<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" 
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" 
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <channel>
	    <title><![CDATA[Louisiana High School Athletic Association News]]></title>
	    <link>http://lhsaa.org</link>
	    <description></description>
	    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
	    <dc:creator>khenderson@lhsaa.org</dc:creator>
	    <dc:rights>Copyright 2012</dc:rights>
	    <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:01 GMT</pubDate>
	    
		
	    <item>
	      <title><![CDATA[The LHSAA Foundation]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/directors-column/the-lhsaa-foundation/</link>
	      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://lhsaa.org/news/directors-column/the-lhsaa-foundation/#id:1713#date:05:01Z</guid>
	      <description><![CDATA[The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) wants to create the best environment for its student-athletes by helping build top notch interscholastic athletic systems and state championships, providing passionate and knowledgeable administrators and coaches and providing academic support that&rsquo;s beyond compare. In addition, the LHSAA seeks to provide strong community programs to teach coaches, officials and student-athletes while providing a first-class environment for the leaders of the future. To help in this mission, the association created the LHSAA Foundation with the hopes of providing grant funds to member institutions. The reason for the existence of the Foundation comes from monetary&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Hall of Fame]]></category><category><![CDATA[LHSADA]]></category><category><![CDATA[LHSCA]]></category><category><![CDATA[Administrators]]></category><category><![CDATA[Parents & Students]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:01 GMT</pubDate>
	    </item>
		
	    <item>
	      <title><![CDATA[Louisiana Champions Golf Tourney Scheduled for Wednesday, May 16]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/louisiana-champions-golf-tourney-scheduled-for-wednesday-may-16/</link>
	      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/louisiana-champions-golf-tourney-scheduled-for-wednesday-may-16/#id:1724#date:18:25Z</guid>
	      <description><![CDATA[The Louisiana Champions Invitational golf tournament matches the top Louisiana high-school players in an 18 hole event at a quality golf course, Tamahka Trails Golf Club in Marksville, La. To gain an invitation to the tournament, boys must finish in the top four medalist in their respective state tournament while girls must finish in the top three.&nbsp; Previous Louisiana Champions winners are: Chris Jordan (Parkview Baptist) 2003, Stephen Smith (St. Thomas More) 2004, Dustin Petit (Hahnville) 2005, Patrick Blount (Cedar Creek) 2006, Greg Berthelot (Catholic B.R.) 2007, Cody Santone (Parkway) 2008, Dillon Robin (Tuerlings Catholic) 2009, Landon Lyons (Episcopal) 2010,&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Golf - Boys]]></category><category><![CDATA[Golf - Girls]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:25 GMT</pubDate>
	    </item>
		
	    <item>
	      <title><![CDATA[Broadcast Schedule Released for 2012 State 5A Baseball Tourney]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/broadcast-schedule-released-for-2012-state-5a-baseball-tourney/</link>
	      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/broadcast-schedule-released-for-2012-state-5a-baseball-tourney/#id:1723#date:18:13Z</guid>
	      <description><![CDATA[
	The broadcast schedule of the 2012 LHSAA/ State Farm 5A State Baseball Tournament is listed below.

	5A Baseball Championship

	
		Monday, May 14 @ 7 p.m.
	
		Thursday, May 17 @ 12 p.m.
	
		Saturday, May 19 @ 12 p.m.
	
		Saturday, May 26 @ 7 p.m.
	
		Thursday, May 31 @ 7 p.m.


	All games will be broadcast on Cox Sports TV (CST) 37.The list of CST affiliates in your area is attached.
]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:13 GMT</pubDate>
	    </item>
		
	    <item>
	      <title><![CDATA[7.6 Million Reasons to Keep High School Sports]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/76-million-reasons-to-keep-high-school-sports/</link>
	      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/76-million-reasons-to-keep-high-school-sports/#id:1721#date:15:29Z</guid>
	      <description><![CDATA[The following editorial was written by Bob Gardner, executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations, in response to an article that was posted May 7 in the online edition of USA Today. By Bob Gardner I&rsquo;m not quite sure what qualifies a former college basketball coach to assess the state of high school sports, but last week in USA Today&rsquo;s online edition, the following headline caught my attention: &ldquo;Former college coach proposes ending high school sports.&rdquo; Wow! This article, which originally was published in the Reno (Nevada) Gazette-Journal, contained thoughts and ideas of Len Stevens, a&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[LHSCA]]></category><category><![CDATA[Administrators]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coaches]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:29 GMT</pubDate>
	    </item>
		
