Sports

Hornets, Ladies sweep past Glenmora

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HATHAWAY - In their first game of the season, the Hathaway High School (HHS) boys’ and girls’ basketball teams steamrolled Glenmora Tuesday night at Charles F. Groth Gymnasium. The Hornets

Playoffs, here we come

As I am writing this column on Thursday I don’t know whether we won or lost last night against LCCP. Either way I know we will be heading to the

FOR ALL THE MARBLES

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IOTA – Before the 2018 prep football season began, the Iota Bulldogs sat down and set a number of team goals. All those goals remain intact. In fact, the Bulldogs

A Tall Task

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LAKE ARTHUR - After a crushing loss last week to Kinder, things don’t get any easier for the Lake Arthur Tigers to finish off the regular season. Mark Deshotel and

DOGS AIM TO FINISH STRONG

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The Jennings Bulldogs for back on the winning track this past week with a come-from-behind 24-20 win over the South Beauregard Golden Knights, a win the Dogs needed to earn

Hounds seeking improvement heading into week 10

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WELSH - The Welsh Greyhounds have been in this position before. During last year’s run to the state championship, the Hounds were beaten by Notre Dame in week number nine.

Iota remains perfect

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IOTA - The Iota Bulldogs limited Pine Prairie to just 156 total yards while their offense reeled off five touchdowns in a 38-0 beatdown of the Panthers Friday evening.

The victory sent the Bulldogs to 9-0 on the season and set up a showdown with Eunice (8-1) this Friday for the District 5-3A championship.

The win was especially sweet Iota’s upperclassmen, who were honored on Senior night. That group went 0-10 in 2015 and has improved each year since under head coach Josh Andrus.

Red Sox fans roar for another title in Boston

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Way up in the reserve seating level at Dodger Stadium, thousands of Boston Red Sox fans screamed, hugged and danced with just as much fervor as the World Serieswinning players on the field below.

Amid the gleeful chaos, a father in a Red Sox T-shirt and a Bruins cap held aloft his screaming 5-week-old daughter in the chilly Sunday night air, baptizing her in the sights and sounds of another Boston sports championship.

JDP carries rich football tradition

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From the Siidelines

It’s hard to believe that week 10 of the high school football season is already upon us. For some teams it has been a good season and for some it probably carries disappointments of what might have been.

The Jennings Bulldogs have endured a tortuous season with plenty of ups and downs. Bulldog head coach Rusty Phelps bemoaned the number of injuries he has experienced this year and also the seriousness of the injuries.

Staying Alive

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Following a disappointing three-game losing streak heading into a must-win game against South Beauregard, the Jennings Bulldogs answered the bell Friday night at Jerry Simmons Stadium with a 24-20 comefrom-behind win in dramatic fashion.

Trailing 20-17 with just 44 ticks left on the clock, Jennings quarterback Kole Myers found receiver Latavious Stewart on a goroute in the end zone for a 25-yard TD pass to ultimately save the Bulldogs’ playoff chances heading into a week 10 finale against Lake Charles College Prep Thursday night.