Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Warriors dominate at Bernie Moore


 Bernie Moore Track Stadium on the campus of LSU in Baton Rouge was again home of the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Meet May 4-6, 2017. Oakdale sent 11 students to take part in the second day of the event on Friday with its boys’ and girls’ teams each coming out in the top 10 of the Class 2A rankings as seven of the competitors received medals from LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine.
 “It was exciting,” said boys’ coach Michael Deville. “We had several of our kids make it to the podium, and we had a couple state champions. So that’s always fun.”
 Two feet separated Hunter Longino and Travian Daily in the boys’ discus as Longino threw for 135-feet to come out in first place and Daily came out second with a throw of 133-feet. 
 “Much less qualifying two guys in the same event but going one-two in the same event is pretty impressive,” Deville said. “We have a senior who’s led the way all year, and we had a sophomore who had been chasing him. And tonight the sophomore ended up winning the state championship, and the senior came out second.”
 “What a great senior year I finished out,” Daily said. “I'm the District champion, Regional champion, and now state runner up in 2A. I've been having trouble with my knee but everything happens for a reason. I thank God for allowing me to make it this far. Congratulations to Hunter Longino for being the 2017 state champion in discus. We came out one and two. Coach said we was the first to do this at state for Oakdale. Thank God for blessing me with amazing coaches that pushed me every step of the way.”
 A Lady Warrior also earned a first-place medal throwing the discus in the shadows of Tiger Stadium and the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Darien Phillips with a mark of 113-03 beat out K'Yana Jackson from Jonesboro-Hodge and Anna Bristo from Ouachita Christian. 
 Jondasha Davis, who took home a first-place medal in the state indoor meet, took home two medals this time around. She finished behind Kaprecia Cowans of Jonesboro-Hodge and Carlyle Wirtz of Ouachita Christian to come out third in the girls’ long jump with a mark of 16-11. In the girls’ 4x100, she along with Treshunda Joseph, Alexis Davis, and Shadiamond Johnson finished behind Mentorship Academy and Riverside to come out third running 51.25.
 “It’s always a big deal to have girls come and compete at this level,” said girls’ coach Ladeshia George. “It’s very rewarding for them to understand how they rank amongst other people in the state. Coming from a small parish, it’s good to know that you can compete with other people.”
 Both coaches expressed ways they can use this opportunity to build for next season. “The big thing is that we have another guy a sophomore who’s gonna be able and step in and take the place of the senior, and the kid who qualified tonight should just get better,” Deville said. “I’m excited about our field events for the next couple years.”
 “Luckily and fortunately for the girls, we are a very young team,” said George. “We’re losing two seniors that are a big part of the team; however, we have some freshmen in place right now that will be able to step up into those roles and perform at the same level to keep us where we are.”

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