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Knights 17/18s fall in game
The Louisiana Knights 17/18s turned in their best performance of the summer going 3-2, making it to Sunday’s championship game of the Louisiana World Series held in Abbeville.
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CHS trims Peake on walk-off homer
Covington High’s Payden Lynch delivered a walk-off, two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday to lift the Lions to a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over Peake BMW (St. Paul’s) in a game played at Jimmy “Doc” Davis Field.
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Golf championship a success in Slidell
The 31st annual Greater Slidell Golf Championship was a success as local golfers survived the relentless, unforgiving heat and battled the terrain of three different courses Friday through Sunday to put another event in the books.
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Louisiana Knights 18s momentum halted
The Louisiana Knights 18s hit their first road bump of the summer while competing in the Louisiana World Series at Acadian Ball Park in New Iberia June 24-26 as the Knights finished 1-3 in the tournament.
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Laneco Construction beats Capital One
Laneco Construction (Pope John Paul II) fought back Tuesday night from a five-run deficit to take a 7-6 victory in American Legion Sixth District East Division action at PJP.
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CHS takes victory in season ender
Covington High’s Lions pounded out 10 hits Tuesday on the road downing Tangi Animal Clinic (Loranger High) 13-2 in five-innings behind Dexter Thompson’s 3-run homer and Payden Lynch’s solo blast.
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Capital One beats Post 16 in doubleheader matchup
Capital One Bank (Fontainebleau High), the champion in the American Legion Sixth District East, closed out the regular season Wednesday taking a doubleheader from Post 16 (Archbishop Hannan).
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American Legion seeding playoffs tomorrow
The American Legion Sixth District East seeding playoffs are on tap tomorrow. In the East Division, Laneco Construction (Pope John Paul II) is hosting Anytime Fitness (Pearl River High), tomorrow night at 6 o’clock in the playoff seeding game.
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The New Orleans Saints and United Way for the Greater New Orleans area are holding the Sixth annual Community Patrol Summer Camps at the Saints’ Practice Facility on Airline Drive in Metairie. Five separate two-day camps are scheduled with youngsters ranging in age from 9-13. Approximately 60 youngsters from the Boys and Girls Club of Covington participated in the program June 30 and July 1 being instructed by various Saints players.
More of this storyNorthshore graduate Kandace Alfred played first base for the Lady Panthers. This year, she hit .320 with 11 runs batted in and she doubled twice. One of the highlights of her season this year for her was a game-ending single during the 2009 Eades and Subervielle Memorial Tournament, to help NHS defeat Chalmette 2-1. This year, the Lady Panthers went 19-8 overall and 7-7 in district, but missed out on the postseason.
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Slidell’s Chad Livingston has signed a letter of intent to attend Southeastern Louisiana University and play baseball for the Lions.
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Louisiana Knights 17/18s fall to Baton Rouge White Sox
The Louisiana Knights 17/18s came up short Tuesday falling to the Baton Rouge White Sox 8-2 in a game played at Doyle High School. The Knights (8-18) were limited to five hits in the loss. Trey Marino, leading the Knights with a .333 average went 2-3 with a double and a triple with a run batted in and scored once. Justin Vaughn (.318) also went 2-3 with a single and a triple producing an RBI. Hunter Ham picked up the Knights’ other hit, while Michael Pustanio drew a walk and scored a run. Marino (0-4) pitched a complete game, allowing seven earned runs on seven hits. He posted six strikeouts, but walked four and hit a batter. The Knights held a 2-0 lead after three innings.
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Pearl River’s Treese chooses Berry College
Pearl River graduate Kim Treese has signed a letter of intent to attend Berry College, located in Mount Berry, Ga., and play soccer for the Lady Vikings.
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The First annual Mandeville Seafood Festival/ Firecracker Fun Run took place Friday July 3 with nearly 300 runners and walkers participating at Fontainebleau State Park. Runner’s Choice and City Soccer presented the event with all proceeds benefitting KidSense and other local charities in the community.
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Covington High graduate Gloria Darby excelled during her career as a member of the Lady Lions track team participating in the shot put and discus events. Darby qualified for the state meet three consecutive years, competing in the shot put.
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