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(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. […]

East Central and Picayune sit atop their respective region standings in Class 5A action in the “Southern Six” after each picked up wins on Tuesday night. In Region 8-5A, the home-standing Hornets slipped past Gautier 6-4 to move to 3-1 in league play. The Gators dropped to 1-2 with the loss. Logan Terry had three […]

OCEAN SPRINGS – Ocean Springs held off Pascagoula 6-4 to get a win at home on Wednesday night in Region 7-6A play. The Greyhounds improve their league record to 4-1 and stretch their lead atop the standings a little more, while the Panthers fall to 1-3 in the region race. Ocean Springs and Biloxi now […]

Division races continue to tighten up across the “Southern Six” as teams look to secure playoff spots with two weeks remaining in the regular season. With the top three teams in each division advancing to the playoffs, several divisions have the top trio established but seeding is still up in the air. In Class 3A, […]

Bay High knocked Pass Christian from the ranks of the unbeaten in Region 8-4A play Tuesday night with a 5-2 road win Tuesday night. Southern Miss signee Peyton Lacey smacked a two-run home run for the Pirates in the losing effort, but it wasn’t enough to overcome tough Tiger hurler Xander Ladner who tossed a […]

St. Stanislaus took the opener of a big two-game series in the “Southern Six” Tuesday night beating visiting St. Patrick 12-2. The win in the Region 8-3A match-up moves the Rock-a-Chaws to an impressive 6-1 in league play, and SSC remains solidly in the second spot in the region race one game behind league-leading West […]

PASCAGOULA — Visting Ocean Springs shutout Pascagoula, 10-0 in five innings Tuesday night at Ingalls Field as the Greyhounds maintained their hold on first place in Region 7-6A The win was the third straight in league play for the Greyhounds, as they moved to 3-1 in the region while the Panthers fall to 1-2. The […]

With league-leading Pass Christian off in Region 8-4A action last week, Stone made a strong push for the top spot in the standings with a sweep of Greene County. The Tomcats stand 5-1 in league play, and will take this week off before facing the Pirates in a two-game series next week that will in […]

St. Stanislaus and St. Patrick face off in a big two-game home and home series in Region 8-3A action this week, beginning Tuesday night in Bay St. Louis. The Rock-a-Chaws currently sit in second place in the league standings, as the teams begin their fourth week of region play already. St. Stanislaus is 5-1, a […]

St. Martin’s 10-run inning in the top of the fifth inning propelled them to a road win against Pascagoula in five innings of Region 7-6A action on Friday night. The 13-1 victory brings both teams to a 1-1 district record. After two scoreless innings, the Yellow Jackets brought in three runs in the top of […]

It’s a big week in Pearl River County for prep baseball purposes this week. Especially in Region 7-5A. Arch-rivals Picayune and Pearl River Central stand tied atop the league stands each coming in with perfect 4-0 marks after two weeks of region action. Both the Maroon Tide and Blue Devils have swept Long Beach and […]

Arch-rivals East Central and Vancleave split a pair of Region 8-5A games over the weekend, and the results leave the Hornets atop the league standings after the first week of play. On Friday, the home-standing Bulldogs took a 4-3 win that tied the series up a game apiece after East Central won at home 8-0 […]

Ocean Springs began Region 7-6A play against D’Iberville a bit slow early last week. But thanks to a pair of wins over the Warriors over the weekend, the Greyhounds suddenly find themselves alone in first place in the league race under first-year head coach Tommy Walker. Ocean Springs went on the road Friday night and […]

Longtime arch-rivals Biloxi and Gulfport split.a pair of exciting games over the weekend in Region 8-6 action. And after an Admiral home win on Friday night, the Indians save their best for last at on on Saturday afternoon. Biloxi bounced back from an 11-4 deficit going into the bottom of the sixth stanza to plate […]

With region play now in full force in all six classifications, Friday night featured a very full schedule for prep baseball in the “Southern Six”. In Class 6A, Harrison Central took over sole possession of first place in Region 8-6A with yet another hard-fought close win over Hancock 3-1 this time in Lyman. The Red […]

No other team in the “Southern Six’ has played more region games so far this season than St. Stanislaus. And so far, it’s been a pretty successful run for the Rock-A-Chaws. St. Stanislaus took an 18-7 road win over Jefferson Davis County Thursday night, and in so doing moved to 4-1 in league play. The […]