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	    <title><![CDATA[Louisiana High School Athletic Association - Press Releases]]></title>
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	    <dc:rights>Copyright 2013</dc:rights>
	    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:37 GMT</pubDate>
	    
		
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	      <title><![CDATA[LHSAA Sets Prep Classic Football Schedule &amp;&nbsp; Names Schools in its Nine Football Classes/Divisions]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/lhsaa-sets-prep-classic-football-schedule-names-schools-in-its-nine-footbal/</link>
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	      <description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, LA (June 12, 2013) &mdash; The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) announced last week at its annual summer meeting that it will play four additional state championships for a total of nine state football championships in 2013. In addition to its 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A state football championships, the LHSAA has added four additional state championships for its select schools. Class 1A, 2A and 5A select schools will play in Division IV, Division III and Division I postseason brackets, respectively, and classes 3A and 4A select schools will be combined into one Division II football&#8230;]]></description>
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	      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:37 GMT</pubDate>
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	      <title><![CDATA[Denver to Host 94th Annual NFHS Summer Meeting]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/denver-to-host-94th-annual-nfhs-summer-meeting/</link>
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	      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, IN (June 11, 2013) &mdash; The 94th annual National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Summer Meeting will be held June 23-27 at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. The NFHS is the national leadership organization for high school athletic and performing arts activities and is composed of state high school associations in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia. More than 800 individuals are expected to attend the Summer Meeting, including staff members and board members from the 51 member associations. The 31st annual induction ceremony of the National High School&#8230;]]></description>
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	      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:02 GMT</pubDate>
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	      <title><![CDATA[LHSAA Appoints Ronda Richardson as Assistant Executive Director]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/lhsaa-appoints-ronda-richardson-as-assistant-executive-director/</link>
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	      <description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, LA (June 11, 2013) &mdash; The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) announced recently that it has appointed Ronda Richardson as Assistant Executive Director. Richardson joins BJ Guzzardo and Keith Alexander to make up the association&rsquo;s three-member team of assistant directors. Richardson previously served as principal of LaSalle High School in Olla, La. since 2005. Prior to 2005, she held positions as project manager for the Caldwell Council on Aging and Elderly Disabled Adults in Columbia, La. and teacher/coach/summer school educator at LaSalle Jr. High, LaSalle High School and Olla Elementary. Richardson has also been a member of&#8230;]]></description>
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	      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:57 GMT</pubDate>
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	      <title><![CDATA[Louisiana &amp; Texas Prepare to Reunite for the 11th Annual Bayou Bowl Game]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/louisiana-texas-prepare-to-reunite-for-the-11th-annual-bayou-bowl-game/</link>
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	      <description><![CDATA[BAYTOWN, TEXAS &ndash; May 15, 2013 &ndash; The Bayou Bowl Association of Baytown, Texas is proud to announce the 11th annual 2013 Bayou Bowl, a non-profit all-star high school football game between the best graduating seniors. The 2013 Bayou Bowl will be held Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown, TX and will feature players from the Greater Houston Area and the State of Louisiana. The Bayou Bowl is a non-profit game that raises monies each year for youth athletic scholarships. Beginning in 2003, the game has grown to attract national recognition, mainstream media and major sponsorships (for&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[All-Star]]></category><category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 14:59 GMT</pubDate>
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	      <title><![CDATA[LHSAA Set to Select 2014 &amp; 2015 State Championship Sites at June Executive Committee Meeting]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/lhsaa-set-to-select-2014-2015-state-championship-sites-at-june-executive-co/</link>
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	      <description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, LA (May 23, 2013) &mdash; The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) announced today that it will choose its 2014 and 2015 state championship sites for baseball, boys&rsquo; and girls&rsquo; soccer, boys&rsquo; and girls&rsquo; tennis and boys&rsquo; and girls&rsquo; basketball during its summer executive committee board meeting scheduled for June 5 &ndash; 7, 2013. Interested venues had until May 1, 2013 to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP) to host a championship event. The LHSAA received RFP from the following venues for both the 2014 and 2015 championships. Baseball: &bull; Southern University for classes 2A &amp; 3A &bull;&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category><category><![CDATA[Basketball - Boys]]></category><category><![CDATA[Basketball - Girls]]></category><category><![CDATA[Soccer - Boys]]></category><category><![CDATA[Soccer - Girls]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tennis]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 18:39 GMT</pubDate>
