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Sports editor Ron Brocato has selected the Clarion Herald's 2021 Elite Girls' Basketball team, which includes St. Mary's Academy's Tomyree Thompson as outstanding player and Ursuline coach Chris Goff as outstanding coach.

Mount Carmel defeated Scotlandville, 55-44, on Wednesday to advance to the Louisiana Division I basketball finals on Saturday against John Curtis, a 48-37 winner over St. Mary's Dominican.

It may require an asterisk, but a rare varsity-JV matchup between Holy Cross and Jesuit on the basketball court Feb. 20 preserved a 107-year tradition. Also, playoff pairings announced.

Ron Brocato takes a look back at perfect basketball seasons past to portray the teams and events that resulted in the overall three top Catholic League teams.

Clarion Herald sports editor Ron Brocato selects the 2020 Elite Football Team among Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

The LHSAA will have yet another chance to have Select schools participate in joint playoffs with non-Select school under a new proposal to be voted on by high school principals in April.

Neither De La Salle nor St. Charles Catholic was successful in its bid to hoist the championship trophy, but they did acquit themselves as deserving the right to play for a title.

The CYO Classic, the longest-running boys’ basketball tournament in Louisiana, has been canceled due to COVID and lagging sponsorships, with hopes of resuming next year.

Two Brothers of the Sacred Heart schools – Brother Martin and Catholic High of Baton Rouge – will renew their football rivalry Friday in the state semifinals.

Dominican captured its first state volleyball title since 1992.

Brother Martin earned the top seed in the LHSAA football pairings for Select schools in the highest division. The playoffs start Thursday.

Seven teams will represent the Archdiocese of New Orleans in the state volleyball tournament scheduled for Nov. 12-14 at the Pontchartrain Center.

Mount Carmel (Division I), Cabrini (III) and Pope John Paul II (IV) – state champs last year – will open the playoffs on their home courts.

Praise be to God, our volleyball programs are alive and well.

The threat of Hurricane Delta has forced schools to reshuffle their schedules on the fly for Week 2

Catholic high school girls are not necessarily the swiftest athletes in Louisiana, but when it comes to their long-distance stamina, they are virtually unrivaled

Clarion Herald sports editor Ron Brocato details the fastest and the strongest track and field prep athletes of all time in the state of Louisiana.

The LHSAA has announced that the prep football season can start Oct. 1, but New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said contact sports will not be allowed while the city remains in Phase 2 of recovery.

Under the tutelage of Coach Lou Brownson, Holy Cross had produced a bevy of All-Prep running backs...

LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine announced Aug. 5 that the start of the 2020 prep football season is now scheduled for the second week of October, which would normally be the sixth week of the regular season.