Sports

LACASSINE — The Lacassine Cardinals continued their impressive season by opening district play with a 67-45 beating of the ESA Falcons at Juneau Gymnasium. The win moved the No. 6 Cardinals to 19-9 overall on the season, 1-0 in league play. In what was a close game at the half, the Cards outscored the Falcons 36-22 in the second half to earn the 22-point victory. Kane Broussard led the scoring charge for the Cardinals by pouring in 20 points. Gavin Moore and Aaron Garcia would also hit for double figures for Lacassine in the win.

GRAND LAKE — The Lake Arthur Lady Tigers picked up a district-opening win Thursday night by taking down the Grand Lake Lady Hornets by a final of 58-32. The win moved the Lady Tigers to 10-10 overall, 1-0 in district play. Lake Arthur rode the big night of Vivian Sketoe to their tenth win of the season, as the junior guard poured in 25 points in the contest.

WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds used a ferocious first half of basketball here Wednesday night at Greyhound Gymnasium, and ultimately claimed a 69-41 win over the East Beauregard Trojans. The non-district victory moved the Hounds to 11-7 overall, good enough for seventh in the Division IV Non-Select power ratings. The Hounds used a big night from DeAndre Soulaire, who poured in a gamehigh 18 points in the win. Welsh placed 10 players total in the scoring column in the win, with Sean Dugas also hitting for 10 points to join Soulaire in the double digit category.

GRAND LAKE — The No.7-ranked Welsh Greyhounds picked up their tenth win of the season this week when they traveled down to Grand Lake and defeated the Hornets by a final of 60-43. The win moved Welsh out to 10-7 on the season, while Grand Lake fell to 3-9. The Greyhounds put four players in double figures in the district win, and led the contest from start to finish.