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3 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Mike Gegenheimer
Logan Hunt doesn't want people to thank him for his service. Not on Memorial Day. A captain in the Army National Guard flying helicopters out of Hammond, Memorial Day has nothing to do with him. He isn't alone in that wish. Far from it. Ask any veteran or active military member and they will proudly tell you that Memorial Day is about the men and women who died serving their country; the ones who gave the "ultimate sacrifice" in support of something they felt was bigger than themselves.
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2 months ago | 
nola.com | Mike Gegenheimer
Both Hannan and St Charles Catholic had opportunities to win on Saturday. St. Charles made the most of those opportunities. Hannan was less fortunate. The No. 3 Hawks fought to force extra innings in the Division II select girls softball quartefinal, tying the game at 1-1 with one out in the bottom of the seventh. But ultimately that was not enough as they suffered a 4-2 upset at the hands of the No. 6 Comets in eight innings. “We do this a lot,” Hannan senior second baseman Makenzie Jackson said.
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2 months ago | 
nola.com | Mike Gegenheimer
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2 months ago | 
nola.com | Mike Gegenheimer
When all hope seemed lost, hometown favorite Kris “Double K” Keith pulled himself up for one last fight. Despite the pounding he'd taken from the heinous villains known as the Nu Nation, there was no way Keith and his wrestling partner, “Mustang Mike” Beadle, were losing to the bad guys. Not tonight.
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2 months ago | 
nola.com | Mike Gegenheimer
Gionni Wiltz bested the field by leaps and bounds Thursday night - literally. The Slidell senior was named the overall boys MVP of the St. Tammany Parish Championship track and field meet after sweeping the podium in the high jump, long jump and triple jump on April 3 at Covington High. The award process is simple, with the highest individual point scorer typically walking away with the title. And with 30 points, Wiltz easily topped his fellow competitors - and five entire teams - in that regard.
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Mar 11, 2025 | 
nola.com | Mike Gegenheimer
St. Paul’s basketball coach Stephen Dale announced Tuesday afternoon he is stepping down from the program after nine years at the helm of the Wolves to focus on a different role within the school. Dale is stepping back from coaching to focus on his role as Director of Development where he leads the school’s fundraising efforts. Dale will continue teaching business electives on top of the administrative position.
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
theadvocate.com | Mike Gegenheimer
For the second straight year Woodlawn could see the light at the end of the tunnel. And for the second straight year it slipped away just out of reach. No. 3 Woodlawn once again fell in the Division I select girls basketball final on Saturday, this time 61-51 to No. 4 Huntington in a rematch of the 2024 semifinal that saw Woodlawn come out on top. The win is Huntington’s first state championship in either girls or boys basketball.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
theadvocate.com | Mike Gegenheimer
On this day, David could not overcome Goliath. No. 7 Albany’s underdog run at the Division II girls nonselect basketball state championship — a run that saw the Hornets upset the No. 2 and 3 teams in the bracket on their way to the final — ended, once again, at the hands of the now four-time reigning champion No. 1 Wossman 62-25 Friday night. This is the fourth consecutive season Albany’s season ended at the state tournament to Wossman.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
theadvocate.com | Mike Gegenheimer
The postseason is not where teams want to go cold. Unfortunately for Doyle, that’s exactly what happened Wednesday night in Hammond. The No. 4-seeded Tigers came into the Division III nonselect girls semifinal against top-seeded Oakdale on a 16-game win streak driven by the Tigers’ offense that averaged 54.9 points per game. But a challenging first half that saw Doyle go nearly 13 minutes without a field goal set the stage for a season-ending 57-41 loss at the University Center.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
nola.com | Mike Gegenheimer
Sacred Heart wasn’t ready to go home from its first ever state tournament just yet. After nearly blowing a 10-point lead with seven minutes to play in the Division III select girls state basketball semifinals, the No. 2 Cardinals had to find a way to hold on for a few more minutes, leading No. 3 Rosepine 41-40 with under two minutes left on the clock.
