At McMurry Park, Sulphur
SULPHUR — Hunter Ponson’s two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning got top-seeded Parkview Baptist off to a great start.
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At McMurry Park, Sulphur
SULPHUR — Before the game, Lutcher coach Ryan Jensen made one point clear — it would take more than four runs to win the Class 3A title Friday night.
SULPHUR — Top-seeded Parkview Baptist started the baseball season with a 30-game winning streak. Now one major question remains.
SULPHUR — Two pitchers with contrasting college projections was all it took to turn the Class 2A title game into something epic.
SULPHUR — Fourth-seeded Catholic High kept making plays on defense and had top-seeded Byrd seemingly on the ropes. The Bears led 2-1 going into the bottom of the sixth inning.
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SULPHUR — There is a difference between hitting and timely hitting. Though Walker High School ended its LHSAA baseball state tournament debut with more hits, second-seeded West Monroe came away with a 3-1 victory.
SULPHUR — Pitching has been the calling card for Class 3A Lutcher and 2A Doyle high schools. And for good reason.
SULPHUR — It didn't take long for top-seeded Doyle’s 50-inning scoreless streak to end. Loreauville scored a run in the top of the first inning.
The paths to the LHSAA’s state baseball tournament have been different, but Catholic High and Parkview Baptist have arrived safely at their familiar destination.
SULPHUR — Offensive woes doomed Catholic-Pointe Coupee in its first trip to the LHSAA state baseball tournament, a 3-0 loss to Ouachita Christian in a Division IV semifinal at McMurry Park.
SULPHUR — Lutcher’s Kyle St. Pierre wanted to make sure there was no way his team could lose its first LHSAA baseball tournament game in eight years. And the LSU Eunice signee pitched a no-hitter to guarantee it.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas hired former NBA coach and Indiana University basketball star Keith Smart as an assistant coach on Wednesday.
Some teams made the trek to Sulphur a day early to prepare for games at the LHSAA baseball tournament.
Never judge a book by its cover. Or a Brusly High baseball team by its record.
Aiden Vosburg is used to being in charge. He was a three-year starter at quarterback for Catholic High of Pointe Coupee.
Mark Cascio said he became a coach with one goal in mind — to become head basketball coach at his alma mater, Catholic High.
When pitcher Nick Keller caught a pop fly Friday evening to clinch a 10-6 victory over No. 4 Delta Charter, he also made history for the six-year-old Slaughter Community Charter baseball program.
After 30 years and stints at four schools Randy Sandifer has made it to LHSAA baseball version of “The Show.” And so has his team.
Parkview Baptist coach Emrick Jagneaux took a moment to address the E.D. White team huddle and offer compliments after the conclusion of their best-of-three Division III playoff series at Parkview.
Class 5A, 4A results the from the LHSAA state track meet Saturday at LSU’s Bernie Moore Stadium
Some might call it an embarrassment of riches. For Baton Rouge, it was just another highly successful Class 5A day at the LHSAA Outdoor Track & Field meet.
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Catholic High coach Brad Bass had a full bullpen at his disposal heading into Saturday’s winner-take-all Game 3 against St. Paul’s but he only needed to call one number out of the pen to help the Bears punch their ticket to Sulphur.
Some track meets are dominated by a an individual and others go down-to-the wire with a team effort.
With so many moving pieces at a track meet as large as the LHSAA outdoor state championship, it can be hard to predict success.
Parkview baseball team loses for first time this season; Eagles face playoff must-win vs. E.D. White
After 30 wins in 31 games, Parkview Baptist finds its back against the wall.
DONALDSONVILLE — For six innings Thursday night, things were going, well, perfect for the Ascension Catholic baseball team.
Yes, it seemed like old times. But there also were some fast times and impressive field marks as the LHSAA Outdoor Track & Field meet returned to LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
Johnny Duncan is a coach and a former track athlete. More than anything else, the Scotlandville High School coach is a connoisseur of track and field.
Old school versus new school baseball? Central Private wants to put a new spin on that concept.
And now there are two — just two spring high school sports left to be complete an unlikely LHSAA sports year.
When a top athlete says “I was not always good,” it is natural to be skeptical. Ariel Pedigo has the backstory.
And now there are two — just two spring high school sports left to be complete an unlikely LHSAA sports year.
When a top athlete says “I was not always good,” it is natural to be skeptical. Ariel Pedigo has the backstory.
Catholic High tennis School coach Kyle Jackson, who died in a single-car crash Monday afternoon in Lafourche Parish, is being remembered for more than the titles the Bears won.
CARENCRO — Griffith Dorr posted a seven-under-par 65 and led three St. Paul’s golfers finishing in the individual top six to lead the Wolves to a big first-round lead Monday in the first round of Division I boys competition in the Allstate Sugar B…
The late Earl Weaver said pitching and three-run homers were the key to success for his Baltimore Orioles teams. For high school teams set for play quarterfinal playoff series this weekend, only half Weaver’s formula rings true.
The LHSAA got the thumbs up from LSU and will host its LHSAA Outdoor Track Championships with full capacity crowds at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium from Thursday through Saturday.
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Take competitors in six divisions. Have them compete on three Lafayette area golf courses over two days.
LHSAA softball finals
SULPHUR — After a year away from the LHSAA softball tournament thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, Holden was on a mission.
WALKER — After dropping the first game of a best-of-three Class 5A regional series Walker had about 16 hours to consider its options.