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Johnson, Brown’s Furniture take top prizes

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Monday, December 5, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor In both Pigskin Pick’Em contests, both for readers and advertisers, it came down to the final week of picks. That was expected being that in both the NFL, NCAA and high school football seasons there was some unexpected results.

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Nelson is crowned Queen of Pigskin Picks

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Monday, December 5, 2022

Staff Report There is a new champion of the Ville Platte Gazette Pigskin Picks as advertising executive Becky Nelson was crowned queen. She went 6-4 in the final week of the contest and finished with an overall record of 92-38.

Emily Stagg (10) takes the basketball toward the net after receiving an inbound pass from Lady Trojan teammate Kali Shiver (22). (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Evangeline Parish teams struggle at Turkey Tourney

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Evangeline Parish teams had a rough go of it at last week’s Turkey Tourney put on by Sacred Heart. The tournament, which featured Ville Platte, Sacred Heart, Pine Prairie, Crowley, J.S.

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Highs, lows show up for SHS and MHS at Turkey Tourney

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Both Sacred Heart’s and Mamou’s boys basketball teams had its ups and downs during last week’s Turkey Tourney played at Sacred Heart. Each team was able to scratch out a win behind strong offensive performances.

With rain falling down all around him, Basile quarterback Luc Johnson (4) drops back for a pass as Horace Edwards (9) provides a block. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Disaster strikes Bearcats

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Monday, November 28, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor BASILE — Football games are, more or less, often decided in a span of about five plays over the course of four quarters. They are the ones that swing momentum. They are the ones where disaster strikes at the wrong time. They are oftentimes swift and decisive.

Ville Platte’s Montavis Seraille (4) goes up for a basket in the Bulldogs’ game against Elton during the Turkey Tournament at Sacred Heart. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

VPHS boys take home Sacred Heart Turkey Tourney

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Monday, November 28, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE — Guard play continues to drive the Ville Platte Bulldogs boys basketball program in the early-season run.

Horace Edwards Jr. finds a running lane for Basile. He and the rest of the Bearcats now host Haynesville in the quarterfinals. (Gazette photo by Sylis Manuel)

Basile marches past Oberlin and into quarterfinals against familiar Haynesville

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Monday, November 21, 2022

By: SYLIS MANUEL Staff Reporter BASILE - The Basile Bearcats stifled the Oberlin Tigers 19-8 in a largely run-centric offensive effort from both teams. Basile, with the win, now hosts Haynesville, who defeated Oakdale 36-16, in their quarterfinal playoff match up Friday night.

Hayden Droddy (7) scrambles as a play tries to develop for Sacred Heart in the Trojans’ playoff loss to Ouachita Christian Friday night. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Sacred Heart’s season comes to an end against Ouachita Christian in Monroe

News Staff

Monday, November 21, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MONROE - Nothing about the No. 3-seeded Ouachita Christian Eagles surprised head coach Josh Harper and the No. 14-seeded Sacred Heart Trojans Friday night. They were just as big, just as fast and just as strong as expected.

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Crossing the country

News Staff

Thursday, November 17, 2022

By: TONY MARKS LSN Sports Editor NATCHITOCHES - Cross country runners from across the state braved the elements as they competed in the 2022 LHSAA state championships on Monday, November 14.

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Familiar playoff foe awaits Sacred Heart tomorrow

News Staff

Thursday, November 17, 2022

By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor MONROE – Pick a sport, any sport, that Sacred Heart plays as a school and there’s a pretty good shot of the program’s recent playoff history in it involves the Ouachita Christian Eagles.

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