THE POST-SIGNAL / Jason Faul
Notre Dame’s Teddy Menard drives past Crowley High’s Dustin Walters Thursday during the Pios’ 46-43 victory over the Gents at A.B. Dore Gymnasium.
CROWLEY – With the game on the line, there’s no doubt that Notre Dame coach Duke Daigle wants the ball in the hands of standout guard Teddy Menard.
WACO, Texas – Blaise Foote of LSU Alexandria was selected as the RRAC Baseball Player of the Week for Jan. 23-29, while LSUA's Will Vice collected the RRAC Pitcher of the Week award for the same dates. This is the first set of weekly honors for the 2023 baseball season.
Foote drove in nine runs as the Generals opened the season with a three-game sweep of 11th-ranked Oklahoma City University.
The sophomore first baseman from Gonzales went 5-for-12 in the series including a 3-for-5 performance in the middle game with three doubles and six RBIs as LSUA won, 15-11. Foote also tacked on a three-run triple as the Generals closed out with an 11-1 finale.
Vice, a former Notre Dame standout, limited OCU to one hit and one run in the last game of the series.
The sophomore lefty from Rayne, struck out seven and walked one in six innings of work while making his first appearance of the season.
Vice was named the Red River Athletic Conference Co-Freshman of the Year last year after compiling an 8-1 record and winning his first seven decisions of the season.
During his freshman season, he struck out 49 batters in 63 innings.
Vice was named to the RRAC All-Tournament Team after earning the victory over Houston Victoria in the finals of the conference tournament to reach the NAIA regionals in Oklahoma City.
WACO, Texas – Blaise Foote of LSU Alexandria was selected as the RRAC Baseball Player of the Week for Jan.
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Notre Dame’s Grady Faulk signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and football career at the University of Arkansas Monticello beginning in the fall. On hand for the ceremony were, seated from left, Chester Faulk (father), Grady Faulk, Cheryl Faulk (mother); standing, Emmalie Faulk (sister).
CROWLEY – For Notre Dame’s Grady Faulk, the aspirations to play at the next level were always there.
MIDLAND – The Midland Lady Rebels got contributions from nearly their entire roster and erupted for 40 second-half points to run past the Lady Vikings of Northside, 63-25, Thursday.
THE POST-SIGNAL / Chris Quebedeaux
Northside Christian’s Carson Tweedel fires up a shot during a recent game. Tweedel scored 21 points Tuesday in the Warriors’ 81-67 loss to Fairview.
CROWLEY – Landon Strother poured in a game-high 34 points Tuesday to help lead the Fairview Panthers to an 81-67 victory over the Northside Christian Warriors at Seth Trahan Memorial Gym.
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