High School Sports

Kameron Allen shoots a basket from beyond the arc in a game played at Ville Platte High School. (Photo submitted)

Kameron Allen shoots a basket from beyond the arc in a game played at Ville Platte High School. (Photo submitted)

From a Panther to a Bengal

News Staff
Thursday, August 12, 2021
PINE PRAIRIE -- Newly signed LSU-Eunice guard Kameron Allen is a rare breed. Pine Prairie girls basketball coach Renotta Edwards, herself a former high school standout and college basketball player, acknowledges her as one of the best and strongest players she’s ever seen.
Dr. Hosea “Joey” Soileau (left) and local physical therapist Andy Poché (right) conduct vision screenings on two high school athletes at the athletic physicals held Thursday, July 29, at Healthworks Rehab in Ville Platte. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Dr. Hosea “Joey” Soileau (left) and local physical therapist Andy Poché (right) conduct vision screenings on two high school athletes at the athletic physicals held Thursday, July 29, at Healthworks Rehab in Ville Platte. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Normal times

News Staff
Thursday, August 5, 2021
With uncertainty hanging in the air due to recent developments, now more than ever people are clinging onto sports for comfort. Area student-athletes in particular have been preparing themselves all summer in anticipation for the 2021-2022 LHSAA fall sports season.
Bayou Chicot’s Easten Coleman signed to play football with University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is pictured seated in the center with his father Matt Coleman (left) and mother Jodi Crosby (right). Standing from left are St. Ed’s Coach James Shiver and St. Anthony of Padua Pastor Fr. Hampton Davis. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Bayou Chicot’s Easten Coleman signed to play football with University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is pictured seated in the center with his father Matt Coleman (left) and mother Jodi Crosby (right). Standing from left are St. Ed’s Coach James Shiver and St. Anthony of Padua Pastor Fr. Hampton Davis. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Blue Jay in flight

News Staff
Thursday, July 29, 2021
By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor EUNICE -- For most high school athletes, the idea of playing at the college level is merely a pipe dream. Every kid starts off in their back yards on the big stage. Game 7 of the World Series. The national championship game. The Super Bowl. The NBA Finals. St.
Alex Chapman watches the Lady Jays’ practice this summer. (Submitted photo)

Alex Chapman watches the Lady Jays’ practice this summer. (Submitted photo)

Mamou native Chapman joins SEH softball

News Staff
Monday, July 26, 2021
Alex Chapman has been named the new St. Edmund head softball coach. Chapman, 29, is a 2010 Mamou graduate where he played baseball, basketball and football. While he attended LSU Eunice, he was an assistant baseball coach at Mamou.
The former Ville Platte Lady Bulldog star Trinity Leday (seated) is pictured with her coach Rhonda Thomas (standing). (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

The former Ville Platte Lady Bulldog star Trinity Leday (seated) is pictured with her coach Rhonda Thomas (standing). (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

Continuing the dream

News Staff
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
The dream continues for Ville Platte’s Trinity Leday. The 1,000-point career scorer and standout signed a Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala. “Huntingdon called me during the basketball season,” she said. “I visited and really like the program.
NEWLY ORGANIZED LADY BEARCAT SOFTBALL TEAM

NEWLY ORGANIZED LADY BEARCAT SOFTBALL TEAM

Basile High to field girls’ softball team for first time since 1967

News Staff
Monday, June 28, 2021
Basile High School is adding girls’ softball as a new sport in the athletic department for the upcoming school year. The addition of this team along with the girls’ golf team (which was started in 2016) shows the school’s recent efforts in expanding the girls’ athletic program.
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All-State diamond teams

News Staff
Monday, June 21, 2021
The Jena Lady Giants topped the All-State Softball Team in Class 3A by having junior infielder Tori Shirley (.491) as outstanding player and Sarah Roark as coach of the year. Also making the first team with Shirley was senior utility player Janasia Jones (.439).
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Pair of Lady Panthers make All-State team

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
PINE PRAIRIE -- There wasn’t much left to be said about the high school softball career of Pine Prairie’s Maycie Hardy. She’s been named all-district, all-parish, all-star.
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Trojans are named to All-District baseball team

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Several members of the Sacred Heart baseball team were named to the All-District team in District 5-1A. A pair of juniors in Isaac Leger as an infielder and Zeph Arnold as an outfielder cracked the list of first team players. Senior Trojan Alex McElwee also made first team as a catcher.
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