High School Sports

Pine Prairie softball second baseman Khaki Olson (7) throws the ball over to first base as she attempts to record an out. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Lady Panthers are one win from district crown

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor The red-hot Pine Prairie Lady Panthers find themselves one win away from another District 4-3A district championship after beating Mamou 6-0 on Tuesday night.

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Seven-run frame leads Blue Jays past Sacred Heart

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Thursday, April 4, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor A wild seventh inning gave the St. Edmund Blue Jays a crucial 13-8 win over the Sacred Heart Trojans in District 6-1A baseball play.

Mamou’s Keshawn Guillory (front) and Kevin Jason (back) participate in a relay race during the track meet held Tuesday, March 26, at Pine Prairie. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

New facility hopes to usher in new era of PPHS success

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Monday, April 1, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – Pine Prairie High School is no stranger to athletic success.

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Panthers, Trojans snap baseball losing streaks

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Monday, April 1, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor With the baseball regular season winding down, one thing is clear. All of our local teams are in the fight, for better or worse. The Sacred Heart Trojans and Pine Prairie Panthers have hit a recent skid but are hoping to turn it around in time for the playoff season.

The 2024 Girl’s Division V State Powerlifting Runner-up Sacred Heart Lady Trojans are pictured with the trophy. The team finished with 37 points behind Cedar Creek with 66 points. Among those pictured are Madeline Fuselier, Karlee Lafleur, Adeline Launey, Eliza LaHaye, Lily Deshotel, Ali Fontenot, Abbie Quibodeaux, Abbie Perrodin, Haley Dupre, Camille Buller, and Blakelee Thibodeaux. (Gazette photo by Angela DeVille)

Lady Trojans are state runners-up

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor LAFAYETTE – The girls are proving their strength once again. The Sacred Heart powerlifting team made a huge impact on the Division V State Powerlifting Tournament held on Wednesday and Thursday at the Cajundome with the girls’ team finishing as the state runner-up.

Mackenzie Floyed (center) is pictured with her mother, Ann; and father, Robert, during a signing ceremony on Monday, March 25, at Sacred Heart. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Breaking away

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor Mackenzie Floyed, the daughter of Ann and Robert Floyed, is taking her rodeo game to McNeese State University after a signing ceremony was held at Sacred Heart on Monday, March 25. Floyed competes in break away and goat tying. “It’s not easy,” she said about tying goats.

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Lady Panthers continue hot streak in softball

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – The Lady Panthers (17-4) were dominant in two Saturday games in beating Sacred Heart 10-2 to avenge an early season loss and then downing Marksville 8-1.

Landon LeBlanc (20) attempts to lay down a bunt. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Sloane drives in five to lead Trojans over Welsh

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – The hot streak at the plate for Sacred Heart’s Preston Sloane hot streak continued on Monday in the Trojans’ 13-3 win over the Welsh Greyhounds in a five-inning run-rule game.

Pine Prairie’s Sydney Fontenot (20) advances to second base ahead of a throw to Ville Platte’s Janiah Leday. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

PPHS overwhelms VPHS in baseball, softball doubleheader

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor The Pine Prairie Lady Panthers continue to march through another solid season under head coach Alycia Hebert.

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PPHS splits games to open 4-3A play

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Monday, March 18, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor CHURCH POINT – We're at the point in the baseball and softball seasons where, in a game where variables can make a matchup unpredictable, things can go even more off-kilter on any given day. District play is when the stakes are raised, as is the familiarity.

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