• Missing College World Series as a rite of summers past
    Missing College World Series as a rite of summers past
    ​​​​​​​A colleague and I were headed to a pair of high school football workouts last Friday when I had a recollection of a place that seemed so far away.
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  • Don Wattigny, iconic Holy Name of Mary coach
    Don Wattigny, iconic Holy Name of Mary coach
    I recall a trip I made with former coach Don Wattigny in 2009 following a tour of his beloved high school, Holy Name of Mary.
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  • Why former LSU running back Edwards-Helaire ran to the church
    Why former LSU running back Edwards-Helaire ran to the church
    LSU running-back Clyde Edwards-Helaire was considered the “heart and soul” of the LSU offense during the Tigers’ run to the national championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Jan. 13.
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  • Updated: LHSAA investigating three schools for allegedly holding practice sessions
    Updated: LHSAA investigating three schools for allegedly holding practice sessions
    The Louisiana High School Athletic Association confirmed Wednesday it has investigated John Curtis, St. Augustine and Holy Cross for allegedly violating the association’s “non-gathering” rules
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  • Saints should keep drafting those hard-to-find ‘big boys’
    Saints should keep drafting those hard-to-find ‘big boys’
    If you are a Saints fan, you should be really excited about the NFL draft.
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  • St. Aug, Holy Cross announce football coach hires
    St. Aug, Holy Cross announce football coach hires
    St. Augustine has named Nicholas Foster Sr., a former assistant at Edna Karr, as its new head football coach...
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  • St. Augustine back on track in Sugar Bowl Event
    St. Augustine back on track in Sugar Bowl Event
    by Jonelle Foltz
    St. Augustine’s track and field team appears to be well on the road to recovery, as indicated by the Purple Knights’ second-place finish at the March 23-24 Allstate Sugar Bowl Track and Field meet. Led by double winner Donovan Rolland, who placed first in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and ran a leg of the second-place 400-meter relay team, St. Augustine scored 45 points to finish second in team scoring to Edna Karr (55 points). Once a state power on the oval, St. Aug has been slowly rebuilding its program since its post-Katrina demise in 2005.
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