Mount Carmel alumna, Kristen Nuss, will be the third Olympian who graduated from a high school in the archdiocese.

For a franchise that has not won fewer than seven games in any season over the past 18 years, the numbers were unsettling, to say the least.

The Saints have so many questions. Why is a team that has invested so much money and first-round picks on offensive linemen, so poor in that area?

A poem I read many years ago comes to mind to illustrate the spirit and never-say-die attitude of Catholic high school sports within the archdiocese.

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley was so impressed by a “60 Minutes” report on two St. Mary’s Academy graduates cracking the code on a trigonometric proof of the ancient Pythagorean Theorem that he has pledged $1 million to the school, the Birmingham (Alabama) News reported.

If you have ever had a person who treated you like a daughter or son – and she wasn’t your mother – consider yourself blessed.

The Greater New Orleans Football Officials Association (GNOFOA) and the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) are looking for a few good men – and women.

Michael Vocke was 33-100ths of a second away from becoming the greatest Louisiana high school 1,600-meter runner of all time at the Class 5A portion of the State Track and Field Championships on May 4.

Archbishop Rummel’s Caleb Curry wins the District 9-5A meet’s 110-meter event on April 18. And, Olivia Bordes escorts her Dominican teammate, Madigan Lee, to the finish line of the District 9-5A 400-meter dash.

Taking a look at promise for the New Orleans Saints.

Archbishop Rummel Coach Jay Roth will be inducted into the LHSAA Sports Hall of Fame on April 16.

College sports is a whole new game.

New Tulane director of athletics David Harris, when asked what it would take to get the Wave into a Power 5 league, said the first thing the school must do is win consistently. -- Ed Daniels

St. Scholastica junior point guard Emilee Duet’s contribution of 16 points per game earned her 2023-24 Clarion Herald Elite Basketball Team Outstanding Player accolades.

Carr gives them the best chance to win next season, especially with limited money in free agency.

Archbishop Rummel’s Evan Giarratano (32) missed this swipe at the ball as Brother Martin’s Eli Pichon sets his sights of the goal during their recent District 9-5A game, won by Rummel, 59-54. Nine Catholic school teams have advanced to the Select school playoffs’ regional round.

Last week, ESPN announced that former Alabama coach Nick Saban would be joining their “College Gameday” crew.

John Ryan Stadium on Airline Drive will not be available, so Jesuit will use Kirsch-Rooney and Mike Miley stadiums in the interim.

Shondra Johnson, left, led the SMA Cougars to a 48-39 victory over Assumption in the 1998 Sweet 16 Tournament. And Archbishop Chapelle point guard Olivia “Turtle” Grayson, right, was named the Most Outstanding Player in the 2009 Class 5A championship rout of Lafayette.

Where do the Saints go from here?