Sports
Parish’s resident Wise man calls it quits – athletic director steps away after 36 years with school system
By the time he was 17 years old, Willie Wise knew he was born to be a teacher and a coach. […]
Sports
Softball
Coach, 5 Hahnville players get All-State softball nod
Hahnville coach Jerry Nugent was named Class 5A softball Coach of the Year by both the Louisiana sports writers and coaching associations, while five of his players earned their way on to the coaches or writers Class 5A All-State squads. […]
Sports
LSU players thriving in majors
With Destrehan alumnus Landon Marceaux recent decision to forgoe signing a pro baseball contract for the time being in favor of heading to LSU, it reminded me of an update column I wrote two years ago on the former LSU Tigers who earned their way to the Major Leagues and are currently thriving there. […]
Football
Former Hahnville Tigers coach Valdin returns to Shaw
Lou Valdin may not have been patrolling the sideline on Friday nights for the past few seasons, but the game of football never left his blood. […]
Baseball
Hahnville High American Legion squad hits ground running
There are plenty of new faces hitting the field for Hahnville’s American Legion team this summer, which plays in the summer league under their traditional banner of Otto Candies. […]
Baseball
Destrehan-based ES&H team off to hot American Legion start
Though Destrehan must replace the majority of starting position players and pitchers from last season’s team, those around the program can’t help but feel encouraged about the way the team’s new pieces have come together during summer league play. […]
Football
Touted passer headed to Hahnville High School
Hahnville received a potentially major boost to its offense as former Vandebilt Catholic quarterback Andrew Robison has transferred to Hahnville for the upcoming school year. […]
Softball
Hahnville softball coach staying aboard
Jerry Nugent thought 2018 would be his last year as a head softball coach, but he’ll be back for the 2019 season — and if he can help it, he says, for the foreseeable future. […]
Sports
Golden State a true NBA villain
I can appreciate the irony — even if I don’t have to like it.
When LeBron James joined forces with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami in 2010, forming the first free-agency fueled creation of the NBA Superteam era we’re witnessing, there was a great deal of handwringing […]