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Loyola athletics celebrates its return to NCAA
It’s been 54 years since Loyola of New Orleans last participated in NCAA athletics. That streak will come to a glorious end very soon. Last week, the school announced that it is headed back and will compete in Division II and in the Gulf South Conference beginning in 2027-28 after spending 3½ decades in NAIA.…
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Newman outlasts U-High for first state baseball title since 2003
It had been 23 years since Newman had last won a state championship in baseball. The last hour of Saturday’s deciding Game 3 must have seemed longer. The Greenies outlasted University High in an absolutely wild Division III Select championship, 15-12, on Saturday in Sulphur. There were a combined 13 runs scored in the final…
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Newman evens Division III Select title series vs. U-High with 13-6 win in Game 2
The Newman Greenies weren’t about to let their season end without a fight, and they came out pounding the baseball early and often in Game 2 of their Division III Select championship series vs. University. Scoring nine times in the first two innings, the second seed rolled on with their ace Christian Sauska on the…
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U-High’s 3-run third jumpstarts Cubs past Newman in Division III title series
University High worked through a tough first inning, and used two unearned runs in the third to take a lead on Newman they would not relinquish on the way to a 4-2 victory in Game 1 of the Division III championship series on Thursday afternoon in Sulphur. The top-seeded Cubs (30-8) trailed 2-0 after Jack…
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LHSAA state title baseball schedule, updated through Wed. May 13
The LHSAA state baseball championships are underway, with the larger classifications beginning series on Thursday. Here are the results and schedule for what already has taken place and what is to come as of the end of Wednesday, May 13. All are best-of-three series unless otherwise noted. SELECT Division I: (1) Brother Martin vs. (2)…
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Newman – Notre Dame Game 1 and 2 line scores; Game 3 set for Sunday
The Newman Greenies and Notre Dame Pioneers came into their best-of-three Division III Select quarterfinals series with winning streaks of 15 games and 11 games, respectively. Each left with their streaks ended because of some incredible baseball in a doubleheader at Avenger Park in New Orleans on Saturday. The Pioneers (28-11), who were down to…
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Melbourne softball wins district championship
Top-seeded Melbourne captured the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 6A, District 7 softball championship on Thursday night with a 11-0 win over second-seeded Viera in a game that concluded after four-and-a-half innings due to the score differential. “They’re super coachable,” said Melbourne head coach Chris Cottrill of his team. “They all have that…
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Lucas Lawrence Ks 13, Dehkota Jones shines in Catholic’s G1 win over Holy Cross
If anyone wanted to know how the two-time defending state champions in Division I Select are serving notice they’re on a mission to make it three straight, all they need to do is to take a peek at Catholic’s Game 1 of their quarterfinals series against Holy Cross on Wednesday. It was Lucas Lawrence on…
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Newman advances to quarters for first time in 14 years with sweep of NLC
The Newman Greenies were determined to change the script, and when it came down to crunch time, they relied on their ace. Christian Sauska then came through with his bat and his incredibly talented right arm. Limiting 15th-seeded Northlake Christian to one hit in a complete-game effort, Sauska also came through with a huge two-run…
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Northshore finishes sweep of Natch. Central behind dominating pitching
With far less drama than that of Thursday night’s walkoff thriller, Northshore methodically took care of their counterpart to advance to the second round of the Division I Non-Select playoffs. That being said, the pitching for the Panthers was nearly just as good as Connor Smith’s gem the night before. Jacob Neely dominated Natchitoches Central…