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Making the best of each day helped St. Amant star claim LSWA's Miss Softball honor

BY ROBIN FAMBROUGH | Staff writer
Jun 11, 2023

There is pressure when a star player returns for a senior season, but a simple approach kept Addison Jackson from being overwhelmed by it.

Barbe's Donovan LaSalle gets redemption, Mr. Baseball award

BY WARREN ARCENEAUX Written for the LSWA
Jun 10, 2023

Barbe High School center fielder Donovan LaSalle made the most of his second chance, blasting a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning of Barbe’s 10-4 win over West Monroe in the nonselect …

Photos: Zion Williamson and his foundation donate over $200,000 to Jefferson Parish Schools

BY CHRIS GRANGER | Staff photographer
Jun 9, 2023

Read more: Zion Williamson's stepfather says believe 'nothing you hear' regarding online controversy

Salmen summer league offers girls basketball teams chances to grow

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
Jun 9, 2023

Northshore junior Cherie Spencer calmly took the ball up the court.

Barbe, St. Amant standouts lead LSWA's Class 5A All-State teams

BY WARREN ARCENEAUX Written for the LSWA
Jun 9, 2023

Two perennial state powers, Barbe baseball and St. Amant softball, claimed state titles again this season with the help of standouts Donovan LaSalle and Addison Jackson, who rose to the occasi…

A New Orleans high school football coach has been suspended for a season by the LHSAA

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE | Staff writer
Jun 8, 2023

L.B. Landry will have an interim head coach in charge of the program after the LHSAA suspended coach Noel Ellis Sr. for a full season due to player eligibility issues.

Lakeshore, North DeSoto pitchers lead Class 4A all-state teams

Written for the LSWA
Jun 8, 2023

Lakeshore High School's Dominick Letort and North DeSoto’s Aly Delafield headline the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A All-State baseball and softball teams.

Cedotal ready to bring max effort as new Slidell baseball coach

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
Jun 7, 2023

Slidell High named its new baseball coach on June 7, and it’s a homecoming of sorts for the new skipper.

McMain's canceled football season caused scheduling chaos. Here's how teams are handling it.

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE | Staff writer
Jun 7, 2023

Several local prep football teams have unexpected openings in their schedules after McMain canceled its 2023 season and the Jefferson Parish School Board decided in March to close Grace King a…

2023 All-District baseball teams from St. Tammany Parish

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
Jun 6, 2023

ALL-DISTRICT BASEBALL TEAMS

Meet the 2023 St. Tammany Farmer All-Parish Baseball Team

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
Jun 6, 2023

2023 ST. TAMMANY FARMER ALL-PARISH BASEBALL TEAM

Elite college QBs set to attend Manning Passing Academy. See who's coming to Thibodaux.

BY JEFF DUNCAN AND WILSON ALEXANDER | STAFF WRITERS
Updated Jun 6, 2023

LSU’s Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier and Tulane’s Michael Pratt are among the 45 college quarterbacks expected to work as camp counselors at the Manning Passing Academy later this month.

A New Orleans high school has been forced to cancel its football season by the LHSAA

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE | Staff writer
Jun 6, 2023

Eleanor McMain, a charter high school in uptown New Orleans, will not be allowed to field a football team next school year, according to a recent LHSAA ruling that impacts the Mustangs' entire…

Lakeshore tabs a Brother Martin assistant to lead its baseball program

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
Jun 5, 2023

Jacob Seward was announced as the Titans' new head baseball coach Monday.

Former Mandeville infielder Mooney sets two Loyola records

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
Jun 4, 2023

Former Mandeville High infielder Brandon Mooney transferred to Loyola-New Orleans this season and made an immediate impact.

St. Charles coach nets LSWA 's Class 2A baseball honor for the second straight year

Written for the LSWA
Jun 4, 2023

A mixture of impressive individual performances, program history and dominance highlight the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s 2023 Class 2A All-State baseball and softball teams.

St. Tammany well represented on LBCA All-Region 10 team

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
Jun 3, 2023

Pope John Paul II has two players on the Region 11/12 team.

Class 1A all-state team: Riverside softball player Camryn Loving named Outstanding Player

Written for the Louisiana Sports Writers Association
Jun 3, 2023

Ouachita Christian outfielder Landon Graves and Riverside Academy shortstop Camryn Loving each were selected as a Class 1A outstanding players in baseball and softball by the Louisiana Sports …

A Jesuit distance runner has run the state’s best time in this event in 40 years

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE | Staff writer
Jun 1, 2023

Jesuit junior-to-be Brady Mullen is proud to have finished a 3,200-meter race in less than 9 minutes, making him the third Louisiana prep runner credited with the feat.

Noland excited to take over Fontainebleau baseball

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
Jun 1, 2023

Fontainebleau baseball has a new head coach, and the Bulldogs turned to a familiar foe to fill the position.

State champions honored on Class B all-state baseball/softball teams

BY DANIEL GREEN | Written for the LSWA
Jun 1, 2023

For one team, it had only been four years. But for another, it had been since 1994.

One of the fastest wideouts in Louisiana has made an SEC commitment

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE | Staff writer
May 30, 2023

Speedy Edna Karr wideout Rahji Dennis announced a commitment to Ole Miss late Monday evening, choosing the SEC school ahead of other notable reported offers from Mississippi State, Texas A&…

2023 All-District softball teams from St. Tammany Parish

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
May 30, 2023

ALL-DISTRICT SOFTBALL TEAMS

Meet the 2023 St. Tammany Farmer All-Parish Softball Team

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
May 30, 2023

ST. TAMMANY FARMER 2023 ALL-PARISH SOFTBALL TEAM

Summer baseball play begins with Jesuit-Rummel championship rematch

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE | Staff writer
May 30, 2023

Jesuit-based Retif Oil and Rummel-based Malcom Dienes will play a rematch of their state championship baseball game won by Jesuit when the school-based teams meet on the opening day of summer-…

LSWA Class C all-state: Claiborne Christian's Miller, Fairview's Strother lead teams

BY DANIEL GREEN | Written for the LSWA
Updated May 31, 2023

Claiborne Christian junior Anna Cate Miller and Fairview senior Landon Strother had incredible seasons both on the mound/circle and in the batter's box.

Here's the full list of Louisiana players in the NCAA baseball tournament

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
May 29, 2023

The field of 64 for the NCAA baseball tournament was announced Monday. As usual, the state of Louisiana is well represented. Four schools from Louisiana — LSU, Nicholls State, Tulane and UL — …

Pearl River officially renames track complex in honor of Bowman

BY JOSEPH HALM | Staff writer
May 29, 2023

The Charlie Bowman story at Pearl River almost never happened.