With the departure of longtime head baseball coach Clay McGuffee at the end of last season, the Jena Giants will have a new face leading the program with an impressive resume. JHS Principal Adam Powell announced last week the hiring of Joe Hammett, originally from Junction City, Arkansas, as the Gia...

While many were enjoying barbeque at their homes the first week of June as the leisurely pace of summer began, members of the historic Jena Pitbosses experienced the pressure of barbequing on a grand scale as they competed for a national title. The Jena Pitbosses, Jena High School’s first-ever BBQ c...

The Jena Giants’ standout catcher Carson Willis was recently selected to the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association All-State D3 Team.Willis, who will be a senior in August at Jena High, was the only District 2-3A player selected to the elite team and one of only eight from schools north of I10.Ther...

The LSCA (Louisiana Softball Coaches Association) recently released the 2025 All State Teams for each class for the 2025 season. Among those named wer...

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Throughout his Jena High School baseball career, announcers at visiting stadiums nearly always pronounced his last name wrong. With a spelling that lo...