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Edwards is named 2nd vice president

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Monday, August 3, 2026

Ville Platte native Renotta Edwards has been elected Second Vice President of the Louisiana High School Basketball Coaches Association (LHSBCA).

Players from Ville Platte High and Sacred Heart are pictured as they participate in a joint practice at Sacred Heart on Thursday, July 16. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)

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Bulldogs, Trojans meet in joint football practice

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Monday, July 27, 2026

By: TONY MARKS Editor VILLE PLATTE - Football summer workouts took on a different look as Sacred Heart hosted a joint practice with cross-town squad Ville Platte High. Head Bulldog coach Roy Serie called it a beautiful thing to have both teams practicing against each other.

Liam Kincanon is pictured as he competes during a recent powerlifting meet. He will again represent Team USA in an international meet. (Photo courtesy of Kayla Kincanon)

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Kincanon, 16, returns to the international stage

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Monday, July 27, 2026

Sacred Heart High School sophomore Liam Kincanon is heading back to the international powerlifting stage as one of the youngest of Louisiana’s Team USA Powerlifters.

Andrus

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New coach, same tradition

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Monday, July 13, 2026

By: DARREL LEJEUNE LSN Editor Basile High School has announced the hiring of Josh Andrus as the new head football coach of the Bearcats, making him the 18th head coach in the program’s history dating back to the school's first football team in 1946.

Raymond Partsch III (left) and Tony Marks (right) hold their major awards that they won at the 2025 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Awards Contest luncheon in Natchitoches on Sunday, June 28. (Photo by Tina Partsch)

Major hardware

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

Staff Report NATCHITOCHES - The Ville Platte Gazette and The Oakdale Journal received hardware after staff members earned top honors at the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Awards Contest luncheon held on Sunday, June 28.

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LSHOF Class of 2026 was formed by strong foundations

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

By: JASON PUGH For The LSWA NATCHITOCHES – “When you build a house, you don’t build it from the roof down. You build it from the foundation up.”

Pictured on the left is new head football coach at Mamou Daniel Scully and on the right is new assistant coach J.T. Harper. (Gazette photos by Tony Marks)

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On their own feet

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Monday, June 15, 2026

By: TONY MARKS Editor MAMOU - There is an old French proverb that says, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” This proverb is an adequate description of the football program at Mamou High School as the team has had another head coaching change.

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Class 3A baseball, softball All-State teams are named

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Monday, June 15, 2026

By: LAMAR GAFFORD For the LSWA The headliners of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A team all have something in common. They all willed their respective teams to Sulphur.

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Class 1A baseball, softball All-State teams are named

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Monday, June 8, 2026

By: WILLIAM WEATHERS Written For the LSWA The theme of the teams for this year’s Class 1A Coaches of the Year in both baseball and softball was one of resilience.

Guillory

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Guillory steps aside as Basile football coach

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Monday, June 1, 2026

By: TONY MARKS Editor BASILE - Dale Guillory, the head football coach of the Basile Bearcats has announced he is stepping down from the position after two years at the school. He recently reflected on his time at Basile High School. Question: When did you become a head coach?

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