Woodlawn Wins Inaugural Invitational Tennis Tournament

Woodlawn Wins Inaugural Invitational Tennis Tournament

Feb 10, 2024

With representation in three of the four divisional finals, Woodlawn High School took home the team trophy in the first Woodlawn High Invitational Tournament.

Woodlawn High School hosted their first Invitational Tennis Tournament on Friday, February 9 and Saturday, February 10 at the Highland Road Tennis Center. Ninety-six student-athletes from 9 area high schools participated in the two-day single elimination tournament.

“Our goal was to get our student-athletes an opportunity to participate in a single elimination tournament before regionals,” said Woodlawn Head Coach Brent Broussard, who served as Tournament Director. “For many of these players, this was their first tournament. This experience is invaluable.”

Play began at 3 pm Friday, with round of 16 matches in four divisions: Boys’ and Girls’ Singles and Boys’ and Girls’ Doubles.

Winners of Friday’s matches played Saturday morning at 8 am in the quarterfinals.

Ascension Christian, Central, Denham Springs, Dutchtown, East Ascension, Lutcher, St. Amant, St. Thomas More, and Woodlawn all participated in the event.

In the Boys’ Singles Final, Joshua Miller of Ascension Christian defeated Levi Lindsay of Woodlawn by the score of 6-1, 6-1. Miller only dropped three games throughout his four matches. In the Girls’ Singles Final, St. Amant’s Grayce Reynolds defeated Lily Ingalls of Woodlawn 6-3, 6-2.

The team of Taylor and Clark Parker of Central defeated Live Oak’s Noah Snow and Alex Rivers 6-2, 6-2 in the Boys’ Doubles Final. In the Girls’ Doubles Final, Lorelei Allen and Sarah Kerne from St. Thomas More defeated Woodlawn’s Krystel Amo and Amelie LeMaire in three sets, 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6).

The Team Championship was determined by using the combined wins of both boys’ and girls’ scores, with championship wins earning an additional half point. With twelve total team wins, Woodlawn High narrowly edged out Central High, 12 to 11.5 points.

Round of 16

Michael Carmon, Central defeated Nicholas Jorden, Live Oak – 6-0, 6-1

Jacob Angel, St. Amant defeated Jacob Champagne, Dutchtown – 6-0, 6-0

Brennan Pierce, Ascension Christian defeated Luke Dicharry, Lutcher – 6-0, 6-0

Levi Lindsay, Woodlawn defeated Soren Monceret, Denham Springs – 6-0, 6-0

Xander Youngblood, Central defeated Jacob Hoang, Woodlawn – 6-1, 6-3

Carson Burrell, Denham Springs defeated Myles Dennis, St. Amant – 7-6 (7-2), 6-2

Beckham Bronzoulis, St. Thomas More defeated Joshua Baker, Live Oak – 6-0, 6-4

Joshua Miller, Ascension Christian defeated Jacob Kostelak, Dutchtown 6-0, 6-0

Grayce Reynolds, St. Amant defeated Harper Copponex, Lutcher – 6-0, 6-0

Sarah Torri, Denham Springs defeated Lily Prestridge, Live Oak – 6-1, 6-0

Payton Mccready, Dutchtown defeated Miriam Lindsay, Woodlawn – 6-4, 7-5 (7-5)

Landri Whitney, Lutcher defeated Akira Fleury, Live Oak – 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)

Anna Gelpi, Denham Springs defeated Madison Deloach, St. Amant – 6-3, 6-2

Lily Ingalls, Woodlawn defeated Rylie Roussel, Lutcher – 6-0, 6-0

Madi Lumpkin, Central defeated Aubrie Landry, Dutchtown – 6-1, 6-4

Maria Garcia, East Ascension defeated Claire Prestridge, Live Oak – 6-0, 6-0

Taylor Parker/Clark Parker, Central defeated Cole Hewitt/Kaden Armand, East Ascension – 6-0, 6-4

Grant Wells/Rush Richardson, St. Amant defeated Carson Welch/Noah Piper, Live Oak – 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9)

Reid Langlois/Leyton Conley, Dutchtown defeated Case Hopkins/Ryan Gelpi, Denham Springs – 6-0, 6-3

Ryan Russell/Devin Sutor-Benfield defeated Luke Mcclung/Christian James, Lutcher – 6-1, 6-3

Danan Thomas/James Green, Dutchtown defeated Preston Edwards/Ronen Monceret, Denham Springs – 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)

