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GUEST SPEAKER
PAUL MAINIERI
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2023 HYPE VIDEO
SOCIAL MEDIA
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TEAM OF THE YEAR
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS
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STAR SPORTS
AWARD
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CONTRIBUTING
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ABOUT STAR OF STARS
This is the 38th year The Advocate honors high school athletes from across the Baton Rouge metro area as Star of Stars for their excellence in individual sports. These athletes are selected as the best in their sports for the 2023-2024 school year based on all-district, all-metro and all-state honors, performances at regional and state competitions, along with recommendations of area coaches.
MEET THE STARS
Daniel Beale
Football
Catholic High
Kendall Davis
Volleyball
Dutchtown
Michelle Daigle
Girls Cross Country
St. Joseph’s Academy
Aiden Monistere
Boys Cross Country
Parkview Baptist
Rylee Simoneaux
Girls Swimming
Episcopal
Alex Cooper
Boys Swimming
Catholic High
Kristian Scott
Wrestling
Catholic High
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Girls Soccer
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Girls Basketball
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Girls Powerlifting
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Girls Bowling
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Girls Golf
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Girls Gymnastics
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Girls Tennis
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Girls Track & Field
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Softball
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Baseball
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EMCEE – MICHAEL D. “MIKE” SMITH
Mike Smith has served as a public address announcer for LSU athletics events for nearly 31 years. For the past 29 seasons, he has been the “Voice of LSU Gymnastics,” the championship program competing in the Maravich Center in Baton Rouge. He has hosted the “Inside LSU Gymnastics” television show for the past 12 seasons and won two National Telly Awards, recognizing it as the best Weekly TV Sports Program in the country. In 2018, the Southeastern Conference invited Mike to serve as the announcer for the SEC Gymnastics Championships and he continues in that capacity today. Last year, he was nominated for the prestigious Bob Sheppard Award recognizing the best public address announcer in professional and collegiate sports.
By day, he is Founder and CEO of MDSA Strategic Communications – a public and government relations consultancy – service clients in the energy, petrochemical, and transportation industries. Mike has been recognizes as on of “the most influential” public relations professionals by a leading national publication.Follow Mike on his social media pages including @MikeTheTiger70775 on Facebook and Instagram, and Twitter handles @LSUGymVoice for all things LSU Gymnastics and @MDSAonline for everything else.
