Sports

HS Football Playoff Controversy To Be Resolved Outside of Legislature

Ashley Westerman — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:40:49 +0000

A bill filed in response to a decision by high school principals to change football post-season play has been voluntarily deferred.

Big Night For Big Men In Round 1 Of NFL Draft

Mark Memmott — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:24:00 +0000

One year after glamour quarterbacks were the big story, NFL teams mostly opted for big, beefy, bruisers during Round One of the 2013 NFL draft Thursday night.

The first seven picks, starting with the Kansas City Chiefs' selection of Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher, were offensive or defensive linemen.

Democrats Win One in Tiger Stadium

Kayla Reed — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:15:16 +0000

Democratic lawmakers claimed a small victory Sunday. But it wasn’t on the House floor, but at the first annual Truce for the Troops Bowl.

Football Playoff Split Goes Before Legislative Commitee

Ashley Westerman — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:37:33 +0000

Members of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association met Tuesday with lawmakers to discuss the recent vote to split high school football playoffs into two separate divisions; one for public schools and another for select-admission schools, such as private or parochial schools.

Long-Time HS Football Coach: 'Playoff Split Changes What LHSAA Is All About'

Ashley Westerman — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0000

At the end of January, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association voted to separate high school football playoffs into two divisions: one for select admission schools – such as private and parochial schools – and another for non-select public schools.

Baton Rouge Catholic High School Head Football Coach Dale Weiner is a graduate of Baton Rouge High and has been coaching high school football in Louisiana for 38 years. Although most of his career has been spent at private and parochial schools, he was an assistant coach for two years at a public school.

Weiner said he never conceived the association would take a step like this.

“This kind of came out of left field for me and so, you know, I was a little shocked at the outcome and am disappointed in it," said Weiner.

Weiner says the move essentially changes what LHSAA is all about.

NFL's Gregg Williams, Who Orchestrated Bounty Program, Is Reinstated

editor — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:05:00 +0000

Less than a year after orchestrating a bounty program in Saint Louis, Gregg Williams will be back in the NFL next season.

Winning Coach of the Tigers Gets Raise

Kelly Connelly — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:55:06 +0000

LSU's governing board has approved a $549,000 annual pay raise for football coach Les Miles.

The change has bumped Miles' salary to $4.3 million a year and extended his contract through the 2019 season.

Player's Mom Caters To Baltimore Ravens Team

editor — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:52:00 +0000

Transcript

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep.

The San Francisco 49ers are the favorites to win the Super Bowl, but the Baltimore Ravens have a special source of fuel. Raven Jacoby Jones is from New Orleans, where the game will be played, and his mom made the team 150 plates of food. Jones describes the feast as, quote, "gumbo, jambalaya, potato salad, bread pudding, macaroni - the whole nine yards."

Finally, somebody used that cliche in a sport where it makes sense.

It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

State High School Football Playoffs To Be Split

Ashley Westerman — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:02:26 +0000

Starting this fall high school football teams in Louisiana will compete in separate playoff divisions: one for select admission schools – such as private and parochial schools – and another for non-select public schools.

State High Schools to Vote on Playoff Changes

Ashley Westerman — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:54:54 +0000

The issue as to whether public and private high schools should compete in separate playoffs is a major topic at the annual Louisiana High School Athletic Association conference in Baton Rouge this week.