Hammond scored two runs with two out in the top of the 11th inning to grab a 5-3 win over French Settlement in baseball action Monday at Mark Holmes Field.
A handful of Live Oak athletes will be continuing their athletic endeavors at the next level after signing with colleges.
Holden’s Jake Forbes scored nine points for the East squad in the Louisiana High School Basketball Coaches Association’s boys all-star game Saturday at Louisiana Christian University.
Covington scored all of its runs in the first inning while holding Maurepas to three hits in a 17-1 win at Covington on Saturday.
The Holden baseball team went 0-3 in the South Beauregard Tournament over the weekend with a 4-2 loss to Lacassine and a 12-2 loss to South Beauregard on Saturday and an 11-9 loss to Anacoco on Friday.
Taylor Douglas hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and combined with Lauren Landrum on a three-hitter as Holden picked up a 17-1 win over St. James in the East Ascension Tournament on Saturday.
Malloy Miles and Jillian Cullen combined on a one-hitter, and Miles hit a home run, helping French Settlement to a 19-4 win over St. Edmund in the Kaplan Tournament on Saturday.
The Doyle softball team went 2-1 in the Parkview Baptist Tournament, scoring a 16-8 win over South Beauregard after dropping a 21-8 decision to St. Mary’s Dominican on Saturday.
Walker built a lead and held off McGill-Toolen of Mobile, Ala., to pick up a 6-5 win Saturday in the Biloxi, Miss. Tournament.
Hunter Owens and Jacob Galloway combined on a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts as Live Oak picked up a 19-4 win over St. Michael to wrap up the Gerry Lane Tournament at Live Oak on Saturday.
Live Oak’s Kayce Bennett established a single-season record for home runs, hitting two, while AK Phillips hurled a no-hitter in an 11-0 win over Acadiana on Friday.
MAUREPAS – Monday’s pre-game events were a long time coming for Maurepas baseball coach Anthony Gregoire.
The Walker tennis team swept Lutcher in action earlier this week on the road, with the Lady Cats notching a 3-0 win and the Wildcats getting a 3-1 victory.
A trio of Livingston Parish basketball standouts are set to compete in the Louisiana High School Basketball Coaches Association’s All-Star Games at Louisiana Christian University in Pineville on Saturday.
Sawyer Pruitt hurled a complete game no-hitter with 16 strikeouts, helping Live Oak to an 8-0 win over St. Michael on Thursday.
Albany’s Brilee Ford threw a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts and hit two home runs in a 9-0 win over Pine in District 7-3A softball action Thursday.
Doyle’s Josh Parker and Caiden Barcia combined on a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts in an 11-0 win over Port Allen on Tuesday.
ALBANY – After missing out on some prime scoring opportunities over the course of its game with French Settlement, the Albany softball team made some late ones count.
Albany’s Skyler Ford was the top finisher in boys golf action Tuesday, while Audrey Purvis of Albany was third on the girls side.
French Settlement had 21 hits and rode a seven-run first inning in an 18-9 win over Springfield in District 7-2A softball action Tuesday at Springfield.
Solid pitching took center stage in a number of baseball games involving parish teams Tuesday.
WALKER – Walker’s Alexa Villar had a feeling something good was about to happen for Caitlyn Riche’ and the Lady Cats heading into the bottom of the sixth inning of Tuesday’s District 5-5A game against Live Oak.
Holden scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally for a 10-5 win over Doyle on Monday at Holden.
Albany put together a three-run sixth inning to rally for an 8-5 win over Denham Springs High on Monday at Albany.
The Springfield softball team went 1-2 in the Brusly Tournament over the weekend, picking up a 12-1 win over West Feliciana, a 9-8 loss to Ascension Christian and an 10-6 loss to St. John of Plaquemine.
Sumner scored in every inning but the first in picking up a 21-10 over Maurepas on Monday after the new lights at the Lady Wolves’ stadium were dedicated.
The Holden softball team snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 run in the Quitman Tournament over the weekend.
The Doyle softball team went 3-0 over the weekend in the Brusly Tournament, picking up a 13-6 win over Iota, a 16-6 victory over St. James and 5-2 over E.D. White.
The French Settlement softball team went 2-1 in the Brusly Tournament over the weekend, defeating University High 15-2 and Thibodaux 16-1.
The Live Oak baseball team went 3-1 in the East Ascension Tournament, an 11-1 win over Brother Martin with Hunter Owens striking out nine while giving up seven hits in five innings to get the win.
The Holden baseball team split a pair of games in the Converse Tournament on Saturday, as Josh Strother and Colton Lewis combined on a one-hitter in a 10-0 win over Oak Hill.
The French Settlement baseball team went 1-2 in the Franklinton Tournament, picking up a 19-7 win over Bogalusa on Thursday.
The Doyle baseball team went 2-1 in the Franklinton Tournament, capped by a 3-1 win over the host Demons as Payton Woods threw a four-hitter with nine strikeouts in a complete-game win.
The Denham Springs High baseball team won a pair of games over the weekend, with Christian Callender throwing a two-hitter in a 12-2 win over Daphne (Alabama).
The Maurepas baseball team went 0-2 over the weekend in the Hicks Tournament as Pitkin scored a 24-2 win and Hicks grabbed a 12-1 victory.
The Walker baseball team went 1-1 over the weekend to wrap up the Franklinton Tournament, picking up a 4-2 win over Northlake Christian on Saturday after a 9-1 loss to Franklinton on Friday.
The Albany softball team moved to 8-0 on the season, going 3-0 in the Sumner Tournament over the weekend.
Live Oak’s AK Phillips hurled a no-hitter with a two-run home run in the fourth inning to end the game in a 15-0 win over Assumption in the Live Oak Tournament on Saturday.
HAMMOND – The Springfield baseball team has a different look this season, and the Bulldogs are trying to find their way at this point.
HAMMOND – It’s early in the season, and the Albany baseball team is trying to find its way.
LAKE CHARLES – New Iberia played at a steady pace, and in the end, that, and solid free-throw shooting in overtime helped the Yellow Jackets end Walker’s season.
Albany made things interesting early, and Doyle did the same late when the teams squared off Wednesday in Albany.
LAKE CHARLES – When it came down to it, French Settlement basketball coach Jake Bourgeois was direct in assessing his team’s performance in the Division III non-select semifinal game.
There’s something to be said for experience when it comes to playing in te state tournament, and that’s exactly what Walker coach Anthony Schiro is relying on heading into the Division I non-select semifinals.
Lane Lusk went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and three runs, including a home run, and three Live Oak pitchers combined on a five-hitter in a 15-2 win over Springfield on Tuesday at Live Oak.
Springfield’s Maddie Ridgedell threw a no-hitter, and the Lady Bulldogs took advantage of 12 walks to key a 19-1 win over Independence in three innings to open District 7-2A play Tuesday at Springfield.
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