN — For the last decade, Jeff Stockstill has built success in all three football teams that he’s coached, now he’ll try and bring the type of environment to Pass Christian. Stockstill was hired as the new Pirates’ head coach on Monday. “We are excited about Coach Stockstill […]

By Hunter Dawkins The Gazebo Gazette Pass Christian remained in control in Region 8-4A play recently with a 6-2 win over Greene County Friday night. The win pushed the Pirates to 4-0 in league play, as Pass pounded out 14 hits in its second win of the week over the Wildcats. The Pirates had six […]

There were some mixed results for teams in Region 8-5A recently as all four squads prepare for league play which begins this week. East Central picked up a pair of wins over the weekend, as the Hornets nipped Mary G. Montgomery in Semmes, Ala., on Friday night 7-5 in eight innings and then bounced visiting […]

Both Gulfport and Harrison Central picked up wins in Class 6A inter-league action in the “Southern Six” Friday night. The home-standing Admirals slipped past D’Iberville 6-5 at Herbert Wilson Field while The Red Rebels traveled to St. Martin and handed the home-standing Yellow Jackets a 12-4 loss. In Gulfport, the Admirals jumped out to a […]

BILOXI — Biloxi started the season by reeling off 12 straight wins, but the Indians came into Friday night’s tilt with visiting Pascagoula on a three-game losing streak. The Indians, however, bounced back in fine fashion from their that sluggish stretch with a 3-0 shutout win over the Panthers at The Biloxi Sports Complex. In […]

The interleague cross-over match-ups in Class 6A in the “Southern Six” will wrap up Friday night weather permitting. Earlier in the week, Pascagoula beat Harrison Central, Ocean Springs edged Biloxi and Gulfport beat St. Martin all in Jackson County on Tuesday night while on Monday home-standing D’Iberville knocked of visiting Hancock. The venue sites are […]

Pearl River County stands atop Region 7-5A after one week of league play on the prep baseball diamond. Both Pearl River Central and Picayune share first place in the region race after sweeping home and home series on Tuesday and Thursday. The Blue Devils knocked off Long Beach 10-1 and 5-1 while the Maroon Tide […]

Softball division play is in full swing across the “Southern Six: this week. Tuesday night saw two tight games in Division 8. In 6A Hancock squeezed by Gulfport 2-1 and in 5A East Central won a back-and-forth affair with Vancleave 8-7.  In the Kiln, Hancock’s Teegan DeWitt, and Gulfport’s Anna Kate Rounsaville got locked in […]

Pass Christian stayed unbeaten in the second week of action in Region 8-4A play on Tuesday night. The home-standing Pirates moved to 3-0 in league play with an exciting 3-2 win over Greene County. Southern Miss signee and senior standout Peyton Lacy came up big for Pass Christian in the win as he hurled the […]