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Harris named new Red River High athletics director
Red River boys basketball coach Dadrian Harris has been named the school’s new athletics director, the parish’s school system announced this week.

Harris will retain his head basketball coaching duties, of which he’s performed for the past five seasons.

Red River has advanced to the Top 28 in Class 2A each of the past two seasons, including a 2024 state title game appearance.

Harris takes over for Byron Keller, the athletics director and football coach who departed for district rival Winnfield this past December.

Red River sprinter signs with Centenary
Red River sprinter Cameron Hobley will continue his track and field career at Centenary College.

Hobley held a signing ceremony earlier this week in which he revealed he’ll compete at the NCAA Division III member in Shreveport.

Hobley’s senior season bests include an 11.52 in the 100 meters and a 23.05 in the 200 meters.

He was also a cornerback on a football team that won the district title for the first time since 2005.

Red River’s Murphy named to all-region team
Red River baseball player Elijah Murphy was selected as a utility player to the 2025 Louisiana Baseball

Coaches Association’s All-Region Team for Region 2.

Murphy was one of eight utility players picked to the 28-man team that stretches from Natchitoches

Parish throughout the north central portion of the state.