LaGrange senior guard Jeriah Warren will leave the Lady Gator program a legend. That legacy grew a little larger this weekend when the Louisiana Sports Writer Association named Warren Louisiana’s Miss Basketball, which is an award given to the state’s top player each season.
Barbe is currently ranked 25th in the country thanks to an impressive 23-1 record and a 20-game winning streak dating back to their loss to John Curtis on February 26.
Barbe and Sam Houston continue to make a name for themselves on a national level once again being named to the MaxPreps Top 25 high school baseball rankings.
St. Louis’ Luke Courville knocked home the game-winning run to help the Saints edge South Beauregard 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th inning. It was an impressive performance by both starting pitchers as the teams combined for just six hits.
Barbe is currently ranked 25th in the country thanks to an impressive 23-1 record and a 20-game winning streak dating back to their loss to John Curtis on February 26.
While Southwest Louisiana is still without a No. 1 ranking, Barbe, Iowa, Rosepine and Merryville each come in as a top-three team in their respective classes. In fact, Iowa held down the top spot in the middle of the week before its loss to South Beauregard.
The Iowa Lady Jackets rose to the top-ranked spot in Class 3A in the power ratings following Monday’s win over Kinder. That top spot was short-lived as South Beauregard would upset Iowa on Thursday, 8-4.
The Barbe Buccaneers and Sam Houston Broncos are no strangers to national attention from MaxPreps. In 2014, MaxPreps named the Bucs the national champions after a 39-2 season, while Sam Houston held down a top-five spot in the rankings just three years ago.
While the Lake Area boasts five No. 1 rankings in the baseball power ratings, no area softball team holds the top spot. However, Barbe, Iowa and Rosepine each come in as a top-three team which means there is still room to move up in the final few weeks of the regular season.
The honors keep coming for Jeriah Warren and the LaGrange Lady Gators. Just weeks after repeating as the Class 4A Champions (the first Lake Charles-based girls basketball team to do so), MaxPreps named Warren the 2021 MaxPreps Louisiana High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
Day one of the LHSAA Powerlifting State Championships kicked off Thursday at ULM’s Fant Ewing Coliseum in Monroe and the Iota Bulldogs spent plenty of time on the podium as Parker Seilhan, Branden Gary and Hayden Vasseur each won state championships in their weight class.
The Sam Houston Broncos remained unbeaten Tuesday night thanks to a walk-off home run off the bat of Andrew Glass. The solo homer would send the Broncos to a 3-2 win over Pineville.
The Hathaway Hornets earned a trip to the semifinal round for just the third time in program history, but the school is still in search of its first championship as the Hornets fell to No. 2 Simsboro, 67-61.
The Hathaway Hornets beat the Fairview Panthers 77-53 to advance to the Class B semi-final. The Hornets will take on the Simsboro Tigers for a chance to play in the state title game.
The No. 2 seeded Fairview Lady Panthers overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to win back-to-back Class B State Championships. Fairview used a 19-7 third quarter to pull past top-seeded Hathaway 55-51 at the University Center in Hammond.
The LaGrange Lady Gators are heading back to the Class 4A State Championship game for the second year-in-a-row after beating the Warren-Easton Eagles 50-40 in the semifinal final round at Burton Coliseum.
The 2021 LHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge, saw the Basile Bearcats bring home the school’s third-straight Division III wrestling title on Saturday. Meanwhile, wrestlers from Sulphur and St. Louis each won individual state titles as well.
The second round of the LHSAA boys’ basketball playoffs wrapped up Tuesday night and after the dust settled only six teams from the Lake Area remained alive in the playoffs.
The third-seeded South Beauregard Lady K’s would start fast but falter in their semifinal loss to No. 7 Northwest, 58-52. South Beau’s championship pedigree was on display to open the game as the Lady K’s would build a 12-5 advantage. That lead would hold at halftime, 23-20.
