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McQuillen lives heroic dream for ASH

Alexandria Senior High left fielder Justin McQuillin saw himself in a position that every baseball player dreams about. »

Simpson leads Menard to regional tennis title

Sophomore Chris Simpson of Holy Savior Menard won the boys singles title to lead Menard to a the boys team title in the Division IV (Class 2A), Region I tennis championships Tuesday at the Alexandria Aquatic and Racquet Club. »

ASH shrugs off long layoff to win playoff opener

Alexandria Senior High shrugged off a long layoff to defeat East Jefferson, 8-2, on Thursday in the opening round of the softball playoffs. »

Alexandria-area gymnasts set for regional competition

Sam Hundemer has a pretty simple goal in mind when she heads to the USA Gymnastics Region 8 meet in Kissimmee, Fla. »

ASH, Buckeye among Cenla teams to earn high seeds in softball playoffs

Alexandria Senior High went to bed late Wednesday night ranked as the No. 1 team in Class 4A. That all changed when the Lady Trojans awoke Thursday morning. »

ASH extends winning streak with 11-1 win over Oak Hill

The streak continues for the Alexandria Senior High softball team. »

LC, LSUA split Monday baseball doubleheader

PINEVILLE -- Louisiana College and LSU-Alexandria's baseball teams split a doubleheader on Monday. »

Former Alexandria Senior High star Blake takes nontraditional path to basketball stardom

Corey Blake hasn't had a typical trek to the Division I basketball ranks, but he's almost there. »

Alexandria man qualifies for Crossfit regional contest

Jeff Prejean of Alexandria, thanks to an extraordinary achievement, has become the local face of Crossfit, which bills itself as "the sport of fitness." »

Peabody's Wagner named state's Mr. Basketball

ALEXANDRIA -- There were far bigger high school basketball players who took to the hardwood this past season throughout the state of Louisiana. None of them, though, played as big as Peabody's Dee Wagner. »

Juan Pierre makes Phillies' opening-day roster

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Alexandria's Juan Pierre has made the Philadelphia Phillies' opening-day roster. »

Pathoumthong, Close, DeWorth get top All-Cenla Soccer awards

Alexandria Senior High claims the Coach of the Year and the Boys Player of the Year, and Holy Savior Menard boasts the Girls Player of the Year on The Town Talk's 2012 All-Cenla Soccer Team announced today. »

LSUA upsets No. 4-ranked Central Baptist in softball tourney

CONWAY, Ark. -- Allison Lacombe and Jessica Pocorello each drove in two runs to lead LSU-Alexandria to a 7-5 victory over Central Baptist, the No. 4-ranked team in NAIA, on Saturday at the Conway tournament. »

Red River run is today

Three men who have combined to win five Red River Run championships return to compete in the 14th annual 10K run that starts this morning in downtown Alexandria. »

Horton resigns as ASH coach; Edwards named interim

Less than three weeks into the season, Katherine Horton resigned Wednesday as softball coach at Alexandria Senior High. »

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