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Both the Pass Christian Pirates and the home-standing Biloxi Indians got off to successful starts in the annual “Battle at the Beach” Thursday night, each winning games by the same exact final score. Pass Christian nipped Denham Springs (La.) 4-3 and Biloxi remained unbeaten at 10-0 with a 4-3 win over Etowah (Ala.) with both […]

Two-time defending 5A South State Champion East Central travels to Lucedale next Tuesday to open division play against George County.  The Lady Hornets swept the Lady Rebels 5-4(10) and 2-1 last season to claim the South State Championship.  Both teams wrap up non-division play over the weekend as East Central takes on D’Iberville, Pisgah, Fairhope, […]

The annual “Battle at the Beach” prep baseball event has blossomed since its conception some eight years ago across the “Southern Six”. And this year may be the biggest to date regarding the number of teams and sites. Battle at the Beach is set for a 10-day run with all games being played in the […]

It took longer than any other win Biloxi has picked up so far in this young season, but the Indians rallied in extra innings and remained unbeaten with a 10-7 win over home-standing St. Martin Tuesday night. With the victory, Biloxi moved to 9-0 as the Indians get set to begin play as the main […]

Ocean Springs got off to a bit of a slow start this season on the diamond, as the Greyhounds lost four out of their first five games. But first-year head coach Tommy Walker’s crew has rounded into shape in the past week or so as OSHS as has won five of its last six games […]

A trio of cross-over home and home series in Class 5A between Region 7-5A and Region 8-5A squads highlight action in the second largest classification statewide in the “Southern Six” this week. Picayune heads to Vancleave Tuesday night and the Bulldogs will make a return trip to Kent Kirkland Field on Friday, while Pearl River […]

There will be a clash of 6A squads in the “Southern Six” in western Jackson County Tuesday night. And three of those squads in the two separate match-ups have struggled a bit early in the young season, but one certainly has found its way so far. Unbeaten Biloxi travels to St. Martin and Gulfport heads […]

Under the direction of first-year head coach Hawtin Buchanan, Biloxi remained unbeaten as the Indians begin one of the biggest stretches of play in the regular season not including region games. Biloxi picked up two more road wins in the past couple of days, as the Indians traveled to Carriere on Thursday and knocked off […]

Something had to give Friday night at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. After all, Picayune has never won boys’ state basketball championship and even though Hattiesburg has won two, the last title came 49 years ago in 1974. Plus, Tiger head coach Ernie Watson had been a part of 19 overall state tournaments in the […]

The Picayune High School boys’ basketball team has never won a state championship. The Maroon Tide will try and change that tonight. Picayune faces South state foe Hattiesburg in the Class 5A state championship contest Friday night at 7 .p.,. in the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. Picayune stands 20-15 overall and the Tigers from the […]

By Bruce Thornton 228Sports Contributing Writer The current prep softball season heads into March with no unbeaten teams remaining in the “Southern Six” as Poplarville defeated Harrison Central 3-2 and Greene County outslugged George County 11-10 Tuesday night. The Red Rebels face Stringer and Northeast Jones this weekend and face an exceptionally talented Northwest Rankin […]

Both the Biloxi girls and boys basketball teams enjoyed successful seasons before each saw their respective season come to an end in the past few days with losses in the Class 6A state playoffs. The Biloxi baseball squad, however, is picking up with the same type of success as their counterparts on the hardwood relished […]

There were a pair of Region 8-6A squads from the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the Class 6A girls’ Final Four Wednesday at The Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson. But both Biloxi and Harrison Central’s time in the Big House was short-lived, and a pair of powers from the North side of the bracket will play for […]

By Hunter Dawkins The Gazebo Gazette Southern Miss Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jay Ladner was named the Joe Gottfried Coach of the Year in the Sun Belt Conference after producing one of the best turnaround stories in NCAA Division I basketball history. Ladner’s Golden Eagles have racked up 25 wins after finishing with seven a […]

Half of the four girls’ teams in Region 8-6A comprise the Class 6A Final Four in the overall state championship tournament in The Big House in Jackson this week. That’s the reason that Region 8-6A was considered by many as the toughest girls’ league in the state of Mississippi this season. But will that tough […]

The Picayune football team won the Class 5A state football championship back in early December. Now, three months and one day later, the Maroon Tide basketball squad will try and duplicate the same feat. Picayune stunned the Mississippi prep basketball world Tuesday night by thumping perennial state power Jackson Provine 60-49 in the Class 5A […]