Wildcat Athletics

The Lady Wildcat Volleyball team picked up a 3-1 win over the visiting Tigers from Southeast Lauderdale on Senior Night.

Photo from last night's victory over Callaway! The Wildcats will host Harrison Central on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Ray Stadium. #wearemeridian

MHS Head Soccer Coach William Griffin and his staff hosted the first MPSD Elementary Soccer Camp this week! It was a great success! Thank you to all of the students who participated!

The Meridian Public School District Athletic Department welcomed corporate sponsors to campus on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, for the Fall Breakfast of Champions.

Photos from the Wildcats' game against Quitman. The Wildcats came up on the short end losing 22-6 to the Panthers. The Wildcats honored former MHS Head Coach Larry Weems during a ceremony at halftime.

The Meridian High School Cross Country Team hosted the Q.V. Sykes Practice Cross Country Meet on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Q. V. Sykes Park

First-year head coach Shelton Gandy and the Wildcats welcome the Panthers to a new look Ray Stadium in a matchup against his old team. Coach Gandy was the Panthers' offensive coordinator for the previous two seasons

The 2024 Meridian High School Volleyball season is shaping up to be an exciting one. With a mix of seasoned upperclassmen and promising new talent, the team is gearing up for a competitive and dynamic year.

Guests were seeing blue as the Meridian Public School District held a Ribbon Cutting to officially reopen the playing surface at Ray Stadium on Thursday, July 18, 2024.

A trio of Meridian High School student-athletes announced that they had the opportunity to continue their academic and athletic careers during a ceremony held on the campus of Meridian High School on Friday, May 17, 2024.

Two Lady Wildcats Basketball team members will continue to play at the next level once they graduate on May 24, 2024.

It was a great day to be a MHS Wildcat as four members of the 2024 7A State Championship MHS Boys’ Basketball Team signed to continue their academic and playing careers at the next level.

Meridian Public School District is excited to announce Tommie Brown as the new Interim head baseball coach of the Meridian High School Wildcats. The MPSD Board approved Brown’s hiring of Trustees during their regular monthly meeting on Monday, April 15, 2024.

Congratulations to the following middle school student-athletes for qualifying to compete in the MHSAA Middle School Track and Field Classic at Pearl High School.

The Meridian Public School District held a ribbon cutting for the Boys’ and Girls’ Weight Rooms on the campus of Meridian High School on Monday, April 15, 2024.

The Meridian High School Boys and Girls Powerlifting teams competed in the MHSAA State Championships on Friday, April 6-Saturday, April 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, MS.

The Mississippi Scholastic Chess Association (MSCA) held its annual State Championship Cup on Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Starkville, Mississippi. This event is considered the organization’s largest and most representative tournament for chess in the state of Mississippi.

Meridian High School Boys’ Basketball Coach Ron Norman has been named the 2024 Mississippi Association of Coaches Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year. 

Congratulations to MHS Juniors Jazlynn Sulton and Caitlyn Williams on being selected to play in the Mississippi Association of Coaches Fast-pitch All-Star game.

Congratulations Breland Jones and Fredrick Liddell, Jr., on signing to continue their academic and athletic careers at the next level. 

The MHS #1 Boys Doubles team of Kayden Brooks and William Dickerson defeated Brandon in straight sets 6-6(7-5),6-4 in tennis action on March 1, 2024.

Leap Year proved to be lucky for the Meridian High Boys’ Basketball team as they will play for a State Championship for the first time since 2018. 

The Wildcats defeated Ocean Springs in the MHSAA 7A Quarterfinals on Saturday, February 24, 2024, on the campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. 

The Wildcats and Lady Wildcats took home 2nd place overall in the Hattiesburg High School Track Meet that took place on Thursday, February 22, 2024, on the campus of Hattiesburg High School.

The Meridian High School Tennis team began its season with a match against Wayne County High School.

The Meridian High School Boys' Basketball team captured the MHSAA Boys Region 3 7A District Championship with a 56-51 victory over Brandon on Friday, February 9, 2024.

The Meridian High Wildcats and Lady Wildcats are hosting the 2024 MHSAA 7A Region 3 Basketball Tournaments beginning Monday, February 5, 2024. 

The 2024 MPSD Middle School Basketball City Championships took place on Thursday, January 25, 2024, on the campus of Meridian High School. The 7th and 8th-grade teams from Magnolia Middle School hit the hardwood to see who would have Queen City bragging rights.

Coach Shelton Gandy was officially welcomed as the New Head Football Coach of the Meridian High School Wildcats during an introductory press conference on Monday, January 22, 2024. Coach Gandy greeted the MHS football players, fans, and the media during the event, which was held in the MHS Multipurpose Building. The Wildcats will open the 2024 football season at Ray Stadium against Quitman.

MERIDIAN, MS, January 18, 2024 - Meridian Public School District is excited to announce Shelton Gandy as the new head football coach of the Meridian High School Wildcats.  Gandy’s hiring was approved by the MPSD Board of Trustees during their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, January 18, 2024.

Oxford, MS - (January 16, 2024) – Today, the Mississippi Excellence in Coaching Fellowship announced the 25 Coaches who have been selected for the 2023-24 class. The Coaching Fellowship, also known as Tomorrow’s 25, is hosted by the University of Mississippi School of Education in partnership with the Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) and the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA). Its mission is to annually select and invest in 25 coaches from across the state who have been deemed an emerging leader in the area of high school and middle school athletics.

Congratulations to MHS’ Daniel Hill on announcing that he will continue his athletic and academic career at the University of Alabama. Hill made his decision at the start of the 4th quarter of the All-American Bowl on Saturday, January 6, 2024.

MERIDIAN, MS, December 8, 2023 - The Meridian Public School District Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of Marcus Boyles, the Meridian High School Football coach, in a special called meeting of the MPSD Board of Trustees on Friday, December 8, 2023.

The Meridian High Bowling team returned home to face Pearl in MHSAA Bowling action on Thursday, November 30, 2023.

The MHS Boys beat Pearl by a total pin score of 2296 to 2159. Jonathan Scarbrough led the boys bowling at 194, while Jabralen McClendon was two pins off Scarbrough's pace with 192.

The Magnolia Middle School Football team reclaimed the City Football Championship with a 30-14 victory over Northwest Middle School on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at Ray Stadium.

The MHS football team welcomed Oak Grove to Ray Stadium on Friday, October 6, 2023. The Wildcats lost a hard-fought contest to the Warriors 45-35, falling to 3-4 on the year.

The 1966-67 Wildcats of Mississippi Hall of Fame Coach Bob Tyler was the most dominant high school football team in Mississippi during the 1960s. MHS won two Big 8 Championships, and two State Championships and was ranked No. 5 nationally by Scholastic Roto magazine over the two-year period.

The Meridian High Wildcats return to the playoffs for the first time in six years when they travel to face Ocean Springs in the first round of the MHSAA 7A Football Playoffs on Friday, November 10, 2023.