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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. 

On a perfect afternoon during an imperfect time in our lives, the city of Kenner and the president/director of the world champion East Bank Little League held a special event on July 25 at Butch Duhe Playground.

LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine told the House Education Committee July 13 that the association never said it would cancel its sports seasons.

No one knows for sure what’s going to happen to high school sports. We can’t move on to Phase 3 of the recovery if the virus continues to spread to our young people.

Nine stadiums will open their gates to American Legion baseball for an eight- to 10-game season over a 19-day period, beginning June 20.

I recall a trip I made with former coach Don Wattigny in 2009 following a tour of his beloved high school, Holy Name of Mary.

It seems like just a year ago that I was interviewing Firmin Simms about his plans to rekindle interest in the Biddy Basketball program he fathered as a supervisor in the New Orleans Recreation Department many years ago.