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JHS track star Coleman claims two regional titles

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By REBECCA CHAISSON Daily News Editor Jennings track athlete Imani Coleman ran away with the Outstanding Female Track Title Thursday at the regional meet at North DeSoto High School, taking titles in two events and a runner-up finish in another to qualify for state in all three races. Coleman finished first in both the 100-meter [...]

Local athletes qualify for Class B State Meet

Josh Wykoff took first in the triple jump; A.J. Broxton finished second in the triple jump and third in the long jump; and Chase Guillory took second in the high jump to qualify for state.
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Hathaway, Midland and Lacassine athletes competed at the Class B Region III meet at Bell City Tuesday and qualified multiple athletes for the Outdoor Track and Field State Championships in Baton Rouge. The state meet will be held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track and Field next Thursday, May 2. Lacassine’s boys finished third overall as [...]

JHS tennis team makes history

Kate Hollier placed first at Regionals in girl’s singles.  State qualifiers (top photo, from left) include: Courtney Broussard, Kate Hollier, Katelyn Miller, Gabrielle Juneau, Jeremiah Capdeville, Allison Benoit, Brianna Owers, Bethany Watkins, and Sophie Eastman, (back row) Nick Watkins and Kyle Patterson. Also pictured are coaches Jared Lavergne and Michael Prejean.
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Daily News Staff Report The Jennings High (JHS) Tennis Team traveled to Shreveport on Monday and Tuesday to compete in the Regionals Tennis Tournament and made history in the process. Not only did the team advance 11 players to the state competition next week, but also saw Kate Hollier win all of her matches to [...]

JHS ends regular season with third straight win

John Charles (above) and Woody Bougard (at right) were honored Saturday, as well as Keagan Deaville, Landon Solari and Manager Andrew Lamb as part of Senior Day festivities.
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By DAMIAN JUNEAU Daily News Sports Writer The Jennings Bulldogs ended the regular season Monday with their third straight victory. The Dogs downed the Iowa Yellow Jackets, 9-2 in District 4-3A play, to improve their regular season record to 16-12 with a 6-4 league mark. The Bulldogs’ next game will be determined this afternoon when [...]

Tigers, Lady Tigers take district track titles

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By REBECCA CHAISSON Daily News Editor The Lake Arthur Tiger and Lady Tiger track teams ran away with the 4-2A District titles last week at Welsh High School, while Lake Arthur’s Dion Cantrelle and Isabelle Caron walked away with Outstanding Male Field and Outstanding Female Track awards, as well. For the girls, the Lady Tigers [...]

Jennings rallies to slip past Westlake

By DAMIAN JUNEAU Daily News Sports Writer The Jennings Bulldogs rallied in the last two innings for a 11-10 victory over the Westlake Rams in District 4-3A action. The Bulldogs trailed 10-9 going into the bottom of the seventh inning. Brett Fontenot took his first pitch down the left field line over the fence for [...]

Dogs, ladies earn district honors to advance

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   (From top, clockwise) Bryan Wilridge finished third in the 100-meter dash; Mister Castille earned second in the 1600-meter run, while teammate Ivondre Williams finished fourth; Naquan Senegal earned second in the 800-meter run; and Imani Coleman claimed first place finishes in the 100 and 200, as well as second in the 400-meter dash.

By REBECCA CHAISSON Daily News Editor IOWA – Track season will continue for a number of Jennings track and field athletes, as the top four finishers in each event of Wednesday’s 4-3A district meet qualified for the regional meet set for next Wednesday, April 24. North DeSoto High School will host the meet. Fifth place [...]

Dogs Drop Decision to Notre Dame

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Daily News photo by Amanda McCormick    The Bulldogs couldn’t capitalize on home-field advantage Tuesday, as visiting district foe Notre Dame got the best of their hosts by a 4-2 count. Notre Dame has now won both district meetings between the two teams, as they also claimed a 5-1 win against the Dogs last month. [...]

OLI takes second at ICCS track meet

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Daily News Staff Report The Our Lady Immaculate School track team placed second overall for boys and girls in the ICCS fifth and sixth grade meet held on Saturday, April 13 at LaGrange High School. OLI athletes set two records in the meet. Abbie Millican set a record in the 100-meter dash with a time [...]

Dogs, Lady Tigers claim parish track titles

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   Jeff Davis Parish track athletes competed in the parish meet Friday and are now set to compete in their respective district meets.

By DAMIAN JUNEAU Daily News Sports Writer WELSH – The Jennings Bulldogs and the Lake Arthur Lady Tigers were the big winners on Friday night at the Jeff Davis Parish Track Meet held at Welsh High School. The Bulldogs finished in first place with 118 points, followed in the second place by a three-way tie [...]

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