Sports

By Jim Henderson Sportswriter

The St. James Wildcat basketball team captured its first District 10-3A victory of the season after defeating the St. Charles Catholic Comets by a score of 55-34.

The victory improves St. James to 1-4 in league play while the Comets remained winless at 0-4.

St. James finished the game with four players scoring in double figures with Devonne White leading the way with 13 points and two blocked shots.

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By Jim Henderson Sportswriter

The Lutcher Lady Bulldog basketball team captured a pair of District 6-4A wins last week over Tara and Woodlawn.

The victories improved Lutcher to 4-1 in league play with the lone loss coming to St. Michael.

The Lady 'Dogs will be the No. 2 seed heading into the District 6-4A tournament that begins on Thursday, February 8th and runs through February 10th. The tourney is hosted by Lee High Magnet School in Baton Rouge.

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By Jim Henderson

The St. James Lady Wildcat basketball team remained in first place in the District 10-3A standings after capturing two more league wins over De La Salle and Haynes Academy last week.

The wins improved St. James to a perfect 3-0 in District play with three more league games remaining.

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By Jim Henderson

The St. James Wildcat basketball team began District 10-3A play on a sour note after losing a trio of games to Donaldsonville, De La Salle and Lusher Charter School.

Against the Donaldsonville Tigers, the Wildcats were defeated by a score of 77-59.

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By Jim Henderson

The Lutcher Lady Bulldog basketball team suffered their first District 6-4A loss of the season when the Lee High Magnet School registered a 71-30 victory.

The loss left Lutcher with a 2-1 mark in league play.

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By Jim Henderson

The St. James Lady Wildcat Basketball team came away with a 48-38 victory over the Lutcher Lady Bulldogs to secure bragging rights on who the best hoops team is in the Parish for this year. Earlier St. James defeated Lutcher on Nov. 28 to win the season series.

St. James took control early after jumping out to a 17-5 first quarter lead and then outscored Lutcher 9-6 in the second period to take a 26-11 advantage at the break.

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By Jim Henderson

The St. James Wildcat Basketball team suffered a narrow 51-49 loss to Parish rival Lutcher last week. The victory gave Lutcher its first win of the season after starting 0-12 coming into the contest. St. James won the earlier contest against the Bulldogs on Nov. 28.

Shamar Smith led the St. James scoring attack with 16 points. He also delivered two assists and had one blocked shot. Teammate Glenn Brown had 10 points and Saivon Jones recorded 10 points and hauled down five rebounds.

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On Tuesday, January 9, 2018, the New Orleans Pelicans hosted their Jr. Training Camp at Sixth Ward Elementary School. Staff and students in grades 3rd-6th enjoyed a special visit from Pierre, the mascot. During the camp, students learned the importance of healthy living, teamwork and cooperation. Students worked on their passing and dribbling skills while also learning a few random facts about themselves. A poster was on display featuring the 7'7'' wingspan of NBA player Anthony Davis.

The main goal of the traveling program is to inspire children to stay active and keep healthy. The camp travels throughout the year and across the region.

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