Chris Dabe

4 days ago | nola.com | Chris Dabe

Ja’ir Burks won the two hurdle events, Brandt Blanchard won the 800 meters, and Brady Mullen continued his dominance in the 3,200 as Jesuit earned what is thought to be its highest team placement at the state track and field championships in roughly 60 years. With a runner-up finish, the Blue Jays finished one point behind Catholic-Baton Rouge in the Class 5A meet held Saturday at LSU's Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

5 days ago | nola.com | Chris Dabe

Newman and Country Day earned high-team placements at the state track and field championships with the help of their field-event winners on Friday at Bernie Moore Stadium in Baton Rouge. For Newman, it was a former baseball pitcher whose shoulder injury caused him to quit that sport who provided most of the points.

6 days ago | nola.com | Chris Dabe

What had the makings for a comfortable state semifinal series opening victory for Brother Martin turned tense in the fifth inning. What had been a seven-run lead got reduced to four, and with runners on second and third, the best hitter in the Holy Cross lineup came to bat with nobody out. But No. 3-seeded Brother Martin managed to avoid much more damage and came away with a 7-4 victory that opened the LHSAA Division I select state semifinal series on Thursday at Holy Cross.

1 week ago | nola.com | Chris Dabe

SULPHUR — John Curtis sophomore Makayla Escude pitched her way out of trouble over and over again during a state championship softball game Sunday. Repeatedly, St. Thomas More put runners on second and third with a chance to take the lead. Every time, Escude got the crucial outs she needed for a 2-0 victory that secured for Curtis the LHSAA Division I select state championship at Frasch Park. When it ended, St. Thomas More had left 14 runners on base, 12 of them in scoring position.

1 week ago | nola.com | Chris Dabe

SULPHUR — John Curtis followed a familiar recipe to get back to the state championship, as reliable hitting and speed atop the lineup sparked a two-run fifth that broke a tie on the way to defeating Chapelle 4-2 in an LHSAA Division I select state semifinal Saturday at Frasch Park. Leadoff hitter Miley Percle was 3 for 3 with two runs and two stolen bases as she singled home the go-ahead run and scored an insurance run when sophomore Kinsley McInnis beat out on a bunt single with one out.