Louisiana Sports

Twenty-five on SEC winter academic honor roll

By Seth Medvin, Student Assistant SID
LSU placed 25 student-athletes on the 2011-12 SEC Winter Honor Roll, as released by the league office on Wednesday.

Nola's homer lifts No. 3 to 5-4 win over Georgia

By LSU SPORTS INFORMATION
Senior shortstop Austin Nola launched a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning Friday night to lift No. 3 LSU to a 6-5 victory over Georgia in Game 1 of a three-game SEC series.

Hebert Named Southland Conference Hitter Of The Week

By SLU SPORTS INFORMATION
Southeastern Louisiana second baseman Brock Hebert was named the Southland Conference Hitter of the Week for the second time this season, the league office announced Monday.

Top-ranked LSU ready to take on No. 2 Kentucky

By LSU SPORTS INFORMATION
Top-ranked LSU (31-7, 11-4) faces No. 2 Kentucky (33-5, 11-4 SEC) this weekend at Cliff Hagan Stadium in Lexington in a matchup of teams tied for first place in the Southeastern Conference standings.

Southeastern honors one of its legendary athletes

By Media Relations
A special dedication ceremony will happen today, Thursday, April 19, in Hammond. One of Southeastern’s legendary athletes will be recognized.
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Jones introduced as LSU men's basketball coach

By Matt Boudreaux
After 15 years away from the place he called home as a basketball player and an assistant coach, Johnny Jones is back at LSU.

LSU Ranked No. 1 By Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

By LSU SPORTS INFORMATION
LSU is ranked No. 1 in the Collegiate Baseball newspaper poll released Monday. The Tigers (30-7) have won 13 of their last 14 games, including the last six in a row, and are tied for first place in the SEC standings with No. 2 Kentucky.

Women's Golf announces signing of Nadine Dreher

By Kent Lowe (@LSUkent), Sr. Associate SID
Karen Bahnsen, the coach of the nationally-ranked LSU women's golf team, announced Wednesday the signing of Nadine Dreher of Vienna, Austria to a national letter of intent.

In Focus: JaCoby Jones dreams of Omaha

By Caroline Downer, Student Assistant SID
Multi-talented Richton, Miss. native JaCoby Jones took LSU by storm when he joined the team in the fall of 2010. As a freshman, he refused to let his youth keep him from dominating the field, and he started all 56 games as a second baseman.

Women's Tennis visits Children's Hospital

By Jacob Most, SID Student Assistant
Nine members of the LSU women's tennis team took time out of their Spring Break to visit patients at Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital on Thursday morning.

Johnny Jones named LSU Men's Basketball head coach

By LSU SPORTS INFORMATION
Johnny Jones, a member of two LSU NCAA Final Four teams as a player and assistant coach, was named on Friday as the 21st men’s head basketball coach at LSU by LSU Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva.

Track's Duncan among 10 for The Bowerman Award

By Will Stafford (@WillStaffordLSU), Associate SID
Lady Tiger junior Kimberlyn Duncan is off to a flying start in the 2012 outdoor season, and she was recognized one again Thursday among the 10 collegiate athletes under consideration for The Bowerman with the release of the latest women's w

Fico among USA Softball Player of the Year Finalists

By Matt Dunaway, Associate SID
LSU pitcher Rachele Fico was selected as one of 25 finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award Wednesday as announced by the Amateur Softball Association [ASA] of America.

Roman Banks named LSWA Coach of the Year

By Courtesy: Louisiana Sports Writers Association release
Southern head coach Roman Banks was named the Louisiana Men's Basketball Coach-of-the-Year after guiding the Jaguars to a 17-win season and a second-place finish in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, the Louisiana Sports Writers Associat

Baseball walks past Southern Miss, 8-3

By Bill Franques, Sr. Associate SID
Eight LSU pitchers combined to scatter eight hits Wednesday night, and the Tigers capitalized on 10 walks issued by Southern Miss pitching to post an 8-3 victory over the Golden Eagles in the ninth annual Wally Pontiff Jr.