Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks, The Ouachita Citizen will talk with baseball and softball coaches to reflect on the recent stoppage in play. Though highly doubtful, we’ll pose the question to coaches on whether or not they’ve experienced anything crazier than COVID-19 postponing (and…

Stan Humphries came one game shy of checking every box on his wish list for the 2019-20 basketball season.

Lafaedria Green never had to be the best player on her team before.

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks, The Ouachita Citizen will talk with baseball and softball coaches to reflect on the recent stoppage in play. Though highly doubtful, we’ll pose the question to coaches on whether or not they’ve experienced anything crazier than COVID-19 postponing (and…

Sterlington senior Shelby Moore has signed a national letter of intent to continue her soccer career at Evangel University, an NAIA school in Springfield, Missouri.

High school seniors across the nation are clinging on to a sliver of hope that spring sports will eventually continue.

Confusion and doubt spread through the Louisiana preps scene, as rumors swirled about the future of spring sports amid coronavirus disease concerns.

If the season ends abruptly, the Ouachita Christian baseball team will have plenty to be proud of in a 10-3 2020 campaign.

West Monroe played poor defense and threw two of its best hands on the mound in the first of four tournament contests, and somehow walked away with three victories this past weekend.

Madelyn Fletcher crushed a two-run, walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth as tournament host Ouachita nudged past Forest 9-8 Friday night at the Sterlington Sports Complex.

Frederick "Bear" McHenry, Ouachita Parish High School's longtime athletic director, died Tuesday at the age of 76. 

Episode 2 of the Digs and Posts Podcast is embedded below. 

Leading by 12 midway through the third quarter, Natchitoches St. Mary’s withstood a frantic Ouachita Christian comeback Saturday night for a 53-50 victory in the Division IV girls basketball state championship game. 

A furious late rally by the Ouachita Lady Lions came up short in the Class 5A State Championship, as Benton capitalized on a multitude of Lady Lion turnovers in Friday night's 62-48 victory. 

West Monroe boys head coach Kyle Hill will tell you that any win in the playoffs is a big win, but all you have to do is take a gander at the reactions on social media to gauge just how big the No. 14 Rebels upset was over No. 3 New Iberia in the second round

Borrowing a line from Ouachita Christian’s state championship football team, the Lady Eagles Finished Strong Tuesday night.

Tia Perry's clutch free throws, Skylar Buie's hot hand and the relentless motor of Lafaedria Green allowed Ouachita to survive and advance against Ponchatoula in an overtime thriller Tuesday night. 

The West Monroe Lady Rebels couldn’t ask for a better start to the softball season. 

Episode One rundown: 

Carencro erased a 14-point third quarter deficit to defeat Neville 59-56 Friday night in the opening round of the Class 4A state playoffs.

Emery Wirtz and Conleigh Laseter combined for 37 points as Ouachita Christian turned back Morgan City Central Catholic 51-33 Thursday night in the Division IV quarterfinals at The Shack.

When No.1 Ouachita dialed up the pressure in the fourth quarter of a second-round girls basketball matchup inside the Madhouse Monday night, No. 16 Terrebonne had no answers in a 56-49 defeat.  

Ten parish boys basketball schools earned playoff berths, but only two landed Top 4 seeds as Ouachita and Wossman enter the 2020 postseason as No. 2 seeds.

Two years ago, Chris Fuller was playing soccer recreationally in town, while the River Oaks soccer team was enduring yet another losing season.

Second half goals by Isabella Lopez and Ella Marsh powered Ben Franklin to a 2-0 Division II semifinal victory over Neville on a frosty Friday evening at Bill Ruple Stadium.

The No. 1 (33-0) Ouachita Christian Lady Eagles remained undefeated with a 70-19 thrashing over No. 16 Sacred Heart Thursday night in the opening round of the Div. IV Playoffs. 

Despite a slow start at home in the opening round of the Class 4A Playoffs, the No. 8 Neville Lady Tigers overcame No. 25 Peabody in a 53-24 victory.

Nike Coleman and Akyra Briggs posted double-doubles as Carroll took care of Jennings 59-49 in the first round of the Class 3A girls basketball state playoffs Thursday night.

The (22-11) West Monroe girls basketball team’s first home loss of the entire season came at the worst point of the year, as the No. 8 Lady Rebels were upset by No. 25 Northshore in the opening round of the Class 5A playoffs.

From boxing video games to actually living out his dream in a boxing ring, Ja’Mykle Wade is just beginning to discover the fruits of his hard labor at West Monroe’s Boxing Gym.

As Wossman ended the district season unblemished thanks to an eyebrow-raising 82-33 landslide victory against rival Carroll, the (28-3, 8-0) Wildcats put themselves in a position to end the season as the No. 2 seed before eying another Top 28 playoff appearance.

BASTROP — Jordan Rabun and Dentavion Hawkins combined for 33 points as Bastrop was a 61-51 winner over Neville in the District 2-4A finale for both teams Friday night.

Three nights after surrendering a late lead to Alexandria and potentially opening the door to a three-way tie in district with West Monroe and Alexandria, (22-5, 8-1) Ouachita could not afford a slipup on its home court against the (20-6, 5-3) Rebels.

The (22-10, 8-2) West Monroe Lady Rebels were a minute away from winning a district title, but an improbable comeback fueled by two Lafaedria Green steals propelled (28-6, 9-1) Ouachita to a 55-52 victory at Ouachita Parish High School Friday night.

The dream season is complete for Ouachita Christian… for the regular season.

The Ouachita girls soccer team recorded its first-ever playoff victory Wednesday night when the No. 7 Lady Lions edged the No. 10 West Ouachita Lady Chiefs, 2-1, in the second round of the Division II playoffs.

As a sophomore at Wossman, Maurice Pollard envisioned returning to his alma mater as head football coach. That day arrived Wednesday afternoon when Principal Trey Watson introduced Pollard as the Wildcats’ head coach during a meet and greet in the school library.

The River Oaks boys soccer team knows what it’s like to undergo a dramatic transformation. Then again, the Mustangs’ 9-1 turnaround happened so swiftly, members of the soccer team really haven’t had time to process just how different this season has been to the many seasons that came before.

Kameron Williams and Carl Glass Jr. went from being teammates to Great American Conference rivals as the Ouachita duo inked national letters of intent Wednesday.

Matt Middleton has been on a mission to wake a sleeping giant at West Ouachita, and after his third year as head coach, the Chiefs are coming off of a 6-5 season and sending three Chiefs off to further their football careers.

Jumping on late offers appeared to be a theme for Neville football players during the Tigers’ annual signing day.

Two key West Monroe offensive players were honored at West Monroe’s annual signing day ceremony Wednesday morning, as H-Back Cayden Pierce and wide receiver Jerry Day signed their letters of intent for Harding (Arkansas) and the University of Arkansas at Monticello, respectfully.