Rodrick Anderson

Gabby Moore Responsible for turning Cowgirls tennis program around Another program within the McNeese State athletic department has come out of nowhere to receive national attention.

Barbe's Diego Corrales pitched a complete game Thursday to lead the Bucs to a 3-2 win over Sulphur in Game 1 of a best-of-3 nonselect Division I regional playoff series. Corrales struck out seven batters and walked one. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press) Three times, Barbe has faced Sulphur this year railed. And three times, they have found a way to rally and win.

Baseball Regional playoffs Best-of-3 Nonselect Division I #1 Barbe 3 #17 Sulphur 2 SHS 020 000 0 — 2-5-0 BHS 010 200 x — 3-6-0 PITCHING: W — Diego Corrales. L — Slade Shove-Knox. TOP HITTERS: Sulphur — Brody Harlow 2-3. Jackson Beddoe 2-2 (run, 2 RBI, HR). Barbe — Myles Ledoux 1-3 (RBI), Brit Vick 1-2 (RBI). NOTE: Barbe leads series 1-0. RECORDS: Sulphur — 25-12. Barbe — 30-5.

Sophomore pitcher Ainslie Willis has struck out 23 batters in two playoffs games to help lead the No. 7 Oakdale Warriors to the nonselect Division IV semifinals. (Bret H. McCormick / Special to the American Press) Since Stuart Laborde took over the Oakdale softball program in 2020, he has been building up the Warriors for this moment — their first trip to the state tournament.

City Solid Waste Crews are working alongside a storm debris removal contractor to complete the collection of residential vegetative storm debris resulting from the April 10, 2024, severe weather.

Barbe freshman left-handed pitcher Lawton Littleton throws a pitch during a District 3-5A game agaisnt Sulphur on Friday, April 12. Littleton struck out on Friday, April 26 to lead the Bucs to a 3-0 win over Sulphur to sweep and advance to the quarterfinals. (Rodrick Anderson / American Press) Friday

SULPHUR — No. 7 Oakdale was one out Friday afternoon from a trip to the nonselect Division IV softball state championship game. But one swing of the bat dashed the Warriors’ hopes of the program’s first title-game appearance.

TOP HITTERS: South Beauregard — Gunner Courtney 2-2 (2 runs, 4 RBI, 2 triples). Kinder — Brayden Guillory 1-2.

St. Amant won its third consecutive state championship and ninth overall with a wire-to-wire win over Ponchatoula on Saturday at the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state softball tournament in Sulphur.

Strong thunderstorms moved through the state Monday morning creating major changes to the high school state golf championships.