Sports

Congrats to our State Track and Field Medalist!

Senior, Hunter Gates, won Silver in the 200m with a PR time of 21.94. He also placed 4th in the 4x100m relay along with his teammates Connor Bragg, Boogie Lane, and Gunner Nelson missing the podium only by hundredths of a second. The same team of guys placed 5th in the 4x200m relay.

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A lot has changed for the North DeSoto football team since the end of last season. A major change being there’s a new coach in Stonewall. Coach Dennis Dunn has taken over for the Griffins.

It’s an exciting new chapter for Griffin football. Coach Dunn has his hands full with a young team this year after losing 21 seniors last season. Having to rebuild from a loss like that is no easy task for any coach, but if there’s anyone up to the challenge then it’s Coach Dunn.

North DeSoto got their first bit of action in the spring game when they took on Huntington. In the spring game they rotate out between the 1st team, 2nd team, and 3rd team. So mostly everyone gets to play, as it is a learning experience.

My story as a high school athlete is typical and easily relatable to most athletes. I came from a small school, no one really cared if I went to play in college, I didn’t have much support, and I surely didn’t have anyone to show me how to navigate the collegiate system. My first year I was Red Shirted (meaning I did not play). An athlete can be red shirted for multiple reasons such as poor grades, injuries, lack of maturity, weaker than expected skills, too many athletes to suit up, etc. With that said I excelled to be a record breaker, a record setter, and a record holder. So can you by choosing the right program. This is one of the most difficult things to do because your selection of programs depends on who has interest in you. Your race and religion will not matter to most coaches. The school you like may not like you as an athlete. The school that chose me didn’t select me because I was a prolific scorer or rebounder.

The Joaquin High School Boy’s and Girl’s Track athletes continued their push into the post season by competing in the 2A Region 3 Track Meet this past weekend at Palestine High School. The top 4 qualifiers from UIL Class 2A Districts 17-24 showed up hoping for a chance to advance to the State Track Meet in Austin, TX on May 10th-11th. The top two finishers in each event automatically qualify for the UIL Class 2A state meet, and the top third-place finisher among the four regions also earns a wild-card entry to state.

Joaquin track teams took 2 girls and 4 boys to compete in multiple events. The team of 4 boys finished 3rd overall as a team and the team of 2 girls finished 4th overall.

During the 2 day meet 5 athletes qualified to advance to the State Meet:

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A House committee approved a bill to let Louisiana residents buy Team Gleason Foundation license plates to help a former New Orleans Saints player in his fight against ALS.

Steve Gleason, one of the most beloved players in Saints history, was a safety from 2000 to 2008 and was diagnosed with ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 2011. He and his wife established the Team Gleason Foundation shortly after that to inspire and show other ALS patients they “can not only live but thrive.”

Most Saints fans recall his blocked punt against the Atlanta Falcons, which helped lead the Saints to victory, on the night the Superdome reopened after Hurricane Katrina.

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The Logansport Lady Tigers’ historical season came to an end in Sulphur at the hands of district foe LaSalle by a score of 12-5. The Lady Tigers, making their first ever trip to the semifinals, struck first in the opening inning scoring 3 runs. Leadoff hitter and LSUA signee Katherine Atkins got the game going with a leadoff single to left field. After a walk by Destini Briggs, Logansport had runners on the corners when Mara Lee Briggs laid down a beautiful bunt for a single to the second baseman that scored Atkins and moved her sister to third. Two wild pitches by LaSalle pitcher Taylor Snow advanced the Briggs sisters allowing them to score. In the bottom of the inning LaSalle answered back in a big way and scores 7 runs on 5 hits and 2 Lady Tiger errors.

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Editors Note: The North Desoto softball pictures and story will run in next weeks edition of The Enterprise. We wanted both teams to be able to have space to celebrate their amazing seasons.

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