All-State honors crown Class B basketball leaders
West-central Louisiana dominates the 1999 2000 Class B scene with Anacoco and Florien earning state recognition. Freshman Katie Antony headlines the girls as Outstanding Player and Vic Ortiz earns Coach of the Year. on the boys side Peyton Rutherford and Norman Booker top the selections as state champions lead Florien and Florien teammates Randolph Horn James Lavergne and Mark Keith join the first team alongside other district standouts.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Sports Writers Association
Anacoco
Florien
Katie Antony
The
Indians
Vic Ortiz
Peyton Rutherford
Norman Booker
Antony
Ashley Antony
Vernon Parish
P. Rutherford Florien
B. Horn Florien
J. Lavergne Lacassine
M. Keith Kilbourne
F. Payne Dubach
J. Durr Hornbeck
D. Smith Spearsville
A. Vogel Res.Christ
S. Hampton Gibsland
L. Burgess Doyle
LSU Tigers sweep No 19 Mississippi State in Starkville
No 8 LSU softball takes two wins at Mississippi State to complete a four game weekend sweep. The Tigers win 9-4 and 7-1 to move to 37-7 on the season and 13-1 in the SEC while MSU drops to 31-15 and 9-7 in league play. LSU hitters Shaunte Fremin Dee Douglas Tara Asbill and Stacey Newton key the offense.
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Starkville
Miss
LSU
Mississippi State
Glenn Moore
Tigers
Shaunte’ Fremin
Michelle Gates
Ashley Lewis
Lewis
Dee Douglas
Tara Asbill
Asbill
Fremin
Stacey Newton
Newton
SLU Baseball Slips as Mavericks Rally in Five Run Inning
SLU pitchers faltered as Creighton’s John-Paul Davis and Jeff Stemple allowed multiple runners with costly errors. Ortmeier, Kennedy and Bryan fueled a five run sixth inning for the Mavericks, while SLU managed 10 hits but stranded six. Owen and Duke led SLU with two hits each as the Lions drop further in the conference race.
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Creighton
Bryan
SLU
Jared Owen
Owen
Ortmeier
Kennedy
Mavericks
John-Paul Davis
Martin
Josh Kaplan
Sawyer
Lions
Kelly Crosby
Ryan Foley
Jeff Stemple
Kaplan
Davis
Stemple
Cortney Hill
Marten
Cabeceiras seals comeback in bases-full win over STA
Pope John Paul pitcher Cabeceiras earned a complete game, fending off a late Jaguar rally as STA Falls. Lusk led STA with three hits while Tenini and Tallo provided key runs and defensive plays. Pope John Paul’s Palmer took the loss after five innings.
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Matt Lusk
Faust
Dearing
Cabecerias
Dieudonne
James
Legoria
Pope John Paul
Jesse Palmer
STA
Tallo
Smith
Beauchamp
Tenini
Lusk
Francis
Albany
Holden
Lions and Bulldogs split a baseball doubleheader at Alumni Field
In game one SLU edged UTA 2 to 1 as Love earned the win and Dill took the loss. Game two saw SLU win 4 to 1 behind Grundhauser, with Owen homering for SLU and Davis, Anderson adding multi base hits for UTA. After the twin bill, Albany routed Holden 15 to 0 with Michaela Roberts fanning 15 in a two-hitter and Kori Sykes driving in two. Albany meets Franklinton next.
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UTA
Dill
Anderson
Love
Labbe
W— Love
L—Dill
SLU
Duke
Grundhauser
Sawyer
Kaplan
Stempel
W— Grundhauser
L— Sawyer
Owen
Uta Davis
Uta - Martin
Crosby
Je. Owen
Albany
Michaela Roberts
Trish Phillips
Kori Sykes
Colby King
Ashley Stewart
Holden
Roberts
Erin Hampton
Miranda Crawford
RBI
Heidi Wagner
Lacey Kovach
Barbara Dale
Franklinton
Class B All-State Basketball Teams Boys and Girls
The Louisiana Class B All-State selections name first and second teams across boys and girls divisions. Notable names include Peyton Rutherford and Norman Booker of Florien on the boys side, with Katie Antony and Lela Richardson among the girls' top picks. The lists also feature numerous schools such as Florien, Kilbourne, Lacassine, Dubach, Pitkin, Anacoco, and Quitman, highlighting standout players by height, year, and points per game.
