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Douglass-Fisher football game moved to Pan American Stadium with 7 p.m. kickoff

  • November 12, 2020 - 9:33 AM CST
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The Douglass vs. Fisher football game originally scheduled to be played at 7:30 p.m. this evening at Tad Gormley Stadium has been moved to Pan American Stadium at 7 p.m. The game is Homecoming for Douglass and there was concern that the Booker T. Washington vs. Carver game, set for 3:30 p.m. at Tad Gormley Stadium this afternoon, could delay the second game so the move was made

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Volleyball: Riverdale downs East Jefferson, Crescent City bounces back with win

  • October 7, 2020 - 11:29 PM CDT
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Area Prep Volleyball Report for Thursday, Oct. 8 Riverdale snapped a three-match losing streak, downing East Jefferson 25-19, 25-10, 25-20 at home in District 7-II play Wednesday. The Rebels were led by Maeyln Forestier with 10 aces while Kayla Ritter served nine aces. Isabel Cox and Lauren DiBella each had five digs. Riverdale (4-5) travels to Academy of Our Lady today at 4:30 p.m. while the Warriors (4-8) hosts Kenner Discovery, also today, at 4:30 p.m. After winning seven straight matches, Crescent City Christian fell Tuesday to Riverside Academy. Clearly, there was no hangover as the Pioneers rebounded with a...

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Belle Chasse cancels first two games, Lakeside scraps opener due to COVID-19 issues

  • September 30, 2020 - 4:35 PM CDT
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Prep football in Louisiana continues to have cancellations due to effects of the current pandemic. Belle Chasse will not play its first two scheduled games of the season due to COVID-19 concerns after someone associated with the team tested positive. Cardinals head coach Stephen Meyers confirmed the cancellations. “The individual took a test at 1:30 and it came back positive,” Meyers said. “No coaches or players will be allowed at school for 14 days. We will obviously be safe and compliant. We hope to be back practicing the third week so we can play at South Lafourche, as scheduled. It...

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Good news, bad news for Orleans Parish high school football with severe limitations

  • September 21, 2020 - 4:46 PM CDT
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There is good news for Orleans Parish schools who play football. New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell announced Monday that schools will be allowed to play football in the city and practice accordingly. The teams will be able to have contact as all other parishes do in Louisiana. The bad news is that there will be only 250 people allowed to attend games, meaning that the schools, in many cases, will seek to play out of the parish to allow more fans to attend. In all other parishes, the 25 percent number of attendees has been set, significantly more than 250...

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