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Talking with Saints’ players gives me hope
The school year has come to an end, which means all prep sports have ceased. It’s sad. It’s disheartening. It makes us miss everything. I should be appreciative of the NBA playoffs, but it
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Nick Houston inks with Delta State for football
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — Nick Houston is an excellent tap dancer. But you would never know it by the way he tackles on the football field. Houston was contacted by
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Cornish played in SYBA, now headed to Tenneesee to play basketball
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — Jordan Cornish is only 16 years old, but he just made one of the biggest decisions of his life. The 6-foot-5 basketball player from Slidell verbally
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Many layers to Camp Salmen include coal pile by Swampwalk
There are many layers of history at Camp Salmen. The bayou and the land itself are hundreds of thousands, if not millions of years old. Native Americans, after centuries of occupation, left shell and
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Northshore season ends
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — The No. 29 Northshore baseball team had a tough road ahead of them?Tuesday night when they played No. 4 Ruston in the first round of the
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Former Slidell High player back as coach after getting drafted
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL – Clay Harris is back at Slidell High School. The 2001 graduate played pitcher and third base at Slidell, where he helped lead his team to two
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Faulk signs with NFL team
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — After waiting three days, Northshore High School graduate Chris Faulk got his call. Faulk signed a free-agent deal with the Cleveland Browns to extend his football
Read More »Saints charity basketball game May 8
A very interesting basketball game is coming to the area. It’s actually in New Orleans, but there are going to be so many Saints players there, I just had to spread the word. The
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Paretti ready to swim for NOVA Southeastern
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL – Shawn Paretti, who has won two state individual swimming titles at Northshore High?School, has signed with Nova Southeastern University. Paretti said he contacted the school early
Read More »Slidell girls, St. Paul’s boys win District 6-5A title
With the regional track meets beginning this week, here are the results from the District 6-5A meet results: Girls Team Totals – 1. Slidell, 119; 2. Fontainebleau, 109; 3. Ponchatoula, 91; 4. Covington, 73;
Read More »Resurrection fern brings interesting sight to see after rain
Res·ur·rec·tion [rez-uh-rek-shuhn] – noun, the act of rising from the dead; rising again, as from decay, disuse, etc.; revival. This column has previously described the remarkable cloud of life hovering around the magnificent Southern
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Walk-off helps Northshore’s Class 5A postseason chances
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sportswriter SLIDELL — For the Northshore Panthers, the Monday, April 22 home game against the St. Pauls Wolves turned out to be one of their biggest wins of the season.
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Salmen baseball makes playoffs
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL — After a season-ending surge, the Salmen Spartans baseball team has made the Class 4A postseason. Although Salmen, which boasts a 9-19 record, is the only single-digit
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Northshore ends playoff run against FHS
By DAVE WOODALL Slidell sports MANDEVILLE — The third time was not the charm for the Northshore Panthers as they fell 5-2 to the District 6-5A champion and #5 seeded Fontainebleau Lady Bulldogs Thursday,
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Slidell teen makes eagle, double eagle
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor SLIDELL – Jacob Bergeron did something at age 14 that many golfers dream of doing their entire lives. Bergeron, while playing at the Santa Maria Golf Course in
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PJP boys, girls tennis split against Fontainebleau
SLIDELL — The Pope John Paul II Lady Jaguars (7-3), despite losing two of the three doubles games, pulled out a 3-2 victory over the Fontainebleau Lady Bulldogs (0-1). Lizzy Favre and Kristin Calamari
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Darren Sharper, Clay Harris, softball playoffs make good impression
A couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to sit down and talk with former Saints player Darren Sharper, who played safety and won a Super Bowl with the Saints. Sharper is now
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PR’s Faith Washington signs with La. Tech for soccer
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor PEARL RIVER — Faith Washington wants to become an engineer, but while she learns how to do that, she will get to play soccer at Louisiana Tech University.
Read More »Alexander learned soccer from YouTube, ready for college
By CHRISSY SMITH Slidell Sports Editor PEARL RIVER – Travis Alexander got good at soccer by watching YouTube. The Pearl River High School senior signed a soccer commitment to Louisiana College where he will
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Buck moth caterpillars bringing issues to Camp Salmen
They’re baaack, my old “friends”; that is, the Buck Moth caterpillars (Hemileuca maia). They love to eat the fresh, green Live Oak tree leaves of spring and can be seen grouped in small, knotted
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