Central City News

CENTRAL — Austin Bradford, a seven year old 2nd grade student at Central Private School, won 1st place for the 2011 LACC race series in the competitive beginner peewee class.  The MTA Louisiana Cross-Country (LACC) series is a 10-round championship series promoted by AcadianaRacing.com.  Race venues test each rider’s overall ability by offering motocross sections, […]

ZACHARY — Central High School seniors Zack Hetrick and Joey Jarreau were stand-outs on defense in last Saturday’s U. S. Army Red Stick Bowl at Zachary’s Bronco Stadium.  The 10th annual All-Star game was well attended. The Army’s Major Gen. David Mann honored the young men with his presence.  Coach Neil Weiner of Zachary High […]

CENTRAL — Football, bright lights, fall breezes, blood, sweat, and sometimes even tears.  This is the story of a man who paved the way for Central Wildcat football. In 1946, Willard Jackson was given the okay to start the first-ever football team for Central High School.  In doing so, he had to find some talent […]

All-Star Game to Start at 2:30 at Zachary Stadium ZACHARY— Two of Central High School’s top athletes will be in the starting lineup for this Saturday’s U.S. Army Bowl at Zachary Bronco Stadium in Zachary. The game begins at 2:30 p.m. All-District Defensive MVP Zach Hetrick of Central will start at linebacker for the Rough Riders, while […]

CENTRAL— The Central High School basketball team fell to Zachary in the Charles Kinsley Basketball Tournament last Saturday.  Zachary took 3rd Place as a result of the win. Central Wildcat Justin Jemison was named to the All-Tournament team.  Scotlandville won the Kinsley Championship, while Glen Oaks was runnerup. Central showed a lot of promise in […]

St. Alphonsus Ace Who Led Parkview To State Title Will Return to Dome ANN ARBOR — It’s a long way from Wax Road to Ann Arbor, Michigan, but Central’s Drew Dileo is successfully making the transition.  The son of Mike and Melanie Dileo of Central, Drew starred at St. Alphonsus and led Parkview to a State 3A Championship […]

CENTRAL — The 2011 Central High Wildcat football team has won three of the top honors in the annual All-District competition. Central senior linebacker Zach Hetrick was named the district’s Most Valuable Player on defense. Sophomore Gary Triplett walked away with more honors that any other player in the district.  Triplett was named 1st team […]

CENTRAL — It was a once-in-a-million coincidence, and it happened last Friday night at Wildcat Stadium in Central. The Central Wildcats were playing the Ruston Bearcats in the state 5A Regional Championships.  It would indeed be a game to remember. Central and Ruston are 223 miles apart with a driving time of 4 hours 23 […]

An Open Letter to Central’s Coaches from Two Parents Coaches, The fact that such a loss hurts this bad proves that each of you has instilled the competitive spirit in our son that will ensure his success as a man, husband, father, and community leader through his entire life. We are keenly aware of the […]

Central Never Gave Up in Heartbreaking Loss to Ruston CENTRAL — While still emotional about the Central Wildcats’ narrow 28-19 loss Friday night to Ruston in the State 5A Regional Championships, Central Coach Doug Dotson and his Wildcat team have begun to savor the success they had this season — winning their 4th straight District […]