| 5-28-08 (Baseball) Three Lions make all-area team Three Ouachita Parish High School baseball players have been selected to the 2008 All-Northeast Louisiana Baseball Team by The News-Star newspaper. Thomas Hoag, Ryan Gebhardt, and Eric Drebber each received honorable mention recognition on the team. The three players helped lead Ouachita to a second-place finish in District 2- 5A and a spot in the 5A playoffs. Hoag batted .362 with three home runs and 16 runs batted in for the Lions. He also had a 3-4 record on the mound with a 3.33 earned-run average and three saves. Gebhardt hit .440 with three home runs, 35 runs scored, and 24 RBIs. He had a 4-4 pitching record with a 4.27 ERA. Drebber batted .392 with 26 runs scored and 17 RBIs. 5-8-08 (Football) Lions, Rebels tangle in scrimmage The Ouachita varsity football team scored three touchdowns Thursday in game situations in a spring scrimmage at West Monroe. Ouachita moved the ball effectively on offense through the air and on the ground while the OPHS defense held the Rebels in check, forcing several turnovers. "I thought defensively we ran to the ball well and tackled a lot better,'' Coach John Carr said. Offensively, we had some guys make some plays.'' Ouachita scored the first two touchdowns of the scrimmage. Montrell Conner broke free for a long touchdown run for the first score. The Lions added another touchdown when quarterback Corey Treadway threw a scoring pass to Brandon Williams, who made a nice grab. After West Monroe scored on a touchdown run, the Lions tacked on another score when quarterback B.J. Phillips connected with sophomore receiver Stephan Neemar. "Neemar made a great catch and a nice play,'' Carr said. Both teams scored twice in the goal-line situation part of the scrimmage. Ouachita's scores came on a Treadway scramble and a pass from Treadway to Williams. Carr said that he liked what he saw in the scrimmage, especially from the defense. "I'm most pleased with us running to the football and playing hard,'' he said. In the junior varsity portion of the scrimmage, West Monroe scored two touchdowns while Ouachita did not score. 5-5-08 (Football) Lions to play Rebels Thursday The Ouachita football team will finish up spring practice with its spring game Thursday at West Monroe. The junior varsity teams will begin play at 5:30 p.m., followed by the varsity teams. Admission to the game is $5 at the gate. 5-2-08 (Baseball) Lions exit with tough loss Ouachita came close to pulling off an upset on the road, but a late Jesuit run Thursday sent the Lions home from the Class 5A baseball playoffs. Ouachita, seeded No. 23 in the playoffs, jumped out to a 3-0 lead on No. 10 Jesuit with a run in the first inning and two more in the second. Jesuit chipped away with single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings to tie the score at 3-3. The Blue Jays (23-10) scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning on an error with two outs. Ouachita, which finished second in District 2-5A, ends the season with an 18-16 record. |
| OPHS Sports News Archives |
| May 2008 |