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Denee Thornton
Vidrine
Detra Bradley
Quitman
Jamie Brown
Bell City
Jenny Marcantel
Midland
Amanda Matte
Rutherford
Brandon Horn
Dubach
Fredericko Payne
Lacassine
James Lavergne
Kilbourne
Mark Keith
Horn
Keith
Lavergne
Cardinals
Payne
Jared Durr
Hornbeck
Lady Mavs Sweep Lady Lions in SLC Doubleheader
Elizabeth Harsma powered UT Arlington with five hits and five runs as the Mavericks swept Southeastern Louisiana 4-2 and 11-4 at North Oak Park. Brand earned wins in both games, Harsma homered to end SLU’s no hit bid, and UTA improved to 18-26 overall, 9-11 in conference while SLU dropped to 15-24, 3-16 and out of postseason contention.
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Daily Star
Elizabeth Harsma
University of Texas-Arlington
Southeastern Louisiana
North Oak Park
Harsma
Mavericks
Lady Lions
Saints Add Run Stopping Anchor Norman Hand
New Orleans signs 350 pound defensive lineman Norman Hand to a five year twenty million contract to bolster the run defense. Hand led the Chargers with 55 tackles last season and aims to free up LaRoi Glover while adding a pass rush. He notes pride in stopping the run and reflects on his career turnaround after leaving Miami.
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NEW Orleans
Jeff Haslett
New Orleans Saints
Saints
Norman Hand
Haslett
Randy Mueller
Green Bay Packers
San Diego Chargers
Norman
Hand
NFL
Chargers
LaRoi Glover
LaRoi
Mississippi
Dolphins
Miami
O.K
Glover
LSU Pounds Arkansas To Extend Win Streak
LSU erased an early deficit with a four run third inning and a 12 hit attack to beat Arkansas 12-5. Brian Tallet improved to 7-2 while Cliff Lee took the loss for the Razorbacks as LSU moved to 25-10 overall and 9-4 in the SEC.
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Baton Rouge
Brian Tallet
LSU
Tigers
Arkansas
Tallet
Razorbacks
Brian Kirby
Brad Hawpe
Brad Cresse
Cliff Lee
Jeremy Witten
Cedrick Harris
Witten
Hawpe
Cresse
Lee
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Burgess
Ortiz
Hicks
Pitkin
Rutherfor
Booker
Blackcats
Lela Richardson
Dana Johnson
Dayline
Diamond Crosby
Sissy Pickett
Richardson
Lady Blackcats
Johnson
Pickett
Spearsville
Damien Smith
Starwisky Hampton
Gibsland- Coleman
Larry Burgess
Doyle
Christian
Aaron Vogel
South Tangi
Black Dragons
Lakevew Warriors
Ben Chaplain
Lakeview Warriors
Bill Deer
Paul Mannino
Black Dragon
Lady Tigers
Ence
Stephens
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John Tenini
Falcons
Cabeceiras
Costanza
Aron Beauchamp
Kline
Jaguars
Jonathan Faust
Pepe John Paul
Frischhertz
Devin Roberts
Short
Pip
Sam Francis
Jaguar
Steve Tallo
Légoria
Lion
Alumni Field
Randy Pollard Pitkin
Jamie Gradney
Josh Cernek
Hamilton Christian
Clayton Cormier
Detrie Duffie
Dodson
Tierrius Thomas
Zwolle
Brandon Chambers
Hosanna Christian
Judah Richardson
Colby Wagner
Brett Haase
LaCedrick Jenkins
Joey Armstrong
Jeremy Levingston
Simsboro
Greer Prather
Episcopal School of Ac
Katie Antony Anacoco
Lela Richardson Florien
Dana Johnson Pitkin
Diamond Cosby
Sissy Pickett Martin
Fr. Settle
Detra Bradley Vidrine
Jamie Brown Quitman
Emily Ortega
Bayou Chicot
Sarah Beaird
Shanequa Dies
KaRhonda Walker
Evelyn Rugg
Downsville
Amanda Maxie
Negreet
Destiny
Erin Hymel
Monique Roussell
SSU
Heather Heimbach
Heather Dye
Brand
Mindy Molinar
Amanda Kirk
Allison
Hill
Kostic
W— Brand
L—Hill
Hr—Harsma
Dye
Hymel
Roussel
W—Brand
L—Hymel
Hr—Koeth
Mars
Christine Allison
Molinar
Texas Arlington
Rips
Rob DeArmond
Falcon
Colby Kline
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