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Oakdale, Winnfield routed in first round

NATCHITOCHES -- French and Jones both had 100-yard rushing performances and combined for four touchdowns to lead fourth-seeded Haynesville to a 43-13 rout of No. 20 St. Mary's in the first round of the Class A state football...

SJA, Fontainebleau advance to volleyball final

KENNER — St. Joseph’s Academy is used to playing Saturday evening on the LHSAA State Volleyball Tournament’s big stage. But when the defending-champion Redstickers try to win their sixth championship in eight years, their...

University not looking beyond S. Beauregard

Johnny Shoptaugh admits it. When the Class 2A pairings were released Sunday, the University High coach pondered the idea of a trip to John Curtis in the second round of the playoffs. Then, Shoptaugh put in film of South...

Bastrop starts defense of its Class 4A state championship

By Tabby Soignier • tsoignier@thenewsstar.com • November 14, 2008 Bastrop has owned the past three postseasons in Class 4A. Bastrop heads into the playoffs this season with just one loss at the hands of Evangel and seems to...

Shareholders approve Australian bank acquisition

Shareholders of St. George Bank Ltd. approved Thursday a 16 billion Australian dollar ($10 billion) takeover by bigger rival Westpac Banking Corp., creating the country's second-biggest bank by assets.

Shares fall 5pc to four-year low

THE share market is down more than 5 per cent to a four-year low, after Wall Street tanked overnight on growing fears of a global recession. The ASX 200 fell 5 per cent to a new four year low of 3724. Investors are following a...

McCormick: Playoffs bring clean slate for all

By Bret H. McCormick • bmccormick@thetowntalk.com • November 13, 2008 If I were a playoff team, and my seeding was determined based upon how I performed during the regular season, I'd probably end up being somewhere in the low...

Oakdale eager for first-round challenge against Farmerville

By Bret H. McCormick • bmccormick@thetowntalk.com • November 13, 2008 OAKDALE -- The Oakdale Warriors see a very familiar team when they watch their opponent in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs. "We're not playing John...

Huff 'N Stuff: Smith wins No. 400

I first came into contact with Mike Smith in the early 1990s. At that time, Hampton High School had won seven Virginia state football championships. With Smith leading the way, Hampton reeled off four straight state...

London show examines U.S. military damage to Babylon

LONDON (Reuters) - A new exhibition about the myths and reality of the ancient city of Babylon ends with a display blaming the U.S. military for causing irreversible damage to the site after it invaded Iraq in 2003.

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