SUMMARY: Rory McIlroy recently became only the sixth golfer to achieve a career grand slam at The Masters. Meanwhile, the St. Patrick Boys Golf team, fresh off winning their second State Championship title, will represent Mississippi at the PGA High School National Championship this July. They secured the class 3A title by 33 strokes, with a state-best total of 608. Junior Grayden Davis expressed excitement for the upcoming national competition, while senior captain Will Nolte praised team confidence, fostered by Coach Jacob Futch. The Fighting Irish golfers, including Nolte, Davis, Christian Smelley, Jude Krohn, and Colin Powers, will compete in North Carolina from July 20-22.

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SUMMARY: At the 2025 Southern Miss Spring Football game, fans got a preview of the team under new head coach Charles Huff. The game, split between black and white jerseys, ended in a 7-7 tie. Team Black’s Landry Lyddy threw a 5-yard touchdown to Davis Dalton, while Team White’s John White connected with Bralon Brown for a 10-yard touchdown. Following the game, Coach Huff emphasized the next phase: building a team and evaluating players for positions. Quarterback Braylon Braxton expressed excitement about the team’s playmakers. The Golden Eagles’ next game at The Rock is on August 30th against Mississippi State.

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SUMMARY: Maxim van Norden, a University of Southern Mississippi (USM) hydrography adjunct professor, was inducted into the Hydrographer Hall of Fame by the Hydrographic Society of America at the U.S. Hydro Conference. With 53 years in hydrography, he’s helped students explore the field along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. His career began in 1972 with the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, where he conducted surveys worldwide. After retiring from the Navy, he led hydrography programs at USM, including the search for the Clotilda, the last slave ship. Van Norden continues to teach and encourages students to pursue the hydrography program at USM.

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