Posts by Vincent
Rapid Riser: 7-foot clearance puts Central’s Keithon Womack atop high jump
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor CENTRAL – Two years ago, Central High jumps coach Affrica Mayes suggested to two-sport standout Keithon Womack that he consider adding a third sport to his repertoire. Her idea? The high jump. “I didn’t really know what the high jump was at first,” Womack said. “I’m still learning. Coach…
Read MoreAlexandria’s Carter Rivet Already Chasing History as a Sophomore
by Robin Fambrough // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Carter Rivet started at left tackle for Class 5A Alexandria Senior High last fall as a sophomore, even though he weighs less than 230 pounds. Impressive? Yes. But it’s Rivet’s skills in another sport that are garnering national attention, not football. He enters Saturday’s Class 5A-4A portion of the…
Read MoreHigh-Mileage Wildcats: Destrehan covers plenty of ground to reach state semifinals
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor The traveling Destrehan baseball show will be back on the road again, where the Wildcats have already upset the Nos. 3 and 6 seeds to reach the Division I non-select state semifinals. No. 14 Destrehan (29-12) is the highest-seeded team remaining in the state playoffs among the larger-school brackets…
Read MoreLHSAA Outdoor Track & Field State Meet Returns to LSU May 7-9
BATON ROUGE – The 2026 LHSAA Outdoor Track & Field State Meet returns to Bernie Moore Track Stadium on the campus of LSU from May 7-9, where Louisiana’s top high school athletes will compete for state championships across all classes. The three-day event will feature both field and running events, with Thursday’s competition (Class C, Class…
Read MoreGrowth Spurt: ARCA reaches first baseball state semifinal
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor With Loyola Prep of Shreveport breathing down its neck, loading the bases with nobody out and the tying run at second base in the bottom of the seventh, Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy exhibited the kind of growth fourth-year coach Tyler Jensen was searching for. The Eagles, already up a…
Read More‘He’s just one of a kind’: George Veazey remembered for impact in hometown of Abbeville
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor George Clyde Veazey was a behind-the-scenes type of guy. He didn’t seek praise or the spotlight. In fact, he did his best to deflect both. He had a larger-than-life persona who could deliver one-line barbs that would send a room into hysterics, yet was more comfortable outside of public…
Read MoreSlugger with a Gift: Numbers pale in comparison to heart of Quitman’s Maggie Guyotte
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor The best pitcher in school history had graduated and was off to LSU when senior shortstop Maggie Guyotte heard some of the doom and gloom associated with the immediate future of Quitman softball. The Lady Wolverines had won the back-to-back Class B state championships – the first two in…
Read MoreBack on Track: Doyle steadies itself in time to reach state quarterfinals
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor It had been 18 years since Doyle last played for a state championship when the Tigers of coach Tim Beatty became regulars in the final game of the season, reaching the Class 2A/Division III title game in four straight years. Doyle showed every indication that this could possibly be…
Read MoreCreating a household name: Becky Lambert has built Hannan from ground up
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Three years after she was named the school’s softball coach, Becky Lambert believed that her program at Archbishop Hannan suffered from a bit of anonymity. Before today’s power ratings helped with seedings and placement of teams onto playoff brackets, coaches were entrusted with a system in which they ranked…
Read MoreWeather Forces Schedule Change for LHSAA Softball State Tournament
In a release from the LHSAA, the 2026 State Softball Tournament schedule has been adjusted due to anticipated inclement weather in the Sulphur area on Friday. All games originally scheduled for Friday will now be played on Saturday at the same times and field locations, while championship games set for Saturday have been moved to…
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