St. Michael High School recently won the Division II championship for its first LHSAA boys powerlifting title, with all 11 participants scoring points. The Warriors finished with 44 points–twice as many as Lutcher, the runner-up. Individual champions include Sammy Tramonte (114 pounds) and Emilio Perez (242 pounds), who led the way for their team. Tramonte performed an 880-pound three-lift total, while Perez finished the day with a 565-pound deadlift. “We’ve been working since November, and I am so proud of what these guys have done,” coach Josh Langlois says. “A lot of people said it couldn’t be done … that we couldn’t win a state title with the guys we had. We proved that was wrong.”

This article was originally published in May 2023.