Runnin’ down a dream

By News Staff on Thursday, July 14, 2022
Ville Platte East goes 5-2 on weekend, qualifies for World Series
  • Ville Platte East t-ball All-Star Levi Welch glides into home plate in a state tournament game over the weekend. Ville Platte East managed a 5-2 record in Tioga, qualifying the team to play in the upcoming World Series. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
    Ville Platte East t-ball All-Star Levi Welch glides into home plate in a state tournament game over the weekend. Ville Platte East managed a 5-2 record in Tioga, qualifying the team to play in the upcoming World Series. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

    By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor TIOGA — The Ville Platte East t-ball all-star team spent most of this past weekend at the state tournament in the winner’s circle. The young sluggers went 5-2 in four days, including starting the weekend on a four-game winning streak that saw it in the driver’s seat of its destiny. Despite dropping a pair of games to teams from major cities in Louisiana, the Al…