Sam Marino/Jacob Aime, Woodlawn defeated Brody Mcdaniel/Hayden Rizzutto, Central – 6-0, 6-0

Tristan Bailey/Brayden King, St. Amant defeated Alex Goodwin/Logan Bernard, Live Oak – 6-3, 6-3

Noah Snow/Alex Rivers, Live Oak defeated Harrison Smith/Luke Legendre, Dutchtown – 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)

Krystel Amo/Amelie LeMaire, Woodlawn defeated Mykala Trice/Ella Keith, Dutchtown – 6-0, 6-1

Kailey Wallace/Haley Howitz, Live Oak defeated Halle Copponex/Camryn Chauvin, Lutcher – 6-0, 6-0

Hannah Gafford/Isabella Hobkirk, Central defeated Wesley Porter/Kailyn Lebrun, Woodlawn – 6-1, 6-1

Julie Gauthier/Desiree Gauthier, St. Amant defeated Mia Mabile/Madison Smith, Dutchtown – 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)

Lorelei Allen/Sarah Kerne, St. Thomas More defeated Abby Hodges/Julia Adams, Live Oak – 6-1, 6-0

Taylor Darbonne/Macey Dry, Denham Springs defeated Kate Russell/Caitlyn Gruse, Woodlawn – 7-5, 7-5

Cameron Kostelak/Nandi Montegut, Dutchtown defeated Carly Barnum/Addison Varnado, Live Oak – 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-7)

Kameryn Brown/Kaitlyn Isaac, Central defeated Allie Jeavons/Lila Robinson, St. Amant 6-1, 6-2

Quarterfinals

Michael Carmon, Central defeated Jacob Angel, St. Amant – 6-0, 6-0

Levi Lindsay, Woodlawn defeated Brennan Pierce, Ascension Christian – 6-4, 7-6 (10-8)

Carson Burrell, Denham Springs defeated Xander Youngblood, Central – 6-2, 6-4

Joshua Miller, Ascension Christian defeated Beckham Bronzoulis, St. Thomas More – 6-0, 6-1

Grayce Reynolds, St. Amant defeated Sarah Torri, Denham Springs – 6-4, 6-2

Payton Mccready, Dutchtown defeated Landri Whitney, Lutcher – 6-2, 6-1

Lily Ingalls, Woodlawn defeated Anna Gelpi, Denham Springs – 6-1, 6-4

Madi Lumpkin, Central defeated Maria Garcia, East Ascension – 6-2, 6-3

Taylor Parker/Clark Parker, Central defeated Grant Wells/Rush Richardson, St. Amant – 6-1, 6-1

Reid Langlois/Leyton Conley, Dutchtown defeated Ryan Russell/Devin Sutor-Benfield – 6-1, 6-2

Sam Marino/Jacob Aime, Woodlawn defeated Danan Thomas/James Green, Dutchtown – 6-1, 6-2

Noah Snow/Alex Rivers, Live Oak defeated Tristan Bailey/Brayden King, St. Amant – 6-3, 6-4

Krystel Amo/Amelie LeMaire, Woodlawn defeated Kailey Wallace/Haley Howitz, Live Oak – 6-2, 6-1

Julie Gauthier/Desiree Gauthier, St. Amant defeated Hannah Gafford/Isabella Hobkirk, Central – 6-0, 6-0

Lorelei Allen/Sarah Kerne, St. Thomas More defeated Taylor Darbonne/Macey Dry, Denham Springs – 6-1, 6-0

Cameron Kostelak/Nandi Montegut, Dutchtown defeated Kameryn Brown/Kaitlyn Isaac, Central – 6-2, 6-0

Semifinals

Levi Lindsay, Woodlawn defeated Michael Carmon, Central – 6-1, 6-2

Joshua Miller, Ascension Christian defeated Carson Burrell, Denham Springs – 6-0, 6-0

Grayce Reynolds, St. Amant defeated Payton Mccready, Dutchtown – 6-1, 6-1

Lily Ingalls, Woodlawn defeated Madi Lumpkin, Central – 1-2 (Retired)

Taylor Parker/Clark Parker, Central defeated Reid Langlois/Leyton Conley, Dutchtown – 6-0, 6-0

Noah Snow/Alex Rivers, Live Oak defeated Sam Marino/Jacob Aime, Woodlawn- 6-0, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)

Krystel Amo/Amelie LeMaire, Woodlawn defeated Julie Gauthier/Desiree Gauthier, St. Amant – 6-2, 6-0

