It’s time to vote for Sun Herald’s MS Coast Athlete of the Week for February 20
New week, new poll.
Basketball has reached the Elite Eight and the crack of bat-on-ball has returned across the Coast as baseball and softball teams hit the diamond.
Before introducing you to this week’s top performers, here’s every South Mississippi basketball team playing for a spot in the Final Four in Jackson this weekend:
Girls
- Gulfport
- Biloxi
- Harrison Central
- West Harrison
- Pass Christian
Boys
- Biloxi
- Picayune
- Bay High
This is not a scientific poll, and you can vote as many times as you’d like until voting ends at noon on Monday, Feb. 27, at www.sunherald.com.
Get to know the Sun Herald Athlete of the Week nominees here:
- Trista Necaise, Pass Christian softball: The sophomore pitched a pair of complete games, one a 14-strikeout shutout against Long Beach and the other an eight-strikeout performance in a 2-1 win over St. Martin.
- Madison O’Dell, Gulfport girl’s basketball: O’Dell scored 21 points in a win over D’Iberville that sent the Lady Admirals to the Elite Eight.
- Brooklyn Mitchell, St. Patrick girl’s basketball: Mitchell scored 20 points against Magee in the Fighting Irish’s first state playoff win in school history.
- Josh Holmes, Picayune boy’s basketball: Holmes scored 15 points in the Maroon Tide’s playoff win over South Jones.
- TJ Dunsford, East Central baseball: Dunsford struck out 16 batters in his first 10 innings on the mound while also driving in three runs at the plate over four games.
Have a nominee in the future? Send game stats to swatkins@sunherald.com or reach out on Twitter @scottwatkinsTU.
This story was originally published February 21, 2023 at 12:07 PM.
Scott Watkins
Sun Herald