Loranger Team Finishes Second in City Championship
Loranger based team placed second to First Financial in league standings and then finished last in league playoffs, finishing as runners up in the city championship series. Front row shows Kathy Gueldner Deidre Bailey Darlene Peek Gay Rainey Cindy Shockley. Back row includes Steve Straughan Donna Willie. Daily Star photo by Ward Grant.
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Straughan’s Srlery
Loranger
Financial
Comeecond
Bers
Kathy
Gueldner
Deidre Bailey
Darlene Peek
Gay Rainey
Cindy Shockley
Joy Gordon
Debbie Morris
Becky Stevens
Lisa Willie
Betty Williams
Steve Straughan
Donna Willie
Daily Star
Ward Grant
Hammond All-Stars, Dixie Majors clash in final practice before playoffs
Anchy Legion squad Hammond All-Stars Amond's Dixie Majors All-Star and Ponchatoula's American squad held a last tuneup ahead of playoff action. Kupper powered the Legion with two homers and a double to spark a 3 run night. Ragan and Brown added multiple hits as Ponchatoula built early lead and held Hammond to three singles.
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Amond
Ponchatoula
Panchy
Kupper
Legion
Dixie
Tigers Rise With Farm System Pros In Boss Houk Plan
Detroit Tigers rebuild around young players from their farm system. Manager Ralph Houk says big free agent signings create internal tension, while promoting homegrown talent reduces jealousy and boosts hustle. The approach aims to restore success in the American League.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Ralph Houk
Straughan's Nursery, First Financial Battle For City Title
In the women's city softball finals, league leaders First Financial and Straughan's Nursery each won easy playoff games. Straughan's crushed Blood River 22 to 1, while First Financial defeated Batty Bunch 9 to 3 after trailing 3 to 0 through four innings. Bonnie Boudreaux and Sheila Abels hit two run doubles in the fifth.
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Siamond Recreation Department
Sloich
Sheila Abels
Cate DePaula
First Financial
Winers
Straughan
Blood River
Bonnie Boudreaux
Pettigrew Clinches Win Then Falls in Softball Playoffs
Pettigrew defeats Fuqua's 9-6 to reach the final standings against The Athletic Shop, then loses 16-4 in a playoff. Pettigrew had led 9-2 after a six run third through seventh innings before Fuqua's rally. In the later game, Athletic Shop built a 7-1 lead, then erupted for nine runs to end via 10-run rule. Kemp and Marten each went 3-for-4 while Lemonte starred for Pettigrew's. First Financial then beat Straughan's 11-1 to clinch the championship playoff, with multiple players contributing doubles and key hits.
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Pettigrew
Exxon
Fuqua
Recreation Department
Athletic Shop
Larry Magee
van Osborn
Richard Bertone
Stanton Davis
Danny Thompson
Magee
D. Bennett
S. Richard
Guy Sevastano
Keith Wilson
David Crockett
Johnny Milazzo
David Bennett
Sevastano
Pete Lemonte
David Albin
Greg Marten
Tom Bolton
Artie Moore
Moore
Greg Baker
Kevin Freye
Freye
Gordon Kemp
Bolton
Marten
Ricky DePaula
Lemonte
John Terral
Johnny __ Millazzo
Petsisien
Kemp
As Ist
Mona Ragan
Debbie Abels
First Financial
Straughan
Boudreaux
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Hammond
Debbie Anthony
Belinda Schum
Mara Ragan
Karen Allen
Marlene Fletcher
Donna Dominguez
Diana Maruschak
Barbara Harris
Charlotte Harris
Anchy Legion
Hammond All-Stars
Joey Ragan
Lance
Henry Gray
Ville
Tom
Silver Spring
Redgate
Ding
Golf Digest
Brubeck
Carl Albritton
Brown
Rushing
Ragan
Ponchy
Harry McKneely, Jr
Ity McKneely & Son Funeral Home
Regal
Swinger
Omega
Aspen
Trans Am
Aan
Ane
Rst Financial
Batty Bunch
Pettigrew’s
Trewax
Scio
Thames
F. Sotear
E.Z
Hammond Tire Center
W. Thomas ST
Hammond, LA
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