McKinley High School senior Darryl Milburn Jr. was honored as a nominee for the McDonald’s All-American basketball game on Tuesday. The 6-foot-3 Milburn was honored during an assembly at the school on Tuesday, according to McKinley Principal Armond Brown. Milburn averages 20 points per game for the Panthers (15-11, 5-2) who are … Continue Reading →

Rhaliat Animashaun scored all the goals in the game as Runnels defeated Holy Savior Menard 3-0 in a second-round girls soccer playoff match Tuesday night. Runnels advanced to meet University High, which defeated Opelousas Catholic 3-0, in the quarterfinals. Runnels goalie Sami Roberson had five saves, and Menard goalie Molly Gourgues had … Continue Reading →

Relying on a sticky zone defense and perseverance down the stretch, fourth-ranked Southern Lab jumped into a tie for the district lead with a 42-34 home triumph over top-ranked Christian Life in a battle of District 7-1A heavyweights Tuesday night. The game was a reversal from the teams’ earlier clash this season, … Continue Reading →

Redemptorist took an 8-7 lead early in the first quarter and never trailed again as the Wolves collected a 54-49 victory over The Dunham School in a hard-fought District 7-2A game on Tuesday night at Dunham. Dunham cut a 20-11 deficit to 22-20 and trailed by only 25-21 at the half. The … Continue Reading →

Baton Rouge Community College’s athletic program will celebrate an important milestone when its softball team plays its first regular season games on Wednesday. A doubleheader with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will also be the first home games for the Bears, starting at 3 p.m. at the Oak Villa Softball Complex. BRCC … Continue Reading →

Christian Life Academy boys basketball coach Mark Cascio took the latest news about his team in stride. The Crusaders (19-5, 7-0) moved up to No. 1 in the latest Class 1A rankings by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. The fact that CLA hosts No. 4 Southern Lab (18-10, 6-1) for a crucial … Continue Reading →

Basketball Here is a schedule of high school basketball games to be played in the Baton Rouge area during the week of Feb. 6-11. Game times listed typically include sub-varsity game. Check with the host school to obtain an an approximate varsity game time. Girls Tuesday Holden at Hosanna Christian, 5 p.m. … Continue Reading →

A schedule of high school basketball games to be played in the Baton Rouge area during the week of Feb. 6-11. Game times listed typically include sub-varsity game. Check with the host school to obtain an an approximate varsity game time. Girls Tuesday Holden at Hosanna Christian, 5 p.m. Redemptorist at The … Continue Reading →

Here are the latest high school boys basketball polls selected by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. First-place votes are in parentheses. Class 5A Team Rec. Pts. Pvs. 1. Scotlandville (12) 28-2 144 1 2. Airline 24-5 132 2 3. Ouachita 20-7 118 4 4. E. Ascension 23-6 104 5 5. Westgate 24-5 93 3 6. East St. John 21-6 80 8 7. West Monroe 20-7 65 6 8. Zachary 20-8 54 9 9. Covington 21-6 52 10 10. Brother Martin 16-10 38 —  Others … Continue Reading →

LSWA GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS The latest girls high school basketball polls selected by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. First-place votes are in parentheses. Class 5A Team Rec. Pts Prv 1. Southwood (10) 29-0 131 1 2. Lafayette (1) 27-0 122 2 3. Walker 25-3 105 3 4. Northshore 25-4 101 4 5. Natch. Central 23-5 91 5 6. Zachary 20-3 74 6 7. Chapelle 22-3 66 7 8. Ponchatoula 21-7 47 10 9. Pineville 20-6 39 8 10. Ouachita 24-6 37 9 Others receiving votes: … Continue Reading →

Sometimes it takes scoring a goal to settle a team down and renew its focus. For the Parkview Baptist boys’ soccer team, that goal came early in the second half Saturday afternoon. Sims Thompson’s 49th-minute goal broke a scoreless tie, and sparked a 10-minute scoring binge as the fourth-seeded Eagles soared past … Continue Reading →

With less than two weeks remaining in the high school basketball regular season, plenty of possibilities remain. Just ask fourth-ranked Episcopal and The Dunham School, ranked No. 5 before their District 7-2A showdown Friday. The same is true for No. 7 Istrouma, Tara and Belaire in District 6-4A. And for good measure, … Continue Reading →

