Local Station’s ‘Puppy Picks’ Segment Predicts High School Football Matchup
KALB in Alexandria, LA, announced their "Puppy Picks" segment for Week 4 of high school football, featuring a prediction from a dog named Gypsee for the Game of the Week between Natchitoches Central and Tioga.
Alexandria, LA, September 21, 2026 —
KALB, a television station based in Alexandria, Louisiana, has introduced a unique segment for its coverage of the high school football season. The program, dubbed “Puppy Picks,” features predictions for upcoming games from a canine participant.
For Week 4 of the high school football schedule, the “Puppy Picks” segment highlighted the Game of the Week. The featured matchup is between Natchitoches Central and Tioga. The prediction for this game was made by a dog named Gypsee.
The “Puppy Picks” segment is part of KALB’s broader coverage of local high school athletics. While the specific methodology or accuracy of Gypsee’s predictions is not detailed, the segment aims to add an element of novelty and local engagement to the football season’s reporting. The exact nature of Gypsee’s selection process or any prior performance metrics were not provided by the station.
The inclusion of a pet as a predictor marks a creative approach by the news station to connect with its audience during the football season. Further details on how Gypsee makes its picks, or if other animals will be featured in future weeks, were not immediately available. The station’s commitment to covering local sports continues with this distinctive feature for Week 4.
Story summarized from the original created by Harrison Vapnek, Julia Keller on www.kalb.com, see more information here.
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