Boys Basketball
Wildcats make strides in summer
Destrehan head boys basketball coach Todd Bourg hoped to see his team hit the ground running this summer during a six-game slate of scrimmage action, and he saw exactly what he wanted. […]
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Lifestyles
DHS grad beats price at the pump by making his own biodiesel
For Dillon Deshotel, the phrase “pain at the pump” is merely a rumor these days, far into the rearview mirror of his Ford F-250 pickup truck. […]
Baseball
Destrehan wraps at Regional
The ES&H Wildcats fell behind the 8-ball in its first game of the Southeast Regional tournament and was never able to recover. […]
Baseball
ES&H advances to Southeast Regional, sweeps Otto Candies
Destrehan’s American Legion team ES&H advanced to this week’s Southeast Regional after earning two wins over Hahnville’s Legion squad last week in the Second District tournament. […]
Baseball
Former DHS coach enjoying life back on the diamond
There’s nowhere on earth, Marty Luquet reckons, where he’s more relaxed than that third base coaching box by the baseball diamond. […]
Baseball
Otto Candies bests ES&H in Legion action
A wild slugfest ensued during last Thursday’s (June 15) game between Hahnville High School-based Otto Candies and the Destrehan High School-based ES&H Wildcats, and an early Hahnville surge spelled the difference in a 13-8 victory at home over their archrival in an American Legion Second District game. […]
Baseball
HHS’ Perrin, DHS’ Simon wrap careers as All-State honorees
For the second consecutive year, Hahnville’s Austin Perrin and Destrehan’s Dane Simon were recognized among the state’s elite baseball players, both seniors earning nods on the LSWA (Louisiana Sports Writers Association) Class 5A All-State team. […]
Football
Former player plans battle between HHS, DHS alumni
Destrehan High School alumnus Tim Molton fondly remembers the battles between his Wildcats and their archrival Hahnville Tigers during his time with the team, and he seems to have brainstormed a way to add to the tradition of that annual throwdown. […]
Lifestyles
DHS student taking mother’s heritage to ‘Olympics of Irish dancing’
When Sarah Taylor saw her cousin Irish dancing while visiting family in Belfast, she thought, “This is what I want to do.” […]