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 is an athletics facility, covering the northeastern area of Metairie, Louisiana, along Lake Pontchartrain, in western suburban New Orleans. Our park has been providing youth sport and recreational opportunities to the community since the 1960's, with a rich tradition of success in allstar competition - national and local - and is back stronger than ever after Hurricane Katrina severely damaged our facilities and many of our families' homes. We have an active participant (over 950 baseball players alone) and parent base through the Girard Vikings Boosters. Thousands of children over the years have had fond memories of their time at "Girard", with several alumni going on to play major college football (winning 2 different BCS National Championships at LSU), and now - the National Football League!Site Meter
GIRARD BASEBALL & SOFTBALL   OPENING DAY IS FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009! 


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Saturday, January 31
2008-09 GIRARD VIKINGS 12U BIDDY BASKETBALL TEAM (East Bank Runner-Ups)

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JPRD-East Biddy Results (12U)
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2008-09   GIRARD VIKINGS
BIDDY BASKETBALL (12U)
* JPRD-East Runner-ups *






# PLAYERS COACHES


Joseph Bellott   CHRIS WILLIAMSON 


   Mitchell Bourgeois    Marcel Scott


Sean Finnegan Ryan Womac


Austin Gauthreaux



John Hall



Paul Kudryashov



Ryan LeBlanc



Kaleb Roper



Stephen Sigle



Danny Spring



Brandon Womac






2008-09  GIRARD VIKINGS
BIDDY BASKETBALL (12U)
GAME SCHEDULE (subject to change)
Venue DATE TIME


RESULT
  JPRD-EAST PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT
 Harahan Rec Center  Fri - 05 Dec 7.00p   GIRARD   vs  Little Farms  W  44-21
Harahan Rec Center Sat - 06 Dec 3.00p GIRARD vs Cleary W  39-36
Harahan Rec Center Sat - 06 Dec 6.00p GIRARD vs Bright W  32-22
Harahan Rec Center Sun - 07 Dec  10.00a  GIRARD vs Harahan W  42-39
Harahan Rec Center Sun - 07 Dec 1.00p GIRARD vs Pontiff W  39-12
  REGULAR SEASON (Overall: 12-2, *North: 7-1)
Lemon Sat - 13 Dec 3.00p Delta* vs GIRARD L  36-37
Delta  Wed - 17 Dec  7.30p GIRARD vs Owens* W  49-21
St Martin's HS Sat - 20 Dec 4.00p GIRARD vs Lakeshore* W  47-19
Rummel HS Sun - 21 Dec 5.00p GIRARD vs Miley* W  27-17
Rummel HS Sat - 27 Dec 2.00p Cleary vs GIRARD L  29-35
Rummel HS Sun - 28 Dec 4.00p GIRARD vs Pontiff W  35-17
Owens Sat - 3 Jan 4.00p GIRARD vs Lemon W  44-28
Rummel HS Sun - 4 Jan 4.00p GIRARD vs Little Farms  W  39-34 (OT) 
Cleary Wed - 7 Jan 6.30p GIRARD vs Harahan W  43-31
St Martin's HS Sat - 10 Jan 3.00p GIRARD vs Bright W  37-27 
GIRARD Sun - 11 Jan 2.00p GIRARD vs Delta*  W  64-39
St Martin's HS Sun - 18 Jan 3.00p GIRARD vs Owens* W  66-37
Rummel HS Sat - 24 Jan 2.00p GIRARD vs Lakeshore*  W  55-25
Rummel HS Sun - 25 Jan 2.00p GIRARD vs Miley* W  50-27
   JPRD-East  FINAL FIVE  TOURNAMENT  

GAME 3

St Martin's HS

Wed - 28 Jan 7.00p GIRARD vs Bright W  34-24

GAME 6 (Driver's Seat Game)

St Martin's HS

Thu - 29 Jan 8.05p GIRARD vs Cleary W  52-51

GAME 8

 CHAMPIONSHIP Game 1

St Martin's HS

Sat - 30 Jan 2.30p Cleary vs GIRARD L

GAME 8

 CHAMPIONSHIP Game 2

St Martin's HS

Sat - 30 Jan 4.00p Cleary vs GIRARD L

JPRD-East 12U BIDDY BASKETBALL REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE (click here)

Congratulations to Vikings 12U Biddy Team for winning the regular season North Division.  The team entered the Final Five tournament as the North 1 Seed and will receive a bye to the 2nd round.   Final Five action begins this week (26JAN09) with most games being played at St Martin's High School

Game 3 on Wednesday featured the Vikings facing the Bright Falcons (Bright advanced to Round 2 by defeating the Miley Cardinals).  In a very hard fought matchup, the Vikings and Falcons traded leads throughout the first 3 quarters, before the Vikings took charge at the end of the game, winning by 10, 34-24.   The win now pits Girard vs the Cleary Rebels on Thursday night, who also received a bye and advanced by defeating the Lemon Raiders.

Game 6 is the "Driver's Seat Game", for which the winner will advance to the Championship on Saturday.  In the double elimination format, the winner of Game 6 will only have to win once on Saturday to win the title. 

The Girard-Cleary will also be a tough matchup, as Cleary defeated the Vikings for one of their only two losses in the regular season.   Neither team has lost a game since then.  

