A great little basketball player, plus one of this year’s Warrick Dunn Award finalists in football, made it officially known on Monday, April 26, that he’s making the move to Hammond America.
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office said a Hammond High Magnet teacher is accused of inappropriate and criminal conduct toward students through social media.
The St. James Wildcats claimed their second-straight Warrick Dunn Award in Sai’vion Jones but there’s another Wildcat and 2019 state champion who’s been in his shadow and he is the winner of the 2020 Warrick Dunn Courage Award.
It’s fitting that in an unprecedented season like 2020, we witness the first-ever lineman to win the prestigious Warrick Dunn Award as St. James defensive end, Saivion Jones, took home the honor.
In this year’s class of finalist for Sportsline Player of the Year, we had three guys who played defense exclusively. On the other hand Zachary wide receiver Chris Hilton was the only Warrick Dunn Finalist who played only offense.
The move for Brian Thomas from basketball to football resulted in a Sportsline Player of the Week Award after his first game and ultimately, a scholarship at LSU to play for the Tigers.
The fifth of six finalists for the Warrick Dunn Award announced so far have played significant time at defensive back. But the first to win a state title is Michael Cerniauskas of Catholic High.
The fourth Warrick Dunn Award finalist is U-High safety Jardin Gilbert. The four-star prospect has signed to play defensive back for the Texas A&M Aggies.
Teams were celebrating after winning their semifinal matchups on Tuesday, March 9, but they still have one more game to go before they can enjoy a real party.
Central’s Da’Veawn Armstead represents the third straight senior who played in the defensive backfield to be selected as a finalist for the Warrick Dunn Award.
Riverside quarterback Gage Larvadain was so impressive on the gridiron that he made the cut as a finalist for this year’s Warrick Dunn Award that goes to the Sportsline Player of the Year.
Catholic Pointe Coupee’s Matthew Langlois, an LSU signee recruited as a safety, rushed for more than 1,000 yards and 16 touchdowns in an abbreviated senior year, averaging more than nine yards per carry.
The East Iberville girls’ basketball team only scored five points in the first quarter and trailed by 16 in the third but when the final buzzer sounded, it was the Lady Tigers hoisting the Class 1A championship trophy.
It is now known which teams have punched their ticket to compete for a title in Louisiana girls’ high school basketball and the Baton Rouge area has some teams still going for it all.
Some boys’ high school basketball teams in Louisiana are now just a game away from the “Marsh Madness” Tournament but the girls’ squads are already there and looking to hoist a state championship trophy soon.
It is almost “Marsh Madness” time for high school basketball for boys’ and girls’ teams that make up the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA).
The regional round of the playoffs continued Tuesday, Feb. 23, for many Louisiana girls’ high school basketball teams after several games got underway Monday.
It is the regional round of the playoffs for most Louisiana girls’ high school basketball teams but it was still the bi-district round for a handful of squads and a couple of schools have already played a quarterfinal game.
Catholic High has announced head football coach Gabe Fertitta is leaving the school after accepting a position with the University of Louisville football staff.
Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Wednesday that transgender girls should be banned from playing on middle and high school sports teams or they will “destroy women’s sports.”
Walker High four-star wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. signed his national letter of intent with LSU during a ceremony in the school’s gym on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Many of the south Louisiana student-athletes in all sports who didn’t sign their letters of intent in December to compete at the next level will do so on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
In boys’ high school basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 2, St. Michael hosted Northside and a pair of defending state champs battled in Scotlandville against Jehovah Jireh at Istrouma.
Madison Prep faced Southern Lab at the F.G. Clark Activity Center and Class 3A U-High took on Class C Jehovah Jireh at Istrouma in boys’ high school basketball action on Tuesday, Jan. 27.
The LHSAA held a news conference on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 24 hours after shutting down wrestling until the state meet in Baton Rouge at the end of February.
Through a Zoom call, former LSU All-American linebacker Kendell Beckwith will share with Baton Rouge area high school athletes how he applied work ethic and determination to make it to the NFL.
The team that resides on LSU’s campus, Joe Spencer’s U-High Cubs, are No. 1 in the state in Division II and hit the road Tuesday, Jan. 19, to take on the Spartans of East Ascension.
St. Thomas More’s Walker Howard and Catholic’s Shelton Sampson, a potential LSU duo in a few years, were just two of the attendees at the F3 Elite showcase in St. Gabriel on Sunday, Jan. 17.
The Madison Prep Chargers faced the Union Parish Farmers for the 2020 LHSAA Class 3A Championship at Turpin Stadium on the campus of Northwestern State University and dominated the entire game.
Madison Prep quarterback Zeon Chriss accounted for 323 yards of total offense and four touchdowns in the 50-0 rout of Union Parish in the LHSAA Class 3A Championship.
The Madison Prep Chargers are getting ready to try to win the school’s first football state championship. They did a walk-through Tuesday, just one day before taking on Union Parish.
The St. Charles Catholic Comets faced the Lafayette Christian Academy Knights for the 2020 LHSAA Division III Championship at Turpin Stadium on the campus of Northwestern State University and came up just short.
The Catholic Bears faced the C.E. Byrd Yellow Jackets in the LHSAA Division I Championship at Turpin Stadium on the campus of Northwestern St. University in Natchitoches.
Madison Prep is the only Baton Rouge-area non-select school playing in next week’s LHAAA Prep Classic. The Chargers are continuing preparations for the Class 3A state championship against Union Parish.
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.
