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Hannan takes out Patrick Taylor in four games

Archbishop Hannan won the first two games, surrendered the third and wrapped up Patrick Taylor Academy of Science & Technology in the fourth game to take a bi-district Division V playoff match victory Thursday night at the Lady Hawks gym.

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Mandeville takes second

Mandeville turned in a solid team effort Friday night in the district finale as the Skippers charted a steady course en route to a 35-21 victory over the Covington Lions on senior night at Sidney Theriot Stadium.

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PJP II
captures win over STA

The St. Thomas Aquinas and the Pope John Paul II football game was a tale of two halves.

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Slidell pulls off playoff win over Denham Springs

During the week, Slidell coach Nancy Plaisance said she thought her team’s playoff match against Denham Springs would be a good one and she was right.

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Pearl River captures five-game playoff victory

Pearl River’s Lady Rebels played a tough and competitive match in the bi-district round of the playoffs against a good Leesville squad and their hard work paid off with a 24-26, 25-21, 25-13, 22-25, 15-12 victory at home Thursday.

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St. Paul’s boys get varsity title, SSA nabs crown

St. Paul’s Matt Mouton turned in the race of his life establishing a PR Wednesday at the 7-5A District Cross Country Meet held at Fontainebleau State Park traversing over the course with an impressive winning time of 15:16 in the three-mile event. Mouton broke his previous mark by 16 seconds en route to his victory.

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SSA sweeps Zachary in bi-district round

St. Scholastica Academy, the No. 10 seed, dominated Zachary on Thursday at home sweeping the Lady Broncos 25-7, 25-8, 25-7 in the bi-district round of the playoffs. The Doves’ Camille Walther pounded 10 kills and pulled up eight digs to help spark the victory. Christina Wurm contributed 10 kills with Meghan Clark dishing off for 32 assists. Clark and Monique Giarrusso netted three aces. Giarrusso and Gabby Braud chipped in with eight digs each and Maggie Helm collected seven. SSA (24-15), the second place team in District 4-I with a 9-3 tied with Mandeville, will travel to Lafayette Monday to go against the Comeaux

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Slidell scores early to defeat Northshore

The Slidell Tigers built a 23-0-first-quarter lead en route to a 33-6 victory over the Northshore Panthers in a District 7-5A match up at L.V. McGinty Sr. Stadium Friday on senior night.

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St. Paul’s uses aerial assault to defeat FHS

The first also turned out to be the last for St. Paul’s and Fontainebleau.

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Covington falls to Lafayette

Lafayette, the No. 11 seed, defeated the Covington Lady Lions 25-13, 25-10, 25-16 Thursday at home to advance to the regional round.

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Despite a sluggish start Salmen takes big win

The Salmen Spartans, fresh off a disappointing overtime loss to Franklinton last week, got a wakeup call early in the final District 9-4A against the Pearl River Rebels, but still managed to win their seventh game of the season by a 34-7 margin.

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First Baptist wins first playoff
game in school’s history

The First Baptist Christian School Lady Eagles swept the Lady Eagles of Bethel Christian School 25-10, 25-14, 19-25, 25-16 in the bi-district round of the 2009 Louisiana State Playoffs.

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Archbishop Hannan comes up short, 26-24

 Archbishop Hannan came up a yard short and a few seconds shy as North Central held on to its only win of the season, 26-24, in both team’s regular season finale Friday night at Tornado Alley on the campus of Hammond High.

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Northlake Christian defeated by Springfield

Neither senior quarterback Kevin Henderson nor sophomore tailback Jamar “Marty” Jones had to pile up the big numbers that they normally do to lead Springfield to victory Friday night.

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Lakeshore downs Bogalusa JV 42-22

The Lakeshore High Titans capped off their inaugural season Wednesday night with a 42-22 season ending victory over the Bogalusa Yellow Jackets JV squad finishing 9-1.

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Hannan falls to Ecole Classique

Ecole Classique’s Lady Spartans turned the tables on the Archbishop Hannan Lady Hawks Monday taking a regional round victory in five tough games 25-16, 24-26, 17-25, 25-18, 15-11 in Metairie.

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Pope John Paul II falls to Newman

Pope John Paul II’s Lady Jaguars had their season come to an end Saturday after being swept by Newman 25-11, 25-10, 25-12 on the road in the regional round of the state playoffs.

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NCS cruises past Westminster in regional

Dave Woodall
Contributing Writer

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SSA downs Comeaux in four games

St. Scholastica Academy took care of business in the regional round of the playoffs defeating the Comeaux Lady Spartans 25-20, 25-21, 21-25, 25-19 Monday on the road.

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MHS advances

Mandeville’s Lady Skippers advanced to the quarterfinal round of the state playoffs with a 25-23, 25-17, 20-25, 25-20 victory over the Lafayette Lions in the regional round of the state playoffs at home Monday.

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Loyola’s Bennett, Brock named All-GCAC

The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference announced that Loyola men’s basketball players Sean Bennett and Ryan Brock were named to the Pre-Season All Conference team.

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Salmen, Pearl River
meeting again

For the second time in a week, third time this season and fifth in the last two years, Salmen and Pearl River go against each other, but now, the stakes are much higher. Tonight, the squads face off at Salmen in the bi-district round of the state playoffs.

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FHS sweeps St. Amant in regionals

Fontainebleau (43-2), the No. 3 seed, swept the St. Amant Lady Gators 25-11, 25-11, 25-12 Tuesday in the regional round at the Kennel to advance to the Pontchartrain Center. At press time, the Lady Bulldogs, last year’s state runner up in Division I, were scheduled to meet their cross-town rival Mandeville Lady Skippers, yesterday in the quarterfinals.

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Mandeville hosts Westgate in bi-district

Mandeville’s Skippers (7-3), the No. 12 seed, is at home tonight hosting the Westgate Tigers (5-4), the No. 21 seed, in the bi-district round of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association football playoffs.

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St. Paul’s hosts first round

St. Paul’s is in the hunt for its tenth consecutive victory as the Wolves host the Destrehan Wildcats in the bi-district round of the state playoffs tonight at Hunter Stadium.

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