WELSH — The No. 8 Welsh Greyhounds opened the LHSAA playoffs with a bang last Friday night as they scooted past No. 25 Tensas High School by a final of 68-56 from Greyhound Gymnasium. The Hounds advanced to host No. 9 Arcadia from north Louisiana Tuesday night from Greyhound Gymnasium in a regional round match-up in the Division IV non-select playoffs. The Hounds placed three players in double figures in their big win over Tensas, with La’Troy Pattum leading the way with a big 27-point performance. The win improved the Hounds out to 17-12 overall on the season.
WELSH — The Jefferson Davis Parish McBurney Memorial Library in Welsh is inviting Pokeman fans of all ages to its first major celebration of the wildly popular gaming franchise. The free event will be held at the library Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 4-5 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was meeting Tuesday with the top four leaders of Congress to press them to act quickly to avoid a looming government shutdown early next month and to pass emergency aid for Ukraine and Israel.
Friends and family gathered on the Jennings High School softball infield Monday evening to pay tribute to the former City of Jennings Recreation Director and girls’ sports advocate, the late Tom Precht.
LAKE ARTHUR — The Division IV bi-district playoff round was a battle of the Tigers as No. 13 seed Lake Arthur High faced off with No. 20 seed Montgomery High. The Lake Arthur Tigers held homecourt advantage hosting the contest Friday night at “Nooky” Moore Gymnasium. It was an action-packed game as the two Tiger teams let loose for a cat-fight to determine who would advance to the regional round of the 2024 LHSAA Boys’ Basketball playoffs. Both teams brought the speed and agility of a tiger and the ball flew back and forth changing possession almost faster than you could follow. The Lake Arthur High Tigers would be the Tigers standing at the end of the contest with a win of 67-44 over the Montgomery High Tigers.
