Local Golf

The District 6-5A Northshore Golf League Week 6 action took place Thursday at Beau Chene Country Club in Mandeville with the action taking place on the Magnolia Course. The St. Paul's Wolves, the defending state champions, captured their sixth consecutive weekly crown, carding a 306 score with the Wolves earning five of the top 10 finishes, out distancing runner-up Mandeville Skippers by 14-strokes. Ponchatoula came in third at 336 followed by Northshore in fourth at 352. Fontainebleau was fifth at 362 followed by Slidell High at 370. Covington shot 375 followed by Hammopnd at 391.
In the boys individual competition, St. Paul's Thomas Ruli III grabbed the honors, carding a one-over 73. Ruli edged Ponchatoula's Blake Caldwell and Fontainebleau's Ray Poche byone stroke. St. Paul's Beau Briggs was two shots back at 75 followed by Wolves' teammate David Doherty, who came in tied for fifth with Mandeville's Dennis Reynolds at 76. Mandeville's Michael Ferrer took seventh at 78. Northshore's Branden Tiblier was next with an 80 followed by St. Paul's Peter Yaeger in ninth with an 82. Mandeville's Brennan Mercola and Jonathan Meyer tied with St. Paul's Trey Hughes and Ponchatoula's Justin Caldwell at 83.
In the girls competition, Hammond freshman Mary Frances Chauvin won her second straight individual title, firing a three over par 75. Chauvin downed SSA's Savannah Ennis by six strokes followed by Northshore's Catherine Landry, who finished with a 103. Fontainebleau's Ashlyn Suchand was next at 113. Hammond won the girls' crown with a 197, while SSA finished second with a 211 and Fontainebleau took third with a 240 score. This week's District 6-5A Northshore Golf League action takes place tomorrow at Covington Country Club with a 2:30 shotgun start.  

NS Soccer Playoffs for the Boys

Ten St. Tammany Parish boys soccer teams received good news yesterday as the Louisiana High School Athletic Association released the playoff brackets for Divisions I, II and III.
In Division I there were five St. Tammany Parish clubs listed including No. 2 seed St. Paul's Wolves. St. Paul's opens the bi-district round tomorrow, hosting No. 31 seed Central of Baton Rouge with a 5:30 start at Hunter Stadium.

Mandeville's Skippers enter as the No. 9 seed and will host No. 24 Airline tomorrow at 4:30. The Northshore Panthers are a No. 10 seed and host No. 23 Hahnville this Saturday at 5 p.m. Fontainebleau's Bulldogs are seeded No. 18 and will travel to No. 15 Caddo Magnet for a 4:30 match tomorrow. The Covington Lions drew a No. 29 seed and are on the road against No. 4 Acadiana.

In Division II, the Lakeshore Titans, drew a No. 4 seed and a first-round bye. The Titans will advance and play the winner of No. 13 Lutcher and No. 20 Westgate. Pearl River is No. 18 seed and travels to No. 15 Leesville tomorrow for a 5 o'clock match. The Salmen Spartans come in at No. 22 and travel to No. 11 Loyola Prep.

In Division III, the No. 2 seeded Northlake Christian School Wolverines, host No. 31 seed St. Frederick tomorrow at 4 o'clock. Pope John Paul II is the No. 17 seed and travels to No. 16 Parkview Baptist.

Switching to the girls bracket, which was announced on Tuesday, there are nine St. Tammany Parish clubs entering the soccer playoffs and three of them are in action today. In Division I play this afternoon, the No. 8 seeded Mandeville Lady Skippers host No. 25 Hahnville at 6 o'clock. In Division II action, the No. 1 seed Pope John Paul II Lady Jaguars host the No. 32 Academy of Sacred Heart this afternoon at 5. No. 12 seed Northlake Christian School is also in action today hosting No. 21 Ascension Episcopal at 6 p.m.

Highschool Soccer

In local high school soccer action, Northshore's Dario Cutura broke through 

for two goals following a hard-fought scoreless tie at the half, leading the 

Panthers to a 2-0 victory over the Slidell Tigers. Northshore goal keeper 

Larry Newby was the winning keeper with five saves, while Matt Smith was 

named the Panthers' top defender. Northshore, 16-4-2 and 10-3 in District 

6-I play close out their regular season today at the Covington High Fighting 

Lions. In last night's girls match, Northshore Lady Panthers won their match 2-1. 

Hannan Soccer on Northshore Sports

Archbishop Hannan's Hannah Duplechain & Megan Reilly

We want to thank the girls of Hannan for stopping by. Be sure to check out Northshore Sports every Thursday night on Lake 94.7.

