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JENNINGS HIGH SCHOOL

Broussard twirls no-hitter as Dogs top Hounds 3-1

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CROWLEY – Jennings senior pitcher Clay Broussard accomplished one of baseball’s rare feats on Thursday night when he strung together seven innings of no-hit baseball to help the Dogs defeat parish rival Welsh 3-1 at the Crowley High School Tournament. Broussard was able to ring up nine strikeouts over his seven frames, and allowed four free passes to Welsh hitters. Greyhound hurler Cale Navarre was pretty dominant himself, as he allowed just three runs to the Dogs and struck out five Jennings hitters in his complete game effort. With the win, Jennings improves to 2-4 on the season, while the Hounds fall to 3-3. Both teams were back in action on Friday and Saturday at Miller Stadium in Crowley for multiple contests.

NFL suspends all COVID-19 protocols

(AP) — The NFL has suspended all aspects of its COVID-19 protocols, citing recent trends showing the spread of the coronavirus is declining.

No. 14 Arkansas survives in last seconds against LSU

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas guard JD Notae made two free throws with 8.6 points left, LSU’s Xavier Pinson missed a final attempt at the rim as the clock expired as the No. 14 Razorbacks held off the Tigers 77-76 on Wednesday night.

No. 7 Indians advance with 52-28 win over Oak Grove

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ELTON — The No .7 Elton Indian basketball team dominated the visiting No. 10 Oak Grove Tigers in the bi-district round of the playoffs Tuesday night with their 52-28 win. The Indians showed no sign of rust after having a first round bye as they took a 17-3 lead in the first period and rolled on to victory and advance to the quarter final round.

Broussard’s 40 propels Lacassine into quarterfinals

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LACASSINE – The No.4 Lacassine Cardinals picked up their first win in the Class B state playoffs after earning an opening round bye by toppling Singer by a final of 75-58 at Juneau Gymnasium Tuesday night. The win propels the Cardinals into the quarterfinals tonight when they host No. 5 Doyline with a berth in the 2022 state tournament on the line. The Cardinals used a 40-point outburst from freshman Kane Broussard to help catapult them into the second round. The sharp shooting youngster canned a whopping nine 3-pointers in the contest, and scored 29 of his 40 in a huge second half surge by the homestanding Cards. Leading just 28-25 at the intermission, Lacassine outgunned Singer 27-8 in the third frame to pull away from the upset-minded Hornets for the 17-point victory.

No. 1 Amite ends Lady Tigers’ repeat quest

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HAMMOND – The Lake Arthur Lady Tigers and Amite Lady Warriors have become quite the familiar playoff foes despite being separated by a whole state, having played each other in the last three seasons with huge implications always on the line. Lake Arthur had won the previous two meetings going into Wednesday afternoon’s semi-final battle at the University Center on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University, however the Lady Warriors would turn the tide by earning a trip to the Class 2A state championship contest with a 74-44 win over the Lady Tigers. No.1 Amite used a violent and quick pressing defense, and placed four players in double figures in claiming the big victory.

Transgender sports bill heads to Iowa governor

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa legislators on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that would prohibit transgender females from participating in girls high school sports and women’s college athletics, sending a divisive bill likely to draw legal challenges to the governor.

Alabama pulls away from Auburn 75-68 in SEC opener

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Megan Abrams scored 25 points, JaMya Mingo-Young and Brittany Davis had double-doubles and 11th-seeded Alabama turned back 14th-seeded Auburn 75-68 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday.

$3 milllion bonus for Rahm and unexpected debut at Bay Hill

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jon Rahm plays so much during the West Coast swing that he could never find room in his schedule for the Arnold Palmer Invitational.