Kevin Batiste
Sports Reporter
Baton Rouge, La.
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Kevin Batiste Jr. was born in Baton Rouge and raised in Rosedale. An Iberville MSA West graduate, his sports obsession began at a young age when his mom would scold him for watching classic football games instead of being productive.
Kevin began at WAFB as an intern. He would get hired on as a sports producer before later being promoted to sports reporter. As much as he enjoys being a fan of the games, what Kevin enjoys the most is showcasing our local athletes so they and their families can have memories to cherish. (Or so the kids can show off to their friends.)
Contact Kevin via email at kevin.batiste@wafb.com and if you see him around, give him a shout!
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Southern head football coach Jason Rollins got his first career win as the Jaguars took down Miles College in a back-and-forth game in the Pete Richardson Classic defeating the Golden Bears 41-24.
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Southern head coach Jason Rollins said Saturday’s scrimmage will be a good test of on-field, off-field communications for special teams and the coaches.
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Southern’s players and coaches said Saturday’s first scrimmage of fall camp started up front.
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There’s a Southern Jaguar in camp this fall who’s trying to juggle stopping pass completions when he’s on the field, along with another challenge he’s facing every day in the classroom.
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Southern will have a scrimmage on Saturday, August 14, to end its second full week of fall camp and the Jags continued preps with a dry workout Thursday morning.
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Southern grad school linebacker Ray Anderson and senior safety Jakoby Pappillion are expected to play championship-caliber defense for the Jaguars this fall.
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Conditioning can be a problem for some programs going into a season but that’s not the case for Southern this fall, as head coach Jason Rollins has been pleased with how his guys have come into camp in good shape.
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At Southern, the heat was not as friendly on Saturday, August 7, as it was Friday but it was still another productive day of work.
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The Jags were out on The Bluff early, but not as early as in the past, for day one of fall camp.
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The Southern Jaguars report to fall camp Wednesday, August 4, as they’ll be playing two football seasons in one calendar year.
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The Oregon Ducks are the host team at PK Park for the 2021 Eugene Regional but it is the LSU Tigers that are looking to send their head coach out on a positive note.
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Most projections had Southern making the trip back to Starkville, Miss. for its postseason play, but instead, the SWAC champions will be rolling seven hours west.
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The Southern Jaguars had a week to refocus and re-energize following the embarrassing loss to Arkansas-Pine Bluff, as they begin a four-game road stretch Saturday, March 20, in Houston.
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The Jags (1-1) are looking to get back in the win column this week after their March 6 loss to Arkansas-Pine Bluff. They will be hitting the road to take on Texas Southern (0-1) in Houston.
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Southern football’s last and first home game is the same game this spring season when the Jags welcome Arkansas-Pine Bluff to The Bluff on Saturday, March 6.
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Amid reports at least one SWAC school could opt out of the first-ever spring football season, Southern head coach Dawson Odums is trying to balance National Signing Day and a season opener that is just three weeks away.
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Southern head coach Dawson Odums isn’t tipping his hand when it comes to his starting quarterback for the upcoming season.
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The Southern football season will kick off five weeks from Friday, Jan. 22, and head coach Dawson Odums met with sports journalists via Zoom to talk about his Jaguars.
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Southeastern has hit the football field again, about five months after starting fall camp for a season that was postponed. They are now preparing for a shortened six-game schedule.
Southern head coach Dawson Odums and his Jaguars were an overwhelming pick to win the SWAC West on the second day of the league’s spring media days.
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After being a punching bag for the majority of the last decade, East Iberville made its first semifinal appearance in school history, and even in a loss, Jaden Williams and J'Quinn Williams are our Sportsline Players of the Week.
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With 30 area schools in do-or-die playoff games last Friday, there are plenty of deserving performances but only one could take home the coveted WAFB Sportsline Player of the Week award and it was Zachary running back Connor Wisham.
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Istrouma running back Le’Veon Moss rushed for 265 yards and five touchdowns on 18 carries to lead the Indians to a 47-31 win over Pearl River.
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Episcopal senior running back Oliver Jack ran for 186 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-18 win over Port Allen. His performance was good enough to earn him this week's Sportsline Player of the Week award.
