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LAKE ARTHUR — The fans who attended the Welsh Greyhounds at the Lake Arthur Tigers basketball game got their money’s worth Friday night in “Nookie” Moore Gymnasium. The district game between the two parish rivals had 23 lead changes and was tied 13 times. Welsh made a trey at the buzzer to tie the game 67 all and send it into overtime. Welsh led 76-74 with six seconds left, and the Tigers tying shot rimmed out to give the Hounds the key district win.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Retired NFL safety Steve Gleason, who has been fighting ALS since 2011, will receive the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at The ESPYS on July 11.

Baseball, softball teams see success over the weekend

CROWLEY — After suffering a pair of set backs over the weekend to the Southland Hogs and Lafayette Drillers, the Crowley Millers bounced back in a big way Tuesday night with a District 7 opening win over the talented Opelousas Indians by score of 16-6. The win leaves the Millers at 8-2 overall and the team was back in action Wednesday night against Beau Chene then travel to Shreveport to compete in the Benton High School Invitational. The Millers pounded out 11 hits in the win and used a gutsy start from Lon Paul Moody on the mound to earn the win. Jennings’ John Mason Futch came out of the bullpen and picked up two big outs to thwart an Opelousas threat in the top of the sixth inning. Moody went 5.1 innings and gave up six runs on nine hits and struck out five. Futch came on to face two hitters and earned a strikeout of his own to get out of a bases loaded jam.