Joe Feraci

How about this guy? He scored his 1,000 career point Friday. 

Photo taken by Chris Kinkaid Bogalusa Daily News.

PK's go in for Northshore in big win

Congrats to the Northshore Panthers soccer team for earning a win over St Pauls over the weekend. Regulation finished at 1-1 and the Panthers win with PK's 5-3. St Pauls won the first meeting back on December 10th 3 to 1.

The Lady Jags on Northshore Sports

Mike P tried his hand at a selfie with his guests the Lady Jags on Northshore Sports last week. Thanks to Alexis Molero for the help and thanks to the ladies from PJP II for visiting with us on the Lake 94.7. The Lady Jags win two on the road over this weekend, with Jessica Mahoney netting five goals. The girls are not 13-1-1. We wish you continued success with your year.

No. 1 ranked SSA Doves soccer team appearing on Northshore Sports tonight

St. Scholastica Academy's Doves, the No. 1 ranked team in the Louisiana High School Soccer Coaches Association and No. 1 in the power rankings, will be appearing on Northshore Sports tonight. Head coach Mike Ortner and members of the 11-1 Doves will stop by WOW Cafe in the Clarion Inn & Suites on Highway 190 in Covington to visit. Tonight's show airs from 7 to 8 o'clock.  

SSA soccer blanks Slidell Lady Tigers; Doves to appear on Northshroe Sports

The St. Scholastica Academy Doves rolled past the Slidell Lady Tigers 10-0 yesterday behind
Sidney Sharp's hat trick and two goals by Courtney Robicheaux. The Doves, 11-1 on the season, remained unbeaten in the district race at 7-0. Elaina Nacari and Emily Daigle split time in goal to post the shut out, while Doves' coach Mike Ortner, named Brooke Doyle his top defender. The Doves' defense continues to excel and has only allowed four goals this season. SSA players and coach Ortner, will be appearing tomorrow night on Northshore Sports, broadcasting live from our title sponsor WOW Cafe in the Clarion Inn & Suites on Highway 190 in Covington. Tomorrow night's show airs from 7 to 8 p.m. Join us as we get some insight on the Doves one of the girls' premier soccer teams here on the Northshore. 

Archbishop Hannan and Pope John Paul II appearing on Northshore Sports

 

Northshore Sports hits the airwaves tonight from our title sponsor location the WOW Cafe located
in the Clarion Inn & Suites on Highway 190 tonight from 6:30 to 8. Tonight's primary topic will be LHSAA playoff football with guests the Archbishop Hannan Hawks and the Pope John Paul II Jaguars. The two teams, District 7-2A rivals, are squaring off in the second round of the Division III state football playoffs. Archbishop Hannan, the No. 4 seed, travels to No. 12 seed PJP II tomorrow night for a 7 o'clock encounter at Lester Latino Field in Slidell. The Hannan-PJP II game is the Lake 94.7 featured game of the week tomorrow so join Matt Penix and I for the play-by-play call. The pregame show airs 6:45.
Archbishop Hannan, 9-2, advanced cruising past No. 13 Westminster Christian, 61-20, while PJP II, the No. 12 seed, earned a quality 22-6 road victory over No. 5 seed Holy Savior Menard. 

Covington Fighting Lions appearing on Northshore Sports

 

Northshore Sports returns to the airwaves Thursday night and this week we'll be featuring the Covington High Fighting Lions and their first-year head coach Greg Salter.
The 6-4 Lions finished tied for second in the District 6-5A race behind co-champion St. Paul's Wolves and the Mandeville Skippers.
Covington enters this week's bi-district round of the Class 5A playoffs as the No. 14 seed and will host the No. 19 Airline Vikings at Jack Salter Stadium.
Other District 6-5A playoff participants include the No. 12 seeded Mandeville Skippers, hosting No. 21 John Ehret. No. 16 Ponchatoula is home at The Swamp, hosting No. 17 Haughton. The Slidell Tigers under first-year coach Larry Favre slipped in as the No. 32 seed and travels to No. 1 Acadiana.
St. Paul's, the co-district champs, under the new playoff format, will compete in Division I along with nine other teams including the No. 1 seed St. Augustine Purple Knights led by the No. 1 player in the nation Leonard Fournette. The Wolves enter as a No. 7 seed and will host Archbishop Shaw, the No. 10 seed at Hunter Stadium. 

