PLAYOFFS OPEN THURSDAY St. Paul's and Covington each posted wins in their final regular season district games Wednesday to share the 6-5A district title.The Wolves handled Fontainebleau 9-2 to claim their share of the crown. St. Paul's broke open a close game with six runs in the sixth inning to pick up the win.Logan Trent went four innings, pitching out of trouble frequently, to get the win for St. Paul's. Carlo Graffeo came on and shut the door, p... [Read More...]
RUMMEL, JESUIT, BM, ALBANY, AOL, SSA READY FOR PLAYOFFSCO-ED BRACKETGIRLS BRACKETTop-seeds Rummel and Albany continue their quests for state bowling championships at the LHSAA bi-regional playoffs at All-Star Lanes in Baton Rouge Thursday.The defending state champion Raiders have won 29 straight matches and they will face the winner of the 11 a.m. match pitting ninth-seed Brother Martin and eighth-seed Scotlandville in the co-ed competition. The winner takes o... [Read More...]
TEAMS HEAD TO THE STATE CAPITAL TO DECIDE CHAMPIONSDefending state champion Rummel has been awarded with the top seed for the upcoming bi-regional boys/co-ed state bowling event, slated for Baton Rouge on Thursday, April 4 at All-Star Lanes.That is the good news for the 11-0 Raiders, winners of 29 consecutive matches. The bad news is that they face possible rematches with Brother Martin and Jesuit. The three teams were placed on the same side of the bracket, which includes... [Read More...]
SEEDINGS AND MATCHUPS LISTED With seedings set, the Boys Prep Bowling Playoffs open Monday in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas.At AMF All-Star Lanes in Kenner, eighth-seed Chalmette faces ninth-seed Holy Rosary at 1:25 p.m. in the play-in match with the winner to face unbeaten top-seed and defending state champion Rummel at 3:25 p.m.In other matches Monday afternoon in Kenner, second-seed Holy Cross, which won its Division II locally, will take on seventh-see... [Read More...]
LSWA CLASS 3A ALL-STATE BASKETBALLBy Cody FutrellWritten for the LSWAAfter a year in which both basketball state champions in Class 3A came out of District 2, the league also swept the top awards on the 2013 Louisiana Sports Writers Association's Class 3A All-State team.Rayville High won its first Class 3A girls championship, while Carroll High beat fellow 2-3A member Farmerville High in the 3A boys title game. Farmerville guard Xairius Larry and coach Jo... [Read More...]
AOL, DENHAM SPRINGS, EAST ASCENSION ROLL TO WINSAcademy of Our Lady opened district play with a convincing doubleheader victory over Edna Karr, downing the Cougars 16-1 and 19-0 Wednesday in 9-4A play. Both games ended in three innings due to the mercy rule.By extending their winning streak to six games, the Penguins moved to 7-2 on the season while the Cougars fell to 0-6 overall and 0-4 in 9-4A. AOL plays at Destrehan Thursday at 3:30 p.m. while Karr travels to Ben Frank... [Read More...]
ALBANY GIRLS BLANK U-HIGHThe Albany girls bowling team remain unbeaten Monday with a convincing 27-0 shutout victory over University.Harley Dekeyser continued her outstanding season, rolling a 202 game as part of a 571 series while Banner Hammons added a 203 game for the Hornets. M.J. Jordan led the Cubs with a 355 series.With the win, Albany moved to 7-0 on the season while University remained winless at 0-7. [Read More...]
BATTLE OF HORNETS GOES TO RAYVILLERiding a 16-game win streak and holding the No. 1 seed, Albany was riding high heading into its girls semifinal game against Rayville Thursday night at Hammond. The flight was grounded by a superior opponent.Rayville controlled play from start to finish to oust Albany 78-56 in the 3A semifinals at the University Center at Southeast Louisiana in a battle of Hornets. The north Louisiana Hornets were simply too good.Rayville won each qua... [Read More...]
GAMES TO BE PLAYED AT THREE REGIONAL SITESFollowing Monday night's quarterfinal contest results, the LHSAA has set the semifinal pairings for all seven girls basketball classifications. Play begins Thursday.At the University Center on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University, fourth-seed and defending 2A state champion John Curtis battles top-seed University Lab at 4:30 p.m., followed by the 1A matchup pitting top-seed West St. John taking on fourth-seed Central Cat... [Read More...]
The quest for a state championship continues for several area girls basketball teams Monday night as state quarterfinal action takes to the courts around Louisiana.The quest for a state championship continues for several area girls basketball teams Monday night as state quarterfinal action takes to the courts around Louisiana.In 5A, seventh-seed Ponchatoula travels to second-seed Natchitoches Central. At 25-5, the Green Wave have won 18 straight games after beating Fontain... [Read More...]
PONCHATOULA, EASTON, ALBANY, STA, WSJ ADVANCE TO QUARTERSSeventh-seed Ponchatoula jumped out to a significant halftime lead and held off 10th-seed Scotlandville 53-44 Thursday night to advance to the 5A girls basketball quarterfinals.The Green Wave jumped out to a 14-9 lead after one quarter before increasing the lead to 26-16 at halftime. After the Hornets cut the deficit to 39-32 after three quarters, Ponchatoula put the game away by winning the fourth quarter 14-12.... [Read More...]
GIRLS PREP PLAYOFF BASKETBALL REPORT FOR TUESDAY, FEB. 19All five top-seeds playing Monday night in the opening round of the girls Louisiana state basketball playoffs had no problem advancing, posting easy wins.In 5A, top-ranked Southwood bounced 32nd-seed Airline 72-28. Locally, 14th-seed Mount Carmel downed 19th-seeded Byrd 61-46.The Cubs built a 29-18 halftime lead and expanded it to 43-29 after three quarters and held serve in the final quarter for a solid win... [Read More...]
EAGLES SET TO SOAR IN 4AWarren Easton begins its quest for a first girls’ state basketball championship tonight when the Lady Eagles host Washington-Marion of Lake Charles.The No. 1 seed in Class 4A, Easton has not been challenged as the favorite to claim its first basketball title through 29 unbeaten games. No. 32 Washington-Marion, bringing a 12-15 record to town, doesn’t appear to have the talent to spring an opening night upset.Warren Easton is one of 35 teams... [Read More...]
RECAP OF THE HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONOn Wednesday, January 23, 2013, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) had the privilege of inducting its 35th class into the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame. Roughly 170 people were in attendance to witness six individuals receive the prestigious honor this year at our annual induction ceremony, which was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge. In this week's column, I would like to pay a tribute to the inductees by... [Read More...]
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS MOVES TO TOP OF 2A POLLGetting hot at the right time is imperative for any team hoping to make a run at a state basketball championship.St. Thomas Aquinas qualifies richly.The Falcons have won 12 straight games to move to move to 24-5 on the season. As a result, St. Thomas Aquinas is the new No. 1 team in the final Louisiana High School Athletic Association Sportswriters girls basketball poll for the 2012-2013 season. St. Thomas Aquinas will hos... [Read More...]