   2009 FINAL FIVE


GAME 3
   (2nd Round)



Running Score by Quarter >> 1st 2nd 3rd 4th / FINAL
Bright Falcons 0 9 17 24
GIRARD VIKINGS 5 10 16 34

In the Biddy 12's "Driver's Seat Game", it was the game everyone expected, with the two District winners battling it out down to the very end.

Cleary had the upper hand in the first half, gradually building a 13pt lead at half time 30-17. Girard cut the Rebels' lead to six at the end of three, 39-33, then the Vikings took the lead shortly before the end of the game, winning by the score of 52-51.

   2009 FINAL FIVE


GAME 6
   “Driver's Seat Game”



Running Score by Quarter >> 1st 2nd 3rd 4th / FINAL
GIRARD VIKINGS 8 17 33 52
Cleary Rebels 16 30 39 51

Earlier, in an elimination game, the Bright Falcons defeated the Lemon Raiders, 49-25.  On Friday, Cleary and Bright met in an elimination game at Cleary, with the Rebels winning to advance to the Championship.

The Championship was on Saturday at St Martin's with Cleary-Girard rematch from the Driver's Seat Game.   A repeat of Wednesday's game was not to be, as the Rebels came up from the loser's bracket and won both Championship Games.   It was still a very successful season for the Vikings, ending as JPRD-East 12U Runner-ups.

* Congratulations to Austin Gauthreaux, John (JT) Hall, and Brandon Womac, who will represent Girard on the JPRD-East 12U Biddy Allstars.


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JPRD-East 12U Biddy Basketball Final Five Tournament 2009

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Wednesday, April 1
2009 ALLSTAR SOCCER REPEATS 2008 THREE-TITLE PERFORMANCE!!

The Girard Soccer allstar program continued their dominance of the U12 age groups, repeating as Champions in the U12 Girls, the U12 Boys and the U10 Boys classifications.
  
U10 Boys:   
Won the Championship in a Shootout, 3:2  (0:0 at end of regulation)
The team did not allow a single goal in regulation time all through the season.  Wins leading up to the Championship were over Lakeshore (4:0), Delta (3:0), Cleary (2:0), and a standoff vs Bright (0:0).
  
U12 Boys: 
Won the Championship over Lakeshore (2:0)
  
U12 Girls: 
Won the Championship over Lakeshore


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Monday, March 30
GIRARD 2009 OPENING DAY - $1000 GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE !!!

Girard Playground is proud to enjoy the largest enrollment of kids playing sports in the Metairie area.  Because of this, we are asking each child to sell a minimum of 10 - $1.00 raffle tickets for a $1000 grand prize drawing.  The winners will be announced on Friday, May 1st at 8:00 P.M. at the Viking Cafe.

This will help us to make the necessary improvements to the playground.  We want to make Girard enjoyable to everyone attending an event at the playground.

We also are awarding $100.00 to the Girard Athlete that sells the most tickets.  Seller's name must be written on the ticket stub in order for it to count towards his/her total.  This award is for one (1) individual only not per family.

Tickets and money will be collected during try-outs for each age group.

If you need more tickets, please contact one of the following booster club board members:

Danielle Dares   -   430-8282   /   ddares1@cox.net

Shannon Stephens   -   915-5931   /   snstephens@cox.net

Danny Haag   -   272-5314   /   djhaag@cox.net



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Wednesday, April 22
(2009 BASEBALL) Girard Vikings Dizzy Dean 13 Allstar Team

The Dizzy Dean 13 team will participate in the JPRD-East Preseason tournament this weekend at Pontiff (25-26 Apr 2009).

The JPRD-East Dizzy Dean 13 League's official website is:

http://www.jprdbaseball.com



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Saturday, April 25
GIRARD 2009 OPENING DAY - HAVE DINNER AT THE VIKING CAFE !!

After a successful 2008 season, the VIKING CAFE returns for 2009! 

Much more than regular "concession stand food", the Viking Cafe will offer restauarant quality fare on a regular basis on Friday nights during the Baseball and Softball season.  Come hungry!

The Viking Cafe will be in full operation on Opening Day (Friday, 1 May 2009), with a menu entrees of Fried Fish and Jambalaya.   

 



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Monday, February 2
2008-09 Basketball = GIRARD VIKINGS 17U ALLSTARS ARE EASTBANK CHAMPIONS !!!

THREE-PEAT !!!

The Girard 17U Allstars have just won their third JPRD-East Championship in a row!  Congratulations to the Vikings!   

ROSTER COACHES
Justin Baker Allen Krake xxx
Carlos Delarocha Brent Prince TED McNEEL
Abi Derefaka Gersham Ross John Nunez
Christopher Guidry Brandon Shearman xxx
Garrett Leroux Chris Winker xxx
Cody Koll Ryan Womac xxx
GIRARD VIKINGS 17U BASKETBALL ALLSTARS 2008-09



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Friday, February 6
2008-09 GIRLS BASKETBALL = GIRARD LADY VIKINGS 12U BIDDY TEAM (Eastbank Runner-Ups)

2008-09   GIRARD LADY VIKINGS

BIDDY BASKETBALL (Girls 12U)

EAST BANK RUNNER-UPS

  PLAYERS       COACHES  
  Emilee Bonura   JOE UZEE  
  Maddie Camet   Herman Schroeder  
  Brianna Dyess    
  Catherine Marziale    
  Lexi Ruello    
  Katie Schroeder    
  Tori Stanton    
  Kara Triche    
  Sarah Uzee    
  Caroline Wade    
       

The 12U Biddy Lady Vikings opened up strong in Pre-District play last weekend with wins against Cleary and Pontiff.

