Athletics - Woodlawn High School

Experience Mixed with Newcomers Look to Lead Powerlifting

With the powerlifting season starting this month, the Panther Powerlifters are in full swing with pre-season workouts. Coach Baronich, who is beginning his 37th year as a head powerlifting coach, is looking for his experienced lifters to set the tone for the multitude of young lifters who are expected to contribute. Click here to read the article.

Lady Panther Basketball Looks for Continued Improvement

In his second year as the Head Coach of the Woodlawn Lady Panther basketball team, Coach Jonathan Kohn expects to improve. Click here to read the article.

Winter Athletic Calendar

With winter sports underway, there is plenty of Panther action to see. Click here to see the athletic calendar.

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Woodlawn Teams with Jay Ducote for Homecoming

Woodlawn High is excited to announce that local celebrity Jay Ducote will be serving plates of red beans and rice to teachers and alumni at Thursday's Homecoming game. Jay plans to arrive on campus at 3 pm and set up to cook behind the 1200 building. Anyone who would like to...

Cross Country Shines on Dry Course

It took until the fifth week of the season, but the Woodlawn cross country team finally got to run on a dry course, and the results were spectacular. Every Woodlawn competitor turned in their best time of the season. Twelve out of the eighteen that competed turned in career bests....

Volleyball Hosts The Rumble in the Jungle

Yusra Chabayta '18 The Lady Panthers volleyball team hosted "The Rumble in the Jungle" tournament on Friday, September 23rd at Woodlawn High School; matches started at 4:00pm, with new games beginning every 50 minutes until 8:10pm, when the last games of the night began. They continued playing matches on Saturday, September 24th,...

Woodlawn Falls to 1-3, Looks Forward to West St. John

Lillian Khemmanyvong ‘17 The Woodlawn Panthers suffered a tragic loss to the St. Amant Gators last Friday by the score of 58-0. St. Amant is ranked number eleven in the latest 5A polls and outmatched the Panthers in every phase of the game. The team worked to keep up with the Gators but...

Bringing Tennis Back to Woodlawn!

Elizabeth Roquemore ‘18 Woodlawn High School is finally bringing back tennis! Ms. Bailey, one of the Woodlawn English teachers, is going to be coaching the new team. Because Ms. Bailey played tennis herself, she decided to organize a team and would love to share the sport with interested students. Tennis,...

Panthers Compete Through Tough Terrain

Never has there been a more appropriate name for a race than the Battlefield Cross Country festival held at the state historic site in Port Hudson, Louisiana. Along with fierce competition from 20 other schools in the region, many runners find the course itself to be the most formidable enemy...

Sanchez Returns to Action

One year ago, Coby Sanchez found himself being passed by dozens of runners only one mile into a three-mile race at the Battlefield Cross Country Festival in Port Hudson. The harder he pushed, the greater the pain. Eventually Sanchez had to stop and be carried off the course on the...

Panthers Take Early Lead, Never Look Back in Victory Over Lafayette

Lillian Khemmanyvong ‘17 Woodlawn defeated Lafayette Friday night for their first victory of the season by the score of 49-31. The Panthers took an early lead when senior running back Javin Myers scored on the opening kickoff, running the ball 97 yards into the end zone. Jacob Barnes added the extra...

Cross Country Team Unbothered by Sloppy Conditions

A wet race course usually equals a slow race. But don’t tell that to the 2016 Panther Cross Country team. Saturday, at a very soggy Highland Road Park, the boys and girls competed in the LSU Invitational Cross Country meet. It was a huge day for Woodlawn as Senior Khidhr...