Who will be the Mississippi Coast Athlete of the Week for May 12? Vote now in our poll
The St. Martin Yellow Jackets are Mississippi’s first flag football champion after flying unscathed through the pilot season playoff on Saturday.
St. Martin gets the rare full-team nomination this week, along with standouts from a rain-soaked week of postseason games on the diamond.
Athletes are nominated this week from East Central, George County, 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, May 19, at sunherald.com.
Last week’s winner: Kyleigh Howell, George County
Get to know the nominees here:
- Anthony Tanner, East Central baseball: Tanner recorded two hits and a run while tossing a two-inning save in a game three win over Florence.
- Abbie Huff, East Central softball: Huff doubled three times and drove in four runs in a 10-0 win over Vancleave.
- Addison Davis, George County softball: Davis pitched a complete game shutout in a thrilling 1-0 win over Hancock to capture the South State championship.
- St. Martin flag football: The Yellow Jackets followed a 5-1 regular season with a Saturday sweep capped by a title-grabbing win over George County.
- Brooklyn Howard, Vancleave softball: Howard’s walk off sac fly in extra innings against East Central forced the South State title series to a decisive game three.
This story was originally published May 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM.
Scott Watkins
Sun Herald