	    <item>
	      <title><![CDATA[Rain Delay in New Orleans]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/rain-delay-in-new-orleans/</link>
	      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/rain-delay-in-new-orleans/#id:1719#date:20:46Z</guid>
	      <description><![CDATA[
	Due to inclement weather, the 5A State Baseball Championships have been delayed. The start time for the Barbe vs. Jesuit semi-final game has been moved to 7 p.m. tonight -- Saturday, May 12. The winner of that game will play Archbishop Rummel in the finals at 2 p.m. tomorrow -- Sunday, May 13.
]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category><category><![CDATA[Brackets & Results]]></category><category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 20:46 GMT</pubDate>
	    </item>
		
	    <item>
	      <title><![CDATA[RAIN DELAY in Sulphur - UPDATE]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/rain-delay-in-sulphur/</link>
	      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/rain-delay-in-sulphur/#id:1716#date:13:30Z</guid>
	      <description><![CDATA[
	Sulphur is experiencing heavy rains at the moment.&nbsp; Tentative start time for the LHSAA Baseball State Championship for classes 3A, 4A, B &amp; C is 12:00pm
]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 13:30 GMT</pubDate>
	    </item>
		
	    <item>
	      <title><![CDATA[Who Exactly is the LHSAA?]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/directors-column/who-exactly-is-the-lhsaa/</link>
	      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://lhsaa.org/news/directors-column/who-exactly-is-the-lhsaa/#id:1679#date:05:01Z</guid>
	      <description><![CDATA[Many of you probably know us as the people who host state tournaments, enforce rules and regulate education-based athletics. But do you truly know who the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) is and what our organization is about? The LHSAA was created in 1920 when a group of high school principals met in Baton Rouge to discuss ways to regulate and develop interscholastic high school sports. While the LHSAA is run by a full time staff, the association is comprised of the principals of the member schools. Those principals are the ones who create the rules and regulations that&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Officials]]></category><category><![CDATA[Administrators]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coaches]]></category><category><![CDATA[Parents & Students]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 05:01 GMT</pubDate>
	    </item>
		
	    <item>
	      <title><![CDATA[William Kenyon Named Beyond the Game Essay Winner]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/william-kenyon-named-beyond-the-game-essay-winner/</link>
	      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/william-kenyon-named-beyond-the-game-essay-winner/#id:1714#date:17:37Z</guid>
	      <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to William Kenyon of St. Paul&#39;s School for being named this year&#39;s Beyond the Game Essay Winner. William&#39;s essay, "The Field of Dreams," was selected from many submissions received from students across the state. The Beyond the Game Essay program presents an opportunity for students at LHSAA-member schools to get creative and explain in their own words what it means to go &ldquo;beyond the game&rdquo; in regards to sportsmanship. For his winning essay, William will receive a check for $500 and will be recognized at the annual Coaches Clinic banquet. The Coaches Clinic is set for July 17 -&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[LHSCA]]></category><category><![CDATA[Administrators]]></category><category><![CDATA[Parents & Students]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:37 GMT</pubDate>
	    </item>
		
	    <item>
	      <title><![CDATA[High School Basketball Continues Without Shot Clock]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/high-school-basketball-continues-without-shot-clock/</link>
	      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/high-school-basketball-continues-without-shot-clock/#id:1708#date:17:53Z</guid>
	      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 8, 2012) &mdash; Participation and fan interest in high school basketball remain strong throughout the nation, and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Basketball Rules Committee voted to retain one aspect of the sport that makes it unique from other levels of play. At its April 16-18 meeting in Indianapolis, the committee considered a proposal to add a shot clock to the high school rules but agreed that the sport played by about o one million boys and girls in approximately 18,000 high schools is functioning well without it. Although a shot clock has&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Basketball - Boys]]></category><category><![CDATA[Basketball - Girls]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coaches]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 17:53 GMT</pubDate>
	    </item>
		
	    <item>
	      <title><![CDATA[LHSAA Announces Summer Office Schedule]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/lhsaa-announces-summer-office-schedule/</link>
	      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://lhsaa.org/news/general-news/lhsaa-announces-summer-office-schedule/#id:1692#date:19:43Z</guid>
	      <description><![CDATA[
	The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) announced today that beginning the week of June 11, 2012, its office will have limited hours of operation. From June 11 through July 27, 2011, it will be open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. The LHSAA office will be closed on Fridays during that time. The LHSAA wishes all of its member schools, student-atheletes and parents a safe and happy summer break!
]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Administrators]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coaches]]></category><category><![CDATA[Parents & Students]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:43 GMT</pubDate>
	    </item>
		
    </channel>
</rss>
