Sports

On Monday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 20, the Jennings High School tennis team participated in the Division III Region II High School Tennis Tournament.

Lake Arthur senior guard Katherine Leonards signed with LSU-Alexandria this week to extend her basketball days into college. Leonards was named to the 6-2A All-District Team, All-Parish Team and also was voted as the Class 2A State Championship Game’s Most Valuable Player. Leonards signed on Tuesday with family members, teammates, coaches and fellow students on hand. Submitted photo

PORT BARRE - The No. 10 Lake Arthur Lady Tigers Softball team started slow, but finished strong against the No. 7 Port Barre Lady Devils in the regional round of the Class 2A playoffs. Port Barre led 10-3 going into the sixth inning, only to see the visiting Lady Tigers rally in the sixth and seventh innings to take a thrilling 12-10 win.

REEVES - The Lacassine Cardinals moved their overall record to 9-9 Tuesday with a 14-6 drubbing of the Reeves Raiders.

The No. 10 Lake Arthur Lady Tigers swept past the Welsh Lady Greyhounds 15-0 Monday night in a Class 2A bi-district playoff game at Dickie Chapman Memorial Complex. The Lady Tigers will now advance to play No. 7 Port Barre in the second round. File photos

IOTA - In a battle of Lady Dogs in the first round of the softball playoffs, it was No. 12 Iota taking a 10-2 win over visiting No. 21 Jennings. Iota’s bats came alive early and lead 10-1 after five innings, but a determined Jennings defense rose to the occasion and prevented Iota from getting a 10-run rule victory. The game was highlighted by tag outs by both teams at home and on third base.