| December 22, 2005 |
Coaches from around the country vie for local football talent
Destrehan’s Jai Eugene is indeed one of the most highly recruited football players in the country who has not verbally committed yet, but there are three more highly regarded players in the River Parishes who have coaches from across the country in the area to trying secure their services.
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December 15, 2005
|
Tiger Baseball player signs with Tulane
All-state pitcher Aaron Loupe of the Hahnville Tigers has decided to continue his baseball career with Tulane University in New Orleans. He was courted by both LSU and Tulane universities and had verbally committed to LSU but changed his mind after visiting the Tulane campus and seeing Coach Rick Jones program.
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| December 8, 2005 |
River Parish Football Blues...
If not for the winning ways of St. Charles High School and head coach Frank Monica, the weekend may have been a complete washout.
|
| December 1, 2005 |
How ‘Bout them Tigers… LSU & Hahnville
When Jimmy Johnson was the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the early 1990’s, his battle cry to the troops after a big win was always, “How ‘bout them Cowboys”.
|
| May
28, 2005 |
Mason
takes down AFL single-season tackle record
Grand Rapids Rampage defensive
specialist and Destrehan graduate Damon Mason broke the AFL single-season
tackle record with a 17-tackle performance against the Los Angeles
Avengers on Saturday. |
| May
28, 2005 |
Griffin
signs with Oklahoma Baptist
Oklahoma Baptist University
has signed Ama native Jesse Griffin to a men’s basketball scholarship
for the 2005-06 season. |
| May
28, 2005 |
Parish
dominates All-River Parish Track teams
The Times-Picayune recently
announced its All-River Parishes Track & Field Team and several
parish athletes were honored. |
| May
28, 2005 |
In
The Batter's Box: Injuries Abound
In Major League Baseball,
one injury can destroy a team's hopes of being in contention. And
this season, it seems that more players are injured than normal.
|
| May
25, 2005 |
Flores,
Troxler, Wilson, Clark take home Parish Softball Awards
The St. Charles Herald-Guide
Guide would like to congratulate the Destrehan and Hahnville softball
teams for their great seasons and would like to recognize the accomplishments
of a few players. Every player on these two playoff teams deserves
praise, but these four players stood out above the rest as deserving
of our Parish Cy Young, Offensive MVP, and Player of the Future awards.
|
| May
21, 2005 |
In
The Batter's Box: Trivial Trivia
If you know me personally,
you know that I am a trivia buff. And with baseball, I love obscure
facts and little known statistics. I am a regular reader of ESPN.com’s
Jayson Stark’s “Useless Information” column. So, I decided to do a
little research and discover a few little interesting facts of my
own. Here they are. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
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| May
18, 2005 |
Destrehan
finishes second in state
The surroundings were quite
familiar to the Wildcats and so were the stakes. Destrehan had played
at Zephyr Field in the state tournament last year and were making
their fourth consecutive trip to the state tournament. The Wildcats
battled through Gators and Raiders in the quarterfinals and semi-finals,
but fell to the Jesuit Blue Jays in the championship game.
|
| May
11, 2005 |
Jones
throws no-hitter against Barbe
For the fourth consecutive
season, the Destrehan Wildcats will be one of the eight teams to reach
the quarterfinals and the state tournament held this year at Zephyr
Field. But to get there, the Wildcats had to get through the Barbe
Buccaneers on Monday afternoon. And starting pitcher Beau Jones delivered
them in grand fashion as he tossed a no-hitter, helping the Wildcats
to a 4-0 victory. |
| May
11, 2005 |
Tigers
fall to St. Paul's in regionals
The Hahnville Tigers’ playoff
road ended Monday afternoon in Covington as the St. Paul’s Wolves
defeated them 4-2 in the regional round. |
| May
11, 2005 |
Parish
athletes place at state track meet
Although no local athletes
won any event at the 5A state championships held last week in Baton
Rouge, several placed. |
| May
7, 2005 |
Tigers
win state golf championship
It all rested on one putt.
And although Mandeville golfer Matt Hungerman had secured the individual
state championship, his missed putt on the 18th hole Tuesday at the
State Division I Golf Championships gave the Hahnville Tigers their
first ever state title. |
| May
7, 2005 |
Wildcats
hammer Kennedy 27-0
As one spectator joked,
the turning point in the Destrehan Wildcats’ 27-0 victory over the
Kennedy Cougars was when the Wildcats got off the bus.
|
| May
7, 2005 |
Tigers
down Bucs 14-5 in first round
The Hahnville Tigers stormed
out to a big lead Thursday afternoon against the West Jefferson Buccaneers
and held off a mid-game rally to advance to the regional round of
the state playoffs by a score of 14-5. |
| May
7, 2005 |
In
The Batter's Box: Four Years
As I was covering the Hahnville-West
Jefferson baseball game on Thursday, my mind drifted off to the fact
that my fourth year of covering St. Charles Parish sports is coming
to a close. And with it, close the high school careers of all of the
student athletes who were freshmen my first year at the Herald-Guide.
|
| May
4, 2005 |
Montgomery,
Humphrey, Strickland receive Parish Basketball Awards
The Hahnville Tigers won
the district this year while the Destrehan Wildcats joined them in
the playoffs as a wild card. After a very successful season for both
teams. The St. Charles Herald-Guide would like to recognize the accomplishments
of a few outstanding players. Every player on these two teams deserves
praise, but these three players stood out above the rest as deserving
of our Parish MVP, Runner-Up and Player of the Future awards.
