SouthMiss6 Sports
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Prep Football: Biloxi beats up home-standing George County 30-13 Friday night
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director LUCEDALE — For the second straight year, Biloxi kept George County from starting a season off at 3-0.The Indians marched into Gill-Martin Stadium here and handed the hampered Rebels a 30-13 defeat Friday night leaving both… Continue reading
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Longtime South Mississippi sportswriter James Jones has died at 54
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director SELMA, Ala. — James Jones, a veteran South Mississippi sportswriter that covered prep sports for the Sun Herald for over two decades, died Friday morning. He was 54.Jones left the Mississippi Gulf Coast close to a… Continue reading
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Prep Football: George County’s Montrell Dortch is this week’s “Southern Six Senior Spotlight” sponsored by Reese’s
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director LUCEDALE — The third “Southern Six” Senior Spotlight sponsored by Reese’s of the new school year is George County’s Montrell Dortch. Each week throughout the school year, we here at SouthMiss6 Sports will highlight a senior… Continue reading
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Prep Football: “Rock’s Locks” returns for more prime prep pigskin picks in week three
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director Week number three of the prep football season is upon us. And Rock’s Locks is back for more prime prep pigskin picks. Rock’s Locks went 10-3 last week to improve on week one just a bit.… Continue reading
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Prep Football: D’Iberville visits perennial state power Picayune in the Week Three Sonic Big Game of the Week
By SAM STAFF/Sports Writer PICAYUNE — The renewal of the D’Iberville-Picayune rivalry is this week’s Sonic of South Mississippi Big Game of the Week.The Warriors travel to Lee-Triplett Stadium Friday night for their annual showdown with the Maroon Tide.At the… Continue reading
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Prep Volleyball: Vancleave remains perfect in Region 4-5A play with a 3-0 sweep over Gautier Tuesday night
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director GAUTIER — Visiting Vancleave completed the first round of action in Region 4-5A play in fine fashion Tuesday night.The Lady Bulldogs, under the direction of second-year head coach Tyler Denmark, remained perfect in league play at… Continue reading
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Prep Football: 45 years ago this week, Hurricane Frederic brought a brief halt to gridiron action
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director PASCAGOULA — Just as another tropical storm threatens South Mississippi, that was the case as well 45 years ago.In mid-September of 1979, the Pascagoula Panthers were set to host Yazoo City on the football field in… Continue reading
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Prep Football Notebook: George County alum Dylan Lawrence excels at USM; OS reunion and “Super 7 in the Southern 6 Poll”
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director Former George County High standout Dylan Lawrence is off to a good start in his last season at Southern Miss. Lawrence, a 6-4, 215-pound graduate student, has hauled in an interception in each of the first… Continue reading
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Prep Football: “A Look Ahead” — Seven games in the “Southern Six” to keep an eye on this week
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director Week three of the prep football season is upon us, after after some interesting outcomes in the “Southern Six” last week. “A Look Ahead” has been a part of the journalistic fabric of prep football across the… Continue reading
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Prep Football: “Friday Night Rewind” — Here are 7 things in the “Southern 6” we noticed last week
By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director Week two of the prep football season yielded some interesting results across the “Southern Six”, so it’s time for our second installment of “Friday Night Rewind” here at SouthMiss6 Sports. “Friday Night Rewind” has been a… Continue reading









