Sports Report April 29, 2025

Baseball

Newman Falls 6–0 in Game Two to Conclude the Season

On Saturday (4/26), in the second game of a best-of-three series in the second round of the state championship tournament, the varsity baseball team fell 6-0 to the #4 seed, Catholic High School of New Iberia, concluding the Greenies’ 2025 season. Ace Christian Sauska started on the mound for Newman, allowing four hits and five runs (two earned) over 3.2 innings while striking out six. Senior Henry Cook provided 2.1 innings of relief, allowing one unearned run and striking out one. Jack Falgoust closed the game with a scoreless seventh inning. At the plate, Charles Wilson, Sauska, and Atticus Lafleur each recorded a hit for Newman. Newman’s defense turned one double play but was hurt by four errors that contributed to Catholic’s scoring.

Despite Out-Hitting Catholic-New Iberia, Newman Downed 3-1 in Game One of Best-of-Three

In the first game, on Friday (4/25), the Greenies had outhit the Panthers, but came up short in a 3–1 to open their playoff series. Newman recorded four hits to Catholic’s one and stole five bases but was unable to capitalize on key opportunities.

Christian Sauska, Charles Wilson, Jack Falgoust, and Tyler Zweifler each tallied a hit for the Greenies. Newman also applied pressure on the basepaths, with stolen bases from Alex Dulitz, Alex Roth, Sauska, Collier Villere, and Falgoust.

On the mound, Zweifler allowed just one hit and one earned run over 4.1 innings, striking out three. Villere followed with 1.2 innings of scoreless relief, recording one strikeout without allowing a hit.

Newman’s defense turned a double play but was hurt by two errors that contributed to Catholic’s scoring.

Top Performers at the Plate:

• Christian Sauska: 1-for-3, 1 SB

• Charles Wilson: 1-for-3

• Jack Falgoust: 1-for-2, 1 BB, 2 SB

• Tyler Zweifler: 1-for-4

Pitching Summary:

• Tyler Zweifler: 4.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R (1 ER), 6 BB, 3 K — 91 pitches (48 strikes)

• Collier Villere: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K — 20 pitches (11 strikes)

Congratulations to all the Greenies for a fun and successful season. The Greenies proudly recognize seniors Tyler Zweifler, Henry Cook, Alex Dulitz, and Wrigley Stewart for their leadership, commitment, and contributions to the Newman baseball program. Their hard work and dedication have left a lasting impact on the team and set a strong foundation for the future. Thank You Seniors!

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Track and Field

District Championship Meet – April 23

Greenies Dominate the District

This past week the strong and speedy Greenies took on the district in the District Championship, and they dominated.

In this meet, the top six in each event score points, and the top four move on to regionals. Each school is allowed to enter a maximum of two athletes per event, of which there are 19. Gold gets ten points and silver gets eight, so the maximum amount of points a team can score is 342 if both athletes in every event take first and second.

With that in mind, our boys and girls teams really racked up the points in this one. The boys team scored almost half the maximum points to earn team runner-up, coming just shy of winning the meet by 22 points. The girls scored 75 percent of the points available (256) to win the district with ease. Congratulations to all the Newman athletes who scored and those who will be moving on to regionals later today (4/29). Well done Greenies!

Track & Field’s Unsung Heroes 

Without hesitation, he accepted and understood his assignment. All season, J. DeGruy has engaged in all his endeavors with a fierce mindset and never shied away from a challenge. This case was no different. Thank you, J. DeGruy for your contributions to the team!

Not only did Washington accept this challenge, but he is advancing to regionals for an excellent triple jump performance. Congratulations and thank you for stepping up!

Chloe Ferdinand and Ally Davison can always be found together, whether at a meet hanging out or running side by side in practice. The case was no different at the district championship. However, this time around, both girls were listed as alternates: Ferdinand in the 4x100m relay and Davison in the 4x400m relay. Both girls traveled with the team, warmed up, stretched, and prepared to run just in case their name was called, a very selfless process. As luck would have it, Ferdinand’s name was called to fill in on the lead off leg in the 4x100m relay, and fill in she did. She burst out of the gate with truly explosive fire power and kickstarted the relay to a gold medal just a couple tenths of a second shy of a PR. Thank you Ferdinand and Davison for the positive mindsets and selfless nature!

A true teammate, McCoul came all the way back to the meet after his choir performance just to be an available alternate. In the end, an alternate was not needed, but McCoul was there and ready, and for that he gets major kudos for being such a dedicated member of the team.

Finally, another special shoutout is warranted for Rivers LeLong, who has been nothing but a team player. He casts aside the glory of individual events to regularly run in two relays, where individual times are not tracked and individual recognition is rare. While he also runs the open 800m (winning gold at district), he leads off every meet in the 4x800m relay and finishes every meet in the 4x400m relay. With close teammate Logan DeGruy’s winning two golds and a silver and Boys Track MVP - congrats! - LeLong’s three gold medals actually racked up more team points before being divided among each relay competitor, and he is absolutely an MVP in his own right. Accordingly, he deserves sincere thanks for his selfless efforts, setting glory aside, and continuously having a team-centric role on the track team.

Next up: Today (4/29), the Greenies will compete in the regional track meet, followed by the state championship meet on Friday, May 9. Good luck Greenies!

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