Blake Brannon
Sports Anchor/Multimedia Journalist
Biloxi, MS
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Blake Brannon was born and raised in Panama City, Florida, and started his career as a reporter and producer at WJHG/WECP in Panama City Beach in 2017.
He joins the WLOX team as a Weekend Sports Anchor/MMJ and is excited to stay on the Gulf Coast.
While at WJHG he worked in news and sports and covered everything from an active shooter situation, Category 5 Hurricane Michael, as well as the COVID-19 Pandemic. He also won a Florida AP award for his coverage of Hurricane Michael in 2018.
Blake comes from a family of football coaches and is an avid fan of the Florida State Seminoles. In his free time, you can find him playing music, catching a movie, or taking a breather on the beach.
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After an 8-0 start and playoff appearance in 2020, the Picayune Maroon Tide and second-year head coach Cody Stogner are ready to pick up right where they left off in December.
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Last year he appeared in all 11 games and made nine starts, seeing time at wide receiver and punt returner.
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With that title she will get on the cover of Health and Fitness Hers magazine as well as earn $20,000, with portions of voting proceeds benefiting wounded veterans.
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He’s spent the last four seasons with Southeastern Louisiana where he put up his best numbers in the 2020 season with a 1.23 ERA over 22 innings.
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The games will serve as a test run to gauge interest in bringing a team permanently back to Biloxi.
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He brings more than two decades worth of experience at the D-1 and Major league levels.
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While the main attraction was the fishing there was something for just about everyone with local vendors, food trucks, live music, and even carnival rides.
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The Bulldogs now turn to preparing for their next opponent in Vanderbilt.
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Travis is the tenth All-American for the Bulldogs and the first since 2017.
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Almost $400,000 is up for grabs for the winning blue marlin.
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Port City FC looked to add another in the win column Saturday night as they hosted the Florida Roots out of Panama City.
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Pascagoula head coach Richie Tillman said after the game his team has every reason in the world to be proud of themselves for their performance on 5A baseball’s biggest stage.
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As Tuesday approaches the two teams from one city share one goal: bringing home a state title.
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Players and coaches say they’ve learned a lot over the three road games and are ready to perform in front of a home crowd for the next three matches.
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Saturday, Resurrection took down the Stringer Red Devils in a winner-take-all game three in the South State title game and punched their ticket to the State Championships for the first time ever.
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The Coast Coliseum saw more than 100 competitors from all around the state competing across three skill levels: intermediate, competitive, and advanced
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Just two days after his dad died, Gehrig Conard took the mound to pitch his best game ever.
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The national tournament gets started Monday with six singles brackets and three doubles brackets.
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Head coach Mike Avalon says the preparation leading into this week has been a little different given the extra time off since their last game.
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Stone Athletic Director Kevin Conard passed away suddenly on Wednesday and the Stone County community honored his memory at the Tomcats playoff baseball game against Purvis.
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Wednesday Pearl River baseball saw eight players put pen to paper to continue their athletic career at four-year colleges.
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More than 80 golfers from 26 teams took to the Oaks Golf Club over in Pass Christian with a chance at a state championship on the line.
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Coaches say the chance for kids to get back out and compete after an up and down season last year is more important than ever.
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Coaches say it’s been a long time coming and they’re ready to take the field as a team for the first time come Saturday.
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Franklin was surrounded by friends, family, and even old coaches as she finalized her decision.
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Bryant says she’s thankful for her family and teammates for always pushing her and she’s glad to be following a dream to continue playing the sport she loves at the next level.
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Wildcats finished the year with a 12 and 2 record, with both losses coming in the final seconds of each game.
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E-sports are officially recognized by the Mississippi High School Athletics Association through PlayVS and include Madden, FIFA, Rocket League, and many others.
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The ninth-ranked Wildcats claimed their second-straight share of the MACCC championship and the program’s third championship in four years.
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For last year’s seniors, it’s, unfortunately, a season they’ll never get back, but for this year’s senior class, they’re putting a little extra motivation behind every swing.
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The Harrison Central boys took on Clinton while the girls faced off against Germantown.
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With COVID restrictions easing across the state, capacity restrictions at sporting events are easing up too.
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The team traveled up to Tennessee and took down Marshall Christian out of Texas 81-58.
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Scores and highlights for round three of the boy's state playoffs.
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Rivalry games very rarely need any extra encouragement and after a 64-46 loss at the hands of Ole Miss earlier in the season, Mississippi State was looking for revenge.
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Kenneth Long will return to serve as the interim coach for the Bulldogs.
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LSU could not miss in the first half, the Tigers shot 100 percent from three over the first ten minutes of the game and built a substantial lead over Auburn before taking the game 104-80.
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This NFL season Sarah Thomas made history as the first female NFL official in the Super Bowl.
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The dynamic duo for State, Iverson Molinar and DJ Stewart, did what they could, Molinar finished with 19 points and Stewart with nine.
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The first half started a little slow for both squads but behind Devontae Shuler and his career-high 31 points, the Rebels found their rhythm in the late first half heading into the second.
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Playoff games for girls were set to start Monday and the boys on Tuesday but the frigid weather moving those around.
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JaVonte smart finished the day with 20 points and Cam Thomas added 25 of his own to give the Tigers the edge.
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Head coach Brooke Glass says the team has lived up to its motto for the season.
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With so much uncertainty going into this season, head coach Zach Villarrubia reminded his team to take in the moment and appreciate every game.
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They trailed by one but some second-half heroics from Abigail Badurak and Ole Miss commit Kate Smith gave them the lead and eventually the win.
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The team merged with another team out of Hattiesburg, the Mississippi Royalty, and are back in action here in 2021.
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Five teams from South Mississippi took to the pitch Saturday.