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New era, same standard: Pearl River women's basketball clinches MACCCC title
Pearl River Women's basketball clinches MACCCC title 2026.
Hattiesburg News Staff
Mar 33 min read
High School Sports News
Poplarville Honest Mistake: 4-Star Running Back Didn't Break The Record
POPLARVILLE, Miss (THN News)- Poplarville High School 4 star recruit Ty Keys didn't break the record on Friday Night in the win over...
Hattiesburg News Staff
Sep 15, 20251 min read
Tristen Keys Commits to Tennessee
Tristen Keyes commits to Tennessee
Hattiesburg News Staff
Aug 28, 20251 min read
Mississippi Media Day featuring the Top High School Football Players & Coaches is Set
Mississippi Media Day featuring the Top 50 athletes in Mississippi schedule for Wednesday, August 27 in Downtown Hattiesburg.
Hattiesburg News Staff
Aug 14, 20252 min read
College Sports News
New era, same standard: Pearl River women's basketball clinches MACCCC title
Pearl River Women's basketball clinches MACCCC title 2026.
Hattiesburg News Staff
Mar 33 min read
William Carey Rolls Past Talladega in Midweek Road Win
TALLADEGA, Ala. (THN News) — William Carey used a fast start and a pair of timely late-inning home runs to secure an 8–4 road victory over Talladega College on Tuesday afternoon. The Crusaders struck early, pushing across two runs in the top of the first. After a single and a walk put two aboard, Jayden Mark opened the scoring with an RBI single to right-center. Moments later, Hays Carley added a sacrifice fly to bring home Ducksworth and make it 2–0. Talladega created o
Hattiesburg News Staff
Feb 252 min read
No. 2 Pearl River bounces back, blasts No. 14 Jones College 19-3
Abel Thetford (Bossier City, La.; Parkway) celebrates after hitting his first collegiate home run against No. 14 Jones College (Karisa Watkins/PRCC Athletics). POPLARVILLE, Miss. (THN News) — The No. 2 Pearl River baseball team bounced back in a big way after a tough 6-1 loss to No. 25 Gulf Coast earlier in the day, erupting for 19 runs in the nightcap to roll past No. 14 Jones College, 19-3. "Credit to our guys for playing a lot harder in game two," head coach Michael Avalo
Hattiesburg News Staff
Feb 253 min read
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New era, same standard: Pearl River women's basketball clinches MACCCC title
Pearl River Women's basketball clinches MACCCC title 2026.
Mar 33 min read
William Carey Rolls Past Talladega in Midweek Road Win
TALLADEGA, Ala. (THN News) — William Carey used a fast start and a pair of timely late-inning home runs to secure an 8–4 road victory over Talladega College on Tuesday afternoon. The Crusaders struck early, pushing across two runs in the top of the first. After a single and a walk put two aboard, Jayden Mark opened the scoring with an RBI single to right-center. Moments later, Hays Carley added a sacrifice fly to bring home Ducksworth and make it 2–0. Talladega created o
Feb 252 min read
No. 2 Pearl River bounces back, blasts No. 14 Jones College 19-3
Abel Thetford (Bossier City, La.; Parkway) celebrates after hitting his first collegiate home run against No. 14 Jones College (Karisa Watkins/PRCC Athletics). POPLARVILLE, Miss. (THN News) — The No. 2 Pearl River baseball team bounced back in a big way after a tough 6-1 loss to No. 25 Gulf Coast earlier in the day, erupting for 19 runs in the nightcap to roll past No. 14 Jones College, 19-3. "Credit to our guys for playing a lot harder in game two," head coach Michael Avalo
Feb 253 min read
No. 7 Pearl River splits ranked showdown with No. 13 LSU Eunice
EUNICE, La. (THN News) — The No. 7 Pearl River softball team hit the road Sunday for a top-15 showdown with No. 13 LSU Eunice. The Wildcats dropped a hard-fought opener, 3-2 in extra innings, before responding with an emphatic 8-4 win in the nightcap to earn the split. "This is the first time we've been on the road and had to play someone at their house," head coach Christie Meeks said. "It was a great learning experience against a really good team fighting on its home field,
Feb 163 min read
Pearl River's last-second shot falls short at Meridian
MERIDIAN, Miss. (THN NEWS) — The Pearl River men's basketball team couldn't fend off a second-half surge at Meridian Monday night, falling to the Eagles 70-69. Pearl River (14-11 overall; 6-4 MACCC) controlled the tempo early but couldn't hold off a late surge from Meridian (10-17; 2-9), falling in a hard-fought contest after leading most of the night. The Wildcats opened the game on a 6-0 run, setting the tone from the opening tip. Austin Fortune (Atlanta, Ga.; Dutchtown) s
Feb 162 min read
William Carey Beat Thomas Badly in Basketball Game
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – William Carey used a dominant second half to pull away from Thomas University, earning a 91–75 victory Thursday night at Clinton Gymnasium. "I thought we played well against a very athletic team," said Head Coach Steve Knight . "We made big shots when needed, especially from behind the arc. Defensively, we had 9 steals in the second half that led to some transition buckets. Overall, a quality win." Thomas came out firing, fueled by a scorching start fro
Feb 62 min read
Pearl River women shine at home to take down Northeast
POPLARVILLE, Miss — Off one day's rest, the Pearl River women's basketball team outrebounded Northeast by 19 to come away with a 15-point, 59-44 win. With the victory, Pearl River moves to 6-0 in the MACCC and sits tied atop the standings with Gulf Coast. "Northeast is a really great team, very well coached, they do everything right," head coach Shanae Govan-Williams said. "We knew it was going to be a battle. I am proud of our effort. We know we have a target on our backs, a
Feb 42 min read
Pearl River men make statement against Northeast
Pearl River's Kamarian Mayfield (Waynesboro; Quitman) throws down a tomahawk slam against Northeast (Karisa Watkins/PRCCAthletics).
Feb 42 min read
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