Sports

LAKE ARTHUR — The Lake Arthur Tigers and Notre Dame Pioneers basketball teams opened district 6-2A play in “Nookie” Moore Gym Friday night. The Tigers held a slim 21-19 halftime lead and would outscore the Pioneers 13-3 in the third period.

BATON ROUGE — LSU junior Jared Jones is ranked No. 1 on the D1Baseball. com list of the Top 50 First Basemen in the nation.

CROWLEY — The Lake Arthur High School Powerlifting team enjoyed another successful outing at their meet hosted by Crowley High School. The Lady Tigers took home a team title at the event, while the Tigers showed out with many trips to the podium. It is the second time the Lady Tigers have taken home a team title at an event held in Crowley and Tiger Head Coach Alan Bryant had big praise for both of his squads competing.

MERRYVILLE — The Elton Indians came up with a big win in their district opener against the Merryville Panthers this week by earning a 58-56 win on the road. With the win, Elton improved to 6-10 overall, 0-1 in league play. Merryville fell to 3-22 overall, 0-2 in district action. The Indians used the scoring of Tristan Leblanc and Jaylin Thomas to lead the way in their close win. The two combined for 39 of the Indians 56 points in the contest. Leblanc had a game-high 20, while Thomas was able to pop in 19 in the win. The Indians trailed at the half but rallied back in the third and fourth quarters to ultimately earn the hardfought victory.

HATHAWAY — The Lacassine Cardinals moved their winning streak out to 23 games on Tuesday night by toppling the Hathaway Hornets by a final of 76-17 at Charles F. Groth Gymnasium. The No.1-ranked Cards improved to 23-1 with the win, while the Hornets fell to 8-21 overall. Lacassine raced out to a 34-15 lead at the half and never looked back in claiming the big win over their district rivals. Lacassine placed all five of their starters in double figures in the win, led by Kane Broussard’s game-high 20 points. The Cards are back in action tonight when they square off with the Bell City Bruins, while the Hornets are back in action as well when they take on ESA.

LAFAYETTE — The Jennings boys’ basketball team traveled to Lafayette Tuesday to play Class 4A Comeaux Spartans. This was the third straight Class 4A team the Bulldogs would play in 11 days.

No. 1 Cards move to 22-1

LAKE ARTHUR — Lake Arthur High School has a rich tradition of athletic prowess throughout the school’s history whether it be on the hardwood, gridiron or on the diamond. However, a new sport is taking over the town and has seen the Tigers and Lady Tigers developing a new tradition. Powerlifting is a growing sport throughout Louisiana and Jeff Davis Parish, and after a hiatus, the school added powerlifting back to its arsenal of sports a year ago in 2024. Head Coach Allen Bryant brought the sport over with him when he landed at the school last year and said it quickly caught on and is continuing to grow.