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Sportswriter Deke Bellavia Wolves open season with big win
Coach Sam Messina and his Loranger Wolves are off to a 1-0 start after a big 44-17 win over Springfield. “I thought we played a good game, and we needed to get off to a good start and we did...
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RUNNING OVER THE COMPETITION. Oak Forest Yellow Jacket #2 Denton Hanson runs over a Bowling Green defender while Jackets #54 Rhase Riggins and #74 sawyer Wynn follow the play during Oak Forest Academy’s Home Opener Friday, September 3 Jackets blank Bucs 47-0
AMITE – The Oak Forest Yellow Jackets piled up 418 yards of total offense, their defense allowed just 52 yards, posted a shutout, and their fans are getting more and more excited about the...
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Sportswriter Deke Bellavia Warriors' long road trip ends with 13-12 win over Pace High
PENSACOLA – Coach Alden Foster went on a lot of long road trips while playing at Southern University in Baton Rouge, but he never went on one this long while playing for the Warriors of Am...
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PUSH ON THROUGH! On his home field, Kentwood s #33 Eugene Buckner showed some serious determination and skill on Friday, September 3. Cowboys conquer Kangaroos, 37-21
The Sumner Cowboys and Kentwood Roos played hard on the Kentwood field Friday night, but that September 3 game could only have one winner. While Kentwood scored first, the Cowboys pulled from beh...
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Sportswriter Deke Bellavia College football kicks off with big weekend
The best season of them all is under way. Yes, college football is back and there are some very good match-ups in the first week of the season, not only across the country, but in the state of Lou...
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Loranger, Sumner and Amite West Side compete in Jamboree
by John Howell, the Amite Tangi Digest
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The Junior High football teams of Loranger Middle, Sumner Middle and West Side Middle met at the Loranger stadium on Thursday, August 26 for some hot Jamboree action. First up, the Loranger Middle ...
Tangilena Jamboree
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Amite and Sumner win big, Kentwood and Independence tie
Register for Amite Youth Football, Saturday August 28, 2010
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Amite Youth Football Registration for children ages 6-12 will be held on Saturday, August 28 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at 11350 Ardillo Lane, Amite. All parent(s) please attend and submit a copy of bi...
Local Jamborees rescheduled!
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Some local high school football Jamborees have been rescheduled. Kentwood Jr. High will be playing in the Ponchatoula Jamboree on Wednesday, August 25 against Hammond Jr. High beginning at 5:00 p....
Jackets edge Tigers in season opener
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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CENTREVILLE – It was hot, humid and it was certainly not easy but the Oak Forest Yellow Jackets first mission was accomplished as OFA beat rival Centreville 14-6 to start the season off 1-0. “In g...
AHS Cheerleaders return with awards
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Returning from the UCA Cheerleader Camp on SLU's campus in Hammond, AHS Cheerleaders brought many individual awards. Among these decorations are leadership pins, bestowed on cheerleaders who showed...
Big 4th quarter leads Sumner to 37-21 win over Kentwood
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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KENTWOOD - Despite turning the ball over three times, the upstart Jewel Sumner Cowboys came up with a big 37-21 win over the Kentwood Kangaroos on Friday, September 3. Sumner was looking to get off...
Wolves open season with big win
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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Coach Sam Messina and his Loranger Wolves are off to a 1-0 start after a big 44-17 win over Springfield. "I thought we played a good game, and we needed to get off to a good start and we did," Mess...
Jackets blank Bucs 47-0
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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AMITE - The Oak Forest Yellow Jackets piled up 418 yards of total offense, their defense allowed just 52 yards, posted a shutout, and their fans are getting more and more excited about the 2010 pre...
Warriors' long road trip ends with 13-12 win over Pace High
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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PENSACOLA - Coach Alden Foster went on a lot of long road trips while playing at Southern University in Baton Rouge, but he never went on one this long while playing for the Warriors of Amite. Ami...
Jackets show they will have their say-so!
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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JACKSON - The #1 ranked team in MAIS Class 3A found out something last week. Jackson Academy, which is the #1 ranked team in MAIS Class 3A played host to the Oak Forest Yellow Jackets. Jackson ha...
Lions, Lucas looking to take Southeastern to top of Southland Conference
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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HAMMOND – Just a year ago they were picked to finish towards the bottom of the conference and a year later the Southeastern Football Program is picked to finish among the league’s elite teams. Aft...
Former Warrior Hughes could play at the next level
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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HAMMOND – They say in life it’s not how you get “there” just as long as you get “there.” That saying applies perfectly to Southeastern Louisiana Offensive Linemen Kevin Hughes. Hughes is one of the...
Coaches Caravan set for the new school year
by John Howell, the Amite Tangi Digest
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The walls in Spitale's are adorned with a myriad of sports pictures and articles with an emphasis on Amite's own Warriors; but on the evening of Monday, August 2, the Green and Gold Lions were gain...
Miles disagrees with Tigers projected forecast
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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If the Media is right it is going to be a long year and maybe the last year in Purple and Gold for LSU Head Football Coach Les Miles.  Last week at the 2010 SEC Media Days the Tigers were pegged as...
WAC Media not high on Stump’s Jaguars
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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Both college cats from Baton Rouge are not very pleased with where the media is picking them to finish this season on the gridiron. Like their cross town buddies LSU, the Southern University Jaguar...
Amite’s Jackson gearing up for big senior season
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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DENTON, TX - He has traveled a different road than most but going into his senior season at UNT, Amite Warrior standout Jamaal Jackson has gained the attention and earned respect of those who play ...
College football kicks off with big weekend
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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The best season of them all is under way. Yes, college football is back and there are some very good match-ups in the first week of the season, not only across the country, but in the state of Loui...
Hornets Hive “buzzing” after big moves
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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He has only been in town about two weeks but new Hornets GM Dell Demps has gotten off to quick start in revamping the Hornets Roster. Demps orchestrated a four-team trade that sent PG Darren Collis...
Hargrove set to “arrive” in 2010
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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After being out of the game for over a year the Saints gave him a chance to prove to others and most importantly himself that he belong in the National Football League.  “I was very grateful that t...
The “Champ” enters Hall of Fame!
by Deke Bellavia
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He has 128 sacks, only missed two games in his fifteen year career and he is one of the most loved players to wear Black and Gold and one of the most feared players to ever play the game.  He is th...
Eyes of the sports world on “Big Easy”
by Sportswriter Deke Bellavia
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For the last six months the city of New Orleans has been getting a whole lot of attention due to the World Champion New Orleans Saints.  The Saints won several ESPN ESPY Awards, the Saints Gulf Sou...
Hornets hive buzzing for all the wrong reasons!
by Deke Bellavia
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To sell or not to sell, to trade or not to trade, to fire, hire and then fire again.  Those are just a few things that have taken place with the New Orleans Hornets Organization, and the off season...
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