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Almost every other region in the “Southern Six” has somewhat of a clear picture of who’s in and who’s out as far as the playoff picture is concerned. But that’s not the case in Region 7-6A. Not at all. After Tuesday night’s action, both Ocean Springs and D’Iberville are tied atop the region race with […]

The dust settled in Region 8-3A play Tuesday night. Home-standing West Marion out-lasted visiting St. Stanislaus 5-4 in nine innings to win the regular season championship in league play. The win pushes the Trojans to a perfect 9-0 in the region race with just one game to play, while SSC drops to 7-2 in the […]

Three things were settled Tuesday night in Region 8-6A. And that trio of items, thanks to a key 1-0 upset of Biloxi by Harrison Central, was that Hancock was eliminated from the playoff race and the other three teams in the league all secured postseason berths. The win by the Red Rebels ensured them at […]

Picayune may have lost the battle Tuesday night in Region 7-5A play but the Maroon Tide actually won the war as well. Picayune dropped its first league game of the year, falling 4-3 on the road at West Harrison. But that decision, combined with a huge 9-1 upset win for Long Beach over Pearl River […]

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. […]