The French Settlement boys closed out the French Settlement Classic with a 63-54 win over Episcopal on Saturday, while Springfield outlasted Albany 52-49 in the same tournament.

ALBANY – Albany girls basketball coach Stacy Darouse got exactly what she wanted out of her team in its game with Denham Springs.

First Team Offense

ALBANY – The Denham Springs High boys basketball team put together a solid team win heading into the Christmas break, while Albany is still finding its way this season.

WALKER – The Albany girls basketball team used a familiar formula to build a lead against Huntington, but Lady Hornets coach Stacy Darouse would have liked to have seen a stronger finish from her team as it closed out the Walker Tournament on Saturday morning.

The Denham Springs, Albany and Springfield girls basketball teams picked up wins in the Walker Tournament on Friday.

ALBANY – The Albany and Springfield boys basketball teams are getting the hang of putting together competitive games against one another.

LIVINGSTON – When it came down to it, Albany did the little things – that turned out to be big things – down the stretch and over the course of the game to come away with the Livingston Parish Tournament championship.

LIVINGSTON – Once the game ended, it was all a matter of perspective for Albany coach Stacy Darouse and Springfield counterpart Billy Dreher.

The Walker girls and boys basketball teams posted wins in the Livingston Parish Tournament on Wednesday at the Doyle Elementary Gym.

The Albany girls and French Settlement boys teams posted wins in the Livingston Parish Tournament on Tuesday.

Albany used big runs in the first and third quarters to key a 60-36 win over Maurepas in the Livingston Parish Tournament on Monday at the Doyle Elementary Gym.

The Albany girls basketball team picked up wins over Benton and Dominican in the Denham Springs Tournament, while Walker cruised over Woodlawn and West Feliciana.

DENHAM SPRINGS – It didn’t take the Albany girls basketball team long to get into a groove against Lakeshore.

Springfield’s Dequincy Davis hit a pull-up 15-foot shot at the buzzer to lift the Bulldogs to a 51-49 win over Albany in the Northlake Christian Tournament on Thursday.

Albany softball players Camdyn Cooper and Brilee Ford are getting the chance to continue their playing careers after recently signing with colleges, and both are making a dream become a reality.

Brandon Wagner knows he has to hit the ground running, and that’s just fine with him.

Brentney Carroll is still in the process of building the Albany cross country teams, and based on their efforts at Monday’s Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division II State Country Meet, both teams took another step in that process.

Albany football coach John Legoria knew his team was in for a challenge facing Lakeshore in the opening round of the Division II non-select playoffs, and he was right.

ALBANY – John Legoria and the Albany football team are looking to take advantage of the playoff opportunity that’s in front of them.

CLASS 5A

Albany’s Cayden Boudreaux posted a second-place finish at the Division II, Region 2 cross country meet Saturday at Brusly, highlighting a meet in which both Hornet teams qualified for the state meet.

CLASS 5A

ALBANY – Albany football coach John Legoria predicted a nail-biter against Sumner heading into Friday’s District 7-3A game, and that’s exactly what the teams delivered.

Some changes have been made for Albany High’s final two football games of the regular season.

ALBANY – Albany’s game with Sumner is one Hornets coach John Legoria eyeballed before the season as being one that could play a big part in how things come together for the Hornets in terms of postseason play.

CLASS 5A

Albany didn’t win its District 7-3A game at Amite on Friday, but Hornets coach John Legoria is hoping his team can take something away from the experience.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Albany’s Cayden Boudreaux didn’t leave much doubt in capturing her third straight individual championship, and Walker’s girls did the same in taking the team title on the girls side of the Livingston Parish Cross Country Championship at North Park on Thursday.

DENHAM SPRINGS – The Walker boys were simply perfect at the Livingston Parish Cross Country Championships.

The location of the Livingston Parish Cross Country Championship has changed, but the athletes expected to be vying for championships hasn’t.

ALBANY – The Albany football team is on a four-game winning streak heading into the thick of its District 7-3A schedule, and Hornets coach John Legoria knows what lies ahead for his team, starting with Friday’s 7 p.m. game at Amite.

CLASS 5A

Albany got off to a fast start and never looked back in picking up a 50-13 road win over Ben Franklin on Friday.

ALBANY – Albany football coach John Legoria realizes the significance of last week’s win over Pine, but he’s making sure the Hornets aren’t overlooking this week’s opponent – Ben Franklin – either.

ALBANY – Albany football coach John Legoria talked up the importance of Friday’s District 7-3A opener against undefeated Pine as a tone-setter and even a program-defining game.