Vote for the Mississippi Coast all-sports Athlete of the Week for Feb. 23
It’s time to vote on a new athlete of the week.
As always, you can nominate any athlete for an upcoming poll by sending their name, sport and stats from the seven days immediately preceding the day of the next poll to sports@sunherald.com.
This week our nominees feature players from D’Iberville, East Central, Gautier, Pascagoula, St. Martin and West Harrison.
This is not a scientific poll, and you can vote as many times as you’d like until voting ends at noon Monday, March 2.
Last week’s winner: Addysen Peyret, St. Patrick
This week’s nominees
- Carter Naron, D’Iberville baseball: Naron struck out nine batters in four innings and picked up two hits with a run driven in during a win against St. Stanislaus.
- Lizzy Kennedy, East Central softball: Kennedy recorded eight total bases in a win against West Harrison, driving in three runs with three hits, a triple and a home run.
- Dakkoda Jackson, Gautier baseball: The eighth-grader pitched a shutout against Moss Point, striking out seven batters against one walk.
- Asante Dawson, Pascagoula softball: Dawson had a double and a home run and stole two bases in a win against rival Moss Point.
- Emma Claire Elmore, St. Martin softball: Elmore doubled three times in a win against St. Patrick, driving in three runs and scoring three herself.
- Reese Parker, West Harrison baseball: The freshman phenom had four hits over two wins against Long Beach, including a home run and a triple. Parker drove in six runs and scored four times.
This story was originally published February 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM.
Scott Watkins
Sun Herald