Lorelei Allen/Sarah Kerne, St. Thomas More defeated Cameron Kostelak/Nandi Montegut, Dutchtown – 6-0, 6-1

Finals

Joshua Miller, Ascension Christian defeated Levi Lindsay, Woodlawn – 6-1, 6-1

Grayce Reynolds, St. Amant defeated Lily Ingalls, Woodlawn – 6-3, 6-2

Taylor Parker/Clark Parker, Central defeated Noah Snow/Alex Rivers, Live Oak – 6-2, 6-2

Lorelei Allen/Sarah Kerne, St. Thomas More defeated Krystel Amo/Amelie LeMaire, Woodlawn – 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)

The Panther Play by Play – January 29 – February 4

The Panther Play by Play – January 29 – February 4

Feb 5, 2024

Each week the Panther Play by Play will review the athletic contests from the previous week and look forward to the coming week’s action.

Want to come out and cheer on the Panthers? Tickets for all home events can be purchased online.

Bowling

Our Panther Bowling team had matches against both Scotlandville and Catholic High this week. While they fell to Catholic on Tuesday with a final score of 19-8, they rallied for an impressive win against Scotlandville on Wednesday.

Seniors John Cador and Keylen Sonnier bowled a 268 and 227, respectively, and sophomore Henry Bratkowski bowled a 212. 

With a final score of 27-0, the Panthers moved to 2-1 for the season thus far.

Next up for Bowling: Our bowling team is gearing up for two matches next week – Zachary on the 5th and Liberty on the 8th. Both matches will be bowled at All Star Lanes beginning at 3:15 pm. 

Girls’ Basketball

Both our JV and varsity Lady Panthers Basketball teams brought home big district 4-5A wins against Scotlandville and Zachary last week. 

On Tuesday, the JV team scored 32 points to the Lady Hornets’ 24. Junior Mya Montgomery led the team with 10 points. Freshman Layla Turner was close behind with 9. The varsity team dominated with a final score of 58-24. The team was led by two juniors; Amijah Price was the top scorer with 17 points, and McKenzi Haynes followed with 10 points. 

On Friday, the varsity Lady Panthers defeated Zachary with a final score of 60-46. The team was led by senior Ranya Smith (17 points, 14 rebounds) and junior Amijah Price (10 assists, 9 points, 8 steals, and 7 rebounds). 

Our Lady Panthers are now ranked #5 in Division I Select power rankings, with records of 3-0 in district and 21-8 overall.    

Next up for Girls’ Basketball: The Lady Panther JV and varsity teams are on the road to play Liberty on the 7th. The JV game is scheduled to start at 5:30. The winner of that game will be ranked 1st in district. 

On Friday, our girls will be at home for their senior night games against St. Joseph’s Academy. Games start at 5 pm. 

Boys’ Basketball

Our varsity and JV Panther basketball teams both defeated White Castle on the road last week. Our varsity team battled to a 68-61 win.

Both teams fought hard in high-intensity games against Madison Prep on Wednesday, but ultimately faced defeat. The JV team lost 66-36 and varsity lost 56-42.

On Friday, our freshman, JV, and varsity teams played challenging district games against Zachary. Unfortunately, all 3 teams came up short. The varsity team lost 69-48.

Next up for Boys’ Basketball: The Panthers play at home on the 6th in a JV/Varsity doubleheader against Liberty, scheduled to start at 6:00 pm. On the 9th, the boys are away at Catholic High for Freshman/JV/Varsity games at 5:30 pm.

Girls’ Soccer

The Lady Panthers Soccer team finished their season last week with an unfortunate loss to St. Amant on Monday. 

With a final score of 8-0, the team finished with a record of 7-9-1. This record demonstrates impressive growth and development from their record of 1-16-1 last season.

Boys’ Soccer

Our Panthers soccer team played a first round playoff game at Dutchtown last Friday. 

Dutchtown was ranked #4 to Woodlawn’s #29. While they eventually lost 2-0, ending their season, the team held undefeated Dutchtown to a 0-0 score at the half. Dutchtown’s first goal was scored with 10 minutes left in the game and the final goal came on a corner kick a few minutes later.

The boys finished their season with an 8-4-6 record and didn’t give up without a fight.

Indoor Track

The indoor track team competed at LSU’s Carl Maddox Fieldhouse on Saturday in the Last Chance Qualifier meet. 

Juniors Caleb Cooper and Jay’Cob Jolla ran the 60 meter race. Jolla ran a 7.28 and Cooper ran a 7.10, landing him in 10th place. Cooper will represent Woodlawn at the state meet.

