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Basile to test depth against Mamou in scrimmage

News Staff
Monday, August 14, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BASILE – One thing every high school football coach knows is that scrimmages are nothing more than glorified practices. Run a few plays here. Work out the kinks there.
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PPHS, Sacred Heart readying for scrimmages

News Staff
Thursday, August 10, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor (Editor’s Note: Basile, Ville Platte and Mamou scrimmages will be previewed in Sunday’s edition of The Gazette.) With the school year right here with us finally, for sports fans it can only mean one thing: the Boys of Fall are prepping themselves for another season.
Former Ole Miss and New York Giant quarterback Eli Manning addresses the media during a press conference on the day before being inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches. (Photo by Chris Reich/ LSHOF)

Former Ole Miss and New York Giant quarterback Eli Manning addresses the media during a press conference on the day before being inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches. (Photo by Chris Reich/ LSHOF)

“Manning” the ship

News Staff
Thursday, August 3, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor NATCHITOCHES - In 1993, Isidore Newman School played in the state baseball championship game against Sacred Heart. Playing shortstop for Newman was Peyton Manning who committed an error which caused the Trojans to score the game winning run.
This picture of Devin Fontenot (28) cheering on the LSU Tigers from the dugout during a game against Southern Miss in the 2022 Hattiesburg Regional earned Ville Platte Gazette editor Tony Marks an honorable mention award for College-Pro Photography in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Annual Contest. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

This picture of Devin Fontenot (28) cheering on the LSU Tigers from the dugout during a game against Southern Miss in the 2022 Hattiesburg Regional earned Ville Platte Gazette editor Tony Marks an honorable mention award for College-Pro Photography in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Annual Contest. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

Partsch, Marks take home LSWA Award honors

News Staff
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Staff Report The Kinder Courier News took home Class II sweepstakes honors while Louisiana State Newspapers reporters Raymond Partsch III and Tony Marks took home multiple honors at the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Award Luncheon held Sunday in Natchitoches.
Sacred Heart holds basketball camp

Sacred Heart holds basketball camp

Sacred Heart holds basketball camp

News Staff
Thursday, August 3, 2023
By: TONY MARKS Editor New head basketball coach of the Sacred Heart Lady Trojans Craig Whittington, with the assistance of area coaches, held a basketball camp last week for approximately 140 kids.
JONES DISCUSSES SHS BASKETBALL - New Sacred Heart High School basketball coach Cody Jones (center) visited the July 25, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club as the guest of Dr. Jeb Cormier (left). They are shown with Rotary President Brian Ardoin (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

JONES DISCUSSES SHS BASKETBALL - New Sacred Heart High School basketball coach Cody Jones (center) visited the July 25, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club as the guest of Dr. Jeb Cormier (left). They are shown with Rotary President Brian Ardoin (right). (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

Ville Platte Rotary: Jones makes move as coach at Sacred Heart

News Staff
Monday, July 31, 2023
By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Dr. Jeb Cormier welcomed Cody Jones, new basketball coach at Sacred Heart High School, as the guest speaker for the July 25, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club.
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High school football game coverage to now run on Thursdays

News Staff
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Changes are coming to local high school coverage in the Ville Platte Gazette. The Sunday pages will no longer be held for football games on Friday night and will continue to be printed on Friday afternoon. As a result, game summaries will be uploaded to the Gazette’s Website at www.evangelinetoday.
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Hall of Fame weekend is set

News Staff
Friday, July 21, 2023
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 2023 Induction Class Competitors ALANA BEARD – A phenomenal shooting guard and defender at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, Beard was the 2000 Miss Basketball in Louisiana, the 2004 John R.
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