St. Louis is headed back to the Division II Championship game following the school’s 48-41 win over St. Thomas More in the semifinal round. The Lady Saints would use a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to re-take the lead and down the fourth-seeded Lady Cougars to make their second straight title game a
The second-seeded Merryville Lady Panthers achieved their goal of reach Marsh Madness for the second year in a row, unfortunately, their season ended a game before the championship bout. The Lady Panthers would start slow and couldn’t complete the comeback as No. 3 Northwood-Lena downed Merryville,
For only the second time in school history, the Reeves Lady Raiders are headed to the Class C State Championship game after upsetting the No. 1 seed, Gibsland-Coleman. The Lady Raiders outscored the Lady Bulldogs 31-22 in the second half to win, 46-34.
The second round of the LHSAA boys’ basketball playoffs tipped off Monday with a trio of teams hailing from Southwest Louisiana advancing to the quarterfinal round. The rest of the second round will be completed Tuesday night.
The LHSAA girls Marsh Madness began Monday with three teams hailing from South Louisiana punching their tickets to the state championship later this week.
Washington-Marion, the No. 7 seed in the Class 4A Playoffs has opted out of the playoffs due to an internal case of COVID-19. The Charging Indians were set to play No. 10 Plaquemines on Tuesday night at home.
The first round of the LHSAA boys’ basketball playoffs tipped off Friday as six local teams won their opening game to advance to the second round of the playoffs.
The Vinton Lady Lions made the playoffs this season for the first time since 2005. The girls doubled down on history picking up an upset win over 6th seeded Franklin in the first round. The playoff win is believed to be the first for the program since the 1980s and perhaps beyond.
It’s a banner year for girls’ basketball in Southwest Louisiana as nine teams are headed to the semifinal round of the LHSAA basketball tournament. The semifinal round will be split between Lake Charles and Hammond.
The LHSAA Marsh Madness Girls’ Basketball State Championship Semi-finals will be held March 1 – 3, followed by the Boys’ Basketball State Championship Semifinals and Finals Tournament, March 8 – 13, at the Burton Coliseum Complex, 7001 Gulf Hwy. Boys’ semifinal games will be played March 8 – March 1
The second round of the LHSAA girls basketball playoffs wrapped up Tuesday with Southwest Louisiana sending 12 teams to the quarterfinal round including all three No. 1 seeds.
Southwest Louisiana racked up Sunday at the 2021 LHSAA Indoor Track & Field State Meet at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse in Baton Rouge. The area brought home six individual state championships and a team title.
The LHSAA released its 2021 boys’ basketball playoff brackets Monday. The championships will be held March 8-13 at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles. The semifinal round will be split between the University Center and Burton Coliseum.
The opening round of the LHSAA girls basketball playoffs continued Friday with a trio of games involving Southwest Louisiana schools. The first round continues with 11 games on Saturday.
The reigning Class 4A state champion LaGrange Lady Gators picked up where they left off this season as the team has secured another No. 1 seed in the playoffs. Before their playoff run begins, a pair of standouts received a big honor Thursday as Aasia Sam and Jeriah Warren were named McDonald’s All-
The Barbe Buccaneer baseball program is no stranger to national attention and on Wednesday, the program earned another honor being named a top-ten team in the country. The preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school baseball rankings have the Bucs listed as its ninth-best team.
Monday was a day of snowy fun for many in Southwest Louisiana as the area was covered in snow or an icy slush. It also saw our sports fields blanketed with a coat of white.
The LHSAA released its 2021 girls’ basketball playoff brackets Monday. The championships will be held March 1-6 at Southeastern’s University Center in Hammond. The semifinal round will be split between the University Center and Burton Coliseum here in Lake Charles.
The Sulphur Golden Tor soccer team was back in the second round of the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons hosting ninth-seeded Dutchtown. The No. 8 seed, Sulphur, held the Griffins scoreless in the first half, but a lone Dutchtown goal would give the Griffins the 1-0 win over the Tors.
The LHSAA released its 2021 boys soccer tournament brackets Wednesday. The championship matches will be held February 24-27 at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond.
The LHSAA released its 2021 girls soccer tournament brackets Tuesday. The championship matches will be held February 24-27 at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond.