|
| May
4, 2005 |
Lady
Tigers take second in track regionals
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
took second in the 5A, Region II Championships held last Wednesday
while the Destrehan Lady Cats placed seventh. The Destrehan and Hahnville
boys placed ninth and 14th respectively in the boys meet.
|
| April
30, 2005 |
Johnson
signs with Cleveland Browns
All-American linebacker
Jamall Johnson, a Destrehan graduate, agreed to a free agent contract
with the Cleveland Browns last week. |
| April
30, 2005 |
Berthelot,
Brady, Flores, Minnich, Troxler named to All-District First Team
District 6-5A released its
All-District Teams this week and Destrehan and Hahnville totaled 16
players honored, including five on the first team. |
| April
30, 2005 |
Hahnville
golf team wins regional
The Hahnville Tiger boys
golf team won the Division I, Region III Championship on Tuesday,
successfully defending last year’s victory. |
| April
30, 2005 |
In
The Batter's Box: April Surprises
At the end of each April,
the baseball community finally has some legitimate statistics to work
with. Two weeks are enough to track trends and see what players are
hot and cold. But a month's worth of stats are a greater sample of
what kind of season a player is headed towards or they could mean
absolutely nothing at all. But we here at In The Batter's Box like
to think that they mean something. Otherwise, this is going to be
a very short column. |
| April
27, 2005 |
Parquet
picked by Kansas City in seventh round of NFL Draft
Destrehan graduate Jeremy
Parquet finally heard his name called on Sunday in the seventh round
of the NFL Draft. The Southern Mississippi offensive lineman was projected
to go in the fourth round, but he had to wait until the seventh round
and the 238th overall selection. |
| April
27, 2005 |
Hahnville,
Destrehan fall in regionals
The hopes of a St. Charles
Parish representative in the 5A state softball tournament were dashed
Friday as the Hahnville Lady Tigers and Destrehan Lady Cats were both
defeated in the second round. |
| April
23, 2005 |
Roy
steals five bases as Beaugh tosses two-hitter in first round Lady
Cat win
The Destrehan Lady Cats
played aggressively and sticked to the fundamentals in their 6-1 first
round victory over the Higgins Lady Hurricanes Tuesday afternoon.
|
| April
23, 2005 |
In
The Batter's Box: Baseball's back in D.C.; Yanks falling
The mantle of red-headed
stepchild of Major League Baseball rested firmly on the head of the
Montreal Expos the past few seasons. But in light of the early success
and the reception given to the reincarnated Expos, the Washington
Nationals, that title can be passed on to some other worthy (or unfortunate)
franchise. |
| April
20, 2005 |
Hahnville
starter strikes out 14, homers in 12-2 win
After a slightly rough first
inning, the Hahnville Lady Tigers and starting pitcher Chelsey Flores
cruised to an easy 12-2 victory over the Abramson Lady Commodores
Monday afternoon in the first round of the state playoffs.
|
| April
16, 2005 |
Montgomery,
Scott, begin trek to possible college stardom
The string of talented St.
Charles Parish basketball players moving on to college continued Wednesday
as Destrehan’s Trey Montgomery and Hahnville’s Whitney Scott each
signed letters of intent at the School Board Office in Luling.
|
| April
16, 2005 |
Tigers
fly Air Jordan to victory
Jordan Brown was a one-man
wrecking crew against the H.L. Bourgeois Braves Thursday afternoon
as he took them down with his arm and with his bat. The Tigers took
the game in the fifth inning 10-0. |
| April
16, 2005 |
In
The Batter's Box: More steroids, John Rocker and fighting at Fenway
Alex Sanchez? Jorge Piedra?
I think those pushing Major League Baseball for tougher steroid penalties
were looking for some better first culprits than these two. Sanchez
looks more like a stick than a He-Man. And most people are just thinking
who is Jorge Piedra. But these two are the perfect ones to get caught
for baseball in general. |
| April
13, 2005 |
Hahnville
comes out on top in pitching duel
Pitching was the order of
the day on Saturday as the Destrehan Wildcats and Hahnville Tigers
faced off for the second time this season. After reaching a 1-1 stalemate
at the end of seven innings, the game went into extra innings and
was decided by an error and the speed of Tiger second baseman Steven
Burns who scored the winning run for the Tigers. |
| April
13, 2005 |
Flores,
Minnich lead Lady Tigers to 10-0 victory
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
took the season series from the Destrehan Lady Cats Saturday morning
as they went on to a 10-0 victory. |
| April
9, 2005 |
Eusea,
Matthews named All-State
The Louisiana High School
Soccer Coaches Association recently held their annual banquet and
announced their All-State teams. Five local players were selected
to those teams. |
| April
9, 2005 |
Wildcats
fall to Terrebonne
The Destrehan Wildcats were
defeated by the Terrebonne Tigers Tuesday afternoon 7-2. The Wildcats
were done in by six errors and a four-hit pitching performance by
Terrebonne’s Greg Cornwell. |
| April
9, 2005 |
Bridge
Run raises $40,000 for United Way
Last weekend the Valero
St. Charles United Way Bridge Run raised approximately $40,000 for
community services for St. Charles Parish. |
| April
9, 2005 |
In
The Batter's Box: AL Preview
We continue our prognosticating
this week with a look at the American League. |
| April
6, 2005 |
Eugene,
Richard, Douglas receive Parish Girls Basketball Awards
The St. Charles Herald-Guide
would like to congratulate the Destrehan and Hahnville girls basketball
teams for their great seasons and would like to recognize the accomplishments
of a few players. Every player on these two teams deserves praise,
but these three players stood out above the rest as deserving of our
Parish MVP, Parish Runner-Up and Player of the Future awards.
