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Challenging Leesville game kicks off 2021 season

Foo Fact of the Game: COVID issues prevented Leesville from playing in a scrimmage and jamboree. However, the Wampus Cats played well on defense andoffense with a new QB in his first game to lead Leesville to a 35-14 win.

Kinder edges Welsh with late score

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KINDER — ”It was a typical Welsh-Kinder game.” Those were the words of a relieved Yellow Jacket head coach Brett Fusilier. With 1:16 left in the contest, Kinder’s junior quarterback Graham Fawcett sneaked into the right corner of the end zone with a two-point conversion to hand the hosts a hardfought 29-28 win over the visiting Greyhounds. It was the passing game of the Yellow Jackets that proved to be the difference, as Kinder passed for 131 yards and ran for another 136.

Hounds look to rebound with home affair with Vinton

WELSH — The Welsh Greyhounds are coming off a last minute loss to rival Kinder, but have no time to dwell on the stinging loss. Welsh will host the Vinton Lions this week, and the Lions are looking to move to 2-0 following their convincing 54-19 win over the Elton Indians.

Indians set to battle Pine Prairie in home opener

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ELTON — The Elton Indians are experiencing the growing pains that come with not having played football in 2020. While the Indians have looked good in some areas, that lack of experience has shown in other places. The numbers game has been hard also for the Elton, as the majority of their players seldom leave the field, even on special teams.

LaMarcus Aldridge comes out of retirement to rejoin Nets

NEW YORK (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge rejoined the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, five months after having to retire because of an irregular heartbeat.

Aldridge retired in April after experiencing an irregular heartbeat in the last of the five games he played for the Nets. Aldridge was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome — an abnormality that can cause a rapid heartbeat — as a rookie in 2007.

Wampus Cats top Dogs in opener, 35-14

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The Jennings Bulldogs ran into another hot offense to start the 2021 season, as the Leesville Wampus Cats brought home a 35-14 victory in both teams’ season opener. In a game that was halted twice by lightning and rain, the visitors from Vernon Parish didn’t let that hamper their ability to put points on the board.

The Wampus Cats built a 14-0 lead in the first period before Jennings would get on the board, but two more scores in the opening stanza stretched their lead to 28-8 until the third quarter.

Ohtani strikes out 8 on 117 pitches, Angels beat Rangers 3-2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani allowed two runs, struck out eight and threw a stateside career-high 117 pitches in seven innings, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 Friday night.

The Japanese two-way star leads the majors with 42 homers and dropped his ERA to 2.97. He went at least seven innings for the fifth time in 20 starts this season. He reached at least 100 pitches for the fourth time in 32 big league starts. His previous high pitch count was 110 against Tampa Bay on May 20, 2018.

Kinder Tops Hounds 29-28

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The Welsh Greyhounds dropped a heartbreaker in their season opening contest to the Kinder Yellow Jackets by a final of 29-28. See Wednesday’s edition of Jennings Daily News for a full recap of the contest.

Yankees shortstop Torres activated after thumb injury

NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres was activated from the injured list Friday by the New York Yankees after missing almost a month with a sprained left thumb.

Torres is batting .253 with six homers and 42 RBIs in 99 games. He appeared to be heating up when he was injured while stealing second base against the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 9. The 24-year-old shortstop hit .393 with five RBIs and four doubles in 28 at-bats in eight August games, a span in which the Yankees went 6-2.

Dodgers scratch lefty David Price from start with arm issue

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dodgers lefthander David Price was scratched from his scheduled start Friday night in the opener of a key NL West series against the Giants because of an unspecified arm injury.

The injured list was a possibility, manager Dave Roberts said.

Corey Knebel was called into action to start in Price’s place as Los Angeles made it a bullpen game with the division race dead even. Both teams began the day at 85-49.

“It was something he’s been dealing with, but then it kind of came to a head more after his last start,” Roberts said of Price.