WATSON — Live Oak sought a come-from-behind win in a nondistrict game against visiting Teurlings Catholic Friday night. Instead, TCHS relief pitcher Braxton Gallet prevailed.
BRUSLY — Getting on base and scoring runs is usually the main job for a leadoff batter. Freshman Britt Bourgoyne added a little something extra — a game-winning hit.
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DUTCHTOWN — Pitcher Jesse Miller neutralized two-time reigning state champion Central’s lineup in a 7-0 for Dutchtown.
ZACHARY — Scoring first in a baseball game is never a guarantee of victory. But a three-run second inning set the tone for Catholic High to claim a 7-2 win over Zachary Thursday night at Zachary Youth Park.
DENHAM SPRINGS — Practice makes perfect for Denham Springs.
The Brusly High School softball team has made “Hey 19” something other than an obscure Steely Dan hit song from 1980.
When it comes it high school baseball, it's seldom a good idea to take certain things at face value. This weekend’s series between Catholic High and Zachary offers a prime example.
Everything went right for Zachary as things fell apart for Dutchtown Thursday night.
Back-to-back RBI doubles in the bottom of the third inning by Parkview Baptist’s Terry Tolliver and Cooper Jones were the difference in a 2-0 District 6-4A baseball victory over Lutcher Tuesday night tat PBS.
DENHAM SPRINGS — East Ascension has struggled to come up with big hits at times this season, but the Spartans came through Tuesday evening.
Track and field
The 64 team-field for the NCAA Woen's Basketball Tournament was announced Monday. Here is a look at the players from Louisiana listed on rosters of team's in this year's tournament. The first is players listed alphabetically. The second is players…
Well, Monday’s announcement of the final first-year power ratings for the Louisiana High School Athletic Association's bowling playoffs has provided some unexpected twists and turns that may just make this one-division, no split limited field even…
The 68 team-field for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was announced Sunday. Here is a look (alphabetlically, then by college) of the players from Louisiana listed on rosters of team's in this year's tournament.
Powerlifting
ALEXANDRIA — Dutchtown senior Hayden Willis came to the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Boy’s State Powerlifting Meet hoping to win a medal and set a new record. He ended up making history.
Now that both Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA basketball tournaments are in the books for 2019, the next logical step is to look at which sites plan to bid on the tournaments for the next two years.
BOSSIER CITY — A desperation 3-pointer by Rayville’s Mylik Wilson bounced off the side of the rim as the final buzzer sounded, allowing the West to escape the East with a 102-100 victory in Saturday’s Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-…
BOSSIER CITY — What is it like to see some of Louisiana's top girls basketball players work together, hitting on all cylinders?
Two former coaches who were fixtures at their respective schools, Albany High’s Jo Ann Smith and Stella Sasser of Buckeye, were inducted into the Louisiana High School Basketball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame on Saturday in Bossier City.
Powerlifting
ALEXANDRIA — Lutcher captured its 13th girls state powerlifting crown while Port Allen successfully defended its state title and Ascension Catholic earned its fifth straight title in the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Powerlifting meet Friday at Rapide…
Walker’s Jalen Cook was convinced his school’s best girls basketball player, Tiara Young, would win a top Louisiana top honor. It became a sweep for the Wildcats on Friday.
ALEXANDRIA — Abbeville High School junior Chuck Shuford set three state records as he helped the Wildcats capture a share of the Division III boys state powerlifting championship Thursday at the Rapides Parish Coliseum.
BRUSLY — The ability to hit throughout the lineup is a plus for baseball teams.
Lucky 13? That is exactly what Lutcher High School girls powerlifting coach Kelly Magendie is hoping for as the LHSAA powerlifting meet begins Thursday at the Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria.
Walker High School standouts Tiara Young and Jalen Cook headline the Louisiana High School Basketball Coaches Association’s all-state teams.
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For half an inning, it looked like University High would be taking victory home to Baton Rouge. Half an inning later, the Rummel Raiders changed that look around 180 degrees.
Justin Brose’s path to powerlifting is an unconventional one that started two years ago with a series of YouTube videos. It continues this weekend as Brose, the senior team captain, helps lead Denham Springs High into the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA…
LAKE CHARLES — Madison Prep coach Jeff Jones joked that it probably was the first charge junior Jason Perry had drawn all year. To hear the 6-foot-4 Perry tell it, the play hurt, but it was so good.
Boys basketball
LAKE CHARLES — Third-seeded Walker High lived the story of a team winning the first boys basketball title in school history last year. A fourth-quarter semifinal rally gave the Wildcats a chance at a second title Saturday night.
LAKE CHARLES — Getting the chance to prove a point is always satisfying. When you get to score a lot of points while doing it like top-seeded Scotlandville did, the rewards go beyond a title trophy.
LAKE CHARLES — There was no game-changing shot or scoring surge. And with Metairie Park Country Day controlling the action on both ends of the floor, there was no storybook ending for The Dunham School.
LAKE CHARLES — Apphia Jordan originally didn’t care for the novelty of it all.
Boys basketball tournament
LAKE CHARLES — Port Allen coach Derrick Jones isn’t a fan of moral victories. After his team lost 61-48 to top-seeded Rayville in the Class 2A title game, Jones agreed the game was a giant step for Pelicans’ program.
LAKE CHARLES — Outside perception of the Scotlandville and Madison Prep boys basketball programs is pretty stereotypical. The team with talent should win.
The foe you know vs. the one you don’t. It is a quandary coaches face all the time. Two defending champions, The Dunham School and Walker, are set to face down the oldest dilemmas in sports on the final day of the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Boys Ba…
LAKE CHARLES — Crescent City never believed the game was out of reach, even when facing a 15-point deficit. The Pioneers kept battling in the Division V title game that opened Friday’s action at the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Boys Basketball tournament.