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Area high school baseball state regional scores, schedules and reported linescores
(G1: 6 p.m. Friday; G2-3: Noon DH) (G1: 6 p.m. Friday; G2-3: Noon DH) (G1: 6 p.m. Thursday; G2: 6 p.m. Friday; G3: Noon Saturday) (G1: 6 p.m. Friday; G2-3: 1 p.m. DH) (G1: 6 p.m. Friday; G2-3: Noon DH) Division III select. (Best-of-3 series) Regional results. St. Charles 12-4,...
Lakeshore signees pick colleges in Minnesota, Texas and Louisiana
Lakeshore’s final signing ceremony of the school year on April 25 featured a pair of football standouts and a district basketball MVP. Offensive lineman Austin Roberts signed with Division III Carleton College in Northfield, Minn. “They reached out to me on Twitter, and that’s how it all started,” Roberts...
No. 19 Louisiana Captures Sun Belt Regular Season Title
MONROE – Behind a complete game one-hit shutout from Sam Landry the 19th-ranked Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Softball team captured the Sun Belt Conference regular season championship outright with a 1-0 win over ULM on Saturday, April 27 at the ULM Softball Complex in Monroe, Louisiana. Louisiana (37-15, 19-1...
Some golfers at LHSAA state championships will attempt to play 36 holes in one day
The LHSAA state golf championships were postponed by a day Monday because of inclement weather in the Lafayette area. The 36-hole tournaments in all four boys divisions and in both girls divisions are scheduled to begin Tuesday. But two divisions — Divisions II and III for boys — will attempt to play all 36 holes in one day.
Complete results from the Class 4A, Region 2 track and field meet
TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Lafayette Christian 78, 2. Teurlings Catholic 53, 3. Westgate 53, 4. Cecilia 48, 5. Northside 47, 6. St. Thomas More 37, 7. West Feliciana 33.5, 8. Belaire 32, 9. St. Michael 28, 10. Breaux Bridge 25, 11. Opelousas 20, (tie) David Thibodaux 20, 13. Istrouma 18, 14. South Lafourche 16.5, 15. Ellender 14, 16. Vandebilt Catholic 12, 17. Lutcher 10, 18. South Terrebonne 8, 19. North Vermilion 7, (tie) Beau Chene 7, 21. Morgan City 6, 22. Brusly 7, (tie) Morgan City 6, 22. Brusly 5, (tie) Plaquemine 5, 24. McKinley 4, 25. Assumption 1, (tie) Broadmoor 1.
Opelousas Catholic defeats familiar foe to claim program's first softball state title
SULPHUR – It has been a long time coming for the Opelousas Catholic Vikings' softball program. And finally, their time has arrived. Behind a dominant pitching performance from junior Ashley Little, the Vikings defeated the Catholic High of Pointe Coupee Hornets 1-0 in 11 innings to win the Division IV select state championship at Frasch Park in Sulphur on Saturday.
Voodoo opens season in new arena in style with blowout win over new opponent
It was a successful opening night for the Louisiana Voodoo, the Arena Football League team in its inaugural season in Lafayette. The Voodoo scored early and often to pound the Philadelphia Soul 53-18 Saturday night in Blackham Coliseum. "There was a lot of work leading up to tonight," Voodoo coach...
STM, Southside softball seasons come to an end with losses in Sulphur at state tournament
It wasn’t supposed to end like this for the St. Thomas More Cougars' softball team. Excited about the opportunity to defend its state championship from a year ago, the No. 1-seeded Cougars in Division I select had hoped to pickup at least one more win and reach the season’s final day.
Acadiana area hosts high school state boys and girls golf championships for ninth year
For the ninth straight year, Louisiana’s best high school golfers will converge on Acadiana Monday and Tuesday as the area hosts the 2024 Ochsner Health LHSAA state boys and girls golf championships. Championship play begins Monday at 8 a.m. for the four boys divisions and 9 a.m. for the...
Ragin’ Cajuns Complete Five-Game Week Undefeated
The Ragin’ Cajuns (38-15, 20-1 SBC), who earned the outright Sun Belt regular season championship on Saturday, collected their sixth series sweep of the season. The win also completed a 5-0 week for UL and extended the team’s winning streak to nine games.
UL plays annual Vermilion and White Game; Voodoo plays first game in Lafayette
Spring football from both the collegiate and professional ranks was played in Lafayette this weekend. Less than a mile apart was the Ragin' Cajuns spring game at the UL Athletic Complex and the first appearance of the arena league's Louisiana Voodoo at Blackham Coliseum. UL plays annual Vermilion and White...
DeBarge, Cajuns Earns Series Win Over USM, 13-7
John Taylor added three hits while Luke Yuhasz’s grand slam in the third put the game away as Louisiana (33-13, 17-4 SBC) maintained a three-game lead in the SBC standings while recording a season-high 18 hits. Maddox Mandino, Bryan Broussard, Jr., Caleb Stelly and Jose Torres each collected two hits each for the Ragin’ Cajuns, who evened the all-time series, 32-32, against USM (27-17, 12-9 SBC).
No. 17 Louisiana Edged By Southern Miss, 3-2
The series will conclude on Sunday with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with fans able to listen to the game in the Lafayette area on KPEL-FM (96.5) and worldwide on the Varsity Network app.
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