The Lake Arthur High Lady Tigers recently tangled with the Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy Lady Tigers, North Vermillion High Lady Patriots and the Welsh High Lady Greyhounds. It’s been a mixed bag for Lake Arthur, winning two games and losing one. The Lady Tigers were victorious against the LRCA Lady Tigers and the Lady Hounds, 24-14 and 24-2, while they came up short against the Lady Pats, 0-16.
The courts of Jennings High School hosted the Jeff Davis Parish Tennis Tournament last week, welcoming teams from Jennings, Welsh, Lacassine and Hathaway for the two-day event. In girls’ double action, in an all-Lady Bulldogs final, the team of Allyson Langley and Adeline Oustalet defeated fellow Lady Dogs Adylin Daigle and Grace-Ann McCleery in straight sets 6-0 and 6-1 to take home the championship.
The Lake Arthur Tigers recently finished a four-game trip around the district, taking on Lafayette Renaissance Tigers, Welsh Greyhounds, Hathaway Hornets and Church Point Battlin’ Bears. The Tigers lost their first two games on the road – 14-15 to the Tigers and 5-9 to the Greyhounds. The team rallied during the second two away games, defeating the Hornets 16-0 and the Bears 6-2.
WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds baseball team hosted their district rivals, the Lake Arthur Tigers, on Thursday at Sportsman Park. Welsh took a 5-2 lead in the first inning and a 6-2 lead in the second inning. Lake Arthur would make it a 6-5 game in the fourth inning. Welsh would score two runs in the fifth inning and a run in the sixth inning for their 9-5 win.
The Jennings High Bulldogs tennis team recently saw action on their home court, taking five of 11 contested matches when the Vermillion Catholic Screaming Eagles came to town.
HATHAWAY — A beautiful, sunny, but chilly day was the setting for a baseball game as the Hathaway Hornets hosted their district rivals, the Lacassine Cardinals, on Tuesday afternoon. Lacassine jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the fourth inning, but Hathaway would score five runs in the bottom of the fourth to make it an 8-6 game. Both teams would score two more runs as the Cardinals would take a 10-8 district win. In the first inning, Lacassine would bat eight and get three singles, a double and a walk to leave the bases loaded. The Cardinals took a 2-0 lead as Drayden Miller and Max Webb reached home plate. Hathaway would bat four with a single and three groundouts. In the second inning, Lacassine would bat seven with a triple, a single and two walks. The Cardinals would again leave the bases loaded and took a 3-0 lead as Ben Ruthledge scored. The Hornets would go out in order with a strikeout, groundout and fly out.