Interviews: New Orleans prep coaches of the year – Nick Monica and Lakenya Reed
Rummel football coach and Booker T. Washington girls basketball coach were honored by the Sugar Bowl.
view moreBarbara Farris leaving John Curtis for college assistant position
Farris served as head coach of the Patriots for 10 years with a career record of 279-54. Curtis won the state title in 2012 and captured each of the last four championships.
view moreBooker T. Washington’s Lakenya Reed selected as New Orleans’ top girls’ prep coach
The head coach of the Booker T. Washington High School girls’ basketball team has been selected as the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s Greater New Orleans Girls’ Prep Coach of the Year.
view moreNCAA’s dominance in player development faces stiff challenge from NBA’s G League
It wasn’t that long ago when I wrote that the NCAA was a dinosaur, just waiting on its proverbial comet to come to earth and destroy it. It’s coming.
view moreLegendary local youth coach Firmin Simms passes away at 91
Legendary New Orleans baseball coach Firmin Simms has passed away at home of natural causes Saturday morning at his home in the Lakefront area near the University of New Orleans.
view moreVideo: Jesuit holds virtual college signing ceremony for 8 student-athletes
This ceremony is presented virtually to honor the accomplishments of these athletes during the school closure.
view moreFlashback: Slidell Tigers win first and only state boys basketball title in 1959
For Slidell High, their biggest accomplishment in boys basketball occurred 61 years ago.
view moreNorthwestern State inks Baton Rouge point guard Teasett
Northwestern State coach Mike McConathy loves to sign Louisiana kids, and the Demons stayed in state with the addition of Scotlandville point guard Carvell Teasett.
view moreRecruiting: St. Augustine guard Jaron Pierre signs with Southern Miss basketball
Citing a desire to experience life away from Louisiana, Pierre signed with former Southeastern Lions head coach Jay Ladner and the University of Southern Mississippi.
view moreSLU adds five for 2020-21 women’s basketball roster
Five student-athletes have made the decision to continue their academic and athletic endeavors as members of the Southeastern Louisiana women’s basketball program, SLU head coach Ayla Guzzardo announced on Thursday.
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