The Lady Vikings advanced to the Final Four Tournament @ Delta Playground, however fell to Owens in the Championship Game.   Congratulations to the Lady Vikings - the East Bank Girls Biddy Runner-ups! 



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2009 Track + Field: JPRD Meet Schedule

The first two open meets have been completed.  The third meet of the season will be a restricted meet (see schedule) and will take place this Saturday at Jefferson, 10.00am.
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Saturday, November 8
GIRARD VIKINGS WIN 2008 JPRD-EAST MINORS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP!!

On Saturday on a fantastic cool, sunny day at Jefferson Stadium, the Vikings Minors team beat Delta Playground for the 2008 JPRD-East title, and finished the season undefeated!

GIRARD PLAYGROUND STAFF

 HAROLD BUHLER     Center Supervisor
 Chad Ramirez  Asst Center Supervisor
 Kevin Pichon  Girls Program Supervisor
 John Nunez  Night Supervisor

Girard Playground has a large number of children participating in our many programs. These guys work hard to make that a good experience for your kids. 






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Saturday, November 8
Girard Players on 2008 JPRD-East Bulldog 13's Allstars

Congratulations to Dane Bourgeois and Dominick Bonano for being selected to represent Girard on the 13 Year Old JPRD Bulldog Football Team.  The Bulldogs will travel to Gatlinburg, Tennessee to participate in the annual Thanksgiving tournament.

Tuesday, February 17
BASKETBALL: 2008-09 12U AMERICAN ALLSTARS - EASTBANK CHAMPS!

 
ROSTER COACHES
Jarrod D'Gerolamo Ryan Licali xxx
Quinn Dantagnan Nick Lowe Carl Labit
Nick Evola Kevin Meehan Brett Palermo
Brian Forschler Hunter Robert Chad Laborde
Alex Gonzales Matthew Weber xxx
Devin Hutton Jordan Wright xxx
GIRARD VIKINGS 12U BASKETBALL ALLSTARS 2008-09

The Girard Vikings 12U American League Allstar Team clinched the North District championship with wins over the Jefferson Mustangs (53-25) and the Miley Cardinals (45-34). 

The Vikings will now advance to the Eastbank Final Four (@ Lakeshore), as the North 1 seed, joining the Pontiff Blue Devils (South 1).   Girard will face the Little Farms Pirates (S2), and Pontiff will face the Miley Cardinals (N2)

The Vikings went undefeated in the Final Four, earning wins over Little Farms, Pontiff and Miley in the Championship Game, 48-38.


Bask 08-09=12U Allstars Champs
Girard Vikings 12U American Allstars = Eastbank Champions

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Friday, February 27
3 LADY VIKINGS SELECTED TO 2009 JPRD-EAST LADY BULLDOG BASKETBALL ALLSTARS

Congratulations goes out to Marissa Waguespack and Emily Gillus, who will represent Girard on the 2009 Girls Biddy Allstar 12U team from JPRD-East!

Also representing Girard is Cameron Angelo, who played on the 2009 Girls Biddy Allstar 10U team from JPRD-East (National Biddy 10U Runner-ups)!



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Wednesday, April 8
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: BLEACHER HARDPADS ARE COMPLETE!!!

This baseball and softball season, the bleacher area around Field 3 (by the West Esplanade parking lot) and Fields 4 + 5 (between the tots field and softball field) will have concrete hardpads and some fill added.  This should GREATLY reduce the mud and puddle mess after a rainstorm.

These - and many other improvements -  are funded solely by your Girard Booster Club, so please consider joining the Boosters this Baseball Season at registration.   There are annual and lifetime family memberships available to fit your budget. 



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GIRARD 2009 BASEBALL & SOFTBALL OPENING DAY (Friday, May 1st)

Girard will celebrate the start of the season in a big way this year.  Several events will occur on Opening Day 2009, including:

* The Official First Pitch of the Season

* Winner of the Booster Club's $1000 Grand Prize Drawing for the Opening Day Raffle (8pm)

* The Viking Cafe will have great food all evening long - come hungry!

* Last year's 2008 Girard Vikings Dixie Youth Allstars Baseball Team will be feted for their Louisiana Dixie Youth State Runner-Up title and Louisiana South Regional Champions achievements (in between 11&12 American League games)

Make it a family event, even if your child's team is off that evening, and celebrate being a Girard Viking!



Friday, January 30
2009 Soccer and Track + Field Registration begins Monday, FEB 2nd

2009 Soccer and Track Registration will begin on Monday, February 2nd, from 4pm to 6pm in the Girard Gym Meeting Room, and will continue through the week.

