As she lay in a hospital bed battling a stroke, an ensuing aneurysm along with severe blood clots near Dallas in Jan. 2014, Devante Kincade — her son — was eight hours away.
One game left but plenty to play for. That’s how the Cedar Creek Cougars and the St. Frederick Warriors will approach a Thursday district matchup, with both squads playing for a more comfortable start to the postseason. “They’re sitting at 6-2 right now, trying to get a win to get a bye,” Cedar Creek head coach Matt Middleton said. “We need a win for home field. This is as big as they come.”
The bracket is set for Ruston volleyball as it begins its postseason run. The Bearcats are officially the No. 18 seed in the 32-team Division I bracket for the LHSAA State Volleyball Tournament and will open the postseason on the road at Terrebonne (2720) in Houma, Louisiana, on Wednesday.
The final score may have read as a blowout, but the win over Alcorn State doesn’t change much for the Grambling State Tigers. Despite a 35- 6 win over the Braves on Saturday — giving the Tigers their first SWAC victory of the season — consistency was missing in a game that featured much-needed breaks.
Despite winning its eighth straight game, Ruston High School is still No. 5 in the latest Class 5A poll, released by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
Amanda Cauley remembers the empty stands. As she took the court with her fellow teammates as members of the Louisiana Tech volleyball team from 1997 till 2001, there wasn’t a crowd to speak of inside the Thomas Assembly Center. Volleyball wasn’t a sport people paid any mind to in those days.