Sports

The Negreet High School junior class is hosting an open volleyball tournament on Feb. 25 at Siloam Baptist Church.

The entry fee is $5 per player and is due no later than Feb. 15.

For information or to sign up, contact any NHS junior or Melissa Thibodeaux at 318-256-5659.

Many Dixie Youth has set a number of registration dates for the upcoming baseball season.

Parents may register at the District Attorney’s Office on Feb. 3 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Feb. 17 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., and Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Parents are asked to bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate with them.

Questions may be directed to Tina Pilcher at 318-508-0514 or Jay Booker at 318-315-2100.

Hunters Enriching Lives of People (H.E.L.P.), a local non-profit organization that provides handicapped and disabled hunters the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors through hunting, fishing and a number of other activities has set a fund raising banquet for Jan. 27 at the First United Methodist Church of Many’s Family Life Center.

The banquet, which provides funding for them, will feature a seafood dinner for a price of $25 for adults, $10 for children aged six-15, and free admission for those five years or younger.

The Zwolle High School basketball tournament bracket can be viewed at the following address:

https://files.me.com/danielejones/ig0fzf

Negreet Dixie Youth will hold a meeting on Monday, Dec. 12 to elect new officers and board members.

The meeting will be held at Siloam Baptist Church at 6 p.m.

All positions are up for election. They include president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, director, and all board members.

Please accept this as an invitation to attend.

Lake Charles resident, and former resident of Many, Josh Quayhagen recently defeated world champion kickboxer and highly favored Brazilian Muay Thai fighter Cosmo Alexandre on Oct. 1 at the L’Auberge casino in Lake Charles.

In his professional debut at Bellator 52, Quayhagen won by unanimous decision. He won by standing and trading blows with Alexandre, winning all three rounds on the judge’s score cards 30-27, 30-27, and 30-27 even though he was fighting with a fractured foot that was injured three weeks before the fight.

Boys
November 21
Many 59 - 56 South Beauregard
Zwolle 83 - 54 Rapides
Pleasant Hill 61 - Natchitoches Central 102
Converse 85 - 48 Hicks
Ebarb 68 - 54 Weston

November 22
Many Tigers 51 - 52 St. Mary
Many 55 - 51 Lakeview
Florien 43 - 64 Hornbeck
Negreet 72 - 55 Simpson
Negreet 54 - 61 Converse

November 23
Many 52 - South Beauregard 55

November 25
Zwolle 71 - 60 Pleasant Hill
Converse 61 - 54 Negreet

Ladies
November 21
Many 25 - 36 St. Mary
Zwolle 71 - 36 Rapides

The Shriner’s Classic, which has become as much of a Sabine Thanksgiving tradition as turkey, will take to the courts of Many and Zwolle High School on Nov. 25-26.

The first round of games will be held on Nov. 25 at Zwolle High School. The Converse and Negreet girls will meet at 3 p.m., while the boys teams will play at 4:30. Finishing up the night will be Zwolle Hawks vs. Pleasant Hill Eagles. The girls will play at 6 p.m., with the boys starting at 7:30 p.m.

Consistency and focus, mixed with a balanced and aggressive attack, gave the Many Tigers their third win of the season, as they out-distanced Loyola’s Flyers, 28-24 in the Friday night, Sept. 16 match-up in Tiger Stadium. The Tigers, led by senior Quarterback #16 Tripp Davis, scored a touchdown and extra point in each quarter and were able to stop the Loyola passing game for an exciting down-to-the-wire win. Davis tossed three touchdown passes and Kicker #13 Jorge Arryana was golden on 4-4- extra points.

Three Dist. 3-2A teams have perfect seasons, following Friday night, Sept. 16 games, according to MaxPreps of La.

Leading Dist. 3-2A with 3-0 records are Many, Winnfield and Menard. Red River’s Bulldogs have a 2-1 season and Lakeview has a 1-2 record.

There are 58 teams in Division 2A football in Louisiana, and only six 2A teams have perfect records.