Wampus Cat Basketball History

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>Former Leesville High School Principal Billy Crawford and 1981 graduate Charles Owen have pieced together the first-ever history of Leesville Wampus Cat Basketball. The 200+ page book is an unofficial but well-detailed chronicle of the boys' and girls' t basketball teams from Leesville High School in Leesville Louisiana. The book details every season back to 1950 and includes win/loss records All-District and All-State selections playoff appearances and other achievements. The History of Wampus Cat Basketball is an unofficial history and is the first of its kind in Vernon Parish and one of the first in the State of Louisiana. Owen and Crawford provide special sections on each head coach and provide a narrative for each season. The book is filled with pictures of players coaches fans and captures the greatest moments of Wampus Cat basketball. A special section in the book is dedicated to the 2001 Boys' State Championship team coached by Grant Westerchil led by star Eric Woods. Other LHS stars like Nikita Wilson Richard Reese Richard Schwartz Darnell Bradley Shonte Kennedy Sheronda Bowers Faye Jean and Shirley Cavanaugh are highlighted for their individual and team accomplishments. Coaching greats like Billy Bennett Joe Sowells and Hub Jordan are also highlighted for their achievements on the floor. This book is a great coffee table book for any high school basketball fan. All proceeds from the sale of the book go to Leesville High School basketball.</span></p>