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	      <title><![CDATA[Free Pole Vault Skills Course Now Available Through NFHS Coach Education Program]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/free-pole-vault-skills-course-now-available-through-nfhs-coach-educati/</link>
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	      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 28, 2013) &mdash; Through the collaborative efforts of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the NCAA and USA Track &amp; Field, an online pole vault skills course has been developed for coaches and athletes and is available for free on the NFHS Coach Education Program Web site at www.nfhslearn.com. The course, &ldquo;Pole Vault: Successful Skill Development,&rdquo; is designed to further advance the knowledge of coaches and pole vaulters at all levels of sport &ndash; youth, high school and college &mdash; by teaching the introductory skills and safety aspects of the pole vault. &ldquo;This course&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Outdoor Track]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coaches]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:43 GMT</pubDate>
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	      <title><![CDATA[Forfeits No Longer Affect Wrestler’s One-day Limit]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/forfeits-no-longer-affect-wrestlers-one-day-limit/</link>
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	      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 25, 2013) &mdash; Effective with the 2013-14 season, forfeits in high school wrestling will no longer count toward a wrestler&rsquo;s daily match limit. Currently, wrestlers are limited by rule to five matches in one day. This change in Rule 1-4-2 was one of five rules changes made by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee at its April 8-10 meeting in Indianapolis. The changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. &ldquo;The limit on the number of matches permitted in any one calendar day was established as a safeguard to&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Wrestling]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:47 GMT</pubDate>
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	      <title><![CDATA[LHSAA School Relations Committee Actions]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/lhsaa-school-relations-committee-actions/</link>
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	      <description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, LA (April 24, 2013) -- The LHSAA School Relations Committee, at the direction of the LHSAA Executive Committee, met on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23 and 24, 2013, at the LHSAA office to discuss many issues and possible changes to LHSAA rules with regard to the effects of Item 18 passed by the LHSAA membership in January 2013. The major goal of the Committee was to maintain a unified Association.&nbsp; There was much open and frank discussion among the committee made up of a cross section of schools from across the state including public, non-public, large, small, rural,&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Administrators]]></category><category><![CDATA[Coaches]]></category><category><![CDATA[Parents & Students]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:43 GMT</pubDate>
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	      <title><![CDATA[2013 LHSAA State Baseball Championships Set for May 10 - 11 at Various Locations Across State]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/2013-lhsaa-state-baseball-championships-set-for-may-10-11-at-various-locati/</link>
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	      <description><![CDATA[BATON ROUGE, LA (April 23, 2013) &mdash; The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) announced today that its 2013 State Baseball Championships will be held May 10 &ndash; 11 at various locations across the state. The 5A State Baseball Championship will be held at Turchin Stadium on the campus of Tulane University. The 4A, 3A, B &amp; C class championships will take place at McMurry Park in Sulphur, La. The state baseball championships for classes 2A and 1A are slated for Warhawk Field at the University of Louisiana-Monroe. "We are thrilled to be holding our state baseball championships at these&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category><category><![CDATA[Brackets & Results]]></category><category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:34 GMT</pubDate>
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	      <title><![CDATA[Free Pole Vault Skills Course Now Available Through NFHS Coach Education Program]]></title>
	      <link>http://lhsaa.org/news/press-releases/free-pole-vault-skills-course-now-available-through-nfhs-coach-education-pr/</link>
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	      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 23, 2013) &mdash; Through the collaborative efforts of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the NCAA and USA Track &amp; Field, an online pole vault skills course has been developed for coaches and athletes and is available for free on the NFHS Coach Education Program Web site at www.nfhslearn.com. The course, &ldquo;Pole Vault: Successful Skill Development,&rdquo; is designed to further advance the knowledge of coaches and pole vaulters at all levels of sport &ndash; youth, high school and college &mdash; by teaching the introductory skills and safety aspects of the pole vault. &ldquo;This course&#8230;]]></description>
	      <category><![CDATA[Outdoor Track]]></category>
	      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:24 GMT</pubDate>
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