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Defending Class 5A state champion East Central kept its hopes of a repeat live at home in Hurley Saturday night. The home-standing Hornets held off a scrappy bunch from Picayune 5-1, in the third and deciding game of that best-of-three Southe State semifinal series before a large and vocal crowd. The win thrusts East Central, […]

Resurrection is returning to the Class 1A South State championship series for the third consecutive season. The defending state champs dispatched Enterprise-Lincoln Friday night 7-4 just outside of Brookhaven to wrap up a two-game sweep in the third round of the Class 1A South State playoffs. The Eagles have now won 15 straight games. Resurrection, […]

While the Class 5A South state finals situation will be decided Saturday night, the last remaining Class 4A team from the “Southern Six” saw its season come to an end Friday night. In Class 5A, Picayune forced a third and deciding game with defending stat champion East central with a 7-4 win in Pearl River […]

For the first time in school history, the George County Lady Rebls are headed to the Class 5A fast-pitch softball state championship finals. Head coach Kasey McCann’s crew dethroned defending South State champ East Central in a span of four hours with a pair of wins Friday at two different venues. First, the Lady Rebels […]

Webster’s dictionary defines the word “timely” as “done or occurring at a favorable or useful time; opportune. The right time”. But one doesn’t have to read the description, you could just go see Gulfport play baseball. Gulfport has won 11 out of its last 12 games on the baseball diamond. But the Admirals’ biggest victory […]

So, I received an interesting phone call a couple of months ago. Dan Lee, president of the Jackson County Historical…

Almost one year ago to the day, the East Central Lady Hornets and the George County Lady Rebels squared off for the 2022 5A South State Championship. East Central swept that series winning game 1 5-4 in 10 innings and game 2 2-1 to advance to the 5A State Championship for the second consecutive year.  […]

The Biloxi Indians sat atop the world of prep baseball 35 years ago as they captured the 1988 Class 5A state championship in dramatic fashion. Under the direction of first-year head coach Chuck Butler, Biloxi overcame a talented and nationally-raked Starkville squad in the best of three state title series winning the third and final […]

The pair of catholic schools in the “Southern Six” still laive in the state baseball playoffs each got off to successful starts in the South State semifinal round in their respective clasifications Tuesday night with each picking up home wins. Defending Class 1A state champion Resurrection dispatched Enterprise Lincoln 6-2, while St. Stanislaus whitewashed Seminary […]

Gulfport remained unbeaten in the Class 6A state playoffs Tuesday night. And in doing so, the Admirals moved within a step of playing for the Class 6A South State championship. Under the direction of veteran head coach Jamie McMahon, Gulfport won its fifth straight postseason game and second against two different opponents in as many […]

A trio of teams from the “Southern Six” are among the four in the Class 5A South State semifinals this week. But only one came up with a win as the two series’ started Tuesday night. Defending Class 5A state champion East Central took yet another step towards defending its crown as the home-standing Hornets […]

(Editors note: This story was inadvertently omitted from publication late last week. Some of these results are not updated. We apologize for the delay.) South Mississippi will be well represented in the South State Softball Semifinals which get underway (last) Thursday night. Division 8-5A leads the way with 3 teams still alive while 8-6A has […]

The rubber match between Stone High and perennial state baseball power Purvis takes place on the baseball diamond this week as the Class 4A South State semifinals get underway. The Tomcats host the Tornadoes Tuesday night to open the best of three series Tuesday night at Kevin Conard Field. This marks the third straight season […]

The Class 5A South State semifinal round has a definitive “Southern Six” flavor to it this season. Three of the four remaining teams alive are from the six most southern counties in the state, as East Central faces Picayune and Vancleave meets West Jones. The next round of play starts Tuesday night with games in […]

GULFPORT — For the first time in five years, Gulfport is headed to the Class 6A South State semifinals on the baseball diamond. The Admirals slipped past visiting Warren Central 10-9 in a wild and wooly affair Monday night at Herbert Wilson Field to clinch a two-game sweep in the second-round series and move on. […]

A total of six squads in Class 6A in th “Southern Six” began the Class 6A South State playoffs almost two weeks ago. And as of today, only one is left still standing. The Gulfport Admirals host Warren Central in game two of their best-of-three series’ Monday nighta t herbert Wilson Field. Veteran head coach […]