Thursday, February 12
BASKETBALL: 2008-09 14U ALLSTARS in Final Four

ROSTER COACHES
Christian Butera Aaron LaGraize xxx
Ryan Conzelmann Zac Lange VINCENT MARZIALE
Jordan Harper Colin Leroux Larry Robert
Dylan Hitchins Ryan Rumney John Nunez
Kevin Hunt J0shua Waller xxx
Barrett Juneau
xxx
GIRARD VIKINGS 14U BASKETBALL ALLSTARS 2008-09

The 14U Girard Vikings intramural Allstars have qualified as the North 2 seed in the Eastbank Final Four, which will take place at Little Farms.  The Vikings will face the Little Farms Pirates on Thursday at 8.10p in an opening round game in the double elimination tournament.

N1 Miley will face S2 Cleary or Bright in the other game.



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Tuesday, August 12
2008 Baseball = GIRARD VIKINGS 11-12 DIXIE YOUTH MAJORS ALLSTARS (Schedule/Results)

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DY District II Tournament Results
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2008 GIRARD VIKINGS BASEBALL
11-12 Dixie Youth Majors Allstars
ROSTER






# PLAYERS COACHES

5 Stewart Campbell   DEREK DELATTE 

6 Matthew Collet Dave Farrell

8 Cody Cross Gary Helffrich

7   Gregory Deichmann   Jason Lisotta

10 Jonathan Ebersole


11 Sean Finnegan


9 Austin Gauthreaux


1 Ryan Licali


3 Connor McWilliams


16 Cody Morris


2 Kaleb Roper


4 Stephen Sigle






Notes DATE TIME Team
Team RESULT
PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
Gonzales, LA  (Tee-Joe Dixie Youth Ballpark Sun - 22 Jun 4.00p GIRARD @ Gonzales National W 8 – 3
Gonzales, LA  (Tee-Joe Dixie Youth Ballpark Sun - 22 Jun 6.00p GIRARD @ Gonzales American W 8 – 3
GIRARD Mon - 23 Jun 6.00p GIRARD vs Franklinton National L 1 – 9
GIRARD Mon - 23 Jun 8.00p GIRARD vs Franklinton National W 14 – 3
Harahan Plgd Tue - 24 Jun 6.00p GIRARD @ Harahan W 7 – 0
Harahan Plgd Tue - 24 Jun 8.00p GIRARD @ Harahan W 12 – 0
Bright Plgd Wed - 25 Jun 7.00p GIRARD @ Bright W 13 – 2
Bright Plgd Wed - 25 Jun 9.00p GIRARD @ Bright W 10 – 2
Cleary Plgd Thu - 26 Jun 4.30p GIRARD @ Cleary L 3 – 4
Pace, Florida

ASP World Series Warm-up Tournament
Pace, Florida Sat - 28 Jun 10.00a GIRARD vs Bulls Baseball (FL) W 8 - 6
Pace, Florida Sat - 28 Jun 12.00n GIRARD vs Baton Rouge Tigers W 10 – 2
(Santa Rosa Sports Plex) Sun - 29 Jun
(Sunday play cancelled due to heavy rains)
Oriole Beach, FL (Tiger Point Park) Sun - 29 Jun 11.00a DH GIRARD vs Tallahassee Thunder (FL) Cancelled-rain
Miley Plgd Tue - 01 Jul 6.00p GIRARD @ Miley W 8 – 4
Miley Plgd Tue - 01 Jul 8.00p GIRARD @ Miley W 10 – 1
GIRARD Wed - 02 Jul 10.00a GIRARD vs Lakeshore W 13 – 0
DY Preseason Tournament @ Miley Thu - 03 Jul 6.15p GIRARD vs Lakeshore W 6 – 2
DY Preseason Tournament @ Miley Fri - 04 Jul 10.40a GIRARD vs Pontiff W 15 – 1
DY Preseason Tournament @ Miley Sat - 05 Jul 12.00n GIRARD vs Bright W 21 – 1
DY Preseason Tournament @ Miley Sat - 05 Jul 5.00p GIRARD vs Delta W 4 – 3
DIXIE YOUTH MAJORS - DISTRICT II TOURNAMENT @ Jefferson & Pontiff
Gm3 - First Round @ JEF Tue - 08 Jul 6.00p GIRARD vs Little Farms W  11 - 1
Gm8 - Second Round @ JEF Wed - 09 Jul 8.00p GIRARD vs Miley L  6 - 11
Gm9 - Elimination Game @ PON Thu - 10 Jul 6.00p GIRARD vs Lakeshore W  12 - 9 
Gm14 - Elimination Game @ JEF Sat - 12 Jul 7.00p GIRARD vs Pontiff W  10 - 0 
Gm15 - Consolaton Championship Game @ JEF Sun - 13 Jul 7.00p GIRARD vs Delta W  9 - 5 
PRACTICE GAMES
Miley Plgd Tue - 15 Jul 6.00p GIRARD @ Miley scrimmage & BBQ
DIXIE YOUTH MAJORS - LOUISIANA SOUTH REGIONAL (Ponchatoula)
Ponchatoula Lions Hall Thu - 17 Jul 6.00p

Teams'

 

