Central City News

The Central High School Wildcats won the Louisiana State 5A Baseball Championship last May with a big victory over powerhouse West Monroe in the state tournament in Sulphur. It was a season and a game to remember, but the Central Wildcats are back again this spring with a lot of experience and enough talent to […]

Central High basketball coach Brian Hargroder has noticed the lanky young man on the freshman team who stands 6-10. “I think he will top 7-1,” coach Hargroder said, “but more than that, he’s a good kid.” His name is Ethaniel Rizan, also known as E or Ethan to family and friends. Coach Hargroder said, “Ethan […]

Central High narrowly lost its overtime battle against St. Amant Monday night at Dutchtown High School in a non-district game. But something perhaps more important was happening at the same time. The game was being broadcast live on the Internet — the first time a Central High School basketball game has ever been broadcast live […]

Central High’s 6-10 basketball player Ethaniel Rizan, or E, loves basketball but that’s just one of his many interests. He played basketball and football in Biddy League, flag football, and now basketball at Central High. He has also enjoyed playing the drums in the Central High Band. His mom, Sarah Martin, who works for the […]

At the end of the regular 2011 season, the Central Wildcats were seeded No. 33 and it appeared they were left out of the State Playoffs. However, because they won the District 4-5A championship, they bumped the No. 32 seed, Chalmette, and moved into a playoff position.  Yet, things appeared hopeless. They were matched with […]

The Central Wildcats have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Despite a 4-6 record, they have made to the State 5A Football Playoffs and drawn as their opponent, mighty West Monroe. It’s a game that pits the No. 1-seeded team in the state, West Monroe (10-0), against the No. 32 seed, Central, at 7 p.m. Friday in West […]

Two weeks ago, the entire Istrouma High football team got on a school bus and rode to Central High, where they spent most of a day, observing an A school (as determined by the State Department of Education) and making new friends. The Istrouma athletes were paired up with boys who play the same position […]

The Central Wildcats (1-1) will travel to Metairie Friday afternoon for a 7 p.m. game against the Jesuit Blue Jays, a quality foe who can always be counted on to provide stiff competition. Jesuit (0-2) is much better than its record would suggest, having lost to two top teams — Warren Easton and St. Paul’s […]

Woody Jenkins has been in the TV business most of the past 50 years. He worked at WAFB-TV as a young newsman in the 1960’s and later started more than a dozen small TV stations across the South. He still has an interest in WSTY-TV, Hammond and Baton Rouge. But Jenkins, who edits the Capital […]

After a hard-fought and evenly matched contest, the McKinley Panthers appeared to cinch a non-conference victory over the Central Wildcats when McKinley took a 15-14 lead with 1:40 left in the 4th Quarter. It would have been a sweet victory for McKinley coach Ken Hilton, who served as defensive coordinator at Central for three years. […]