Sports

Most Valuable Player: Kane Broussard, Lacassine Coach of the Year:

Sienna Guidry Hathaway High School Kylah Moses Jennings High School Addison Hollier Lacassine High School Keely Francis Hathaway High School Alayah Hornsby Lake Arthur High School Kate Davis Welsh High School Arniyah Hawkins Jennings High School Maddie Fruge Lacassine High School Ella Istre Lake Arthur High School

Jennings High School sprinter Gerald Watson III had a big day at the Iota Bulldog Relays last week.

2025 Class B All-State Team

LACASSINE — Lacassine High School recently held a local pep rally to celebrate the newly crowned Class B State Champion Cardinals’ basketball team at John Juneau Gymnasium. The Cardinals captured their first crown since 1961 at the Burton Coliseum earlier in March by defeating the Avoyelles Public Charter Vikings in the Class B title game. The pep rally featured the newly crowned state champions, along with a moving speech from Cardinal Head Coach Micah Rasberry, who thanked his players for their dedication, buy-in and consistent work even without immediate results.

BACK-TO-BACK ST ATE CHAMPS

BATON ROUGE — Fifth-ranked LSU roared back from a 6-2 deficit Thursday night with a five-run fifth inning, as the Tigers recorded an 8-6 win over Mississippi State in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.