SPORTS
St. Amant wins third straight state softball championship
It was a three-peat for St. Amant High School softball at the state tournament in Sulphur. In Division I nonselect, the third-seeded Gators from Ascension Parish took early control against fourth-seeded Ponchatoula and took a 7-2 win in the final played April 27 at Frasch Park. St. Amant finished the...
No. 13 Arkansas softball wins back-to-back series at No. 7 LSU for first time in program history
No. 13 Arkansas utilized a three-run third inning to claim back-to-back series wins at No. 7 LSU for the first time in program history with a 4-1 victory Saturday afternoon at Tiger Park. Increasing their win total to 34 wins opposed to 12 losses on the year, the Razorbacks also...
Auburn shutout by LSU in series opener
Auburn (20-21, 2-17 SEC) fell in its series opener against LSU (27-16, 6-13 SEC) on Friday, losing 5-0 at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dylan Watts got the start for the Tigers and put on an impressive display, retiring the first 11 batters he faced while striking out a season-high nine batters in 5.2 innings.
Catholic, Scotlandville won again, but other stories highlighted regional track meet
Most track meets lend themselves to multiple storylines, and the Class 5A, Region 2 meet was no exception. The races for the team titles were similar to a week ago when Catholic High and Scotlandville won titles at the District 4-5A meet. Some key individual events were next-level good as...
Fresh off national titles, LSU raises ticket prices for all gymnastics tickets, some baseball seats
BATON ROUGE — Fresh off the school's first national championship in gymnastics, LSU's leaders on Friday raised season ticket prices twice over the next three seasons, and do away with special pricing for most youths. "On the youth pricing, it's my understanding that that has become the subject of...
LSU hoops great Seimone Augustus inducted into Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
LSU great Seimone Augustus was enshrined into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday, in the first of three inductions she’ll participate in this year. In June, Augustus will enter the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. And in August, she’ll be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
For Josh Pearson, his dad and brothers, coaching and baseball are the LSU family's passions
Bill Pearson grew up playing baseball every day, but none of it was organized. He learned the game at the sandlot next door to his home, playing with the older kids in the neighborhood and his friends every day. Joey Painich was among them, the former LSU pitcher and two-time national champion.
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