Lenny Vangilder

Reigning boys Division II champion Patrick Taylor placed 26th of 77 boys teams at the U.S. High School Bowling National Championship Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.

The future is bright for Patrick Taylor after winning the first state bowling championship in school history in the spring.

It started with fewer than 200 campers and four college counselors in 1996 on the Tulane campus.

Two Louisiana coaches – Julie Ibieta of Country Day and Charles Smith of Peabody – will be inducted into the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame this week.

The semifinals and finals of the Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League will air live on Crescent City Sports Monday and Tuesday from John Ryan Stadium in Metairie.

Timely hitting, pitching and defense have been the catalyst to a solid summer for Archbishop Hannan-based Arena Title Company in the Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League.

For one day, Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson will be teammates again.

After winning a third consecutive Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League title last week, Brother Martin-based K's for Kids led the way for the league's Honor Roll announced Friday.

Five youth bowlers from Louisiana, including four from the metro area, have advanced after four days of qualifying at the Junior Gold Championship in Minneapolis.

Since the youth bowling tournament now known as the Junior Gold Championship began in 1998, opportunities for Louisiana bowlers to reach the final round have been few and far between.