1997-1998 LHSAA STATE CHAMPIONS

1998 BASEBALL

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A

Champion
Runner-Up

Barbe
Salmen

Lake Charles
Slidell

Glenn Cecchini
William Morris

4A

Champion
Runner-Up

Parkway
Arch Hannan

Bossier City
Meraux

Ronnie Coker
Doug Faust

3A

Champion
Runner-Up

E.D. White
Plaquemine

Thibodaux
Plaquemine

Boyd Hebert
Bruke Broussard

2A

Champion
Runner-Up

Pope John Paul
St. Charles

Slidell
LaPlace

Robert Eades
Frank Monica

1A

Champion
Runner-Up

St. Edmunds
Central Catholic

Eunice
Morgan City

Thaddeus Richard
Aaron Bodin

B

Champion
Runner-Up

Pitkin
Oak Hill

Pitkin
Hineston

Paul Lemieux
Denton Perkins

C

Champion
Runner-Up

Hicks
Faith Christian

Leesville
New Orleans

Randy Lansdale
Wayne Morris

1998 BOYS' BASKETBALL

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A

Champion
Runner-Up

South Lafourche
Slidell

Galliano
Slidell

Scott Bouzigard
Dan Ruffin

4A

Champion
Runner-Up

Ellender
Woodlawn

Houma
Baton Rouge

Sterling Washington
Kenny Almond

3A

Champion
Runner-Up

Parkview
Washington-Marion

Baton Rouge
Lake Charles

Donald Green
Clyde Wilkins

2A

Champion
Runner-Up

Patterson
Coushatta

Patterson
Coushatta

1A

Champion
Runner-Up

Dunham (give title due to forfeit)

JP Piper

B

Champion
Runner-Up

Chatham
Mt. Hermon

Tony Guirlando
Homer Alford

C

Champion
Runner-Up

Pineview
Jehovah-Jireh

1998 GIRLS' BASKETBALL

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A

Champion
Runner-Up

Southwood
Byrd

Shreveport
Shreveport

Steve McDowell
Ronnie Howell

4A

Champion
Runner-Up

St. Mary's
Assumption

New Orleans
Napoleonville

Keith Haywood
Sydney Acosta

3A

Champion
Runner-Up

Amite
Franklinton

Amite
Franklinton

Onia Morris
Regina Meyerchick

2A

Champion
Runner-Up

Ridgewood
Rapides

Metairie
LeCompte

Chuck Dorvin
Clint Ladner

1A

Champion
Runner-Up

Ruby Qualls
Liza Whittington

B

Champion
Runner-Up

Anacoco
Doyle

Anacoco
Livingston

Hubert Jordan
Jennifer Goodwin

C

Champion
Runner-Up

Bienville
Atlanta

Bienville
Atlanta

Donald Calloway
Keith Fletcher

1997 BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A
(Div. I)

Champion
Runner-Up

Ruston
Brother Martin

Ruston
New Orleans

David Anderson
Dennis Panepinto

4A
(Div. II)

Champion
Runner-Up

St. Pauls
Alexandria

Covington
Alexandria

Mike Navarre
Joseph Moreau

3A
(Div. III)

Champion
Runner-Up

New Iberia
Westlake

Ken Conner
Doug Morris

2A
(Div. IV)

Champion
Runner-Up

Episcopal
Rapides

Baton Rouge
LeCompte

Claney Duplechin
Harold Jeansonne

1A
(Div. V)

Champion
Runner-Up

Cedar Creek
Vermilion Catholic

Ruston
Abbeville

Gloria Riser
Chris Dupuy

B & C
(Div. VI)

Champion
Runner-Up

Episcopal of Acad.
Forest

Cade
Forest

Ryan Sandrock
Cindy Kelly

1997 GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A
(Div. I)

Champion
Runner-Up

Mt. Carmel
St. Joseph's

New Orleans
Baton Rouge

Tricia King
Kathryn Saichuk

4A
(Div. II)

Champion
Runner-Up

St. Thomas More
Alexandria

Lafayette
Alexandria

Cookie Pollock
Brad Waites

3A
(Div. III)

Champion
Runner-Up

Catholic
L.C. Boston

New Iberia
Lake Charles

Ken Conner
Gregory Gauthier

2A
(Div. IV)

Champion
Runner-Up

St. Thomas Aquinas
University

Hammond
Baton Rouge

Jose Becerra
Jeannie Jendrzewski

1A
(Div. V)

Champion
Runner-Up

Cedar Creek
Metairie Park Cnty Day

Ruston
Metairie

Gloria Riser
Jim O'Neil

B & C
(Div. VI)

