High School Sports

Sacred Heart’s Kali Shiver (second from left) puts pen to paper as she signs to play college basketball at LSU Eunice. Also pictured (from left) are her mother, Ashley Veillon; her father, James Shiver; and her head basketball coach, Craig Whittington. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

Earning her stripes

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Monday, November 13, 2023

By: TONY MARKS Editor Kali Shiver is no stranger to being in the center of the basketball spotlight. As a sophomore, two years ago, she was named Evangeline Parish Most Valuable Player. Then, last year, she shared the same honor with Ville Platte’s Vandryua Wilson.

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Local signees prove worth with scholarships

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Monday, November 13, 2023

It’s not breaking news that the NCAA transfer portal has made life more difficult for college-athletes across the board at the highest levels.

Ville Platte’s Braylin Griffin (12) attempts to get rid of the football before being taken down by Oberlin’s Kadyn Dart (82) in the regular season finale last Friday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

VPHS finishes regular season with 51-16 loss to Oberlin

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor OBERLIN – It was an ending chapter of two different sorts in Oberlin’s regular-season ending 51-16 defeat of the Ville Platte Bulldogs.

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Road warriors

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor It was an uncharacteristically rough regular season for both the Basile Bearcats and Sacred Heart Trojans. Both faced adversity and ended the year with records that don’t live up to the programs’ expectations of themselves. That said, it’s a new season and both the No.

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Mamou ends rough regular season with 49-0 loss

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – Things didn’t finish ideally for the Mamou Green Demons last Friday night as the Northwest Raiders wrapped up the District 4-3A title with a 49-0 shutout of Mamou.

Jude Hebert (23) finds running room for his Sacred Heart Trojans in their 42-6 win over North Central Thursday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Past is in the past

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Monday, November 6, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor LEBEAU – With the regular season over, there's no one inside the Sacred Heart Trojans football program that will tell you that they are satisfied with a 3-7 regular season after Thursday night's 42-6 steamrolling of the North Central Hurricanes in District 6-1A play.

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Basile misses on share of district title after loss to E. Beau

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Monday, November 6, 2023

By: TONY MARKS Editor BASILE - A win would have given the Basile Bearcats a share of the District 5-1A title with the Oberlin Tigers. However, the East Beauregard Trojans had other plans on an unseasonably cool night in early November.

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Bulldogs head to state cross country meet

News Staff

Friday, November 3, 2023

Two Bulldog cross country runners from Ville Platte High qualified for the state meet in Natchitoches on Monday, November 13. Ja'Kylin Manley placed 22nd and Kaden Ardoin placed 24th at the regional cross country meet.

Sacred Heart’s Kohen Joubert (3) attempts to bring down an Opelousas Catholic ball carrier last Friday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Resilient heart

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Going into last Friday's 52-21 loss to Opelousas Catholic, Sacred Heart head coach Jacob Aguillard thought that the Vikings may perhaps be the best team they'd seen all season.

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After win one, Demons hope to build against Northwest

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – With the monkey off of their back, the Mamou Green Demons can breathe a bit easier. Winning does that, and last week's 38-6 win over Pine Prairie had to do wonders for their confidence.

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