East Ascension Excessive College will have fun its 2026 corridor of fame and wall of fame inductees throughout homecoming.
Based on data shared by EAHS, wall of fame inductees are chosen primarily based on their giving substantial time or monetary contributions to the Gonzales college.
Corridor of fame inductees are chosen primarily based on incomes all-state or all-America honors in highschool or taking part in on the collegiate or skilled degree.
The inductees for this 12 months are:
Ricky Gautreau
As shared by college officers, Ricky Gautreau has devoted many hours of service and monetary backing to the college through the years.
He’s a 1976 graduate who lettered each in soccer and baseball and wished to offer again to his alma mater, so he turned the PA announcer in any respect soccer video games from 1992 to 2024.
He’s married to Susie Gautreau and so they have 4 youngsters who all attended Ascension Parish Colleges. His profession has spanned working at Triad Chemical and being an actual property dealer within the parish for greater than 25 years.
Martin "Buzzy" Haydel
Martin "Buzzy" Haydel is a 2005 graduate who was named the Scholar of the 12 months on account of his gregarious character and his management in lots of golf equipment and groups at East Ascension.
He was the beginning quarterback for 2 years for the Spartans and led the crew to the 2003 district championship and to the playoffs each his junior and senior seasons.
His legacy in sports activities was in baseball, as he was a two-time All-State performer and was instrumental in main the Spartans to its solely baseball state championship in 2003 with a .416 batting common.
Haydel was named district 7-4A's MVP each his junior and senior seasons and helped the college to win three district championships whereas taking part in third base, shortstop and pitcher.
He was awarded a scholarship to play baseball for LSU and lettered 4 years for the Tigers. He was part of three SEC event championships and the 2009 Nationwide Champion crew.
One other attention-grabbing reality is that Haydel hit the final dwelling run within the previous Alex Field Stadium throughout the 2008 Tremendous Regional.
He’s at present an insurance coverage agent and the husband to Annie Beth and father to Mary Ellis and Caroline Haydel. He additionally serves as the colour analyst for LSU baseball on the LSU Sports activities Radio Community.
Holly Moran
Holly Moran, a 2004 graduate, mentioned EAHS continues to carry a particular place in her coronary heart as she has recollections of Friday night time soccer video games the place she roamed the sector because the mascot and hanging out within the mall.
She credited the college and employees, together with coach Chris Goodall for serving to to form her into the particular person she turned.
Moran was a dominant participant in soccer as she was a four-year letterman who earned All District, All Metro and All State honors as goalkeeper. After her junior season, she was named the Gatorade Participant of the 12 months for Louisiana and likewise honored because the Star of Stars by the Advocate.
She earned a scholarship to Southeastern Louisiana College the place she acquired Southland Convention Goalkeeper of the Week awards a number of occasions as she led the Lions to a few Southland Convention event appearances.
Moran has coached on a number of ranges since school, together with being an assistant coach on two state champion groups with St. Scholastica in 2015 and 2018. She additionally has been sought out by membership groups to coach their upcoming aim keepers.
Her household, together with her dad and mom, siblings and nieces and nephews, are all graduates of East Ascension.
Moran is married to spouse Desiree.
Lawrence Nelson
Lawrence Joseph Nelson Jr. had an exemplary basketball profession which started within the college gymnasium and took him world wide.
He mentioned that his early life on the college had been formed by household, group and the values of exhausting work and resilience.
Nelson earned a scholarship to Tulane College the place he established himself as one of the crucial prolific shot blockers within the Inexperienced Wave's historical past, ending his collegiate profession with 181 blocked photographs.
He launched into an expert profession that noticed him compete in leagues the world over from Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Russia.
Nelson additionally loved a tenure taking part in with the Harlem Globetrotters.
He resides together with his spouse, Enjoli, in Houston and has entered into a brand new chapter as an entrepreneur and founding father of Huge Man Enterprise the place he serves as a mentor to information the subsequent technology of younger basketball expertise.
Nelson joins his youthful brother, Shawn, as a member of the colleges' corridor of fame.
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