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Scores improved over the first week’s picks with three contestants, Jim Lensing, Davis Holt and Tommy Brown, getting 18 games correct. Lensing gets the win based on the tiebreaker.

The LSU AgCenter offers two ways to stay healthy – a recipe and a food program. It may still be hot in Louisiana, but as school gears backs up, many people start thinking about Fall.

The 46th annual Football Picks contest got underway last week and as usual some teams played up to expectations while others disappointed their fans. Locally, BA and GTHS were winners, as well as our state college teams with ULM, Grambling, Southern, Louisiana and LSU all coming out on top The top picker last week was Lola Ratcliff, the only contestant to pick 17 games correctly, missing only the Bengals loss to the Patriots, FIU over Central Michigan and ULM’s win over UAB.

The scoreboard went dark as soon as the horn blew signaling the end of the Brairfield and Tallulah away matchup last Friday night. A coincidence or an effort to prevent Briarfield’s team from being photographed in front the bright lights of a 38-14 victory?

Briarfield’s softball team played like the champs they are at home Monday afternoon, soundly defeating Riverdale Academy, 21-6. The Lady Rebels scored 12 runs in the first inning. Just about every single girl was hot at the bat that day. An error, a single by Aubree Jones, and a sacrifice bunt by Gracen Thornton extended the lead for Briarfield in the third and Riverdale never came close to the ending score.

Briarfield Varsity Football is off to a good start with a regular season record of 2-0. They came out of the gates strong away against Franklin Academy in game 1 and left with a 54-0 victory. Game two at home against Deer Creek was expected to be a tougher matchup, but again the home team had little trouble getting and staying on top.

Briarfield Academy dominated Riverdale Academy in its first game and forced a last minute tie against the Adams County Christian Varsity in last Thursday’s games. The Briarfield Rebels opened the scoring against Riverdale Academy in the bottom of the first thanks to two singles.

In a pre-season scrimmage last week, Briarfield’s latest group of footballers showed up and showed out. They played Porter’s Chapel and the host, Tallulah Academy, and came out on top in both matchups. “Anytime you can stick it to Tallulah,” said head coach Beau Travis, “it’s always a good day.”

The Sixth Judicial District Court had a short docket last week, but took pleas from three individuals on Thursday’s follow-up date. NaDandera Carter entered a guilty plea for second degree battery and was sentenced to six months. The six months were suspended and she was placed on probation for 18 months. She was also ordered to pay a fine of $2,500 and all court costs, payable at the rate of $100 a month with the first payment due on September 1.

Sage Raymond of Oak Grove, who just finished her junior year at Briarfield Academy, has earned a position on the Louisiana NationalHighSchoolRodeo Team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Rock Springs, Wyoming, July 14-20 to compete in breakaway roping.