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Jonathan Dartez holds his outstanding award trophy that he won after his Vermilion Catholic team won the LHSAA Football Division IV Select state championship. (Photo courtesy of Abbeville Meridional)

Jonathan Dartez holds his outstanding award trophy that he won after his Vermilion Catholic team won the LHSAA Football Division IV Select state championship. (Photo courtesy of Abbeville Meridional)

Dartez, outstanding offensive player of Class 1A, has Ville Platte roots

News Staff
Monday, January 6, 2025
By: CHRIS SINGLETON Written for the LSWA (Editor’s Note: Jonathan Dartez, of Vermilion Catholic, is the son of Sacred Heart graduate Tobie Dartez and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Carol “Flea” Fontenot, of Ville Platte.) Vermilion Catholic and Kentwood enjoyed memorable runs through the LHSAA...
Elliot Fontenot (1) drives down the court past a Lacassine defender in Sacred Heart’s 74-48 loss in the finals of the Kendall and Brad Fontenot Memorial Shootout. (LSN photo by Rhett Manuel)

Elliot Fontenot (1) drives down the court past a Lacassine defender in Sacred Heart’s 74-48 loss in the finals of the Kendall and Brad Fontenot Memorial Shootout. (LSN photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Trojans take second at St. Ed’s tourney, girls go 1-1

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Monday, January 6, 2025
By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor When the Sacred Heart Trojan boys and girls basketball teams visited the Kendall & Brad Fontenot Memorial Shootout, hosted by St. Edmund in Eunice, after Christmas it's clear what they saw their role as. It's a St. Ed's event.
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Aguillard leads Trojans to a hree-game improvement from the season before

News Staff
Thursday, January 2, 2025
By: TONY MARKS Editor An argument can be made for any of the five football coaches in Evangeline Parish to be named this year’s Ville Platte Gazette’s Coach of the Year. However it all came down to a variation of the Rule of Threes.
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Players are named to football All-District teams

News Staff
Monday, December 30, 2024
By: TONY MARKS Editor Four Trojans from Sacred Heart were selected as first-team representatives on the District 6-1A Football All-District team. Senior running back Jude Hebert was a workhorse for the Trojans as he carried the ball 179 times for 1,242 yards and 18 touchdowns.
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)

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Another look back at top sports stories of the year

News Staff
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Staff Report Before another year draws to a close, the Ville Platte Gazette concludes its look back at some of the top sports stories of the past year.
Suzy Fontenot (right) presents new Ville Platte High School head football coach Chris Bland (center) with a copy of Sharpened Iron: The Tee Cotton Bowl Story. Pictured on the left is Tee Cotton Bowl co-founder Tim Fontenot. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Suzy Fontenot (right) presents new Ville Platte High School head football coach Chris Bland (center) with a copy of Sharpened Iron: The Tee Cotton Bowl Story. Pictured on the left is Tee Cotton Bowl co-founder Tim Fontenot. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Looking back at top sports stories of the year

News Staff
Monday, December 23, 2024
Staff Report As another year draws to a close, the Ville Platte Gazette begins taking a look back at some of the top sports stories of the past year. February 29 Helen of Troy was the face that launched a thousand ships and rallied her troops against the fierce Spartan army.
Kiyah Brown is pictured as she dribbles the ball down the court in Basile’s 50-31 win over DeQuincy at home on Tuesday night. (LSN photo by Rhett Manuel)

Kiyah Brown is pictured as she dribbles the ball down the court in Basile’s 50-31 win over DeQuincy at home on Tuesday night. (LSN photo by Rhett Manuel)

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Basile splits in varsity action

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Thursday, December 19, 2024
By: RHETT MANUEL LSN Sports Editor The Basile Bearcats did one of those rare things on Tuesday night in hosting two different teams for boys and girls’ varsity basketball action.
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