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Warren Garrett drew three walks out of the leadoff spot for Ehret, but it wasn't enough as his team dropped a 7-5 game to Holy Cross in the American Legion opener. - (Nick Stillman, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

In a game it trailed 5-2 in the fifth, Ponstein’s Holy Cross team mounted a late rally against the Ray Brandt-sponsored John Ehret squad, kicking off the 2013 American Legion season with a 7-5 win at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium.

Tre Turner hit an RBI triple in the fifth and came around to score three batters later on Clayton Christian’s two-run single to tie the game at five.

“I’m just trying to get my stride foot down and get a pitch I like,” Turner said of his approach. “I got a fastball, sweet spot.”

In the decisive sixth, Ryan

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Holy Cross' Alex Nicosia celebrates winning his third consecutive state championship. The Tigers won their 27th overall team championship. - (Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

The prep wrestling season ended in February, but recently some Louisiana wrestlers and coaches received some national recognition for their achievements.

The National Wrestling Coaches Association selected Connor Campo of St. Paul’s the Wrestler of the Year in Louisiana among its annual State Scholastic Award winners.

Campo finished the season 45-0 versus in-state and out-of-state competition and won the Division I state title in the 132-pound class. It was his second consecutive season finishing undefeated against in-state foes. He won the 126-pound state championship in 2012.

Wrestling USA Magazine selected Holy Cross’ Alex Nicosia a member of its High School All-American Honorable Mention Team. Nicosia won the 2013 Division

Kelly Morris, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune , May 24, 2013 8:43 p.m.

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Coach Wayne Reese talks to his team after Friday's spring scrimmage at Tad Gromley Stadium. - (Kelly Morris, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune )

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Jared Bacon - (Kelly Morris, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Helen Cox’s Jared Bacon admittedly battled some butterflies Friday night.

They didn’t last long.  

Bacon, a running-back-turned-cornerback, picked off two passes and came up with a 27-yard completion at receiver in a spring scrimmage against McDonogh 35 at Tad Gromley Stadium.

“At first, I had a little bit of butterflies in my stomach because I haven’t played cornerback a lot,” Bacon said. “I just wanted to be in the right spots and do what my coaches wanted me to do.” 

The Cougars outscored their former district foe 7-0 in a scrimmage that lasted a little over an hour.

The

HOOVER, Ala. --  Nate Fury searched for an answer, but unlike his performance on the diamond earlier Friday, he struggled to grasp one. That sure wasn't the case moments earlier when he was on the mound at the Hoover Met in a key situation.

The LSU junior reliever tossed a scoreless 8 ^th inning against Alabama on Friday in an elimination game, but that's become dog-bites-man type stuff. In two appearances against the Crimson Tide this season, Fury has logged 5 innings, when he has allowed 2 hits and nothing close to a run.

His effectiveness against Alabama was what had Fury baffled after he claimed the victory once the No. 2-ranked Tigers produced a pair of two-out runs in the 9 ^th inning to rally for a 3-2 win.

"I have no idea why I throw so well against Alabama," he said. "I've had success with them two times I've faced them."

His success on Friday included a pair of