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It is the last week for the 2020 Louisiana high school football season and the unveiling of Madison Prep quarterback Zeon Chriss as the ninth Sportsline Player of the Week.
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West Feliciana wide receiver Aeneaus Lemay helped lead his team to a 26-0 win over Mentorship Academy on Thursday, Nov. 5. He had nine catches for 209 yards and three touchdowns.
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The Donaldsonville backfield had its way with the defending 3A state champs Friday night on the campus of Nicholls State University and that tandem did enough to be named Sportsline Players of the Week.
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SPORTSLINE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Parkview QB Roman Mula and Catholic Pointe Coupee A Matthew Langlois
WAFB is proud to present this week’s Sportsline Players of the Week honors to Parkview Baptist quarterback Roman Mula and Catholic Pointe Coupee athlete Matthew Langlois.
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He’s only played games on Wednesday and Thursday nights in 2020 but that doesn’t rule out Episcopal’s Ryan Armwood from earning Sportsline Player of the Week honors.
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Our second Sportsline Player of the Week for the 2020 high school football player is identified as an athlete and the performance he put on Thursday is definitely worthy of the honor.
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Albany quarterback JJ Doherty had nearly 300 total yards and six touchdowns to lock up the school’s fifth straight win over arch rival Springfield.
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It was an enthusiastic start to fall camp for Southeastern, as the optimism is sky-high for the Lions, coming off a winning season and the offensive explosion in Frank Scelfo’s second season at the helm.
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The St. Helena College and Career Academy Hawks are stop No. 44 for Sportsline Summer Camp.
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Stop No. 43 for Sportsline Summer Camp meant a trip to Iberville Parish to visit with the White Castle Bulldogs.
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The crew rounds out Week 6 of Sportsline Summer Camp by visiting the Northeast Vikings for stop No. 42.
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The Belaire Bengals and new head coach Byron Wade are stop No. 41 for Sportsline Summer Camp.
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The Mentorship Sharks are stop No. 37 for Sportsline Summer Camp. Head coach Keith Woods is going into his third year with the team.
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Stop No. 36 for Sportsline Summer Camp is with the Tara Trojans. Hansoni Holland has taken over as head coach.
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Stop No. 34 for Sportsline Summer Camp and our tour across high school football in south Louisiana is with the Albany Hornets.
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Stop No. 31 for Sportsline Summer Camp involved a trip off LA 19 north of Zachary for a visit with the Slaughter Community Charter Knights.
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Stop No. 30 for Sportsline Summer Camp was with the Southern Lab Kittens and head coach Darrell Asberry.
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Stop No. 28 for Sportsline Summer Camp takes us to one of the most tradition-rich programs in the state of Louisiana - the Lutcher Bulldogs.
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The crew headed down I-12 to Springfield High School for stop No. 27 of Sportsline Summer Camp. It’s been a struggle at Springfield for some time now.
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Sportsline Summer Camp visited the Port Allen Pelicans for stop No. 26, and coming off a 5-5 season, 2020 could be pivotal for this team.
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Stop No. 25 for Sportsline Summer Camp is with the Ascension Catholic Bulldogs, as we continue our tour of south Louisiana high school football teams.
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Stop No. 21 to finish up three weeks of Sportsline Summer Camp is with the U-High Cubs, a program that’s no stranger to winning state championships and cranking out big-time college talent.
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Stop No. 20 for our 2020 Sportsline Summer Camp is a special one. Robert Valdez and his St. James Wildcats ended a 40-year wait with last year’s perfect season and 2019 Class 3A state championship.
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Our 16th visit on the tour around high school football in south Louisiana for Sportsline Summer Camp was with the Parkview Baptist Eagles.
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Sportsline Summer Camp for Wednesday, June 24 featured a trip to Gonzales to visit with the East Ascension Spartans. Since 2017, the first 11 weeks of the season have treated East Ascension well.
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With its quarterfinal win over Newman, the Dunham School finished last season with the program’s deepest run in 15 years. Many of those pieces have moved on, leading to a 2020 team that, on paper, is young.