The Zachary High School boys and girls cross-country teams competed in the 3-mile East Baton Rouge Metro Cross Country Championships on Oct. 31 at Highland Road Park.

The boys finished third overall as a team and the girls finished fourth overall. The top finisher for the girls was senior Blair Smith (13th overall in 18:43.7) and the top finisher for the boys was Maximo Gennaro (17th overall in 15:51.2).

On Nov. 6, both teams competed in the Division I regional meet with the boys and girls both finishing third overall in team scoring. The top finishers for the girls were Smith (ninth at 19:08) and Emerald Hall (12th at 19:30.9).

Top boys finishers were Gennaro (fifth at 15:47.2), Tyson Franklin (16th at 16:30), Carson Southall (18th at 16:41.8) and Elijah Dunaway (19th at 16:42.3).

They will run their last race Nov. 16 at the state championships hosted by Northwestern State.

Broncos compete in Capital City Swim League Championships

On Oct. 30-31, the ZHS swim team competed in the Capital City Swim League City Championships.

The boys finished fifth overall, improving on last year’s sixth place finish. The girls team, with only six athletes competing, finished 12th overall.

During the meet, the Broncos posted 33 personal best times during the preliminaries and finals. Importantly, Warren Griffin and Gabi Morgan swam to new Division I state qualifying times, and Rafael Millan Ropero lowered his times in two of his events that he previously qualified in for state.

Top finishers for the boys were the fifth-place 200 medley relay team (Caleb Connor, Ropero, Max Blanchard and Griffin), Ropero (seventh in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke), Griffin (fifth in the 50 freestyle and ninth in the 100 breaststroke), fourth place 200 freestyle relay (Griffin, Connor, Romero and Cade Hebert) and the seventh place 400 freestyle relay (Blanchard, Aaron Torres, James Thornhill and Cade Hebert).

Gabi Morgan was the top swimmer for the girls, finishing 11th in the 50 freestyle and eighth in the 100 backstroke.

Qualifiers will finish out the season Nov. 20 at the state championships in Sulphur.

ZHS volleyball finishes 2026 in Division I playoffs

After a rough stretch where they lost three matches in a row, the ZHS volleyball team (13-13) closed the regular season with a four-set victory over Brusly (25-19, 25-19, 14-25, 25-17) on Oct. 28.

The Broncos entered the Division I playoffs as the No. 29 seed and traveled to Metairie to face No. 4 Archbishop Chapelle on Nov. 3. The Broncos season ended there as the Chipmunks prevailed in three sets (25-14, 25-12, 25-14).

ZHS wrestling update

The ZHS boys and girls wrestling season is underway. They had a strong start in the Nov. 4 dual meet. The boys defeated Baton Rouge Magnet 51-29, and the girls defeated East Ascension 54-18.

Coach Ben McHugh said, “We are excited about the direction of both programs and look forward to seeing what this group can accomplish.”

Upcoming home wrestling events include the ninth annual Kickoff at the Corral, which will feature junior varsity and ninth grade wrestlers and be held at Northwestern Middle School. The Broncos will also host the 17th annual Big Horse Open at Zachary High School on Dec. 12.