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The Marks Post: “And (Saban) is an honorable man”

News Staff
Monday, January 15, 2024
As I was getting ready to leave my house Thursday morning, I was listening to sports radio out of Baton Rouge. The announcer was comparing a sports figure to Julius Caesar, and the comparisons were very apt.
Offensive MVP Michael Penix Jr. along with Defensive MVP Bralen Trice and other members of the Washington Huskies hoist the Allstate Sugar Bowl Trophy after a 37-31 win over the Texas Longhorns. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Offensive MVP Michael Penix Jr. along with Defensive MVP Bralen Trice and other members of the Washington Huskies hoist the Allstate Sugar Bowl Trophy after a 37-31 win over the Texas Longhorns. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

A husky sized win: Washington edges Texas in Allstate Sugar Bowl, advances to national championship

News Staff
Thursday, January 4, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor NEW ORLEANS – With one second remaining on the clock and his team down by 6 points, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, on 4th-and-11 from the Washington 13-yard line, delivered a pass intended for Adonai Mitchell, but the pass was broken up and sailed incomplete for a turnover on...
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Nussmeier leads LSU to dramatic bowl win

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor TAMPA, Fla. – Heading into LSU’s ReliaQuest Bowl matchup with Wisconsin, all eyes were on sophomore quarterback Garrett Nussmeier. We’d all seen him in mop-up duty, but the focus was on how he’d handle the starter’s spotlight. Just fine, as a matter of fact.
Blair Lafleur, of Ville Platte, is preparing to begin her senior year as a track and field athlete at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. (Submitted photo)

Blair Lafleur, of Ville Platte, is preparing to begin her senior year as a track and field athlete at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. (Submitted photo)

Tracking her course

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Tuesday, December 26, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor Christmas is a time for giving and receiving presents and being surrounded by those near and dear.
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Going bowling with LSN

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Monday, December 11, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL and TONY MARKS LSN Sports Editors College football bowl season is upon us, and it is time to feast our eyes on 43 matchups played from coast to coast.
Ava Kordish (center) signs the paperwork to officially join the LSUE softball team during a ceremony held inside the Pine Prairie gym on Tuesday, November 14. Also pictured are her mother, Shelly Kordish; and her father, Skylar Kordish. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Ava Kordish (center) signs the paperwork to officially join the LSUE softball team during a ceremony held inside the Pine Prairie gym on Tuesday, November 14. Also pictured are her mother, Shelly Kordish; and her father, Skylar Kordish. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

To Eunice we go

News Staff
Monday, November 20, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor Reining District 4-3A and Evangeline Parish Softball Most Valuable Player Ava Kordish, of Pine Prairie High School, is taking her game to down La . Hwy 13 as she signed to play at LSU Eunice. Last season, in which her Lady Panthers went 25-9, Kordish went 19-9 with a 1.
Sacred Heart’s Kali Shiver (second from left) puts pen to paper as she signs to play college basketball at LSU Eunice. Also pictured (from left) are her mother, Ashley Veillon; her father, James Shiver; and her head basketball coach, Craig Whittington. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Sacred Heart’s Kali Shiver (second from left) puts pen to paper as she signs to play college basketball at LSU Eunice. Also pictured (from left) are her mother, Ashley Veillon; her father, James Shiver; and her head basketball coach, Craig Whittington. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Earning her stripes

News Staff
Monday, November 13, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor Kali Shiver is no stranger to being in the center of the basketball spotlight. As a sophomore, two years ago, she was named Evangeline Parish Most Valuable Player. Then, last year, she shared the same honor with Ville Platte’s Vandryua Wilson.
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