Champion
Runner-Up

Pitkin
Centerville

Pitkin
Centerville

Selena Friday
Gerald Comeaux

1997 FOOTBALL

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A

Champion
Runner-Up

West Monroe
Arch Shaw

West Monroe
Marrero

Don Shows
Hank Tierney

4A

Champion
Runner-Up

John Curtis
Eunice

River Ridge
Eunice

J.T. Curtis
Paul Trosclair

3A

Champion
Runner-Up

Evangel
Independence

Shreveport
Independence

Dennis Dunn
Charles Baglio

2A

Champion
Runner-Up

Ouachita Christian
Oak Grove

Monroe
Oak Grove

Micah Harper
Vic Dalrymple

1998 BOYS' GOLF

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A
(Div. I)

Champion
Runner-Up 

Jesuit
Byrd

New Orleans
Shreveport

Robin Hanemann
Tom Cathey

4A
(Div. II)

Champion
Runner-Up 

St. Paul
DeRidder

Covington
DeRidder

Gene Bennett
Danny Housley

3A
(Div. III)

Champion
Runner-Up 

Catholic
Parkview Baptist

New Ibeia
Baton Rouge

Teddy Sliman
R.J. D'Agostino

2A
(Div. IV)

Champion
Runner-Up 

St. Frederick
Newman

Monroe
New Orleans

Jack Green
Wiggins King

1A-B-C
(Div. V)

Champion
Runner-Up 

Hanson
Oberlin

Franklin
Oberlin

Donald Dunbar
Charles Hazard

1998 GIRLS' GOLF

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

All
Classes

Champion
Runner-Up

Arch. Blenk
Mt. Carmel

Gretna
New Orleans

Teri Verret
Cathy Massengale

1998 GYMNASTICS

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

Boys
(All)

Champion
Runner-Up

Baton Rouge
Scotlandville

Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge

Kevin Nee
Lisa Easterly

Girls
(All)

Champion
Runner-Up

Baton Rouge
Caddo

Baton Rouge
Shreveport

Kevin Nee
Linda Clements

1998 BOYS' SOCCER

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A
(Div. I)

Champion
Runner-Up

Acadiana
Lafayette

Lafayette
Lafayette

4A
(Div. II)

Champion
Runner-Up

St. Paul's
Baton Rouge

Covington
Baton Rouge

Tim Coldwell
Lorinda DeVires

3A-2A-1A-B-C
(Div. III)

Champion
Runner-Up

St. Louis
Newman

Lake Charles
New Orleans

Jason Oertling
Gerald Mueller

1998 GIRLS' SOCCER

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A-4A
(Div. I)

Champion
Runner-Up

Ben Franklin
Slidell

New Orleans
Slidell

Diego Gonzalez
Travis Smith

3A-2A-1A-B-C
(Div. III)

Champion
Runner-Up

University
Loyola

Baton Rouge
Shreveport

Patti Speks
Shelley McMilian

1998 SOFTBALL

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A

Champion
Runner-Up

Denham Springs
Lafayette

Laurin Byars
Bernie Barras

4A

Champion
Runner-Up

Pineville
Walker

Pineville
Walker

Tim Whitman
Randy Bradshaw

1997 SWIMMING

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A-Boys
(Div. I)

Champion
Runner-Up

Jesuit
Archbishop Rummel

New Orleans
New Orleans

Ardley Hanemann
Janet Stedman

5A-Girls
(Div. I)

Champion
Runner-Up

Archbishop Chapelle
Dominican

Metairie
New Orleans

Lynn Moore
Brett Hanemann

4A-Boys
(Div. II)

Champion
Runner-Up

Alexandria
Baton Rouge

Alexandria
Baton Rouge

Wally Fall
Andrew Perry

4A-Girls
(Div. II)

Champion
Runner-Up

Ben Franklin
Baton Rouge

New Orleans
Baton Rouge

Judy Mastagni
Andrew Perry

3A-Boys
(Div. III)

Champion
Runner-Up

Lutcher
West Feliciana

Lutcher
St. Francisville

Joan Murray
Dianne Peabody

3A-Girls
(Div. III)

Champion
Runner-Up

Parkview Baptist
Acad of Sacred Heart

Baton Rouge
New Orleans

Jan Ripple
Kara Martin

2A-1A-B-C-Boys
(Div. IV)

Champion
Runner-Up

St. Martin's Episcopal
Newman

Metairie
New Orleans

Alan Smith
Jorge Blasini

2A-1A-B-C-Girls
(Div. IV)

Champion
Runner-Up

St. Martin's Episcopal
University

Metairie
Baton Rouge

Alan Smith
Jeanne Jendrejewski

1998 TENNIS

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A-Boys
(Div. I)

