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Region play in prep baseball circles in the ‘southern Six” is a mixed bag of sorts. After all, in Class 4A, Region 8-4A action is already underway after beginning last week while most teams in the “Southern Six” were participating in the annual Battle at the Beach. In Region 4A, the five teams that comprise […]

There was other prep baseball action in the “Southern Six” in addition to the annual Battle at the Beach recently. Hancock swept a home-and-home series with Long Beach last week, winning 9-7 at LBHS on Tuesday and then 9-8 at home in the Kiln on Friday. In game one, Max Garrett smashed a two-run home […]

The annual Battle at the Beach wrapped up its 10-day run Saturday with a tripleheader at MGM Park as Gulfport picked up a  win while West Harrison and St. Stanislaus each suffered losses at the home of the Biloxi Shuckers in the shadow of the Beau Rivage in Biloxi. The Admirals finished up action in […]

The annual Battle at the Beach reached its one-week mark on Thursday as the prestigious event heads toward the finish line. On the antepenultimate day of the annual affair that consists of over 40 teams playing games over a span of 10 days all in the “Southern Six”, George County, St. Martin, Resurrection, Ocean Springs […]

This week has been a busy one on the coaching front in prep football circles across the “Southern Six” One new head coach has been named as well as a pair of new coordinators for a new head coach that has just been on the job for a few weeks. On Thursday, Stone High announced […]

By Bruce Thornton 228Sports Contributing writer Former Biloxi Head Baseball Coach Eddie Loftin began the Bash/Battle at the Beach a couple of years ago and now it has grown to one of the premier high school baseball tournaments in the South.  Lady Indian head softball coach Emily Todd is looking to match that success with […]

Wednesday was a light night of action for “Southern Six” squads in the annual Battle at the Beach, as only a trio of area teams were on the baseball diamond. Pascagoula posted a 12-0 thumping of visiting West Point at Ingalls Field, while home-standing West Harrison got shutout by perennial state power Oxford 6-0. Also, […]

By Hunter Dawkins The Gazebo Gazette Both Long Beach and Pascagoula have new head basketball coaches in place. Kevin Hunt has taken the reigns of the Long Beach Bearcats boys’ squad, while Lakeria Westfield is now in place to guide the Pascagoula Lady Panthers. Both moves were announced on Tuesday after meetings by the respective […]

By Bruce Thornton 228Sports Contributing Writer The George County Lady Rebels pounded out 11 hits and 10 runs Tuesday night to defeat East Central 10-2 as both teams opened Division 8-5A play. It was the first meeting of the year between the 2022 South State finalists. East Central swept the Lady Rebels last season on […]

The George County baseball team has called St. Martin a home away from home from Lucdeale the past few days. And the Rebels of veteran head coach Brandon Davis have done so with mixed results in the annual Battle at the Beach. On Monday, George County dropped a close 5-4 decision to Starkville Academy at […]

The annual Battle at the Beach took Sunday off after a three-day start last week, and the prestigious event came back in full force on Monday. Games were contested in eight separate venues across the “Southern Six” Almost 30 teams from four different states joined the fray. Games were played at Biloxi High, Gulfport, Ocean […]

The early season interleague region round-robin play in Class 5A in the “Southern Six” continued last week with some mixed results. And to a certain extent, the same process will play out again this week. Several series on the diamond featuring Region 8-5A teams facing foes from Region 7-5A wrapped up late last week as […]

Home-standing Harrison Central picked up a big win Friday night on the baseball diamond. The Red Rebels snapped a five-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over visiting Ocean Springs. The victory moved HCHS to 4-8 overall, and the loss dimmed the Greyhounds’ recent play a bit as OSHS had won five of six coming […]

Mississippi didn’t have much luck against neighboring Alabama in the 33rd annual Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Basketball Classic on Saturday in Mobile, Ala., at the Mitchell Center on the campus of the University of South Alabama. Home-standing Alabama swept both games, with the girls taking a 88-74 decision while the ‘Bama boys won 91-72. The Alabama girls […]

Mississippi didn’t have much luck against neighboring Alabama in the 33rd annual Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Basketball Classic on Saturday in Mobile, Ala., at the Mitchell Center on the campus of the University of South Alabama. Home-standing Alabama swept both games, with the girls taking a 88-74 decision while the ‘Bama boys won 91-72. The Alabam girls […]

Different day, same results. That was precisely the case for both Biloxi and Pass Christian on Friday in prep baseball action as both the Indians and Pirates carved out another win in the annual battle at The Beach affair at MGM Stadium. The Indians jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead, and then Biloxi had […]