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Bulldogs battle Bulldogs in VP

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Thursday, October 31, 2024

By: SYLIS MANUEL Sports Reporter VILLE PLATTE - The Iota Bulldogs dominated the Ville Platte Bulldogs 42-6 off the back of a solid rushing attack from running backs Peyton Renfro and Connor Fruge.

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Northwest overwhelms Mamou

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Thursday, October 31, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor The Mamou Green Demons had their share of struggles on the road last Friday against the Northwest Raiders in a 39-6 loss in District 4-3A play. But then again, with Northwest having one of the district's better teams and dangerous offenses, who hasn't?

Mamou’s Andre Vidrine (2) looks to come away with a completion as Ville Platte’s Kendarius Doucet (5) keeps pace in the second half of the Bulldogs’ 24-14 win on homecoming night last Friday. (Photo by Alyus Dick)

Gold rush

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - The Ville Platte Bulldogs debuted their all black football uniforms on homecoming night last Friday against parish and district rival Mamou. They then pulled an old switcheroo at half time and came out in all gold uniforms.

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Trojans working into homecoming against NCHS

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor Sometimes it's not your night, and when it's coupled against an opponent that may be in the midst of something special it makes it even harder. For the Sacred Heart Trojans, they ran into a difficult matchup last Friday in District 5-1A play against the St.

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Grand Lake powers past Basile

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor It was one of those days at the office for the Basile Bearcats last Friday night in a 44-12 loss to the Grand Lake Hornets. On one hand, seemingly everything was going well enough. The Bearcats, after all, had another game over 200 yards rushing as a team.

Caden Rollins (1) looks to hold onto the football as he tries to pick up yardage for the Pine Prairie Panthers in a loss to Crowley Thursday night. (LSN photo by Zander Quebedeaux)

Ungentlemanly: Pine Prairie Panthers fall on the road against Crowley in district contest; next up is Pickering

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Monday, October 21, 2024

By: CHRIS QUEBEDEAUX LSN Sports Editor CROWLEY – Floyd Flugence is a threat no matter where he is on the field for the Crowley Gents. The Pine Prairie Panthers found that out the hard way Thursday evening in their District 5-3A matchup with the Gents Thursday evening.

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LHSAA reaffirms commitment to promoting sportsmanship

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Monday, October 21, 2024

BATON ROUGE- The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) is dedicated to cultivating a positive and respectful environment for athletes, coaches, officials, and fans throughout the state.

Ja’maury Thomas (0) shakes off a would be Northwest tackler as he fights for additional yardage in Ville Platte’s road district loss to Northwest, 42-0, last Friday night. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Shutout on the prairie

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor PRAIRIE RONDE - Still searching for their first win of the 2024 football season are the Ville Platte Bulldogs after losing 42-0 to the Northwest Raider last Friday night.

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Last-second heroics lift Mamou in homecoming win

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor MAMOU – For weeks, it has felt like the trajectory of the Mamou Green Demons would be that they would eventually find themselves on the winning side of a game at some point this season.

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New Pine Prairie losing streak is extended

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Thursday, October 17, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor Since a 60-6 win over North Central that snapped a 23-game losing streak, the Pine Prairie Panthers went on to begin another losing streak and extended it to three games following a 55-0 home loss against Church Point last Friday.

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