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Defending Class 5A state champion has achieved its first goal on the road to what the Hornets hope will results in yet another celebration at the end of the season. East Central went on the road to Lucedale Tuesday night and brought home an exciting 8-7 eight-inning win over George County to capture the Region […]

(Editors note: Much of this story was written by Creg Stephenson and printed in The Mississippi Press in early May of 2013. Curtis Rockwell, Sports Director for 228Sports, has added some material to the story as well) It was 40 years ago, in 1983, that one of the more talent-laden teams in Pascagoula High School […]

Saturday promises to be a big day for the Pascagoula High School baseball team. The possibilities are endless actually. First of all, the Panthers will definitely celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1983 team winning the state championship at around 1:50 Saturday afternoon, just before PHS hosts D’Iberville in what could be a huge Region […]

The State Softball Playoffs are set to begin April 21, and while only one division title has been clinched three teams in the “Southern Six” can clinch top seeds this week. In Class 6A, D’Iberville has clinched the Division 7-6A title and will draw the first-round bye. Ocean Springs has been playing its best softball […]

Biloxi blazed its way to the top spot in Region 8-6A last week as the Indians swept away Hancock in a three-game league series. The Indians wrapped up the 3-0 week with a 7-3 win over the Hawks Friday afternoon at home at the Biloxi Sports Complex. Ian Henry homered for Biloxi for the second […]

D’Iberville entered last weeks key three game Region 7-6A series with arch-rival St. Martin on a two game league losing streak after dropping the final two contests against Ocean Springs the week before. The Warriors bounced back from those losses to the Greyhounds in fine fashion against the Yellow Jackets, however. D’Iberville swept all three […]

HURLEY — With a three-game sweep last week, East Central has put itself in a prime position in the Region 8-5A race. The Hornets finished up the trio of wins in a four-day span over Gautier with a 7-0 shutout Friday night over the Gators. East Central also picked up a 6-4 win on Tuesday […]

Picayune took control of the Region 7-5A race last week with a pair of one-run wins over its longtime arch-rival. The Maroon Tide swept a pair of games from Pearl River Central, winning 7-6 in eight innings at home on Tuesday and taking a 3-2 win on the road in Carriere on Thursday. The two […]

St. Stanislaus swept a pair of Region 8-3A games from St. Patrick in a home and home two-game series in the “Southern Six” this week. And those results set up yet another big twin bill for the Rock-a-Chaws next week for the region championship. St. Stanislaus slipped past the Fighting Irish 11-8 for the second […]

Pass Christian and Stone are tied atop the Region 8-4A standings with one week of league play left. And Moss Point, once left for dead, may have seen its Clas 4A state playoff hopes resurrected just a few day before Easter as well. Pass Christian and arch-rival Bay High split a pair of league games […]

Resurrection is the defending Class 1A state baseball champion, after winning the big trophy for the first time in school history last season. But the Eagles have slowly and steadily added yet another historic chapter to its successful program also, one that has been six years in the making. Resurrection has won a school-record 34 […]

(Special to 228Sports) PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast wanted to hire a men’s basketball coach with championship pedigree, college coaching chops, Mississippi high school coaching experience and a strong Coast connection. The person who checks all those boxes is Owen Miller, the new Bulldogs head coach, who also has family ties to Gulf Coast athletic royalty. […]

East Central and Picayune sit atop their respective region standings in Class 5A action in the “Southern Six” after each picked up wins on Tuesday night. In Region 8-5A, the home-standing Hornets slipped past Gautier 6-4 to move to 3-1 in league play. The Gators dropped to 1-2 with the loss. Logan Terry had three […]

OCEAN SPRINGS – Ocean Springs held off Pascagoula 6-4 to get a win at home on Wednesday night in Region 7-6A play. The Greyhounds improve their league record to 4-1 and stretch their lead atop the standings a little more, while the Panthers fall to 1-3 in the region race. Ocean Springs and Biloxi now […]

Division races continue to tighten up across the “Southern Six” as teams look to secure playoff spots with two weeks remaining in the regular season. With the top three teams in each division advancing to the playoffs, several divisions have the top trio established but seeding is still up in the air. In Class 3A, […]

Bay High knocked Pass Christian from the ranks of the unbeaten in Region 8-4A play Tuesday night with a 5-2 road win Tuesday night. Southern Miss signee Peyton Lacey smacked a two-run home run for the Pirates in the losing effort, but it wasn’t enough to overcome tough Tiger hurler Xander Ladner who tossed a […]