Banquet

 
Gm2 - First Round Fri - 18 Jul 2.30p GIRARD vs Morgan City  W  7 - 4
Gm7 - Second Round Sat - 19 Jul 5.00p GIRARD vs Tioga  W  7 - 5
Gm11 - Third Round Sun - 20 Jul 7.00p GIRARD vs West Monroe North W  8 - 2
Gm13 - Fourth Round Mon - 21 Jul 7.00p GIRARD vs Gonzales National W  10 - 7
Gm14 - CHAMPIONSHIP Tue - 22 Jul 5.30p GIRARD vs West Monroe North W  8 - 0 
DIXIE YOUTH MAJORS - LOUISIANA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES  (Alexandria)
Game 1   (best of 3) Fri - 25 Jul 6.30p GIRARD vs West Monroe East L  1 - 13 
Game 2   (best of 3) Sat - 26 Jul 11.30a GIRARD vs West Monroe East  L  4 - 5
Game 3   (if necessary) Sat - 26 Jul 5.30p GIRARD vs West Monroe East  WM-E wins Series, 2-0

*** Congratulations to West Monroe - East, who proceeded to advance and win the Dixie Youth World Series championship ***


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    BASEBALL 2008 - Direct Links to Leagues    

GIRARD VIKINGS 11/12 DIXIE YOUTH MAJORS ALLSTARS

 GIRARD VIKINGS 14U INTRAMURAL ALLSTARS

13/14 Intramural League

 Pony 13 JPRD League

 11/12 Dixie Youth American League

 HOME RUN CLUB

Click on the links above, and you will be able to see the info for only that specific league.  This will greatly reduce the amount of information displayed (as opposed to the entire Baseball page).

   Mobile users:  bookmark your league links for faster access.

  SOFTBALL 2008 - Direct Links to Leagues 

 Girard Lady Vikings 9/10 Pinto Allstars

 9/10 Pinto Intramural League



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Thursday, July 31
2008 BASEBALL'S "HOME RUN CLUB"

* "Out the Yard at Girard"

11-12 DIXIE YOUTH BASEBALL
Total                                                                                   

                                                   

DY Regional DY District DY Pre-season American League  
9 Stephen Sigle

(ALL-STARS / Royals) *  

2
2 5
6 Kaleb Roper

(ALL-STARS / Royals) *

2 1 1 2
6 Sean Finnegan

(ALL-STARS / Red Sox)

1 1 2 2
4 Cody Morris

(ALL-STARS / Red Sox) *

  1 1 2 1 "Grand Salami"
3 Austin Gauthreaux

(ALL-STARS / Red Sox) *

  1
2 1 "Grand Salami"
2 Cody Cross

(ALL-STARS / Royals) *

 

2
2 Connor McWilliams

(ALL-STARS / White Sox) *

 
1 1
2 Matthew Collet

(ALL-STARS / Royals) *

 
1 1
1 Gregory Deichmann

(ALL-STARS / Yankees)

  1


1 Alex Gonzalez

(Yankees) *


 



1
36 TOTAL
5 5 8 18

11-12 NATIONAL LEAGUE
1 Austin Allen

(Braves)




1
1 Joshua Couget

(ALL-STARS / Cubs)

 

1
1 Cody Mire

(Cubs)

 

1

9-10 AMERICAN LEAGUE
4 Devin Hutton

(ALL-STARS / Rangers) *

 

4 1 "Grand Salami"

HR = Babe Ruth Swinging

Home Run Call


Monday, August 29
HURRICANE KATRINA and Girard

On August 29, 2005,  Hurricane Katrina slammed into the New Orleans-Gulf Coast area, with devastating results.  The Girard community was also severely affected.

Our athletic fields and gymnasium were covered by several feet of water during the storm.  The gym roof also sustained severe damage and the entire basketball season was held at John Quincy Adams Middle School for the 2005-2006 season. 

We lost many of our shade trees in the spectator areas, along with several light standards for the baseball/football fields, and several baseball fences were blown down.  The concession stands were a complete loss, with all equipment and inventory destroyed. 

However, the biggest loss was to our families' homes.  Many of our families live in the area closest to Lake Pontchartrain, and suffered roof damage and flooding from the storm.  For months after Katrina, many families took up temporary residence in other towns and states all over the country.  For a while, things looked very, very bleak....

....then late in October 2005, the recreation district playgrounds pooled their players and began playing football games again.  Then came basketball at the middle schools, and in the spring of 2006, Girard came back fully back to life with the Soccer and Track season.  Many of our children and coaches were still living in FEMA trailers while their homes were being rebuilt, and our park provided them with the activities and normalcy they needed so badly.

It has been a long, hard road back for our community and our park, and it all culminated in some recent big events:  our 2007 Dixie Youth (12YO) Baseball Team went to Virginia and ended up being the World Series runner-ups, and one of our former players, LSU Safety Craig Steltz, became our most decorated alumni ever, winning the 2008 BCS National Football Championship, earning First Team All American honors, and being drafted by the NFL Chicago Bears.  Ironically, the other Girard alumnus to participate on a BCS National Championship football team was Craig's older brother Kevin Steltz, who was the fullback for LSU in the 2003 title game.

Now, most of our families have returned and are back in their homes.  The park looks good again, and the kids are back in droves.  However, this did not happen out of the blue.  It took a lot of hard work by everyone:  our local dedicated playground staff, the Girard Boosters, and finally our parents (and coaches).   Without their help, the return of Girard would not be possible.



