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Roger Cador, former Southern baseball coach and player, dies at age 74

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Monday, July 6, 2026

By: WILL NICKEL The Advocate Roger Cador, who coached the Southern Jaguars baseball team for over 30 years and was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2019, died at the age of 74. Cador played for Southern in the early 70’s and led the Jaguars with a .

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LHP Kade Anderson to represent Mariners at All-Star Futures Game

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Monday, July 6, 2026

SEATTLE – Major League Baseball announced today the rosters for the 2026 All-Star Futures Game, with the Mariners top pitching prospects LHP Kade Anderson and RHP Ryan Sloan set to represent the Mariners. Both Sloan (No. 5) and Anderson (No. 7) are ranked in Baseball America’s top 10 prospects.

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Fenske Named NJCAA Pitcher of the Year

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Monday, July 6, 2026

EUNICE – LSU Eunice's Lane Fenske (New Iberia, LA, Catholic-New Iberia HS) was named the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Pitcher of the Year, the organization announced on Monday. Fenske was given the same award by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).

Raymond Partsch III (left) and Tony Marks (right) hold their major awards that they won at the 2025 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Awards Contest luncheon in Natchitoches on Sunday, June 28. (Photo by Tina Partsch)

Major hardware

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

Staff Report NATCHITOCHES - The Ville Platte Gazette and The Oakdale Journal received hardware after staff members earned top honors at the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Awards Contest luncheon held on Sunday, June 28.

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LSHOF Class of 2026 was formed by strong foundations

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

By: JASON PUGH For The LSWA NATCHITOCHES – “When you build a house, you don’t build it from the roof down. You build it from the foundation up.

Sweeties head to state

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Sweeties head to state

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

The Pine Prairie Sweetees 6U team earned a 1st-place finish in the District Tournament, securing their spot in the Louisiana State Tournament in Alexandria. The girls will begin State Tournament play on July 10.

Mamou 6U All-Stars win district championship

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Mamou 6U All-Stars win district championship

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

The Mamou 6U DYB All-Stars won the district championship after beating Ville Platte twice to finish with a 4-1 record. The team will now head to state in Metairie July 9-12.

Fourth season of rec basketball is held

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Councilman Shawn Roy recently held his fourth season of the St. John Summer Recreational Basketball League. It is a free Summer League, and it also has free Skills and Drills Camp two days a week.

Todd McClure (left) receives his Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame jacket from LSHOF President and Chief Executive Officer Ronnie Rantz (right) during an introductory press conference on Thursday, June 25, in Natchitoches. (Photo courtesy of LSHOF)

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McClure’s success rooted in athleticism, adaptability, attitude

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

By: ROBIN FAMBROUGH Written for the LSWA Todd McClure vividly remembers the day he got put in his place by one of his high school coaches. “I thought, ‘Why is he doing this,’ ” McClure recalled. “I wasn’t just mad … I was really angry. I was a tight end and a defensive lineman.

A two-time MLB All-Star (2014, 2016) who was fourth in the National League MVP voting in 2014, Jonathan Lucroy was a record-setting catcher at UL and led the Ragin’ Cajuns to two Sun Belt titles and the 2007 NCAA regional finals before a 12-year major league career. (Photo courtesy of Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame)

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Lucroy worked his way through the ranks to MLB All-Star, gold medalist

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Thursday, June 25, 2026

By: DAN McDONALD Written for the LSWA It’s been a good few months for Jonathan Lucroy. Last August, the former Major League Baseball All-Star got the phone call from the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, letting him know that he would be honored with the state’s highest athletic accolade this summer.

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