NCS and PJP II appearing on Northshore Sports

 

The unbeaten 9-0 Northlake Christian School Wolverines and the Pope John Paul II Jaguars
will appear on Northshore Sports tonight airing, 6:30-8:00, from WOW Cafe in the Clarion
Inn & Suites on Hwy. 190 in Covington. The Wolverines are hosting the Jaguars in the Lake
94.7 broadcast game of the week, originating from Wolverine Stadium. The pregame show kicks off
at 6:45 tomorrow night.
NCS is in the hunt for the school's first undefeated football season. A Wolverines'
victory tomorrow night will also earn NCS the outright District 7-2A title, which they have won once
before. 
Tonight I'll be chatting with NCS head coach Tony Agresta and some of his players along with
PJP II head coach Mark Jeanmard and players. The two teams have joined forces to raise money, which will be donated to the Northlake Crisis Pregnancy Center in Covington. To open tonight's Northshore Sports, I'll be chatting with the organization's Executive Director Rachel Adair. 

Northshore Sports hosting Covington High Fighting Lions

You can join me tonight for Northshore Sports, which airs from 6:30 to 8, from WOW Cafe on
Highway 190 in Covington. Tonight's featured guests are the Covington High Fighting Lions, who face a key challenge tomorrow night against St. Paul's. First-year head coach Greg Salter has his Lions at 4-3 overall and 3-1 in the District 6-5A race in the hunt for a district crown. The Fighting Lions, host the 5-2 St.
Paul's Wolves, who lead the district standings at 4-0. It should be a tremendous high school football atmosphere tomorrow night at Jack Salter Stadium.

Pope John Paul II football on Northshore Sports

It's Thursday so that means tonight we'll be airing Northshore Sports live from WOW Cafe in
the Clarion Inn & Suites on Highway 190 in Covington. Northshore Sports hits the airwaves
from 6:30 to 8 tonight. Join me as we'll be featuring members of the Pope John Paul II
Jaguars' football team coached by Mark Jeanmard. We'll also be chatting with Sherrie Dutreix, who
will be informing us of some upcoming events at PJP II. We'll also be featuring the JaguarsFriday night on The Lake 94.7 broadcast game of the week as Pope John Paul II hosts the St.Helena Central Hawks. The Jags are 3-3 and 1-2 in District 7-2A play. PJP II is coming off a productive 52-44 district victory over the Pine Raiders. St. Helena Central is 1-5 and lost last week's contest, 20-6, to unbeaten Northlake Christian School as the Wolverines are atop the District 7-2A race with a 3-0 mark and 6-0 overall. Tomorrow night's game gets underway with the pregame show airing at 6:45. Join me along with Matt Penix for tomorrow night's call of the game as the Jags host St. Helena Central in District 7-2A play.

 

St. Paul's Wolves Cross Country appearing on Northshore Sports

Northshore Sports takes to the air tonight from 6:30-8 o'clock, broadcasting live from WOW Cafe
at the Clarion Inn & Suites on Highway 190. Join me tonight as we feature the No. 1 cross country
team in the state, the St. Paul's Wolves. St. Paul's hasn't lost a meet this season and competes in the Catholic High meet in Baton Rouge on Saturday. We'll be chatting with coach Terryl Chatham and team members including the Albright brothers, Zachary, who is a senior and is ranked the No. 1 runner in the state along
with his brother, Spencer, a sophomore.
Freshman runner Eric Coston, who is ranked No. 2 in the state, will be on air along with senior
Kraemer Jackson, the runner, who always sports his distinctive head band and others. It should
be fun chatting with the St. Paul's highly regarded cross country team. I had team members on in a previous show and they are a great group of dedicated student-athletes.       

Northshore Sports at WOW Cafe hosting Pearl River Rebels

Join me tonight for a day early version of  Northshore Sports, originating from WOW Cafe, the
title sponsor of the show. WOW Cafe is located in the Clarion Inn & Suites on Highway 190 in Covington.
Due to the St. Tammany Parish Fair this week, a number of high school football games have been
moved to Thursday night.
Tonight we'll be featuring the Pearl River Rebels on Northshore Sports. I'll be joined by
Rebels' defensive line coaches Pete Vicknair and Mike Dauterive. Head coach Chris Thomas won't be
available because he is coaching the Rebels' JV squad tonight. I'll also be joined tonight with
some of the Rebels' players including team captains Chris Adam, Preston Ryan, Val Springer
and Zach Vicknair. Junior running back Devan Penton, the Rebels' leading rusher with 398
yards and six touchdowns, will also be joining me tonight from 6:30 to 8 o'clock at WOW Cafe.
Tomorrow night's Lake 94.7 football broadcast will originate from Pearl River High School as
the Rebels host the Varnado Wildcats. Tomorrow night's pregame show gets underway at 6:45
followed by live game action scheduled for a seven o'clock kickoff broadcast by myself and my broadcast partner, Matt Penix.