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LSHOF Class of 2026 to be announced Sunday

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Thursday, September 11, 2025

By: TONY MARKS Editor The 2026 inductees of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame will be announced in the Sunday, September 14, edition of the Ville Platte Gazette. Among the inductees is Warren Morris, who is the third recipient of the Ambassador Award after Tim Brando and Wilbert Ellis.

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Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame announces 2026 induction class

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

NATCHITOCHES – Recent Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Sylvia Fowles, NFL stars Joe Horn, Todd McClure and Pat Williams, Major League Baseball All-Star Jonathan Lucroy and legendary basketball coaches John Brady, Mike McConathy and Dewain Strother make up a star-studded eight- member group...

Keontez Campbell (7) scores a 42-yard touchdown against Bolton Academy to begin the regular season. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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A bullish effort

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Monday, September 8, 2025

By: TONY MARKS Editor MAMOU - Stocks in the Mamou football team rose on Thursday night as the Green Demons scored 38 points in the first quarter on their way to a 62-6 win over Bolton Academy in the season opener.

Sacred Heart’s Aaron LeJeune (7) celebrates as Trojans’ quarterback Ellis Fusilier scores a 1-yard touchdown against Iota in the jamboree at St. Edmund. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Jamming the radar

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

By: TONY MARKS Editor RAYMOND PARTSCH III LSN Sports Editor EUNICE - Time of possession does not matter. Or does it? Sacred Heart held the football for unofficially 5:44 of the game’s 12 minutes as the Trojans faced Iota in the Joe Nagata Memorial Jamboree at St. Edmund High School.

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LSWA releases preseason football polls

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

The Louisiana Sports Writers Association, on Monday, September 1, released its preseason football polls. Class 5A School, 1st rec, points 1. Karr (11) 132 2. Catholic-Baton Rouge 114 3. Neville 102 4. Ruston 91 5. Central 75 (tie) Destrehan 75 7. Acadiana 50 8. St. Augustine 43 9. Alexandria 40 10.

POTW shirts are again donated

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

For another football season, Kary’s Roux and Pig Stand Bar-B-Q Sauce has donated T-shirts to be presented to the Ville Platte Gazette’s player of the week. Pictured above are Ross LaFleur of Kary’s Roux (Ieft) and Gazette editor Tony Marks (right) as they show off the shirts.

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Lined with questions

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Last season saw the Sacred Heart football team improve as the Trojans won three more games from the prior year.

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Third time around

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - As the old adage goes, “third time’s the charm.” The Ville Platte High School football program hopes that is the case this year as Roy Serie returns for his third stint as head coach of the program.

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Multi-Sport officials on the rise as LHSAA continues annual recognition

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) and the Louisiana High School Officials Association (LHSOA) are proud to announce the continued recognition of multi-sport officials for their dedication and service to our student-athletes and member schools during the 2024-25...

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Riding high

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

By: TONY MARKS Editor MAMOU - Expectations are always high this time of year but are exceptionally high in Mamou as the Green Demons return two offensive starters who tallied 1,501 all purpose yards last year.

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