High School Sports

Victoria Briscoe (1) gives a fist bump to a Pine Prairie teammate after making a play at shortstop. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Victoria Briscoe (1) gives a fist bump to a Pine Prairie teammate after making a play at shortstop. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

No stone unturned

News Staff
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – Pine Prairie softball coach Alycia Hebert can’t remember the exact game during the season. But, she remembers the moment. The moment when her Lady Panthers softball team began to hit their potential.
Halle Lafleur (13) went the distance against Covenant Christian Academy and struck out 12 batters while walking three and allowing a hit. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Halle Lafleur (13) went the distance against Covenant Christian Academy and struck out 12 batters while walking three and allowing a hit. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Lafleur’s 12 Ks lead Lady Trojans to quarters

News Staff
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Sacred Heart senior pitcher Halle Lafleur has been clutch when it has mattered most for the Lady Trojans and came through again Wednesday afternoon in throwing a complete-game shutout for her team in a 5-0 win over Covenant Christian Wednesday afternoon...
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No. 2 Kaplan ends Mamou softball season

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor KAPLAN – The No. 15-seeded Mamou Lady Demons ended their season Wednesday night, falling to the No. 2-seed Kaplan Lady Pirates by an 11-1 margin in five innings in the Regional round of the Division III non-select playoffs.
Evan Ardoin (20) fouls off a pitch in Pine Prairie’s playoff win against Port Allen. The Panthers earned a sweep on Thursday and now face Rosepine. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Evan Ardoin (20) fouls off a pitch in Pine Prairie’s playoff win against Port Allen. The Panthers earned a sweep on Thursday and now face Rosepine. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Panthers overpower Port Allen in playoff opening series

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor PINE PRAIRIE – The 11th-seeded Pine Prairie Panthers made quick work of the No. 22-seeded Port Allen Pelicans on Thursday evening in the opening round of the Division III non-select baseball playoffs, sweeping the Pelicans in the best-of-three series..
Pine Prairie Lady Panther Camron Lafleur delivered a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning that sent her team past Many and into the quarterfinal round against the winner of the game between Sterlington and Pine. From left are assistant coach Craig Whittington, Lafleur, head coach Alycia Hebert, and assistant coach Hunter Arnaud. (Photo courtesy of Pine Prairie High School Softball)

Pine Prairie Lady Panther Camron Lafleur delivered a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning that sent her team past Many and into the quarterfinal round against the winner of the game between Sterlington and Pine. From left are assistant coach Craig Whittington, Lafleur, head coach Alycia Hebert, and assistant coach Hunter Arnaud. (Photo courtesy of Pine Prairie High School Softball)

Going for a ride

News Staff
Thursday, April 20, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor The train doesn’t seem to be stopping any time soon for the No. 9-seeded Pine Prairie Lady Panthers. The Lady Panthers (23-8) will keep playing after qualifying for the Division III non-select quarterfinals after defeating No. 8 Many 4-2 in the Regional round.
Jennifer Fontenot (27) waits for a pitch to cross home plate in Mamou’s playoff opening win against Springfield. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Jennifer Fontenot (27) waits for a pitch to cross home plate in Mamou’s playoff opening win against Springfield. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Lady Demons cruise by Springfield in playoff opener

News Staff
Thursday, April 20, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MAMOU – For a potential home finale in the 2023 season, Mamou’s playoff opener went about as perfectly as the Lady Demons could’ve envisioned.
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SHS, PPHS qualify for baseball postseason

News Staff
Thursday, April 20, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor Evangeline Parish’s baseball programs didn’t make out quite as well as its softball programs did when the playoff pairings were released on Tuesday.
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Parish has the goods to make state tourney run

News Staff
Monday, April 17, 2023
No disrespect to Christmas, but right now is the most wonderful time of the year. And it all begins locally, with Evangeline Parish featuring a few teams this season that if all goes right may find themselves making the short trip down I-10 Westbound to Sulphur for the state tournaments.
Harlie Arnaud, of the Pine Prairie Lady Panthers, connects with a pitch in a game against Oakdale played earlier this season. The team now takes its show on the to the postseason and was scheduled to host Crowley this past Friday. Results of that game will be in Thursday’s edition of the Ville Platte Gazette. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

Harlie Arnaud, of the Pine Prairie Lady Panthers, connects with a pitch in a game against Oakdale played earlier this season. The team now takes its show on the to the postseason and was scheduled to host Crowley this past Friday. Results of that game will be in Thursday’s edition of the Ville Platte Gazette. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)

Traffic jam

News Staff
Monday, April 17, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor Things are about as good as they can get for Evangeline Parish softball following the conclusion of the 2023 regular season.
Rightfielder Wade Pitre (24) gives a celebratory fist bump as second baseman Hayden Droddy (9) retires a Catholic-Pointe Coupee runner on the base paths in Sacred Heart’s extra inning 4-2 loss on Monday, April 10. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Rightfielder Wade Pitre (24) gives a celebratory fist bump as second baseman Hayden Droddy (9) retires a Catholic-Pointe Coupee runner on the base paths in Sacred Heart’s extra inning 4-2 loss on Monday, April 10. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Nothing extra special

News Staff
Thursday, April 13, 2023
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Maybe it wasn’t quite the way the Sacred Heart Trojan baseball team wanted Monday’s battle with Catholic-Pointe Coupee to go.
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