Soccer Boys Division I Bidistrict results, pairings Jesuit 12, Walker 0 Archbishop Rummel at Airline Parkway 2, Destrehan 1 New Iberia 2, Carencro 1 Lafayette 8, Pineville 0 Captain Shreve 3, Hahnville 0 Caddo Magnet 1, Northshore 0 St. Thomas More 6, East St. John 0 Brother Martin 3, South Lafourche 0 … Continue Reading →

A schedule of high school basketball games to be played in the Baton Rouge area during the week of Feb. 6-11. Game times listed typically include sub-varsity game. Check with the host school to obtain an approximate varsity game time. Girls basketball Tuesday Holden at Hosanna Christian, 5 p.m. Redemptorist at The … Continue Reading →

RUNNELS 3, BOSSIER 1: Sterling Tiras scored two goals, leading Runnels to a Division III bidistrict playoff victory Friday night. Zack Brocato scored the other goal for the Raiders (11-0), who also got seven saves from goalkeeper David Segalla. … Continue Reading →

girls basketball Springfield 62,  Pope John Paul 23 Pope John Paul 4 3 10 6 — 23 Springfield 10 16 22 14 — 62 Scoring — POPE JOHN PAUL: Dewhirst 10, Cefolia 6, Battistella 5, Traylor 2; SPRINGFIELD: O. Currie 11, B. Bennett 10, H. Poche 10, C. Abels 8, B. Baygents 6, N. Dimitri 4, S. Scott 4, M. Simmons 4, … Continue Reading →

In Saturday’s editions on page 7C, the wrong player was reported as scoring the final goal in Catholic High’s 7-0 boys soccer playoff win. Hayden Hunt scored the goal. The school sent in corrected information after an early Friday deadline. … Continue Reading →

GEISMAR — Dutchtown senior forward Ryan Reid broke free for a first-half goal and the Griffins’ defense stepped up for its eighth shutout Saturday night. That combination powered Dutchtown to a 1-0 victory over Sam Houston in a Division I bidistrict boys soccer playoff match. Eleventh-seeded Dutchtown (10-8-6) advances to a regional … Continue Reading →

Several metro area teams already have plans for the regional round of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s girls and boys soccer playoffs. Four girls teams have scheduled their contests for Tuesday. In Division III, third-seeded University (17-1-2) will host No. 14 Opelousas Catholic at 5 p.m., while No. 6 Runnels hosts … Continue Reading →

Bowling A schedule of high school bowling matches to be played during the week of Feb. 6-11. Matches begin at 3:35 p.m. each day. Monday, Feb. 6 Tangi Lanes-Hammond EBR Lab Academy vs. Albany (Girls, Boys) Christian Life Academy vs. Holden (Boys) Metro Bowl University Lab vs. Redemptorist (Girls) Redemptorist vs. Glen … Continue Reading →

PLAQUEMINE -- Since losing a first-round District 6-4A game to Plaquemine High School at home last month, Istrouma boys basketball coach Marvin Dotson said his team had one thing in mind — pay back. In order to get pay back, Dotson knew the Indians had to get back to fundamentals. Having brothers … Continue Reading →

Keely Davis scored three gaols and Nicole Newton had two as second-seeded Episcopal routed 31st-seeded Christian Life 9-0 in a girls Division III first-round soccer playoff match Friday night. One goal each was scored by Lindsay Redhead, Taylor Coleman, Noelle Kerr and Carolina Goodner. Episcopal advances to play 18th-seeded Ouachita Christian. EAST … Continue Reading →

Soccer playoffs Boys Here are the boys soccer playoff pairings released by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association on Wednesday. First round or bidistrict contests must be played by Saturday night. Seedings are listed in parentheses. Division I Bidistrict pairings Jesuit 12, Walker 0 (17) Archbishop Rummel at (16) Airline (24) Destrehan … Continue Reading →

Most of the night Friday, shooting from the perimeter was a problem for fourth-ranked Episcopal in a District 7-2A showdown with No. 5 Dunham School in the Tigers’ gym. But the Knights found their shooting touch in time to take control with a flurry to end the third quarter and begin the … Continue Reading →

GEISMAR — Playing in front of a sizable home crowd in the first round of the Division I girls soccer playoffs, Dutchtown High School dominated Live Oak en route to a comfortable 5-0 win at Griffin Field on Friday night. Dutchtown, District 5 co-champs in 2012 with a 15-9 regular-season record, got … Continue Reading →