Central City News

Wildcats Ready For Competition This Friday Night by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — Central High head coach Doug Dotson believes he will know a lot more about his 2011 Wildcat team after this Friday night’s scrimmage against Thibodaux High School. The scrimmage will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at Wildcat Stadium, and will have a game atmosphere. “I […]

CENTRAL — Championships are won on Friday nights — not on paper.  Nevertheless, on paper at least, the 2011 Central Wildcat team looks like one of finest ever. The key will be whether they live up to their potential. This will be a team that is young yet talented and deep — a team seeking […]

CENTRAL — Central schools Athletic Director Sid Edwards has announced that Mike Forbes will return to Central High School as head baseball coach. Forbes is a graduate of Central High and served as assistant baseball coach here in 2008-2009. He left to become head baseball coach at Silliman Institute, where he compiled a 24-19 record […]

CENTRAL — Central High athletic director Sid Edwards has announced the 2011 Central Wildcats’ varsity football schedule.  All games begin at 7 p.m. on Friday nights. Sept. 2 — Istrouma — Home Sept. 9 — St. Thomas More — Away (Lafayette) Sept. 16 — Woodlawn — Home Sept. 23 — Catholic — Away Sept. 30 […]

Editor’s Note:  Central High Coach Doug Dotson just completed his summer football camp.  A total of 225 boys, age 6 through 9th grade, attended. CENTRAL — It’s best not to make a big deal about football.  It is, after all, just a game.  A mere boyhood sport.  That’s all it is.  Really. ••• Well, perhaps […]

CENTRAL — Central football Coach Doug Dotson’s 1st Football Camp drew 225 athletes to the Central High practice field last week. For three nights, Central High varsity coaches and a host of college and professional athletes instructed the students, age six through the 9th grade. At a cost of only $20, the camp was one […]

CENTRAL — More than 200 students are participating in Central High School head football coach Doug Dotson’s Youth Football Camp through Wednesday night at the practice field at Central High School.  The camp is for students from age 7 through freshmen in high school. NFL star Todd McClure of the Atlanta Falcons has helped coach […]

CENTRAL —  They were celebrating at the Ty and Wanda Hall home in Northwoods subdivision Tuesday night, as the news sunk in that their son, Cody Hall, was drafted in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball Draft. And it wasn’t just any major league team that wants their son but the 2010 World […]

Lamonte Juneau hands off to Trevor Sansone in 4×100 relay.  Central won 2nd Place in the relay Saturday in the State 5A Championships.  Photo by Woody Jenkins CENTRAL — The Central High School track team turned in a strong performance in the State 5A Track & Field Championship at LSU on Saturday, winning 8th Place […]

BATON ROUGE — Five Central High School athletes have qualified for the State 5A Track Championships at the LSU Bernie Moore Track this coming Saturday. They won the right to compete as a result of winning 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Place in the Region II 5A Championship this past Thursday at the Catholic High track. […]