|
| April
2, 2005 |
Lady
Tigers fall to Central
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
and Central Lafourche Lady Trojans were tied for the district lead
coming into Thursday afternoon's game. But the Lady Tigers met the
same fate as when the two teams faced off earlier this season in Raceland:
a Central Lafourche victory. |
| April
2, 2005 |
In
The Batter's Box: NL Preview
At the eve of the 2005 baseball
season, it’s time to predict the outcome of the division races. We’ll
check up at midseason to see how I did. And if I didn’t do well, we
may not check it out at all. |
| March
30, 2005 |
Hickman
slams Hahnville over Destrehan
The Destrehan Wildcats and
Hahnville Tigers faced off on Good Friday after rain had forced a
rescheduling on March 16. And after five and a half innings of one-run
baseball, the two teams exploded for a combined eight runs in the
bottom of the sixth and top of the seventh and ended with Hahnville
taking a 6-3 victory. |
| March
30, 2005 |
Hahnville
sweeps Don Raymond Relays
The Hahnville Tigers and
Lady Tigers outran the competition last Wednesday as they defended
their home track at the Don Raymond Relays. |
| March
30, 2005 |
Lumar
named District Coach of the Year
Hahnville head boys basketball
coach Brian Lumar was recently honored by District 6-5A by being named
their Coach of the Year. Seven other players from Destrehan and Hahnville
were also honored on the boys and girls All-District Teams.
|
| March
26, 2005 |
Delatte,
Tizzard, Caropino receive Parish Boys Soccer Awards
The St. Charles Herald-Guide
would like to congratulate the Destrehan and Hahnville boys soccer
teams for their great seasons and would like to recognize the accomplishments
of a few players. Every player on these two teams deserves praise,
but these three players stood out above the rest as deserving of our
Parish Offensive MVP, Parish Defensive MVP and Player of the Future
awards. |
| March
26, 2005 |
Delatte,
Eusea, Childress earn 2005 Parish Girls Soccer Awards
The St. Charles Herald-Guide
Guide would like to congratulate the Destrehan and Hahnville girls
soccer teams for their incredible seasons and would like to recognize
the accomplishments of a few players. Every player on these two playoff
teams deserves praise, but these three players stood out above the
rest as deserving of our Parish Offensive MVP, Parish Defensive MVP
and Player of the Future awards. |
| March
26, 2005 |
In
The Batter's Box: Is Bonds cashing it in?
The iron curtain finally
fell on Tuesday. Barry
Bonds has had enough. |
| March
23, 2005 |
Lady
Tigers take round one from Destrehan
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
took a 7-1 victory over the Destrehan Lady Cats on Saturday in the
first of what will be two parish showdowns this season.
|
| March
23, 2005 |
Delattes
named to All-Metro Team
Destrehan soccer players
Donald and Leighann Delatte were recently honored by the Times-Picayune
by being named to the All-Metro Soccer Team. |
| March
19, 2005 |
Thibodaux
stumped by Stumper
The Destrehan Lady Cats
tuned up for their showdown with parish rival Hahnville this weekend
with a bashing of one of the other Lady Tiger teams in the district.
Thursday afternoon, the Lady Cats took down Thibodaux 10-0 in six
innings. |
| March
19, 2005 |
Destrehan,
Hahnville dominate All-River Parish soccer honors
Destrehan and Hahnville
are perennial soccer powers in the River Parishes, and evidence of
this dominance was displayed in the Times-Picayune’s All-River Parish
honors this week. |
| March
19, 2005 |
Lumar
receives top River Parish honor
Hahnville head coach Brian
Lumar was recognized this week by the Times-Picayune by being named
River Parishes Boys Coach of the Year. Six parish players were also
recognized by being named to the All-River Parishes Team.
|
| March
19, 2005 |
In
The Batter's Box: Jose makes them see
With his new book, Jose
Canseco has never been more famous since 1988 when he recorded the
first 40 home run, 40 stolen base season in baseball history. He is
also a bitter man. Maybe it is because of the treatment he received
from baseball his last three seasons as a player. Maybe it's because
of the jail sentence he had to serve for charges that he and many
others felt were a little shady. Or maybe it's because he has been
made the scapegoat for baseball's steroid struggles for the past few
years. |
| March
16, 2005 |
Childress,
Delatte, Gallagher garner top district honors
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
won District 6-5A this season and were followed closely by the Destrehan
Lady Cats. Recently, the district recognized the success of each of
these teams by naming 21 of their players to the All-District team.
|
| March
12, 2005 |
Tigers
pillage Dutchtown
After falling to the Dutchtown
Griffins last week in the Dutchtown Tournament, the Hahnville Tigers
regrouped and gave the home fans a 6-1 victory to cheer about.
