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New coach, same tradition

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Monday, July 13, 2026
By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor Basile High School has announced the hiring of Josh Andrus as the new head football coach of the Bearcats, making him the 18th head coach in the program’s history dating back to the school's first football team in 1946.
Raymond Partsch III (left) and Tony Marks (right) hold their major awards that they won at the 2025 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Awards Contest luncheon in Natchitoches on Sunday, June 28. (Photo by Tina Partsch)

Raymond Partsch III (left) and Tony Marks (right) hold their major awards that they won at the 2025 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Awards Contest luncheon in Natchitoches on Sunday, June 28. (Photo by Tina Partsch)

Major hardware

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Thursday, July 2, 2026
Staff Report NATCHITOCHES - The Ville Platte Gazette and The Oakdale Journal received hardware after staff members earned top honors at the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Awards Contest luncheon held on Sunday, June 28.
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LSHOF Class of 2026 was formed by strong foundations

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Thursday, July 2, 2026
By: JASON PUGH For The LSWA NATCHITOCHES – “When you build a house, you don’t build it from the roof down. You build it from the foundation up.
Pictured on the left is new head football coach at Mamou Daniel Scully and on the right is new assistant coach J.T. Harper. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)

Pictured on the left is new head football coach at Mamou Daniel Scully and on the right is new assistant coach J.T. Harper. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)

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On their own feet

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Monday, June 15, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor MAMOU - There is an old French proverb that says, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” This proverb is an adequate description of the football program at Mamou High School as the team has had another head coaching change.
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Class 3A baseball, softball All-State teams are named

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Monday, June 15, 2026
By: LAMAR GAFFORD For the LSWA The headliners of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A team all have something in common. They all willed their respective teams to Sulphur.
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Class 1A baseball, softball All-State teams are named

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Monday, June 8, 2026
By: WILLIAM WEATHERS Written For the LSWA The theme of the teams for this year’s Class 1A Coaches of the Year in both baseball and softball was one of resilience. Central Catholic of Morgan City’s Brent Hidalgo took his No.
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Guillory steps aside as Basile football coach

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Monday, June 1, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor BASILE - Dale Guillory, the head football coach of the Basile Bearcats has announced he is stepping down from the position after two years at the school. He recently reflected on his time at Basile High School. Question: When did you become a head coach?
Branigan Berzas, of Mamou, recorded an on-base plus slugging percentage that was north of 1.000 during his sophomore season. As a result, he was named as the parish’s most valuable player in baseball (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Branigan Berzas, of Mamou, recorded an on-base plus slugging percentage that was north of 1.000 during his sophomore season. As a result, he was named as the parish’s most valuable player in baseball (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Berzas plays five positions in MVP season

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor MAMOU - For the Mamou baseball team, this season was a little bit of a letdown after last year’s first-round win over Many in a best-of-three series. The Green Demons, this season, with an 11-17 record and got swept by Many in the best-of-three series to open the playoffs.
Kayne Hargrave, of Sacred Heart, guided his Trojans to a top-10 finish and a first-round bye in the playoffs. For his efforts, he was named the parish’s coach of the year in baseball. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Kayne Hargrave, of Sacred Heart, guided his Trojans to a top-10 finish and a first-round bye in the playoffs. For his efforts, he was named the parish’s coach of the year in baseball. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Coach of the Year Hargrave credits team

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - The baseball season might not have ended the way Kayne Hargrave wanted with a loss to district-rival St. Edmund in the second round of the playoffs, but the season did involve several memorable moments for the head baseball coach at Sacred Heart.
High school physicals are held

High school physicals are held

High school physicals are held

News Staff
Monday, May 25, 2026
Healthworks Rehab, on Thursday, May 21, held preseason athletic physicals for high school athletes from Ville Platte, Mamou, Pine Prairie, and Sacred Heart. The physicals included screenings from optometrists, physical therapists, dentists, and physicians before final clearance.
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