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New Diana, Texas advances in Diamond Youth World Series
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - For the next two weeks the Diamond Youth World Series will call Bossier City home. One of the teams representing the Ark-La-Tex continues to fight for a championship. The team representing New Diana, Texas defeats North Carolina, 2-1 in the second-round of the Diamond Youth World...
Ark-La-Tex sports card collectors unite for Shreveport Card Summer Card Show this weekend
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - “If you want a good show with quality vendors, with a lot of traffic, it’s a lot of planning. But, that’s what makes it fun.”. Veteran sports memorabilia collector, Colvin Roberson, knows what it takes to put on an event. This weekend, he’s throwing together the Shreveport Summer Card Show - bringing everyone’s childhood back to life.
26th annual G.K. Memorial Riverboat 7's rugby tournament returns this weekend
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - An exciting event for the sport of rugby returns this weekend. The 26th annual G.K. Memorial Riverboat 7′s tournament returns this weekend to A.C. Steere Park in Shreveport. For more information, visit the Shreveport Rugby Club’s website.
Woodlawn’s receiver/returner Brandon Henderson sees recruiting attention heating up
Woodlawn has long been known to produce multi-sport athletes who translate to superstars at the collegiate level. Senior Brandon Henderson may be the latest in a group of Knights who produce highlight reels. A standout on the basketball court for coach Kenny Wayne Goldman, Henderson is the guy you’ll want to check out...
On This Day: Lance Armstrong wins first Tour de France, 3 years after cancer diagnosis
For three weeks, Lance Armstrong finally showed the world he was the best. Even better, the performance helped make the pain from three turbulent years disappear. On this day 25 years ago, Armstrong, who once won a triathlon in Shreveport, strolled the Champs-Elysees with victory in hand at the Tour de France – his first triumph in the world’s most prestigious bicycle race. The win came three years after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that spread to his brain and lungs.
High school football: Airline QB Taylor announces commitment to Northwestern State
Airline rising senior quarterback Ben Taylor, the 2023 District 1-5A and All-Parish Offensive MVP, has verbally committed to Northwestern State. Taylor made the announcement Wednesday on X (formerly Twitter). Taylor enters his third year as a starter this fall. He also saw playing time as a freshman. Last season, he...
Shreveport paracanoe athlete and prosthetist Jillian Elwart gears up for Paralympics; bringing the dying Maurepas Swamp back to life
The 2024 Paris Olympics have officially begun, and Louisiana is boasting plenty of Olympians this year, both LSU students and Bayou State natives. But we also have no shortage of para-athletes gearing up for their own games beginning on Aug. 28. One of those athletes is Jillian Elwart, a paracanoe...
MacKID Shreveport-Bossier Area Sports Guide ~for Moms In the Know
Airline Baptist Church - Hoopsters Basketball Program & Indoor Soccer. Barksdale AFB Youth Sports - Soccer, basketball & baseball. Bossier Dixie Baseball - Baseball, T-ball/Wee-Ball. Bossier Jiu-Jitsu- Martial Arts. Bossier Little League - T-ball/Weeball, Softball & Baseball & Challenger Baseball (For kids with special needs) Aerial Expressions - Aerial arts:...
College baseball legend, Wilbert Ellis, to host annual baseball camp
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - One of college baseball’s best returns to what he loves doing the most, coaching others. Longtime Grambling baseball coach, and new inductee into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Wilbert Ellis will hold his baseball camp on Saturday. The event will take place at Zion...
Shreveport's Geek'd Con adds Sports Card Expo and athletes to comic con, actors lineup
From Scooby Doo to Star Wars, E.T. to X-Files, Mickey Mouse to professional athletes, this year's Geek'd Con has something for everyone. Did you know Geek'd Con is locally organized and set up to be a fun, safe, and family-friendly event? Visitors come from all over the Ark-La-Tex and beyond for the three-day event.
Captain Shreve’s Lionel Prudhomme commits to Arkansas
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Captain Shreve’s Lionel Prudhomme Jr. announced his commitment to play football at Arkansas on Friday morning at Youree Drive Middle School. The three-star offensive lineman chose the Hogs over offers from Tulane, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, the University of Houston, and Texas Tech. The senior feels that his time spent at Captain […]
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