| 4-27-08 (Baseball) Lions to start playoffs on the road The Ouachita baseball team will open the 2008 Class 5A baseball playoffs in New Orleans on Thursday. The Lions (18-15), seeded No. 23 in the playoff field, will play at No. 10 Jesuit. The game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. 4-25-08 (Baseball) Rebels roll past Lions District 2-5A champion West Monroe defeated Ouachita 17-4 Thursday nightr at Ouachita in the district finale for both teams. The Rebels jumped out to a 10-0 lead before Ouachita scored four times to close the gap. But the Rebels broke the game open again with five runs in the fifth inning. Ouachita finishes the regular season with an 18-15 overall record and second in district with an 8-7 mark. West Monroe finished 15-0 in district and 29-4 overall. Ouachita will now wait on the 5A seeding meeting to find out when and where the Lions play in the first round of the playoffs next week. 4-22-08 (baseball) Kennedy's bomb beats Bearcats Ouachita grabs second place in 2-5A Senior Caleb Kennedy made Senior Night a memorable one for himself and the Ouachita Lions baseball team. Kennedy drilled a walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday night to give Ouachita a 2-1 victory over Ruston and clinch second place in District 2-5A. The team surrounded home plate to congratulate Kennedy after he sent the pitch over the left-field wall to end any hopes the Bearcats had of taking second place away from the Lions (18-14 overall, 8-6 in 2-5A). Thomas Hoag also had a big game for Ouachita. Hoag struck out nine Bearcats on his way to the complete-game victory. He also drove in the Lions' other run with an RBI single in the third inning that scored Ryan Gebhardt. Ruston scored its lone run in the second inning on a passed ball. The dramatic win helped ease the sting of Saturday's loss at Ruston. Ouachita led Ruston 8-7 in that game before the Bearcats hit a home run to win the game, 10-8. Ouachita will close out district play at home Thursday against district leader West Monroe. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p. m. 4-22-08 (Baseball) Lions go after second place The Ouachita baseball team can clinch second place in District 2-5A today with a win over Ruston. Ouachita (17-14 overall, 7-6 in district) is scheduled to play the Bearcats today at 5 p.m. at Lion Field. Ouachita has a one-game lead over Ruston for second in district with two games to play. The Lions will try to avenge a tough loss at Ruston on Saturday. The Bearcats edged the Lions 10-8 in eight innings. 4-21-08 (Boys basketball) Lions players receive awards Ouachita Parish High School recognized the basketball award winners for the 2007-08 season at the OPHS Basketball Banquet on Friday night. Senior Chris Hoard and junior Nick Haywood received the top awards. Hoard was named the Defensive MVP, and Haywood waas named the Offensive MVP. Below is the complete list of OPHS boys basketball award winners. BOYS TEAM Offensive Player of the Year: Nick Haywood Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Hoard Mr. Consistent: Antonio Landers Most Rebounds: Mike Shaw Most Assists: Nick Haywood Most Charges: Ryan Jones Most Blocks: Antonio Landers and Mike Shaw Most Steals: Nick Haywood Most Improved: Jeremie Mitchell Hustle Award: Alonzo Martin and Chris Hoard Coach's Award: Danny Chatman, Alonzo Martin, Chris Hoard, Ryan Jones, Jonathan Estis, and Nick Long Scholastic Award: Nick Long 2-5A All-District: Nick Haywood and Antonio Landers (first team); Mike Shaw (second team); and Chris Hoard and Jeremie Mitchell (honorable mention) All-Northeast Louisiana: Nick Haywood (second team) and Antonio Landers (honorable mention) All-State: Nick Haywood (honorable mention) 4-19-08 (Girls basketball) Lady Lions receive season awards Ouachita Parish High School recognized the basketball award winners for the 2007-08 season at the OPHS Basketball Banquet on Friday night. Sophomore Maria Brown and senior Quinishia McDowell received the top awards for the girls team. Brown was named Offensive Player of the Year, and McDowell was named Defensive Player of the Year. Below are the complete lists of OPHS girls basketball award winners. GIRLS VARSITY TEAM Offensive Player of the Year: Maria Brown Defensive Player of the Year: Quinishia McDowell Rebound Award: Maria Brown Assist Leader Award: Quinishia McDowell Steals Leader Award: Zikki Davis Best Free-Throw Percentage: Kristin Cromwell Hustle Award: Mykea Hopkins Lady Lion Award (Coaches Award): Samiesha Williams, Tesia Ross, Traneshia Smith Senior Awards: Quinishia McDowell, Brittany Jackson, Samiesha Williams All District: Maria Brown, Quinishia McDowell, Samiesha Williams All Northeast Louisiana: Maria Brown All State: Maria Brown Academic All State: Quinishia McDowell GIRLS JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM Offensive Player of the Year: Traneshia Smith Defensive Player of the Year: Courtney Drayton Lady Lion Award (Coaches Award): Tesia Ross, Cutie Towns GIRLS FRESHMAN TEAM Hustle Award: Ledevia Conway Lady Lion Award (Coaches Award): Kristina Ok, Ally Watson. 