Who will be the Mississippi Coast Athlete of the Week for March 31? Vote now in our poll
Week one of flag football is officially in the books.
Standouts from Mississippi’s first official week of the newly sanctioned sport are nominated in this week’s poll, as are top performers from the diamond.
Athletes are nominated this week out of George County, Our Lady Academy, Picayune, Poplarville, St. Martin and Vancleave. This is not a scientific poll, and you can vote as many times as you’d like until voting ends at noon Monday, April 7, at sunherald.com.
Last week’s winner: Jalyn Nguyen, St. Martin
Get to know the nominees here:
- Lani McDoniel, George County flag football: McDoniel threw two touchdown passes on offense and returned an interception for a score on defense in a 37-0 win over Richland.
- Nicole Bradford, Our Lady Academy softball: Bradford had nine hits over two wins against Resurrection and Tylertown. Three of them were doubles and another a triple as she drove in six runs and scored six more.
- Kendall Blevins, Picayune baseball: Blevins cut down 10 batters in 5.2 innings without allowing a runner in a 6-0 win over West Harrison.
- Brock Sheppard, Poplarville baseball: Sheppard recorded four hits, with a double and a home run, during a three-game sweep of Bay High. Sheppard drove in six runs and scored five himself.
- LaLonnie Duncan, St. Martin flag football: The rusher recorded nine flag pulls, including eight for a loss with six sacks in a 28-0 win over Meridian. She registered a safety and led a defense that held Meridian to -41 total yards.
- Max Bates, Vancleave baseball: Bates picked up eight hits a three-game sweep of Gautier with two doubles and a triple. He recorded four RBIs and scored seven runs.
This story was originally published March 31, 2025 at 12:25 PM.
Scott Watkins
Sun Herald