Reed Darcey

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Reed Darcey

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley discussed MiLaysia Fulwiley's decision to transfer to LSU on Thursday in an appearance she made on The Breakfast Club radio show to promote her memoir. Fulwiley, a native of Columbia, South Carolina, surprised the women's college basketball world on April 25, when she announced she was leaving her hometown Gamecocks for one of their chief rivals.

1 week ago | nola.com | Reed Darcey

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley discussed MiLaysia Fulwiley's decision to transfer to LSU on Thursday in an appearance she made on The Breakfast Club radio show to promote her memoir. Fulwiley, a native of Columbia, South Carolina, surprised the women's college basketball world on April 25, when she announced she was leaving her hometown Gamecocks for one of their chief rivals.

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Reed Darcey

What started as a brush with tragedy ended in a moment of triumph. That’s the story of Central football’s 2024 team, a group that wrestled with its fair share of adversity on its way to the Division I nonselect championship — the program’s first LHSAA title in 58 years. The Wildcats felt it all. The fragility of life. The joys of football. The reminder that few things are more rewarding, yet more fleeting, than a high-school athletic career. Need a nudge to make every moment count?

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Reed Darcey

Two seasons ago, David Simoneaux left his post at Catholic High for the top job at Central. His gambit, from one District 4-5A school to another, was as audacious as it was surprising. Yet the move has so far paid off, distinguishing the 41-year-old as one of the top prep football coaches in Louisiana. The Wildcats went 11-10 across the two seasons before they pried Simoneaux away from the Bears. Since then, Central is 22-5 and the reigning Division I nonselect champion.

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Reed Darcey

This is the 39th year The Advocate honors high school athletes from across the Baton Rouge metro area as Star of Stars for their excellence in individual sports. These athletes are selected as the best in their sports for the 2024-2025 school year based on all-district, all-metro and all-state honors, performances at regional and state competitions, along with recommendations of area coaches. Mike Smith has been a public address announcer for LSU athletics events for nearly 35 years.