Two softball teams expecting to compete for the district 3-3A championship squared off Tuesday night at Tom Precht Field in Jennings. The No. 4 Iowa Lady Yellowjackets took a 4-0 lead in the 3rd inning and added 5 more in the 7th inning to defeat the Jennings Lady Bulldogs 12-1.
TORONTO (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson said he’ll enter the NBA dunk contest on one condition: he’s got to be picked as an All-Star, too.
The Jennings Diamond Dogs picked up their fifth win of the season on Monday when they took care of parish foe Lake Arthur by a final of 8-1. The two teams played each other again on Tuesday afternoon in Lake Arthur in a two-day doubleheader. The Dogs pounded out nine hits in their win over the Tigers, while pitcher Tyler Guidry dealt over his seven innings of complete-game baseball. Guidry went seven frames and allowed only one run on five hits, while walking only one and striking out a pair.
LACASSINE — The No. 3 seed Lacassine High Cardinals took a hard hit as they failed to qualify for the Division V LHSAA Boys semifinal round after an intense competition against the No. 6 seed Gibsland-Coleman High Bulldogs Friday night at John Juneau Gymnasium. The quarterfinal game would go into overtime with a buzzer beater 3-point shot by the Cards. Lacassine left it all on the court but came up short to Gibsland-Coleman at the end by a final score of 67-64.
HOUSTON — Second ranked LSU pounded out 19 hits Sunday, and righthander Thatcher Hurd earned his first win over the season as the Tigers defeated Texas State, 10-5, in the Astros Foundation College Classic at Minute Maid Park.
(AP) — Caitlin Clark stood alone at the free-throw line on Sunday and made the foul shots that put her atop the all-time NCAA Division I scoring chart.
BATON ROUGE (AP) — LSU star forward Angel Reese, who has some major life and career decisions looming, insists she’s “just trying to focus on the now and just enjoy the moment.”