Jolla and junior Keylen Sonnier competed in the long jump as well. Jolla jumped 19’ 2.75”, while Sonnier jumped 17’ 10.75”. 

Junior Kydell Miner and senior Darius Chesterfield both ran the 400 meter race. Miner ran a 53.99 and Chesterfield ran a 54.49. 

Sophomore Melody St. Luce ran the 400 and 800 meter races with times of 1:06.11 and 2:50.42, respectively. 

Senior Alex Collins and freshman Raheem Gray both represented Woodlawn in the boys shot put. Gray’s best throw was 42’ 1.25”, while Collins threw 47’11.25”. Collins’ throw landed him in 7th place, qualifying him for the state meet. 

Sophomore Brianna Graham and junior A’Tyli Freeman represented in the girls shot put. Graham threw a 27’ 6”.

Woodlawn’s 4×200 meter relay team consisted of Caleb Cooper, senior Couran Norman, Keylen Sonnier, and Jay’Cob Jolla. The team ran an impressive 1:33.55, landing them in 5th place. 

Our 4×400 relay team consisted of Jolla, Darius Chesterfield, D’kobe Chesterfield, and Kydell Miner. They ran a 3:37.13, landing them in 8th place.

Next up for Indoor Track: The State Indoor meet will be held at LSU on February 17th. Woodlawn will be represented by Caleb Cooper in the 60m, Alex Collins in the shot put, and both relay teams. 

Spring Sports Practice Underway

Our tennis, outdoor track, baseball, and softball teams have begun practicing in preparation for the spring season. Tennis begins its season on the 6th with matches against Walker starting at 3 pm at Highland Road Tennis Center. 

Our softball team’s jamboree will be played on the road this Friday against Brusly, while our JV baseball team will play a pre-season scrimmage at Lutcher on Thursday at 5.

The Panther Play by Play – October 8 – October 14

The Panther Play by Play – October 8 – October 14

Oct 17, 2023

Each week the Panther Play by Play will review the athletic contests from the previous week and look forward to the coming week’s action.

Want to come out and cheer on the Panthers? Tickets for all home events can be purchased online.

Cross Country

The Panther Cross Country team participated at the Zachary High School Bronco XC Stampede, which was held on Saturday, October 14th at the historic Port Hudson Battlefield. Woodlawn was led by a pair of underclassmen, each finishing with times to be proud of.

Freshman Kailyn Lebrun led our Lady Panthers with a time of 25:21. The time was fast enough to place Kailyn at the 20th fastest time in the history of the Lady Panther Cross Country team. Sophomore Ty Davis led the Panthers with a time of 19:18, which was good for the 14th best time in school history.

In addition to Kailyn and Ty’s PRs, freshman Charge Johnson finished with a PR time of 24:11 in the boys’ three mile JV race.

Next up for Cross Country: Thursday, October 26 – EBR Metro Championships

Football

While our freshman team was off this week, our JV team hosted the Liberty Patriots Monday night at Panther Stadium. Our young Panthers came out and started the week off right with a strong 28-14 win over Liberty, hoping to give momentum to the varsity team.

That momentum carried over to Thursday night, as the Panther defense stood strong against the Patriots. Woodlawn’s stingy defense held Liberty out of the end zone all night, while the offense did enough scoring for the Panthers to get their second win of the season. The final score Thursday night was 13-0.

Next up for Football: Tuesday, October 17 – Freshmen/JV at Catholic; Friday, October 20 – Varsity at Catholic

Swim

Our Panther swim team had a bye week this week. Their work in the pool continued with practices held each evening at the Paula G Manship YMCA. Woodlawn will be back in action Saturday at Crawfish Aquatics.

Next up for Swim: Saturday, October 21 – Capital City Swim League at Crawfish Aquatics Bluebonnet

Volleyball

Our Lady Panther Volleyball team began district play this week, with matches at Central and versus Scotlandville. The girls also participated in Baton Rouge High School’s tournament over the weekend.

The Lady Panthers had a rough week, dropping three matches to only one win. However, the win was a big one over district rival Scotlandville. In a varsity-only match held at Woodlawn Middle on Thursday, our Lady Panthers moved to 1-1 in district 4-5A play with a big win over the Lady Hornets, who went into the contest as the #8 ranked team in Division I.

