Sports Report March 24, 2026

Track and Field

Argote Earns Double MVP Honors as Girls Capture Title and Boys Finish Strong

The track and field team delivered a thrilling and dominant performance at Newman’s J. Keefe Hecker Invitational, highlighted by standout individual efforts, clutch scoring across events, and a memorable Senior Night celebration.

The meet also served as a special Senior Night celebration, honoring a dedicated group of Newman seniors: Lili Arjmand, Louis Barnett, Nicholas Coffin, Remi Cousin, Cole Cousin, Logan DeGruy, Tripp De Laurel, Dylan Kolenovsky, Rivers Lelong, Brooke Montano, Genevieve Plaisance, Julia Rai, Jake Randle, Liam Wilder, and Madison Williams. Their contributions have helped build a strong foundation for the program’s continued success.

A special thank you goes out to all the coaches and parent volunteers who helped make this year’s meet a success.

With momentum on their side, the Greenies now turn their attention to the Mardi Gras Relays, scheduled for this Friday and Saturday at Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park, where both squads will look to build on an already impressive season.

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For full results of Newman’s J. Keefe Hecker Invitational Meet, click here.

Lacrosse

Newman Lacrosse Rallies From 5–0 Deficit to Shock Catholic, 8–7

In one of the most dramatic turnarounds of the season, Newman delivered a stunning 8–7 comeback win over Catholic High School on Friday night at home on VSN here, erasing a five‑goal deficit and sealing the victory on a last‑second strike from freshman Luke Whelan.

The Bears controlled the opening quarter and early second, jumping out to a 5–0 lead before the Greenies finally found their rhythm. The spark came at the faceoff X, where Colin Farnsworth began to tilt possession Newman's way with six faceoff wins and four ground balls, helping fuel a surge that flipped the momentum.

Newman responded with six straight goals, a run powered by senior Will Long, who finished with a hat trick and added two assists. His third goal, coming midway through the third quarter, gave Newman its first lead at 6-5. Catholic answered late in the period to knot the game at 6–6, setting up a tense, defensive fourth quarter.

The Greenies’ back line delivered under pressure. James Ryan led the defensive charge with four caused turnovers, while Corbett Parrino and Edge Levine added two apiece, disrupting Catholic’s attempts to regain control. Goalie Emeric Laborde was outstanding throughout, turning away 15 shots to keep Newman within striking distance.

With the score tied 7–7 and the clock winding down, Newman held for the final possession. The ball found Whelan, who had already contributed two ground balls and the first goal of the night. With 17 seconds remaining, the freshman found space and ripped a 15‑yard shot past the keeper for the game‑winner, sending the Greenies fans into a frenzy.

Upcoming:

Varsity at Jesuit High School
🗓️ Wednesday, March 25, 7pm
📍 Muss Bertolino Stadium, 620 W Esplanade Ave

JV vs Archbishop Shaw High School
🗓️ Friday, March 27, 5:30pm
📍 Lupin Field

Varsity vs Loyola College Prep
🗓️ Saturday, March 28, 11:30am
📍 Southside High School, 321 Almonaster Rd, Youngsville, Louisiana

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For Varsity Sports Now’s “Great finishes and great calls for Newman Lacrosse, Baseball and Softball on X,” click here.

Baseball

Newman Blanks St. Charles Catholic 10–0 Behind Lafleur and Sauska

On Friday, the baseball team delivered a dominant, all-around performance in a 10–0 shutout victory over St. Charles Catholic High School on VSN here, powered equally by Atticus Lafleur’s five-RBI performance at the plate and Christian Sauska’s no-hit effort on the mound. Charles Wilson also set the offensive tone early and finished a perfect 3-for-3.

Newman established control immediately in the first inning. Wilson opened with a sharp single, and the Greenies capitalized when Lafleur drove a two-run double to right field, giving Newman a 2–0 lead.

Newman added another run in the third inning when Wilson tripled, and Sauska followed with a sacrifice fly to right field to extend the lead to 3–0.

While the offense built the advantage, Sauska dominated on the mound from the outset. He worked through early walks without allowing a hit, generating strikeouts and weak contact to keep the Comets off balance and off the scoreboard.

Newman backed its pitching with a clean defensive performance, committing no errors and consistently converting outs behind strong infield play from Collier Villere and Jack Falgoust. That effort included a key defensive play in the second inning, when Wilson threw out a runner attempting to steal second base, marking his 13th runner thrown out on the basepaths this season.

The game broke open in the fifth inning. Newman erupted for seven runs, highlighted by Lafleur’s three-run home run to left field. The inning featured disciplined at-bats and consistent pressure, with additional run-producing contributions from Collier Villere, Malcolm Schairer, and Tanner Robert as the Greenies capitalized on defensive miscues and timely hitting to extend the lead to 10–0.

For NOLA.com’s “The St. Charles-Newman winner broke things open in the 5th inning for a run-rule victory,” click here, and for “Photos: The Newman Greenies defeat St. Charles Catholic baseball 10-0,” click here.

For Varsity Sports Now’s video recap of “No-hitter alert, Christian Sauska throws 1st career no-hitter (6 Ks)” on X, click here, for its “Sauska No-Hitter Ends Newman’s Long Drought vs. St. Charles,” click here, and for its post-game interview with Sauska on X, click here.

Newman Explodes Early and Rolls Past Ben Franklin

Earlier on Thursday, the Greenies hosted Benjamin Franklin High School and immediately broke the game open with a 13-run first inning and never looked back, defeating the Falcons 18-2 at Avenger Field.

In the second. J.B. Lawrence singled and scored, Brunson Morris delivered the game’s only double for Newman and drove in a run, Cullen Mullaly added an RBI single, and additional pressure from walks and another error pushed five more runs across.