|
| March
12, 2005 |
Lady
Tigers take down Terrebonne
After the first two innings
of light rain on Wednesday afternoon, the sun came out and so did
the Hahnville Lady Tiger bats as they took the Terrebonne Lady Tigers
down 6-1. |
| March
9, 2005 |
Delatte,
Tizzard, Brown receive district honors
The Destrehan Wildcats won
their first district title in boys’ soccer in the history of the school
this year, and the district recognized the team in its All-District
Team and awards. |
| March
9, 2005 |
Cazeaux
takes the helm of the Tigers
After four straight Catholic
league titles, 10 consecutive playoff appearances, and a state championship,
what is left for Frank Cazeaux? The answer, to do it all again. With
the unexpected departure of former head coach Mark Sims, the Hahnville
Tigers were in the market for an adequate replacement for the vacant
head baseball coaching position. They got more then they bargained
for in former Rummel coach, Frank Cazeaux. Cazeaux, 43, has spent
his entire life around the game of baseball and does not see that
changing for a long time. |
| March
5, 2005 |
Hahnville
comeback falls short in Slidell
After falling behind by
as much as 21 points in the first quarter, the Hahnville Tigers outscored
the Slidell Tigers 62-45 the rest of the way but fell three points
short as Slidell took a 77-74 victory in the regional round of the
state playoffs on Tuesday night. |
| March
2, 2005 |
Tigers
ring Bruins' Bonna'bel'
The Hahnville Tigers were
not about to let themselves get knocked out of the playoffs in the
first round like they were the last time they were district champions.
This time, they came out on fire and closed out the game on fire in
a 76-55 romp over the Bonnabel Bruins Friday night.
|
| March
2, 2005 |
Wildcats
sweep up Baton Rouge Catholic
The Destrehan Wildcats are
out to prove that they are just as good as last year’s team, which
was nationally ranked. A testament to that came this weekend when
the Wildcats swept a three-game series from the Baton Rouge Catholic
Bears, who were their only loss in the regular season last year. The
two Saturday games held at Destrehan were both won with great pitching
and hitting. The Wildcats took the first game 6-0 and second 9-0.
|
| February
26, 2005 |
Lady
Cats fall to St. Amant
Destrehan Lady Cats starting
pitcher Julianne Beaugh only allowed two earned runs Tuesday afternoon,
but seven errors brought home seven more runs as the St. Amant Lady
Gators took a 9-0 victory. |
| February
23, 2005 |
Destrehan
falls to Thibodaux in finale
The Destrehan Wildcats could
not overcome a slow first half Friday night, as the Thibodaux Tigers
took an 85-75 victory and secured a second-place tie with the East
St. John Wildcats. With the loss, Destrehan falls to fourth place
in the district. |
| February
23, 2005 |
Tigers
see what Brown can do for them
The first batter of the
game, centerfielder Ryne Madere, was all starting pitcher Jordan Brown
needed to give the Tigers a 3-0 victory Monday afternoon over the
Fontainebleau Bulldogs. |
| February
19, 2005 |
Lady
Cats fall to Mt. Carmel in first round
Despite 20 points and 10
rebounds from senior Amber Eugene, the Destrehan Lady Cats fell to
the Mt. Carmel Cubs Thursday night 52-40 in the first round of the
state playoffs. |
| February
19, 2005 |
Hahnville
captures district title
The Hahnville Tigers secured
themselves of a district title with a victory over the Thibodaux Tigers
Tuesday night paired with a Terrebonne victory over Destrehan. A last-second
buzzer-beater by MacArthur Strickland off of an assist by Ravon Singleton
put Hahnville up 56-54 and gave them the win. |
| February
16, 2005 |
Tigers
inch closer to title with victory over Terrebonne
The Hahnville Tigers moved
one step closer to the 6-5A district title Friday night with a 66-61
victory over the Terrebonne Tigers. |
| February
16, 2005 |
Scott
scores 22 in rout of Terrebonne
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
finished up their season Friday night with a bang, defeating the Terrebonne
Lady Tigers 64-38. Hahnville senior Whitney Scott also put an exclamation
point on the end of her career as a Lady Tiger with 22 points.
|
| February
12, 2005 |
Lady
Cats can't climb Mt. Carmel
The Destrehan Lady Cats
faced off against the Mt. Carmel Cubs Wednesday night in a regional
round playoff game. Despite both teams playing evenly througout the
game, the Cubs came out on top 2-0. |
| February
12, 2005 |
Lady
Tigers chipped out by Chipmunks
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
had faced the Chapelle Chipmunks in the state playoffs the past two
years. And each of those times, the Lady Tigers had emerged victorious.
However, Chapelle exacted revenge Monday night as they defeated Hahnville
3-1 in the regional round of the state playoffs. |
| February
9, 2005 |
Wildcats
fall to Rummel in first round
The Destrehan Wildcats boys
soccer team’s season ended Friday night as the Rummel Raiders defeated
them 2-0 in the first round of the state playoffs. |
| February
5, 2005 |
Four
Tigers, Wildcats sign on Signing Day
While in neighboring St.
John Parish, the national news media was focused on the revealing
of the destination of East St. John quarterback Ryan Perrilloux, there
was little suspense in St. Charles Parish because four of the five
signees had already made verbal commitments to their chosen schools.
|
| February
5, 2005 |
Lady
Tigers pillage Lady Buccaneers
On a bitter cold Thursday
night the Lady Tigers came out on fire, lighting up the Lady Buccaneers
of West Jeff in a 10-0 shutout. With the win, the District 6-5A Champion
Hahnville Lady Tigers (15-4-2, 8-0) advance in the playoffs to the
regional round. |
| February
5, 2005 |
Lady
Cats batter Bruins, advance
To sum up the Destrehan
Lady Cats' Thursday night first-round playoff victory over Bonnabel,
only one statistic needs to be presented. The Lady Cats had 21 shots
on goal. The Lady Bruins had none. Destrehan cruised to an easy 5-0
victory with the help of three goals from Valerie Delatte and great
team defensive play all around. |
| February
2, 2005 |
Wildcats
take district
The Destrehan Wildcats and
the Central Lafourche Trojans faced off Friday night at Hahnville
stadium to settle the 6-I District soccer championship. After a regular
season tie with 7-1 district records, the Wildcats needed a one-game
playoff to knock out the defending district champs.
