The Holden boys basketball team continued its solid play, picking up a 65-17 win over Christo Rey in District 7-B action on Tuesday.

Taylor Smith scored 26 points, helping the Denham Springs High girls basketball team to a 67-61 win over St. Amant in District 5-5A action Tuesday at Grady Hornsby Gym.

ALBANY – The growth process continued for the Albany boys basketball team in its District 7-3A game against Amite.

ALBANY – Given the recent history between the Albany and Amite girls basketball teams, maybe we should have seen the one coming.

French Settlement got a sweep of Doyle in basketball action Monday, while the Denham Springs boys used a big first quarter to spark a win over St. Helena.

It took a minute for Mina Williams to take in what was happening when she was nominated for Coach of the Year for the All-Parish Volleyball Team.

This time around, overtime wasn’t in the cards for the Denham Springs High basketball team.

Caitlin Travis scored 26 points, helping Walker to a 66-40 win over Dutchtown in District 5-5A girls basketball action Friday, while Springfield held Pope John Paul II to single digits in every quarter to key a 44-23 win in District 7-2A play.

Draven Smith scored 29 points, helping French Settlement to a 69-58 win over Northlake Christian in District 7-2A play at Gerald C. Keller Gymnasium on Friday.

WATSON – For Denham Springs High girls basketball coach Rudy Smith, the District 5-5A opener was about laying the groundwork for the remainder of the district season.

The Springfield volleyball team might be starting a trend.

It’s been a while since the parish’s volleyball coaches selected the All-Parish team, and Live Oak’s Chloe Magee is still a bit in awe that she was chosen the team’s Overall MVP for a second straight season.

Denham Springs held Live Oak to single digits in the second and third quarters to pull away for a 67-42 win over the Eagles in non-district boys basketball action Thursday at C.B. Wheat Gymnasium.

Denham Springs High’s Kate Beatty is the Offensive MVP of the All-Parish Volleyball Team for the second straight season, something she admittedly wasn’t expecting.

2022 ALL-PARISH VOLLEYBALL TEAM

Springfield held Doyle to single digits in three quarters to pick up a 52-30 non-district win Wednesday at Springfield, while French Settlement used a big third quarter to spark a 59-45 road win over St. Helena in District 7-2A play.

The Doyle boys basketball team held off a late rally to notch a 70-60 non-district win over Springfield, while Holden grabbed a 68-43 win over Maurepas in District 7-B play and French Settlement clipped St. Helena 63-57 in District 7-2A action Wednesday.

The Denham Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame and title sponsor Hood Dental Care are pleased to announce the nomination window for the next class of inductees.

The Denham Springs High girls basketball team connected on 13 3-pointers and 11 players scored in a 71-31 win on senior night at Grady Hornsby Gym on Monday.

Walker’s Gabe Milbern and Kye Karcher turned in memorable performances at the Ken Cole Invitational over the weekend.

The Holden girls powerlifting team made the most of its numbers while competing in the Joey Chustz Invitational on Saturday at Grady Hornsby Gym.

The Denham Springs High and Walker girls soccer teams picked up victories Saturday, with the Lady Jackets picking up a 5-2 district win over St. Amant and Walker notching an 8-0 victory over New Orleans International.

The Walker boys picked up a 68-59 win over Amite, while Holden’s Tyler Thompson scored 25 points in a 59-53 victory over Ben Franklin in boys basketball action Friday.

DENHAM SPRINGS – The Denham Springs High boys soccer team captured the Division I, District 6 title after a 1-1 draw with Dutchtown.

The Walker girls basketball team used a big first quarter to key a 52-40 win over Scotlandville at Walker, while French Settlement scored a 51-42 road win over Dutchtown on Thursday.

The Walker girls soccer team picked up an 8-7 road win over Salmen on Thursday.

If nothing else, the Denham Springs boys basketball team is getting the hang of playing in overtime games.

Dunham picked up a 7-1 win over Walker in girls soccer action Wednesday at Walker.

Juliana Williams scored five goals to spark the Denham Springs girls soccer team to a 7-0 win over Walker on Tuesday at Walker.

HAMMOND – Throughout the course of its 11-game win streak, the Denham Springs High basketball team simply found a way to win.

Holden held off a fourth-quarter rally by Springfield to notch a 68-66 win Tuesday at Springfield.

Springfield used a big fourth quarter to pull away for a 52-42 win over Holden in girls basketball action Tuesday at Springfield.

Draven Smith scored 34 points, including the game-winning bucket as time expired, helping French Settlement to a 57-55 road win over Capitol on Tuesday.

Live Oak (LO) 67.0, Dutchtown (DHS) 12.0

Kassidy Rivero hit free throws to put Doyle up by three and pulled down the game-ending rebound as the Lady Tigers scored a 52-49 win over Dutchtown at the Doyle Elementary gym Tuesday.

Dutchtown led 44-39 heading into the fourth quarter before Doyle went on a 13-5 run, with Rivero scoring six of her 16 points.

The Lady Griffins, who went 9-for-13 from the line and hit six 3-pointers, led 18-16 at the end of the first quarter before Doyle pulled ahead 31-26 at halftime with Rivero scoring eight points in the second quarter.

Doyle’s Kylee Savant also scored 16 points with two 3-pointers as the Lady Tigers went 6-for-10 from the line.

Kylie Lutz scored eight, while Kaelyn Contorno and Shelby Taylor each added six.

WATSON -- Denham Springs didn’t get caught looking ahead to its huge district clash with Dutchtown on Friday night.

Denham Springs High powerlifting coach Joe Ryan remembers the first Joey Chustz Invitational, and it’s safe to say the event has kind of taken on a life of its own since then in it's sixth year.

DENHAM SPRINGS – All it took was one timeout to change the fortunes of the Denham Springs High and French Settlement girls basketball teams when they squared off Monday night.

Caitlin Travis scored 22 points, connecting on five 3-pointers, to pace the Walker girls basketball team to a 56-35 win over Huntington on Monday at Walker.

The boys basketball teams from Holden, Walker and Denham Springs and the Walker girls all posted wins.

FRENCH SETTLEMENT – Springfield made things interesting early, but French Settlement found a groove to pull away for the win.

FRENCH SETTLEMENT – The French Settlement girls basketball team came into its game with Springfield with a bit of a chip on its shoulder.