2008 Baseball = GIRARD VIKINGS 11-12 DIXIE YOUTH MAJORS ALLSTARS (News)

VIKINGS END SEASON AS LOUISIANA DIXIE YOUTH STATE RUNNER-UPS AND UNDEFEATED SOUTH REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

 

DIXIE YOUTH MAJORS - 2008 LOUISIANA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES   (Alexandria)

Girard opened up the Louisiana State Championship Series vs the Regional champion, West Monore East.  The LSCS was held at the first class Johnny Downs Sports Complex in Alexandria on Friday and Saturday, July 25-26.  The format was a best of three series.  UPDATE:  WEST MONROE EAST GOES ON TO WIN THE DIXIE YOUTH WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME 1    WEST MONROE EAST  over  GIRARD,   13-1

Game 1 was a tough game for our Vikings, who faced a great pitching performance and a hitting barrage from the WM squad. 

GAME 2    WEST MONROE EAST  over  GIRARD,   5-4

Our Vikings rebounded in Game 2 to play WM tough.  After spotting the WM team an early 3-0 lead, the Vikings came back on the top of the 6th to tie the game at 4-4, and still threatening for more with runners on base.  A call at the plate on a steal ended the inning, and WM sealed the victory in the botttom of the 6th with a walkoff single.

In the last 2 years, GIRARD has won the State Championship in 2007 and were the State Runner-ups this year.  Over 60 allstar teams began this journey a few weeks ago, and at the LSCS there we only two left standing - our Girard Vikings and West Monroe East.  A proud accomplishment for our team.

Our season has now officially ended, and we congratulate the West Monroe team and wish them luck in the Dixie Youth World Series in Georgia and hope they bring it back to Louisiana.

But most of all we cannot thank enough: our coaching staff, our playground supervisors, our parents, and finally our players, for a super effort this year and for representing our playground.  GO VIKINGS!!!

 

DIXIE YOUTH MAJORS - SOUTH REGIONAL   (Ponchatoula) 

The South Regional festivities begain on Thursday, Jun 17, at 6pm, with the Teams' Banquet at the Ponchatoula Lions Hall, where the Regional participating players and coaches were honored.

Play began on Friday, with our Vikings topping a tough Morgan City team by the score of 7-4 at Ponchatoula Recreation Park on a sunny day at 2.30pm.   Girard came out of the box fast, leading at the end of 1 by 4-1.  Morgan City fought back to cut the lead to 1, then the Vikings got some insurance on a 2 run Home Run in the bottom of the 5th.  The Vikings' fans were able to follow the game at home and across the country courtesy of the Morgan City radio station KBZE-FM on the Internet.

On Saturday at 5pm in a 2nd Round game, Girard defeated Tioga by the score of  7-5.  The Vikings took an early 4-0 lead, then fell behind by 1, coming back in the 5th inning to seal the victory. 

With the tournament half over, on sweltering Sunday evening, the Vikings met up with the only other undefeated team in the tournament - West Monroe North.  While not a true "driver's seat game", the winner here is alone with the advantage of no losses.  In the tilt, the Vikings steadily built on a lead - led by a 1st inning 2 run Home Run - coupled with a great pitching performance, to get by the WM squad.  The Vikings has WM scoreless until the last inning, when they scored two late runs in the top of the 6th, ending the game by a score of 8-2 for Girard. 

In Monday's game, the Vikings continued their winning ways, overcoming a determined Gonzales National team and their pitcher.  For 3 innings, the teams matched run for run.  Gonzales then increased their lead by 1 in each of the next 2 innings.  Girard fought back and finally broke it open, scoring 5 in the bottom of the 5th, capped off by a 2 run Home Run.  With the score 10-7, the defense closed out the game for the Vikings in the top of the 6th.

Girard advanced to the South Regional Championship on Tuesday vs West Monroe North, who defeated Tioga to win the loser's bracket.  The Vikings opened a 3-0 lead in the 2nd, and never looked back, on the backs of the strong pitching and defense, and on a 5th inning 3 run Home Run, with Girard clinching the title with a 8-0 victory!

 

DIXIE YOUTH MAJORS - DISTRICT II TOURNAMENT 

The Dixie Youth Majors District II Tournament opened play @ Jefferson Playground, with the Vikings facing off in the First Round vs the Little Farms Pirates on Tuesday, June 8th.   The Pirates opened up a 1-0 lead early on, but the Vikings broke it open in the 3rd with an 8 run inning and a Grand Slam HR.  The Vikings defense locked down after spotting the early run and the offense added 3 runs in the bottom of the 4th, ending the game with a score of  11-1.

On Wednesday evening @ Jefferson in the Winner's Bracket Second Round, the Vikings fell to the Miley Cardinals, who steadily built their lead throughout the game behind their starting hurler.  However, in the last inning, the Vikings mounted a charge but ultimately lost by the score of 11-6.

With the loss, Girard falls into the Runner-up Bracket, the winner of which will advance to the South Regional Tournament in Ponchatoula.  The Vikings ventured to Pontiff on Thursday to meet the Lakeshore Indians in an elimination game, and started out with their version of Gorilla Ball, slamming 3 homers.  Lakeshore stayed in the game however to the end, with the Vikings prevailing 12-9.

