The Stanley baseball program announced that assistant coach Dayton Craig will be its next head coach.

Current head coach Shannon Cunningham will remain on staff as an assistant coach.

“I would like to thank Coach Anderson, Coach Craig, and Coach Cunningham for this opportunity,” Craig said in a Facebook post on Stanley’s Facebook page. “I have learned many valuable things the past couple of years from Coach Cunningham and hope to continue bringing Stanley Baseball back to the tradition the community is accustomed to. Geaux Panthers!”

Craig served the past two seasons as an assistant on Stanley’s staff.

Under Cunningham’s guidance, the Panthers had their best season in more than a decade.

Stanley posted a 21-7 record and advanced to the Division V Non-Select quarterfinals for the first time since 2015.

Logansport loads six on All-District softball team

Logansport placed six players on the All-District 3-1A team announced this week.

Four were on the first team – pitcher Avery Creech, infielder Ainsley Morvan and Kennedi Smith and outfielder Mack Smith.

Catcher Emmarie Atkins and outfielder Madison Magee were selected to the second team by the district’s coaches.

On The Shreveport Times All-Area Team, Creech was named Athlete of the Year for leading the No. 1 seed Lady Tigers to the Division IV Non-Select semifinals.

Morvan was picked on the All-Area Second Team.

Logansport’s Jones signs track scholarship with Hinds

Logansport sprint speedster Jamarcus Jones will run track in college after signing with Hinds Community College (Miss.).

Jones won the LHSAA 100 meter championship in Class 1A with a 10.59.

He ran a leg of Logansport’s championship 4×200 team.

North DeSoto cheerleaders sign with Louisiana Tech

North DeSoto cheer captains Briley Pendleton and Regan Davlin signed letters of intent continue their cheer careers at Louisiana Tech.

They led the Lady Griffins to the program’s first cheer national championship this past January.