|
| February
2, 2005 |
Destrehan
doubles down winless Patriots
The Ellender Patriots were
a team without a win in their matchup against Destrehan on Friday
night, but they were not a team without a heart. The Patriots kept
pace with the Wildcats and played above their record until the Wildcats
kicked it up a notch in the second half and won handily 66-56.
|
| February
2, 2005 |
Eugene
scores 27 in loss to Ellender
The Destrehan Lady Cats
have come close to winning the district the past few years, but it
was always East St. John that stood in their way. This year, the Lady
Cats have a different obstacle: the Ellender Lady Patriots. Ellender
came into Friday night’s matchup with a perfect 12-0 district record
and the championship in sight. The Lady Cats came in 9-2 and hungry
for a shot at the title. The two teams fought hard all night, but
Ellender came out victorious 68-65. |
| January
29, 2005 |
Can
Eusea undefeated?
After defeating the Destrehan
Lady Cats last Friday, the Hahnville Lady Tigers needed just to go
through the formality of defeating the Ellender Lady Patriots to secure
the district championship. And Ellender, who came into Tuesday's matchup
with one of the worst records in the district, was more than willing
to oblige as Hahnville steamrolled them 11-1. |
| January
29, 2005 |
Samaha
wins it in OT for Tigers
After their loss to the
Destrehan Wildcats last Friday, the Hahnville Tigers needed a win
over Ellender Tuesday night to stay in the hunt for a playoff spot.
They got it, but it did not come easy. After winding up in a 1-1 tie
at the end of regulation and the first overtime period, Hahnville's
Devin Samaha ended the stalemate and gave Hahnville a 2-1 victory.
|
| January
26, 2005 |
District
Champs
Somehow the situation seemed
familiar. The Destrehan Lady Cats and Hahnville Lady Tigers were both
tied for the district lead, and the winner of the game between the
two would decide who would win the district. It was familiar for both
teams because the same situation unfolded last year. And this year
brought the same result, a Hahnville victory. |
| January
26, 2005 |
Lumar,
Tigers 'Lockett' up in double overtime
And you thought Friday night
football was exciting. Those who were part of the capacity crowd that
was on hand at Hahnville for the District 6-5A match up between the
Wildcats of Destrehan and the Hahnville Tigers were treated to lots
of "free basketball." And at the end of it all, the Tigers came out
on top 59-56. |
| January
26, 2005 |
Destrehan
scored Delatte of goals
Anytime Destrehan and Hahnville
face off against each other, anything can happen. Most of the time,
the showdown results in a close game. That was not the case this time
as the Wildcats scored an 8-2 victory over the Tigers with the help
of five goals from Donald Delatte. |
| January
26, 2005 |
Moses
parts the Purple & Gold Sea
The Destrehan Lady Cats
(18-7, 9-2) came to Hahnville on Friday night just two games out of
first place in the District 6-5A race. Hahnville (17-12, 6-4) needed
a victory to climb into a tie with Destrehan for second place, but
it was not to be. |
| January
22, 2005 |
Bullock
chooses Bowling Green
Destrehan running back Chris
Bullock recently made a verbal commitment to play football at Bowling
Green State University in Kentucky. |
| January
22, 2005 |
Madere
earns Regional All-Scholar honors
Hahnville midfielder Jennifer
Madere was recently honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association
of America by being named to their Scholar All-Central Regional Team.
|
| Janurary
19, 2005 |
Lady
Cats break Terrebonne
The Destrehan Lady Cats
continued their stampede through District 6-5A Friday with the defeat
of the Terrebonne Lady Tigers. |
| January
19, 2005 |
Wildcats
take down Terrebonne in overtime
Despite controversy to begin
the second half, the Destrehan Wildcats found a way to win in overtime
Friday night against the Terrebonne Tigers. |
| January
15, 2005 |
Lee
chooses Southern
Hahnville Tiger quarterback
Bryant Lee is changing his stripes this week as he made a verbal commitment
to the Southern University Jaguars. |
| January
15, 2005 |
Eugene
signs with Southern Miss
Destrehan guard Amber Eugene
recently became the third player from the Lady Cats’ team that reached
the “Sweet 16” two years ago to sign to play college basketball when
she signed with the University of Southern Mississippi.
|
| January
12, 2005 |
Humphrey,
Lockett slam door on Central
A basketball team needs
big men to get inside for rebounds and to score from short range at
times. But it was the Hahnville Tigers’ big men, Irvin Humphrey and
Kentrell Lockett, that carried the team to a fourth quarter surge
and a 55-46 victory Friday night against the Central Lafourche Trojans.