Continuing in the 2nd Place Qualifier bracket, Girard met the loser of the District Championship Game,  the Pontiff Blue Devils at 7pm on Saturday @ Jefferson, by a score of 10-0.  The Vikings jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning, and consistently built on it throughout the game.   The strong combination of Viking pitching and defense resulted in the shutout victory.

The District II tournament ended in long and dramatic fashion on Sunday with the Consolation Bracket Championship game between Girard and the Delta Eagles.   With the game tied at 2-2 after 3 innings, Delta went up by 2 runs by the end of the 4th.   With the Vikings still down by two runs at 5-3 in the top of the 6th - and with two outs and down to their last strike - the Vikings rallied to tie the game and send it into extra innings.  After a scoreless 7th inning, Girard scored 4 in the top of the 8th and held the Eagles to win the game 9-5, and advance to the South Regionals as the District II Runner-up.

 

Girard congratulates the Miley Cardinals on their District II Championship, and good luck in the North Regional in Many.



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Saturday, July 26
2008 Baseball = GIRARD VIKINGS 13-14 INTRAMURAL ALLSTARS

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13-14 Allstars South Division Bracket FINAL
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2008 GIRARD VIKINGS BASEBALL
 14U Intramural Allstars   (Eastbank Runner-ups) 
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# PLAYERS COACHES


John Abide Vincent Marziale


Andre Benoit John Nunez


Christian Butera Austin Glahn


Stephen Cali Louis Trocquet


Jordan Clarius Mac Bulloch


Dustin Ducote



Dylan Hitchins



Dustin Matherne



Brennan Minor



Daniel Munoz



TJ Robert



Kyle Wilson



Chris Winker






Notes DATE TIME Team
Team RESULT
PRE-SEASON GAMES  (4-2)
@ GIRARD Wed - 09 Jul 7.00p Brewers vs GIRARD 14U L  4 - 6
@ Delta Thu - 10 Jul 6.00p GIRARD 14U vs Pontiff W  12 - 1
@ GIRARD Fri - 11 Jul 7.00p Pelicans vs GIRARD 14U W  7 - 5
@ Delta Sat - 12 Jul 9.00a GIRARD 14U @ Delta W  14 - 0
@ Delta Sat - 12 Jul 4.00p GIRARD 14U vs Little Farms W  9 - 1
@ Miley Sun - 13 Jul 3.00p GIRARD 14U @ Miley L  0 - 3
SOUTH SUB -DISTRICT TOURNAMENT @ Jefferson
Gm2 = 1st Round Tue - 15 Jul 8.00p GIRARD 14U vs Lakeshore L  3 - 5
Gm3 = 2nd Round Ellmination Game Wed - 16 Jul 6.00p GIRARD 14U vs Jefferson W  4 - 3
Gm5 = 3rd Round Runner-up Qualifier Thu - 17 Jul 7.00p GIRARD 14U vs Lakeshore W  3 - 2
EAST BANK CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT @ Jefferson
Gm1 = 1st Round Mon - 21 Jul 7.00p GIRARD 14U vs Miley L  4 - 12
Gm3 = Elimination Game Tue - 22 Jul 6.00p GIRARD 14U vs Cleary  W  10 - 7
Gm5 = Elimination Game Wed - 23 Jul 7.00p GIRARD 14U vs Little Farms W  13 - 2 
Gm6 = Championship Game for Miley - Elimination Game for Girard Thu - 24 Jul 7.00p GIRARD 14U vs Miley W  8 - 3 
Gm7 = CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Fri - 25 Jul 7.00p GIRARD 14U vs Miley L  2 - 6

13-14's end season as Eastbank Runner-ups


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GIRARD VIKINGS 13-14 ALLSTARS - EASTBANK RUNNER-UPS

Thursday, July 24
2008 Baseball = GIRARD VIKINGS 9/10 ALLSTARS

2008 GIRARD VIKINGS BASEBALL
9/10 Allstars  (Eastbank Runner-ups)
ROSTER






# PLAYERS COACHES


Andrew Larmeu Harold Buhler


Cameron Kaupp Jimmy Smith


Devin Hutton Connor Smith


Glenn Gebo  


Jarod Tassin  


Keith Bender



Kevin Meehan



Luke LaCoste



Mason Bonnaffons



Stephen Enright



Tristen Hose



Tyler Braud



Zach Robert


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Wednesday, April 2
GIRARD WINS THREE OF FOUR 2008 SOCCER CLASSIFICATION TITLES!!!

Topping 2007, when Girard won 2 Championships (U12 Girls, U12 Boys) - the 2008 Viking Soccer program won 3 titles this year. Starting out the run were the undefeated U12 Girls, who won their JPRD-East Championship last week. After a 1 day rain delay, the U10 Boys and U12 Boys took on their respective opponents - both from Lakeshore Playground. Both games were played simultaneously on the very muddy pitch at LaSalle Park on Wednesday night (2 APR). When it was all over both U10 and U12 teams were the JPRD-East Champions.

Congratulations to all four allstar teams, for a job well done!



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2008 U12 Girls JPRD-East Soccer Champions!!!

