Lady Admirals kick off season with a win

In addition to November and it’s cooler temps ushering in the high school football playoffs, it also marks the beginning of the high school winter sports season.

For- jeff haeger.- in addition to november and its- cooler temps ushering in high - school playoff football, it als- marks the beginning the - high school winter sports - season.

- student athletes across the - coast are back to - competing on the hardwood and - the pitch, which means the lady- admirals soccer team have - officially started their- battle to defend the m-h-s-a-a- class 6-a state championship.

- led by head coach chris pryor - and then sophomore- forward kate smith, gulfport ra- the table in their 20-20- season to claim the state - championship after beating- clinton in the finals, 3 -- nothing.- the lady admirals kicked off- their 20-20 campaign- tuesday with a shutout victory- over oak grove, 4 - nothing.- smith -- who was named the 20-2- player of the year for the- state of mississippi by the - uited coaches association, as - well as earning all-america - honors following her- peformance last season -- picke- up where she left off, with a - hat trick against the - warriors..... - when asked about the mentality- of his team this- season, this is what pryor had- to say.

- - chris pryor, gulfport girls - soccer head - coach: "i really try to take th- same mindset that we've taken i- years past, - that nothing has changed.

Don't- get me wrong, it was a really - - - - phenomenal year last year.

The- girls worked hard, really took- care of business.

It really was- a kind of a family- atmosphere type of culture that- i've been trying to push and- - - - make sure i instill in the- program since i've been there.- but this year is a brand new- year.

We haven't- earned anything.

We've got to - work for everything that we get- and first and foremost- is making sure we prepare - ourselves for district play."

- - - - the 1 and 0 lady admirals take- the field again thursday at hom- against our lady academy at - gulfport high school's track- field at 7 p-m.

- - plenty of soccer happening on - the coast this thursday in- addition to the lady admirals -- our lady academy match.

- yellow jackets host the hawks i- an early game.- harrison central making the tri- to st.

Patrick.

- west harrison at biloxi for a - later game.

- poplarville visiting pass - christian.- oak grove hosting vancleave is- another late- game, while columbia at - resurrection catholic is an - early game at 4 p-m.- boys soccer has several games - happening thursday as - well... - resurrection's boys team will - host columbia in the later matc- up at 6 p-m.- picayune travels to forrest - county agricultural.- pirates host the hornets for a- night match up following the- girls game.

- hancock at st.

Martin will also- be played following the - girls match up.

- lastly, st.

Patrick hosts - harrison central and- gulfport visit st.

Stanislaus,- both at 7 p-m.-