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The state playoffs on the boys’ side of the ledger tip-off Monday night across the state of Mississippi and there are 17 teams representing the “Southern Six” in action this week. First-round action begins with the second seeds from various respective regions hosting the third seeds from various respective regions on Tuesday night. The winners […]

GULFPORT — Both the Gulfports boys and girls basketball teams have each won at least 20 games this season on the hardwood. And that’s not the only set of two’s that the Admirals and Lady Admirals have in common in the current campaign either. In a bit of an oddity, both Gulfport varsity teams include […]

“The Starting 5 in the Southern 6” It’s Week seven of our “Starting 5 in the Southern 6” presented by 228 Sports.com in which each week throughout the rest of the prep basketball season we will highlight five individual performances from the following week as well as five upcoming games that week in our area […]

The state playoffs on the girls’ side of the ledger tip-off Monday night across the state of Mississippi and there are 16 teams representing the “Southern Six” in action this week. First-round action begins with the second seeds from various respective regions hosting the third seeds from various respective regions on Monday night for the […]

By Dwayne Bremer 228Sports Contributing Writer BAY ST. LOUIS — The Bay High boys and Pass Christian girls on Friday won their respective brackets at the Region 8-4A Tournament at the Tiger Dome here at Bay High. The boys’ game was a thriller with Bay High’s Da Jontae Lee nailing a 3-pointer with four seconds […]

By Bruce Thornton 228Sports Contributing Writer LUCEDALE — The Gautier Lady Gators and the George County Rebels went undefeated through the regular season in Division 8-5A play and that dominance carried over into tournament play as both brought home division titles Friday night.  The Lady Gators knocked off the home-standing George County Lady Rebels 54-31 […]

By Hunter Dawkins The Gazebo Gazette LONG BEACH — The West Harrison Lady Hurricanes played without their star against their cross-town, Exit 28 rival Thursday night but neither really mattered as Lady Canes beat Long Beach 48-23 for the Region 7-5A Championship. After West Harrison Senior Taylor Hopgood went down with an injury on Tuesday, the Lady […]

Both the Biloxi boys and girls teams as well as The Pascagoula Panthers and the D’Iberville Lady Warriors all clinched regions championships in Class 6A play Friday night. In Lyman, the Indians and Lady Indians swept the titles in Region 8-6A each with wins over home-standing Harrison Central as the Biloxi boys held off the […]

The top-ranked girls’ basketball team in the state’s largest classification won’t be competing in the state playoffs this season. The Hancock Lady Hawks, who headed into the Region 8-6A Tournament in Lyman this week at 27-1 overall, dropped their second straight game in the event Thursday night and saw their season come to a sudden […]

A trio of prep boys basketball teams secured spots in the upcoming state playoffs with three wins in consolation contests in the respective region tournaments Thursday night. The Moss Point Tigers, Ocean Springs Greyhounds and Gulfport Admirals all made sure they’d extend their seasons by at least one more game with wins making each the […]

Both the Bay High boys and the St. Patrick girls captured state soccer championship recently. In Class 4A, the Bay High Tigers earned their second overall state title and first state championship since 2012 a 2-0 win over North Pontotoc. Aiden Boudro had a goal for the Tigers in the first half and Bryton Dupuy […]

A trio of teams in the smaller classifications in the “Southern Six” will be playing for championships Friday night in their respective region basketball tournaments. Both squads from St. Patrick High School will be battling for titles in the Region 8-3A Tournament taking place at West Marion High school, as both the Lady Irish and […]

By Dwayne Bremer Contributing writer BAY ST. LOUIS — On Tuesday night, both the top-seeded Pass Christian boys and girls stamped their tickets to the Region 8-4A Tournament title tilt by sweeping a pair of games in the league tournament here at the Tigerdome. One night later, on Wednesday, it was the host squad’s turn […]

Moss Point has found a new head football coach. John Feaster, who led Stone High to the Class 4A South State championship game last season, is moving from one Region 8-4A team to another as he was announced as the new Tigers’ head coach this week. Feaster spent the past seven seasons at Stone, and […]

Although the Region 7-6A Tournament is being played at St. Martin High School this week, both squads from longtime arch-rival D’Iberville made themselves right at home Tuesday night. The top-seeded Lady Warriors began the evening rallying late to edge past the host and fourth-seed Lady Yellow Jackets 37-34, and the third-ranked Warriors followed that up […]

The home-standing Harrison Central squads proved to be rude hosts Tuesday night in opening round action at the Region 8-6A Tournament in Lyman. Both the Red Rebels and the HCHS girls pulled off a pair of stunning upsets in knocking off higher-seeded teams on both sides of the bracket, as the fourth-seed HCHS girls hammered […]