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Mike Coppage

New Iberia

Freelance Writer at The Acadiana Advocate

Sportswriter at Freelance

Writer & Lawyer. Pet parent to two pit bulls. La. Sportsline Top 10 voter. Bylines: Acadiana Advocate, Daily Iberian, High School on SI, Varsity Sports Now

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  • 1 week ago | thedailyiberian.com | Mike Coppage

    Published 11:24 am Thursday, May 29, 2025 Madison Clark joined some exclusive company when the junior was named Female Athlete of the Year at Highland Baptist. Camryn Sensley, Marin Barras, Bri Sensley, Kiara Comeaux and Maegan Champagne are past winners of the award, which is voted on by all the coaches at HBCS. “It’s based on not just excelling at the highest athletic level, but also on Christian character,” girls basketball coach Carol Sensley said.

  • 1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Mike Coppage

    Michael Courville had his eye on overall improvement and identifying team leaders in his first spring practice as Teurlings Catholic football coach. "The first objective was the broad term of just getting better," said Courville, who will be making his debut as a head coach after working on the staffs at Carencro High and Catholic-Baton Rouge. Courville, a Teurlings Catholic alum, arrived on campus in early March. He said there has been "a good buy-in" from players and coaches.

  • 1 week ago | si.com | Mike Coppage

    The 2025 high school softball season in Louisiana reached its conclusion over three days instead of two earlier this month at Frasch Park in Sulphur. Thunderstorms on the first day extended the event through Sunday. That allowed spectators to watch more games at the sprawling complex, which can host up to eight games simultaneously. Here is a look at the final statewide rankings:Previous rank: 1 As a team, the Cavaliers batted .415 with 409 runs and 401 hits.

  • 2 weeks ago | thedailyiberian.com | Mike Coppage

    Published 12:31 pm Friday, May 23, 2025 Catholic High was counting on Luke Hewitt to turn in a lengthy pitching performance with the state championship on the line. The fourth-seeded Panthers had used seniors Lane Fenske, JohnDavid Hidalgo and Jace Ruskoski in the first two games of the Division III select final series against No. 2 University Lab, the defending champion.

  • 2 weeks ago | theadvocate.com | Mike Coppage

    Old-fashioned hard work and an ambitious senior class fueled Catholic High of New Iberia"s best athletic year ever in boys sports. Led by dual-sport senior standouts Luke Landry, J.D. Hidalgo, Jack Romero and Gavin Roy, the Panthers won Division III select state titles in football and baseball. "It's really tough to win," said retiring CHS baseball coach David Jordan, who is staying as athletic director. "There were a lot of tough teams in our division.

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