SPRINGFIELD – Springfield is determined not to let the disappointment of the conclusion of the 2017 volleyball season spill over into this upcoming year.

The series may have been forged by their pre-existing friendship, but Denham Springs coach Bill Conides realizes there’s more to facing Gabe Fertitta of Catholic High than a reunion of former coaches.

The schedule says they’re ‘only’ scrimmages, but for the Springfield and Albany football teams, there’s a little bit more riding on what happens this week.

Walker’s volleyball team is a doing a reset of sorts this season following a disappointing 5-25 season a year ago.

Nothing like a little trip out west to get over the first day of school.

Not getting a nightly message from her dad was a strange thing for Delaney Anderson.

Walker High senior Tiara Young has officially pushed her recruiting process from idle into overdrive.

HAMMOND -- he Southeastern Louisiana football team featured one of the nation’s most prolific rushing attacks a season ago. With a running back corps made up of experienced veterans and impact newcomers, the Lions expect to be productive once again on the ground.

HAMMOND -- Big plays on both sides of the ball highlighted the Southeastern Louisiana football team’s practice Saturday morning at Strawberry Stadium.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Denham Springs softball coach Leslie Efferson-Yellot recalled her first impression of Rayne Minor.

DENHAM SPRINGS - Despite having her pitching career derailed for two years, Denham Springs’ senior Natalie Parker bounced back in a big way last season for the Yellow Jackets.

HAMMOND -- Southeastern continued to work on game-type situations, focusing on red zone execution during Friday's 10th preseason practice at Strawberry Stadium.

HAMMOND -- The Southeastern Louisiana football team’s first four games this season will air on various ESPN platforms, the Southland Conference announced  Thursday.

DENHAM SPRINGS – It didn’t take second-year Denham Springs football coach Bill Conides very long to express his feelings for the 2018 season.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Kendra Johnston, a sixth-grader at Walker’s North Corbin Elementary, made it a point Saturday to deliver a special message to Tasmin Mitchell.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Last season’s Denham Springs basketball team didn’t win a parish championship, District 4-5A title or make a deep postseason run.

Chris and Lisa Blanchard are a bit hesitant to talk about it, even almost two years later.

WATSON – The next time Live Oak’s Brian Smith makes a trip to the doctor for testing of the colon cancer that first struck nearly two years ago, it will also coincide with a significant day for the school’s fourth-year defensive coordinator.

HAMMOND -- The Southeastern Louisiana football team turned in a competitive workout Wednesday morning at Strawberry Stadium.

DENHAM SPRINGS - Just two short years after historic floods besieged Livingston Parish, the bonding that took place as the community was forced to rebuild is still evident, even among the athletes who compete for Denham Springs High.

HAMMOND -- The Southeastern Louisiana football team put together a few highlights on both sides of the ball during Tuesday morning's practice in Strawberry Stadium.

HAMMOND -- The Southeastern Louisiana football team’s second week of fall camp opened with a competitive practice Monday morning at Strawberry Stadium.

HAMMOND -- The opening week of preseason practice for the Southeastern Louisiana football team culminated with the Lions putting on full pads for the first time Sunday morning at Strawberry Stadium.

HAMMOND -- Wet weather didn’t slow down the Southeastern Louisiana football team as it continued fall camp with a rain-soaked practice Saturday morning at Strawberry Stadium.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Denham Springs High's Mark Carroll didn’t have the updated total, but it was still a proud moment for the long-time Yellow Jackets baseball coach.

HAMMOND -- While the physicality increased in the Southeastern football team's first day in shoulder pads, the execution didn’t meet head coach Frank Scelfo and his staff’s expectations on Friday.

School officials and title sponsor Sport-N-Center are pleased to announce that the Denham Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2018 will be enshrined on September 6 at Forrest Grove Plantation.

The Denham Springs Athletic Association hosts its annual golf classic Aug. 18 at Greystone Country Club. The event is one of the two major fundraisers that enable DSAA to support all of Denham Springs High School’s athletic programs.

HAMMOND -- The Southeastern Louisiana football team continued fall practice with another split squad practice session Thursday morning at Strawberry Stadium.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Paul Guitrau, the president of the Denham Springs Athletic Association, may have summed it up best during Friday’s ceremony to announce the Denham Springs High School Hall of Fame had found a new home.

It’s not often all three of Livingston Parish’s Class 5A teams qualify for postseason play in the same season.

Practices don’t start for their respective teams until Aug. 6, but Albany’s Mike Janis and Ryan Serpas have already begun laying the groundwork for the upcoming season.

HAMMOND -- The Southeastern Louisiana football team opened up preseason camp on Wednesday morning with its first practice on the Strawberry Stadium turf.

HAMMOND -- The Southeastern Louisiana football team will begin its preparations for the 2018 season on Wednesday with the first practice of preseason camp at Strawberry Stadium.

WATSON - After a year in which she was selected to the All-Parish first team, Live Oak’s Olivia Betz is looking to take on a larger role in 2018.

Mac Sceroler wrapped up quite a week on Sunday.

The Denham Springs-based Louisiana Sox 13U Major team recently won the Wilson DeMarini Elite World Series in Viera, Florida.

Denham Springs High is turning to a familiar face to take over its cross country and boys track and field programs.

DENHAM SPRINGS –- A sure sign that football season is closing in comes when the head football coach of Southeastern Louisiana visits the Denham Springs Kiwanis Club.

For the first time in a while, there will be a new face leading the French Settlement softball program.

First there was a season-ending knee injury last October.

DENHAM SPRINGS - Denham Springs shortstop Reese Smith made this eye-opening revelation about his Louisiana Knights 15U travel baseball team.

Throughout the eight years that Big Mike’s Sports Bar & Grill has been in business in Denham Springs, owner Mike O’Neal has supported his alma mater in just about every way possible.

DENHAM SPRINGS – One week after establishing a personal best mark – a clearance of 5-11¼ that also resulted in a share of sixth place on LSU’s career outdoor list – freshman high jumper Abby O’Donoghue may have turned in arguably her finest performance of the season.

WATSON – Since the program’s inception a decade ago, Live Oak’s wrestling program has consistently finished as one of the top Division II programs.

WATSON – There seemed to be a growing sense of urgency the longer Live Oak senior safety Eli Johnson belabored the point about his college future.

Southeastern Louisiana baseball coach Matt Riser left first baseman Preston Faulkner with a pivotal piece of advice for the summer.