Oak Grove’s Caroline Bradley Wins Second Straight LSWA Miss Basketball Honor

April 10, 2026

By: Jake Martin // Written for the LSWA Most athletes desire the spotlight, but few have embraced it with style and grace like Oak Grove’s Caroline Bradley.  You see, there’s more to it than just putting the ball through the hoop. From constant communication with college coaches to all the picture-taking on recruiting visits, Bradley…

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Class 5A Boys and Girls All-State Teams Announced by the LSWA

April 8, 2026

By: Jerit Roser // Written for the LSWA Both Louisiana’s girls and boys high school basketball seasons ended with down-to-the-wire Division-I non-select thrillers. Coaches and players from each of the four teams that waged those memorable battles combined to sweep the superlative honors of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 5A All-State teams. Ruston forward…

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Oak Grove Star Caroline Bradley Commits to LSU

April 6, 2026

by Robin Fambrough // GeauxPreps.com Contributor There was a crawfish boil. And anticipation boiling over for Oak Grove High basketball star Caroline Bradley’s college commitment announcement Monday night. The 6-foot-5 Bradley delivered, announcing her commitment to LSU Monday night in front of a large crowd at her home in Oak Grove.  When Bradley took off…

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LSWA Releases Class 4A Girls and Boys Basketball All-State Teams

April 6, 2026

By Chris Singleton // Written for the LSWA A familiar champion reclaimed its glory again at the LHSAA’s girls’ basketball state championship tournament, while another school celebrated its first boys’ basketball state title in 42 years. Wossman High of Monroe won its fifth straight girls’ basketball state championship, while Brusly High captured its first state…

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Class 3A Boys and Girls All-State Teams Announced by the LSWA

April 4, 2026

By Lamar Gafford // for the LSWA The boys and girls in Class 3A had some of Louisiana’s top basketball teams and top players this season. That was reflected on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A basketball teams with University Lab junior Kennedy Aldridge and Sterlington senior Cooper Nelson were named as Most Outstanding…

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Class 1A’s Best: LSWA Reveals Boys and Girls All-State Teams

March 30, 2026

By William Weathers for the LSWA More than three decades and a name change later Lincoln Prep is back atop the mountain in Class 1A basketball. The Panthers added their first state championship since the school was formerly known as Grambling Lab, and eighth overall in a 69-42 victory over arch-rival Southern Lab in the…

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LSWA Releases Class B Basketball All-State Teams

March 28, 2026

By Daniel Green for the LSWA One player led his team to another state title, while one player’s effort fell just short of championship glory. Lacassine junior Maliki Broussard and Bell City senior Payton Herpin were selected as the Most Outstanding Players in Class B by a panel of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Broussard…

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Basketball Genes: Merryville’s Avery Cournoyer the family’s latest shooting star

March 6, 2026

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Merryville High basketball coach Stormy Fortenberry has enjoyed a front-row seat to the evolution of junior guard Avery Cournoyer’s career that dates to her time in the town’s Little Dribblers program. “Being family, we knew she could play,” said Fortenberry, whose mother and Cournoyer’s mother are sisters. “We know…

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Decade of Excellence: John Curtis back in state tournament for 10th straight year

March 4, 2026

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Regardless of the team facing John Curtis Christian’s girls in Thursday’s Division I select semifinal, the Lady Patriots will be dug in and ready to compete. The fact that top-seeded John Curtis (23-0) is facing fourth-seeded Huntington (19-7), the team that eliminated the Lady Patriots in last year’s state…

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