GRIDRON'S STUDENT-ATHLETE STARS
Elliott Hill, J.T. Curtis and 34 student-athletes were honored at the Allstate Sugar Bowl National Football Foundation 2013 Scholar Athlete Awards Luncheon: Story/Video
STRONG LOCAL PAIR AMONG PREP'S BESTServing an early appetizer for the 2013 high school football season, Maxpreps.com has ranked both John Curtis and St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) in its Preseason Top 25 Early Contenders. Curtis is ranked #8 in the early picks and STA starts at #16.The two will clash in the 3rd Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Prep Showdown in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome Friday, Sept. 13, in a delectable doubleheader with Jesuit vs. St. Paul.MaxPreps was the firs...
TENNIS STANDOUT SHINESNEW ORLEANS – Hobie Hotard, a rare four-time state champion tennis player, has been selected as the May Amateur Athlete of the Month for Greater New Orleans as selected in voting by the Greater New Orleans Sports Selection Committee, sponsored by the...
ROBICHAUX, DESTREHAN LOOK TO RECAPTURE THE MAGICIt was not that long ago.In 2007 and 2008, Destrehan rolled through all comers in the state to win consecutive 5A state championships, going 29-0 over the two seasons. The Wildcats whipped Acadiana 41-21 for the title in 2007 before downing West Monroe 14-3 for the 2008 state championship. I was fortunate to broadcast both games on WGSO, 990 AM.Led by the likes of Jordan Jefferson, Damaris Johnson, Tim Molton, Jerico Nel...
MISCUES, CABRERA DO IN RETIFThe Patriots based at John Curtis High School scored a 3-1 victory over Jesuit-based Retif Oil on Monday afternoon at Kirsch Rooney.Retif's C J Avrard allowed only four hits over seven innings but was let down by defensive lapses and control issues.In the third inning, one out walks to Mossy Mueller and winning pitcher Daniel Cabrera set the table for the Patriots. With Mueller on second and Cabrera on first, Dylan Robinson laid down a...
RAIDERS SEEK ENCORE TO BEST SEASON IN SCHOOL HISTORYRummel football has been a staple of excellence. Entering its 50th season, the Raiders do so off of the most successful, memorable season in the hi...
LONG-TIME LSU COMMITMENT BATTLES WITH PREP'S BEST Brother Martin shortstop Gregory Deichmann has been named to Rawlings All-American Game to be played on August 11 at Petco Park in San Diego. The game consists of the top 40 high school players in the country and will be televised on MLB Network. Deichmann is currently participating in the invitation-only Perfect Game Nationals in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 250-300 of the top high school players enter...
LHSAA CREATES MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS It took me a few days, but I think now is the time for me to bring my opinion forward on how the Louisiana prep football playoffs planned for 2013 look to me.Now that the LHSAA has announced the format and number of championship games that will be played, a comparison has popped in my head of what the equivalent would look like in FBS football.Imagine if the FBS mid-major schools all came together to figure out how their ...
CATHOLIC SCHOOL CLUBS FACED OFF FRIDAYJesuit-based Retif Oil had the offense rolling Friday night against Archbishop Rummel-based Deanie's Seafood to capture a 12-3 win in the first of two Legion contests at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium in New Orleans. Retif ended up with 12 runs on 12 hits.The scoring started quickly in the top of the first. Mitch Alexander led off the game with a walk, moving to second after Blake Baker was hit by a pitch. After Dylan Weston popped out, Trent Fo...
GREEN WAVE PLEDGE NUMBER FOUR FOR 2014Donaldsonville star Leondre' James has verbally committed to Tulane after attending a Green Wave camp at Pan American Stadium in the evening Friday.A 6-foot, 175-pounds athlete, James is likely to be used as a wide receiver by Tulane.As a freshman in 2010, James had 23 catches for 337 y...
LIONS LED BY GRANDSON OF LEGENDAs expected, Covington has named Greg Salter as its new head football coach, replacing Malter Scobel. Salter graduated from Covington in 1996.Salter coached special teams for the Lions under Scobel this past year. Salter played at Covington High and is the oldest of legendary Covington coach Jack Salter's grandchildren. Salter was hired by new prinicipal Roslyn Hanson, a Covington graduate as well."When I got into this profession, th...
GREENIES READY FOR NEW WORLD SELECT CHALLENGEComing off of a record setting year on offense, Isidore Newman has their sights set on even more gridiron success in 2013.The Greenies seek strengthen their defense and make another playoff run with a more experienced group under the leadership of arguably their best quarterback since the days of Peyton and Eli Manning.After posting a 5-5 record against a challenging schedule in 2012 tying for second in district 9-2A, Newma...
FORMER MLB DRAFT PICK TAKES OVER SKIPPERSIt is another example that you can go home again while keeping it all in the family.Former Mandeville assistant baseball coach Mark Weinmunson is returning to Mandeville to become head baseball coach of the Skippers, replacing Rowland Skinner, who departed to become head baseball coach at De La Salle in late April, succeeding Lou Wineski.Weinmunson spent the 2013 season as the head coach at Hammond after serving as an assistant...
PLAQUEMINES PARISH SCHOOL POSTS COACHING VACANCIESBelle Chasse High School is accepting applications for the following coaching openings:Assistant Football Coaches (2)Head Softball CoachHead Girls Soccer CoachInterested applicants should send their resume to Principal Jemi Carlone at jcarlone@ppsb.org (Office Number: 504.595.6600)
DUO EARN MORE ACCOLADES FOR SENIOR CAMPAIGNSAlbert Brock and Alexis Gordon from Chalmette High were selected as the 2013 Louisiana High School all-classes, all-state track and field team as chosen by the state's sportswriters.Setting school records in the two hurdle events, Brock sped to duel championships in the barrier events as he won the 110-meter hurdles with a school record time of 14.17 in the Class 5A division of the state meet at LSU's Bernie Moore Track Stadium the ...
METRO TRIO LOOK TO IMPRESS ON NATIONAL STAGETen of the best rising high school seniors in baseball from Louisiana, including three from the metro New Orleans area, are at the Metrodome in Minneapolis for the next five days taking part in the Perfect Game National Showcase.The local players are Brother Martin shortstop Greg Deichmann, an LSU commitment; St. Paul's catcher Handsome Monica, who has committed to Arizona; and Archbishop Rummel pitcher Kaleb Roper.The other...
GRIDRON'S STUDENT-ATHLETE STARS