|
| January
12, 2005 |
Lady
Tigers de'Central'ize Lady Trojans 57-23
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
walked all over the last place Central Lafourche Lady Trojans Friday
night with a 57-23 victory. |
| January
8, 2005 |
Roussel,
Lanaux make their decisions
Hahnville defensive linemen,
All-State selections, Parish Defensive Co-MVPs and All-Metro selections
Rashad Roussel and Chris Lanaux now have another distinction to add
to their ever-growing list: Division I-A athletes. The two Tigers
recently announced their verbal commitments. Roussel made his commitment
to the University of West Virginia while Lanaux chose the University
of Louisiana-Lafayette. |
| January
5, 2005 |
Isaac,
Lanaux, Roussel, Tizzard, Reed given 2004 Parish Football Awards
It now comes time for us
to announce our parish awards for the 2004 football season. This is
our fourth year giving out these awards to athletes in our parish
who have excelled at their respective sports and led their teams to
success. The following are the criteria for the awards being announced
in today's edition. |
| January
1, 2005 |
2004
Year In Review
The year in sports, 2004, reviewed month-by-month |
| December
29, 2004 |
Four
Tigers, Wildcat named to LSWA All-State Team
The
Louisiana Sportswriters Association recently announced its 2004 All-State
5A Football Team and five local players were honored.
|
| December
25, 2004 |
Destrehan
comes back in fourth quarter with 24-point explosion against Tigers
Towards the beginning of
the third quarter Tuesday, the Tigers seemed well in control of their
matchup against parish rival Destrehan. But somewhere between there
and the end of the game, the Wildcats had other ideas.
|
| December
25, 2004 |
Lady
Cats roar in round one
The Destrehan Lady Cats
struck early and often on the court Tuesday night as they took the
first of two meetings against parish rival Hahnville. The Lady Tigers
made a run in the third quarter but Destrehan pulled away in the fourth
to take a 54-37 victory. |
| December
22, 2004 |
Johnson
earns AP All-American first team honors
Northwestern State senior
and Destrehan graduate Jamall Johnson picked up his second award of
the week on Wednesday after being named to the AP I-AA All-America
first team. He is the only player from the Southland Conference to
be named to the first team. On Monday, Johnson was named to the Sports
Network Division I-AA All-America second team. |
| December
22, 2004 |
Roussel,
Valdin given top district honors
The District 6-5A All-District
Football Team was announced recently and 13 members of St. Charles
teams were honored. Hahnville defensive lineman Rashad Roussel was
chosen as the Defensive Player of the Year while Tiger Head Coach
Lou Valdin was chosen Coach of the Year. |
| December
22, 2004 |
Wildcats
overrun St. Thomas
The Destrehan Wildcats thoroughly
dominated the St. Thomas Aquinas Falcons Friday night, defeating them
with a score of 3-0. |
| December
18, 2004 |
Lady
Cat trio leads team to victory over Grace King
Leighann, Valerie and Michelle
Delatte were a vital part of the Destrehan Lady Cats’ success last
season. It seems that not much has changed this season as the trio
accounted for four of the five goals scored Tuesday night in the Lady
Cats’ 5-0 victory over the Grace King Lady Irish. |
| December
15, 2004 |
Parish
Volleyball Awards announced
It now comes time for us
to announce our parish awards for the 2004 volleyball season. This
is our fourth year giving out these awards to athletes in our parish
who have excelled at their respective sports and led their teams to
success. The following are the criteria for these awards.
|
| December
15, 2004 |
Lady
Tigers blank Blenk
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
had no problems with the Archbishop Blenk Doves Monday afternoon in
a 5-0 victory led by three Ashley Eusea goals. |
| December
11, 2004 |
Tigers,
Cajuns battle to draw
The Hahnville Tigers’ soccer
match ended the same way it started Tuesday night against the Country
Day Cajuns; in a tie. However, both teams scored two goals each and
brought good defenses to the table in the stalemate.
|
| December
11, 2004 |
Hill,
LeBeouf given top district honors
Hahnville middle blocker
Marquita Hill was recently named District MVP of District 10-I. Hahnville
Coach Mendi LeBoeuf was also honored by the district by being named
Coach of the Year. Three other Hahnville and Destrehan players were
also honored. |
| December
11, 2004 |
Landry,
Markey, Parquet, Smith earn All-Conference honors
Four local college athletes
were given conference honors this week and Southern Miss senior offensive
lineman Jeremy Parquet was honored by being named to the Senior Bowl.
|
| December
8, 2004 |
Reed
named NFL Defensive Player of the Month
By many accounts, Ed Reed,
a Destrehan graduate, is having one of the best seasons of any defensive
player in the NFL. |
| December
8, 2004 |
Four
area students nominated for Wendy's High School Heisman
Destrehan High School's
John Duensing and Katie Matthews and Hahnville High School’s Marquita
Hill and Matt Matherne were recently nominated for the coveted Wendy's
High School Heisman Award. Awarded in conjunction with the collegiate
Heisman recognition, this award honors the nation's top high school
seniors who best exemplify a supreme "citizen-scholar-athlete."
|
| December
4, 2004 |
Lady
Cats wreck Karr 34-24
After a slow first period
that found them down by a point, the Destrehan Lady Cats rallied to
a 34-24 victory over the Karr Lady Cougars. |
| December
4, 2004 |
Scifres
named Gateway All-Conference
Southwest Missouri State
kicker/punter Jonathan Scifres, a Destrehan graduate, was named to
the Gateway All-Conference First Team on Tuesday. |
| December
4, 2004 |
Turner
named to Gateway Newcomers Team
Southern Illinois running
back and Hahnville graduate Craig Turner was recently named to the
Gateway Conference Newcomers of the Year Team. |
| December
1, 2004 |
Hahnville
falls to Slidell in quarterfinals
Despite poor execution on
offense and defense, Hahnville quarterback Bryant Lee still had his
team in position to win with one-second remaining in the game. At
Slidell's home field where Hahnville fans outnumbered Slidell fans
three to one, Hahnville's 27-game winning streak came to an end as
kicker Drew LeBlanc's 26-yard game winning field goal attempt sailed
wide right. |
| December
1, 2004 |
Johnson
named Southland Defensive Player of the Year
A league-best 19 players
from Southland Conference champion Northwestern State made the 2004
All-SLC Football Team announced last Tuesday, with senior linebacker
Jamall Johnson named Defensive Player of the Year, junior tailback
Derrick Johnese picked Offensive Player of the Year and the Coach
of the Year award going to the Demons' Scott Stoker.