Next up for Volleyball: Tuesday, October 17 – F/JV/Varsity at St. Joseph; Thursday, October 19 – JV/Varsity at Zachary

Winter Sports Practice Underway

Boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls soccer, powerlifting, and tennis are all practicing in preparation for their upcoming seasons.

The Panther Play by Play – October 1 – October 7

The Panther Play by Play – October 1 – October 7

Oct 8, 2023

Each week the Panther Play by Play will review the athletic contests from the previous week and look forward to the coming week’s action.

Want to come out and cheer on the Panthers? Tickets for all home events can be purchased online.

Cross Country

The Panthers had a much needed break after running races during the three previous weekends. However, the Panthers did put in a strong week of practice around campus.

The Cross Country team will be back in action this coming weekend at the Zachary High School Bronco XC Stampede at the Historic Pride-Port Hudson Site.

Next up for Cross Country: Saturday, October 14 – Zachary High School Bronco XC Stampede

Football

It was a rough week for our Panther Football team on the field of play. All three levels of the program faced the Zachary Broncos. The freshman and JV teams each hosted Zachary on Tuesday, with both teams falling short. Our freshmen battled before falling 30-18 to the Broncos, and the JV team fell 27-0 afterwards.

On Friday, the varsity team traveled to Zachary for their first District 4-5A contest. The home team came out on top by the score of 57-21.

Next up for Football: Monday, October 9 – JV vs. Liberty; Thursday, October 12 – Varsity vs. Liberty

Swim

Our Panther Swim Team had solid times in the CCSL Make up meet which was held Sunday, October 1st.

The Panthers had several top ten finishes in different individual events. John Cador finished 9th in the Boys 200 Yard Freestyle. Zack Lemoine finished 8th in the Boys 200 Yard IM. James Skiles finished 8th in the Boys 100 Yard Butterfly. Finally, Isabella Winter placed 9th in the Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke.

In addition to these swimmers who finished in the top ten, the following Panthers had strong showings in their races as well: Breanna Barrios (Girls 50 Yard Freestyle, Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke), Norman Collins (Boys 50 Yard Freestyle, Boys 100 Yard Backstroke), Vincent Nguyen (Boys 50 Yard Freestyle), Christian Dorsey (Boys 50 Yard Freestyle), Alex Collins (Boys 100 Yard Butterfly, Boys 100 Yard Backstroke), Ben Mackay (Boys 100 Yard Freestyle, Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke), Vincent Nguyen (Boys 100 Yard Backstroke), and D’ontrell Dyson (Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke).

Winter (Girls 100 Yard Freestyle), Lemoine (Boys 100 Yard Freestyle), Cador (Boys 100 Yard Backstroke), and Skiles (Boys 100 Yard Backstroke) also finished with great times in other events outside of their top ten finishes.

Next up for Swim: Saturday, October 21 – Capital City Swim League at Crawfish Aquatics Bluebonnet

Volleyball

After a perfect week last week, our Lady Panther Volleyball team saw action in four matches which were all on the road this week. Our Panthers finished the week with a 2-2 record.

The Lady Panthers opened the week on Monday by traveling to White Castle. While the JV team came up short, the varsity team finished with a 4 set to 1 victory (21-25, 25-8, 25-17, 25-21).

Wednesday, the Lady Panthers traveled to LSU’s campus to face University Lab. It was a tough night for our volleyball team, as all three levels lost to the home team.

Finally, the volleyball team traveled to the New Orleans area to participate in the Academy of Our Lady Tournament on Saturday. The Lady Panthers split their two games, falling in their opening match to Newman before defeating Walker in their second match of the day.

Next up for Volleyball: Tuesday, October 10 – F/JV/Varsity vs. Central; Thursday, October 12 – Varsity vs. Scotlandville

Winter Sports Practice Underway

Boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls soccer, powerlifting, and tennis are all practicing in preparation for their upcoming seasons.

The Panther Play by Play – September 24 – September 30

The Panther Play by Play – September 24 – September 30

Oct 2, 2023

Each week the Panther Play by Play will review the athletic contests from the previous week and look forward to the coming week’s action.

Want to come out and cheer on the Panthers? Tickets for all home events can be purchased online.

Cross Country

The Woodlawn High Cross Country team had another solid performance this weekend. The Panthers competed at Highland Road Park for the first time this season in the St. Joseph’s Academy Invitational.

Both the boys and girls fields were the largest field that our Panther runners had seen this season. However, this did not deter the runners from giving their all. Sophomore Ty Davis and Freshman Kailyn Lebrun each had standout runs for the Panthers. Both runners had times that placed them in the top-20 all-time at Woodlawn High School.