Soccer 08 U12 Girls Champions

Friday, August 1
GIRARD 2008 ALLSTAR BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS

Congratulations to the following Girard Allstar teams this summer:

  BASEBALL   

DIXIE YOUTH - LOUISIANA STATE MAJORS RUNNER-UPS    and

DIXIE YOUTH - LOUISIANA MAJORS SOUTH REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

Girard Vikings  11-12  Dixie Youth All-Stars

 

EASTBANK RUNNER-UPS

Girard Vikings  14U  Intramural All-Stars

Girard Vikings  9-10  All-Stars 

 

  SOFTBALL   

EASTBANK CHAMPIONS

Girard Lady Vikings  18U  Palominos

Girard Lady Vikings  14U  PONY

EASTBANK RUNNER-UPS

Girard Lady Vikings  10U  Pintos



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Thursday, March 27
2008 Soccer U12 League + Allstars

Soccer 2008 - U12 Allstars ALL
Girard Vikings U12 Soccer Allstars

The Girard Vikings U12 Boys Allstars defended their 2007 crown, winning the JPRD-East Championship in the Final Four, defeating the Little Farms Pirates in the semifinal, and the Lakeshore Indians in the Championship Game by the score of 2-0. The Final Four semifinals had the Vikings defeating Little Farms 2-1,  and Lakeshore reached the final by defeating the Bright Falcons.

The U12 Boys reached the Final Four at LaSalle Park by defeating the Cleary Rebels 5-0, losing to the Lakeshore Indians 0-1, and finally clinching the 2nd seed by defeating Cleary in a rematch 3-0, which was scoreless and tight all the way down to the final minutes, when the Vikings delivered a barrage of 3 goals in short order.

In an earlier practice game @ Girard, the Vikings blanked Little Farms 4-0.

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The Girard Lady Vikings U12 Allstars went undefeated and also defended their JPRD-East Championship on Thursday, Mar 27 at LaSalle Park. Previously, they defeated the Little Farms Lady Pirates and shut out the Lakeshore Indians.

Introducing the 2008 GIRARD LADY VIKINGS:

Madison Camet, Skylar Grass, Shelby Comberrel, Danielle McClendon, Rachel Ledet, Kyla Jackson, Robyn Ledet, Lisa Sakamoto, Abigail Wright, Brittney Burke, Brooke Egan, Andie Cancienne, Caroline Wade, Megan Stemke, Katie Schoeder and Gabriella Perez

Coaches: Billy Wright, Darrin Comberrel, Brett Camet
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U12 INTRAMURAL LEAGUE
The 2008 Intramural Champions at Girard:
Parish Carter, Sidney McClean, Shelby Comberrel, Katie Schroeder, Madison Camet, Monica Crain, Carson Rigol, Quinton Perkins, Brittney Burke, Josh Weiss, Abgail Wright, Victoria Redfearn, Dominic Cole, Brian Forschler, Adam Abdulla, Mitchell Bourgeois
Coaches: Herman Schroeder and Darrin Comberrel.

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2008 Girard U12 League Intramural Schedule
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Friday, March 28
2008 Soccer U10 League + Allstars

Soccer 2008 U10 Allstars
Girard Vikings U12 Soccer Allstars

The Girard Vikings U10 Soccer Allstars went undefeated in 2008, winning the JPRD-East Championship in a muddy 1-0 battle over the Lakeshore Indians.  The Final Four semifinals had the Vikings defeating the Bright Falcons 6-1, and Lakeshore defeating Little Farms, setting up the title match.

Girard won their Sub-District with a 3-1 win over Lakeshore to advance to the Final Four at LaSalle Park.

The U10's played very well in early games, bagging victories versus the Little Farms Pirates 8-0, and the Delta Eagles 7-0.

 


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2008 Soccer U10 League Intramural Schedule
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Wednesday, May 21
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WE NEED VOLUNTEERS - especially Concessions!

With over 1000 participants in our athletic program, there is always a need for volunteer help.  We have a need for coaches, concession stand help, jamborees, and groundskeeping.  If you would like to help, please email us at girard_vikings@yahoo.com (VikingMail), and someone will contact you.

Sunday, December 16
GIRARD'S NEW SIGN UNVEILED!

Last week, Girard Playground's main sign on West Esplanade Avenue - damaged by Hurricane Katrina - was replaced.  The new sign, features a manual message board and our website address, and will replace the temporary signs we have been using for announcements to the public.





Wednesday, May 7
Boosters "score" on Baseball and Softball Field Improvements

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The Girard Dixie Youth baseball diamond - already one of the finest in the area, with our covered seating with cooling fans - is getting some more improvements on the visitors side of the field.  Hard pads for bleachers and a new sidewalks on both the DY field will save shoes on those muddy days, and will elevate the bleachers slightly.  Muddy areas were also elevated and resodded.

Field 3 (adjacent to the DY field) will also have a sidewalk behind the spectator area running down the 1st base line next to the parking lot, and hard pads will also be put down there as well.

Also, the new Scorer's Booth/Concession Stand on the Softball diamond is nearing completion.  The area has been landscaped and resodded.  This will make getting a soda or seeds more convenient, and will also allow Girard to host girls softball tournaments.

These improvements are another example of YOUR Booster Club dues at work to improve YOUR playground.  Watch for more to come!




 
 

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