NewOrleans.Com Your Guide for New Orleans hotels, New Orleans Travel,New Orleans restaurants, New Orleans Attractions, A Great Source For New Orleans Locals. In Dept guide to whats going on In New Orleans http://www.neworleans.com/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:04:04 +0000 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.neworleans.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.neworleans.com/ NewOrleans.Com Your Guide for New Orleans hotels, New Orleans Travel,New Orleans restaurants, New Orleans Attractions, A Great Source For New Orleans Locals. In Dept guide to whats going on In New Orleans http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/266508-rematches-dominate-second-round-prep-playoff-matchups.html With the regional round of the prep football state playoffs set for Friday night, rematches dominate the second round picture. Letandrsquo;s take a look at some of those who will andldquo;play it again.andrdquo; Ken Trahan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:40:27 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/266365-john-curtis-looks-to-avoid-upset-at-opelousas-catholic.html Per usual, they are prohibitive favorites. Per usual, they will get their opponent's best shot. Both aspects are always true when top-seeded John Curtis takes the field in football as they will Friday night at 17th-seeded Opelousas Catholic. Ken Trahan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:26:50 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/266367-young-guns-old-sharpshooter-help-hornets-set-the-suns.html Youth was served at New Orleans Arena Thursday night. So was experience. When the twain meets, New Orleans beats a good opponent. Rookie Darren Collison scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter while fellow rookie Marcus Thornton pumped in 19 points as the Hornets fought off Phoenix 110-103... Ken Trahan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:47 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/266057-game-blog-new-orleans-hornets-vs-phoenix-suns.html   The New Orleans Hornets seek a second straight win tonight as they host the Phoenix Suns: Ken Trahan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:12:48 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/265597-head-football-coach-jay-thomas-out-at-nicholls-state.html NewOrleans.Com/Sports has confirmed that Jay Thomas will coach his final game as the head coach at Nicholls State Thursday night at Strawberry Stadium against Southeastern Louisiana. Thomas will relinquish his position as head coach of the Colonels following the game. Ken Trahan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:05:42 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/265243-hahnville-tackles-barbe-in-second-round-matchup.html In what may the most exciting matchup of the second round of the 5-A football state playoffs, ninth-seeded Barbe (9-2) invades Boutte to take on eighth-seeded Hahnville (10-1) Friday night at 7 p.m. Ken Trahan Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:57:31 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/265003-red-robbins-conjures-up-pleasant-images-of-youth-.html Growing up in the New Orleans area, my earliest memories were of playing on the “neutral ground,” across from our home at 204 South Jefferson Davis Parkway. There is the ingrained image of throwing snowballs at my brother when it snowed one winter. Ken Trahan Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:02:15 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/265033-newman-downs-northlake-christian-in-local-soccer-action.html A year ago, Newman captured the Division Three state soccer championship, downing University Lab 2-1 in a four overtime classic. Northlake Christian was a state quarterfinal team, a growing program. The two top-shelf teams got together Wednesday, producing an excellent match. Ken Trahan Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:29 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/265034-basketball-east-jefferson-takes-close-win-over-brother-martin.html East Jefferson jumped out to a 26-16 halftime lead and held off a furious fourth-quarter rally by Brother Martin to defeat the Crusaders 47-45 Wednesday afternoon. The Warriors held Brother Martin star Pat Swilling, Jr. to just 10 points in the season opener for both teams. Ken Trahan Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:43:58 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/264367-catholic-league-rivals-jesuit-and-rummel-ready-for-round-two.html The first meeting was a heavyweight battle. In a back-and-forth affair, Rummel scored late to beat Jesuit 21-14 on October 17 at Joe Yenni Stadium. The Raiders drove 72 yards in the final minutes, scoring on a one-yard run with 1:36 to play to give Rummel their fifth consecutive win over Jesuit. Ken Trahan Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:32:52 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/263883-newman-faces-tall-task-in-state-playoffs-at-capitol.html For Newman, the 2009 football season has been one of meeting expectations while flying below radar. Ken Trahan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:14:05 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/263873-hahnvilles-brion-james-commits-to-tulsa.html The pipeline of talent from South Louisiana continues to flow freely to Tulsa. The latest outsourcing comes from Hahnville, where talented defensive back Brion James has verbally committed to play for the Golden Hurricanes. Ken Trahan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:21:44 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/262423-sacred-heart-st-scholastica-and-holy-cross-win-cross-country-state-titles.html