NS earns district wins
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer MANDEVILLE – Northshore’s Lady Panthers picked up another District 6-5A win defeating the Fontainebleau Lady Bulldogs 5-3 last Wednesday at the ‘Dawg Pound....
View ArticleLady Rebels blank Salmen
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer PEARL RIVER – The Pearl River Lady Rebels took care of business last week beating the Salman Lady Spartans 15-0 in a District 8-4A matchup. It was the district...
View ArticleLady Tigers claim key district triumph
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL – The Mandeville Lady Skippers faced off against the Slidell Tigers last week and left town with a 6-5 loss in a crucial District 6-5A softball action. The...
View ArticleChipmunks blank Lady Panthers, 4-0
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL – The Archbishop Chapell Chipmunks got the best of the Northshore Panthers last week in a non-district softball battle that ended with Chappell on top 4-0....
View ArticleFB earns key win over Slidell
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL — Fontainebleau’s Lady Bulldogs clinched a share of the District 6-5A championship with a 9-3 road win over Slidell last Thursday. The Bulldogs (15-6, 9-3)...
View ArticleObituaries published April 23, 2015
Christopher “Chris” Thomas Buniff, of Bremen, Ga., passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015. He was 28 years old. Buniff was born April 25, 1986, in Slidell to Ira Thomas Buniff Jr. and Ellen Marie...
View ArticleCoaching changes at Northshore
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL – A number of coaching changes have taken place at Northshore High School, according to athletic director Tom Gainey. The changes were finalized and...
View ArticleJags, Rebels and Panthers fall in softball playoffs
SLIDELL — The 2015 softball postseason got underway Tuesday evening, and all three of the local squads competing in the tournament suffered defeats. The Northshore Lady Panthers held the lead late in...
View ArticleJaguars beaten by Northlake
By DAVID FOLSE II Slidell sports writer COVINGTON—Mother Nature had fun with multiple teams throughout the area last week, pushing games to different locations and different days. Ruston West’s two-run...
View ArticleLate rally lifts Walker past Northshore
WALKER — The 22nd-seeded Northshore Lady Panthers were mere outs away from pulling off an upset in the opening round of the Class 5A state softball playoffs. But a big rally in the bottom of the sixth...
View ArticleHannan advances, NCS falls in Class 2A playoffs
By DAVID FOLSE II Slidell sports writer COVINGTON—It may have taken a couple of innings, but #5 Archbishop Hannan got on track in a hurry in their first-round playoff game on Monday night. Sophomore...
View ArticleRain brings fire ant rafts at Camp Salmen
During the recent heavy rains several fire ant rafts were found floating in flooded areas at Camp Salmen. These were apparently the result of too many mindlessly obedient Red ants (Solenopsis invica)...
View ArticleSlidell players help lead LSUA to impressive debut
ALEXANDRIA — Cinderella story. Rags to riches. Storybook season. Using any of these well-worn sports clichés to describe Louisiana State University at Alexandria’s (LSUA) highly successful inaugural...
View ArticleSpartans fall in opener
BY DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer BATON ROUGE – It was close but no cigar as the #27 seed Salmen Spartans lost a close game to St. Michael the Archangel 4-2 in the opening round of the state...
View ArticleCognevich earns 6-5A MVP award
BY DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL – Northshore’s Kat Cognevich earned a share of the District 6-5A Most Valuable Player award in softball and her head coach, Marian Eades, took home a share...
View ArticleWolves avenge loss to Panthers
By DAVID FOLSE II Slidell sports writer SLIDELL — In a battle between undoubtedly the best two teams in 6-5A, St. Paul’s avenged an early season district loss to Northshore by defeating the Panthers at...
View ArticleLady Rebels upbeat despite playoff loss
BY DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer LAFAYETTE – The #2 seed Teurlings Catholic Lady Rebels took care of business last week beating the #32 seed Pearl River Lady Rebels 12-1 in the first round of the...
View ArticleMiscues costly for PJP
BY DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL – The softball season ended earlier than the #8 seed Pope John Paul II Lady Jaguars (18-11) would have liked as the local squad fell to the #25 seed...
View ArticleDoubles teams going to state tournament
BY DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports writer SLIDELL – The Slidell High School tennis team competed in the LHSAA Division I, Region 3 regional tournament on last week at the Gonzales City Courts. Junior...
View ArticleThe Lubber Grasshoppers are back
They’re baaack! During the next few weeks park visitors strolling on Camp Salmen’s trails and footpaths should keep a sharp eye out for small clusters of the tiny, harmless baby Lubber Grasshoppers...
View Article