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April 30, 2008Jesuit, Brother Martin earn top 10 seeds in baseballThe Class 5A baseball brackets are out, and lo and behold, local powers Jesuit and Brother Martin have earned top 10 seeds and home games that go along with that. (Continued...)
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 29, 2008When high schools act like colleges...So, moving through my daily assortment of page views of state newspapers, I came across this little gem. (Continued...)
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 24, 2008Minor hiccup accompanies 4A baseball seedingsFor some odd reason, the LHSAA doesn't release the playoff seedings for every division/classification of baseball at the same time. I don't know the reasoning, but if it's because it supposedly makes it easier to keep mistakes from happening, well, they need to work on that. Continued...
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 23, 2008Split decision on baseball seedingThe big boys haven't been seeded yet - 3A, 4A and 5A get announced Wednesday and on April 29 - but there's a mixed decision on whether the seeding went well for classes 2A, 1A, B and C.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 22, 2008LHSAA releases baseball qualifiers for 2A, 1A, B & CThere aren't a lot of 2A teams in this area, but Curtis and Newman will represent in that classification while 1A will see a decent chance of a New Orleans team advancing far. For qualifiers, click here
Posted by Bradley Handwerger LSU picks up commitment; Mackey going JC routeThey - and i don't honestly know who "they" is other than people I have talked with - say recruiting is all about building relationships. Well, LSU's latest commitment proves that's a true theory.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 21, 2008Spring football practice dates and game (updated)According to LHSAA rules, spring practice for football may start on April 21 and run 15 days, including a spring game. But those 15 days can come any time before August, as I understand it. Not every school begins on the first day, however. Many wait until baseball and/or track and field finish so they can have their full roster available. And not all have spring games. Most do. >> Continue reading: Spring football practice dates and game (updated)
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 17, 2008Shaw on a baseball roll, but who plays the best football?OK, so the headline might be a little confusing. Stay with me. Hear me out.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 16, 2008GPA vote shelvedApparently, lawmakers want the future children of Louisiana to be OK with finishing up below average. They have tabled the proposed law that would be raise the minimum GPA to 2.0 to be considered eligible for athletics.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger Curtis product McKnight ruled ineligible at USCFormer Curtis standout Joe McKnight has been ruled academically ineligible for the spring term at Southern California, a.k.a. USC. But not to worry McKnight fans, he should be good to go for the fall.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger LBCA Polls: April 15-21Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association Poll
Posted by Bradley Handwerger Fishermen help raise money for paralyzed Ponchatoula playerI have chronicled the story of Ponchatoula's Bryce McKinney on this site over the past couple of months. He arrived home in the middle of February and has been going through rehabilitation ever since. But on March 1, the town of Ponchatoula held a fundraising event downtown and by all accounts, it was a success. (Co
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 15, 2008Thieves strike Evangel HighEvangel has a proud tradition of athletic excellence over the years. At least one group found a way to at least try to keep Evangel down this postseason. OK, so maybe it wasn't Evangel's opponent in the opening round of the softball playoffs. Regardless of who it was, someone stole all of Evangel's bats.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 14, 2008Some coaches mixed about raising GPA standardsAs was chronicled last week, one state lawmaker is trying to raise GPA standards for Louisiana high school athletes. Currently, a high school student must maintain a 1.5 GPA to be eligible for state athletics. State rep Rickey Hardy wants to make it a 2.0. Now, in general, a 4.0 is an A, a 3.0 is a B, a 2.0 is a C and so on and so forth. So, currently, we're saying a mid-D average is good enough to play high school sports.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 8, 2008State legislature looking for higher academic, athletic standardsHere's something local athletes and fans and schools need to pay attention to in the current session of the state legislature. Lafayette Representative Rickey Hardy wants to make a 2.0 GPA the minimum to be eligible to play sports.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 7, 2008When all-district votes get it wrongCoaches have a lot on their mind. I get that. But I'm going to have to agree with Chris Quebedeaux of the Crowley Post-Signal. Notre Dame's Ali Lucas got shafted. And pretty big-time. She helped her team to a second-place finish in district and also aided in Notre Dame's win over district champion Northwest, the only district loss for Northwest. >> Continue reading: When all-district votes get it wrong
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 3, 2008LBCA pollsLooking for baseball polls? You've come to the right place.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger Lafayette getting the royal treatmentLafayette's boys won the class 5A state title about a month ago. The back-patting and the congratulations have yet to end, though. It's not like Lafayette is a small town, either. According to census.gov, as of 2006, Lafayette boasted a population of a little more than 114,000 people. Can you imagine this happening for
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 2, 2008Jesuit - Brother Martin baseballJesuit's game against Brother Martin at Kirsch-Rooney has been postponed until Monday at 4 p.m.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger Miles throws former ESJ star Perrilloux to wolves, er, teammatesThe Ryan Perrilloux saga continues. Glenn Guilbeau of the Gannett News Service couldn't get a comment from Les Miles about the former East St. John standout. Instead, teammates and restaurant managers went on the record.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger April 1, 2008Where art thou Perrilloux?Former East St. John star quarterback Ryan Perrilloux - the same guy who became the 2007 SEC Championship game MVP - is still missing from LSU's football practice field. He's blessed with talent. But obviously, he's having a hard time getting his life straight.
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