|
| November
24, 2004 |
Tigers
escape late Buc charge
Hahnville's first half of
play against the West Jefferson Buccaneers Friday night was a testimony
to well disciplined and focused team football. The second half left
room for improvement and will give Coach Lou Valdin something to focus
on during the Thanksgiving break from classes. Fourteen points in
the final 13 minutes and a costly "unsportsmanlike conduct" penalty
gave the Buccaneers a chance to snap Hahnville's home winning streak
and their run at back-to-back state championships. |
| November
24, 2004 |
Wildcats
fall in Shreveport
The Destrehan Wildcats had
quite a few things working against them Friday night. They had just
traveled over 300 miles to Shreveport. They were playing one of the
top teams in the state. And they were without starting quarterback
Jai Eugene who had injured his hand during the week.
|
| November
20, 2004 |
Jones,
Wethers sign with Division I schools
Two Destrehan High School
baseball players signed their name to letters of intent Wednesday
at the St. Charles Parish School Board Office. Wildcat All-State pitcher
Beau Jones honored his verbal commitment to Louisiana State University,
while All-District shortstop signed with the University of New Orleans.
|
| November
20, 2004 |
Scifres
sets NCAA field goal record
Kicker/punter and Destrehan
graduate Jon Scifres of the Southwest Missouri State Bears was named
the Gateway Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for
his kicking and punting in Saturday’s 34-28 SMS win over Youngstown
State and he chalked up a new NCAA record for himself in the process.
|
| November
17, 2004 |
Tigers
roll in first round
Word on the Hahnville sidelines
was that Coach Lou Valdin had taken his team "back to the classroom"
after a lackluster performance against St. James last week. Despite
sometimes-sloppy play, the second seeded Hahnville Tigers easily outplayed
the 31st seeded Terrebonne Tigers, winning 48-6 in the first round
of the 2004 playoffs. |
| November
17, 2004 |
Tizzard
downs Ouachita with game-winning field goal
For the second time in three
weeks, the leg of Destrehan kicker Kyle Tizzard kicked the Wildcats
to victory. And Friday night’s was a 20-18 playoff win over the Ouachita
Lions. |
| November
17, 2004 |
Lady
Tigers reach semis, fall to St. Joseph's
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
reached the semifinals of the state volleyball tournament for the
first time in their history before falling to the St. Joseph’s Redstickers.
|
| November
13, 2004 |
Lady
Tigers lead to quarterfinals
Earlier this season, Hahnville
head coach Mendi LeBeouf said that this Lady Tigers team is the best
she has ever had. On Thursday afternoon, the team proved her right
by going where none of her other Lady Tiger volleyball teams had gone
before: the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. And the girls did
it in dominating fashion as they downed the third-seeded McDonogh
35 Lady Roneagles in four games. |
| November
10, 2004 |
Thibodaux
topples Destrehan
Turnovers were the key to
Friday night’s wild matchup between the Destrehan Wildcats and Thibodaux
Tigers. The Tigers wound up 31-26 victors in a game that saw seven
fumbles and 10 turnovers. |
| November
10, 2004 |
Lady
Tigers head to Pontchartrain Center
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
were itching to get back to the State Tournament at the Pontchartrain
Center all year. And that showed in their opening-round sweep of the
Lafayette Lady Lions Friday afternoon. |
| November
6, 2004 |
Tigers
finish undefeated 10-0
Two plays and 47 seconds
into the game, it seemed that the matchup between Hahnville and St.
James Thursday night would be a blowout. Four quarters later, the
Tigers were breathing a sigh of relief that they had come out on top.
The Wildcats played tough, but the Hahnville defense made several
crucial stops and the offense overcame turnovers to come away with
a 14-0 victory. |
| November
3, 2004 |
Hahnville
captures District 6-5A title
You know you are in for
good football when you arrive at Hahnville High School on Friday night
and see cars parked up and down Highway 90. That was the case this
week as undefeated Hahnville (8-0, 7-0 District 6-5A) faced the Tigers
of Thibodaux. Hahnville went into Friday night's game with hefty goals,
to knock off the 7-1 (5-1 in District 6-5A) Thibodaux Tigers and claim
the District 6-5A title. |
| November
3, 2004 |
Destrehan
downs Terrebonne with last second strategy
After Friday night, no one
can accuse Destrehan head coach Stephen Robicheaux of not being resourceful.
