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By Greg Jones

The LaSalle Tigers had towait five weeks for that first victory,but the wait ended with avery sweet victory over rival St.Mary’s of Natchitoches.

The Tigers would open thegate of scoring by a groundand pound offense that rackedup 388 yards and 50 points tobeat St Mary’s for the first timesince 2010. This game was wonsquarely on the shoulders ofthe entire LHS Tiger team.

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By Austin Whatley

The Giants traveled to Grant this past week looking to improve to 4-0 on the season. The Giants would struggle with sickness during the week as a number of starters would miss a few days of practice and a couple would miss the game.

The Giants were not looking ahead to the next week even though everyone else in Cenla was as the Giants were trying to setup a game between two unbeaten teams at ASH in week 5. But to get to that point the Giants would have to take care of business against Grant.

The captains for the Giants were seniors Zyrek Norl, Shaun Todd, Casey Spicer, and Aaron Boyette.

The Giants would win the toss and would elect to receive the opening kickoff. That would be a good decision as senior captain Zyrek Norl would return the opening kickoff 75 yards for the touchdown and give the Giants a 7-0 lead.

The LSU AgCenter will present AgMagic beginning Oct. 25 at the State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport, showcasing the impact agriculture has on daily life through handson activities to delight both youth and adult visitors.

Eight interactive exhibits will explore plant and animal production, feature agricultural product development and marketing, and allow visitors to experience agriculture from farm to table while learning more about nutrition, health and safety.

“AgMagic is an important event for this area, offering an enriching educational experience for students to learn about agriculture while increasing the outreach of the Ag- Center by supporting a significant community effort at the state fair,” said Patrick Colyer, AgCenter Northwest Region director.

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By Austin Whatley

The Block Bears came to town this past Thursday to take on the Jena Giants and left Jena with a crushing 46-0 defeat.

The two teams are on the opposite ends of the spectrum in high school football with the Bears coming into the game 0-2 on the season and looking to find anything to give their team some momentum.

The Bears have had some rough years since Head Coach Bennie Vault left to take head job at Peabody. This year though, Coach Vault returns to the Block sideline looking to get the program back on track.

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By Greg Jones

The LaSalle Tigers offensive struggles continue as they just couldn’t get out of the gate last Friday night against Sicily Island during LaSalle’s first home game of the season, losing to the visiting Tigers 12-6.

The ground and pound game that LaSalle is known for has been stalled for some unknown reason this year and it happened again against Sicily Island. The Tigers were able to move the ball up and down the field but just couldn’t get in the end zone - either by penalty or Sicily Island able to just line up and disrupt the play.

The Tiger defense was stingy all night, holding Sicily Island to minimal gains on each play, but two busted plays were Sicily Island’s saving grace. They were able to score on 49 and 43 yard plays respectively.

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By Austin Whatley

The Jena Giants came into week 2 of the LHSAA football season sky high after blowing out the Winnfield Tigers in week one. The Giants would welcome the Rayville Hornets to town and would look to start the season 2-0 for the second straight season.

Rayville has always been an athletic team that relies on their team speed and this year would be no different. The Giants would try to use their speed and strength to counter the speed of the Hornets.

The captains for the Giants would be Shaun Todd, Zyrek Norl, Aaron Boyette, and Casey Spicer.

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By Greg Jones

The weather was not friendly on this night as the Tigers faced an uphill battle all night at Caldwell Parish High school on Friday night.

The Tigers could not get the offense going on the rain soaked field and that left the Spartans in the driver’s seat all night. Caldwell would take advantage of mishandled snaps on special teams and use a short field to take an early lead.

The Tigers would only have one turnover on the night, but blocked punts and punt returns out of nowhere would doom the Tigers. Caldwell would score 22 points in the first quarter and only have 20 yards of total offense.

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has announced the rules and timeframe for the 2019 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp, or Louisiana Duck Stamp, competition. Northern shoveler will be the featured species in this year’s competition.

Announcing the contest in February instead of June this year and into the future will allow competing artists more time to prepare their entries after knowing the featured species.

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By Greg Jones

The LaSalle Tigers were looking to answer some questions they had from last year when the 2018 season officially got underway last Friday night. These questions would get answered on this night.

One question the Tigers were asking was how would the guys that were injured last year be able to make a full comeback? These guys did come back in a big way.

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It will be a special night at Guy Campbell Memorial Stadium Thursday night, August 30, as the Jena Giants open their 2018 season against historic rival Winnfield. Making the night extra special is the recognition of LaSalle Parish’s football coach with the most wins: Mack Fowler.

“We wanted to do something for the man who coached LaSalle Parish athletes for some 26 years and has the most wins in football of all coaches including his time as La- Salle and Jena’s head coach,” Jena Head Coach Jay Roark said. “It will be a night to recognize him for all those years and successes.”

Titled “Mack Fowler Night,” the celebrations will begin at 5:30 in the Home Economics building of Jena High where friends, former players, coaches, educators, etc., can visit with the coach before the game. Refreshments will also be provided during this reception.