Next up for Cross Country: Saturday, October 14 – Zachary High School Bronco XC Stampede

Football

The Freshman and JV Football teams began the week Monday night by hosting Walker in a double header at Panther Stadium.

The sub-varsity teams once again proved up to the challenge. The freshmen team started the night off with a victory, defeating the Wildcats by the score of 22-20. The JV team fell short after not converting all of their two point conversions, 24-22. Both teams fought hard and made Woodlawn fans proud.

Friday night saw the Panthers face another top-five 3A opponent. Woodlawn High traveled to St. James to face the Wildcats. Woodlawn played a strong first half, and found themselves trailing by only two points at half, 9-7. Unfortunately for the visiting team, St. James was able to score twice in the second half while holding the Panthers out of the end zone. The final score was 22-7.

Next up for Football: Tuesday, October 3 – Freshmen and JV vs. Zachary; Friday, October 6 – Varsity at Zachary

Swim

The Woodlawn High Swim team traveled to Lafayette on Saturday, September 30th to participate in the Open Meet held at Crawfish Aquatics Lafayette. The boys team came away with a strong third place finish, while the girls finished 8th.

The boys were led by three relay teams that had top ten finishes, and a host of strong individual performances. John Cador and Reagan Rodgers finished 7th and 8th in the 100 yard backstroke, and Norman Collins just missed a top ten finish, finishing 11th. Panther swimmers also finished strong in the 100 yard freestyle. James Skiles (4th place), Ben Mackay (8th place), Zack Lemoine (10th place), and Rodgers (13th place) all finished in the top 15.

In the 100 yard breaststroke, Mackay (10th place), Skiles (11th place) and D’ontrell Dyson (15th place) all had top finishes. Lemoine (11th place), Collins (14th place), Alex Collins (16th place), and Christian Dorsey (24th place) all had strong races in the 50 yard freestyle to help score points for the Panthers.

Next up for Swim: Sunday, October 1 – Capital City Swim League at Crawfish Aquatics Bluebonnet

Volleyball

The Lady Panther Volleyball team had an extremely successful week, going 3-0. The Lady Panthers moved to 11-8 on the season with a week to go before District 4-5A play begins.

Woodlawn started the week traveling to Loranger for a three game series with the Lady Wolves. The ninth graders fell in the first set by the score of 25-18, but fought back in the second set, winning 25-18. Unfortunately, the young Lady Panthers could not pull out the victory, falling 15-13 in the third set. The JV team fought hard in both sets they played, but fell 25-19 and 25-21. The two setbacks to start the night did not foreshadow the outcome of the varsity game, as the Lady Panthers came out swinging. After three sets, Woodlawn had the win (25-14, 25-18, 25-14).

Tuesday night saw Woodlawn host Liberty in a JV/Varsity doubleheader. The JV Lady Panthers fought hard, pushing Liberty to three sets before falling 25-16, 21-25, and 15-9. However, just like the night before, the varsity team bounced back in a big way for Woodlawn. In an exciting contest in front of a supportive home crown, the Lady Panthers fell 25-20 in the first set. The second set would not be decided at 25, as Woodlawn needed an extra point to defeat Liberty, 26-24. With the score knotted at 1 set a piece, Woodlawn dominated the third set, 25-13. However, the Lady Patriots found a way to win the fourth set, 25-16. With the match on the line in the fifth set, Woodlawn found a way to come away with the win, 15-11! Branderia Graham and Taliyah Kirby combined for 22 kills and 4 blocks, and Kelis Conley added 20 assists to the stat line.

There was no rest for the weary Lady Panthers, as they were right back in the gym Wednesday for another three game series versus Doyle. Woodlawn’s sub-varsity teams each fell in two sets, but the pattern of the varsity team winning the night continued. The home fans had less anxiety than Tuesday night, with Woodlawn finishing the match after three sets (25-19, 25-17, 25-21). Graham and Kirby had 12 and 11 kills, respectively. Junior Amelie LeMaire added 9 kills for the Lady Panthers.

Next up for Volleyball: Monday, October 2 – JV/Varsity at White Castle; Wednesday, October 4 – Freshmen/JV/Varsity at U High; Saturday, October 7 – Varsity at Academy of Our Lady Tournament

Winter Sports Practice Underway

Boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls soccer, powerlifting, and tennis are all practicing in preparation for their upcoming seasons.