BATON ROUGE – Former Denham Springs shortstop Cade Doughty was lumped with some exclusive company by LSU coach Paul Mainieri at his annual summer press conference.

There are few, if any, people in Central who have had a connection with Central High athletics the way Leo McClure and his family have.

Some athletes are forced to choose between one sport or another as they move into higher levels of competition.

On the first day of the 4th Annual Southeastern Underclassman Shootout at Troy University, Denham Springs senior Noah Juan had a rather forgettable start.

WALKER – Walker scored a run in all five innings en route to a 10-0 mercy-rule shutout Monday in five innings of Denham Springs in Metro League action.

BreAnna Corkern may have turned down coach Andy Lee once, but given a second opportunity, it was his ability to mold a national championship program that eventually convinced the Live Oak High graduate to give him a second chance.

DENHAM SPRINGS – Denham Springs senior offense lineman Alex Harris shudders to think what his life will be without football.

BATON ROUGE – LSU punter Zach Von Rosenberg of Zachary is one of 26 players from across the country named as a preseason candidate for the Ray Guy Award, the Augusta Sports Council announced.

DENHAM SPRINGS – There was a time during the infancy stages of Kate Thompson’s AAU basketball career where the thought of playing in front of college coaches was unsettling.

WATSON – By her own admission, Dijone’ Flowers final summer of AAU basketball wasn’t off to a blazing start.

The seeds were sewn in the words of his commitment to the LSU basketball program on June 18th.

With the final game of his high school career over, a 59-41 loss at East Ascension in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs, Denham Springs senior point guard Micah Banks took off his purple and gold uniform for the final time.

There are few, if any, people in Central who have had a connection with Central High athletics the way Leo McClure and his family have.

WALKER – After sitting out a year after transferring to Walker High, Tarondia Harold saw her lone season at the school slowly eroding away.

After more than a decade of constructing Live Oak High’s highly successful wrestling program from the ground up, Chris Collier has decided to relinquish his duties as head coach.

Contingency planning is an effective way to minimize the effects of unexpected events.

Brenna Perez may be entering her first season as Walker High School’s girls soccer coach, but she isn’t lacking familiarity with the program after joining the Lady Cats as an assistant last season.

Some athletes are forced to choose between one sport or another as they move into higher levels of competition.

On the first day of the 4th Annual Southeastern Underclassman Shootout at Troy University, Denham Springs senior Noah Juan had a rather forgettable start.

DENHAM SPRINGS – It’s been nearly eight months since Denham Springs senior quarterback Luke Lunsford last threw a meaningful pass.

An old proverb states that opportunity never knocks twice at any man’s door, but a different twist on the saying might be that sometimes it’s better to be the one doing the knocking.

WALKER – She tried to prepare herself as much in advance as possible with one goal in mind.

DENHAM SPRINGS – With a wide receiver group that graduated its top four players from a productive unit Denham Springs’ offense provides plenty of opportunity for aspiring receivers looking to get on the field for the 2019 season.

WATSON - Live Oak used its final 7-on-7 session in the Baton Rouge Metro League with an eye on developing depth and turned over some of Wednesday’s playing time to some its younger players.

BATON ROUGE – There were lessons to be learned for Live Oak when it faced host Woodlawn in summer league basketball action.

WALKER – Walker scored a run in all five innings en route to a 10-0 mercy-rule shutout Monday in five innings of Denham Springs in Metro League action.

BATON ROUGE -- Wednesday night's Woodlawn summer league basketball game between Walker and Lee was a tight contest throughout the first 2 ½ quarters.

WATSON -- Heading into his team's spring game in early May, Live Oak coach Brett Beard had questions about his secondary. A little over a month later, he might have found an answer.

WALKER – Walker and Springfield each had a mixed bag of results in the third week of Baton Rouge Metro 7-on-7 League in the Wednesday at Wildcat Stadium.

Live Oak four-star defensive lineman Jalen Lee said his standing offer from LSU football coach Ed Orgeron on when he wanted to commit to the Tigers didn’t have a particular timetable.

The Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 5A All-State baseball and softball teams have a little bit of Denham Springs High flavor this year.

DENHAM SPRINGS – The first 11 minutes of Friday’s game in the Denham Springs High’s team camp was all you needed know about a potential strength of this upcoming season’s Walker High girls basketball team.

DENHAM SPRINGS – In some regards second-year Denham Springs coach Blake Zito believes his current team is ahead of last year’s team at this juncture of the summer.