Central City News

CENTRAL — Central High head football coach Sid Edwards welcomed 110 student athletes to Day One of the Wildcats’ spring training Monday.  The team, which has won five straight District 4-5A championships, held a brisk workout.  Coach David Dykes said the program is beginning to pay dividends.

BATON ROUGE — Central High Bowling has quickly become one of the best teams in not only the Baton Rouge area, but in the state of Louisiana.  And with only one senior on this year’s roster, Central could be a contender for district and state titles for years to come. After Monday’s action in the […]

CENTRAL — Central High (10-0) defeated Scotlandville (7-3) on Wednesday, March 13 to wrap up its first District Championship in school history, extending its winning streak to 10 matches. Central came out on fire in game one against Scotlandville and were determined to never let the Hornets in the match.  Central won game one 6-2 […]

CENTRAL — The 3rd Annual Rebel Run 5K was held on Saturday, Feb. 9 at Central Private School.  Runners followed a course that took them down Centerra Court to Gurney Road through part of Willowood Acres and then back to the school.  Medals were awarded based on age and gender divisions to the following winners: […]

CENTRAL — On Wednesday, Central High School honored four of its student-athletes who will have the opportunity to continue their academic and athletic careers with athletic scholarships at the collegiate level.  Ashley McDowell, Tyler Abadie, Brett Courville, and Thomas Eddlemon signed their pledges at the school gym during National Signing Day. Ashley McDowell will attend […]

BATON ROUGE — According to LHSAA director Kenny Henderson, here is the list of “Select” schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, based on current information.  These schools would no longer be able to compete with public schools in state football playoffs and would have to compete only against each other. It should be emphasized that […]

CENTRAL — Central High head football coach Sid Edwards said Wednesday the decision to divide state football playoffs into “Select” and “Non-Select” schools is a mistake of historic proportions. “Actually, at the time the LHSAA principals voted, I was neutral on the idea.  Now that it’s sunk in, I realize it is a terrible mistake.  […]

It Could Happen Under New Rule OK’d by LHSAA For State Playoffs BATON ROUGE — 5A Catholic High School of Baton Rouge could well find itself in the state high school playoffs against 3A Parkview under a rules change approved last week by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. The controversial decision, which was made on a vote […]

Terence Williams (right) of Donaldsonville High was named new head football coach at Redemptorist High at a press conference Monday.  Principal Maribeth Andereck announced the selection.  Central High head coach Sid Edwards (left) was on hand to speak about Williams, a former Belaire High player.  He coached Donaldsonville for the past four seasons.  Williams replaces […]

Former Pro Player Nick Hall Named Baseball Coach BATON ROUGE — Nick Hall, who formerly played in the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies baseball organizations, is the new head baseball coach at Redemptorist High School in Baton Rouge. Hall said, “I’m excited to be at a school with such a great tradition.  I believe we are […]