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Joe Burrow collected a shiny award as the game's MVP.

No. 6 Montana scored 28 points in the second quarter and never looked back on the way to a 73-28 victory over No. 24 Southeastern Louisiana in NCAA FCS Playoff second-round action Saturday afternoon at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

Ty Brewer scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Pape Diop scored a career-high 25 to lead the Southeastern Louisiana men’s basketball team past SUNO, 79-74, Friday night at the University Center.

Amite's run to repeat as state champions ended a game short of the Superdome this year as the Warriors fell to Ferriday 42-14 on the road. 

Kentwood's postseason run and shot at another state championship came up short on Friday, December 6 when the Roos lost to Many 17-14. 

Hunting seasons are in full swing now with deer and duck seasons underway. Fishing is still going strong in a lot of areas. The weather has been terrific most days. What a great time to get out and enjoy nature's bounty! Here's a rundown of what's going on in the woods and waters.

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Ponchatoula traveled to Denham Springs tournament and beat McKinley 68-38 on Thursday, December 5.

The No. 24 Southeastern Louisiana football team will continue its third postseason appearance in school history on Saturday, traveling to face No. 6 Montana at 2:05 p.m. in a second round NCAA FCS playoffs contest in Missoula, Montana.

Amite and Kentwood have a chance to create a state championship game consisting of two Tangipahoa schools facing off. To do that, the two schools have to go through the top two teams in Class 2A on the road first.

The Lady Green Wave defeated their district opponent Hammond Lady Tors on Tuesday, 68-53 thanks to a solid second half that allowed them to pull away from the competition.

The end of the athletic career for most happens in high school, usually accompanied by the pain of a loss in the postseason or the not making the playoffs.

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After his first season went poorly and his team performed inconsistently from week to week, SLU head football coach Frank Scelfo has seen the fruits of his labors in 2019.

Joe Burrow padded his Heisman Trophy resume with 352 yards and three touchdowns passing and No.1 LSU beat Texas A&M 50-7 on Saturday night to give the Tigers their first unbeaten regular season since 2011.

The Lions’ flipped the script from the last game of the regular season to the first game of the postseason. SLU got down early to eighth-ranked Villanova and rallied from being down by 17 points at home to win 45-44 in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday, November 30.

Amite kept its title defense rolling with a big win over Loreauville, 26-0, in the quarterfinals of the Class 2A playoffs on Friday, November 29.

With the football season over, the 8-3A District that includes Albany, Bogalusa, Hannan, Loranger and Sumner released its All-District team.

The feeling of sadness that hung over the Lions lasted just two full days before Southeastern found out it made it in the FCS playoffs and will host Villanova on Saturday, November 30 at 3 p.m.

Ponchatoula's basketball team got its first win of the year when it beat St. Thomas Aquinas in its first game of the Catholic-BR tournament on Monday, Nov. 25 85-38.

After helping a Southeastern Louisiana football team that was picked eighth in the preseason polls to a NCAA FCS playoff berth, Lion head coach Frank Scelfo was named the 2019 Southland Conference Coach of the Year, while 10 of his charges were named to the All-Southland Football teams, whic…

The weekend was a roller coaster of emotions for the Southeastern football team. After losing a heartbreaker in the last seconds against Nicholls on Thursday, the Lions' playoff hopes seemed to be hanging on by a thread.

The Lady Green Wave won two games over the last four days starting with a 63-34 victory over Denham Springs on Friday and then beating Holden 76-53 on Monday.

Joe Burrow passed for 327 yards and three touchdowns, Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for a career-high 188 yards and three TDs and No. 1 LSU clinched its first trip since to the Southeastern Conference championship game since 2011 with a 56-20 victory over reeling Arkansas on Saturday night.

When the clock hit zero and the Lions realized they lost the chance at an automatic berth to the playoffs in Strawberry Stadium, the SLU football team and many of its teams probably had a similar feeling. Southeastern running back Devonte Williams said it best shortly after the game.

Amite controlled the entire game of its second-round playoff matchup as the Warriors shutout the Welsh Greyhounds 26-0 on Friday, November 22.

The Roos beat South Plaquemines in every facet of the game on Friday, November 22. Kentwood advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class 2A playoffs after beating the Hurricanes 39-8.

These chilly mornings are right on time for hunting season and for helping kick off wintertime Speckled Trout fishing. The lake temperatures are in the 60s and will continue to fall as we get deeper into the cold weather months. With the cold weather here to stay, anglers need to turn their …

Brianna Newman of Hammond High signed on Thursday, November 21 to play softball for Milsaps College. Newman started her first three years at Hammond headed into her senior season with the Tors. She's a pitcher and played travel ball as well.

Ponchatoula's girls basketball won its first game on Thursday, November 21 when it beat Thibodaux 63-49. The Lady Green Wave gained an early lead in the first quarter but Thibodaux jumped ahead in the second to gain a 25-22 lead at halftime.

After the first round of the LHSAA football playoffs, just two local schools remain -- Amite and Kentwood. The two Tangipahoa powerhouse programs that are reigning state champions now have to continue the postseason climb back to the Superdome on opposite sides of the bracket.

Southeastern fell short in just a few moments on Thursday. November 21, while playing Nicholls for bragging rights and an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. The Lions lost 28-27 after fumbling the ball at the goal line with 15 seconds left in the contest.