Mike Coppage

5 days ago | theadvocate.com | Mike Coppage

Rigoberto Hernandez is back for his second stint with the Acadiana Cane Cutters, and this time he's sticking around. Hernandez, who helped the Cane Cutters to a Texas Collegiate League championship in 2022, signed with UL after spending four years at NAIA William Carey in Mississippi. "That was my first year in the United States," said Hernandez, a native of Panama. "I was training all summer. They called me to come here for the second half of the season.

1 week ago | thedailyiberian.com | Mike Coppage

Published 11:31 am Friday, June 20, 2025 Keydrain Calligan is the most recent Westgate High football product to sign an NFL contract. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound defensive back wowed the Houston Texans in a workout in May and inked a three-year deal for just under three million dollars. “I’m super-duper proud of him,” Westgate coach Ryan Antoine said. “Keydrain was a late bloomer, having only played two years of high school football.

1 week ago | si.com | Mike Coppage

John Curtis Christian will make quite the road trip to open the upcoming high school football season. The Patriots, who travel from Louisiana to San Juan Hills High School for the California Classic on Sept. 5, begin their 2025 campaign against Cathedral, a Los Angeles school that went 10-1 last season. "It's going to be really fun," said Patriots assistant Jeff Curtis, son of legendary head coach J.T. Curtis. "We've never traveled that far.

1 week ago | thedailyiberian.com | Mike Coppage

Published 10:59 am Wednesday, June 18, 2025 The past several weeks have been surreal for Jaiden Mitchell. In April, the 2025 Catholic High graduate was named the Acadiana Region winner of the Warrick Dunn Award, which the LHSAA bestows on the most valuable high school football player in the area. On top of that, Mitchell enrolled at McNeese State University, where he’ll continue his football career as a receiver and return man. “I’m very excited about the opportunity,” he said.

2 weeks ago | thedailyiberian.com | Mike Coppage

Published 10:25 am Saturday, June 14, 2025 The value Lane Fenske brought to the Catholic High baseball program went far beyond the numbers. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior, who was named the Class 2A MVP by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, led the Panthers to a state championship. Fenske recorded a 6-3 pitching record with a 1.19 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 77 innings. He also batted .342 with 14 doubles, 22 RBIs, 23 runs and 10 stolen bases. But that doesn’t begin to tell the whole story.