La. Sports HOF: Playing to win, with max effort paid off for P.J.

Even Wikipedia isn't sure about the origin or what 'P.J.' means.
Not that it really matters.
Collier Brown is simply happy with the way things have turned out in his life, both personally and athletically.

La. Sports HOF: ‘Gentleman Dave’ became legendary in Negro Leagues

Soon after the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that the famous Satchel Paige would in 1971 become the first Negro League player to enter the hallowed halls of Cooperstown, Convent, La., native David Malarcher reacted with jubilation.

La. Sports HOF: Consistency, vision, key components for humble Hightower

After this past football season, no one can ever say that Jim Hightower never took the St. Thomas More Cougars’ football program to the Superdome.

La. Sports HOF: Making sports safer is driving factor for Dr. Bailes

Legendary retired powerlifting coach Billy Jack Talton remembers Julian Bailes never shied away from smashing his head against opponents when asked as a high school sophomore guard and linebacker for Natchitoches Academy.

La. Sports HOF: Street toughness in country, community launched ‘A-Train’

Anthony “A-Train” Thomas learned his powerful running style by playing in the street.

La. Sports HOF: ‘Red’ Swanson had a knack for finding Gold-star prospects

Red Swanson had a Midas Touch. He could find gold where other athletic prospectors were going bust.

La. Sports HOF: Ability to motivate enhanced career of Janice-Richard

Janice Joseph Richard fashioned the crowning achievement of her basketball career after being dealt a potential career-ending blow.

La. Sports HOF: Powerful right arm opened many doors for ULM’s Sheets

Ben Sheets needed that lightbulb moment to realize his full potential.
As early as his freshman season at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, coach Smoke Laval told the young pitcher that he possessed first-round talent.

Passing on tradition

If you are a male Ville Platte native, there is one tradition that you have probably been a part of at some point in your life. That tradition is playing baseball. In particular, being part of the Dixie Youth organization.

Landreneau named new softball coach at McNeese State

LAKE CHARLES —McNeese State officially introduced James Landreneau as its new head softball coach at a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the Jack Doland Fieldhouse in front of family members, friends, and fans.

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