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The number of Louisiana prep championship playoffs is unwieldy causing them to be scheduled at odd times with very few in the stands.

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.

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

NOPD Reserve Sergeant Joe Delery has been welcoming people at the doors of St. Rita Church in New Orleans for many years, but he never realized he might one day be going face to face with a Saint.

Legendary St. Charles Catholic football coach Frank Monica is retiring, but he has left lasting memories with his success and his colorful ways of expressing himself.

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.

Frank Monica concluded his legendary coaching career at St. Charles Catholic High School by announcing his retirement. Wayne Stein will succeed him.

With Drew Brees seemingly headed for retirement, this could be the best chance for a Super Bowl title for the Saints in the near future.

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.

De La Salle and St. Charles Catholic headed to playoffs Dec. 28 in Natchitoches.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association today announced the state football championships would be played Dec. 27-30 at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches – not the Superdome in New Orleans.

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.