Sacred Heart, St. Scholastica and Holy Cross each claimed state Cross Country championships at the state meet held on the Northwestern State University campus in Natchitoches Monday. Ken Trahan Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:13:14 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/261879-payton-saints-cb-porter-has-sprained-mcl.html New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter has an sprained left MCL and is expected to miss 6 weeks, according to head coach Sean Payton. NewOrleans.Com/Sports Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:56:32 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/261672-new-orleans-hornets-point-guard-chris-paul-could-miss-up-to-a-month-with-sprained-ankle.html The Jeff Bower regime as head coach of the New Orleans Hornets has begun with a pair of losses. In the first loss at home against Portland, superstar Chris Paul went down with an ankle injury. He did not play in a second loss at Atlanta. It appears he will not play for quite some time. Ken Trahan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:37:31 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/261673-locals-pivotal-arrogance-costly-in-patriots-loss-to-colts.html It was billed as the game of the year, featuring the two best quarterbacks of the past decade and arguably the two best teams of the same period. The stakes were high. A win by the home team would give them a huge leg up on claiming home field advantage in the playoffs. A win by the visiting team... Ken Trahan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:24:23 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/261293-new-orleans-saints-survive-scare-in-st-louis-to-go-9-0.html The margin gets thinner every week. Good football teams find a way to win at less than their best. The New Orleans Saints have been less than their best since a 48-27 win over the New York Giants on October 18 that wasn't that close. Sunday afternoon at the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis,... Ken Trahan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:24:54 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/261296-game-blog-new-orleans-saints-at-st-louis-rams.html Off to the best start in franchise history, the New Orleans Saints try for a 9-0 start today in St. Louis against the struggling Rams (1-7): Ken Trahan Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:06:11 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/259370-new-orleans-hornets-dip-into-past-to-attack-the-future.html In the 2003-2004 NBA season, Tim Floyd was the head coach of the New Orleans Hornets while Jeff Bower was one of his assistant coaches. The Hornets went 41-41 in the Eastern Conference, making the playoffs and losing in game seven of an opening round playoff series at Miami when star player Baron... Ken Trahan Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:38:34 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/258820-ecole-classique-enters-rare-air-of-prep-football-playoffs.html When I was young, I attended many games at Sam Barthe High School in Metairie. As I matured, Sam Barthe gave way to Ecole Classique. While Ecole has a good reputation academically, the school has struggled, at times, to forge an identity in athletics. 2009 may be a turning point for that aspect of... Ken Trahan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:45:06 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/258822-phoenix-suns-burn-new-orleans-hornets-defense-in-easy-win.html If you stayed up late as I did, you did so with the hope that the New Orleans Hornets could continue their fine play from Monday night's win at Los Angeles over the Clippers.While staying up wasn't easy, the Hornets gave many an early night, anyway, getting blown out early in a 124-104 loss to the... Ken Trahan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:25:10 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/258821-volleyball-rivals-fontainebleau-mandeville-renew-acquaintances.html As students at neighboring schools in Mandeville, many of the girls from Fontainebleau and Mandeville play together year-round in club volleyball circles. Familiarity is there. So is friendship. Ken Trahan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:02:55 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/258829-sports-illustrated-writers-tab-saints-to-win-super-bowl.html As a regular subscriber to Sports Illustrated, I read much of their content with interest weekly. This week, Senior Sports Illustrated Writers Jim Trotter and Damon Hack forecast the race to Super Bowl XLIV. Guess who wins? YOUR NEW ORLEANS SAINTS! Ken Trahan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:45:54 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/258004-west-jefferson-buccaneers-look-to-take-big-step-at-ouachita.html They have not won a state title since 1970 (4A). More importantly, they have not won a playoff game since 2004. For 20th-seeded West Jefferson, Friday night's opening round 5A playoff game at Monroe against 7-3 Ouachita Parish represents an opportunity to take a big step for the storied program. Ken Trahan Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:45:18 +0000 http://www.neworleans.com/sports/sports-blogs/ken-trahan/257843-despite-rematches-current-seeding-process-best-option-in-louisiana-prep-football.html While several teams have to travel long distances to play first-round and subsequent round playoff games and while there are several rematches in the opening round and in the subsequent rounds to come, the seeding process remains the best process to determine high school playoff pairing. That... Ken Trahan Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:25:24 +0000