Highlights of the Past

40 years ago
...Members of the Iota High School FFA Chapter that placed in the top 20 during the State Soil Judging Contest held in Ruston included Geoffrey Prudhomme, Steve LeJeune and Matthew Reagan.
...Members of the Midland High School Beta Club that attended the State Beta Club Convention in Baton Rouge included Alice Higginbotham, Rachelle Primeaux, Damon Smith, Angela Hoffpauir, Beth Benoit, Rachel Mayer and Mena Cormier.
...Junior Benoit scored 25 points to lead the Iota Bulldogs to a 61-55 basketball victory over Notre Dame. Joe Faulk led the Pios with 15 points and Eric Hetzel had 15.
...Billie Regan, a member of the St. Francis Elementary 4-H Club, received two first-place awards and one champion award in the arts and crafts contest held at the Swine Festival in Basile.
...Jerome Batiste scored 29 points and Greg Lazard pitched in 20 to help lead the Crowley Gents to a 69-33 basketball victory over Lake Charles High School.
...Notre Dame junior varsity basketball cheerleaders for the 1981-82 school term were Michelle Thibodeaux, Jody Comeaux, Lynette Simar, Gretchen Leonards, Jackie Habetz and Catherine Arceneaux.
25 years ago
... Cheerleaders at St. Francis School of Iota were Adria Webb, Angelle Joubert, Ashely Frederick, Michaela LeJeune, Amber Lanthier, Lauren Lantz and Annie Frey.
...Vanessa Clement had a game-high 20 points and Carlotta Caffey scored 15 to help lead the Notre Dame Lady Pios to a 55-35 basketball victory over Teurlings Catholic.
...Joseph Cormier poured in 25 points for Northside Christian to help lead the Warriors to an 85-63 victory over Reserve Christian. Justin Mier also scored in double figures with 10 points.
...Crowley High coach Lewis Cook was named the District 4-4A Coach of the Year and CHS receiver Marcus Wilridge was named the team’s Offensive MVP after the Gents claimed the league title with a perfect 5-0 record.
...Notre Dame’s Donnie Gaspard was named the 6-2A All-District Coach of the Year after guiding the Pios to their second straight league title. Brent LeJeune was named the Offensive MVP after he rushed for 2,468 yards and 43 touchdowns.
10 years ago
... Mire Elementary selected Taylor Meche as the fifth grade Student of the Year. Selected as the eighth grade Student of the year was Jacob Wade.
...Dylan Montgomery scored 16 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to help lead Crowley High to a 73-64 victory over district rival Northwest. Montgomery also had seven blocks, three assists and two steals.
...Tori James Premo was crowned the 2011 Midland High School Homecoming Queen at halftime of the Rebels’ 79-31 victor over Pitkin High School.
...McNeese’s Ashlyn Baggett scored 24 points and scored her 1,000th career point in a 64-43 home loss to LSU.
5 years ago
... Chris Osten hit a shot in the lane with 12 seconds remaining to give Crowley High a 59-58 victory over David Thibodeaux Academy in the Gents’ opening game of the Midland Holiday Spectacular. Osten led all scorers with 24 points and Josh Burnett had 15.
...Iota’s Avery Wriborg was named Division III-3 volleyball MVP.