Super Day

It’s been an exciting season for New Orleans Saints fans, and one former Saints player from the Teche Area has been among those swept up in the excitement of the team’s run to the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history.

Sunday, February 7, 2010 5:33 PM CST

Victorino leads NISH past Pineville, 4-1

Daniel Victorino had two goals and two assists as No. 7 seed New Iberia Senior High beat No. 26 seed Pineville 4-1 Saturday in the first round of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division I boys soccer playoffs.

Sunday, February 7, 2010 6:08 AM CST

CHS rallies for first playoff win

Brock Romero scored four goals in the last 13 minutes of the game as Catholic High twice rallied from one goal deficits to beat Notre Dame 4-2 Saturday in the first round of the Division III playoffs.

Sunday, February 7, 2010 6:08 AM CST

ESA ladies clobber Riverside, 7-1

CADE -- Avery Munson and Annie Duplechain each had two goals as ninth-seeded ESA scored seven goals in the first half to take command of the game and beat Riverside Academy 7-1 Friday in the first round of the Division III girls’ soccer playoffs.

Sunday, February 7, 2010 6:08 AM CST

Panthers shoot well in beating WSM

The Catholic High Panthers had perhaps their best shooting performance of the season Friday night, and except for two brief periods never trailed West St. Mary in claiming a 44-39 District 6-3A win over the Wolfpack.

Sunday, February 7, 2010 6:08 AM CST

Acadiana beats New Iberia in OT

SCOTT -- Acadiana’s Lady Rams had a difficult time putting away a team riding a five-game win streak.

Sunday, February 7, 2010 6:08 AM CST

Westgate takes big step towards district title with win over STM

LAFAYETTE -- Jacoby Colbert had 26 points as Westgate took a major step towards winning the District 4-5A title with a 78-55 blowout win over St. Thomas More Friday.

Sunday, February 7, 2010 6:08 AM CST

DHS girls clinch district title, 51-50

DELCAMBRE -- Tailor Broussard scored 13 points and Jenny Bouillion added 12 as Delcambre rallied from a 3-point halftime deficit to beat Vermilion Catholic 51-50 and clinch the District 7-A title outright Friday.

Sunday, February 7, 2010 6:08 AM CST

Four boys’ teams make playoffs

Four Teche Area Boys’ soccer teams qualified for postseason play Thursday as the Louisiana High School Athletic Association released the boys playoff brackets for soccer.

Friday, February 5, 2010 2:08 PM CST

Bullock signs with Wave

Taylor Bullock likes what Tulane University does on offense, and that played a big role in the Catholic High quarterback’s decision last summer to sign with the Green Wave football team.

Thursday, February 4, 2010 2:06 PM CST

Spencer picks McNeese State

Westgate quarterback Diontae Spencer could have gone anywhere to play college football. With a perfect 4.0 grade point average and a combined 1,900 yards and 25 touchdowns rushing and passing this year for the Tigers, Spencer had offers from many colleges and universities.

Thursday, February 4, 2010 2:06 PM CST

Texas A&M inks Stansbury

FRANKLIN -- Following through on the verbal commitment issued in July, Franklin defensive lineman Gavin Stansbury signed his letter-of-intent Wednesday to attend Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

Thursday, February 4, 2010 2:06 PM CST

Vergenal heads to Nicholls St.

Having to make a decision about where to go to college can be tough.

Thursday, February 4, 2010 2:06 PM CST

Lejeune to play soccer for Ragin’ Cajuns

It meant a lot to Kristen Lejeune that her New Iberia Senior High soccer teammates and her former NISH softball teammates were there Wednesday to help her celebrate one of the biggest moments in her life.

Thursday, February 4, 2010 2:06 PM CST

Defensive pressure

New Iberia Senior High played the kind of ball it needed to play in the first half in order to stay close to eighth-ranked Westgate in their District 4-5A boys’ basketball game Tuesday at the Westgate Coliseum.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 1:54 PM CST

Colbert nominated as McDonald’s All-American

Jacoby Colbert was a shooter, pure and simple, as a freshman for Westgate’s 2007 state championship boys’ basketball team.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 1:54 PM CST

E.D. White pulls away from CHS

The Catholic High Lady Panthers did exactly what they wanted to do in the first half Tuesday while playing host to E.D. White in a District 6-3A girls’ basketball game Tuesday.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 1:54 PM CST

Historic matchup

Despite the dreary weather, Monday night’s crosstown soccer battle between New Iberia Senior High and Catholic High was historic -- as in the first time the two teams met as district champions.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 12:03 PM CST

Charles, Gray spark Jackets to big win

Josh Charles hadn’t been getting as much playing time as New Iberia Senior High head basketball coach Todd Russ wanted him to get in varsity games.

Monday, February 1, 2010 12:09 AM CST

Delcambre holds off HMS

FRANKLIN -- Delcambre coach Lisa Richard was not pleased.

Monday, February 1, 2010 12:09 AM CST

Lady Jackets shut out Carencro, 3-0

New Iberia Senior High’s girls soccer team has a lot of kick left in it at the end of the regular season and it showed Thursday night on the Lady Jackets Pitch.

Friday, January 29, 2010 2:09 PM CST

CHS ladies clinch district

A day after the Catholic High boys’ soccer team clinched the outright Division III, District 4 title, the Catholic High Lady Panthers hoped to make it two-for-two as they took on longtime rival ESA with the chance to complete the sweep and clinch the outright District III-4 title.

Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:08 PM CST

Breathing room

Two first half goals were enough to give New Iberia an early boost as the Lady Jackets survived a second half surge from Westgate to claim a 3-1 Division I, District 4 win Tuesday.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 2:09 PM CST

Hornets hold off Wolves, 46-37

BALDWIN -- The Franklin Hornets built a double-digit lead in the first quarter of their basketball game at West St. Mary and seemed to be on the way to an easy District 6-3A win Tuesday night.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 2:09 PM CST

CHS makes change

Catholic High athletic director and head football coach Craig Brodie was relieved of his duties Thursday and told by principal Dr. Timothy Uhl that his contract would not be renewed at the end of the year.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 2:08 PM CST

VPHS takes district lead from JSH

JEANERETTE -- The battle for first place in District 6-2A as the first round of district play came to an end Friday turned out to be not much of a contest at all.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:58 AM CST

'Cats surge past Pats at end

ERATH -- Back-to-back steals with just over a minute remaining gave Erath the lead for good in a see-saw District 5-3A home game against North Vermilion on Friday, and four straight free throws over the next 30 seconds sealed the deal in the Bobcats’ 65-61 win.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:58 AM CST

Panthers capture first district title

ERATH -- Brock Romero had a hat trick plus one and Grant Quinlan and Thomas Caffery each added a goal as Catholic High unleashed a first half barrage in beating Erath 6-0 Thursday to clinch the outright Division III, District 4 title with two games left in the regular season.

Friday, January 22, 2010 2:00 PM CST

Simon relieved of duties at FSH

FRANKLIN -- Franklin Senior High head football coach and athletic director Zeb Simon was relieved of his duties last week by FSH principal Tybus Burdett.

Thursday, January 21, 2010 2:02 PM CST