Champion
Runner-Up

Byrd
Caddo

Shreveport
Shreveport

Andrea Bryant
Shaw Stokes

5A-Girls
(Div. I)

Champion
Runner-Up

Dominican
Arch Chapelle

New Orleans
Metairie

Marianna Bertucci
Beth Mares

4A-Boys
(Div. II)

Champion
Runner-Up

Vandebilt Catholic
St. Paul

Houma
Covington

Harvie Hamilton
Ken Boesch

4A-Girls
(Div. II)

Champion
Runner-Up

St. Thomas More
Baton Rouge

Lafayette
Baton Rouge

Danny Broussard
Fran Frost

3A-Boys
(Div. III)

Champion
Runner-Up

Evangel
Westlake

Shreveport
Westlake

Andy Lloyd
Randy Yellott

3A-Girls
(Div. III)

Champion
Runner-Up

Evangel
Catholic

Shreveport
New Iberia

Andy Lloyd
Valerie Burton

2A-Boys
(Div. IV)

Champion
Runner-Up

Newman
Lakeview

New Orleans
Campti

Margaret Andry
Kenneth Trahan

2A-Girls
(Div. IV)

Champion
Runner-Up

University
Episcopal

Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge

Barbara Freiberg
Peter Hawking

1A-B-C-Boys
(Div. V)

Champion
Runner-Up

Metairie Park Cnty Day
Menard

Metairie
Alexandria

Scott Robinson
R.L. Raxsdale

1A-B-C-Girls
(Div. V)

Champion
Runner-Up
Runner-Up

St. Edmund
Metairie Park Cnty Day

Eunice
Metairie

Peter Miller
Ed Gaskell

1998 BOYS' OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A

Champion
Runner-Up

New Iberia
South Lafourche

New Iberia
Galliano

Joel McFarland
Joey Guidroz

4A

Champion
Runner-Up

Opelousas
Broadmoor

Opelousas
Baton Rouge

Charles Mahfouz
Larry Grayson

3A

Champion
Runner-Up

Donaldsonville
Bossier

Donaldsonville
Bossier

William Jones
James Gatlin

2A

Champion
Runner-Up

Episcopal
Jonesboro-Hodge

Baton Rouge
Jonesboro

Claney Duplechin
Joseph Evans

1A

Champion
Runner-Up

White Castle
Vermilion Catholic

White Castle
Abbeville

John Buckley
Ossie Blaize

B

Champion
Runner-Up

Lacassine
Pine Prairie

Lacassine
Pine Prairie

Robert Melanson
Chuck Johnson

C

Champion
Runner-Up

Saline
Monticello

Saline
Lake Providence

William Carter
Michael Armand

1998 GIRLS' OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A

Champion
Runner-Up

Warren Easton
Destrehan

New Orleans
Destrehan

Delores Duvall
Ulysses Frontha

4A

Champion
Runner-Up

Baker
Carver

Baker
New Orleans

Starlette Daigle
Danielle Foley

3A

Champion
Runner-Up

L.C. Boston
Port Allen

Lake Charles
Port Allen

Greg Gauthier
John Williams

2A

Champion
Runner-Up

St. Thomas Aquinas
Ouachita Christian

Hammond
Monroe

Jose Becerra
Tim Mosher

1A

Champion
Runner-Up

Southern Lab
Delcambre

Baton Rouge
Delcambre

Rebecca Marshall
Dahri Koenig

B

Champion
Runner-Up

Centerville
Lacassine

Centerville
Lacassine

Gerald Comeaux
Angela Little

C

Champion
Runner-Up

Northlake Christian
Pineview

Covington
Lisbon

Sara Barker
Teresia Hudson

1997 VOLLEYBALL

Class

Place

School

City

Coach

5A
(Div. I)

Champion
Runner-Up

Slidell
Mt. Carmel

Slidell
New Orleans

Nancy Plaisance
Jay Jay Juan

4A
(Div. II)

Champion
Runner-Up

Assumption
Ben Franklin

Napoleonville
New Orleans

Sandy Fussell
Jodee Pulizzano

3A
(Div. III)

Champion
Runner-Up

Acad. of Sacred Heart
Brusly

New Orleans
Brusly

Juli Hartley
Karen Owens

2A
(Div. IV)

Champion
Runner-Up

Newman
Teurlings Catholic

New Orleans
Lafayette

Joanne Skertich
Crystal Blatchley

1A-B-C
(Div. V)

Champion
Runner-Up

Episcopal of Acadiana
Delcambre

Cade
Delcambre

Ursula Quoyeser
Dahrie Koenig