By STAN CALDWELL/Sports Writer HATTIESBURG — Two teams that have gotten used to playing deep into February collided on the hardwood to open the 2024-25 high school basketball season, and it was home-standing Hattiesburg that came out on top. The… Continue reading

By MAURICE SINGLETON/Sports Writer GULFPORT — The Brian Butler era as head basketball coach of the Gulfport Admirals basketball team began with an impressive 63-45 win over the Petal Panthers on Tuesday evening in Bert Jenkins Gymnasium. Butler is the… Continue reading

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director New enrollment numbers for reclassification purposes were released by The Mississippi High School Activities Association on Tuesday afternoon.And there will be some changes for some schools in the “Southern Six”.Both West Harrison and Gautier are moving… Continue reading

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director With just two days left in the regular season in Region 4-5A, only one team has clinched a berth in the upcoming Class 5A South State playoffs and the other five are all still alive.This much… Continue reading

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director Yet another prep basketball season tips off in the “Southern Six” and all across the state of Mississippi Tuesday night.All eyes are aimed on the “Big House” in Jackson as the season begins as every team… Continue reading

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director The prep football season turns 11 weeks old this week, believe it or not, as the state playoffs start for the four smallest classifications and the regular season wraps up for the three largest. “A Look… Continue reading

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director Six new head coaches will dot the “Southern Six” landscape when a new prep basketball season tips off Tuesday all across the state of Mississippi.There are four new mentors on the boy’s side of the court… Continue reading

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director Six new head coaches will dot the “Southern Six” landscape when a new prep basketball season tips off Tuesday all across the state of Mississippi.There are four new mentors on the boy’s side of the court… Continue reading

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director As the prep football season across South Mississippi prepares to begin action in the third moth of the current campaign, it’s time for our 11th installment of “Friday Night Rewind” here at SouthMiss6 Sports. “Friday Night… Continue reading

By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director GULFPORT — Gulfport High School has fielded a boy’s basketball team for over 100 years.But Tuesday night, when the Admirals take the court at Bert Jenkins gym in their season-opener against visiting Petal, history will be… Continue reading