In a situation where most coaches would have conceded overtime, Robicheaux
saw an opportunity to give his team the victory. And there was nothing
the Terrebonne Tigers could do about it. |
| October
30, 2004 |
Lady
Tigers fall to Lady Canes
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
almost pulled off a little Boston Red Sox magic Thursday night as
they came back from two games down to come within one point of winning
the District Championship outright. But as they fell short, they will
have to face the Higgins Lady Hurricanes again on Saturday in a one-game
playoff for the district title. |
| October
30, 2004 |
In
The Batter's Box: The Babe gives up
Well, they did it. Somehow
the Boston Red Sox managed to pull off one of the best postseason
runs in history and finally quenched a drought that had been 86 years
long. |
| October
27, 2004 |
Hahnville
clinches share of District with victory over Terrebonne
It was no question who the
alpha male tigers were in District 6-5A Friday night as the Hahnville
Tigers pounded the Terrebonne variety 41-14. And with the victory,
Hahnville sealed its grasp on at least a share of what will be its
third consecutive district championship. |
| October
27, 2004 |
Wildcats
triumph over Trojans
The Destrehan High Fighting
Wildcats claimed their eighth straight win over the Central Lafourche
Trojans in Raceland on Friday. |
| October
23, 2004 |
Hill,
Robbins lead Lady Tigers one step closer to District Championship
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
finished their home schedule in style Thursday afternoon as they swabbed
the deck with the West Jefferson Buccaneers in three games and remained
undefeated in district play. |
| October
23, 2004 |
In
The Batter's Box: How Did This Happen?
How did the Boston Red Sox,
burdened with the Curse of the Bambino, come back from three games
down to do what no team in baseball history had ever done? And how
did they do it against the mighty New York Yankees?
|
| October
20, 2004 |
Trojans
fall, overrun by Tigers
The District 6-5A matchup
between the undefeated, number one ranked Hahnville Fighting Tigers
and the Trojans of Central Lafourche was anything but a contest. They
say that defense wins championships. After six forced turnovers by
the Tiger defense in the first half of Friday's game, Hahnville seems
to be on the right track to return to the Dome. |
| October
20, 2004 |
Wildcats
reel in pesky Tarpons
The South Lafourche Tarpons
were 0-6 coming into Friday night’s matchup with the Destrehan Wildcats.
But they did not look like a team that had not won a game yet. The
pesky Tarpons hung around through three quarters until the Wildcats
slammed the door shut in the fourth to take a 46-21 victory.
|
| October
16, 2004 |
Lady
Tigers down John Ehret with 46 kills
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
remained undefeated in district play Thursday afternoon as they downed
the John Ehret Lady Patriots 3-1. |
| October
16, 2004 |
Destrehan
falls to Grace King in three
The Destrehan Lady Cats
ran into a buzz saw Tuesday afternoon in the Grace King Lady Irish
and middle blocker Brittany Simmons. She had 12 kills and six aces
as well as leading a few six point runs with her serve against the
Lady Cats as King took a 3-0 victory. |
| October
16, 2004 |
In
The Batter's Box: Bills, Braves what's the difference
For the ninth time in a
row, the Atlanta Braves have won the National League East. And for
the ninth time in a row, they have fallen short of a World Series
title. One might say that the Braves have become the Buffalo Bills
of baseball, but I think the Braves have stolen the Bills’ thunder.
Now maybe the Bills should be called the Atlanta Braves of football.
|
| October
13, 2004 |
Destrehan
defense stops Perrilloux, upsets East St. John 33-6
On the very first play of
the game from scrimmage, East St. John quarterback Ryan Perrilloux
was sacked by Destrehan defensive lineman Chaz Washington. Things
just went downhill from there for the Wildcats of Reserve in the pouring
rain as the Destrehan Wildcats pulled off one of the biggest upsets
of the year in a 33-6 victory. |
| October
13, 2004 |
Tigers
topple Tarpons through torrent
To say it was a dark and
stormy night would be an understatement. A steady rain and winds gusting
to 20 miles per hour greeted the Hahnville High faithful as they arrived
at South Lafourche for the District 6-5A match up between the undefeated
Hahnville Fighting Tigers and the Tarpons of South Lafourche.
|
| October
9, 2004 |
Scott,
Pryer walk over Walker
The Hahnville Lady Tigers
thoroughly dominated the O. Perry Walker Lady Chargers Thursday afternoon
with a quick 3-0 victory. |
| October
9, 2004 |
In
The Batter's Box: The Age Awards
Being at least two games
into each division series, I thought it would be a little late to
give my predictions and a little early for projections in the two
league championship series. So I decided to do something a little
different. |
| October
6, 2004 |
Tiger
defense contains Perrilloux on ground in victory
Friday night was the Super
Bowl of Louisiana high school football. The #1 state-ranked Hahnville
Tigers faced off against the #3 East St. John Wildcats and top rated
prospect Ryan Perrilloux. And the Tigers held true to their top ranking,
downing the Wildcats 32-27. |
| October
6, 2004 |
Wildcats
batter Bourgeois 38-9
The Destrehan Fighting Wildcats
celebrated Homecoming 2004 by defeating the H. L. Bourgeois Braves
on Friday 38-9. |
| October
2, 2004 |
Lady
Tigers slam 35 kills in victory over Lady Cats
The Destrehan-Hahnville
rivalry is one of the strongest, if not the strongest, in the state.
So when Hurricane Ivan forced the cancellation of the volleyball matchup
between these two teams, it was sure to be made up.
|
| October
2, 2004 |
Lady
Cats fall to East St. John 'Teen Titans'
Despite a valiant effort
from the Destrehan Lady Cats, the East St. John Lady Wildcats just
had too much height Tuesday night in a 3-0 victory in the Destrehan
gym. |
| October
2, 2004 |
In
The Batter's Box: Down to the wire
At the time I’m writing
this column, there are three days left in the regular season. We already
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