Spring Fling

Lady Hawks Softball

 Senior Sydney Finch with her parents Maria and John after getting her LHSAA Academic All-State Certificate at the Fast Pitch 56 Tournament in Sulphur.

 Asst. Coach Harold Markham talks with catcher Caitlin Collins.

 Coach Becky Lambert revs up her players.

 Sydney Finch and Kimberly Nilsson in the dugout.

 Coaches Lambert and Markham chat.

Carley Eschleman gets her hair braided prior to a practice game in Sulphur. 

2013 Business and Community Showcase

Huge crowds having a big time with the East St Tammany Chamber...

Lady Bulldog Softball

We had a fine time hearing from Coach Nelson and his squad.. great girls, great team...

Ava Zimmerman interview... 

Maddie Pence on the mic...

Megan Myer having fun...

Olivia Wineski talking softball...

The squad with Mr. Mike...

Hannan Softball

Archbishop Hannan Seniors Brooke Laigast, Maddi Shelton and Kimberly Nilsson following the Lady Hawks 5 to 0 Regional Round victory over Opelousas Catholic.

Donald "Duck" Laigast, father of senior second baseman Brooke, cheers on the Lady Hawks with the rest of the crowd.

Coaches Harold Markham and Becky Lambert discuss strategy between innings. 

Hannan's softball team about to take the field before Friday's playoff game.

Early Voting

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT



Early voting for the May 4, 2013 General Election will begin on Saturday, April 20, 2013 and end on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Early voting hours are 8:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. daily through the early voting period, closed on Sunday. The Covington office is located at 701 North Columbia Street, the Slidell Office is at 520 Old Spanish Trail in the Conference Area on the ground floor, and the Mandeville Office is located at 21490 Koop Drive. Identification is required to vote. If additional information is needed, please call 985-809-5500 or 646-4125.

Hospice Foundation of the South

We had a great time at their 10th Annual Crawfish Cook-Off...

NCS Golf

 

Northlake's Golf Team joined Mike for Northshore Sports last night. 

 

Mike with Northlake golfer Caleb Peace

Team Captain Stephen Wall with Mike

 

Golfling for a cause

Fire Rescue Drill

On Monday April 15, 2013 St. Tammany Fire Districts 1, 7, & 11 from Slidell and Pearl River took part in a multi-agency drill at the Lafarge mining facility in Pearl River.  The purpose of the drill was to simulate a trauma injury and how firefighters and Lafarge personnel would work together to rescue a victim.  The Lafarge mining facility utilizes hoppers and conveyor belts that are 30 to 40 feet high to mine for the gravel that is used in concrete.  Due to the height of the equipment, any accidents could result in traumatic injuries for its personnel.  Firefighters are trained in high angle rescue which would be needed should an accident occur at the top of these platforms.

Still Cool

If you know which 80's music artist this is... you would have had a chance to win Lake Loot on the morning show Thursday.... Robbie knew the correct answer and won tix to the Grand Theater in Slidell.  Our next trivia question for "Lake Loot" might ask you to name the model phone in this photo!?!?! Be on your toes.

Singing in the ... Pokey?

Guess you have heard about X-Factor contestant who was arrested for stealing a car in Slidell after he was green-lighted to go on to New York next week for the show... 

From Slidell Police: 

Officer Michael Giardina spotted the stolen vehicle on Fremaux Avenue, which was being driven by Wilson, and attempted to stop it. Wilson refused to stop for the officer, and led Slidell Police on a high speed chase through the city; going down Fremaux Avenue to Front Street, then down Gause Boulevard to Interstate-10.  During the chase, Wilson exceeded speeds in excess of 75 miles per hour through the city, rammed a police car, and showed no signs of giving up as the chase made its way onto Interstate-10.  Officer Giardina took this opportunity to perform a Tactical Vehicle Intervention, or what is commonly referred to as the "Pit Maneuver", on the stolen vehicle.  Ironically, the chase ended where it started, and the stolen vehicle came to a rest in a grassy area on Interstate 10 near Fremaux Avenue.  Wilson attempted to flee from the vehicle after the crash, but was quickly apprehended by Slidell Police.

At this time, it is unknown if Wilson will be out of jail in time to attend next week's auditions of "The X Factor".

Big deal or not so much?

Justin Bieber embarrassed himself after a visit Friday to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. On the Facebook page of the museum, dedicated to the young Holocaust victim, somebody wrote a post about the pop star’s visit, explaining that Bieber and a group of friends and guards stayed for over an hour. As he left, he reportedly wrote a note in the museum’s guest book - 'Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber.'"

Needless to say the note did not sit well with some, with one Facebook poster writing, "Anne Frank a belieber? That is by far one of the most self-serving things I've ever read, like ever."

A source close to Justin later told TMZ that during his hour visit, he learned that Frank was into pop culture, which is why he made the “Belieber” comment.

What do you think? Big deal? Or not so much? 

NS Sports: Slidell Track

Slidell Coach Mike Wills and his track team were our guests at NS Sports last night....

Spring Fair

Dogs and Doves Softball

Alex Hontas throwing...

Brooke Bergeron goes yard...

Great grab by Haley Fremin...

Olivia Wineski gets tagged...

Shelby Rome with an RBI...

St Pauls Lacrosse

St Pauls Freshman Lacrosse team won the Battle at the Beach Tournament recently in Ocean Springs MS. Congrats to the guys on the win. Here they are with their medals....

St Pauls Crawfish