May 4, 2005

Lady Tigers take second in regionals

By Eric LeBlanc
Sports Editor
(Photo by CLAUDE ADAMS)

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.

Destrehan’s Jai Eugene won two events as he was named Overall MVP of the meet. Eugene won the 100 meters with a time of 10.67 seconds and the 200 meters with a time of 21.83.

Hahnville’s Renata Brown, Shunta Isaac, Danielle Douglas and the 1,600 meter relay team all won events, leading the Lady Tigers to their final score of 62. Brown won the shot put with a distance of 36 feet, 11 inches. Isaac won the high jump with a height of five feet, one inch. Douglas, who was the Girls Track MVP, won the 800 meters with a time of 2:28.08. And the 1,600 meter relay team won with a time of 4:13.43. Douglas also took second in the 400 meters with a time of 58.50.

Destrehan’s Erica Howard also won an event, achieving a time of 15.04 in the 100 meter hurdles. Destrehan’s Shaqueida Wells also placed third in the 400 meters with a time of 59.45.

The Hahnville boys 400 meter relay team took a third place with a time of 43.25.

The final girls standings were as follows: Fontainebleau (85), Hahnville (62), Thibodaux (54), West Jefferson (42.5), Higgins (44), Hammond (32), Destrehan (27), East St. John (27), Slidell (27), Ponchatoula (25.5), Central Lafourche (22), Mandeville (22), H.L. Bourgeois (22), South Lafourche (20), Northshore (13), Bonnabel (8), Riverdale (8), Covington (8), Terrebonne (5), John Ehret (4), Grace King (2) and Ellender (1).

The final boys standings were Fontainebleau (73), Covington (62), West Jefferson (52), John Ehret (49), Central Lafourche (43), Terrebonne (40), St. Paul’s (40), Hammond (31), Destrehan (29), Slidell (26), South Lafourche (24), Mandeville (17), H.L. Bourgeois (16), Hahnville (12), East St. John (11), Higgins (11), Ellender (10), Ponchatoula (6), Thibodaux (5) and Grace King (1).

Eric LeBlanc can be reached at EricL@heraldguide.com or at (985) 758-2795, ext. 219.