High School Sports

Sacred Heart girls’ basketball head coach Craig Whittington (left) consoles senior player Kali Shiver (right) as she exits the state semifinal game against Southern Lab. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Catnipped

News Staff

Thursday, February 29, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor HAMMOND - Helen of Troy was the face that launched a thousand ships and rallied her troops against the fierce Spartan army.

Gabe Fontenot (3) shoots the basketball from beyond the arc. Fontenot’s Trojans closed out the game with a win before ending the season with a loss against Southern Lab in the second round of the playoffs. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Albatross tossed

News Staff

Thursday, February 29, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor Over the past several seasons, the Ouachita Christian Eagles have been an albatross for the Sacred Heart Trojans in postseason play.

Jaden Jacobs looks to pass the basketball in Ville Platte High’s playoff loss to Sterlington. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Sterlington uses big game, charity stripe to overcome Bulldogs in OT

News Staff

Thursday, February 29, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – The regular season is challenging enough. But, when crunch time comes and the postseason arrives it’s always a different animal. For the No.

Members of the Sacred Heart Lady Trojan basketball team, including Taylor Darbonne, Olivia Tate, Ava Johnson, and Rose Ardoin, celebrate after advancing to the state semi-finals in Hammond. (Gazette photos by Rhett Manuel)

Ladies’ night

News Staff

Monday, February 26, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Adversity and hardship can be a ruthless but effective teacher. No one wants to take the road less traveled. But the end result is so rewarding. The Sacred Heart Lady Trojans basketball program has been through the wilderness with this group of seniors.

Ty Toups

Ty’s time

News Staff

Thursday, February 22, 2024

By: TONY MARKS Editor The crack of the bat. The smells and tastes of hot dogs with mustard and relish, popcorn, and cracker jacks. The roar of the crowd when the wave comes around. All of these things are part of what makes baseball the great American pastime.

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Twelve of 14 Bearcats take places of honor on state victory stand

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor BOSSIER CITY - The Basile Bearcats took home the third place team award at the recent LHSAA Division III wrestling tournament and had 12 of its 14 competitors take places of honor on the state victory stand as they finished in the top six in their individual weight...

Members of the Lady Trojan basketball team watch as Jodie Landry (23) tries to steal the basketball from a Lincoln Prep player. The team now hosts St. John, of Plaquemines, with a trip to the state tournament on the line. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Tenacious Trojans

News Staff

Thursday, February 22, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – A once-in-a-lifetime sort of season lives on after the No. 4-seeded Sacred Heart Lady Trojans downed the No. 20-seeded Lincoln Prep Panthers 67-56 to advance to the Division IV Select division quarterfinals tonight against the No. 12-seeded St.

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Race to Burton Coliseum begins for boys’ basketball

News Staff

Thursday, February 22, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL and TONY MARKS LSN Sports Editors There’s no place like home. When the Louisiana High School Athletic Association released its pairings for the boys basketball playoffs on Monday, they came with one unusual quirk for Evangeline Parish.

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VPHS, Mamou end seasons in regional round

News Staff

Thursday, February 22, 2024

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor After magical bi-district round wins, the No. 24-seeded Ville Platte Lady Bulldogs and No. 21-seeded Mamou Lady Demons had their seasons ended in the Regional round of the Division III non-select girls’ basketball playoffs on Monday night.

Pictured in the left and right photos are the newly installed lights at Soileau-Landry Field during the day and the night. (Photos courtesy of Kimberly Lejeune)

Update is given on SH Light ‘Em Up campaign

News Staff

Thursday, February 22, 2024

(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Kimberly Lejeune, development director for Sacred Heart School.) For over two years, one of our main fundraising projects has been our replacement of the football field lights.

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