4-18-08 (Girls basketball) Williams signs with Texas school Ouachita Parish High School senior guard Miesha Williams will continue her basketball career on the next level. Williams signed with South Plains (Texas) College on Friday evening at the Ouachita Basketball Banquet. Williams, a 6-1 senior, helped lead the Lady Lions to a 33-9 record and the Class 5A regionals in 2007-08. During her senior season, Ouachita was ranked No. 1 in the state at one point and received a top 10 seed for the 5A playoffs. The tall guard showed her versatility for the Lady Lions. Williams averaged 7.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.0 blocked shots per game. She was also one of the top 3- point shooters on the team, making 32-of-111 shots from beyond the arc. "Miesha made great strides in her one year at Ouachita,'' Lady Lions coach John Merritt said. "I feel that we will continue to see her improve and do good things over the next two years at South Plains. I expect her to be a Division I player after her time is up at South Plains.'' 4-18-08 (Baseball) Lions defeat Natchitoches, 8-2 Ouachita moved a step closer to securing second place in the District 2-5A baseball race with an 8-2 victory at Natchitoches- Central on Thursday. Justin Guy hit a home run and Matt Diebold and Thomas Hoag had doubles to power the Ouachita offense. Andy Roberts earned the pitching win for the Lions, who are now 17-15 overall and 7-5 in district. Ouachita has a two-game lead over Ruston for second place in district with three district games remaining. Ouachita and Ruston play at Ruston on Saturday at 2 p.m. and at Ouachita on Tuesday at 5 p.m. If Ouachita wins either of those games, the Lions will clinch second place. The Lions close out district play on Thursday, april 24, at home against West Monroe at 6 p.m. 4-16-08 (Baseball) Lions take care of Chiefs Ouachita kept its hold on second place in the District 2-5A baseball race Tuesday as the Lions defeated the Natchitoches- Central Chiefs 13-5 at Lion Field. Ryan Gebhardt (5-4) picked up the win on the mound as Ouachita improved to 15-13 overall and 6-5 in district. Gebhardt, Kyle Tolson, and Matt Diebold each hit doubles in Ouachita's nine-hit attack. Ouachita and Natchitoches will play again Thursday at 6 p.m. in Natchitoches. 4-10-08 (Baseball) Rebels take two from Lions District 2-5A leader West Monroe took advantage of some Ouachita miscues and the Rebels' hitting to sweep a pair of district baseball games from Ouachita on Tuesday and Wednesday. West Monroe beat Ouachita 10-0 Tuesday at West Monroe, and the Rebels won 12-2 Wednesday at Ouachita. Ouachita is now 14-12 overall and 5-4 in district. On Tuesday, Ouachita's Andy Roberts pitched a solid four innings against West Monroe but could not hold the Rebels offense back following several errors the Lions committed in the field. The Rebels took advantage of several errors to hammer out five runs in the fourth and fifth innings. With district play at about the halfway point, the Lions lead the district in errors and unearned runs. The Lions committed just one error Wednesday, but the West Monroe offense pounded out 11 hits as the Rebels took a 10-0 lead after three innings. One bright spot in the loss was Thomas Hoag's home run. Ouachita will get another shot at the Rebels on Saturday at West Monroe. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. 4-8-08 (Baseball) Lions to face Rebels today The Ouachita baseball team will try to take down District 2-5A leader West Monroe today at 5 p.m. at West Monroe. West Monroe's Rebels sit atop the 2-5A standings with a 7-0 record. The Lions are in second place at 5-2. Ouachita will try to get back on the winning track today. The Lions (14-10) lost to Ruston, 7-4, Sunday to snap a five-game winning streak. 4-1-08 (Softball) Lady Lions knock off Neville Ouachita scored five runs in the sixth inning, including a home run from Aimee Black, as the Lady Lion softball team defeated Neville 5-3 Monday at Neville. Jenice Tillman was the winning pitcher. Ouachita (6-18-3) will return to district play today as the Lady Lions play at West Monroe at 4 p.m. |
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