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Pair of Opelousas Catholic athletes sign letters of intent to colleges
OPELOUSAS, La. (KADN) — Two student-athletes at Opelousas Catholic are celebrating milestones in their athletic careers, making their college commitments. The signing ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 17.
Opelousas Catholic receives No. 1 seed in Division IV select baseball playoffs
Success in the high school baseball playoffs is something Acadiana-area teams have grown accustomed to. Last season was the first time a team from the area did not reach a state final since 2009 and it was only the fourth time since 2003, not counting the 2020 season when the finals were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cecilia hurdler plays critical role in Bulldogs sweeping top honors in 5-4A district meet
CECILIA - Cecilia High senior Jonathan Boudreaux was on a roll, literally, Wednesday at the District 4-4A relays held at Cecilia High. Boudreaux claimed both the 110-meter hurdles, the 300-meter hurdles and ran a leg on the winning 4x100 meter relays as the Bulldogs rolled up 151 points to win the District 5-4A meet with Breaux Bridge second, Opelousas third, Beau Chene fourth and Livonia fifth.
North DeSoto defeats Cecilia, 9-0, in prep softball regional round
STONEWALL, La. (KSLA) - No. 1 North DeSoto defeats No. 16 Cecilia, 9-0, in the Division II non-select softball regional round. With the victory, North DeSoto awaits the winner of the Iowa vs. Jennings matchup that will be played on Tuesday.
Big 3rd inning propels North Desoto to 9th straight quarterfinal berth
STONEWALL, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — North Desoto hit back-to-back homeruns during a four run 3rd inning propelling the Lady Griffins to their 9th straight LHSAA State Quarterfinals berth with a 9-0 win over Cecilia. Louisiana Tech signee Laney Johnson was brilliant in the circle logging 11 strikeouts in seven scoreless...
Editorial: Turf at Scott High is the right idea at the right time
Scott County Director of Schools Bill Hall was candid Friday morning when he said that he didn’t expect quite the outcry of criticism that was seen after the Board of Education approved his proposal for a $1.3 million synthetic turf athletic field at Scott High School the previous evening.
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