College Sports

Alaina Boutte (seated) signs to play college softball for the John Melvin University Millers. She is the 17-year-old daughter of Dwana and Shane Boutte, of Pine Prairie. She signed on Thursday, January 26, inside the school’s auditorium. Standing in the photo is Pine Prairie’s head softball coach Alycia Hebert. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Alaina Boutte (seated) signs to play college softball for the John Melvin University Millers. She is the 17-year-old daughter of Dwana and Shane Boutte, of Pine Prairie. She signed on Thursday, January 26, inside the school’s auditorium. Standing in the photo is Pine Prairie’s head softball coach Alycia Hebert. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Writing her own Miller’s tale

News Staff
Monday, January 30, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor PINE PRAIRIE – With all respect to Geoffrey Chaucer, a new version of his second Canterbury Tales is being written as Alaina Boutte, of Pine Prairie High School, signed to play at the next level for the John Melvin University Millers in Crowley.
Sports Headline

Sports Headline

Depth, expectations hallmarks of LSU baseball in ‘23

News Staff
Thursday, January 26, 2023
By Rhett Manuel Sports Editor BATON ROUGE – Take a look at any preseason baseball poll that matters – Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com, Baseball – and they all have one thing in common. The LSU Tigers are the preseason No. 1 in all of them.
Manuel

Manuel

Leaving our “marks” on I-49

News Staff
Thursday, January 5, 2023
I learned something recently … Our editor here at The Gazette, renaissance man and LSU fanatic Tony Marks, is woefully behind the times.
The Ragin Cajuns of the University of Louisiana Lafayette take the field in Shreveport before clashing against the University of Houston Cougars in a 23-16 loss in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

The Ragin Cajuns of the University of Louisiana Lafayette take the field in Shreveport before clashing against the University of Houston Cougars in a 23-16 loss in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

Elements, history, and competition make I-Bowl unique for UH, UL

News Staff
Thursday, December 29, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor SHREVEPORT – Everything about last Friday’s 23-16 contest between the Houston Cougars and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl could be classified as unique.
While flanked by family members, Ville Platte native Kieran Davis (center), signs his national letter of intent to play college football at East Carolina University. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

While flanked by family members, Ville Platte native Kieran Davis (center), signs his national letter of intent to play college football at East Carolina University. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

VP native follows heart in choosing ECU

News Staff
Thursday, December 29, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor EUNICE – Former St. Edmund’s standout and current Blessed Trinity Catholic (Atlanta) edge rusher Kieran Davis completed the circle of his career last Wednesday during the NCAA’s Early Signing Period.
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Sports Headline

Tigers, Wave, Cajuns took different paths to bowl games

News Staff
Thursday, December 15, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor The LSU Tigers, Tulane Green Wave and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns were expected to take very different paths heading into the 2022 season. LSU and UL were breaking in new coaches in Brian Kelly and Michael Desormeaux, while Tulane was sticking by Willie Fritz.
Manuel

Manuel

The portal is powerful, but doesn’t doom college athletics

News Staff
Monday, December 12, 2022
Another year, another exodus. Some would consider it a pandemic-level problem in college sports. Others may consider it a good change of pace from tradition for tradition’s sake. But, love it or hate it, the transfer portal is here to stay in the NCAA.
Jennifer Fontenot, of Mamou, signs to play softball for the Mississippi College Choctaws. (Photo courtesy of Mike Fontenot)

Jennifer Fontenot, of Mamou, signs to play softball for the Mississippi College Choctaws. (Photo courtesy of Mike Fontenot)

Mamou’s Fontenot signs college scholarship

News Staff
Thursday, December 8, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – It’s not often that the recruiting pipeline finds its way through Mamou. So, when it does, it’s usually due to a pretty special talent or season.
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Sports Headline

Johnson, Brown’s Furniture take top prizes

News Staff
Monday, December 5, 2022
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor In both Pigskin Pick’Em contests, both for readers and advertisers, it came down to the final week of picks. That was expected being that in both the NFL, NCAA and high school football seasons there was some unexpected results.
Nelson

Nelson

Nelson is crowned Queen of Pigskin Picks

News Staff
Monday, December 5, 2022
Staff Report There is a new champion of the Ville Platte Gazette Pigskin Picks as advertising executive Becky Nelson was crowned queen. She went 6-4 in the final week of the contest and finished with an overall record of 92-38.
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