Sports

LADY TIGERS CLAIM BATTLE OF NO. 1’S

Wed, 01/20/2021 - 05:00

LAFAYETTE - The No. 1 Class 2A Lake Arthur Lady Tigers and Division III No.1 Lafayette Christian Academy Lady Knights (LCA) opened district 6-2A action in one of the premier games in all of South Louisiana. After dropping both contests to LCA last season, the Lady Tigers claimed a little revenge with a 58-48 win on the road. The Lady Tigers used a hot start in the first half to build a 28-18 halftime advantage, then fended off a Lady Knight rally in the fourth by knocking down 10-of-12 from the free-throw line. In addition, Lady Tigers’ Head Coach Vickie Sketoe mentioned her team’s condition in the back-half of the second and fourth quarters as instrumental.

Blue Collar Cardinals rally for 6-B win over Bell City

Wed, 01/20/2021 - 05:00

LACASSINE - The Lacassine Cardinals used a big second-half surge and the sharp shooting of Aaron Garcia to claim a 60-53 win over the Bell City Bruins Friday night on Homecoming at John Juneau Gymnasium. Garcia knocked down six 3-pointers in the win, and finished with a game high 26 points to help the Cards improve to 11-6 overall, 1-1 in 6-B play. Lacassine overcame a 32-25 point deficit at the break, but shot the basketball well from longrange by drilling nine trifecta’s in the contest.

No. 1 Lady Hornets keep rolling with win over Midland

Wed, 01/20/2021 - 05:00

HATHAWAY - A pressuring defense and a balanced offensive attack enabled the Hathaway Lady Hornets to run away from the Midland Lady Rebels ‪Friday evening‪ in a District 7-B contest at Charles Groth Gymnasium.

Lady Tigers Chop Down Div III No. 1 LCA

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 00:00

The Class 2A No. 1 Lake Arthur Lady Tigers slayed their district 6-2A nemesis Lafayette Christian 58-48 on the road Friday night. Guard Brooke Daboval drives around an LCA defender in the win.

Tigers win fourth straight SEC contest

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 00:00

BATON ROUGE – The LSU men’s basketball team posted two second-half, eight-point runs to rally to defeat a stubborn South Carolina team, 85-80, Saturday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Saints’ Brees exits playoffs, perhaps career, on sour note

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 00:00

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly two hours after the New Orleans Saints’ season had ended, Drew Brees stood on the Superdome field in street clothes, throwing passes to his children while his wife, Britta

Louisiana-Lafayette defeats Texas-Arlington 68-51

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 00:00

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mylik Wilson had a seasonhigh 25 points plus 16 rebounds as Louisiana-Lafayette beat Texas-Arlington 68-51 on Saturday.

Christon leads Grambling St. over Texas Southern 78-72

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 00:00

HOUSTON (AP) — Cameron Christon had 18 points and six rebounds as Grambling State got past Texas Southern 78-72 on Saturday night.

Jennings’ Etienne named Max Preps First Team All-Louisiana

Sat, 01/16/2021 - 05:00

Jennings junior running back Trevor Etienne saw the accolades keep coming in over this week, as he was named to the illustrious MaxPreps All-Louisiana Team. The team honors the top players in the state throughout all classifications, and truly showcases the top talent in all of Louisiana. Several big-time college commitments and signees splatter the team consisting of players through several regions of the state.

Tigers chop down Arkasas 92-76 at PMAC

Sat, 01/16/2021 - 05:00

BATON ROUGE - Will Wade had a message for his team after Saturday’s win over Ole Miss: keep moving forward. No steps back. And as the Tigers took another step forward — a big step — Wednesday night against Arkansas with a convincing 92-76 win at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, something felt different about the victory.