Newman finished with eight hits, 18 runs, 14 RBIs, and ten walks while committing no errors defensively.

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This week, the Greenies (13-6) will host Archbishop Shaw High School tonight at 7pm, De La Salle High School tomorrow at 7pm, and Belle Chasse High School on Saturday at 2:30pm.

For top performers, pitching summaries and full stats from these games, check out @Baseball_Newman on X here.

Softball

Lambert’s Clutch Hitting Propels Greenies to Victory Over Episcopal

On Saturday, Jesse Lambert reached base six times and drove in four runs on two hits to lead the softball team past Episcopal High School in a high-scoring 28-17 affair on VSN here. Lambert doubled twice in the fifth inning, scoring two runs each time. Bats blistered as the Greenies collected 16 hits and Episcopal High School tallied 13 in the two-and-a-half hour marathon.

Episcopal jumped out to the lead in the top of the first inning and extended their early lead with two runs in the top of the second thanks to RBI singles. The Knights added to their early lead in the top of the third inning, but the Greenies scored five runs on four hits in the bottom of the fourth. Maddox Bazley and Piper Christian singled and Sydney Able doubled, scoring two runs.

The Knights scored five runs on six hits in the top of the fifth inning, and things were looking bleak for the Greenies down 17-10. The Greenies flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the frame, scoring 18 runs on ten hits to take the lead and win the game, 28-17. The biggest blow was a single by Maryn Huber that drove in two.

Huber also earned the win, giving up just one hit and one run over one-third of an inning, striking out none and walking one. Sydney Able appeared in relief for Newman.

The Greenies collected 16 hits, with Felicity Drake (five RBI), Bazley, and Piper Christian (five RBI) collecting three apiece, with Lambert and Madison Able also with multiple hits. The Greenies had an abundance of patience at the plate, amassing twelve walks for the game, with Sydney Able and Alyse Dulitz earning three free passes each. The Greenies also ran wild on the base paths, piling up 16 stolen bases for the game, with Drake, Lambert, Sydney Able, Caroline Kenter and Bazley swiping multiple bases.

Greenies Win in Fashion, Walk It Off Against Loranger

The night before, the Greenies took Friday's game in dramatic fashion, with an 11-10 walk-off victory over Loranger High School at JPRD. The game was tied at 10 in the bottom of the seventh when Madison Able was struck by a pitch, plating the winning run.

Newman collected 15 hits in the high-scoring contest. Key offensive contributions included a first-inning sacrifice fly by Maddox Bazley and an RBI single by Maryn Huber. Alyse Dulitz also added an RBI single in the third, Jesse Lambert hit a two-run homer in the fourth, Piper Christian delivered an RBI single in the fifth, and Felicity Drake launched a solo homer in the sixth.

Sydney Able earned the win over the Wolves in relief, while Huber started and struck out five. Lambert and Dulitz each had three hits to lead Newman, which also stole 10 bases. Including the game winner, Madison Able drove in three runs.

Huber’s Big Day Propels Newman Past Thomas Jefferson

Earlier in the week, Maryn Huber collected three hits in four at bats, as the girls defeated Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies 20-3 at Terrytown Playground.

Huber got the offense going early, doubling in the first inning. In the third, the Greenies exploded with a barrage of hits and capitalized on two defensive miscues by the Jaguars. Jesse Lambert and Alyse Dulitz tripled in runs, Sydney Able and London Lumpkins doubled in runs, and Madison Able, Maddox Bazley, Huber, and Piper Christian all had run-scoring singles, and the girls ended up accumulating 19 hits in the game.

Greenies Defeat St. Mary's Academy Cougars on Back of Clutch Display from Jesse Lambert

Last Monday, Jesse Lambert drove in six runs on three hits to lead the team past St. Mary's Academy 20-2 on Monday at JPRD. Lambert hit an inside the park home run in the first scoring two, singled in the first scoring two, and singled in the second scoring two.

The Greenies won thanks in part to fourteen hits in the game, no errors in the field, and eleven runs in the second inning. Alyse Dulitz hit an inside the park home run, scoring two runs, Madison Able hit into a fielder's choice that scored a run, and Lambert singled, driving in two runs. Dulitz and Piper Christian also doubled, scoring two runs each, and Caroline Kenter singled, batting in a run. Felicity Drake and others collected multiple hits on the afternoon.

Maryn Huber earned the win, allowing no hits and just two runs in an inning pitched, striking out two and walking three. Sydney Able pitched two shutout innings in relief, striking out two.

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Today at 4pm, the defending district champion Greenies (7-5, #16 power ranking) will play away at Warren Easton High School.

Tomorrow (Wednesday, 3/25) at 4pm, at The Fly (Field B) the Greenies will host Louise S. McGehee School for Senior Night! Let’s pack the stands and give these seniors a wonderful night to remember.

On Thursday, the girls will play Haynes Academy High School at JPRD at 5pm.

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For Varsity Sports Now’s “A Softball Team Scored 17 Runs Saturday and Lost by 10,” click here.

Tennis

The boys tennis team faced a challenging but defining week, starting with a hard-fought match against a strong squad from Jesuit High School on Tuesday. Despite a close loss, the match showed the team’s competitiveness and grit. More importantly, there was no lingering on the result, and the focus immediately shifted to bouncing back.

With momentum building, Aikum Bedi stepped onto the court in what became the most intense match of the day. In a battle that went down to the wire, Bedi held his nerve and pulled through, clinching a crucial fourth point for the Greenies, the number needed to secure the overall victory over the Cajuns. The boys continued to play with energy and precision, winning six out of seven matches, leaving no doubt about the result.

The team now looks to carry this momentum forward into their upcoming match today against Benjamin Franklin High School. Good luck, Greenies!

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